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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
abruptly
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From this reading This was the first news of her that I had had since she so abruptly quitted the scene of Alresca's death.
addressed
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From this reading I set off instantly for the hotel, and just as I was going I met my Anglo-Belgian lawyer, who presented to me a large envelope addressed to myself in the handwriting of Alresca, and marked "private."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The lawyer, who had been engaged in the sorting and examination of an enormous quantity of miscellaneous papers left by Alresca, informed me that he only discovered the package that very afternoon.
Alresca
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From this reading I set off instantly for the hotel, and just as I was going I met my Anglo-Belgian lawyer, who presented to me a large envelope addressed to myself in the handwriting of Alresca, and marked "private."
Alresca's
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From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The lawyer, who had been engaged in the sorting and examination of an enormous quantity of miscellaneous papers left by Alresca, informed me that he only discovered the package that very afternoon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
Anglo-Belgian
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From this reading I set off instantly for the hotel, and just as I was going I met my Anglo-Belgian lawyer, who presented to me a large envelope addressed to myself in the handwriting of Alresca, and marked "private."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I set off instantly for the hotel, and just as I was going I met my Anglo-Belgian lawyer, who presented to me a large envelope addressed to myself in the handwriting of Alresca, and marked "private."
asking
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From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The lawyer, who had been engaged in the sorting and examination of an enormous quantity of miscellaneous papers left by Alresca, informed me that he only discovered the package that very afternoon.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The lawyer, who had been engaged in the sorting and examination of an enormous quantity of miscellaneous papers left by Alresca, informed me that he only discovered the package that very afternoon.
call
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From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
ceremony
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From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
Commerce
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From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I took the packet, put it in my pocket, and continued on my way to Rosa.
death
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From this reading This was the first news of her that I had had since she so abruptly quitted the scene of Alresca's death.
discovered
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From this reading The lawyer, who had been engaged in the sorting and examination of an enormous quantity of miscellaneous papers left by Alresca, informed me that he only discovered the package that very afternoon.
du
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From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
engaged
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From this reading The lawyer, who had been engaged in the sorting and examination of an enormous quantity of miscellaneous papers left by Alresca, informed me that he only discovered the package that very afternoon.
enormous
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From this reading The lawyer, who had been engaged in the sorting and examination of an enormous quantity of miscellaneous papers left by Alresca, informed me that he only discovered the package that very afternoon.
envelope
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From this reading I set off instantly for the hotel, and just as I was going I met my Anglo-Belgian lawyer, who presented to me a large envelope addressed to myself in the handwriting of Alresca, and marked "private."
examination
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From this reading The lawyer, who had been engaged in the sorting and examination of an enormous quantity of miscellaneous papers left by Alresca, informed me that he only discovered the package that very afternoon.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the first news of her that I had had since she so abruptly quitted the scene of Alresca's death.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I set off instantly for the hotel, and just as I was going I met my Anglo-Belgian lawyer, who presented to me a large envelope addressed to myself in the handwriting of Alresca, and marked "private."
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
funeral
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From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
going
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From this reading I set off instantly for the hotel, and just as I was going I met my Anglo-Belgian lawyer, who presented to me a large envelope addressed to myself in the handwriting of Alresca, and marked "private."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was the first news of her that I had had since she so abruptly quitted the scene of Alresca's death.
handwriting
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From this reading I set off instantly for the hotel, and just as I was going I met my Anglo-Belgian lawyer, who presented to me a large envelope addressed to myself in the handwriting of Alresca, and marked "private."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The lawyer, who had been engaged in the sorting and examination of an enormous quantity of miscellaneous papers left by Alresca, informed me that he only discovered the package that very afternoon.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
Hotel
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From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
house
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From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I set off instantly for the hotel, and just as I was going I met my Anglo-Belgian lawyer, who presented to me a large envelope addressed to myself in the handwriting of Alresca, and marked "private."
informed
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From this reading The lawyer, who had been engaged in the sorting and examination of an enormous quantity of miscellaneous papers left by Alresca, informed me that he only discovered the package that very afternoon.
instantly
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From this reading I set off instantly for the hotel, and just as I was going I met my Anglo-Belgian lawyer, who presented to me a large envelope addressed to myself in the handwriting of Alresca, and marked "private."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I took the packet, put it in my pocket, and continued on my way to Rosa.
just
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From this reading I set off instantly for the hotel, and just as I was going I met my Anglo-Belgian lawyer, who presented to me a large envelope addressed to myself in the handwriting of Alresca, and marked "private."
large
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From this reading I set off instantly for the hotel, and just as I was going I met my Anglo-Belgian lawyer, who presented to me a large envelope addressed to myself in the handwriting of Alresca, and marked "private."
lawyer
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From this reading I set off instantly for the hotel, and just as I was going I met my Anglo-Belgian lawyer, who presented to me a large envelope addressed to myself in the handwriting of Alresca, and marked "private."
