All 3 Uses of
presume
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- He wore an odd little sleek crisp flaxen wig, setting very close to his head: which wig, it is to be presumed, was made of hair, but which looked far more as though it were spun from filaments of silk or glass.†
Chpt 1.4
- He watched her as she mused, and the moment she raised her eyes again, went on: "In your adopted country, I presume, I cannot do better than address you as a young English lady, Miss Manette?"†
Chpt 1.4 *
- I well understand that, even if Miss Manette held me at this moment in her innocent heart—do not think I have the presumption to assume so much— I could retain no place in it against her love for her father.†
Chpt 2.10
Definition:
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(presumptuous as in: she is presumptuous) exercising privileges to which one is not entitled -- such as being too familiar or too bossy