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actual
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From this reading I doubt whether any one was commissioned to send the news along the actual telegraph, and yet Mrs. Proudie knew it before four o'clock.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tidings of Mr. Crawley's fate reached the palace at Barchester on the afternoon of the day on which the magistrates had committed him.
All
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From this reading All such tidings travel very quickly, conveyed by imperceptible wires, and distributed by indefatigable message boys whom Rumour seems to supply for the purpose.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I doubt whether any one was commissioned to send the news along the actual telegraph, and yet Mrs. Proudie knew it before four o'clock.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All such tidings travel very quickly, conveyed by imperceptible wires, and distributed by indefatigable message boys whom Rumour seems to supply for the purpose.
any
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From this reading I doubt whether any one was commissioned to send the news along the actual telegraph, and yet Mrs. Proudie knew it before four o'clock.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tidings of Mr. Crawley's fate reached the palace at Barchester on the afternoon of the day on which the magistrates had committed him.
Barchester
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From this reading Tidings of Mr. Crawley's fate reached the palace at Barchester on the afternoon of the day on which the magistrates had committed him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I doubt whether any one was commissioned to send the news along the actual telegraph, and yet Mrs. Proudie knew it before four o'clock.
BISHOP
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boys
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All such tidings travel very quickly, conveyed by imperceptible wires, and distributed by indefatigable message boys whom Rumour seems to supply for the purpose.
commissioned
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committed
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From this reading Tidings of Mr. Crawley's fate reached the palace at Barchester on the afternoon of the day on which the magistrates had committed him.
conveyed
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Crawley's
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From this reading Tidings of Mr. Crawley's fate reached the palace at Barchester on the afternoon of the day on which the magistrates had committed him.
day
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From this reading Tidings of Mr. Crawley's fate reached the palace at Barchester on the afternoon of the day on which the magistrates had committed him.
distributed
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doubt
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From this reading I doubt whether any one was commissioned to send the news along the actual telegraph, and yet Mrs. Proudie knew it before four o'clock.
fate
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From this reading Tidings of Mr. Crawley's fate reached the palace at Barchester on the afternoon of the day on which the magistrates had committed him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All such tidings travel very quickly, conveyed by imperceptible wires, and distributed by indefatigable message boys whom Rumour seems to supply for the purpose.
forty
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From this reading Barchester is twenty miles from Silverbridge by road, and more than forty by railway.
four
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From this reading I doubt whether any one was commissioned to send the news along the actual telegraph, and yet Mrs. Proudie knew it before four o'clock.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Barchester is twenty miles from Silverbridge by road, and more than forty by railway.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tidings of Mr. Crawley's fate reached the palace at Barchester on the afternoon of the day on which the magistrates had committed him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tidings of Mr. Crawley's fate reached the palace at Barchester on the afternoon of the day on which the magistrates had committed him.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BISHOP SENDS HIS INHIBITION.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I doubt whether any one was commissioned to send the news along the actual telegraph, and yet Mrs. Proudie knew it before four o'clock.
imperceptible
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From this reading All such tidings travel very quickly, conveyed by imperceptible wires, and distributed by indefatigable message boys whom Rumour seems to supply for the purpose.
indefatigable
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From this reading All such tidings travel very quickly, conveyed by imperceptible wires, and distributed by indefatigable message boys whom Rumour seems to supply for the purpose.
INHIBITION
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Barchester is twenty miles from Silverbridge by road, and more than forty by railway.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I doubt whether any one was commissioned to send the news along the actual telegraph, and yet Mrs. Proudie knew it before four o'clock.
knew
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From this reading I doubt whether any one was commissioned to send the news along the actual telegraph, and yet Mrs. Proudie knew it before four o'clock.
magistratesplural nounUS /ˈmædʒɪstreɪts/
civil officers who administer local law
From this reading Tidings of Mr. Crawley's fate reached the palace at Barchester on the afternoon of the day on which the magistrates had committed him.
message
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miles
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From this reading Barchester is twenty miles from Silverbridge by road, and more than forty by railway.
more
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From this reading Barchester is twenty miles from Silverbridge by road, and more than forty by railway.
