Della sits down to cry on the (1) shabby little couch., an adjective used to describe something that is old and in bad condition, She looks at herself and her beautiful, long hair in a (2) pier-glass., a long, narrow mirror between two windows, There was an (3) airshaft separating Della’s flat from the opposite janitor., a vertical pipe or tube used for ventilating a kitchen or bathroom, The (4) janitor had his room..., mainly US: someone whose job it is to take care of a building (the usual British word is caretaker), ...in the (5) basement at the bottom of the building., the part of a building that is partly or completely below the level of the ground, Della could hear Jim’s footsteps on the first (7) flight of stairs., a set of stairs going from one level to another, The (8) letterbox was on the ground floor... , a small box in the hall of a block of flats where the mail (letters etc) is delivered (in a private house the letterbox is a hole in the front door through which the letters are posted), ...in the (9) vestibule., a room between the main door and the rest of a building or house, also known as the hall, The carpet on the floor was old and (10) worn., an adjective used to describe something that looks old and damaged because it has been used a lot.

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