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The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Wilkie Collins • Curated US English Learning Edition

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“...You have some influence over Agnes.

Try what you can do, Henry, to make her take a sensible view of the matter.

There is really nothing to make a fuss about.

My wife’s maid knocked at her door early in the morning, with the customary cup of tea.

Getting no answer, she went round to the dressing-room—found the door on that side unlocked—and discovered Agnes on the bed in a fainting fit.

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Chapter XXIII Reading 1/33

The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

“...You have some influence over Agnes.

Line 2

Try what you can do, Henry, to make her take a sensible view of the matter.

Line 3

There is really nothing to make a fuss about.

Line 4

My wife’s maid knocked at her door early in the morning, with the customary cup of tea.

Line 5

Getting no answer, she went round to the dressing-room—found the door on that side unlocked—and discovered Agnes on the bed in a fainting fit.

All words in this reading · 57

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a

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about

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From this reading There is really nothing to make a fuss about.

Agnes

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From this reading “...You have some influence over Agnes.

and

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From this reading Getting no answer, she went round to the dressing-room—found the door on that side unlocked—and discovered Agnes on the bed in a fainting fit.

answer

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From this reading Getting no answer, she went round to the dressing-room—found the door on that side unlocked—and discovered Agnes on the bed in a fainting fit.

at

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From this reading My wife’s maid knocked at her door early in the morning, with the customary cup of tea.

bed

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can

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cup

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customary

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discovered

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do

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door

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dressing-room

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early

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fainting

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fit

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From this reading Getting no answer, she went round to the dressing-room—found the door on that side unlocked—and discovered Agnes on the bed in a fainting fit.

found

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fuss

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From this reading There is really nothing to make a fuss about.

Getting

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have

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Henry

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her

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in

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influence

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From this reading “...You have some influence over Agnes.

is

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From this reading There is really nothing to make a fuss about.

knocked

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maid

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make

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matter

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morning

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My

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no

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From this reading Getting no answer, she went round to the dressing-room—found the door on that side unlocked—and discovered Agnes on the bed in a fainting fit.

nothing

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From this reading There is really nothing to make a fuss about.

of

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on

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over

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From this reading “...You have some influence over Agnes.

really

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From this reading There is really nothing to make a fuss about.

round

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sensible

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From this reading Try what you can do, Henry, to make her take a sensible view of the matter.

she

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From this reading Getting no answer, she went round to the dressing-room—found the door on that side unlocked—and discovered Agnes on the bed in a fainting fit.

side

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From this reading Getting no answer, she went round to the dressing-room—found the door on that side unlocked—and discovered Agnes on the bed in a fainting fit.

some

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From this reading “...You have some influence over Agnes.

take

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From this reading Try what you can do, Henry, to make her take a sensible view of the matter.

tea

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that

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From this reading Getting no answer, she went round to the dressing-room—found the door on that side unlocked—and discovered Agnes on the bed in a fainting fit.

the

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There

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From this reading There is really nothing to make a fuss about.

to

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Try

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From this reading Try what you can do, Henry, to make her take a sensible view of the matter.

unlocked

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From this reading Getting no answer, she went round to the dressing-room—found the door on that side unlocked—and discovered Agnes on the bed in a fainting fit.

view

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From this reading Try what you can do, Henry, to make her take a sensible view of the matter.

went

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From this reading Getting no answer, she went round to the dressing-room—found the door on that side unlocked—and discovered Agnes on the bed in a fainting fit.

what

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From this reading Try what you can do, Henry, to make her take a sensible view of the matter.

wife's

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From this reading My wife’s maid knocked at her door early in the morning, with the customary cup of tea.

with

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From this reading My wife’s maid knocked at her door early in the morning, with the customary cup of tea.

You

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From this reading “...You have some influence over Agnes.

Chapter 23 of The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice by Wilkie Collins holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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