Charles Dickens - A Tale of Two Cities

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"every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other" p.16
human, secret
1 of 34
"The time was to come, when that wine too would be spilled on the street-stones" p.32
wine, spilled, stones
2 of 34
"Death is Nature's remedy for all things" p.52
death, nature
3 of 34
"pity for the prisoner [...] saw nothing but the peril of the accused" p.62
pity, peril
4 of 34
"so like each other in feature, so unlike each other in manner" p.74
feature, manner
5 of 34
"She was the golden thread that united him to a Past beyond his misery, and to a Present beyond his misery" p.76
golden thread, past, present
6 of 34
"Sydney Carton, idlest and most unpromising of men" p.82
idle, unpromising
7 of 34
"the Chief of them unable to exist with fewer than two gold watches in his pocket" p.100
exist, gold watches
8 of 34
"sacred presence" p.100
sacred
9 of 34
"'the earth and the fulness thereof are main, saith Monseigneur'" p.101
earth, fulness
10 of 34
"Dress was the one unfailing talisman and charm used for keeping all things in their places" p.103
dress, talisman, places
11 of 34
"It is better for the poor little plaything to die so, than to live" p.106
plaything, die
12 of 34
"the air of a gentleman who had accidentally broke some common thing, and had paid for it, and could afford to pay for it" p.106
gentleman, broke, pay
13 of 34
"its occupant was steeped in crimson" p.108
occupant, crimson
14 of 34
"the red glow departed quickly" p.108
glow, quickly
15 of 34
"we have done wrong, and are reaping the fruits of wrong" p.117
wrong, reaping
16 of 34
"natural destiny" p,119
destiny
17 of 34
"Provide somebody to take care of you" p.135
provide, take care
18 of 34
"there is a man who would give up his life, to keep a life you love beside you!" p.147
life, love, beside
19 of 34
"'Persons' bodies, ain't it, father?' asked the lively boy" p.157
bodies, boy
20 of 34
"I should so like to be a Resurrection-Man when I'm quite growed up!" p.157
Resurrection-Man
21 of 34
"mysterious dread of madame by which he was constantly haunted" p.166
dread, madame, haunted
22 of 34
"Their decrease made no impression on the other flies out promenading" p.173
decrease, flies, promenading
23 of 34
"knitting, knitting, counting dropping heads" p.179
knitting, heads
24 of 34
"knitting, knitting, counting dropping heads" p.179
knitting, heads
25 of 34
"Whether it was a son who would some day avenge his father [...] Whether it was a daughter who would grow to be a woman" p.182
son, avenge, daughter, woman
26 of 34
"a great storm in France with a dreadful sea rising" p.205
storm, France
27 of 34
"We can kill as well as the men" p.207
kill, men
28 of 34
"the women were a sight to chill the boldest" p.214
women, chill
29 of 34
"saved by the men" p. 215
saved, men
30 of 34
"woman's weakness" p.277
weakness
31 of 34
"'Then tell Wind and Fire where to stop,' returned madame; 'but don't tell me'" p.327
wind, fire, madame
32 of 34
"I see a beautiful city and a brilliant people rising from this abyss" p.360
beautiful, people, abyss
33 of 34
"I see Her with a child upon her bosom, who bears my name" p.360
Her, child, name
34 of 34

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Card 2

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"The time was to come, when that wine too would be spilled on the street-stones" p.32

Back

wine, spilled, stones

Card 3

Front

"Death is Nature's remedy for all things" p.52

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

"pity for the prisoner [...] saw nothing but the peril of the accused" p.62

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

"so like each other in feature, so unlike each other in manner" p.74

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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