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STOLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("stole" is a kind of...):
scarf (a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple of the verb steal
Context examples:
Soon a gentle light stole over the heavens and gave me a sensation of pleasure.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
He begged, and he stole, and he cut throats, and starved at that, by the powers!
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
The man scowled from one to the other, and his hand stole away from his sword.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
It stole slowly round the camp, and then halted near our gateway.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
In this time of misery, White Fang, too, stole away into the woods.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
She went straight to the church, stole to the pot of fat, began to lick at it, and licked the top of the fat off.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
Skiff Miller continued to debate with himself, and Madge stole a glance of exultation to her husband, who looked back warm approval.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
When once I had pressed the frail shoulder, something new—a fresh sap and sense—stole into my frame.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
Bowing with the air of one accustomed to public praise, he stole to the cavern and ordered Hagar to come forth with a commanding, "What ho, minion! I need thee!"
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
If her sisters intended to walk on the downs, she directly stole away towards the lanes; if they talked of the valley, she was as speedy in climbing the hills, and could never be found when the others set off.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
