Sentence:  It was Giselle , the <WSD>fille</WSD> de chambre , come to clean the room , and while she stood before him with ears pricked up and regard all curiosity , explaining her errand , Alex could see from the corner of his eye the doctor doing all he could to calm the displeased bird . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels)