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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 They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
accommodation
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From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
almost
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From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When Gertrude, at an early hour, retired to bed, Vane and Du-----e fell into speculative conversation upon the nature of man.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DESCRIBED.--TREVYLYAN AND GERTRUDE.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE day now grew cool as it waned to its decline, and the breeze came sharp upon the delicate frame of the sufferer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
attendants
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From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
baggage
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From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
beautifully
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From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
bed
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From this reading When Gertrude, at an early hour, retired to bed, Vane and Du-----e fell into speculative conversation upon the nature of man.
boldly
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From this reading Vane’s philosophy was of a quiet and passive scepticism; the physician dared more boldly, and rushed from doubt to negation.
breeze
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From this reading THE day now grew cool as it waned to its decline, and the breeze came sharp upon the delicate frame of the sufferer.
came
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From this reading THE day now grew cool as it waned to its decline, and the breeze came sharp upon the delicate frame of the sufferer.
carried
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From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
conversation
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From this reading When Gertrude, at an early hour, retired to bed, Vane and Du-----e fell into speculative conversation upon the nature of man.
cool
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From this reading THE day now grew cool as it waned to its decline, and the breeze came sharp upon the delicate frame of the sufferer.
dared
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From this reading Vane’s philosophy was of a quiet and passive scepticism; the physician dared more boldly, and rushed from doubt to negation.
day
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From this reading THE day now grew cool as it waned to its decline, and the breeze came sharp upon the delicate frame of the sufferer.
declinenounUS /dɪˈklaɪn/
a gradual loss of health and strength
From this reading THE day now grew cool as it waned to its decline, and the breeze came sharp upon the delicate frame of the sufferer.
delicate
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From this reading THE day now grew cool as it waned to its decline, and the breeze came sharp upon the delicate frame of the sufferer.
DESCRIBED
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From this reading DESCRIBED.--TREVYLYAN AND GERTRUDE.
doubt
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From this reading Vane’s philosophy was of a quiet and passive scepticism; the physician dared more boldly, and rushed from doubt to negation.
Du
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From this reading When Gertrude, at an early hour, retired to bed, Vane and Du-----e fell into speculative conversation upon the nature of man.
e
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From this reading When Gertrude, at an early hour, retired to bed, Vane and Du-----e fell into speculative conversation upon the nature of man.
early
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From this reading When Gertrude, at an early hour, retired to bed, Vane and Du-----e fell into speculative conversation upon the nature of man.
farther
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From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
fell
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From this reading When Gertrude, at an early hour, retired to bed, Vane and Du-----e fell into speculative conversation upon the nature of man.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
fortunately
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From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
frame
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From this reading THE day now grew cool as it waned to its decline, and the breeze came sharp upon the delicate frame of the sufferer.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Vane’s philosophy was of a quiet and passive scepticism; the physician dared more boldly, and rushed from doubt to negation.
GERTRUDE
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From this reading DESCRIBED.--TREVYLYAN AND GERTRUDE.
grew
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From this reading THE day now grew cool as it waned to its decline, and the breeze came sharp upon the delicate frame of the sufferer.
hour
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From this reading When Gertrude, at an early hour, retired to bed, Vane and Du-----e fell into speculative conversation upon the nature of man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
independent
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From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Gertrude, at an early hour, retired to bed, Vane and Du-----e fell into speculative conversation upon the nature of man.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE day now grew cool as it waned to its decline, and the breeze came sharp upon the delicate frame of the sufferer.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE day now grew cool as it waned to its decline, and the breeze came sharp upon the delicate frame of the sufferer.
landed
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From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
lodging
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From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
man
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From this reading When Gertrude, at an early hour, retired to bed, Vane and Du-----e fell into speculative conversation upon the nature of man.
met
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From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
more
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From this reading Vane’s philosophy was of a quiet and passive scepticism; the physician dared more boldly, and rushed from doubt to negation.
nature
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From this reading When Gertrude, at an early hour, retired to bed, Vane and Du-----e fell into speculative conversation upon the nature of man.
negation
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From this reading Vane’s philosophy was of a quiet and passive scepticism; the physician dared more boldly, and rushed from doubt to negation.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
now
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From this reading THE day now grew cool as it waned to its decline, and the breeze came sharp upon the delicate frame of the sufferer.
obtained
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From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE day now grew cool as it waned to its decline, and the breeze came sharp upon the delicate frame of the sufferer.
often
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From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
opposite
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From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
ordinary
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From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
passive
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From this reading Vane’s philosophy was of a quiet and passive scepticism; the physician dared more boldly, and rushed from doubt to negation.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading Vane’s philosophy was of a quiet and passive scepticism; the physician dared more boldly, and rushed from doubt to negation.
physician
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From this reading Vane’s philosophy was of a quiet and passive scepticism; the physician dared more boldly, and rushed from doubt to negation.
picturesque
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From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
proceed
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From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
quiet
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From this reading Vane’s philosophy was of a quiet and passive scepticism; the physician dared more boldly, and rushed from doubt to negation.
regions
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From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
rendered
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From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
resolved
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From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading When Gertrude, at an early hour, retired to bed, Vane and Du-----e fell into speculative conversation upon the nature of man.
route
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From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
rushed
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From this reading Vane’s philosophy was of a quiet and passive scepticism; the physician dared more boldly, and rushed from doubt to negation.
scepticism
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From this reading Vane’s philosophy was of a quiet and passive scepticism; the physician dared more boldly, and rushed from doubt to negation.
sequestered
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From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
sharp
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From this reading THE day now grew cool as it waned to its decline, and the breeze came sharp upon the delicate frame of the sufferer.
shore
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From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
speculative
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From this reading When Gertrude, at an early hour, retired to bed, Vane and Du-----e fell into speculative conversation upon the nature of man.
steered
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From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
sufferer
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From this reading THE day now grew cool as it waned to its decline, and the breeze came sharp upon the delicate frame of the sufferer.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE day now grew cool as it waned to its decline, and the breeze came sharp upon the delicate frame of the sufferer.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE day now grew cool as it waned to its decline, and the breeze came sharp upon the delicate frame of the sufferer.
TREVYLYAN
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From this reading DESCRIBED.--TREVYLYAN AND GERTRUDE.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE day now grew cool as it waned to its decline, and the breeze came sharp upon the delicate frame of the sufferer.
valley
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From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
Vane
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From this reading When Gertrude, at an early hour, retired to bed, Vane and Du-----e fell into speculative conversation upon the nature of man.
Vane's
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From this reading Vane’s philosophy was of a quiet and passive scepticism; the physician dared more boldly, and rushed from doubt to negation.
village
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From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
waned
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From this reading THE day now grew cool as it waned to its decline, and the breeze came sharp upon the delicate frame of the sufferer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Vane’s philosophy was of a quiet and passive scepticism; the physician dared more boldly, and rushed from doubt to negation.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Gertrude, at an early hour, retired to bed, Vane and Du-----e fell into speculative conversation upon the nature of man.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They resolved to proceed no farther; and as they carried with them attendants and baggage, which rendered their route almost independent of the ordinary accommodation, they steered for the opposite shore, and landed at a village beautifully sequestered in a valley, and where they fortunately obtained a lodging not often met with in the regions of the picturesque.
