Ladder has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
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| 1. | A milk boy, passing on his way to the dairy, happened to walk down the lane which leads from the mews at the back of the hotel. He noticed that a ladder, which usually lay there, was raised against one of the windows of the second floor, which was wide open. After passing, he looked back and saw a man descend the ladder. He came down so quietly and openly that the boy imagined him to be some carpenter or joiner at work in the hotel. | |
| 2. | And he saw in his sleep a ladder standing upon the earth, and the top thereof touching heaven: the angels also of God ascending and descending by it, and the Lord leaning upon the ladder saying to him: I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: | |
| 3. | Bill climbed the ladder of success until he became the president of the company. | |
| 4. | Stand the ladder against the wall. | |
| 5. | Place the ladder against the wall. | |
| 6. | Take care when you climb up the ladder. | |
| 7. | The ladder was covered with dust and rust. | |
| 8. | The ladder was covered with mud. | |
| 9. | Hold this ladder steady. | |
| 10. | Please hold this ladder steady. |