Barchester Towers

[ bahr-ches-ter, -chi-ster ]

/ ˈbɑr tʃɛs tər, -tʃɪ stər /

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noun

a novel (1857) by Anthony Trollope.

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How to use Barchester Towers in a sentence

And, the Chilbosan would make a hell of a comedy movie; “Fawlty Towers” meets the “Great Dictator.”
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Like that tourist handing out cigars, I, too, had a family member in one of the towers that had been struck by a plane.
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However, guns are never allowed inside prison walls, so the stairways to the towers are outside.
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But also in The Two Towers, we had the scene where he was jumping on a horse.
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Down below, the cops had closed off the two memorial pools that mark the footprints of the towers that once stood there.
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The height of the tower from the level of the street is 105 feet, the slated towers over the lateral pediments being smaller.
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The sentinels were planted at their posts; each on the ramparts of the curtain that ran between the towers.
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Joseph Towers died; a printer, bookseller, and afterwards a preacher with the title of LL.
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All the same, it was a great sight, with its minarets and towers, its Golden Horn and crowded quays.
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In the plain near Punavia is a large fort supported by several towers, built upon the neighbouring hills.
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