All 7 Uses of
descend
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- We descended and started off once more for Briony Lodge.†
Chpt 1
- I leave my estate, with all its advantages and all its disadvantages, to my brother, your father, whence it will, no doubt, descend to you.†
Chpt 5
- Here it is that this creature takes his daily seat, cross-legged with his tiny stock of matches on his lap, and as he is a piteous spectacle a small rain of charity descends into the greasy leather cap which lies upon the pavement beside him.†
Chpt 6
- As I descended, my old ally, the guard, came out of the room and closed the door tightly behind him.†
Chpt 9
- The ceiling of this small chamber is really the end of the descending piston, and it comes down with the force of many tons upon this metal floor.†
Chpt 9
- No, I am descending.†
Chpt 10 *
- "At least," said I as we heard her quick, firm steps descending the stairs, "she seems to be a young lady who is very well able to take care of herself."†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(descend as in: descend the mountain) move or slope downward