This is the 3190th most frequent Japanese word.
告げ
"告げ" means "announcement" or "report."
In this sentence, '告げた' means 'informed' or 'told,' indicating the action of conveying information or notifying.
彼はその事故について告げた。
He informed them about the accident.
Here, '告げていた' is used to mean 'indicated' or 'expressed,' illustrating a non-verbal way of conveying information or emotion.
彼女の表情は悲しみを告げていた。
Her expression indicated sadness.
In this case, '告げてくれる' signifies 'informs' or 'tells,' which is a literary or figurative expression of communication.