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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 I. In considering the growth of the design of the New Palace at Westminster, it is necessary to remember, that it was not left entirely free, to be determined by the taste of the architect or the requirements of the building, but was influenced by the site, by the existence of Westminster Hall, of the Courts of Law, and of a portion of the old St. Stephen’s Chapel, and by the limitation to either the Elizabethan or Gothic style dictated by the judges.
acoustic
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
ACTUAL
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From this reading BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTUAL BUILDING.--Its dimensions--Its main lines of approach; the public approach--The royal approach--The private approaches of Peers and Commons--General character of the plan--The external fronts--The towers--Criticisms on the building by independent authorities.
adoption
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
alteration
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
Alterations
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
approach
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From this reading BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTUAL BUILDING.--Its dimensions--Its main lines of approach; the public approach--The royal approach--The private approaches of Peers and Commons--General character of the plan--The external fronts--The towers--Criticisms on the building by independent authorities.
approaches
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From this reading BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTUAL BUILDING.--Its dimensions--Its main lines of approach; the public approach--The royal approach--The private approaches of Peers and Commons--General character of the plan--The external fronts--The towers--Criticisms on the building by independent authorities.
architect
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From this reading I. In considering the growth of the design of the New Palace at Westminster, it is necessary to remember, that it was not left entirely free, to be determined by the taste of the architect or the requirements of the building, but was influenced by the site, by the existence of Westminster Hall, of the Courts of Law, and of a portion of the old St. Stephen’s Chapel, and by the limitation to either the Elizabethan or Gothic style dictated by the judges.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE NEW PALACE AT WESTMINSTER.
authorities
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From this reading BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTUAL BUILDING.--Its dimensions--Its main lines of approach; the public approach--The royal approach--The private approaches of Peers and Commons--General character of the plan--The external fronts--The towers--Criticisms on the building by independent authorities.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I. In considering the growth of the design of the New Palace at Westminster, it is necessary to remember, that it was not left entirely free, to be determined by the taste of the architect or the requirements of the building, but was influenced by the site, by the existence of Westminster Hall, of the Courts of Law, and of a portion of the old St. Stephen’s Chapel, and by the limitation to either the Elizabethan or Gothic style dictated by the judges.
BRIEF
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From this reading BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTUAL BUILDING.--Its dimensions--Its main lines of approach; the public approach--The royal approach--The private approaches of Peers and Commons--General character of the plan--The external fronts--The towers--Criticisms on the building by independent authorities.
building
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I. In considering the growth of the design of the New Palace at Westminster, it is necessary to remember, that it was not left entirely free, to be determined by the taste of the architect or the requirements of the building, but was influenced by the site, by the existence of Westminster Hall, of the Courts of Law, and of a portion of the old St. Stephen’s Chapel, and by the limitation to either the Elizabethan or Gothic style dictated by the judges.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTUAL BUILDING.--Its dimensions--Its main lines of approach; the public approach--The royal approach--The private approaches of Peers and Commons--General character of the plan--The external fronts--The towers--Criticisms on the building by independent authorities.
Central
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
Chapel
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
character
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From this reading BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTUAL BUILDING.--Its dimensions--Its main lines of approach; the public approach--The royal approach--The private approaches of Peers and Commons--General character of the plan--The external fronts--The towers--Criticisms on the building by independent authorities.
choice
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
circumstances
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
Clock
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
Commons
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
conception
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
considering
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From this reading I. In considering the growth of the design of the New Palace at Westminster, it is necessary to remember, that it was not left entirely free, to be determined by the taste of the architect or the requirements of the building, but was influenced by the site, by the existence of Westminster Hall, of the Courts of Law, and of a portion of the old St. Stephen’s Chapel, and by the limitation to either the Elizabethan or Gothic style dictated by the judges.
construction
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
Courts
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From this reading I. In considering the growth of the design of the New Palace at Westminster, it is necessary to remember, that it was not left entirely free, to be determined by the taste of the architect or the requirements of the building, but was influenced by the site, by the existence of Westminster Hall, of the Courts of Law, and of a portion of the old St. Stephen’s Chapel, and by the limitation to either the Elizabethan or Gothic style dictated by the judges.
