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The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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On the day of the marriage Agnes Lockwood sat alone in the little drawing-room of her London lodgings, burning the letters which had been written to her by Montbarry in the bygone time.

The Countess’s maliciously smart description of her, addressed to Doctor Wybrow, had not even hinted at the charm that most distinguished Agnes—the artless expression of goodness and purity which instantly attracted everyone who approached her.

She looked by many years younger than she really was.

With her fair complexion and her shy manner, it seemed only natural to speak of her as “a girl,” although she was now really advancing towards thirty years of age.

She lived alone with an old nurse devoted to her, on a modest little income which was just enough to support the two.

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The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice Wilkie Collins

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Chapter IV

Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

On the day of the marriage Agnes Lockwood sat alone in the little drawing-room of her London lodgings, burning the letters which had been written to her by Montbarry in the bygone time. The Countess’s maliciously smart description of her, addressed to Doctor Wybrow, had not even hinted at the charm that most distinguished Agnes—the artless expression of goodness and purity which instantly attracted everyone who approached her. She looked by many years younger than she really was. With her fair complexion and her shy manner, it seemed only natural to speak of her as “a girl,” although she was now really advancing towards thirty years of age. She lived alone with an old nurse devoted to her, on a modest little income which was just enough to support the two.

The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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On the day of the marriage Agnes Lockwood sat alone in the little drawing-room of her London lodgings, burning the letters which had been written to her by Montbarry in the bygone time.

Line 2

The Countess’s maliciously smart description of her, addressed to Doctor Wybrow, had not even hinted at the charm that most distinguished Agnes—the artless expression of goodness and purity which instantly attracted everyone who approached her.

Line 3

She looked by many years younger than she really was.

Line 4

With her fair complexion and her shy manner, it seemed only natural to speak of her as “a girl,” although she was now really advancing towards thirty years of age.

Line 5

She lived alone with an old nurse devoted to her, on a modest little income which was just enough to support the two.

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Alone adjective US /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “On the day of the marriage Agnes Lockwood sat alone in the little drawing-room of her London lodgings, burning the letters which had been written to her by Montbarry in the bygone time.”

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a

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From this reading With her fair complexion and her shy manner, it seemed only natural to speak of her as “a girl,” although she was now really advancing towards thirty years of age.

addressed

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From this reading The Countess’s maliciously smart description of her, addressed to Doctor Wybrow, had not even hinted at the charm that most distinguished Agnes—the artless expression of goodness and purity which instantly attracted everyone who approached her.

advancing

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From this reading With her fair complexion and her shy manner, it seemed only natural to speak of her as “a girl,” although she was now really advancing towards thirty years of age.

age

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From this reading With her fair complexion and her shy manner, it seemed only natural to speak of her as “a girl,” although she was now really advancing towards thirty years of age.

Agnes

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From this reading On the day of the marriage Agnes Lockwood sat alone in the little drawing-room of her London lodgings, burning the letters which had been written to her by Montbarry in the bygone time.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading On the day of the marriage Agnes Lockwood sat alone in the little drawing-room of her London lodgings, burning the letters which had been written to her by Montbarry in the bygone time.

although

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an

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From this reading She lived alone with an old nurse devoted to her, on a modest little income which was just enough to support the two.

and

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From this reading The Countess’s maliciously smart description of her, addressed to Doctor Wybrow, had not even hinted at the charm that most distinguished Agnes—the artless expression of goodness and purity which instantly attracted everyone who approached her.

approached

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artless

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as

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From this reading With her fair complexion and her shy manner, it seemed only natural to speak of her as “a girl,” although she was now really advancing towards thirty years of age.

at

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attracted

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been

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burning

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by

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bygone

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charm

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complexion

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Countess's

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From this reading The Countess’s maliciously smart description of her, addressed to Doctor Wybrow, had not even hinted at the charm that most distinguished Agnes—the artless expression of goodness and purity which instantly attracted everyone who approached her.

day

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From this reading On the day of the marriage Agnes Lockwood sat alone in the little drawing-room of her London lodgings, burning the letters which had been written to her by Montbarry in the bygone time.

description

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From this reading The Countess’s maliciously smart description of her, addressed to Doctor Wybrow, had not even hinted at the charm that most distinguished Agnes—the artless expression of goodness and purity which instantly attracted everyone who approached her.

devoted

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From this reading She lived alone with an old nurse devoted to her, on a modest little income which was just enough to support the two.

distinguished

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From this reading The Countess’s maliciously smart description of her, addressed to Doctor Wybrow, had not even hinted at the charm that most distinguished Agnes—the artless expression of goodness and purity which instantly attracted everyone who approached her.

