Chapter IX

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From this reading But three of his former correspondents, his deaf neighbour at Marble Hill, Lady Suffolk,[127] Lady Hervey (Pope's and Chesterfield's Molly Lepel, to whom he had written much from Paris), and Gray, were dead.

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From this reading Mann and George Montagu (until, in October, 1770, his correspondence with the latter mysteriously ceased) were still the most frequent recipients of his letters, and next to these, Conway, and Cole the antiquary.

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From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading In 1774, when, according to its title-page, the _Description of Strawberry Hill_ was printed, Walpole was a man of fifty-seven.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

an expert or collector of antiquities

From this reading Mann and George Montagu (until, in October, 1770, his correspondence with the latter mysteriously ceased) were still the most frequent recipients of his letters, and next to these, Conway, and Cole the antiquary.

plural of “approach” — ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

a collection of resources

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But three of his former correspondents, his deaf neighbour at Marble Hill, Lady Suffolk,[127] Lady Hervey (Pope's and Chesterfield's Molly Lepel, to whom he had written much from Paris), and Gray, were dead.

a room used primarily for sleeping

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But three of his former correspondents, his deaf neighbour at Marble Hill, Lady Suffolk,[127] Lady Hervey (Pope's and Chesterfield's Molly Lepel, to whom he had written much from Paris), and Gray, were dead.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading During the period covered by the last chapter, many changes had taken place in his circle of friends.

past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading Mann and George Montagu (until, in October, 1770, his correspondence with the latter mysteriously ceased) were still the most frequent recipients of his letters, and next to these, Conway, and Cole the antiquary.

a natural or artificial enclosed space

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

From this reading During the period covered by the last chapter, many changes had taken place in his circle of friends.

a place of worship that has its own altar

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading During the period covered by the last chapter, many changes had taken place in his circle of friends.

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From this reading But three of his former correspondents, his deaf neighbour at Marble Hill, Lady Suffolk,[127] Lady Hervey (Pope's and Chesterfield's Molly Lepel, to whom he had written much from Paris), and Gray, were dead.

a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading During the period covered by the last chapter, many changes had taken place in his circle of friends.

surround with a cloister, as of a garden

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head

From this reading Mann and George Montagu (until, in October, 1770, his correspondence with the latter mysteriously ceased) were still the most frequent recipients of his letters, and next to these, Conway, and Cole the antiquary.

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From this reading Mann and George Montagu (until, in October, 1770, his correspondence with the latter mysteriously ceased) were still the most frequent recipients of his letters, and next to these, Conway, and Cole the antiquary.

communication by the exchange of letters

From this reading Mann and George Montagu (until, in October, 1770, his correspondence with the latter mysteriously ceased) were still the most frequent recipients of his letters, and next to these, Conway, and Cole the antiquary.

plural of “correspondent” — someone who communicates by means of letters

From this reading But three of his former correspondents, his deaf neighbour at Marble Hill, Lady Suffolk,[127] Lady Hervey (Pope's and Chesterfield's Molly Lepel, to whom he had written much from Paris), and Gray, were dead.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading During the period covered by the last chapter, many changes had taken place in his circle of friends.

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From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

a slight wetness

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading But three of his former correspondents, his deaf neighbour at Marble Hill, Lady Suffolk,[127] Lady Hervey (Pope's and Chesterfield's Molly Lepel, to whom he had written much from Paris), and Gray, were dead.

lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part

From this reading But three of his former correspondents, his deaf neighbour at Marble Hill, Lady Suffolk,[127] Lady Hervey (Pope's and Chesterfield's Molly Lepel, to whom he had written much from Paris), and Gray, were dead.

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading During the period covered by the last chapter, many changes had taken place in his circle of friends.

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From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

plural of “festivity” — any joyous diversion

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

being seven more than fifty

From this reading In 1774, when, according to its title-page, the _Description of Strawberry Hill_ was printed, Walpole was a man of fifty-seven.

