in search of	looking for sth
the bustle of	busy and usually noisy activity
to be tucked away	to be hidden and in a quiet area
an alley	a narrow street between buildings, not usually used by cars
to witness	to see sth happen (crime, accident); to experience important events or changes
to sample	to taste food or drink; to choose some people from a larger group to ask them questions
the hustle and bustle	busy and noisy activity
a lodge	small house on the land of a large country house (usually at the main entrance gate); a room at the
a four-postebed	a bed with four tall posts at the corners with a cover fixed at the top of the posts and curtains ar
a linen bed cover	sheets made of cloth made from a flax plant (high quality clothes)
a soothing pale blue	the shade of pale blue that makes you feel calmer and less anxious
a neat green lawn	idy and carefully arranged area of ground covered with short grass
to stretch (all the way down to)	to make sth bigger or looser by pulling it
an orchard	a place where fruit trees are grown
to surround / surrounded by / surroundings	to be all around someone or sth on every side/passive form/ objects that are around a person or a th
pouring rain	very heavy rain
to gaze at sb/sth	to look at sth for a long time, giving all attention, often without realizing
marble	a type of hard rock which after smoothing and polishing is used for making statues etc.
dignified (beauty)	behaving in a calm and serious way which makes people respect you
the artefacts	an object such as a tool, weapon etc. that was made in the past and is historically important
impressive	making you admire it cause it’s very good, large etc.
hum (of voices)	a long continuous sound
polished	shiny because of being rubbed, usually with polish
sweeping staircases	stairs that form a curved shape
to gasp at	to breathe in suddenly in a way that can be heard cause you are surprisedto breathe in suddenly in a
to display	to show sth to people or put it in a place where people can see it
en exhibit / an exhibition	a painting that is put in a public place so that people can go to see it/a show of paintings, photos
lifelike	looking exactly like a real person or thing
a carving	an object or pattern made by cutting a shape in wood or stone for decoration
to whisper	to speak very quietly
reluctant to do sth	slow and unwilling
spectacular	very impressive; very sudden, unexpected or extreme