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1
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food or provisions for human beings

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victuals

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2
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to take in small mouthfalls

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supped

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3
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a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar

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pestle

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a dangerous, foreboding, deathlike influence or atmosphere

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miasma

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5
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suffering from, caused by, or attended by trouble with the bile or liver

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bilious

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6
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german for sweetheart

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liebchen

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7
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characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved

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demure

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8
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a machine for soothing or pressing clothes, household linen

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mangle

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9
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a house endowed by a private charity for the reception and support of the aged or infirm poor

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almshouse

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a contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating

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pestilence

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11
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a cretan plant, Origanum dictamnus, of the mint family, having spikes of purple flowers and formerly believed to have medical qualities

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dittany

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12
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a twining eastern mexican vine having tuberous roots that are dried, powdered, and used medicinally as a cathartic

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jalap

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13
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a white, tastless powder, used cheifly as a purgative and fungucide

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calomel

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14
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to persuade by flattery or promises

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cajoling

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15
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a prickly shrub or bush

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brambles

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16
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untidy or unclean

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slovenly

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17
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without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter

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destitute

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18
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the quality of being offensively bold

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impudence

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19
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A place for the burial of unknown or indigent persons

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Potter’s Field

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20
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something shadowy

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wraith

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21
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one that prepares and sells drugs and other medicines

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apothecary

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22
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American revolution

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the war

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23
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first hot air balloon flight in america

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Blanchard’s yellow balloon

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24
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influence

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grippe

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25
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painter

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peale

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26
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monarch of England

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king george lll

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27
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to hate or dispise

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abhor

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28
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hang around a place with no purpose

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loiter

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29
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healthy and strong

30
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showing intensity

31
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to isolate due to illness

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quarantine

32
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uncooperative, troublesome

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foreshadowing

34
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unhealthy, poisonous

35
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the pre-revolutionary monarchical, aristocratic rule of france

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ancien régime

36
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a lawyer who handles court cases

37
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a french aristocrats country home

38
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A prison in Paris

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conciegerie

39
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a disparaging room for women in the 19th century

40
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A torch

41
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and attic or room on the top floor of a house or apartment

42
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a heavy blade held up by two post which is dropped on the victims in order to behead the victim

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guillotine

43
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A coach for hire; and older equivalent of a taxi

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hackney-coach

44
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man of charge of a hotel

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head drawer

45
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imprisonment

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incarceration

46
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an accomplice who assists in menial or slightly disreputable acts

47
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a sealed letter, especially from a sovereign, often ordering arbitrary imprisonment

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letter de cachet

48
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a man who’s profession is to grind wheat

49
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Central court

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Old Bailey

50
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a long spear

51
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man who rides the near horse of the leaders to guide the horses drawing a coach

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postillion

52
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a sliced fruit beverage

53
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an antiquated punishment for criminals involving dismembering them into four parts

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quartering

54
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slang for a pound

55
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A person who digs up dead bodies

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resurrection man

56
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a District of Paris very active in the revolution

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saint antoine

57
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scribe or copier

58
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types of breaks under a carriage

59
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powdered tobacco in hailed threw the nose

60
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A lawyer who handles wills and estates

61
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A ghost or apparition

62
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a london landmark located near Tellson’s Bank

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temple bar

63
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The state prison in London

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tower of london

64
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A crude two wheeled cart

65
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a jailor

66
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A city southwest of Paris

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versailles

67
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someone for whom someone else has responsibility, especially financially

68
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A disreputable district in London

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whitefriars

69
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a man who chops wood

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wood-sawyer

70
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to treat with application or agent

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