All 8 Uses of
relapse
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- After several relapses into business-absorption, Mr. Lorry had become the Doctor's friend, and the quiet street-corner was the sunny part of his life.†
Chpt 2.6 *
- But, unfortunately, there has been," he paused and took a deep breath—"a slight relapse."†
Chpt 2.19
- And when the relapse fell on him, was he in most respects—or in all respects—as he was then?†
Chpt 2.19
- Does his daughter know of the relapse?†
Chpt 2.19
- Tell me, how does this relapse come about?†
Chpt 2.19
- "I think it probable," said the Doctor, breaking silence with an effort, "that the relapse you have described, my dear friend, was not quite unforeseen by its subject."†
Chpt 2.19
- "Would he remember what took place in the relapse?" asked Mr. Lorry, with natural hesitation.†
Chpt 2.19
- As she did so, Solomon turned to the followers of the Good Republican Brutus of Antiquity, and offered a few words of explanation in the French language, which caused them all to relapse into their former places and pursuits.†
Chpt 3.8
Definition:
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(relapse) to return to an undesirable previous condition -- especially illness, addiction, or bad behavior