A Tale of Two Cities Book the First

epoch

• a particular historical period

• a type of geological formation

• a significant event in history

• a style of art or literature

contraband

• smuggled goods

• legal merchandise

• imported items

• taxed products

offal

• waste

• treasure

• delicacy

• refuse

albeit

• although

• despite

• however

• nevertheless

billets

• chunky pieces of wood

• thin sheets of metal

• small stones

• pieces of fabric

retributive

• a reward given in the present life

• a form of punishment in the present life

• reward or punishment, especially in the hereafter

• a type of financial compensation

acquit

• perform a duty and release from obligation

• to condemn or declare guilty

• to hold in custody or confinement

• to ignore or overlook a responsibility

conceded

• granted as a privilege

• refused to acknowledge

• taken away without consent

• given as a gift

piscatory

• relating to fish

• relating to birds

• relating to mammals

• relating to reptiles

gradations

• advances by regular degrees

• sudden changes in quality

• random fluctuations

• irreversible transformations