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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 A DEATH-BED.
acquiesce
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From this reading It had been expected that some appalling scene would have taken place; instead of which, each party seemed to acquiesce in a sullen neutrality, and leave the war to be carried on by their lawyers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Old Play._ The general expectation of the company had been disappointed by the pacific termination of the meeting betwixt the Earl of Etherington and Tyrrel, the anticipation of which had created so deep a sensation.
anticipation
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From this reading _Old Play._ The general expectation of the company had been disappointed by the pacific termination of the meeting betwixt the Earl of Etherington and Tyrrel, the anticipation of which had created so deep a sensation.
appalling
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From this reading It had been expected that some appalling scene would have taken place; instead of which, each party seemed to acquiesce in a sullen neutrality, and leave the war to be carried on by their lawyers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It had been expected that some appalling scene would have taken place; instead of which, each party seemed to acquiesce in a sullen neutrality, and leave the war to be carried on by their lawyers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Old Play._ The general expectation of the company had been disappointed by the pacific termination of the meeting betwixt the Earl of Etherington and Tyrrel, the anticipation of which had created so deep a sensation.
betwixtprepositionUS /biˈtwɪkst/
an old word for “between”
From this reading _Old Play._ The general expectation of the company had been disappointed by the pacific termination of the meeting betwixt the Earl of Etherington and Tyrrel, the anticipation of which had created so deep a sensation.
Bring
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From this reading Bring me some holy priest to lay the spectre!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Old Play._ The general expectation of the company had been disappointed by the pacific termination of the meeting betwixt the Earl of Etherington and Tyrrel, the anticipation of which had created so deep a sensation.
carried
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From this reading It had been expected that some appalling scene would have taken place; instead of which, each party seemed to acquiesce in a sullen neutrality, and leave the war to be carried on by their lawyers.
comes
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From this reading It comes--it wrings me in my parting hour, The long-hid crime--the well-disguised guilt.
company
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From this reading _Old Play._ The general expectation of the company had been disappointed by the pacific termination of the meeting betwixt the Earl of Etherington and Tyrrel, the anticipation of which had created so deep a sensation.
created
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From this reading _Old Play._ The general expectation of the company had been disappointed by the pacific termination of the meeting betwixt the Earl of Etherington and Tyrrel, the anticipation of which had created so deep a sensation.
crime
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From this reading It comes--it wrings me in my parting hour, The long-hid crime--the well-disguised guilt.
DEATH-BED
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From this reading A DEATH-BED.
deep
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From this reading _Old Play._ The general expectation of the company had been disappointed by the pacific termination of the meeting betwixt the Earl of Etherington and Tyrrel, the anticipation of which had created so deep a sensation.
disappointed
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From this reading _Old Play._ The general expectation of the company had been disappointed by the pacific termination of the meeting betwixt the Earl of Etherington and Tyrrel, the anticipation of which had created so deep a sensation.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It had been expected that some appalling scene would have taken place; instead of which, each party seemed to acquiesce in a sullen neutrality, and leave the war to be carried on by their lawyers.
Earl
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From this reading _Old Play._ The general expectation of the company had been disappointed by the pacific termination of the meeting betwixt the Earl of Etherington and Tyrrel, the anticipation of which had created so deep a sensation.
Etherington
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From this reading _Old Play._ The general expectation of the company had been disappointed by the pacific termination of the meeting betwixt the Earl of Etherington and Tyrrel, the anticipation of which had created so deep a sensation.
expectation
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From this reading _Old Play._ The general expectation of the company had been disappointed by the pacific termination of the meeting betwixt the Earl of Etherington and Tyrrel, the anticipation of which had created so deep a sensation.
expected
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From this reading It had been expected that some appalling scene would have taken place; instead of which, each party seemed to acquiesce in a sullen neutrality, and leave the war to be carried on by their lawyers.
general
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From this reading _Old Play._ The general expectation of the company had been disappointed by the pacific termination of the meeting betwixt the Earl of Etherington and Tyrrel, the anticipation of which had created so deep a sensation.
guilt
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From this reading It comes--it wrings me in my parting hour, The long-hid crime--the well-disguised guilt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Old Play._ The general expectation of the company had been disappointed by the pacific termination of the meeting betwixt the Earl of Etherington and Tyrrel, the anticipation of which had created so deep a sensation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It had been expected that some appalling scene would have taken place; instead of which, each party seemed to acquiesce in a sullen neutrality, and leave the war to be carried on by their lawyers.
holy
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From this reading Bring me some holy priest to lay the spectre!
hour
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From this reading It comes--it wrings me in my parting hour, The long-hid crime--the well-disguised guilt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It comes--it wrings me in my parting hour, The long-hid crime--the well-disguised guilt.
instead
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From this reading It had been expected that some appalling scene would have taken place; instead of which, each party seemed to acquiesce in a sullen neutrality, and leave the war to be carried on by their lawyers.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It comes--it wrings me in my parting hour, The long-hid crime--the well-disguised guilt.
lawyers
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From this reading It had been expected that some appalling scene would have taken place; instead of which, each party seemed to acquiesce in a sullen neutrality, and leave the war to be carried on by their lawyers.
