Down has 1 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Either the well was very deep, or she fell very slowly, for she had plenty of time as she went down to look about her, and to wonder what was going to happen next. First, she tried to look down and make out what she was coming to, but it was too dark to see anything: then she looked at the sides of the well, and noticed that they were filled with cupboards and book-shelves: here and there she saw maps and pictures hung upon pegs. She took down a jar from one of the shelves as she passed; it was labelled "ORANGE MARMALADE," but to her great disappointment it was empty: she did not like to drop the jar for fear of killing somebody underneath, so managed to put it into one of the cupboards as she fell past it. | |
| 2. | Naomi, her mother-in-law, said to her, "My daughter, shall I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you? Now isn't Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens you were? Behold, he will be winnowing barley tonight on the threshing floor. Therefore wash yourself, anoint yourself, get dressed, and go down to the threshing floor; but don’t make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking. It shall be, when he lies down, that you shall note the place where he is lying. Then you shall go in, uncover his feet, and lay down. Then he will tell you what to do." | |
| 3. | She said to her, "All that you say, I will do." She went down to the threshing floor, and did everything that her mother-in-law told her. When Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. She came softly, uncovered his feet, and laid down. At midnight, the man was startled and turned himself; and behold, a woman lay at his feet. He said, "Who are you?" | |
| 4. | Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there. Behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by. Boaz said to him, "Come over here, friend, and sit down!" He came over, and sat down. | |
| 5. | "Put Yanni down." "What?" "Put the baby down!" "If you're going to beat me with me holding your son, then just do it. I'm used to it, anyways." "Put that baby down, I said!" | |
| 6. | Come, boy, sit down. Sit down and rest. | |
| 7. | Cut down that dead tree, or it will fall down on your house. | |
| 8. | My leg cramped up as I ran down the stairs to catch a train, and I had to sit down right there in the middle of the stairway. | |
| 9. | Down there hurts, down there. Er, what do you call them? Testicles? In any case a male's 'important parts'. | |
| 10. | As the lesson comes to an end, even if the teacher doesn't say "be quiet" or "sit down," the children naturally return to their seats and quieten down. |