Sentence:  ... Mr. John Knightley, ashamed of his ill-humour, was now all kindness and attention; and so particularly solicitous for the comfort of her father, as to seem—if not quite ready to join him in a <WSD>basin</WSD> of gruel—perfectly sensible of its being exceedingly wholesome ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a shallow bowl used for a single serving of a drink or liquidy food