All 4 Uses of
lament
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- Pride, contempt, defiance, stubbornness, submission, lamentation, succeeded one another; so did varieties of sunken cheek, cadaverous colour, emaciated hands and figures.†
Chpt 1.3 *
- Up the two terrace flights of steps the rain ran wildly, and beat at the great door, like a swift messenger rousing those within; uneasy rushes of wind went through the hall, among the old spears and knives, and passed lamenting up the stairs, and shook the curtains of the bed where the last Marquis had slept.†
Chpt 2.23
- What I have left to call my own—it is little beyond the worth of a few jewels—I will make it the first charge of his life to bestow, with the compassion and lamenting of his dead mother, on this injured family, if the sister can be discovered.'†
Chpt 3.10
- Some were lamenting, and in restless motion; but, these were few.†
Chpt 3.13
Definition:
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(lament) to express grief or regret