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THE EXPEDITION
It was a cheerless morning when they got into the street; blowing and raining hard; and the clouds looking dull and stormy. The night had been very wet: large pools of water had collected in the road: and the kennels1 were overflowing2. There was a faint glimmering3 of the coming day in the sky; but it rather aggravated4 than relieved the gloom of the scene: the sombre light only serving to pale that which the street lamps afforded, without shedding any warmer or brighter tints5 upon the wet house-tops, and dreary6 streets. There appeared to be nobody stirring in that quarter of the town; the windows of the houses were all closely shut; and the streets through which they passed, were noiseless and empty.
By the time they had turned into the Bethnal Green Road, the day had fairly begun to break. Many of the lamps were already extinguished; a few country waggons7 were slowly toiling8 on, towards London; now and then, a stage-coach, covered with mud, rattled9 briskly by: the driver bestowing10, as he passed, and admonitory lash11 upon the heavy waggoner who, by keeping on the wrong side of the road, had endangered his arriving at the office, a quarter of a minute after his time. The public-houses, with gas-lights burning inside, were already open. By degrees, other shops began to be unclosed, and a few scattered
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kennels
n.主人外出时的小动物寄养处,养狗场;狗窝( kennel的名词复数 );养狗场
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overflowing
n. 溢出物,溢流
adj. 充沛的,充满的
动词overflow的现在分词形式
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glimmering
n.微光,隐约的一瞥adj.薄弱地发光的v.发闪光,发微光( glimmer的现在分词 )
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aggravated
使恶化( aggravate的过去式和过去分词 ); 使更严重; 激怒; 使恼火
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tints
色彩( tint的名词复数 ); 带白的颜色; (淡色)染发剂; 痕迹
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dreary
adj.令人沮丧的,沉闷的,单调乏味的
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waggons
四轮的运货马车( waggon的名词复数 ); 铁路货车; 小手推车
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toiling
长时间或辛苦地工作( toil的现在分词 ); 艰难缓慢地移动,跋涉
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rattled
慌乱的,恼火的
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bestowing
砖窑中砖堆上层已烧透的砖
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lash
v.系牢;鞭打;猛烈抨击;n.鞭打;眼睫毛
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scattered
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的
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laden
adj.装满了的;充满了的;负了重担的;苦恼的
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trudging
vt.& vi.跋涉,吃力地走(trudge的现在分词形式)
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swelled
增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 ); 肿胀; (使)凸出; 充满(激情)
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bustle
v.喧扰地忙乱,匆忙,奔忙;n.忙碌;喧闹
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tumult
n.喧哗;激动,混乱;吵闹
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discordant
adj.不调和的
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amazement
n.惊奇,惊讶
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filth
n.肮脏,污物,污秽;淫猥
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mire
n.泥沼,泥泞;v.使...陷于泥泞,使...陷入困境
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reeking
v.发出浓烈的臭气( reek的现在分词 );散发臭气;发出难闻的气味 (of sth);明显带有(令人不快或生疑的跡象)
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mingling
adj.混合的
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gutter
n.沟,街沟,水槽,檐槽,贫民窟
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mingled
混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系]
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bellowing
v.发出吼叫声,咆哮(尤指因痛苦)( bellow的现在分词 );(愤怒地)说出(某事),大叫
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plunging
adj.跳进的,突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降
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bleating
v.(羊,小牛)叫( bleat的现在分词 );哭诉;发出羊叫似的声音;轻声诉说
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grunting
咕哝的,呼噜的
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squeaking
v.短促地尖叫( squeak的现在分词 );吱吱叫;告密;充当告密者
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whooping
发嗬嗬声的,发咳声的
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hideous
adj.丑陋的,可憎的,可怕的,恐怖的
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resounded
v.(指声音等)回荡于某处( resound的过去式和过去分词 );产生回响;(指某处)回荡着声音
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throng
n.人群,群众;v.拥挤,群集
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stunning
adj.极好的;使人晕倒的
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bestowed
赠给,授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 )
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steadily
adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地
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onward
adj.向前的,前进的;adv.向前,前进,在先
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turmoil
n.骚乱,混乱,动乱
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trot
n.疾走,慢跑;n.老太婆;现成译本;(复数)trots:腹泻(与the 连用);v.小跑,快步走,赶紧
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dozed
v.打盹儿,打瞌睡( doze的过去式和过去分词 )
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fatigue
n.疲劳,劳累
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fumes
n.(强烈而刺激的)气味,气体
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awakened
v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到
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sufficiently
adv.足够地,充分地
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worthy
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
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pint
n.品脱
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standing
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
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gathering
n.集会,聚会,聚集
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disdain
n.鄙视,轻视;v.轻视,鄙视,不屑
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feats
功绩,伟业,技艺( feat的名词复数 )
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gallantly
adv. 漂亮地,勇敢地,献殷勤地
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marshy
adj.沼泽的
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huddled
挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式)
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apprehension
n.理解,领悟;逮捕,拘捕;忧虑
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repose
v.(使)休息;n.安息
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solitary
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士
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dismantled
拆开( dismantle的过去式和过去分词 ); 拆卸; 废除; 取消
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latch
n.门闩,窗闩;弹簧锁