English vocabulary examples in context: banister
Vocabulary in context: banister -- Example 1.
The old woman pointed upwards interrogatively and, on my aunt's nodding, proceeded to toil up the narrow staircase before us, her bowed head being scarcely above the level of the banister-rail.
Vocabulary in context: banister -- Example 2.
She started to her feet and ran to the banisters.
Vocabulary in context: banister -- Example 3.
Miss Kate and Miss Julia were there, gossiping and laughing and fussing, walking after each other to the head of the stairs, peering down over the banisters and calling down to Lily to ask her who had come.
Vocabulary in context: banister -- Example 4.
Freddy Malins always came late, but they wondered what could be keeping Gabriel: and that was what brought them every two minutes to the banisters to ask Lily had Gabriel or Freddy come.
Vocabulary in context: banister -- Example 5.
Gabriel was about to ask his aunt some questions on this point, but she broke off suddenly to gaze after her sister, who had wandered down the stairs and was craning her neck over the banisters.
Vocabulary in context: banister -- Example 6.
Gabriel went to the stairs and listened over the banisters.
Vocabulary in context: banister -- Example 7.
Mary Jane gazed after her, a moody puzzled expression on her face, while Mrs. Conroy leaned over the banisters to listen for the hall-door.
Vocabulary in context: banister -- Example 8.
She was leaning on the banisters, listening to something.
Vocabulary in context: banister -- Example 9.
He went silently up the stairs, leaning against the banisters at the stair-head.
Vocabulary in context: banister -- Example 10.
I descended the winding stairs that lead from her bedroom to the bath; my feet gave way beneath me, and I had to support myself against the iron banister.
Vocabulary in context: banister -- Example 11.
On a banister post stood a tallow candle which guttered in the draft.
