All 3 Uses of
prevail
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- "Would he," asked Mr. Lorry, "be sensibly relieved if he could prevail upon himself to impart that secret brooding to any one, when it is on him?"†
Chpt 2.19
- His judges sat upon the Bench in feathered hats; but the rough red cap and tricoloured cockade was the head-dress otherwise prevailing.†
Chpt 3.6 *
- Reddening the snowy streets with the prevailing Republican colour, in winding and tramping through them, as they had reddened them below the snow with a deeper dye, they carried him thus into the courtyard of the building where he lived.†
Chpt 3.6
Definition:
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(prevail as in: reason will prevail) prove superior or win