Doctor

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From this reading The Countess’s maliciously smart description of her, addressed to Doctor Wybrow, had not even hinted at the charm that most distinguished Agnes—the artless expression of goodness and purity which instantly attracted everyone who approached her.

drawing-room

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From this reading On the day of the marriage Agnes Lockwood sat alone in the little drawing-room of her London lodgings, burning the letters which had been written to her by Montbarry in the bygone time.

enough

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From this reading She lived alone with an old nurse devoted to her, on a modest little income which was just enough to support the two.

even

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From this reading The Countess’s maliciously smart description of her, addressed to Doctor Wybrow, had not even hinted at the charm that most distinguished Agnes—the artless expression of goodness and purity which instantly attracted everyone who approached her.

everyone

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From this reading The Countess’s maliciously smart description of her, addressed to Doctor Wybrow, had not even hinted at the charm that most distinguished Agnes—the artless expression of goodness and purity which instantly attracted everyone who approached her.

expression

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From this reading The Countess’s maliciously smart description of her, addressed to Doctor Wybrow, had not even hinted at the charm that most distinguished Agnes—the artless expression of goodness and purity which instantly attracted everyone who approached her.

fair

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From this reading With her fair complexion and her shy manner, it seemed only natural to speak of her as “a girl,” although she was now really advancing towards thirty years of age.

girl

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From this reading With her fair complexion and her shy manner, it seemed only natural to speak of her as “a girl,” although she was now really advancing towards thirty years of age.

goodness

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From this reading The Countess’s maliciously smart description of her, addressed to Doctor Wybrow, had not even hinted at the charm that most distinguished Agnes—the artless expression of goodness and purity which instantly attracted everyone who approached her.

had

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From this reading On the day of the marriage Agnes Lockwood sat alone in the little drawing-room of her London lodgings, burning the letters which had been written to her by Montbarry in the bygone time.

her

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From this reading On the day of the marriage Agnes Lockwood sat alone in the little drawing-room of her London lodgings, burning the letters which had been written to her by Montbarry in the bygone time.

hinted

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From this reading The Countess’s maliciously smart description of her, addressed to Doctor Wybrow, had not even hinted at the charm that most distinguished Agnes—the artless expression of goodness and purity which instantly attracted everyone who approached her.

in

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From this reading On the day of the marriage Agnes Lockwood sat alone in the little drawing-room of her London lodgings, burning the letters which had been written to her by Montbarry in the bygone time.

income

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From this reading She lived alone with an old nurse devoted to her, on a modest little income which was just enough to support the two.

instantly

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From this reading The Countess’s maliciously smart description of her, addressed to Doctor Wybrow, had not even hinted at the charm that most distinguished Agnes—the artless expression of goodness and purity which instantly attracted everyone who approached her.

it

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From this reading With her fair complexion and her shy manner, it seemed only natural to speak of her as “a girl,” although she was now really advancing towards thirty years of age.

just

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From this reading She lived alone with an old nurse devoted to her, on a modest little income which was just enough to support the two.

letters

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From this reading On the day of the marriage Agnes Lockwood sat alone in the little drawing-room of her London lodgings, burning the letters which had been written to her by Montbarry in the bygone time.

little

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From this reading On the day of the marriage Agnes Lockwood sat alone in the little drawing-room of her London lodgings, burning the letters which had been written to her by Montbarry in the bygone time.

lived

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From this reading She lived alone with an old nurse devoted to her, on a modest little income which was just enough to support the two.

Lockwood

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From this reading On the day of the marriage Agnes Lockwood sat alone in the little drawing-room of her London lodgings, burning the letters which had been written to her by Montbarry in the bygone time.

lodgings

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London

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From this reading On the day of the marriage Agnes Lockwood sat alone in the little drawing-room of her London lodgings, burning the letters which had been written to her by Montbarry in the bygone time.

looked

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From this reading She looked by many years younger than she really was.

maliciously

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From this reading The Countess’s maliciously smart description of her, addressed to Doctor Wybrow, had not even hinted at the charm that most distinguished Agnes—the artless expression of goodness and purity which instantly attracted everyone who approached her.

manner

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From this reading With her fair complexion and her shy manner, it seemed only natural to speak of her as “a girl,” although she was now really advancing towards thirty years of age.

many

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From this reading She looked by many years younger than she really was.

marriage

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From this reading On the day of the marriage Agnes Lockwood sat alone in the little drawing-room of her London lodgings, burning the letters which had been written to her by Montbarry in the bygone time.

modest

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From this reading She lived alone with an old nurse devoted to her, on a modest little income which was just enough to support the two.