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lawyer, who had been engaged in the sorting and examination of an enormous quantity of miscellaneous papers left by Alresca, informed me that he only discovered the package that very afternoon.
marked
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From this reading I set off instantly for the hotel, and just as I was going I met my Anglo-Belgian lawyer, who presented to me a large envelope addressed to myself in the handwriting of Alresca, and marked "private."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
MESSAGE
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From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
met
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From this reading I set off instantly for the hotel, and just as I was going I met my Anglo-Belgian lawyer, who presented to me a large envelope addressed to myself in the handwriting of Alresca, and marked "private."
miscellaneous
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From this reading The lawyer, who had been engaged in the sorting and examination of an enormous quantity of miscellaneous papers left by Alresca, informed me that he only discovered the package that very afternoon.
moving
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From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I set off instantly for the hotel, and just as I was going I met my Anglo-Belgian lawyer, who presented to me a large envelope addressed to myself in the handwriting of Alresca, and marked "private."
news
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From this reading This was the first news of her that I had had since she so abruptly quitted the scene of Alresca's death.
note
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From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
off
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From this reading I set off instantly for the hotel, and just as I was going I met my Anglo-Belgian lawyer, who presented to me a large envelope addressed to myself in the handwriting of Alresca, and marked "private."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
only
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From this reading The lawyer, who had been engaged in the sorting and examination of an enormous quantity of miscellaneous papers left by Alresca, informed me that he only discovered the package that very afternoon.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
own
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From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
package
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From this reading The lawyer, who had been engaged in the sorting and examination of an enormous quantity of miscellaneous papers left by Alresca, informed me that he only discovered the package that very afternoon.
packet
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From this reading I took the packet, put it in my pocket, and continued on my way to Rosa.
papers
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From this reading The lawyer, who had been engaged in the sorting and examination of an enormous quantity of miscellaneous papers left by Alresca, informed me that he only discovered the package that very afternoon.
picturesque
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From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
pocket
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From this reading I took the packet, put it in my pocket, and continued on my way to Rosa.
presented
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From this reading I set off instantly for the hotel, and just as I was going I met my Anglo-Belgian lawyer, who presented to me a large envelope addressed to myself in the handwriting of Alresca, and marked "private."
private
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From this reading I set off instantly for the hotel, and just as I was going I met my Anglo-Belgian lawyer, who presented to me a large envelope addressed to myself in the handwriting of Alresca, and marked "private."
put
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From this reading I took the packet, put it in my pocket, and continued on my way to Rosa.
quantity
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From this reading The lawyer, who had been engaged in the sorting and examination of an enormous quantity of miscellaneous papers left by Alresca, informed me that he only discovered the package that very afternoon.
quitted
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From this reading This was the first news of her that I had had since she so abruptly quitted the scene of Alresca's death.
rather
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From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
Rosa
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From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
Rosetta
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From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
say
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From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
scene
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From this reading This was the first news of her that I had had since she so abruptly quitted the scene of Alresca's death.
set
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From this reading I set off instantly for the hotel, and just as I was going I met my Anglo-Belgian lawyer, who presented to me a large envelope addressed to myself in the handwriting of Alresca, and marked "private."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was the first news of her that I had had since she so abruptly quitted the scene of Alresca's death.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading This was the first news of her that I had had since she so abruptly quitted the scene of Alresca's death.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This was the first news of her that I had had since she so abruptly quitted the scene of Alresca's death.
sorting
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From this reading The lawyer, who had been engaged in the sorting and examination of an enormous quantity of miscellaneous papers left by Alresca, informed me that he only discovered the package that very afternoon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was the first news of her that I had had since she so abruptly quitted the scene of Alresca's death.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the first news of her that I had had since she so abruptly quitted the scene of Alresca's death.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took the packet, put it in my pocket, and continued on my way to Rosa.
very
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From this reading The lawyer, who had been engaged in the sorting and examination of an enormous quantity of miscellaneous papers left by Alresca, informed me that he only discovered the package that very afternoon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the first news of her that I had had since she so abruptly quitted the scene of Alresca's death.
way
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From this reading I took the packet, put it in my pocket, and continued on my way to Rosa.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE MESSAGE When I returned to Alresca's house--or rather, I should say, to my own house--after the moving and picturesque ceremony of the funeral, I found a note from Rosetta Rosa, asking me to call on her at the Hotel du Commerce.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I set off instantly for the hotel, and just as I was going I met my Anglo-Belgian lawyer, who presented to me a large envelope addressed to myself in the handwriting of Alresca, and marked "private."
