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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 The new part was incongruously solid and modern, with a storey (comprising the drawing-room and its staircase only) which overtopped the adjacent roofs.
adjacent
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From this reading The new part was incongruously solid and modern, with a storey (comprising the drawing-room and its staircase only) which overtopped the adjacent roofs.
air
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From this reading Curly rosewood sofas and arm-chairs, and marbled and mirrored chiffonniers, and the like, were in such profusion upstairs as to do away with the air of bleakness common to a right-angled chamber of large size and middle-class arrangement.
all
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From this reading They had all gone up to the big drawing-room, which was the feature of the 'new part'--the third house of the series which now made one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The new part was incongruously solid and modern, with a storey (comprising the drawing-room and its staircase only) which overtopped the adjacent roofs.
apartments
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From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
arm-chairs
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From this reading Curly rosewood sofas and arm-chairs, and marbled and mirrored chiffonniers, and the like, were in such profusion upstairs as to do away with the air of bleakness common to a right-angled chamber of large size and middle-class arrangement.
arrangement
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From this reading Curly rosewood sofas and arm-chairs, and marbled and mirrored chiffonniers, and the like, were in such profusion upstairs as to do away with the air of bleakness common to a right-angled chamber of large size and middle-class arrangement.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
away
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From this reading Curly rosewood sofas and arm-chairs, and marbled and mirrored chiffonniers, and the like, were in such profusion upstairs as to do away with the air of bleakness common to a right-angled chamber of large size and middle-class arrangement.
BelowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
big
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From this reading They had all gone up to the big drawing-room, which was the feature of the 'new part'--the third house of the series which now made one.
bleakness
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From this reading Curly rosewood sofas and arm-chairs, and marbled and mirrored chiffonniers, and the like, were in such profusion upstairs as to do away with the air of bleakness common to a right-angled chamber of large size and middle-class arrangement.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
brocade
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From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
carpet
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From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
chamber
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From this reading Curly rosewood sofas and arm-chairs, and marbled and mirrored chiffonniers, and the like, were in such profusion upstairs as to do away with the air of bleakness common to a right-angled chamber of large size and middle-class arrangement.
chiffonniers
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From this reading Curly rosewood sofas and arm-chairs, and marbled and mirrored chiffonniers, and the like, were in such profusion upstairs as to do away with the air of bleakness common to a right-angled chamber of large size and middle-class arrangement.
common
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From this reading Curly rosewood sofas and arm-chairs, and marbled and mirrored chiffonniers, and the like, were in such profusion upstairs as to do away with the air of bleakness common to a right-angled chamber of large size and middle-class arrangement.
comprising
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From this reading The new part was incongruously solid and modern, with a storey (comprising the drawing-room and its staircase only) which overtopped the adjacent roofs.
corresponding
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From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
Curly
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From this reading Curly rosewood sofas and arm-chairs, and marbled and mirrored chiffonniers, and the like, were in such profusion upstairs as to do away with the air of bleakness common to a right-angled chamber of large size and middle-class arrangement.
curtain-cornices
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From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
dining-room
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From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
Dinner
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From this reading Dinner was over.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Curly rosewood sofas and arm-chairs, and marbled and mirrored chiffonniers, and the like, were in such profusion upstairs as to do away with the air of bleakness common to a right-angled chamber of large size and middle-class arrangement.
drawing-room
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From this reading They had all gone up to the big drawing-room, which was the feature of the 'new part'--the third house of the series which now made one.
fashion
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From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
feature
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From this reading They had all gone up to the big drawing-room, which was the feature of the 'new part'--the third house of the series which now made one.
former
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From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
furnished
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From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
gilded
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From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
gone
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From this reading They had all gone up to the big drawing-room, which was the feature of the 'new part'--the third house of the series which now made one.
grass-green
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From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had all gone up to the big drawing-room, which was the feature of the 'new part'--the third house of the series which now made one.
house
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From this reading They had all gone up to the big drawing-room, which was the feature of the 'new part'--the third house of the series which now made one.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
incongruously
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From this reading The new part was incongruously solid and modern, with a storey (comprising the drawing-room and its staircase only) which overtopped the adjacent roofs.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The new part was incongruously solid and modern, with a storey (comprising the drawing-room and its staircase only) which overtopped the adjacent roofs.
large
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From this reading Curly rosewood sofas and arm-chairs, and marbled and mirrored chiffonniers, and the like, were in such profusion upstairs as to do away with the air of bleakness common to a right-angled chamber of large size and middle-class arrangement.
latter
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From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
like
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From this reading Curly rosewood sofas and arm-chairs, and marbled and mirrored chiffonniers, and the like, were in such profusion upstairs as to do away with the air of bleakness common to a right-angled chamber of large size and middle-class arrangement.
lit
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From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
made
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From this reading They had all gone up to the big drawing-room, which was the feature of the 'new part'--the third house of the series which now made one.
mahogany
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From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
marbled
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From this reading Curly rosewood sofas and arm-chairs, and marbled and mirrored chiffonniers, and the like, were in such profusion upstairs as to do away with the air of bleakness common to a right-angled chamber of large size and middle-class arrangement.
