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a
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From this reading Monsieur Defarge sold a very thin wine at the best of times, but it would seem to have been an unusually thin wine that he sold at this time.
an
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From this reading Monsieur Defarge sold a very thin wine at the best of times, but it would seem to have been an unusually thin wine that he sold at this time.
As
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From this reading As early as six o’clock in the morning, sallow faces peeping through its barred windows had descried other faces within, bending over measures of wine.
at
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From this reading Monsieur Defarge sold a very thin wine at the best of times, but it would seem to have been an unusually thin wine that he sold at this time.
Bacchanalian
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From this reading No vivacious Bacchanalian flame leaped out of the pressed grape of Monsieur Defarge: but, a smouldering fire that burnt in the dark, lay hidden in the dregs of it.
barred
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From this reading As early as six o’clock in the morning, sallow faces peeping through its barred windows had descried other faces within, bending over measures of wine.
been
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From this reading There had been earlier drinking than usual in the wine-shop of Monsieur Defarge.
bending
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From this reading As early as six o’clock in the morning, sallow faces peeping through its barred windows had descried other faces within, bending over measures of wine.
best
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From this reading Monsieur Defarge sold a very thin wine at the best of times, but it would seem to have been an unusually thin wine that he sold at this time.
burnt
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From this reading No vivacious Bacchanalian flame leaped out of the pressed grape of Monsieur Defarge: but, a smouldering fire that burnt in the dark, lay hidden in the dregs of it.
but
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From this reading Monsieur Defarge sold a very thin wine at the best of times, but it would seem to have been an unusually thin wine that he sold at this time.
dark
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From this reading No vivacious Bacchanalian flame leaped out of the pressed grape of Monsieur Defarge: but, a smouldering fire that burnt in the dark, lay hidden in the dregs of it.
Defarge
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From this reading There had been earlier drinking than usual in the wine-shop of Monsieur Defarge.
descried
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From this reading As early as six o’clock in the morning, sallow faces peeping through its barred windows had descried other faces within, bending over measures of wine.
drank
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From this reading A sour wine, moreover, or a souring, for its influence on the mood of those who drank it was to make them gloomy.
dregs
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From this reading No vivacious Bacchanalian flame leaped out of the pressed grape of Monsieur Defarge: but, a smouldering fire that burnt in the dark, lay hidden in the dregs of it.
drinking
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From this reading There had been earlier drinking than usual in the wine-shop of Monsieur Defarge.
earlier
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From this reading There had been earlier drinking than usual in the wine-shop of Monsieur Defarge.
early
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From this reading As early as six o’clock in the morning, sallow faces peeping through its barred windows had descried other faces within, bending over measures of wine.
faces
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From this reading As early as six o’clock in the morning, sallow faces peeping through its barred windows had descried other faces within, bending over measures of wine.
fire
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From this reading No vivacious Bacchanalian flame leaped out of the pressed grape of Monsieur Defarge: but, a smouldering fire that burnt in the dark, lay hidden in the dregs of it.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading No vivacious Bacchanalian flame leaped out of the pressed grape of Monsieur Defarge: but, a smouldering fire that burnt in the dark, lay hidden in the dregs of it.
for
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From this reading A sour wine, moreover, or a souring, for its influence on the mood of those who drank it was to make them gloomy.
gloomy
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From this reading A sour wine, moreover, or a souring, for its influence on the mood of those who drank it was to make them gloomy.
grape
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From this reading No vivacious Bacchanalian flame leaped out of the pressed grape of Monsieur Defarge: but, a smouldering fire that burnt in the dark, lay hidden in the dregs of it.
had
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From this reading There had been earlier drinking than usual in the wine-shop of Monsieur Defarge.
have
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From this reading Monsieur Defarge sold a very thin wine at the best of times, but it would seem to have been an unusually thin wine that he sold at this time.
he
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From this reading Monsieur Defarge sold a very thin wine at the best of times, but it would seem to have been an unusually thin wine that he sold at this time.
hidden
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From this reading No vivacious Bacchanalian flame leaped out of the pressed grape of Monsieur Defarge: but, a smouldering fire that burnt in the dark, lay hidden in the dregs of it.
in
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From this reading There had been earlier drinking than usual in the wine-shop of Monsieur Defarge.
influencenounUS /ˈɪnfluəns/
the power or effect that someone or something has on a person, event, or situation
From this reading A sour wine, moreover, or a souring, for its influence on the mood of those who drank it was to make them gloomy.
it
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From this reading Monsieur Defarge sold a very thin wine at the best of times, but it would seem to have been an unusually thin wine that he sold at this time.
its
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From this reading As early as six o’clock in the morning, sallow faces peeping through its barred windows had descried other faces within, bending over measures of wine.
lay
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From this reading No vivacious Bacchanalian flame leaped out of the pressed grape of Monsieur Defarge: but, a smouldering fire that burnt in the dark, lay hidden in the dregs of it.
leaped
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From this reading No vivacious Bacchanalian flame leaped out of the pressed grape of Monsieur Defarge: but, a smouldering fire that burnt in the dark, lay hidden in the dregs of it.
make
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From this reading A sour wine, moreover, or a souring, for its influence on the mood of those who drank it was to make them gloomy.
measures
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From this reading As early as six o’clock in the morning, sallow faces peeping through its barred windows had descried other faces within, bending over measures of wine.
