Sydney Carton paused in the street, not quite decided where to go.
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Book III · Chapter XII
Sydney Carton paused in the street, not quite decided where to go. “At Tellson’s banking-house at nine,” he said, with a musing face. “Shall I do well, in the mean time, to show myself? I think so. It is best that these people should know there is such a man as I here;
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having made a firm choice or judgment about what to do
From this reading “Sydney Carton paused in the street, not quite decided where to go.”
human beings considered as individuals or as a group
From this reading “It is best that these people should know there is such a man as I here;”
to form an idea, opinion, or judgment in your mind
From this reading “I think so.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “At Tellson’s banking-house at nine,” he said, with a musing face.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is best that these people should know there is such a man as I here;
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “At Tellson’s banking-house at nine,” he said, with a musing face.
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From this reading “At Tellson’s banking-house at nine,” he said, with a musing face.
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From this reading It is best that these people should know there is such a man as I here;
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From this reading Sydney Carton paused in the street, not quite decided where to go.
having made a firm choice or judgment about what to do
From this reading Sydney Carton paused in the street, not quite decided where to go.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Shall I do well, in the mean time, to show myself?
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From this reading “At Tellson’s banking-house at nine,” he said, with a musing face.
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From this reading Sydney Carton paused in the street, not quite decided where to go.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “At Tellson’s banking-house at nine,” he said, with a musing face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is best that these people should know there is such a man as I here;
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Shall I do well, in the mean time, to show myself?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sydney Carton paused in the street, not quite decided where to go.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is best that these people should know there is such a man as I here;
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is best that these people should know there is such a man as I here;
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is best that these people should know there is such a man as I here;
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From this reading It is best that these people should know there is such a man as I here;
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From this reading “Shall I do well, in the mean time, to show myself?
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From this reading “At Tellson’s banking-house at nine,” he said, with a musing face.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Shall I do well, in the mean time, to show myself?
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From this reading “At Tellson’s banking-house at nine,” he said, with a musing face.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sydney Carton paused in the street, not quite decided where to go.
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From this reading Sydney Carton paused in the street, not quite decided where to go.
human beings considered as individuals or as a group
From this reading It is best that these people should know there is such a man as I here;
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sydney Carton paused in the street, not quite decided where to go.
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From this reading “At Tellson’s banking-house at nine,” he said, with a musing face.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall I do well, in the mean time, to show myself?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It is best that these people should know there is such a man as I here;
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From this reading “Shall I do well, in the mean time, to show myself?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I think so.
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From this reading Sydney Carton paused in the street, not quite decided where to go.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It is best that these people should know there is such a man as I here;
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From this reading Sydney Carton paused in the street, not quite decided where to go.
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From this reading “At Tellson’s banking-house at nine,” he said, with a musing face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is best that these people should know there is such a man as I here;
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sydney Carton paused in the street, not quite decided where to go.
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From this reading It is best that these people should know there is such a man as I here;
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It is best that these people should know there is such a man as I here;
to form an idea, opinion, or judgment in your mind
From this reading I think so.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shall I do well, in the mean time, to show myself?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sydney Carton paused in the street, not quite decided where to go.
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From this reading “Shall I do well, in the mean time, to show myself?
in or at the place that
From this reading Sydney Carton paused in the street, not quite decided where to go.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “At Tellson’s banking-house at nine,” he said, with a musing face.
