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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 The lamps across his streets had a portentously elastic swing with them.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The lamps across his streets had a portentously elastic swing with them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
Antoine
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From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
arms
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From this reading Madame Defarge, with her arms folded, sat in the morning light and heat, contemplating the wine-shop and the street.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
become
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From this reading Madame Defarge wore no rose in her head, for the great brotherhood of Spies had become, even in one short week, extremely chary of trusting themselves to the saint’s mercies.
bitter
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From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading In both, there were several knots of loungers, squalid and miserable, but now with a manifest sense of power enthroned on their distress.
bread
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From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
brotherhood
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From this reading Madame Defarge wore no rose in her head, for the great brotherhood of Spies had become, even in one short week, extremely chary of trusting themselves to the saint’s mercies.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In both, there were several knots of loungers, squalid and miserable, but now with a manifest sense of power enthroned on their distress.
chary
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From this reading Madame Defarge wore no rose in her head, for the great brotherhood of Spies had become, even in one short week, extremely chary of trusting themselves to the saint’s mercies.
congratulations
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From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
contemplatingverbUS /ˈkɑːntəmpleɪtɪŋ/
looking at or thinking about someone or something carefully for some time
From this reading Madame Defarge, with her arms folded, sat in the morning light and heat, contemplating the wine-shop and the street.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
counter
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From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
customers
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From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
Defarge
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From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstres/
great worry, pain, suffering, or unhappiness
From this reading In both, there were several knots of loungers, squalid and miserable, but now with a manifest sense of power enthroned on their distress.
elastic
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From this reading The lamps across his streets had a portentously elastic swing with them.
embraces
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From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
enthroned
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From this reading In both, there were several knots of loungers, squalid and miserable, but now with a manifest sense of power enthroned on their distress.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame Defarge wore no rose in her head, for the great brotherhood of Spies had become, even in one short week, extremely chary of trusting themselves to the saint’s mercies.
extent
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From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
extremelyadverbUS /ɪkˈstriːmli/
to a very great degree
From this reading Madame Defarge wore no rose in her head, for the great brotherhood of Spies had become, even in one short week, extremely chary of trusting themselves to the saint’s mercies.
exultant
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From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
folded
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From this reading Madame Defarge, with her arms folded, sat in the morning light and heat, contemplating the wine-shop and the street.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Madame Defarge wore no rose in her head, for the great brotherhood of Spies had become, even in one short week, extremely chary of trusting themselves to the saint’s mercies.
fraternal
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From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame Defarge wore no rose in her head, for the great brotherhood of Spies had become, even in one short week, extremely chary of trusting themselves to the saint’s mercies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
Haggard
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From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
hard
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From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
head
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From this reading Madame Defarge wore no rose in her head, for the great brotherhood of Spies had become, even in one short week, extremely chary of trusting themselves to the saint’s mercies.
heat
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From this reading Madame Defarge, with her arms folded, sat in the morning light and heat, contemplating the wine-shop and the street.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
knots
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From this reading In both, there were several knots of loungers, squalid and miserable, but now with a manifest sense of power enthroned on their distress.
lamps
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From this reading The lamps across his streets had a portentously elastic swing with them.
light
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From this reading Madame Defarge, with her arms folded, sat in the morning light and heat, contemplating the wine-shop and the street.
loungers
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From this reading In both, there were several knots of loungers, squalid and miserable, but now with a manifest sense of power enthroned on their distress.
Madame
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From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
manifest
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From this reading In both, there were several knots of loungers, squalid and miserable, but now with a manifest sense of power enthroned on their distress.
mercies
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From this reading Madame Defarge wore no rose in her head, for the great brotherhood of Spies had become, even in one short week, extremely chary of trusting themselves to the saint’s mercies.
miserable
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From this reading In both, there were several knots of loungers, squalid and miserable, but now with a manifest sense of power enthroned on their distress.
modicum
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From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame Defarge, with her arms folded, sat in the morning light and heat, contemplating the wine-shop and the street.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Madame Defarge wore no rose in her head, for the great brotherhood of Spies had become, even in one short week, extremely chary of trusting themselves to the saint’s mercies.
now
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From this reading In both, there were several knots of loungers, squalid and miserable, but now with a manifest sense of power enthroned on their distress.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In both, there were several knots of loungers, squalid and miserable, but now with a manifest sense of power enthroned on their distress.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
only
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From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
portentously
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From this reading The lamps across his streets had a portentously elastic swing with them.
power
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From this reading In both, there were several knots of loungers, squalid and miserable, but now with a manifest sense of power enthroned on their distress.
presiding
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From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
relish
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From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
rose
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From this reading Madame Defarge wore no rose in her head, for the great brotherhood of Spies had become, even in one short week, extremely chary of trusting themselves to the saint’s mercies.
Saint
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From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
saint's
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From this reading Madame Defarge wore no rose in her head, for the great brotherhood of Spies had become, even in one short week, extremely chary of trusting themselves to the saint’s mercies.
sat
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From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
sense
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From this reading In both, there were several knots of loungers, squalid and miserable, but now with a manifest sense of power enthroned on their distress.
several
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From this reading In both, there were several knots of loungers, squalid and miserable, but now with a manifest sense of power enthroned on their distress.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Madame Defarge wore no rose in her head, for the great brotherhood of Spies had become, even in one short week, extremely chary of trusting themselves to the saint’s mercies.
soften
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From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
Spies
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From this reading Madame Defarge wore no rose in her head, for the great brotherhood of Spies had become, even in one short week, extremely chary of trusting themselves to the saint’s mercies.
squalid
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From this reading In both, there were several knots of loungers, squalid and miserable, but now with a manifest sense of power enthroned on their distress.
street
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From this reading Madame Defarge, with her arms folded, sat in the morning light and heat, contemplating the wine-shop and the street.
streets
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From this reading The lamps across his streets had a portentously elastic swing with them.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
swing
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From this reading The lamps across his streets had a portentously elastic swing with them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In both, there were several knots of loungers, squalid and miserable, but now with a manifest sense of power enthroned on their distress.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The lamps across his streets had a portentously elastic swing with them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Madame Defarge wore no rose in her head, for the great brotherhood of Spies had become, even in one short week, extremely chary of trusting themselves to the saint’s mercies.
there
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From this reading In both, there were several knots of loungers, squalid and miserable, but now with a manifest sense of power enthroned on their distress.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
trusting
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From this reading Madame Defarge wore no rose in her head, for the great brotherhood of Spies had become, even in one short week, extremely chary of trusting themselves to the saint’s mercies.
usual
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From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
week
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From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In both, there were several knots of loungers, squalid and miserable, but now with a manifest sense of power enthroned on their distress.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
wine-shop
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From this reading Madame Defarge, with her arms folded, sat in the morning light and heat, contemplating the wine-shop and the street.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternal embraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.
wore
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From this reading Madame Defarge wore no rose in her head, for the great brotherhood of Spies had become, even in one short week, extremely chary of trusting themselves to the saint’s mercies.
