The manservant and a driver were dragging portmanteaux into the room. From Wordnik.com. [A Hero of Our Time] Reference
Papa got in, and all their trunks and portmanteaux, and drove to the pier. From Wordnik.com. [Ultima Thule] Reference
True enough, everything stood ready-packed — trunks, portmanteaux, and all. From Wordnik.com. [The Gambler] Reference
Within fifteen minutes the hall was a sea of bandboxes, hampers, portmanteaux. From Wordnik.com. [A Wicked Gentleman] Reference
Her bandboxes and portmanteaux are filled with her best clothes and all her jewels. From Wordnik.com. [The Virginians] Reference
We three went forward also, but we left our portmanteaux to take care of themselves. From Wordnik.com. [Adventures in Many Lands] Reference
A photo was secured of him as he lay half concealed amongst the portmanteaux, packages and "pan.". From Wordnik.com. [Argentina from a British Point of View] Reference
"If it rains she will have to ride in the old chaise, surrounded by her portmanteaux and bandboxes!". From Wordnik.com. [The Outrageous Dowager]
Guns booming in the distance, sounds like heavy portmanteaux being dropped on the roof at regular intervals. From Wordnik.com. [Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front, 1914-1915] Reference
He packed his portmanteaux before leaving his room next morning, and even in that simple act he found reproaches. From Wordnik.com. [Despair's Last Journey] Reference
He turned to the door, his arm through his wife's, and paid the cabman, who had placed his portmanteaux in the hall. From Wordnik.com. [The Making of a Soul] Reference
Todd packed up his portmanteaux that night as gloomily and as savagely as though his shirts were his deadly enemies. From Wordnik.com. [Acton's Feud A Public School Story] Reference
Sydney and I were ready, with our portmanteaux strapped and our caps on, but the Honourable John had not yet appeared. From Wordnik.com. [Adventures in Many Lands] Reference
Miss Christie had arrived in Elgin, bringing her affections intact; they might have been in any one of her portmanteaux. From Wordnik.com. [The Imperialist] Reference
Next thing geography will be corrected by "ed.", and language and portmanteaux, too, all fixed, pristine and perfect by "ed.". From Wordnik.com. [It's called "zeitgeist," have you heard of it?] Reference
A luggage-cart, piled high with dress-baskets and portmanteaux, passed down the drive towards the station gates, and a motor-car returned from. From Wordnik.com. [Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir] Reference
Tan-canvas, as used for bags and portmanteaux, is a strong, coarse material of a brown color; it wears well, and has one advantage over carpet -- it is thoroughly waterproof. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886] Reference
The majordomo, taking two portmanteaux and a rug from the. From Wordnik.com. [The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story] Reference
In linguistics, these folk portmanteaux are called blends. From Wordnik.com. [Recent activities from Kevvy Kev at MySpace] Reference
I dare say, Sir Robert can take him, and we will send the portmanteaux. From Wordnik.com. [Phoebe, Junior] Reference
True enough, everything stood ready-packed -- trunks, portmanteaux, and all. From Wordnik.com. [The Gambler] Reference
The trunks had disappeared down the hold; the portmanteaux were nowhere to be seen. From Wordnik.com. [In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories] Reference
Then, murmuring in undertones when they spoke, the detectives unpacked their portmanteaux. From Wordnik.com. [The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley] Reference
'These are the small bags,' the other interrupted, 'and here are the keys for my portmanteaux. From Wordnik.com. [A Prisoner in Fairyland] Reference
He told Hall how his aunt at Hastings had been swindled by a stranger with empty portmanteaux. From Wordnik.com. [The Invisible Man] Reference
There was a little spare room at the back of our house, dedicated to lumber and to empty portmanteaux. From Wordnik.com. [Father and Son: a study of two temperaments] Reference
It was exactly ten days since his hurried unpacking had strewn it with the contents of his portmanteaux. From Wordnik.com. [The Reef] Reference
But similar information might be gleaned from a hundred thousand boxes and portmanteaux in London that day. From Wordnik.com. [The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley] Reference
The portmanteaux were speedily strapped on to the back of the baggage mule, and they mounted the two others. From Wordnik.com. [The Treasure of the Incas] Reference
Just fancy, they made Jim and me open both our portmanteaux and hat-boxes before they would let us leave the station!. From Wordnik.com. [Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life] Reference
The wheels of the carriage resounded on the gravel, and at the same moment a footman descended with our two portmanteaux. From Wordnik.com. [A Passionate Pilgrim] Reference
By the door that leads out of the house and at the back of the stage, portmanteaux and travelling paraphernalia are piled up. From Wordnik.com. [Plays by Anton Chekhov, Second Series] Reference
In front of each open chest stood a Midshipman feverishly cramming boots and garments into already bulging portmanteaux and kit-bags. From Wordnik.com. [The Long Trick] Reference
Not always were mail portmanteaux properly locked; hence many letters were lost and the pulling in and out of bundles defaced the letters. From Wordnik.com. [Home Life in Colonial Days] Reference
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