| A | B |
| porter | a person who carries baggage |
| swanky | stylish; dashing |
| hearth | stone or brick floor in front of a fireplace |
| peered | looked closely to see clearly |
| conjured | to cause to appear as if by magic |
| dithering | to be in a confused, excited state |
| taxidermist | art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals and stuffing them to mount them in life like form |
| threshold | doorway |
| cricket | a game in England played on a field with wickets, kind of like baseball |
| emanate | to come forth, to spread out |
| blemish | a mark that makes something imperfect |
| trifle | a thing that is of very little value |
| compulsion | an irresistable urge to do something |