Criticisms
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From this reading BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTUAL BUILDING.--Its dimensions--Its main lines of approach; the public approach--The royal approach--The private approaches of Peers and Commons--General character of the plan--The external fronts--The towers--Criticisms on the building by independent authorities.
decoration
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
DESCRIPTION
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From this reading BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTUAL BUILDING.--Its dimensions--Its main lines of approach; the public approach--The royal approach--The private approaches of Peers and Commons--General character of the plan--The external fronts--The towers--Criticisms on the building by independent authorities.
DESIGN
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
determined
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From this reading I. In considering the growth of the design of the New Palace at Westminster, it is necessary to remember, that it was not left entirely free, to be determined by the taste of the architect or the requirements of the building, but was influenced by the site, by the existence of Westminster Hall, of the Courts of Law, and of a portion of the old St. Stephen’s Chapel, and by the limitation to either the Elizabethan or Gothic style dictated by the judges.
dictated
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From this reading I. In considering the growth of the design of the New Palace at Westminster, it is necessary to remember, that it was not left entirely free, to be determined by the taste of the architect or the requirements of the building, but was influenced by the site, by the existence of Westminster Hall, of the Courts of Law, and of a portion of the old St. Stephen’s Chapel, and by the limitation to either the Elizabethan or Gothic style dictated by the judges.
difficulty
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
dimensions
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From this reading BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTUAL BUILDING.--Its dimensions--Its main lines of approach; the public approach--The royal approach--The private approaches of Peers and Commons--General character of the plan--The external fronts--The towers--Criticisms on the building by independent authorities.
dominant
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading I. In considering the growth of the design of the New Palace at Westminster, it is necessary to remember, that it was not left entirely free, to be determined by the taste of the architect or the requirements of the building, but was influenced by the site, by the existence of Westminster Hall, of the Courts of Law, and of a portion of the old St. Stephen’s Chapel, and by the limitation to either the Elizabethan or Gothic style dictated by the judges.
Elizabethan
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
Enlargement
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
entirely
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From this reading I. In considering the growth of the design of the New Palace at Westminster, it is necessary to remember, that it was not left entirely free, to be determined by the taste of the architect or the requirements of the building, but was influenced by the site, by the existence of Westminster Hall, of the Courts of Law, and of a portion of the old St. Stephen’s Chapel, and by the limitation to either the Elizabethan or Gothic style dictated by the judges.
entrance
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
existence
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From this reading I. In considering the growth of the design of the New Palace at Westminster, it is necessary to remember, that it was not left entirely free, to be determined by the taste of the architect or the requirements of the building, but was influenced by the site, by the existence of Westminster Hall, of the Courts of Law, and of a portion of the old St. Stephen’s Chapel, and by the limitation to either the Elizabethan or Gothic style dictated by the judges.
external
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
free
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From this reading I. In considering the growth of the design of the New Palace at Westminster, it is necessary to remember, that it was not left entirely free, to be determined by the taste of the architect or the requirements of the building, but was influenced by the site, by the existence of Westminster Hall, of the Courts of Law, and of a portion of the old St. Stephen’s Chapel, and by the limitation to either the Elizabethan or Gothic style dictated by the judges.
Front
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
Fronts
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
Gallery
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
General
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
Gothic
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
grand
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
Great
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
GROWTH
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
Hall
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
HISTORY
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
House
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
II
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From this reading II.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
inclination
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
increase
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
independent
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From this reading BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTUAL BUILDING.--Its dimensions--Its main lines of approach; the public approach--The royal approach--The private approaches of Peers and Commons--General character of the plan--The external fronts--The towers--Criticisms on the building by independent authorities.
Influence
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
influenced
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From this reading I. In considering the growth of the design of the New Palace at Westminster, it is necessary to remember, that it was not left entirely free, to be determined by the taste of the architect or the requirements of the building, but was influenced by the site, by the existence of Westminster Hall, of the Courts of Law, and of a portion of the old St. Stephen’s Chapel, and by the limitation to either the Elizabethan or Gothic style dictated by the judges.
irregularity
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I. In considering the growth of the design of the New Palace at Westminster, it is necessary to remember, that it was not left entirely free, to be determined by the taste of the architect or the requirements of the building, but was influenced by the site, by the existence of Westminster Hall, of the Courts of Law, and of a portion of the old St. Stephen’s Chapel, and by the limitation to either the Elizabethan or Gothic style dictated by the judges.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I. In considering the growth of the design of the New Palace at Westminster, it is necessary to remember, that it was not left entirely free, to be determined by the taste of the architect or the requirements of the building, but was influenced by the site, by the existence of Westminster Hall, of the Courts of Law, and of a portion of the old St. Stephen’s Chapel, and by the limitation to either the Elizabethan or Gothic style dictated by the judges.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
judges
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From this reading I. In considering the growth of the design of the New Palace at Westminster, it is necessary to remember, that it was not left entirely free, to be determined by the taste of the architect or the requirements of the building, but was influenced by the site, by the existence of Westminster Hall, of the Courts of Law, and of a portion of the old St. Stephen’s Chapel, and by the limitation to either the Elizabethan or Gothic style dictated by the judges.
Land
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
Law
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From this reading I. In considering the growth of the design of the New Palace at Westminster, it is necessary to remember, that it was not left entirely free, to be determined by the taste of the architect or the requirements of the building, but was influenced by the site, by the existence of Westminster Hall, of the Courts of Law, and of a portion of the old St. Stephen’s Chapel, and by the limitation to either the Elizabethan or Gothic style dictated by the judges.
left
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From this reading I. In considering the growth of the design of the New Palace at Westminster, it is necessary to remember, that it was not left entirely free, to be determined by the taste of the architect or the requirements of the building, but was influenced by the site, by the existence of Westminster Hall, of the Courts of Law, and of a portion of the old St. Stephen’s Chapel, and by the limitation to either the Elizabethan or Gothic style dictated by the judges.
Limitation
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
lines
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From this reading BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTUAL BUILDING.--Its dimensions--Its main lines of approach; the public approach--The royal approach--The private approaches of Peers and Commons--General character of the plan--The external fronts--The towers--Criticisms on the building by independent authorities.
Lords
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
Lowness
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
main
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From this reading BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTUAL BUILDING.--Its dimensions--Its main lines of approach; the public approach--The royal approach--The private approaches of Peers and Commons--General character of the plan--The external fronts--The towers--Criticisms on the building by independent authorities.
necessary
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From this reading I. In considering the growth of the design of the New Palace at Westminster, it is necessary to remember, that it was not left entirely free, to be determined by the taste of the architect or the requirements of the building, but was influenced by the site, by the existence of Westminster Hall, of the Courts of Law, and of a portion of the old St. Stephen’s Chapel, and by the limitation to either the Elizabethan or Gothic style dictated by the judges.
NEW
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From this reading THE NEW PALACE AT WESTMINSTER.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I. In considering the growth of the design of the New Palace at Westminster, it is necessary to remember, that it was not left entirely free, to be determined by the taste of the architect or the requirements of the building, but was influenced by the site, by the existence of Westminster Hall, of the Courts of Law, and of a portion of the old St. Stephen’s Chapel, and by the limitation to either the Elizabethan or Gothic style dictated by the judges.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
old
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From this reading I. In considering the growth of the design of the New Palace at Westminster, it is necessary to remember, that it was not left entirely free, to be determined by the taste of the architect or the requirements of the building, but was influenced by the site, by the existence of Westminster Hall, of the Courts of Law, and of a portion of the old St. Stephen’s Chapel, and by the limitation to either the Elizabethan or Gothic style dictated by the judges.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I. In considering the growth of the design of the New Palace at Westminster, it is necessary to remember, that it was not left entirely free, to be determined by the taste of the architect or the requirements of the building, but was influenced by the site, by the existence of Westminster Hall, of the Courts of Law, and of a portion of the old St. Stephen’s Chapel, and by the limitation to either the Elizabethan or Gothic style dictated by the judges.
Original
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
PALACE
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From this reading THE NEW PALACE AT WESTMINSTER.
Peers
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From this reading BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTUAL BUILDING.--Its dimensions--Its main lines of approach; the public approach--The royal approach--The private approaches of Peers and Commons--General character of the plan--The external fronts--The towers--Criticisms on the building by independent authorities.
Perpendicular
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
plan
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
porch
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
portion
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From this reading I. In considering the growth of the design of the New Palace at Westminster, it is necessary to remember, that it was not left entirely free, to be determined by the taste of the architect or the requirements of the building, but was influenced by the site, by the existence of Westminster Hall, of the Courts of Law, and of a portion of the old St. Stephen’s Chapel, and by the limitation to either the Elizabethan or Gothic style dictated by the judges.
Principle
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
private
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From this reading BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTUAL BUILDING.--Its dimensions--Its main lines of approach; the public approach--The royal approach--The private approaches of Peers and Commons--General character of the plan--The external fronts--The towers--Criticisms on the building by independent authorities.
problem
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
public
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
Question
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
regularity
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I. In considering the growth of the design of the New Palace at Westminster, it is necessary to remember, that it was not left entirely free, to be determined by the taste of the architect or the requirements of the building, but was influenced by the site, by the existence of Westminster Hall, of the Courts of Law, and of a portion of the old St. Stephen’s Chapel, and by the limitation to either the Elizabethan or Gothic style dictated by the judges.
requirements
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
restoration
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
River
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
Royal
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
Simplicity
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
site
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
St
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
Stephen's
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
style
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
styles
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
symmetry
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading I. In considering the growth of the design of the New Palace at Westminster, it is necessary to remember, that it was not left entirely free, to be determined by the taste of the architect or the requirements of the building, but was influenced by the site, by the existence of Westminster Hall, of the Courts of Law, and of a portion of the old St. Stephen’s Chapel, and by the limitation to either the Elizabethan or Gothic style dictated by the judges.
tendency
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I. In considering the growth of the design of the New Palace at Westminster, it is necessary to remember, that it was not left entirely free, to be determined by the taste of the architect or the requirements of the building, but was influenced by the site, by the existence of Westminster Hall, of the Courts of Law, and of a portion of the old St. Stephen’s Chapel, and by the limitation to either the Elizabethan or Gothic style dictated by the judges.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW PALACE AT WESTMINSTER.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
Tower
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
towers
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From this reading BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTUAL BUILDING.--Its dimensions--Its main lines of approach; the public approach--The royal approach--The private approaches of Peers and Commons--General character of the plan--The external fronts--The towers--Criticisms on the building by independent authorities.
upward
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
Use
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
Victoria
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From this reading I. HISTORY OF THE GROWTH OF THE DESIGN.--Influence of external circumstances on the design--Lowness and irregularity of site--Limitation of choice to Elizabethan and Gothic styles--Choice of Perpendicular style--Original conception of the plan--Question of restoration of St. Stephen’s Chapel--Use of Westminster Hall as the grand entrance to the building--Simplicity of plan--Principle of symmetry and regularity dominant--Enlargement of plan after its adoption--Conception of St. Stephen’s porch--The Central Hall--The Royal Entrance and Royal Gallery--The House of Lords, its construction and decoration--The House of Commons, and its alteration--Great difficulty of the acoustic problem--Enlargement of public requirements--Alterations of design in the River Front--The Land Fronts--The Victoria Tower--The Clock Tower--General inclination to increase the upward tendency of the design, and the amount of decoration.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I. In considering the growth of the design of the New Palace at Westminster, it is necessary to remember, that it was not left entirely free, to be determined by the taste of the architect or the requirements of the building, but was influenced by the site, by the existence of Westminster Hall, of the Courts of Law, and of a portion of the old St. Stephen’s Chapel, and by the limitation to either the Elizabethan or Gothic style dictated by the judges.
WESTMINSTER
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From this reading THE NEW PALACE AT WESTMINSTER.
