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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They were about half way on their road to Hogglestock when they were overtaken by a man on horseback, whom, when he came up beside them, Mr. Robarts recognized as Dr. Arabin, Dean of Barchester, and head of the chapter to which he himself belonged.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great cry, however, did not take long, and Lucy was soon in the pony-carriage again.
all
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From this reading On this occasion her brother volunteered to drive her, and it was now understood that he was to bring back with him all the Crawley children.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The great cry, however, did not take long, and Lucy was soon in the pony-carriage again.
Arabin
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From this reading They were about half way on their road to Hogglestock when they were overtaken by a man on horseback, whom, when he came up beside them, Mr. Robarts recognized as Dr. Arabin, Dean of Barchester, and head of the chapter to which he himself belonged.
arranged
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From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading KIDNAPPING AT HOGGLESTOCK.
back
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From this reading On this occasion her brother volunteered to drive her, and it was now understood that he was to bring back with him all the Crawley children.
Barchester
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From this reading They were about half way on their road to Hogglestock when they were overtaken by a man on horseback, whom, when he came up beside them, Mr. Robarts recognized as Dr. Arabin, Dean of Barchester, and head of the chapter to which he himself belonged.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
bedroom
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From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
belonged
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From this reading They were about half way on their road to Hogglestock when they were overtaken by a man on horseback, whom, when he came up beside them, Mr. Robarts recognized as Dr. Arabin, Dean of Barchester, and head of the chapter to which he himself belonged.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading They were about half way on their road to Hogglestock when they were overtaken by a man on horseback, whom, when he came up beside them, Mr. Robarts recognized as Dr. Arabin, Dean of Barchester, and head of the chapter to which he himself belonged.
big
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From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
bring
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From this reading On this occasion her brother volunteered to drive her, and it was now understood that he was to bring back with him all the Crawley children.
brother
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From this reading On this occasion her brother volunteered to drive her, and it was now understood that he was to bring back with him all the Crawley children.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
came
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From this reading They were about half way on their road to Hogglestock when they were overtaken by a man on horseback, whom, when he came up beside them, Mr. Robarts recognized as Dr. Arabin, Dean of Barchester, and head of the chapter to which he himself belonged.
chapter
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From this reading They were about half way on their road to Hogglestock when they were overtaken by a man on horseback, whom, when he came up beside them, Mr. Robarts recognized as Dr. Arabin, Dean of Barchester, and head of the chapter to which he himself belonged.
children
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From this reading On this occasion her brother volunteered to drive her, and it was now understood that he was to bring back with him all the Crawley children.
converted
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From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
Crawley
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From this reading On this occasion her brother volunteered to drive her, and it was now understood that he was to bring back with him all the Crawley children.
cry
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From this reading The great cry, however, did not take long, and Lucy was soon in the pony-carriage again.
Dean
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From this reading They were about half way on their road to Hogglestock when they were overtaken by a man on horseback, whom, when he came up beside them, Mr. Robarts recognized as Dr. Arabin, Dean of Barchester, and head of the chapter to which he himself belonged.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The great cry, however, did not take long, and Lucy was soon in the pony-carriage again.
down
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From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
Dr
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From this reading They were about half way on their road to Hogglestock when they were overtaken by a man on horseback, whom, when he came up beside them, Mr. Robarts recognized as Dr. Arabin, Dean of Barchester, and head of the chapter to which he himself belonged.
drive
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From this reading On this occasion her brother volunteered to drive her, and it was now understood that he was to bring back with him all the Crawley children.
flag
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From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great cry, however, did not take long, and Lucy was soon in the pony-carriage again.
groom
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From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were about half way on their road to Hogglestock when they were overtaken by a man on horseback, whom, when he came up beside them, Mr. Robarts recognized as Dr. Arabin, Dean of Barchester, and head of the chapter to which he himself belonged.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On this occasion her brother volunteered to drive her, and it was now understood that he was to bring back with him all the Crawley children.
head
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From this reading They were about half way on their road to Hogglestock when they were overtaken by a man on horseback, whom, when he came up beside them, Mr. Robarts recognized as Dr. Arabin, Dean of Barchester, and head of the chapter to which he himself belonged.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On this occasion her brother volunteered to drive her, and it was now understood that he was to bring back with him all the Crawley children.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On this occasion her brother volunteered to drive her, and it was now understood that he was to bring back with him all the Crawley children.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading They were about half way on their road to Hogglestock when they were overtaken by a man on horseback, whom, when he came up beside them, Mr. Robarts recognized as Dr. Arabin, Dean of Barchester, and head of the chapter to which he himself belonged.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
HOGGLESTOCK
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From this reading KIDNAPPING AT HOGGLESTOCK.
horseback
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From this reading They were about half way on their road to Hogglestock when they were overtaken by a man on horseback, whom, when he came up beside them, Mr. Robarts recognized as Dr. Arabin, Dean of Barchester, and head of the chapter to which he himself belonged.
hospital
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From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
house
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From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The great cry, however, did not take long, and Lucy was soon in the pony-carriage again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The great cry, however, did not take long, and Lucy was soon in the pony-carriage again.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On this occasion her brother volunteered to drive her, and it was now understood that he was to bring back with him all the Crawley children.
KIDNAPPING
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From this reading KIDNAPPING AT HOGGLESTOCK.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great cry, however, did not take long, and Lucy was soon in the pony-carriage again.
