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Walking through some of the nearby villages was like passing through a window of time, watching people wearing homespun wool, living in stone-and-timber houses that could have been built centuries before.
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At their stone-and-timber vacation compound in Aspen, Colo., on Red Mountain and assessed by county officials at $20 million, the Bucksbaums frequently host dinners for famous musicians like cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinist Joshua Bell.
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His family farm was a quarter mile from the city gates, a huge place with many outbuildings, the stone-and-timber farmhouse bulking up among them like an old grey gander in a flock of geese.
'Lavinia' 2008
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According to Belegir and Ivradan, Great Drathil had once been a sizeable stone-and-timber city in the foothills of the High Hilvorns, surrounded by sprawling fields and orchards.
The Warslayer Edghill, Rosemary 2002
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The stone-and-timber structure was covered in moss.
Odyssey Moore, Vance 2001
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The stone-and-timber structure was covered in moss.
Odyssey Moore, Vance 2001
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Merwha gestured toward a stone-and-timber building standing on a rise behind the pier.
The Order War Modesitt, L. E. 1995
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Severa had stopped at the post house, next to The Broken Wheel, a two-story stone-and-timber structure, and the only inn.
The Order War Modesitt, L. E. 1995
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Severa had stopped at the post house, next to The Broken Wheel, a two-story stone-and-timber structure, and the only inn.
The Order War Modesitt, L. E. 1995
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The Broken Wheel, the two-story stone-and-timber inn, looked almost the same as the last time Justen had been home, except that the cracked wagon spokes on the sign were now a darker brown.
The Order War Modesitt, L. E. 1995
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