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power          being able to control people or things
            A Tale of Two Cities
         prisoner       someone who is locked up in prison

         recover        to get better
         republic       a country with no king or queen
         revenge        something bad that a person does to someone who has
                        hurt them, or another person
         revolution     when people try to change a country’s government, often
                        violently
         sheltered      protected from strong winds and rain
         spy            someone who tries to get secret information about a
                        country or organisation
         straw          dried stems of wheat or similar plants, used to make hats
                        and baskets, or for animals to sleep on
         suffer         to experience physical or emotional pain; to be affected by
                        a bad situation
         taxes          money you pay to a government for services
         trial          when people are questioned in a court and found
                        innocent or guilty
         witness        someone who gives information in a court
























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