hall-door

Eugenia of 'O Edgar!' carried her again to the hall-door with the swiftness of lightning, calling out, 'Where? ...

Camilla 2008

The hall-door was now opened, and a man enquired for a young lady just come from Alresford.

Camilla 2008

Then in from the hall-door — — Up waked the house-carls —

The Story of the Volsungs 2008

But, as she reached the hall-door, she saw that the man was safe, and perceived that her father was the only person who had left the room besides herself.

Camilla 2008

Monsieur de Rubempre, one of the footmen placed to open and shut the hall-door comes forward and out on to the steps, in front of the door, like a soldier on guard.

Scenes from a Courtesan's Life 2007

My heart began to thump as I mounted the grass-grown steps of the terrace, and passed in by the rickety hall-door.

The Memoires of Barry Lyndon 2006

The hall-door was open — it was always so at that house; the moon was flaring in at the long old windows, and throwing ghastly chequers upon the floors; and the stars were looking in on the other side, in the blue of the yawning window over the great stair: from it you could see the old stable-clock, with the letters glistening on it still.

The Memoires of Barry Lyndon 2006

Shutters were up along almost the whole line of the house; the great hall-door was unbarred after much ringing of the bell; an individual in ribbons was seen flitting up the black oak stair, as

Vanity Fair 2006

As Harriet entered the hall-door, v. hich leads into the garden, she was surprised with the sight of Sir Charles, entering at the other.

Sir Charles Grandison 2006

How can I be like a dustman that rings for a Christmas-box at your hall-door?

The Kickleburys on the Rhine 2006