MonsieurnounUS /məˈsjɝː/
a French title or polite form of address for a man
From this reading There had been earlier drinking than usual in the wine-shop of Monsieur Defarge.
mood
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From this reading A sour wine, moreover, or a souring, for its influence on the mood of those who drank it was to make them gloomy.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔˈroʊvər/
in addition
From this reading A sour wine, moreover, or a souring, for its influence on the mood of those who drank it was to make them gloomy.
morning
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From this reading As early as six o’clock in the morning, sallow faces peeping through its barred windows had descried other faces within, bending over measures of wine.
No
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From this reading No vivacious Bacchanalian flame leaped out of the pressed grape of Monsieur Defarge: but, a smouldering fire that burnt in the dark, lay hidden in the dregs of it.
o'clock
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From this reading As early as six o’clock in the morning, sallow faces peeping through its barred windows had descried other faces within, bending over measures of wine.
of
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From this reading There had been earlier drinking than usual in the wine-shop of Monsieur Defarge.
on
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From this reading A sour wine, moreover, or a souring, for its influence on the mood of those who drank it was to make them gloomy.
or
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From this reading A sour wine, moreover, or a souring, for its influence on the mood of those who drank it was to make them gloomy.
other
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From this reading As early as six o’clock in the morning, sallow faces peeping through its barred windows had descried other faces within, bending over measures of wine.
out
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From this reading No vivacious Bacchanalian flame leaped out of the pressed grape of Monsieur Defarge: but, a smouldering fire that burnt in the dark, lay hidden in the dregs of it.
over
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From this reading As early as six o’clock in the morning, sallow faces peeping through its barred windows had descried other faces within, bending over measures of wine.
peeping
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From this reading As early as six o’clock in the morning, sallow faces peeping through its barred windows had descried other faces within, bending over measures of wine.
pressed
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From this reading No vivacious Bacchanalian flame leaped out of the pressed grape of Monsieur Defarge: but, a smouldering fire that burnt in the dark, lay hidden in the dregs of it.
sallow
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From this reading As early as six o’clock in the morning, sallow faces peeping through its barred windows had descried other faces within, bending over measures of wine.
seem
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From this reading Monsieur Defarge sold a very thin wine at the best of times, but it would seem to have been an unusually thin wine that he sold at this time.
six
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From this reading As early as six o’clock in the morning, sallow faces peeping through its barred windows had descried other faces within, bending over measures of wine.
smouldering
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From this reading No vivacious Bacchanalian flame leaped out of the pressed grape of Monsieur Defarge: but, a smouldering fire that burnt in the dark, lay hidden in the dregs of it.
sold
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From this reading Monsieur Defarge sold a very thin wine at the best of times, but it would seem to have been an unusually thin wine that he sold at this time.
sour
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From this reading A sour wine, moreover, or a souring, for its influence on the mood of those who drank it was to make them gloomy.
souring
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From this reading A sour wine, moreover, or a souring, for its influence on the mood of those who drank it was to make them gloomy.
than
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From this reading There had been earlier drinking than usual in the wine-shop of Monsieur Defarge.
that
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From this reading Monsieur Defarge sold a very thin wine at the best of times, but it would seem to have been an unusually thin wine that he sold at this time.
the
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From this reading There had been earlier drinking than usual in the wine-shop of Monsieur Defarge.
them
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From this reading A sour wine, moreover, or a souring, for its influence on the mood of those who drank it was to make them gloomy.
There
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From this reading There had been earlier drinking than usual in the wine-shop of Monsieur Defarge.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Monsieur Defarge sold a very thin wine at the best of times, but it would seem to have been an unusually thin wine that he sold at this time.
this
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From this reading Monsieur Defarge sold a very thin wine at the best of times, but it would seem to have been an unusually thin wine that he sold at this time.
those
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From this reading A sour wine, moreover, or a souring, for its influence on the mood of those who drank it was to make them gloomy.
through
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From this reading As early as six o’clock in the morning, sallow faces peeping through its barred windows had descried other faces within, bending over measures of wine.
time
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From this reading Monsieur Defarge sold a very thin wine at the best of times, but it would seem to have been an unusually thin wine that he sold at this time.
times
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From this reading Monsieur Defarge sold a very thin wine at the best of times, but it would seem to have been an unusually thin wine that he sold at this time.
to
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From this reading Monsieur Defarge sold a very thin wine at the best of times, but it would seem to have been an unusually thin wine that he sold at this time.
unusually
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From this reading Monsieur Defarge sold a very thin wine at the best of times, but it would seem to have been an unusually thin wine that he sold at this time.
usual
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From this reading There had been earlier drinking than usual in the wine-shop of Monsieur Defarge.
very
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From this reading Monsieur Defarge sold a very thin wine at the best of times, but it would seem to have been an unusually thin wine that he sold at this time.
vivacious
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From this reading No vivacious Bacchanalian flame leaped out of the pressed grape of Monsieur Defarge: but, a smouldering fire that burnt in the dark, lay hidden in the dregs of it.
was
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From this reading A sour wine, moreover, or a souring, for its influence on the mood of those who drank it was to make them gloomy.
who
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From this reading A sour wine, moreover, or a souring, for its influence on the mood of those who drank it was to make them gloomy.
windows
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From this reading As early as six o’clock in the morning, sallow faces peeping through its barred windows had descried other faces within, bending over measures of wine.
wine
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From this reading As early as six o’clock in the morning, sallow faces peeping through its barred windows had descried other faces within, bending over measures of wine.
wine-shop
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From this reading There had been earlier drinking than usual in the wine-shop of Monsieur Defarge.
within
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From this reading As early as six o’clock in the morning, sallow faces peeping through its barred windows had descried other faces within, bending over measures of wine.
would
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From this reading Monsieur Defarge sold a very thin wine at the best of times, but it would seem to have been an unusually thin wine that he sold at this time.
