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agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading The feelings excited at Trafford had been very keen,--parental agony, maternal hope, disappointment, and revenge; but in that other household there was suffering quite as great.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had he been alone at Messrs. Pogson and Littlebird's he would have heard nothing of the false tidings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The feelings excited at Trafford had been very keen,--parental agony, maternal hope, disappointment, and revenge; but in that other household there was suffering quite as great.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But there was another household which the false tidings of Lord Hampstead's death reached that same night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The feelings excited at Trafford had been very keen,--parental agony, maternal hope, disappointment, and revenge; but in that other household there was suffering quite as great.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The feelings excited at Trafford had been very keen,--parental agony, maternal hope, disappointment, and revenge; but in that other household there was suffering quite as great.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The feelings excited at Trafford had been very keen,--parental agony, maternal hope, disappointment, and revenge; but in that other household there was suffering quite as great.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was another household which the false tidings of Lord Hampstead's death reached that same night.
day
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From this reading Mr. Fay himself did not devote much time during the day either to the morning or the evening newspapers.
death
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From this reading But there was another household which the false tidings of Lord Hampstead's death reached that same night.
devote
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From this reading Mr. Fay himself did not devote much time during the day either to the morning or the evening newspapers.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mr. Fay himself did not devote much time during the day either to the morning or the evening newspapers.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The feelings excited at Trafford had been very keen,--parental agony, maternal hope, disappointment, and revenge; but in that other household there was suffering quite as great.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Mr. Fay himself did not devote much time during the day either to the morning or the evening newspapers.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Mr. Fay himself did not devote much time during the day either to the morning or the evening newspapers.
evening
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From this reading Mr. Fay himself did not devote much time during the day either to the morning or the evening newspapers.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading The feelings excited at Trafford had been very keen,--parental agony, maternal hope, disappointment, and revenge; but in that other household there was suffering quite as great.
FALSE
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From this reading FALSE TIDINGS.
Fay
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From this reading Mr. Fay himself did not devote much time during the day either to the morning or the evening newspapers.
feelings
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From this reading The feelings excited at Trafford had been very keen,--parental agony, maternal hope, disappointment, and revenge; but in that other household there was suffering quite as great.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The feelings excited at Trafford had been very keen,--parental agony, maternal hope, disappointment, and revenge; but in that other household there was suffering quite as great.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The feelings excited at Trafford had been very keen,--parental agony, maternal hope, disappointment, and revenge; but in that other household there was suffering quite as great.
Hampstead's
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From this reading But there was another household which the false tidings of Lord Hampstead's death reached that same night.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had he been alone at Messrs. Pogson and Littlebird's he would have heard nothing of the false tidings.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he been alone at Messrs. Pogson and Littlebird's he would have heard nothing of the false tidings.
heard
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From this reading Had he been alone at Messrs. Pogson and Littlebird's he would have heard nothing of the false tidings.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Fay himself did not devote much time during the day either to the morning or the evening newspapers.
hope
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From this reading The feelings excited at Trafford had been very keen,--parental agony, maternal hope, disappointment, and revenge; but in that other household there was suffering quite as great.
household
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From this reading But there was another household which the false tidings of Lord Hampstead's death reached that same night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The feelings excited at Trafford had been very keen,--parental agony, maternal hope, disappointment, and revenge; but in that other household there was suffering quite as great.
keen
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From this reading The feelings excited at Trafford had been very keen,--parental agony, maternal hope, disappointment, and revenge; but in that other household there was suffering quite as great.
Littlebird's
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From this reading Had he been alone at Messrs. Pogson and Littlebird's he would have heard nothing of the false tidings.
Lord
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From this reading But there was another household which the false tidings of Lord Hampstead's death reached that same night.
maternal
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From this reading The feelings excited at Trafford had been very keen,--parental agony, maternal hope, disappointment, and revenge; but in that other household there was suffering quite as great.
Messrs
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From this reading Had he been alone at Messrs. Pogson and Littlebird's he would have heard nothing of the false tidings.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Fay himself did not devote much time during the day either to the morning or the evening newspapers.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Fay himself did not devote much time during the day either to the morning or the evening newspapers.
much
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From this reading Mr. Fay himself did not devote much time during the day either to the morning or the evening newspapers.
newspapers
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From this reading Mr. Fay himself did not devote much time during the day either to the morning or the evening newspapers.
night
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From this reading But there was another household which the false tidings of Lord Hampstead's death reached that same night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Fay himself did not devote much time during the day either to the morning or the evening newspapers.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Had he been alone at Messrs. Pogson and Littlebird's he would have heard nothing of the false tidings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But there was another household which the false tidings of Lord Hampstead's death reached that same night.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mr. Fay himself did not devote much time during the day either to the morning or the evening newspapers.
other
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From this reading The feelings excited at Trafford had been very keen,--parental agony, maternal hope, disappointment, and revenge; but in that other household there was suffering quite as great.
parental
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From this reading The feelings excited at Trafford had been very keen,--parental agony, maternal hope, disappointment, and revenge; but in that other household there was suffering quite as great.
Pogson
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From this reading Had he been alone at Messrs. Pogson and Littlebird's he would have heard nothing of the false tidings.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The feelings excited at Trafford had been very keen,--parental agony, maternal hope, disappointment, and revenge; but in that other household there was suffering quite as great.
reached
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From this reading But there was another household which the false tidings of Lord Hampstead's death reached that same night.
revenge
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From this reading The feelings excited at Trafford had been very keen,--parental agony, maternal hope, disappointment, and revenge; but in that other household there was suffering quite as great.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there was another household which the false tidings of Lord Hampstead's death reached that same night.
suffering
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From this reading The feelings excited at Trafford had been very keen,--parental agony, maternal hope, disappointment, and revenge; but in that other household there was suffering quite as great.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But there was another household which the false tidings of Lord Hampstead's death reached that same night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But there was another household which the false tidings of Lord Hampstead's death reached that same night.
there
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From this reading But there was another household which the false tidings of Lord Hampstead's death reached that same night.
TIDINGS
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From this reading FALSE TIDINGS.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Fay himself did not devote much time during the day either to the morning or the evening newspapers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Fay himself did not devote much time during the day either to the morning or the evening newspapers.
Trafford
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From this reading The feelings excited at Trafford had been very keen,--parental agony, maternal hope, disappointment, and revenge; but in that other household there was suffering quite as great.
very
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From this reading The feelings excited at Trafford had been very keen,--parental agony, maternal hope, disappointment, and revenge; but in that other household there was suffering quite as great.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there was another household which the false tidings of Lord Hampstead's death reached that same night.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But there was another household which the false tidings of Lord Hampstead's death reached that same night.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had he been alone at Messrs. Pogson and Littlebird's he would have heard nothing of the false tidings.
