a little way off
I can't sort out with meaning "a little way off" at the sentence: One day there was to be a greate dance at a big house a little way off, and the servants were allowed to go and look at the ladies ans gentelmen.
Сould you help me please)
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Right. "a little way off" is describing the "big house". It describes where the house is relative to the speaker. The house isn't right next to the speaker's, but it's not very far away either. It's just a little way(s) off. (People say "ways" too)
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Thank you
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It means at a certain unspecified distance, either not too far or not to near, depending on the context.
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