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 <WSD>piazzas</WSD> stretching in front of it, and all blazing with lights. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A veranda; a porch.