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading But three of his former correspondents, his deaf neighbour at Marble Hill, Lady Suffolk,[127] Lady Hervey (Pope's and Chesterfield's Molly Lepel, to whom he had written much from Paris), and Gray, were dead.

do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

From this reading Mann and George Montagu (until, in October, 1770, his correspondence with the latter mysteriously ceased) were still the most frequent recipients of his letters, and next to these, Conway, and Cole the antiquary.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

spectators at a golf or tennis match

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading Mann and George Montagu (until, in October, 1770, his correspondence with the latter mysteriously ceased) were still the most frequent recipients of his letters, and next to these, Conway, and Cole the antiquary.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading But three of his former correspondents, his deaf neighbour at Marble Hill, Lady Suffolk,[127] Lady Hervey (Pope's and Chesterfield's Molly Lepel, to whom he had written much from Paris), and Gray, were dead.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading During the period covered by the last chapter, many changes had taken place in his circle of friends.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But three of his former correspondents, his deaf neighbour at Marble Hill, Lady Suffolk,[127] Lady Hervey (Pope's and Chesterfield's Molly Lepel, to whom he had written much from Paris), and Gray, were dead.

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From this reading But three of his former correspondents, his deaf neighbour at Marble Hill, Lady Suffolk,[127] Lady Hervey (Pope's and Chesterfield's Molly Lepel, to whom he had written much from Paris), and Gray, were dead.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading During the period covered by the last chapter, many changes had taken place in his circle of friends.

German painter and engraver noted for his portraits; he was commissioned by Henry VIII to provide portraits of the English king's prospective brides (1497-1543)

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

plural of “improvement” — a change for the better; progress in development

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In 1774, when, according to its title-page, the _Description of Strawberry Hill_ was printed, Walpole was a man of fifty-seven.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading But three of his former correspondents, his deaf neighbour at Marble Hill, Lady Suffolk,[127] Lady Hervey (Pope's and Chesterfield's Molly Lepel, to whom he had written much from Paris), and Gray, were dead.

immediately past

From this reading During the period covered by the last chapter, many changes had taken place in his circle of friends.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading Mann and George Montagu (until, in October, 1770, his correspondence with the latter mysteriously ceased) were still the most frequent recipients of his letters, and next to these, Conway, and Cole the antiquary.

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From this reading But three of his former correspondents, his deaf neighbour at Marble Hill, Lady Suffolk,[127] Lady Hervey (Pope's and Chesterfield's Molly Lepel, to whom he had written much from Paris), and Gray, were dead.

the literary culture

From this reading Mann and George Montagu (until, in October, 1770, his correspondence with the latter mysteriously ceased) were still the most frequent recipients of his letters, and next to these, Conway, and Cole the antiquary.

a room where books are kept

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading In 1774, when, according to its title-page, the _Description of Strawberry Hill_ was printed, Walpole was a man of fifty-seven.

United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859)

From this reading Mann and George Montagu (until, in October, 1770, his correspondence with the latter mysteriously ceased) were still the most frequent recipients of his letters, and next to these, Conway, and Cole the antiquary.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading During the period covered by the last chapter, many changes had taken place in his circle of friends.

a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material

From this reading But three of his former correspondents, his deaf neighbour at Marble Hill, Lady Suffolk,[127] Lady Hervey (Pope's and Chesterfield's Molly Lepel, to whom he had written much from Paris), and Gray, were dead.

popular aquarium fish

From this reading But three of his former correspondents, his deaf neighbour at Marble Hill, Lady Suffolk,[127] Lady Hervey (Pope's and Chesterfield's Molly Lepel, to whom he had written much from Paris), and Gray, were dead.

United States anthropologist (born in England) who popularized anthropology (1905-)

From this reading Mann and George Montagu (until, in October, 1770, his correspondence with the latter mysteriously ceased) were still the most frequent recipients of his letters, and next to these, Conway, and Cole the antiquary.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Mann and George Montagu (until, in October, 1770, his correspondence with the latter mysteriously ceased) were still the most frequent recipients of his letters, and next to these, Conway, and Cole the antiquary.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading But three of his former correspondents, his deaf neighbour at Marble Hill, Lady Suffolk,[127] Lady Hervey (Pope's and Chesterfield's Molly Lepel, to whom he had written much from Paris), and Gray, were dead.

in a cryptic manner

From this reading Mann and George Montagu (until, in October, 1770, his correspondence with the latter mysteriously ceased) were still the most frequent recipients of his letters, and next to these, Conway, and Cole the antiquary.

a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading But three of his former correspondents, his deaf neighbour at Marble Hill, Lady Suffolk,[127] Lady Hervey (Pope's and Chesterfield's Molly Lepel, to whom he had written much from Paris), and Gray, were dead.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Mann and George Montagu (until, in October, 1770, his correspondence with the latter mysteriously ceased) were still the most frequent recipients of his letters, and next to these, Conway, and Cole the antiquary.

plural of “niece” — a daughter of your brother or sister

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

the month following September and preceding November

From this reading Mann and George Montagu (until, in October, 1770, his correspondence with the latter mysteriously ceased) were still the most frequent recipients of his letters, and next to these, Conway, and Cole the antiquary.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading But three of his former correspondents, his deaf neighbour at Marble Hill, Lady Suffolk,[127] Lady Hervey (Pope's and Chesterfield's Molly Lepel, to whom he had written much from Paris), and Gray, were dead.

reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

an amount of time

From this reading During the period covered by the last chapter, many changes had taken place in his circle of friends.

