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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 There was a hum of talk and rattle of dishes; the white-coated stewards scuttled back and forth, and the scene was as pleasant as the wholesale human consumption of food can ever be.
accomplished
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From this reading At his own table there were the usual assorted types of the middle-class tourist, his wife and family, most of them frankly glad that they were homeward bound, with the greatest part of their pilgrimage accomplished.
ahead
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From this reading The sea was smooth and the great boat forged ahead with scarcely any motion, so that every seat was occupied and every one in good spirits.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
any
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From this reading The sea was smooth and the great boat forged ahead with scarcely any motion, so that every seat was occupied and every one in good spirits.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a hum of talk and rattle of dishes; the white-coated stewards scuttled back and forth, and the scene was as pleasant as the wholesale human consumption of food can ever be.
assorted
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From this reading At his own table there were the usual assorted types of the middle-class tourist, his wife and family, most of them frankly glad that they were homeward bound, with the greatest part of their pilgrimage accomplished.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But they were not, and it was not until he was half through the meal that he descried them at one of the tables on the other side of the room.
back
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From this reading There was a hum of talk and rattle of dishes; the white-coated stewards scuttled back and forth, and the scene was as pleasant as the wholesale human consumption of food can ever be.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
boat
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From this reading The sea was smooth and the great boat forged ahead with scarcely any motion, so that every seat was occupied and every one in good spirits.
bound
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From this reading At his own table there were the usual assorted types of the middle-class tourist, his wife and family, most of them frankly glad that they were homeward bound, with the greatest part of their pilgrimage accomplished.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they were not, and it was not until he was half through the meal that he descried them at one of the tables on the other side of the room.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There was a hum of talk and rattle of dishes; the white-coated stewards scuttled back and forth, and the scene was as pleasant as the wholesale human consumption of food can ever be.
consumption
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From this reading There was a hum of talk and rattle of dishes; the white-coated stewards scuttled back and forth, and the scene was as pleasant as the wholesale human consumption of food can ever be.
Dan
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From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
descried
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From this reading But they were not, and it was not until he was half through the meal that he descried them at one of the tables on the other side of the room.
dining-saloon
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From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
dishes
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From this reading There was a hum of talk and rattle of dishes; the white-coated stewards scuttled back and forth, and the scene was as pleasant as the wholesale human consumption of food can ever be.
down
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From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
evening
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From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
ever
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From this reading There was a hum of talk and rattle of dishes; the white-coated stewards scuttled back and forth, and the scene was as pleasant as the wholesale human consumption of food can ever be.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The sea was smooth and the great boat forged ahead with scarcely any motion, so that every seat was occupied and every one in good spirits.
family
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From this reading At his own table there were the usual assorted types of the middle-class tourist, his wife and family, most of them frankly glad that they were homeward bound, with the greatest part of their pilgrimage accomplished.
father
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From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
food
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From this reading There was a hum of talk and rattle of dishes; the white-coated stewards scuttled back and forth, and the scene was as pleasant as the wholesale human consumption of food can ever be.
forged
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From this reading The sea was smooth and the great boat forged ahead with scarcely any motion, so that every seat was occupied and every one in good spirits.
forth
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From this reading There was a hum of talk and rattle of dishes; the white-coated stewards scuttled back and forth, and the scene was as pleasant as the wholesale human consumption of food can ever be.
found
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From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
frankly
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From this reading At his own table there were the usual assorted types of the middle-class tourist, his wife and family, most of them frankly glad that they were homeward bound, with the greatest part of their pilgrimage accomplished.
glad
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From this reading At his own table there were the usual assorted types of the middle-class tourist, his wife and family, most of them frankly glad that they were homeward bound, with the greatest part of their pilgrimage accomplished.
glanced
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From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
good
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From this reading The sea was smooth and the great boat forged ahead with scarcely any motion, so that every seat was occupied and every one in good spirits.
great
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From this reading The sea was smooth and the great boat forged ahead with scarcely any motion, so that every seat was occupied and every one in good spirits.
greatest
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From this reading At his own table there were the usual assorted types of the middle-class tourist, his wife and family, most of them frankly glad that they were homeward bound, with the greatest part of their pilgrimage accomplished.
half
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From this reading But they were not, and it was not until he was half through the meal that he descried them at one of the tables on the other side of the room.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
homeward
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From this reading At his own table there were the usual assorted types of the middle-class tourist, his wife and family, most of them frankly glad that they were homeward bound, with the greatest part of their pilgrimage accomplished.
hope
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From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
hum
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From this reading There was a hum of talk and rattle of dishes; the white-coated stewards scuttled back and forth, and the scene was as pleasant as the wholesale human consumption of food can ever be.
human
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From this reading There was a hum of talk and rattle of dishes; the white-coated stewards scuttled back and forth, and the scene was as pleasant as the wholesale human consumption of food can ever be.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But they were not, and it was not until he was half through the meal that he descried them at one of the tables on the other side of the room.
long
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From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
meal
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From this reading But they were not, and it was not until he was half through the meal that he descried them at one of the tables on the other side of the room.
middle-class
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From this reading At his own table there were the usual assorted types of the middle-class tourist, his wife and family, most of them frankly glad that they were homeward bound, with the greatest part of their pilgrimage accomplished.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
Miss
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From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
most
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From this reading At his own table there were the usual assorted types of the middle-class tourist, his wife and family, most of them frankly glad that they were homeward bound, with the greatest part of their pilgrimage accomplished.
motion
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From this reading The sea was smooth and the great boat forged ahead with scarcely any motion, so that every seat was occupied and every one in good spirits.
neighbours
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From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But they were not, and it was not until he was half through the meal that he descried them at one of the tables on the other side of the room.