lay
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From this reading Bring me some holy priest to lay the spectre!
leave
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From this reading It had been expected that some appalling scene would have taken place; instead of which, each party seemed to acquiesce in a sullen neutrality, and leave the war to be carried on by their lawyers.
long-hid
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From this reading It comes--it wrings me in my parting hour, The long-hid crime--the well-disguised guilt.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It comes--it wrings me in my parting hour, The long-hid crime--the well-disguised guilt.
meeting
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From this reading _Old Play._ The general expectation of the company had been disappointed by the pacific termination of the meeting betwixt the Earl of Etherington and Tyrrel, the anticipation of which had created so deep a sensation.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It comes--it wrings me in my parting hour, The long-hid crime--the well-disguised guilt.
neutrality
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From this reading It had been expected that some appalling scene would have taken place; instead of which, each party seemed to acquiesce in a sullen neutrality, and leave the war to be carried on by their lawyers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Old Play._ The general expectation of the company had been disappointed by the pacific termination of the meeting betwixt the Earl of Etherington and Tyrrel, the anticipation of which had created so deep a sensation.
Old
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From this reading _Old Play._ The general expectation of the company had been disappointed by the pacific termination of the meeting betwixt the Earl of Etherington and Tyrrel, the anticipation of which had created so deep a sensation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It had been expected that some appalling scene would have taken place; instead of which, each party seemed to acquiesce in a sullen neutrality, and leave the war to be carried on by their lawyers.
pacific
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From this reading _Old Play._ The general expectation of the company had been disappointed by the pacific termination of the meeting betwixt the Earl of Etherington and Tyrrel, the anticipation of which had created so deep a sensation.
parting
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From this reading It comes--it wrings me in my parting hour, The long-hid crime--the well-disguised guilt.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been expected that some appalling scene would have taken place; instead of which, each party seemed to acquiesce in a sullen neutrality, and leave the war to be carried on by their lawyers.
place
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From this reading It had been expected that some appalling scene would have taken place; instead of which, each party seemed to acquiesce in a sullen neutrality, and leave the war to be carried on by their lawyers.
Play
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From this reading _Old Play._ The general expectation of the company had been disappointed by the pacific termination of the meeting betwixt the Earl of Etherington and Tyrrel, the anticipation of which had created so deep a sensation.
priest
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From this reading Bring me some holy priest to lay the spectre!
scene
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From this reading It had been expected that some appalling scene would have taken place; instead of which, each party seemed to acquiesce in a sullen neutrality, and leave the war to be carried on by their lawyers.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been expected that some appalling scene would have taken place; instead of which, each party seemed to acquiesce in a sullen neutrality, and leave the war to be carried on by their lawyers.
sensation
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From this reading _Old Play._ The general expectation of the company had been disappointed by the pacific termination of the meeting betwixt the Earl of Etherington and Tyrrel, the anticipation of which had created so deep a sensation.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Old Play._ The general expectation of the company had been disappointed by the pacific termination of the meeting betwixt the Earl of Etherington and Tyrrel, the anticipation of which had created so deep a sensation.
some
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From this reading Bring me some holy priest to lay the spectre!
spectre
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From this reading Bring me some holy priest to lay the spectre!
sullen
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From this reading It had been expected that some appalling scene would have taken place; instead of which, each party seemed to acquiesce in a sullen neutrality, and leave the war to be carried on by their lawyers.
taken
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From this reading It had been expected that some appalling scene would have taken place; instead of which, each party seemed to acquiesce in a sullen neutrality, and leave the war to be carried on by their lawyers.
termination
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From this reading _Old Play._ The general expectation of the company had been disappointed by the pacific termination of the meeting betwixt the Earl of Etherington and Tyrrel, the anticipation of which had created so deep a sensation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had been expected that some appalling scene would have taken place; instead of which, each party seemed to acquiesce in a sullen neutrality, and leave the war to be carried on by their lawyers.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It comes--it wrings me in my parting hour, The long-hid crime--the well-disguised guilt.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It had been expected that some appalling scene would have taken place; instead of which, each party seemed to acquiesce in a sullen neutrality, and leave the war to be carried on by their lawyers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bring me some holy priest to lay the spectre!
Tyrrel
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From this reading _Old Play._ The general expectation of the company had been disappointed by the pacific termination of the meeting betwixt the Earl of Etherington and Tyrrel, the anticipation of which had created so deep a sensation.
war
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From this reading It had been expected that some appalling scene would have taken place; instead of which, each party seemed to acquiesce in a sullen neutrality, and leave the war to be carried on by their lawyers.
well-disguised
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From this reading It comes--it wrings me in my parting hour, The long-hid crime--the well-disguised guilt.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Old Play._ The general expectation of the company had been disappointed by the pacific termination of the meeting betwixt the Earl of Etherington and Tyrrel, the anticipation of which had created so deep a sensation.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It had been expected that some appalling scene would have taken place; instead of which, each party seemed to acquiesce in a sullen neutrality, and leave the war to be carried on by their lawyers.
wrings
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From this reading It comes--it wrings me in my parting hour, The long-hid crime--the well-disguised guilt.
