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There were no arches left, and all the players, except the King, the Queen, and Alice, were in custody and under sentence of execution.

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 Meanings and Examples of ARCH
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
arch
 n.  any part of a curved line
Classic Sentence: (113 in 8 pages)
1  There was no bridal procession, but a sudden silence fell upon the room as Mr. March and the young couple took their places under the green arch.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
2  The evergreen arch wouldn't stay firm after she got it up, but wiggled and threatened to tumble down on her head when the hanging baskets were filled.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY
3  By-and-by I heard Fred's voice, and then he came hurrying through the great arch to find me.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
4  She pointed to a wide arch corresponding to the window, and hung like it with a Tyrian-dyed curtain, now looped up.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
5  I let Mrs. Fairfax precede me into the dining-room, and kept in her shade as we crossed that apartment; and, passing the arch, whose curtain was now dropped, entered the elegant recess beyond.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
6  Again the arch yawns; they come.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
7  He comes in last: I am not looking at the arch, yet I see him enter.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
8  The servants were called in, the dining-room tables wheeled away, the lights otherwise disposed, the chairs placed in a semicircle opposite the arch.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
9  Miss Ingram returned to us through the arch.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
10  The arbour was an arch in the wall, lined with ivy; it contained a rustic seat.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XX
11  In an arch under the dresser reposed a huge, liver-coloured bitch pointer, surrounded by a swarm of squealing puppies; and other dogs haunted other recesses.
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
12  We made ourselves as snug as our means allowed in the arch of the dresser.
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
13  The present Catherine has no other likeness to her, except a breadth of forehead, and a certain arch of the nostril that makes her appear rather haughty, whether she will or not.
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIII
14  If minor errors were punished so sternly, what would be the fate of this arch rebel.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER IV. A FLIGHT FOR LIFE
15  Where the plover nests was the arch.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 9
Example Sentence:
1  The resemblance is undeniable, from the massive arch to the carved pillars.
2  Many of common foot complaints, like heel pain, arch pain and ball of foot pain, are caused by faulty foot mechanics.
3  The masonry at the crown of the arch is paler than on either curve.
4  Go through the arch and follow the path.
5  As hundreds of people watched from the river-bank, a crane slowly lowered the final stone slab into place, bringing together the two sides of the single arched bridge - an emotional moment for many of those present.
6  There were no arches left, and all the players, except the King, the Queen, and Alice, were in custody and under sentence of execution.
7  The balls were live hedgehogs, and the soldiers had to double themselves up and to stand on their hands and feet, to make the arches.
8  By the end of half an hour or so there were no arches left, and all the players, except the King, the Queen, and Alice, were in custody and under sentence of execution.
9  He consulted a podiatrist about his fallen arches.
10  In many churches the side aisles are separated from the central aisle by a row of arches.
11  High arches generally indicate mid or forefoot strikers and require good cushioning.
12  Mean little houses clustered under the railway arches.