street-door

Gringos; and the house reverberated to the heavy crash of some battering ram against the street-door downstairs.

WHOSE BUSINESS IS TO LIVE 2010

Henrietta now, hearing her mother coming in, made a sign to her to be silent; but Mrs Belfield had not been an instant in the passage, before a thundering knocking at the street-door occasioned it to be instantly re-opened.

Cecilia 2008

When the street-door was shut, Eugenie came out of her room and went to her mother.

Eug�nie Grandet 2007

It is not a rich old gentleman, with the gout in his vitals, brushed and got-up once a year to look as vigorous as possible, and brought out for a public airing by the few survivors of a large family of nephews and nieces, who afterwards double-lock the street-door upon the poor relations.

Speeches: Literary and Social 2007

Just then another lady, named Mrs. Alicumpaine, came calling at the street-door with a ring-ting-ting.

A Holiday Romance 2007

Just then another lady, named Mrs. Alicumpaine, came calling at the street-door with a ring-ting-ting.

A Holiday Romance 2007

Dorcas just then bringing him his sword and hat, he opened the street-door, and taking my reluctant hand, led me, in a very obsequious manner, to the coach.

Clarissa Harlowe 2006

Pray, Madam, whipping between her and the street-door, be pleased to let me know where you are going?

Clarissa Harlowe 2006

Had she been in the fore-house, and no passage to go through to get at the street-door, she had certainly been gone.

Clarissa Harlowe 2006

‘Hereupon she resolutely stept into Mrs. Sinclair’s parlour in the back-house; where were the old devil and her two partners; and demanded the key of the street-door, or to have it opened for her.

Clarissa Harlowe 2006