The dread tribunal of five Judges, Public Prosecutor, and determined Jury, sat every day.
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The dread tribunal of five Judges, Public Prosecutor, and determined Jury, sat every day. Their lists went forth every evening, and were read out by the gaolers of the various prisons to their prisoners. The standard gaoler-joke was, “Come out and listen to the Evening Paper, you inside there!” “Charles Evrémonde, called Darnay!” So at last began the Evening Paper at La Force.
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firmly decided and not willing to give up
From this reading “The dread tribunal of five Judges, Public Prosecutor, and determined Jury, sat every day.”
the part of the day between the late afternoon and night
From this reading “Their lists went forth every evening, and were read out by the gaolers of the various prisons to their prisoners.”
people who are kept in prison or otherwise held under guard
From this reading “Their lists went forth every evening, and were read out by the gaolers of the various prisons to their prisoners.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dread tribunal of five Judges, Public Prosecutor, and determined Jury, sat every day.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So at last began the Evening Paper at La Force.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So at last began the Evening Paper at La Force.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Their lists went forth every evening, and were read out by the gaolers of the various prisons to their prisoners.
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From this reading “Charles Evrémonde, called Darnay!”
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From this reading “Charles Evrémonde, called Darnay!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The standard gaoler-joke was, “Come out and listen to the Evening Paper, you inside there!”
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From this reading “Charles Evrémonde, called Darnay!”
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From this reading The dread tribunal of five Judges, Public Prosecutor, and determined Jury, sat every day.
firmly decided and not willing to give up
From this reading The dread tribunal of five Judges, Public Prosecutor, and determined Jury, sat every day.
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From this reading The dread tribunal of five Judges, Public Prosecutor, and determined Jury, sat every day.
the part of the day between the late afternoon and night
From this reading Their lists went forth every evening, and were read out by the gaolers of the various prisons to their prisoners.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The dread tribunal of five Judges, Public Prosecutor, and determined Jury, sat every day.
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From this reading “Charles Evrémonde, called Darnay!”
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From this reading The dread tribunal of five Judges, Public Prosecutor, and determined Jury, sat every day.
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From this reading So at last began the Evening Paper at La Force.
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From this reading Their lists went forth every evening, and were read out by the gaolers of the various prisons to their prisoners.
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From this reading The standard gaoler-joke was, “Come out and listen to the Evening Paper, you inside there!”
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From this reading Their lists went forth every evening, and were read out by the gaolers of the various prisons to their prisoners.
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From this reading The standard gaoler-joke was, “Come out and listen to the Evening Paper, you inside there!”
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From this reading The dread tribunal of five Judges, Public Prosecutor, and determined Jury, sat every day.
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From this reading The dread tribunal of five Judges, Public Prosecutor, and determined Jury, sat every day.
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From this reading So at last began the Evening Paper at La Force.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So at last began the Evening Paper at La Force.
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From this reading The standard gaoler-joke was, “Come out and listen to the Evening Paper, you inside there!”
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From this reading Their lists went forth every evening, and were read out by the gaolers of the various prisons to their prisoners.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The dread tribunal of five Judges, Public Prosecutor, and determined Jury, sat every day.
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From this reading Their lists went forth every evening, and were read out by the gaolers of the various prisons to their prisoners.
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From this reading The standard gaoler-joke was, “Come out and listen to the Evening Paper, you inside there!”
people who are kept in prison or otherwise held under guard
From this reading Their lists went forth every evening, and were read out by the gaolers of the various prisons to their prisoners.
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From this reading Their lists went forth every evening, and were read out by the gaolers of the various prisons to their prisoners.
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From this reading The dread tribunal of five Judges, Public Prosecutor, and determined Jury, sat every day.
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From this reading The dread tribunal of five Judges, Public Prosecutor, and determined Jury, sat every day.
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From this reading Their lists went forth every evening, and were read out by the gaolers of the various prisons to their prisoners.
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From this reading The dread tribunal of five Judges, Public Prosecutor, and determined Jury, sat every day.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So at last began the Evening Paper at La Force.
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From this reading The standard gaoler-joke was, “Come out and listen to the Evening Paper, you inside there!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dread tribunal of five Judges, Public Prosecutor, and determined Jury, sat every day.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their lists went forth every evening, and were read out by the gaolers of the various prisons to their prisoners.
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From this reading The standard gaoler-joke was, “Come out and listen to the Evening Paper, you inside there!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their lists went forth every evening, and were read out by the gaolers of the various prisons to their prisoners.
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From this reading The dread tribunal of five Judges, Public Prosecutor, and determined Jury, sat every day.
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From this reading Their lists went forth every evening, and were read out by the gaolers of the various prisons to their prisoners.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The standard gaoler-joke was, “Come out and listen to the Evening Paper, you inside there!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their lists went forth every evening, and were read out by the gaolers of the various prisons to their prisoners.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their lists went forth every evening, and were read out by the gaolers of the various prisons to their prisoners.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The standard gaoler-joke was, “Come out and listen to the Evening Paper, you inside there!”
