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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Next to the hall there is a withdrawing-room, more than seventy feet long, and twenty-five feet high.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I am not sure, after all, that Verrio's frescoed grand staircase was not in another part of the palace; for I remember that we went from it through an immensely long suite of apartments, beginning with the Guard-chamber.
all
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From this reading I am not sure, after all, that Verrio's frescoed grand staircase was not in another part of the palace; for I remember that we went from it through an immensely long suite of apartments, beginning with the Guard-chamber.
allegorical
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From this reading The walls of this apartment, too, are covered with ancient tapestry, of allegorical design, but more faded than that of the hall.
also
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From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not sure, after all, that Verrio's frescoed grand staircase was not in another part of the palace; for I remember that we went from it through an immensely long suite of apartments, beginning with the Guard-chamber.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I am not sure, after all, that Verrio's frescoed grand staircase was not in another part of the palace; for I remember that we went from it through an immensely long suite of apartments, beginning with the Guard-chamber.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The walls of this apartment, too, are covered with ancient tapestry, of allegorical design, but more faded than that of the hall.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next to the hall there is a withdrawing-room, more than seventy feet long, and twenty-five feet high.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am not sure, after all, that Verrio's frescoed grand staircase was not in another part of the palace; for I remember that we went from it through an immensely long suite of apartments, beginning with the Guard-chamber.
apartment
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From this reading The walls of this apartment, too, are covered with ancient tapestry, of allegorical design, but more faded than that of the hall.
apartments
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From this reading I am not sure, after all, that Verrio's frescoed grand staircase was not in another part of the palace; for I remember that we went from it through an immensely long suite of apartments, beginning with the Guard-chamber.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The walls of this apartment, too, are covered with ancient tapestry, of allegorical design, but more faded than that of the hall.
beautiful
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From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am not sure, after all, that Verrio's frescoed grand staircase was not in another part of the palace; for I remember that we went from it through an immensely long suite of apartments, beginning with the Guard-chamber.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading All these rooms are wainscoted with oak, which looks new, being, I believe, of the date of King William's reign.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All these rooms are wainscoted with oak, which looks new, being, I believe, of the date of King William's reign.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The walls of this apartment, too, are covered with ancient tapestry, of allegorical design, but more faded than that of the hall.
Carlo
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From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
cartoons
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From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
Cignani
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From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
couch
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From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
covered
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From this reading The walls of this apartment, too, are covered with ancient tapestry, of allegorical design, but more faded than that of the hall.
date
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From this reading All these rooms are wainscoted with oak, which looks new, being, I believe, of the date of King William's reign.
design
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From this reading The walls of this apartment, too, are covered with ancient tapestry, of allegorical design, but more faded than that of the hall.
East
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From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
faded
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From this reading The walls of this apartment, too, are covered with ancient tapestry, of allegorical design, but more faded than that of the hall.
feet
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From this reading Next to the hall there is a withdrawing-room, more than seventy feet long, and twenty-five feet high.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am not sure, after all, that Verrio's frescoed grand staircase was not in another part of the palace; for I remember that we went from it through an immensely long suite of apartments, beginning with the Guard-chamber.
frescoed
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From this reading I am not sure, after all, that Verrio's frescoed grand staircase was not in another part of the palace; for I remember that we went from it through an immensely long suite of apartments, beginning with the Guard-chamber.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I am not sure, after all, that Verrio's frescoed grand staircase was not in another part of the palace; for I remember that we went from it through an immensely long suite of apartments, beginning with the Guard-chamber.
grand
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From this reading I am not sure, after all, that Verrio's frescoed grand staircase was not in another part of the palace; for I remember that we went from it through an immensely long suite of apartments, beginning with the Guard-chamber.
Guard-chamber
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From this reading I am not sure, after all, that Verrio's frescoed grand staircase was not in another part of the palace; for I remember that we went from it through an immensely long suite of apartments, beginning with the Guard-chamber.
hall
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From this reading Next to the hall there is a withdrawing-room, more than seventy feet long, and twenty-five feet high.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
high
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From this reading Next to the hall there is a withdrawing-room, more than seventy feet long, and twenty-five feet high.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am not sure, after all, that Verrio's frescoed grand staircase was not in another part of the palace; for I remember that we went from it through an immensely long suite of apartments, beginning with the Guard-chamber.
immensely
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From this reading I am not sure, after all, that Verrio's frescoed grand staircase was not in another part of the palace; for I remember that we went from it through an immensely long suite of apartments, beginning with the Guard-chamber.
impression
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From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am not sure, after all, that Verrio's frescoed grand staircase was not in another part of the palace; for I remember that we went from it through an immensely long suite of apartments, beginning with the Guard-chamber.
Indian
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From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next to the hall there is a withdrawing-room, more than seventy feet long, and twenty-five feet high.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am not sure, after all, that Verrio's frescoed grand staircase was not in another part of the palace; for I remember that we went from it through an immensely long suite of apartments, beginning with the Guard-chamber.
King
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From this reading All these rooms are wainscoted with oak, which looks new, being, I believe, of the date of King William's reign.
large
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From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
lean
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From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
likewise
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From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next to the hall there is a withdrawing-room, more than seventy feet long, and twenty-five feet high.
looks
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From this reading All these rooms are wainscoted with oak, which looks new, being, I believe, of the date of King William's reign.
marble
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From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
model
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From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
more
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From this reading Next to the hall there is a withdrawing-room, more than seventy feet long, and twenty-five feet high.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
nabob
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From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
new
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From this reading All these rooms are wainscoted with oak, which looks new, being, I believe, of the date of King William's reign.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next to the hall there is a withdrawing-room, more than seventy feet long, and twenty-five feet high.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
oak
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From this reading All these rooms are wainscoted with oak, which looks new, being, I believe, of the date of King William's reign.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The walls of this apartment, too, are covered with ancient tapestry, of allegorical design, but more faded than that of the hall.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
palace
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From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am not sure, after all, that Verrio's frescoed grand staircase was not in another part of the palace; for I remember that we went from it through an immensely long suite of apartments, beginning with the Guard-chamber.
reign
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From this reading All these rooms are wainscoted with oak, which looks new, being, I believe, of the date of King William's reign.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I am not sure, after all, that Verrio's frescoed grand staircase was not in another part of the palace; for I remember that we went from it through an immensely long suite of apartments, beginning with the Guard-chamber.
rooms
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From this reading All these rooms are wainscoted with oak, which looks new, being, I believe, of the date of King William's reign.
seventy
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From this reading Next to the hall there is a withdrawing-room, more than seventy feet long, and twenty-five feet high.
some
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From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
splendid
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From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
stained-glass
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From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
staircase
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From this reading I am not sure, after all, that Verrio's frescoed grand staircase was not in another part of the palace; for I remember that we went from it through an immensely long suite of apartments, beginning with the Guard-chamber.
statue
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From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
suite
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From this reading I am not sure, after all, that Verrio's frescoed grand staircase was not in another part of the palace; for I remember that we went from it through an immensely long suite of apartments, beginning with the Guard-chamber.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am not sure, after all, that Verrio's frescoed grand staircase was not in another part of the palace; for I remember that we went from it through an immensely long suite of apartments, beginning with the Guard-chamber.
tapestry
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From this reading The walls of this apartment, too, are covered with ancient tapestry, of allegorical design, but more faded than that of the hall.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Next to the hall there is a withdrawing-room, more than seventy feet long, and twenty-five feet high.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The walls of this apartment, too, are covered with ancient tapestry, of allegorical design, but more faded than that of the hall.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next to the hall there is a withdrawing-room, more than seventy feet long, and twenty-five feet high.
there
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From this reading Next to the hall there is a withdrawing-room, more than seventy feet long, and twenty-five feet high.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All these rooms are wainscoted with oak, which looks new, being, I believe, of the date of King William's reign.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The walls of this apartment, too, are covered with ancient tapestry, of allegorical design, but more faded than that of the hall.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am not sure, after all, that Verrio's frescoed grand staircase was not in another part of the palace; for I remember that we went from it through an immensely long suite of apartments, beginning with the Guard-chamber.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next to the hall there is a withdrawing-room, more than seventy feet long, and twenty-five feet high.
too
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From this reading The walls of this apartment, too, are covered with ancient tapestry, of allegorical design, but more faded than that of the hall.
twenty-five
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From this reading Next to the hall there is a withdrawing-room, more than seventy feet long, and twenty-five feet high.
Venus
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From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
Verrio's
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From this reading I am not sure, after all, that Verrio's frescoed grand staircase was not in another part of the palace; for I remember that we went from it through an immensely long suite of apartments, beginning with the Guard-chamber.
very
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From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
wainscoted
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From this reading All these rooms are wainscoted with oak, which looks new, being, I believe, of the date of King William's reign.
walls
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From this reading The walls of this apartment, too, are covered with ancient tapestry, of allegorical design, but more faded than that of the hall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am not sure, after all, that Verrio's frescoed grand staircase was not in another part of the palace; for I remember that we went from it through an immensely long suite of apartments, beginning with the Guard-chamber.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I am not sure, after all, that Verrio's frescoed grand staircase was not in another part of the palace; for I remember that we went from it through an immensely long suite of apartments, beginning with the Guard-chamber.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am not sure, after all, that Verrio's frescoed grand staircase was not in another part of the palace; for I remember that we went from it through an immensely long suite of apartments, beginning with the Guard-chamber.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
William's
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From this reading All these rooms are wainscoted with oak, which looks new, being, I believe, of the date of King William's reign.
window
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From this reading There is also a stained-glass window; and a marble statue of Venus on a couch, very lean and not very beautiful; and some cartoons of Carlo Cignani, which have left no impression on my memory; likewise, a large model of a splendid palace of some East Indian nabob.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The walls of this apartment, too, are covered with ancient tapestry, of allegorical design, but more faded than that of the hall.
withdrawing-room
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From this reading Next to the hall there is a withdrawing-room, more than seventy feet long, and twenty-five feet high.
