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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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She sat down in a chair by the hearth .
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She was as tall as Nigel, and now folded herself gracefully into a low chair by the hearth .
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Then they all gathered before a small fire on the kitchen hearth .
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There was a fire in the hearth and sandwiches on the sideboard.
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To be a Vestal Virgin meant both to be a guardian of the hearth and to be absolutely pure.