middle-class
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From this reading Curly rosewood sofas and arm-chairs, and marbled and mirrored chiffonniers, and the like, were in such profusion upstairs as to do away with the air of bleakness common to a right-angled chamber of large size and middle-class arrangement.
mirrored
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From this reading Curly rosewood sofas and arm-chairs, and marbled and mirrored chiffonniers, and the like, were in such profusion upstairs as to do away with the air of bleakness common to a right-angled chamber of large size and middle-class arrangement.
modern
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From this reading The new part was incongruously solid and modern, with a storey (comprising the drawing-room and its staircase only) which overtopped the adjacent roofs.
new
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From this reading They had all gone up to the big drawing-room, which was the feature of the 'new part'--the third house of the series which now made one.
now
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From this reading They had all gone up to the big drawing-room, which was the feature of the 'new part'--the third house of the series which now made one.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had all gone up to the big drawing-room, which was the feature of the 'new part'--the third house of the series which now made one.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They had all gone up to the big drawing-room, which was the feature of the 'new part'--the third house of the series which now made one.
only
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From this reading The new part was incongruously solid and modern, with a storey (comprising the drawing-room and its staircase only) which overtopped the adjacent roofs.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Dinner was over.
overtopped
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From this reading The new part was incongruously solid and modern, with a storey (comprising the drawing-room and its staircase only) which overtopped the adjacent roofs.
pale
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From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had all gone up to the big drawing-room, which was the feature of the 'new part'--the third house of the series which now made one.
pasture
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From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
profusion
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From this reading Curly rosewood sofas and arm-chairs, and marbled and mirrored chiffonniers, and the like, were in such profusion upstairs as to do away with the air of bleakness common to a right-angled chamber of large size and middle-class arrangement.
rays
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From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
richly
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From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
right-angled
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From this reading Curly rosewood sofas and arm-chairs, and marbled and mirrored chiffonniers, and the like, were in such profusion upstairs as to do away with the air of bleakness common to a right-angled chamber of large size and middle-class arrangement.
roofs
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From this reading The new part was incongruously solid and modern, with a storey (comprising the drawing-room and its staircase only) which overtopped the adjacent roofs.
rosewood
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From this reading Curly rosewood sofas and arm-chairs, and marbled and mirrored chiffonniers, and the like, were in such profusion upstairs as to do away with the air of bleakness common to a right-angled chamber of large size and middle-class arrangement.
series
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From this reading They had all gone up to the big drawing-room, which was the feature of the 'new part'--the third house of the series which now made one.
size
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From this reading Curly rosewood sofas and arm-chairs, and marbled and mirrored chiffonniers, and the like, were in such profusion upstairs as to do away with the air of bleakness common to a right-angled chamber of large size and middle-class arrangement.
sofas
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From this reading Curly rosewood sofas and arm-chairs, and marbled and mirrored chiffonniers, and the like, were in such profusion upstairs as to do away with the air of bleakness common to a right-angled chamber of large size and middle-class arrangement.
solid
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From this reading The new part was incongruously solid and modern, with a storey (comprising the drawing-room and its staircase only) which overtopped the adjacent roofs.
staircase
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From this reading The new part was incongruously solid and modern, with a storey (comprising the drawing-room and its staircase only) which overtopped the adjacent roofs.
storey
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From this reading The new part was incongruously solid and modern, with a storey (comprising the drawing-room and its staircase only) which overtopped the adjacent roofs.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Curly rosewood sofas and arm-chairs, and marbled and mirrored chiffonniers, and the like, were in such profusion upstairs as to do away with the air of bleakness common to a right-angled chamber of large size and middle-class arrangement.
sun
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From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had all gone up to the big drawing-room, which was the feature of the 'new part'--the third house of the series which now made one.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had all gone up to the big drawing-room, which was the feature of the 'new part'--the third house of the series which now made one.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had all gone up to the big drawing-room, which was the feature of the 'new part'--the third house of the series which now made one.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had all gone up to the big drawing-room, which was the feature of the 'new part'--the third house of the series which now made one.
tons
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From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
up
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From this reading They had all gone up to the big drawing-room, which was the feature of the 'new part'--the third house of the series which now made one.
upholsterings
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From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
upstairs
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From this reading Curly rosewood sofas and arm-chairs, and marbled and mirrored chiffonniers, and the like, were in such profusion upstairs as to do away with the air of bleakness common to a right-angled chamber of large size and middle-class arrangement.
wall-paper
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From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dinner was over.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Below it was a corresponding dining-room, and both apartments were furnished richly in the fashion of the time--tons of solid mahogany in the latter, and a pasture of grass-green carpet and brocade upholsterings in the former, lit up with gilded wall-paper and curtain-cornices as by rays of a pale sun.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had all gone up to the big drawing-room, which was the feature of the 'new part'--the third house of the series which now made one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The new part was incongruously solid and modern, with a storey (comprising the drawing-room and its staircase only) which overtopped the adjacent roofs.
