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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 I got to Toronto all right, and had not much trouble in finding out the steady-going Jones, who is rather a swell, chief mate on board the _British Empress_.
aback
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From this reading He was a good deal taken aback by my story, and said that his brother had come out with his wife, but no child.
admired
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From this reading It was quite plain that he was a good deal disappointed in the Rattler, and not at all prepared for Mrs. Louisa, whom neither he nor his wife admired at all, at all.
all
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From this reading I got to Toronto all right, and had not much trouble in finding out the steady-going Jones, who is rather a swell, chief mate on board the _British Empress_.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I got to Toronto all right, and had not much trouble in finding out the steady-going Jones, who is rather a swell, chief mate on board the _British Empress_.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was quite plain that he was a good deal disappointed in the Rattler, and not at all prepared for Mrs. Louisa, whom neither he nor his wife admired at all, at all.
away
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From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
berthnounUS /bɜrθ/
a job or position on a ship
From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
BEST
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From this reading THE CLUE 'BEST OF ROSES,-- 'I don't know where my uncle is, so please send him this.
blue
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From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
board
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From this reading I got to Toronto all right, and had not much trouble in finding out the steady-going Jones, who is rather a swell, chief mate on board the _British Empress_.
British
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From this reading I got to Toronto all right, and had not much trouble in finding out the steady-going Jones, who is rather a swell, chief mate on board the _British Empress_.
brother
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From this reading He was a good deal taken aback by my story, and said that his brother had come out with his wife, but no child.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was a good deal taken aback by my story, and said that his brother had come out with his wife, but no child.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was a good deal taken aback by my story, and said that his brother had come out with his wife, but no child.
certain
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From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
chief
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From this reading I got to Toronto all right, and had not much trouble in finding out the steady-going Jones, who is rather a swell, chief mate on board the _British Empress_.
child
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From this reading He was a good deal taken aback by my story, and said that his brother had come out with his wife, but no child.
CLUE
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From this reading THE CLUE 'BEST OF ROSES,-- 'I don't know where my uncle is, so please send him this.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a good deal taken aback by my story, and said that his brother had come out with his wife, but no child.
deal
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From this reading He was a good deal taken aback by my story, and said that his brother had come out with his wife, but no child.
disappointed
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From this reading It was quite plain that he was a good deal disappointed in the Rattler, and not at all prepared for Mrs. Louisa, whom neither he nor his wife admired at all, at all.
don't
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From this reading THE CLUE 'BEST OF ROSES,-- 'I don't know where my uncle is, so please send him this.
doubt
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From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
Empress
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From this reading I got to Toronto all right, and had not much trouble in finding out the steady-going Jones, who is rather a swell, chief mate on board the _British Empress_.
encumbrance
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From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
finding
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From this reading I got to Toronto all right, and had not much trouble in finding out the steady-going Jones, who is rather a swell, chief mate on board the _British Empress_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was quite plain that he was a good deal disappointed in the Rattler, and not at all prepared for Mrs. Louisa, whom neither he nor his wife admired at all, at all.
get
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From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
glad
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From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a good deal taken aback by my story, and said that his brother had come out with his wife, but no child.
got
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From this reading I got to Toronto all right, and had not much trouble in finding out the steady-going Jones, who is rather a swell, chief mate on board the _British Empress_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I got to Toronto all right, and had not much trouble in finding out the steady-going Jones, who is rather a swell, chief mate on board the _British Empress_.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a good deal taken aback by my story, and said that his brother had come out with his wife, but no child.
heard
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From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE CLUE 'BEST OF ROSES,-- 'I don't know where my uncle is, so please send him this.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a good deal taken aback by my story, and said that his brother had come out with his wife, but no child.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE CLUE 'BEST OF ROSES,-- 'I don't know where my uncle is, so please send him this.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I got to Toronto all right, and had not much trouble in finding out the steady-going Jones, who is rather a swell, chief mate on board the _British Empress_.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CLUE 'BEST OF ROSES,-- 'I don't know where my uncle is, so please send him this.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was quite plain that he was a good deal disappointed in the Rattler, and not at all prepared for Mrs. Louisa, whom neither he nor his wife admired at all, at all.
Jones
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From this reading I got to Toronto all right, and had not much trouble in finding out the steady-going Jones, who is rather a swell, chief mate on board the _British Empress_.
just
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From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
kid
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From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CLUE 'BEST OF ROSES,-- 'I don't know where my uncle is, so please send him this.
Lake
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From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
Louisa
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From this reading It was quite plain that he was a good deal disappointed in the Rattler, and not at all prepared for Mrs. Louisa, whom neither he nor his wife admired at all, at all.
mate
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From this reading I got to Toronto all right, and had not much trouble in finding out the steady-going Jones, who is rather a swell, chief mate on board the _British Empress_.
