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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 MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
ADVENTURE
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From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mrs. Avory agreed, and they trooped off, after the briefest lunch, taking Horace Campbell and the Rotherams with them.
agreed
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From this reading Mrs. Avory agreed, and they trooped off, after the briefest lunch, taking Horace Campbell and the Rotherams with them.
ALL
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From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
AMORY
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From this reading HENRY AMORY The Red House, Chiswick, W.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
Avory
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From this reading Mrs. Avory agreed, and they trooped off, after the briefest lunch, taking Horace Campbell and the Rotherams with them.
back
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From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
brass
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From this reading They had been gone two or three hours, and Mrs. Avory was sitting talking with Runcie, when Eliza Pollard brought a card on the brass tray that Janet had repoussed for her mother's last Christmas present.
briefest
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From this reading Mrs. Avory agreed, and they trooped off, after the briefest lunch, taking Horace Campbell and the Rotherams with them.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had been gone two or three hours, and Mrs. Avory was sitting talking with Runcie, when Eliza Pollard brought a card on the brass tray that Janet had repoussed for her mother's last Christmas present.
came
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Campbell
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From this reading Mrs. Avory agreed, and they trooped off, after the briefest lunch, taking Horace Campbell and the Rotherams with them.
card
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From this reading They had been gone two or three hours, and Mrs. Avory was sitting talking with Runcie, when Eliza Pollard brought a card on the brass tray that Janet had repoussed for her mother's last Christmas present.
children
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Chiswick
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From this reading HENRY AMORY The Red House, Chiswick, W.
Christmas
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days
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From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
Eliza
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From this reading They had been gone two or three hours, and Mrs. Avory was sitting talking with Runcie, when Eliza Pollard brought a card on the brass tray that Janet had repoussed for her mother's last Christmas present.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had been gone two or three hours, and Mrs. Avory was sitting talking with Runcie, when Eliza Pollard brought a card on the brass tray that Janet had repoussed for her mother's last Christmas present.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
gone
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From this reading They had been gone two or three hours, and Mrs. Avory was sitting talking with Runcie, when Eliza Pollard brought a card on the brass tray that Janet had repoussed for her mother's last Christmas present.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
HENRY
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From this reading HENRY AMORY The Red House, Chiswick, W.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They had been gone two or three hours, and Mrs. Avory was sitting talking with Runcie, when Eliza Pollard brought a card on the brass tray that Janet had repoussed for her mother's last Christmas present.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
home
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From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
Horace
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From this reading Mrs. Avory agreed, and they trooped off, after the briefest lunch, taking Horace Campbell and the Rotherams with them.
Hounslow
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hours
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From this reading They had been gone two or three hours, and Mrs. Avory was sitting talking with Runcie, when Eliza Pollard brought a card on the brass tray that Janet had repoussed for her mother's last Christmas present.
House
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From this reading HENRY AMORY The Red House, Chiswick, W.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It ran: MR.
Janet
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From this reading They had been gone two or three hours, and Mrs. Avory was sitting talking with Runcie, when Eliza Pollard brought a card on the brass tray that Janet had repoussed for her mother's last Christmas present.
Kink
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From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had been gone two or three hours, and Mrs. Avory was sitting talking with Runcie, when Eliza Pollard brought a card on the brass tray that Janet had repoussed for her mother's last Christmas present.
lunch
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From this reading Mrs. Avory agreed, and they trooped off, after the briefest lunch, taking Horace Campbell and the Rotherams with them.
meet
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From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
MOST
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From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
mother's
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From this reading They had been gone two or three hours, and Mrs. Avory was sitting talking with Runcie, when Eliza Pollard brought a card on the brass tray that Janet had repoussed for her mother's last Christmas present.
MR
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From this reading It ran: MR.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Avory agreed, and they trooped off, after the briefest lunch, taking Horace Campbell and the Rotherams with them.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
off
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From this reading Mrs. Avory agreed, and they trooped off, after the briefest lunch, taking Horace Campbell and the Rotherams with them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
out
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From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
Pollard
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From this reading They had been gone two or three hours, and Mrs. Avory was sitting talking with Runcie, when Eliza Pollard brought a card on the brass tray that Janet had repoussed for her mother's last Christmas present.
present
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From this reading They had been gone two or three hours, and Mrs. Avory was sitting talking with Runcie, when Eliza Pollard brought a card on the brass tray that Janet had repoussed for her mother's last Christmas present.
ran
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From this reading It ran: MR.
reached
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From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
Red
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From this reading HENRY AMORY The Red House, Chiswick, W.
repoussed
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From this reading They had been gone two or three hours, and Mrs. Avory was sitting talking with Runcie, when Eliza Pollard brought a card on the brass tray that Janet had repoussed for her mother's last Christmas present.
return
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From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
road
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From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
Robert
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From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
Rotherams
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From this reading Mrs. Avory agreed, and they trooped off, after the briefest lunch, taking Horace Campbell and the Rotherams with them.
Runcie
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From this reading They had been gone two or three hours, and Mrs. Avory was sitting talking with Runcie, when Eliza Pollard brought a card on the brass tray that Janet had repoussed for her mother's last Christmas present.
saying
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From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
sitting
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From this reading They had been gone two or three hours, and Mrs. Avory was sitting talking with Runcie, when Eliza Pollard brought a card on the brass tray that Janet had repoussed for her mother's last Christmas present.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
SURPRISING
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From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
taking
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From this reading Mrs. Avory agreed, and they trooped off, after the briefest lunch, taking Horace Campbell and the Rotherams with them.
talking
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From this reading They had been gone two or three hours, and Mrs. Avory was sitting talking with Runcie, when Eliza Pollard brought a card on the brass tray that Janet had repoussed for her mother's last Christmas present.
telegram
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From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mrs. Avory agreed, and they trooped off, after the briefest lunch, taking Horace Campbell and the Rotherams with them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
three
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From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
tray
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From this reading They had been gone two or three hours, and Mrs. Avory was sitting talking with Runcie, when Eliza Pollard brought a card on the brass tray that Janet had repoussed for her mother's last Christmas present.
triumphantly
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From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
trooped
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two
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From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
W
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From this reading HENRY AMORY The Red House, Chiswick, W.
walk
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From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURE OF ALL The children had been back two or three days, and Kink was still on the road, when one morning a telegram came from him saying that he had reached Hounslow, and Robert asked if they might all walk out to meet him, and so return home triumphantly in a body.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Avory agreed, and they trooped off, after the briefest lunch, taking Horace Campbell and the Rotherams with them.
