I believe the answer is: B. the shooting of an unarmed rider.
In the speech, there is a dark connotation that made by the speaker when he mentioned the shooting of unarmed riders who are not willing to conform to their orders. Especially to the lower ranks who are bound by the orders from higher officers.
It sets the scene of pre-revolutionary France and demonstrates dickens’ sympathy toward the people of France at this time. The quote is important because it still shows the humanity of the peasants before it is ripped away from them by the hatred and violence brought on by the revolution.
Answer:
1. Yelling with all our might - participle phrase
we- the word being modified
Answer:
1. forgave
2. affairs
3. enroll
4. Even if
5. improve
6. punctual
7. repaired
8. empty
9. muddy
10. hang
11. jobs
12. support
16. fined
13. harmful
14. nephew
15. fit
17.? (I'm going to guess economic)
18. materialistic
19.tolerate
20. dispose
21. biased
22. cottage
23. evidence
24. votes
25. conflict
26. diagnosis
27. events
28. pessimistic (you had that there so I'm going to assume that's the only option)