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From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading During the period covered by the last chapter, many changes had taken place in his circle of friends.

possessive form of “pope” — the head of the Roman Catholic Church

From this reading But three of his former correspondents, his deaf neighbour at Marble Hill, Lady Suffolk,[127] Lady Hervey (Pope's and Chesterfield's Molly Lepel, to whom he had written much from Paris), and Gray, were dead.

past form of “print” — put into print

From this reading In 1774, when, according to its title-page, the _Description of Strawberry Hill_ was printed, Walpole was a man of fifty-seven.

gradual improvement or growth or development

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

plural of “recipient” — a person who receives something

From this reading Mann and George Montagu (until, in October, 1770, his correspondence with the latter mysteriously ceased) were still the most frequent recipients of his letters, and next to these, Conway, and Cole the antiquary.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

not in physical motion

From this reading Mann and George Montagu (until, in October, 1770, his correspondence with the latter mysteriously ceased) were still the most frequent recipients of his letters, and next to these, Conway, and Cole the antiquary.

sweet fleshy red fruit

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

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From this reading But three of his former correspondents, his deaf neighbour at Marble Hill, Lady Suffolk,[127] Lady Hervey (Pope's and Chesterfield's Molly Lepel, to whom he had written much from Paris), and Gray, were dead.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading During the period covered by the last chapter, many changes had taken place in his circle of friends.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Mann and George Montagu (until, in October, 1770, his correspondence with the latter mysteriously ceased) were still the most frequent recipients of his letters, and next to these, Conway, and Cole the antiquary.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading But three of his former correspondents, his deaf neighbour at Marble Hill, Lady Suffolk,[127] Lady Hervey (Pope's and Chesterfield's Molly Lepel, to whom he had written much from Paris), and Gray, were dead.

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From this reading In 1774, when, according to its title-page, the _Description of Strawberry Hill_ was printed, Walpole was a man of fifty-seven.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

(ancient Rome) an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

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From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

up to a particular time

From this reading Mann and George Montagu (until, in October, 1770, his correspondence with the latter mysteriously ceased) were still the most frequent recipients of his letters, and next to these, Conway, and Cole the antiquary.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797)

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

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From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In 1774, when, according to its title-page, the _Description of Strawberry Hill_ was printed, Walpole was a man of fifty-seven.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Mann and George Montagu (until, in October, 1770, his correspondence with the latter mysteriously ceased) were still the most frequent recipients of his letters, and next to these, Conway, and Cole the antiquary.

at the time that

From this reading In 1774, when, according to its title-page, the _Description of Strawberry Hill_ was printed, Walpole was a man of fifty-seven.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But three of his former correspondents, his deaf neighbour at Marble Hill, Lady Suffolk,[127] Lady Hervey (Pope's and Chesterfield's Molly Lepel, to whom he had written much from Paris), and Gray, were dead.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mann and George Montagu (until, in October, 1770, his correspondence with the latter mysteriously ceased) were still the most frequent recipients of his letters, and next to these, Conway, and Cole the antiquary.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading But three of his former correspondents, his deaf neighbour at Marble Hill, Lady Suffolk,[127] Lady Hervey (Pope's and Chesterfield's Molly Lepel, to whom he had written much from Paris), and Gray, were dead.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading Old Friends and New.--Walpole's Nieces.--Mrs. Damer.--Progress of Strawberry Hill.--Festivities and Later Improvements.--_A Description_, etc., 1774.--The House and Approaches.--Great Parlour, Waiting Room, China Room, and Yellow Bedchamber.--Breakfast Room.--Green Closet and Blue Bedchamber.--Armoury and Library.--Red Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, and Star Chamber.--Gallery.--Round Drawing Room and Tribune.--Great North Bedchamber.--Great Cloister and Chapel.--Walpole on Strawberry.--Its Dampness.--A Drive from Twickenham to Piccadilly.