Sentence:  Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path [...]. It twisted and turned,...and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn. And, back of the lawn, was a big, old-fashioned house, with piazzas stretching in front of it, and all blazing with lights. 'Twas the house I'd seen the roof of from the <WSD>beach</WSD>. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.