Montbarry

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From this reading On the day of the marriage Agnes Lockwood sat alone in the little drawing-room of her London lodgings, burning the letters which had been written to her by Montbarry in the bygone time.

most

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From this reading The Countess’s maliciously smart description of her, addressed to Doctor Wybrow, had not even hinted at the charm that most distinguished Agnes—the artless expression of goodness and purity which instantly attracted everyone who approached her.

natural

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From this reading With her fair complexion and her shy manner, it seemed only natural to speak of her as “a girl,” although she was now really advancing towards thirty years of age.

not

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From this reading The Countess’s maliciously smart description of her, addressed to Doctor Wybrow, had not even hinted at the charm that most distinguished Agnes—the artless expression of goodness and purity which instantly attracted everyone who approached her.

now

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From this reading With her fair complexion and her shy manner, it seemed only natural to speak of her as “a girl,” although she was now really advancing towards thirty years of age.

nurse

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From this reading She lived alone with an old nurse devoted to her, on a modest little income which was just enough to support the two.

of

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From this reading On the day of the marriage Agnes Lockwood sat alone in the little drawing-room of her London lodgings, burning the letters which had been written to her by Montbarry in the bygone time.

old

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From this reading She lived alone with an old nurse devoted to her, on a modest little income which was just enough to support the two.

On

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From this reading On the day of the marriage Agnes Lockwood sat alone in the little drawing-room of her London lodgings, burning the letters which had been written to her by Montbarry in the bygone time.

only

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From this reading With her fair complexion and her shy manner, it seemed only natural to speak of her as “a girl,” although she was now really advancing towards thirty years of age.

purity

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From this reading The Countess’s maliciously smart description of her, addressed to Doctor Wybrow, had not even hinted at the charm that most distinguished Agnes—the artless expression of goodness and purity which instantly attracted everyone who approached her.

really

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From this reading She looked by many years younger than she really was.

sat

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From this reading On the day of the marriage Agnes Lockwood sat alone in the little drawing-room of her London lodgings, burning the letters which had been written to her by Montbarry in the bygone time.

seemed

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From this reading With her fair complexion and her shy manner, it seemed only natural to speak of her as “a girl,” although she was now really advancing towards thirty years of age.

She

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From this reading She looked by many years younger than she really was.

shy

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From this reading With her fair complexion and her shy manner, it seemed only natural to speak of her as “a girl,” although she was now really advancing towards thirty years of age.

smart

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From this reading The Countess’s maliciously smart description of her, addressed to Doctor Wybrow, had not even hinted at the charm that most distinguished Agnes—the artless expression of goodness and purity which instantly attracted everyone who approached her.

speak

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From this reading With her fair complexion and her shy manner, it seemed only natural to speak of her as “a girl,” although she was now really advancing towards thirty years of age.

support

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From this reading She lived alone with an old nurse devoted to her, on a modest little income which was just enough to support the two.

than

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From this reading She looked by many years younger than she really was.

that

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From this reading The Countess’s maliciously smart description of her, addressed to Doctor Wybrow, had not even hinted at the charm that most distinguished Agnes—the artless expression of goodness and purity which instantly attracted everyone who approached her.

the

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From this reading On the day of the marriage Agnes Lockwood sat alone in the little drawing-room of her London lodgings, burning the letters which had been written to her by Montbarry in the bygone time.

thirty

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From this reading With her fair complexion and her shy manner, it seemed only natural to speak of her as “a girl,” although she was now really advancing towards thirty years of age.

time

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From this reading On the day of the marriage Agnes Lockwood sat alone in the little drawing-room of her London lodgings, burning the letters which had been written to her by Montbarry in the bygone time.

to

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From this reading On the day of the marriage Agnes Lockwood sat alone in the little drawing-room of her London lodgings, burning the letters which had been written to her by Montbarry in the bygone time.

towards

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From this reading With her fair complexion and her shy manner, it seemed only natural to speak of her as “a girl,” although she was now really advancing towards thirty years of age.

two

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From this reading She lived alone with an old nurse devoted to her, on a modest little income which was just enough to support the two.

was

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From this reading She looked by many years younger than she really was.

which

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From this reading On the day of the marriage Agnes Lockwood sat alone in the little drawing-room of her London lodgings, burning the letters which had been written to her by Montbarry in the bygone time.

who

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From this reading The Countess’s maliciously smart description of her, addressed to Doctor Wybrow, had not even hinted at the charm that most distinguished Agnes—the artless expression of goodness and purity which instantly attracted everyone who approached her.

With

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From this reading With her fair complexion and her shy manner, it seemed only natural to speak of her as “a girl,” although she was now really advancing towards thirty years of age.

written

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From this reading On the day of the marriage Agnes Lockwood sat alone in the little drawing-room of her London lodgings, burning the letters which had been written to her by Montbarry in the bygone time.

Wybrow

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From this reading The Countess’s maliciously smart description of her, addressed to Doctor Wybrow, had not even hinted at the charm that most distinguished Agnes—the artless expression of goodness and purity which instantly attracted everyone who approached her.

years

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From this reading She looked by many years younger than she really was.

younger

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From this reading She looked by many years younger than she really was.

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