38 Verbs to Use for the Word portmanteau

It was a trivial-seeming fact, but, perhaps, not unworthy of notice, that Patricia was carrying her own portmanteau, as well as an umbrella.

Conolly pulled down the blind, and began to pack his portmanteau to a vigorously whistled accompaniment.

" Pietro opened the portmanteau with a sigh.

Not being able to procure a horse for our baggage, I took one portmanteau before me, and Joseph another.

The stranger, after inquiring if he could be accommodated with a bed, led his horse away to the stable, and in doing this, left his portmanteau upon a bench within the housewhich Conrad immediately, as a preliminary measure, tried the weight of.

I gave him the portmanteau, of course, as he had brought the card, and I had no idea there could be anything wrong; but since then I have heard nothing of my master, and I don't know when he will return.'

He did not cease talking, but went on in the same strain while with the help of the servant he unpacked his portmanteau.

After inscribing his name, and rewarding the custom-house officers for rummaging his portmanteau, he determines to amuse himself with a walk about the town.

"The most unbridled pillage prevailedofficers, instead of attending to their duty, thought only of filling their portmanteaus, and of the means to perpetuate a war they found so profitable.

We are told that Sancho left his wallet by mistake at the tavern where he was blanket-tossed (ch. 5), but in ch. 9, when he found the portmanteau, "he crammed the gold and linen into his wallet.

The Dean of Ely yesterday was in a most ludicrous state of misery because his servant had sent his portmanteau (containing his scarlet academicals as well as everything else) to London, and it went to Watford before it was recovered: but he got it in time to shew himself to-day.

" Patricia dropped her portmanteau, sullenly.

I should observe to you, that hard by lay a portmanteau, having on it the maker's address, encircled with lilies.

Indeed, so treacherous was the spot that it was alleged, on good authority, that a hastily embarking traveler had once hopelessly lost his portmanteau, and was fain to dispose of his entire interest in it for the sum of two dollars and fifty cents to a speculative stranger on the wharf.

They don't know what life is!" George rose, picked up a portmanteau, and threw it open on the bed.

Four men in masks rushed up, seized him and bound him to a tree; they then rifled his portmanteau, took out his money and jewels and wished him good morning.

When they saw my portmanteau (twenty-five pounds in weight), they were quite puzzled to know what to do with it.

But Bellew rarely acted on impulse; therefore, he set down the bulging portmanteau, seated himself upon it, and taking out pipe and tobacco, waited for his pursuer to come up.

So they shouldered their portmanteaus and struggled forth down the street.

I then snatched my portmanteau from him, and refused to proceed any further.

It was evident that the good people of Rosay were accustomed to the sight of travellers on their way to La Grange with a very small stock of French; for I had hardly named the place, when a brisk little fellow, announcing himself as the guide of all the Messieurs Américains, swung my portmanteau upon his back and set out before me at the regular jog-trot of a well-trained porter.

A young Austrian boy, servant to one of the officers of Artillery, had entered the coche d'eau at Chalon, some minutes before his master, and began to avail himself of the right of conquest by taking possession of the totality of one of the cabins and endeavouring to exclude the other passengers; among other things he was going to thrust my portmanteau out of its place.

The next day at twelve o'clock we perceived the spires of Munich, and at two anchored close to one of the bridges from whence, having hired a wheelbarrow to trundle my portmanteau, I repaired to the inn called the Golden CrossZum goldenen Kreutz.

He told me to go into the custom- house, and unlock my portmanteau.

A sign to the boy who bore a portmanteau, settled the controversy; and then Mr. Van Staats intimated his readiness to move.

38 Verbs to Use for the Word  portmanteau