Mr
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From this reading Tidings of Mr. Crawley's fate reached the palace at Barchester on the afternoon of the day on which the magistrates had committed him.
Mrs
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From this reading I doubt whether any one was commissioned to send the news along the actual telegraph, and yet Mrs. Proudie knew it before four o'clock.
news
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o'clock
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From this reading I doubt whether any one was commissioned to send the news along the actual telegraph, and yet Mrs. Proudie knew it before four o'clock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tidings of Mr. Crawley's fate reached the palace at Barchester on the afternoon of the day on which the magistrates had committed him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tidings of Mr. Crawley's fate reached the palace at Barchester on the afternoon of the day on which the magistrates had committed him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I doubt whether any one was commissioned to send the news along the actual telegraph, and yet Mrs. Proudie knew it before four o'clock.
palace
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From this reading Tidings of Mr. Crawley's fate reached the palace at Barchester on the afternoon of the day on which the magistrates had committed him.
Proudie
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From this reading I doubt whether any one was commissioned to send the news along the actual telegraph, and yet Mrs. Proudie knew it before four o'clock.
purpose
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quickly
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From this reading All such tidings travel very quickly, conveyed by imperceptible wires, and distributed by indefatigable message boys whom Rumour seems to supply for the purpose.
railway
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From this reading Barchester is twenty miles from Silverbridge by road, and more than forty by railway.
reached
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From this reading Tidings of Mr. Crawley's fate reached the palace at Barchester on the afternoon of the day on which the magistrates had committed him.
road
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From this reading Barchester is twenty miles from Silverbridge by road, and more than forty by railway.
Rumour
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seems
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From this reading All such tidings travel very quickly, conveyed by imperceptible wires, and distributed by indefatigable message boys whom Rumour seems to supply for the purpose.
send
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From this reading I doubt whether any one was commissioned to send the news along the actual telegraph, and yet Mrs. Proudie knew it before four o'clock.
SENDS
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From this reading THE BISHOP SENDS HIS INHIBITION.
Silverbridge
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From this reading Barchester is twenty miles from Silverbridge by road, and more than forty by railway.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading All such tidings travel very quickly, conveyed by imperceptible wires, and distributed by indefatigable message boys whom Rumour seems to supply for the purpose.
supply
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From this reading All such tidings travel very quickly, conveyed by imperceptible wires, and distributed by indefatigable message boys whom Rumour seems to supply for the purpose.
telegraph
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From this reading I doubt whether any one was commissioned to send the news along the actual telegraph, and yet Mrs. Proudie knew it before four o'clock.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Barchester is twenty miles from Silverbridge by road, and more than forty by railway.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BISHOP SENDS HIS INHIBITION.
Tidings
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From this reading Tidings of Mr. Crawley's fate reached the palace at Barchester on the afternoon of the day on which the magistrates had committed him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All such tidings travel very quickly, conveyed by imperceptible wires, and distributed by indefatigable message boys whom Rumour seems to supply for the purpose.
travel
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From this reading All such tidings travel very quickly, conveyed by imperceptible wires, and distributed by indefatigable message boys whom Rumour seems to supply for the purpose.
twenty
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From this reading Barchester is twenty miles from Silverbridge by road, and more than forty by railway.
very
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From this reading All such tidings travel very quickly, conveyed by imperceptible wires, and distributed by indefatigable message boys whom Rumour seems to supply for the purpose.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I doubt whether any one was commissioned to send the news along the actual telegraph, and yet Mrs. Proudie knew it before four o'clock.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I doubt whether any one was commissioned to send the news along the actual telegraph, and yet Mrs. Proudie knew it before four o'clock.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Tidings of Mr. Crawley's fate reached the palace at Barchester on the afternoon of the day on which the magistrates had committed him.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All such tidings travel very quickly, conveyed by imperceptible wires, and distributed by indefatigable message boys whom Rumour seems to supply for the purpose.
wires
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From this reading All such tidings travel very quickly, conveyed by imperceptible wires, and distributed by indefatigable message boys whom Rumour seems to supply for the purpose.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I doubt whether any one was commissioned to send the news along the actual telegraph, and yet Mrs. Proudie knew it before four o'clock.