Lucy
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From this reading The great cry, however, did not take long, and Lucy was soon in the pony-carriage again.
man
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From this reading They were about half way on their road to Hogglestock when they were overtaken by a man on horseback, whom, when he came up beside them, Mr. Robarts recognized as Dr. Arabin, Dean of Barchester, and head of the chapter to which he himself belonged.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
Mr
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From this reading They were about half way on their road to Hogglestock when they were overtaken by a man on horseback, whom, when he came up beside them, Mr. Robarts recognized as Dr. Arabin, Dean of Barchester, and head of the chapter to which he himself belonged.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The great cry, however, did not take long, and Lucy was soon in the pony-carriage again.
now
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From this reading On this occasion her brother volunteered to drive her, and it was now understood that he was to bring back with him all the Crawley children.
occasion
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From this reading On this occasion her brother volunteered to drive her, and it was now understood that he was to bring back with him all the Crawley children.
occupied
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From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were about half way on their road to Hogglestock when they were overtaken by a man on horseback, whom, when he came up beside them, Mr. Robarts recognized as Dr. Arabin, Dean of Barchester, and head of the chapter to which he himself belonged.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On this occasion her brother volunteered to drive her, and it was now understood that he was to bring back with him all the Crawley children.
overtaken
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From this reading They were about half way on their road to Hogglestock when they were overtaken by a man on horseback, whom, when he came up beside them, Mr. Robarts recognized as Dr. Arabin, Dean of Barchester, and head of the chapter to which he himself belonged.
pony-carriage
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From this reading The great cry, however, did not take long, and Lucy was soon in the pony-carriage again.
pull
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From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
quarantine
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From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
recognized
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From this reading They were about half way on their road to Hogglestock when they were overtaken by a man on horseback, whom, when he came up beside them, Mr. Robarts recognized as Dr. Arabin, Dean of Barchester, and head of the chapter to which he himself belonged.
road
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From this reading They were about half way on their road to Hogglestock when they were overtaken by a man on horseback, whom, when he came up beside them, Mr. Robarts recognized as Dr. Arabin, Dean of Barchester, and head of the chapter to which he himself belonged.
Robarts
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From this reading They were about half way on their road to Hogglestock when they were overtaken by a man on horseback, whom, when he came up beside them, Mr. Robarts recognized as Dr. Arabin, Dean of Barchester, and head of the chapter to which he himself belonged.
safe
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From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
soon
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From this reading The great cry, however, did not take long, and Lucy was soon in the pony-carriage again.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great cry, however, did not take long, and Lucy was soon in the pony-carriage again.
taken
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From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On this occasion her brother volunteered to drive her, and it was now understood that he was to bring back with him all the Crawley children.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great cry, however, did not take long, and Lucy was soon in the pony-carriage again.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were about half way on their road to Hogglestock when they were overtaken by a man on horseback, whom, when he came up beside them, Mr. Robarts recognized as Dr. Arabin, Dean of Barchester, and head of the chapter to which he himself belonged.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were about half way on their road to Hogglestock when they were overtaken by a man on horseback, whom, when he came up beside them, Mr. Robarts recognized as Dr. Arabin, Dean of Barchester, and head of the chapter to which he himself belonged.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this occasion her brother volunteered to drive her, and it was now understood that he was to bring back with him all the Crawley children.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On this occasion her brother volunteered to drive her, and it was now understood that he was to bring back with him all the Crawley children.
understood
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From this reading On this occasion her brother volunteered to drive her, and it was now understood that he was to bring back with him all the Crawley children.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
up
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From this reading They were about half way on their road to Hogglestock when they were overtaken by a man on horseback, whom, when he came up beside them, Mr. Robarts recognized as Dr. Arabin, Dean of Barchester, and head of the chapter to which he himself belonged.
usually
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From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
volunteered
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From this reading On this occasion her brother volunteered to drive her, and it was now understood that he was to bring back with him all the Crawley children.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The great cry, however, did not take long, and Lucy was soon in the pony-carriage again.
way
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From this reading They were about half way on their road to Hogglestock when they were overtaken by a man on horseback, whom, when he came up beside them, Mr. Robarts recognized as Dr. Arabin, Dean of Barchester, and head of the chapter to which he himself belonged.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They were about half way on their road to Hogglestock when they were overtaken by a man on horseback, whom, when he came up beside them, Mr. Robarts recognized as Dr. Arabin, Dean of Barchester, and head of the chapter to which he himself belonged.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were about half way on their road to Hogglestock when they were overtaken by a man on horseback, whom, when he came up beside them, Mr. Robarts recognized as Dr. Arabin, Dean of Barchester, and head of the chapter to which he himself belonged.
whole
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From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They were about half way on their road to Hogglestock when they were overtaken by a man on horseback, whom, when he came up beside them, Mr. Robarts recognized as Dr. Arabin, Dean of Barchester, and head of the chapter to which he himself belonged.
wife
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From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On this occasion her brother volunteered to drive her, and it was now understood that he was to bring back with him all the Crawley children.
yard
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From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
yellow
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From this reading The whole thing had been arranged; the groom and his wife were to be taken into the house, and the big bedroom across the yard, usually occupied by them, was to be converted into a quarantine hospital until such time as it might be safe to pull down the yellow flag.
