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1.
Marble is a type of very hard rock which feels cold when you touch it and which shines when it is cut and polished. Statues and parts of buildings are sometimes made of ~.
The house has a superb staircase made from oak and ~...
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2.
Marbles are sculptures made of ~.
...~s and bronzes from the Golden Age of Athens.
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3.
Marbles is a children’s game played with small balls, usually made of coloured glass. You roll a ball along the ground and try to hit an opponent’s ball with it.
On the far side of the street, two boys were playing ~s.
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4.
A ~ is one of the small balls used in the game of ~s.
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