We stepped into a stationer's shop there and met a character.
During the civil war, when new issues arose and had to be met, the men who stepped forward to guide the nation were of an entirely different class from those prominent in politics either before or since.
John set his lips in determination, none the less, and stepped down to the edge of the pool.
The native stepped in lightly, paddle in hand, and showed his ability to handle the little craft, even heavily loaded as it now was.
He pointed at the door of the barabbara, and would have stepped over to look in.
Thinking that he had been mistaken, he started on, when she called again, and this time she stepped apart from the bush and her voice sounded clear as a flute.
When the train arrived, Miss Carew, followed by Margaret, stepped aboard with a majestic disregard of ankles.
She held her skirts closely wrapped around her, and stepped through a gap in the shrubs beside the walk, then sped swiftly to the gate.
Then the young man stepped into a room which was pretty in spite of itself.
Mr. Bond stepped in, looked at Nettie, and felt her pulse.
The gray-haired gate-keeper of the cemetery stepped aside, and gazed into the first carriage as it passed in.
The door-flap was lifted and a fully painted, gorgeously arrayed warriorstepped into the centre of the circle and stood silently with raised chin.
No bullet found him as he stepped back into cover, more composed than when he had gone out.
Without moving a muscle of his face he stepped inside the room, and when his eye became accustomed to the light, saw a young squaw, who sat beading, and wore a dress superior to that of the others.
The mainmast should be stepped a little abaft the middle point of the hull.
The foremast is stepped about midway between the mainmast and the stem, and should be very nearly as high as the mainmast.
Carefully, and with a shiver of apprehension, John stepped over the two stretched forms, in nervous terror lest he should plant a foot on one of them.
He gained the entrance, glancing warily to right and left, and stepped into the open, snuffing greedily at the cool air.
Two men steppeddown to meet it: they were Coja and the askari.
From the crowd of men who had gathered at the wall one stepped forward saying that he knew it.
On the branch of a tree that bent over the stream she hung her garments, and joyously stepped into the limpid water.
A little later, as Bob was watching the men coil up the big hawser which the tug had cast off, the Eagle now proceeding along under her own sails, one of the sailors stepped up to him.
The prelate had evidently been engaged in prayer, for, as the otherstepped within, the priest was arising from his knees.
Just at this moment Elinor, having reached the door of the cellar, paused an instant upon the threshold, then, scarce conscious of what she was doing pushed open the unbarred portal and stepped within the gloomy chamber.
He stepped out into the corridor, proceeded in the direction of his daughter's room, and softly entering, advanced toward the bed.
The girl hesitated a moment as if loth to comply, then stepped into the hall and withdrew the bolt.
Tillinghurst complied, and the principals, casting aside their cloaks, stepped forward to the strip of sward prepared for them.
As he drew near the spot Buffalo Bill was on the alert, and yet when two men suddenly stepped out from among the shrubs and confronted him it gave him a start in spite of his nerve.
Rocky Bear rolled his eyes and folded his hands on his breast as he stepped on tiptoe through the glowing sea of color.
Accordingly they all stepped forth and went through the various motions of taking fruit and eating it.
But had not capital stepped forth to crush this movement, other elements equally poisonous and deadly were introduced, which would have sealed its ruin.
He must have pulled the raft clear of the wreck, an' then, when well off the shoal, stepped on it to make some of the timbers fast.
Stand by to fend off, Sonny," Uncle Zenas cried, and just as Sidney stepped to the window in obedience to the command, the head of the rescued man appeared above the sill.
This is Henry Clark, second mate of the barkentine Nautilus," he said as the man who had assisted in rowing the dory ashore stepped forward.
It was a warm, clear Southern night when we arrived, and the scene presented by the hotel and its environment, as we stepped out of the train, was one of unexpected brilliancy and beauty.
I stepped over her once in going down-stairs to the street, and wondered what calamity of war had reduced a woman to the necessity of sleeping in such a place and in circumstances of such hardship and privation.
Just then the door opened and Rosy stepped into the room.
As Kathleen stepped from the boat, Tomkins greeted her with applause, seasoned with advice.
Prior to giving him support, Jackson stepped into Desmond O'Connor's room to debate Denis Quirk's credentials with his junior.
Then she suddenly made a run towards the boat, and, unhitching the rope, stepped in, and pushed out from the shore.
Frightened at what she had just been saying, she stepped back, and went quickly toward the door.
At the end of 13 miles Hitchcock's saw-mill; he took me to a farmer who agreed to go on with me about 8 miles further; after travelling some time I stepped out to enquire at a house on the road side for Noah Makinson.
I took a walk into the garden then stepped into the house, introduced myself to the lady who proved to be Mrs. Channing and sat some time.
The door-latch was lifted, the hinges creaked, and her mother stepped into the room.
Stephen stepped away, and to the center of the room, feeling awkward and stiff.
She stepped back, senses failing, and would have fallen if he had not rushed forward and caught her up.
He stepped past her, out through the open door, and remounted his beautiful bay.
Anne Scott stepped off the boat, and mother and son embraced.
She stepped closer, and without fear or hesitation, began to stroke the white muzzle of the bay, which to his surprise, did not pull away.
Still fully clothed, she stepped down from the bed and lifted up the mattress.
She got down from the bed and stepped timidly towards her.
Brushing back a long lock of raven hair, she stepped furtively towards the mound of earth that was like an iron door between them.
But at the very instant he would have shot, Mary stepped before her only love, willing to die to save him.
The company stepped inside, and were enfolded in echoes.
The old woman, glad for any sign of life, stepped closer.
As he finished, and led the mare toward the hut, Stephen stepped out of it.
Then, suddenly, into the middle of it all stepped the Wonderful Toymaker.
Then let us go and ask them now," said the Princess; and she came down from her castle in the air, and stepped once more on to the dusty road, and held out her little white hand to the traveller.
The Prince did not trouble to explain what use it would be to him, for at that very instant the balloon floated down towards him, and he stepped into it as a matter of course.
Her castle in the air vanished like a puff of smoke the moment she stepped out of it.
It was very sad that it should disappear directly he stepped out of it; but as it had come from nowhere at all because he wanted it, he could not complain because it went back to nowhere at all when he had done with it.
It was just large enough for the Prince, and he stepped on board directly it came near enough, and put his hand on the little brass wheel.
Just as he was going to ride away, however, the door of the little house opened, and out of it stepped the sweetest-looking little lady the world has ever contained.
We went down thirteen hundred feet and stepped out into the alleys of the shining ore.
The long gallery was filled with officers, whose uniforms were of every imaginable color and description, and gentlemen who looked as if they had just stepped out of a picture-frame.
Their Majesties went to the throne, stood there a moment, then stepped down and spoke to the two ladies on the taborets.
When she stepped on the boat they noticed the blood on her dress, and soon after, on being taken to the hotel, she died.
People straightened themselves up, the ladies stepped down from their platform.
He stepped away and stood by himself, staring past the others.
The three people, two men and a woman, stepped through the port, dropping down on the hard ground below.
No guards were stationed on the platform; so I stepped out, and before me stood the train for Aix, into which my fellow-passengers were entering, some of them still holding their passports in their hands.
We stepped out upon a platform swarming with fierce gendarmes, whom I regarded attentively, wondering which of them was destined to become my protector.
I walked to the platform as if merely accompanying my friend, stood for a moment at the door of the carriage conversing with her, and then, as the train started for Culoz, quickly stepped in and shut the door.
Acting as if I had left some article in the train, I stepped hurriedly up to the guard, who, catching my meaning, made way for me without a word.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "stepped" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
