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diff --git a/mammoth/docx/styles_xml.py b/mammoth/docx/styles_xml.py
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+import collections
+
+
+class Styles(object):
+    def __init__(self, paragraph_styles):
+        self._paragraph_styles = paragraph_styles
+    
+    def find_paragraph_style_by_id(self, style_id):
+        return self._paragraph_styles.get(style_id)
+
+
+def read_styles_xml_element(element):
+    paragraph_styles = {}
+    
+    for style_element in element.find_children("w:style"):
+        style = _read_style_element(style_element)
+        paragraph_styles[style.style_id] = style
+    
+    return Styles(paragraph_styles)
+
+
+def _read_style_element(element):
+    style_id = element.attributes["w:styleId"]
+    return Style(style_id=style_id)
+
+
+Style = collections.namedtuple("Style", "style_id")