in the upper story
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After the dam breach, the family piled into a boat to get to safety in the upper story of a neighbor’s three-story home.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
Opposite to the south side of the square is the county prison; a handsome two story brick building, resembling, save in its grated tier of windows in the upper story, a gentleman's private dwelling.
From The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 by Ingraham, Jonathon Holt
We were hidden in the upper story, and could distinctly hear the Assessor declaiming in his favourite way about traitors and criminals fleeing from justice, adding that the pursuers were already on their track.
From Under a Charm, Vol. III. (of III) A Novel by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
They were in the upper story, a good height from the ground, and much too far to jump.
From The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life by Brazil, Angela
He was at length informed, by one of those who conducted a hearse, that he had seen the window in the upper story of this house lifted and a female show herself.
From Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Brown, Charles Brockden