Mrs
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From this reading It was quite plain that he was a good deal disappointed in the Rattler, and not at all prepared for Mrs. Louisa, whom neither he nor his wife admired at all, at all.
much
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From this reading I got to Toronto all right, and had not much trouble in finding out the steady-going Jones, who is rather a swell, chief mate on board the _British Empress_.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE CLUE 'BEST OF ROSES,-- 'I don't know where my uncle is, so please send him this.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading It was quite plain that he was a good deal disappointed in the Rattler, and not at all prepared for Mrs. Louisa, whom neither he nor his wife admired at all, at all.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was a good deal taken aback by my story, and said that his brother had come out with his wife, but no child.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It was quite plain that he was a good deal disappointed in the Rattler, and not at all prepared for Mrs. Louisa, whom neither he nor his wife admired at all, at all.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I got to Toronto all right, and had not much trouble in finding out the steady-going Jones, who is rather a swell, chief mate on board the _British Empress_.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CLUE 'BEST OF ROSES,-- 'I don't know where my uncle is, so please send him this.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I got to Toronto all right, and had not much trouble in finding out the steady-going Jones, who is rather a swell, chief mate on board the _British Empress_.
out
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From this reading I got to Toronto all right, and had not much trouble in finding out the steady-going Jones, who is rather a swell, chief mate on board the _British Empress_.
paid
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From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
plain
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From this reading It was quite plain that he was a good deal disappointed in the Rattler, and not at all prepared for Mrs. Louisa, whom neither he nor his wife admired at all, at all.
please
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From this reading THE CLUE 'BEST OF ROSES,-- 'I don't know where my uncle is, so please send him this.
prepared
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From this reading It was quite plain that he was a good deal disappointed in the Rattler, and not at all prepared for Mrs. Louisa, whom neither he nor his wife admired at all, at all.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite plain that he was a good deal disappointed in the Rattler, and not at all prepared for Mrs. Louisa, whom neither he nor his wife admired at all, at all.
rather
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From this reading I got to Toronto all right, and had not much trouble in finding out the steady-going Jones, who is rather a swell, chief mate on board the _British Empress_.
Rattler
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From this reading It was quite plain that he was a good deal disappointed in the Rattler, and not at all prepared for Mrs. Louisa, whom neither he nor his wife admired at all, at all.
rid
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From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I got to Toronto all right, and had not much trouble in finding out the steady-going Jones, who is rather a swell, chief mate on board the _British Empress_.
ROSES
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From this reading THE CLUE 'BEST OF ROSES,-- 'I don't know where my uncle is, so please send him this.
said
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From this reading He was a good deal taken aback by my story, and said that his brother had come out with his wife, but no child.
send
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From this reading THE CLUE 'BEST OF ROSES,-- 'I don't know where my uncle is, so please send him this.
set
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From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE CLUE 'BEST OF ROSES,-- 'I don't know where my uncle is, so please send him this.
steady-going
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From this reading I got to Toronto all right, and had not much trouble in finding out the steady-going Jones, who is rather a swell, chief mate on board the _British Empress_.
steamer
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From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
story
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From this reading He was a good deal taken aback by my story, and said that his brother had come out with his wife, but no child.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
summer
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From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
swell
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From this reading I got to Toronto all right, and had not much trouble in finding out the steady-going Jones, who is rather a swell, chief mate on board the _British Empress_.
taken
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From this reading He was a good deal taken aback by my story, and said that his brother had come out with his wife, but no child.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was a good deal taken aback by my story, and said that his brother had come out with his wife, but no child.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CLUE 'BEST OF ROSES,-- 'I don't know where my uncle is, so please send him this.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE CLUE 'BEST OF ROSES,-- 'I don't know where my uncle is, so please send him this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I got to Toronto all right, and had not much trouble in finding out the steady-going Jones, who is rather a swell, chief mate on board the _British Empress_.
Toronto
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From this reading I got to Toronto all right, and had not much trouble in finding out the steady-going Jones, who is rather a swell, chief mate on board the _British Empress_.
trouble
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From this reading I got to Toronto all right, and had not much trouble in finding out the steady-going Jones, who is rather a swell, chief mate on board the _British Empress_.
uncle
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From this reading THE CLUE 'BEST OF ROSES,-- 'I don't know where my uncle is, so please send him this.
up
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From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
very
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From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a good deal taken aback by my story, and said that his brother had come out with his wife, but no child.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE CLUE 'BEST OF ROSES,-- 'I don't know where my uncle is, so please send him this.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I got to Toronto all right, and had not much trouble in finding out the steady-going Jones, who is rather a swell, chief mate on board the _British Empress_.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was quite plain that he was a good deal disappointed in the Rattler, and not at all prepared for Mrs. Louisa, whom neither he nor his wife admired at all, at all.
wife
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From this reading He was a good deal taken aback by my story, and said that his brother had come out with his wife, but no child.
Winnipeg
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From this reading He had got his brother a berth on a summer steamer that had just been set up on Lake Winnipeg--being no doubt glad to get rid of such an encumbrance as the wife, and he looked very blue when he heard that I was quite certain that she had taken the kid away with her, and been paid for it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a good deal taken aback by my story, and said that his brother had come out with his wife, but no child.
