chimney place
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The eyes of the guests were turned half in wonder toward the old chimney place, and half smilingly toward the bride.
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On came the bride, tall and slender and leaning gracefully on her father’s arm, straight toward the tall mantel in the chimney place, which was lavishly banked with palms and flowers, and the minister began reading the ceremony.
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“Could you,” asked the printer, “stay patiently in a chimney place to hear what is said in a room?”
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And Claes, pensive, looked at the flame on the hearth lightening up the chimney place.
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They stayed together as long as the remains of a fire of roots burned in the chimney place.
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