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Definition
to make an indirect reference
- The allusion served as a timely reminder to Darnay that this disagreeable companion had, of his own free will, assisted him in the strait of the day.2.4 — Congratulatory (77% in)
- But, there my Lord interposed (with as grave a face as if it had not been true), saying that he could not sit upon that Bench and suffer those allusions.2.3 — A Disappointment (77% in)
- An incidental allusion, purposely thrown out, to the day of the week, and the day of the month, set him thinking and counting, and evidently made him uneasy.2.19 — An Opinion (17% in)
There are no more uses of "allude" in A Tale of Two Cities.
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