As soon as he had finished, he called a porter to his side. From Wordnik.com. [Recalled to Life] Reference
I noticed that he called a porter and had the door locked when he went out. From Wordnik.com. [Greenmantle] Reference
We arrive regularly at ten, and the porter is ready to open and close the door. From Wordnik.com. [The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B.] Reference
At half after eight she called the porter and had him arrange her section for the night. From Wordnik.com. [North of Fifty-Three] Reference
I called the porter and told him to go to the pantry and get the gentleman a lunch, which he did. From Wordnik.com. [Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi] Reference
A porter is summoned from across the lobby and he escorts me to the lifts at the back of the hotel. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: The Spanish Game by Charles Cumming] Reference
The girls hurried out to the car platform and Barbara asked: "Nolla, why don't you call the porter?". From Wordnik.com. [Polly of Pebbly Pit] Reference
“Gharíb:” the porter is offended because the word implies “poor devil;” esp. one out of his own country. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
When the dead body of a Ukrainian porter is discovered in the restaurant cellar, the tenuous balance in Gabe's life begins to slip. From Wordnik.com. [In the Kitchen by Monica Ali: Questions] Reference
He shewed me how I was to release him from his ridiculous position, and then after covering it up again he called the porter and went away. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova] Reference
The porter was a brave man, and he refused to do it. From Wordnik.com. [A Ball Player's Career Being the Personal Experiences and Reminiscensces of Adrian C. Anson] Reference
Then Peredur understood that the porter was the lion. From Wordnik.com. [The Mabinogion Vol. 1 (of 3)] Reference
Before the porter was thereat, The boy was in the haa. From Wordnik.com. [Bonny Baby Livingston] Reference
At last they all agreed that the porter should be the man. From Wordnik.com. [The Arabian Nights Entertainments] Reference
You call a porter and ask him to carry the suitcases to the taxi. From Wordnik.com. [Activities for English Corner (or Oral English class) « Peace Corps: China] Reference
Why should they have called the porter, if it had been their doing?. From Wordnik.com. [Prestuplenie i nakazanie. English] Reference
The porter was a creature whom Ugly does not even slightly describe. From Wordnik.com. [The Enormous Room] Reference
"Lumberville -- Lumber-ville!" called the porter, smiling back at the. From Wordnik.com. [The Bobbsey Twins in the Great West] Reference
Dan had stepped into the hall to call a porter to take the trunk down. From Wordnik.com. [A Virginia girl in the Civil War, 1861-1865, by ed.] Reference
"Mind you take every care of him, for the porter is a right good fellow.". From Wordnik.com. [Teddy The Story of a Little Pickle] Reference
He reached out for the telephone and called the porter's desk downstairs. From Wordnik.com. [The Saint in Action]
While the tartness mixed with the porter was a little bizarre, it worked. From Wordnik.com. [Great Taste In Review] Reference
But the door was locked, and it was necessary to call a porter, who tarried. From Wordnik.com. [Clayhanger] Reference
The porter was a young man in years, but at the moment looked old and miserable. From Wordnik.com. [Three Men on the Bummel] Reference
The porter was a tall, good-looking black -- much like Alex Cross, Soneji thought. From Wordnik.com. [Cat & Mouse]
At random I gave her lower eleven, and called a porter to help her with her luggage. From Wordnik.com. [The Man in Lower Ten] Reference
The rump steak, when cut with the tenderloin in it, is also called porter-house steak. From Wordnik.com. [Miss Parloa's New Cook Book] Reference
The white smile flashed at him by the porter was a receipt for indemnity paid in full. From Wordnik.com. [Bucky O'Connor] Reference
He called a porter to find it for him, telling him the name to be read on the articles. From Wordnik.com. [What I Remember]
As with all of the Founder's beers I've had recently, the porter is a solid, classy winner. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-01-01] Reference
But the porter was a strong man; he stood in the doorway, and would not let the proud king enter. From Wordnik.com. [Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes] Reference
"I have a kind of ale," said he, "which is called porter; if you will try it, perhaps you will like it.". From Wordnik.com. [Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland] Reference
He called a porter, and gave him the heavy valise and the bundle of rugs that formed the whole of his hand baggage. From Wordnik.com. [Fantômas] Reference
I got up from the prayers, went out of the room, and called the porter to go out and see what was the matter with the dog. From Wordnik.com. [The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton Volume II] Reference
“Shall we call a porter to fetch my trunk?”. From Wordnik.com. [Clockwork Angel] Reference
I saw a man who appeared to be a kind of porter, and he told me that Captain. From Wordnik.com. [Chatterbox, 1905.] Reference
But beers such as porter, stout and ales have much higher levels of the compound. From Wordnik.com. [We Were Right] Reference
Their "porter," a husky young man named John, took charge of their hefty steamer trunk. From Wordnik.com. [Time Scout]
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