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, <WSD>back</WSD> 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 beach. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Away from the front or from an edge.