occupied
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From this reading The sea was smooth and the great boat forged ahead with scarcely any motion, so that every seat was occupied and every one in good spirits.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But they were not, and it was not until he was half through the meal that he descried them at one of the tables on the other side of the room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But they were not, and it was not until he was half through the meal that he descried them at one of the tables on the other side of the room.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But they were not, and it was not until he was half through the meal that he descried them at one of the tables on the other side of the room.
other
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From this reading But they were not, and it was not until he was half through the meal that he descried them at one of the tables on the other side of the room.
own
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From this reading At his own table there were the usual assorted types of the middle-class tourist, his wife and family, most of them frankly glad that they were homeward bound, with the greatest part of their pilgrimage accomplished.
part
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From this reading At his own table there were the usual assorted types of the middle-class tourist, his wife and family, most of them frankly glad that they were homeward bound, with the greatest part of their pilgrimage accomplished.
pilgrimage
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From this reading At his own table there were the usual assorted types of the middle-class tourist, his wife and family, most of them frankly glad that they were homeward bound, with the greatest part of their pilgrimage accomplished.
pleasant
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From this reading There was a hum of talk and rattle of dishes; the white-coated stewards scuttled back and forth, and the scene was as pleasant as the wholesale human consumption of food can ever be.
rattle
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From this reading There was a hum of talk and rattle of dishes; the white-coated stewards scuttled back and forth, and the scene was as pleasant as the wholesale human consumption of food can ever be.
room
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From this reading But they were not, and it was not until he was half through the meal that he descried them at one of the tables on the other side of the room.
RULE
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From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
RUSSIAN
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From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
scarcely
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From this reading The sea was smooth and the great boat forged ahead with scarcely any motion, so that every seat was occupied and every one in good spirits.
scene
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From this reading There was a hum of talk and rattle of dishes; the white-coated stewards scuttled back and forth, and the scene was as pleasant as the wholesale human consumption of food can ever be.
scuttled
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From this reading There was a hum of talk and rattle of dishes; the white-coated stewards scuttled back and forth, and the scene was as pleasant as the wholesale human consumption of food can ever be.
sea
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From this reading The sea was smooth and the great boat forged ahead with scarcely any motion, so that every seat was occupied and every one in good spirits.
seat
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From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
side
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From this reading But they were not, and it was not until he was half through the meal that he descried them at one of the tables on the other side of the room.
smooth
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From this reading The sea was smooth and the great boat forged ahead with scarcely any motion, so that every seat was occupied and every one in good spirits.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The sea was smooth and the great boat forged ahead with scarcely any motion, so that every seat was occupied and every one in good spirits.
spirits
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From this reading The sea was smooth and the great boat forged ahead with scarcely any motion, so that every seat was occupied and every one in good spirits.
stewards
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From this reading There was a hum of talk and rattle of dishes; the white-coated stewards scuttled back and forth, and the scene was as pleasant as the wholesale human consumption of food can ever be.
table
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From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
tables
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From this reading But they were not, and it was not until he was half through the meal that he descried them at one of the tables on the other side of the room.
talk
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From this reading There was a hum of talk and rattle of dishes; the white-coated stewards scuttled back and forth, and the scene was as pleasant as the wholesale human consumption of food can ever be.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At his own table there were the usual assorted types of the middle-class tourist, his wife and family, most of them frankly glad that they were homeward bound, with the greatest part of their pilgrimage accomplished.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But they were not, and it was not until he was half through the meal that he descried them at one of the tables on the other side of the room.
there
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From this reading At his own table there were the usual assorted types of the middle-class tourist, his wife and family, most of them frankly glad that they were homeward bound, with the greatest part of their pilgrimage accomplished.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they were not, and it was not until he was half through the meal that he descried them at one of the tables on the other side of the room.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But they were not, and it was not until he was half through the meal that he descried them at one of the tables on the other side of the room.
tourist
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From this reading At his own table there were the usual assorted types of the middle-class tourist, his wife and family, most of them frankly glad that they were homeward bound, with the greatest part of their pilgrimage accomplished.
types
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From this reading At his own table there were the usual assorted types of the middle-class tourist, his wife and family, most of them frankly glad that they were homeward bound, with the greatest part of their pilgrimage accomplished.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But they were not, and it was not until he was half through the meal that he descried them at one of the tables on the other side of the room.
up
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From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
usual
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From this reading At his own table there were the usual assorted types of the middle-class tourist, his wife and family, most of them frankly glad that they were homeward bound, with the greatest part of their pilgrimage accomplished.
Vard
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From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But they were not, and it was not until he was half through the meal that he descried them at one of the tables on the other side of the room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But they were not, and it was not until he was half through the meal that he descried them at one of the tables on the other side of the room.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading UNDER RUSSIAN RULE When Dan found his seat in the dining-saloon, that evening, he glanced up and down the long table, in the hope that Miss Vard and her father might be among his neighbours.
white-coated
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From this reading There was a hum of talk and rattle of dishes; the white-coated stewards scuttled back and forth, and the scene was as pleasant as the wholesale human consumption of food can ever be.
wholesale
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From this reading There was a hum of talk and rattle of dishes; the white-coated stewards scuttled back and forth, and the scene was as pleasant as the wholesale human consumption of food can ever be.
wife
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From this reading At his own table there were the usual assorted types of the middle-class tourist, his wife and family, most of them frankly glad that they were homeward bound, with the greatest part of their pilgrimage accomplished.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At his own table there were the usual assorted types of the middle-class tourist, his wife and family, most of them frankly glad that they were homeward bound, with the greatest part of their pilgrimage accomplished.
