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Example sentences for "went upstairs"

  • When I had fed the sandy cat and had had my own dinner, which Mrs. Barton had packed in a nice clean basket, and had peeped at my patient, I went upstairs to help Hope, and Peggy went with me.

  • As I went upstairs I made a resolution to avoid the kitchen in future: I might at any moment stumble upon Mr. Hamilton.

  • Jill went on talking in this way for some time, and then we went upstairs together.

  • I have found you a home far from here,' he continued in the same chilling manner, 'and to-morrow morning you will be taken to it.

  • See the fine clean sheets that Peggy has put me on, and the grand quilt that keeps my feet warm!

  • Miss Verinder went back to the sitting-room, and I went upstairs to Mr. Blake.

  • It made him sick to look at them, and he went upstairs.

  • He went upstairs slowly, feeling his side a little.

  • Irene looked at him as though about to refuse, but, seeming to change her mind, went upstairs, and came down again with her hat on.

  • I went upstairs, and along to the door of a room which was half open.

  • I went upstairs as quick as I could, and the door of the study being wide open, I could see inside.

  • When I got inside the house again, and was beginning to bolt up things for the night Sir Horace called me again and I went upstairs.

  • We went upstairs immediately to inspect the rooms--the padrone himself conducting us.

  • As soon as they had filed out of the sacristy we went upstairs again to a high balcony, from which we had a fine view of the church.

  • I went upstairs, and asked a servant to tell Palmer that I wished to speak to him.

  • It was half-past one when I went upstairs to the room where Cook lay.

  • Afterwards I went upstairs, and found the coffee in the chamber utensil.

  • Hulot to himself, as he went upstairs to Lisbeth.

  • The Baron, counting Marneffe for nothing, went upstairs to Lisbeth.

  • He went upstairs--he didn't come down again.

  • Then he went upstairs to bed, but at the door of his room he paused and went on very softly up the narrow stairs that led to the attics above.

  • All day this feeling of unrest and apprehension continued, and at night when he went upstairs to bed it was stronger than ever.

  • Then I saw Monsieur Achille whisper to the pew-opener, and they disappeared within the great swing, red-baize doors, and we went upstairs to fill the long pews in the gallery.

  • Mr. Pickwick's heart was really too full to bear it, and he went upstairs to bed.

  • By some extraordinary miracle he awoke of his own accord, when the coach stopped, and giving himself a good shake to stir up his faculties, went upstairs to execute his commission.

  • Now it's time I went upstairs, and got my lady ready for dinner.

  • We went upstairs, and after our dinner which we both enjoyed with a good appetite, she became more lively and I more excited by love, but at the same time more to be pitied in consequence of the restraint to which I had condemned myself.

  • We went upstairs, and after we had made our choice a second time, we renewed our promenade in the garden.

  • In a few minutes a friend came in to tea, and I went upstairs to my room, and unpacked the blue taffeta dress I had bought for my sister's wedding.

  • I waited after tea, hoping that Mother would tell us more about Uncle's death, but she talked of our black dresses and the bad weather, and then some neighbors came in, and I went upstairs to Ann.

  • Then we went upstairs together, and I repacked his valise, and showed him the one thousand dollars I had saved.

  • When I went upstairs I told Ann that my uncle had come, and that he said he was going home to Kendal to die.

  • My father blessed the breakfast, which was happily and leisurely taken, then Robert glanced at me, and I went upstairs to put on a pale blue dress, a white silk India shawl, and a little bonnet trimmed with blue flowers.

  • Scarcely was my prick out of her, before the street bell rang; downstairs she ran, I went upstairs.

  • He went upstairs, and bawled out to the housekeeper (he had rang the bell violently several times without her appearing).

  • Without another word we went upstairs, I threw her on the bedside, pulled up her clothes, and opened a magnificent pair of thighs.

  • I went upstairs saying I should come when I liked, that as Camille had gone, we could do as we liked.


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