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Nicholas and his Uncle (to secure the Fortunewithout loss of time) wait upon Mr WackfordSqueers, the Yorkshire Schoolmaster.
S now Hill! What kind of place can the quiet townspeoplewho see the words emblazoned, in all the legibility of giltletters and dark shading, on the north-country coaches,take Snow Hill to be? All people have some undefined andshadowy notion of a place whose name is frequently before theireyes, or often in their ears. What a vast number of random1 ideasthere must be perpetually floating about, regarding this sameSnow Hill. The name is such a good one. Snow Hill—Snow Hilltoo, coupled with a Saracen’s Head: picturing to us by a doubleassociation of ideas, something stern and rugged2! A bleak3 desolatetract of country, open to piercing blasts and fierce wintry storms—a dark, cold, gloomy heath, lonely by day, and scarcely to bethought of by honest folks at night—a place which solitarywayfarers shun4, and where desperate robbers congregate;—this,or something like this, should be the prevalent notion of SnowHill, in those remote and rustic5 parts, through which the Saracen’sHead, like some grim apparition6, rushes each day and night withmysterious and ghost-like punctuality; holding its swift andheadlong course in all weathers, and seeming to bid defiance7 tothe very elements themselves.
The reality is rather different, but by no means to be despisednotwithstanding. There, at the very core of London, in the heart of its business and animation9, in the midst of a whirl of noise andmotion: stemming as it were the giant currents of life that flowceaselessly on from different quarters, and meet beneath its walls:
stands Newgate; and in that crowded street on which it frowns sodarkly—within a few feet of the squalid
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random
adj.随机的;任意的;n.偶然的(或随便的)行动
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rugged
adj.高低不平的,粗糙的,粗壮的,强健的
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bleak
adj.(天气)阴冷的;凄凉的;暗淡的
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shun
vt.避开,回避,避免
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rustic
adj.乡村的,有乡村特色的;n.乡下人,乡巴佬
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apparition
n.幽灵,神奇的现象
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defiance
n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗
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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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animation
n.活泼,兴奋,卡通片/动画片的制作
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tottering
adj.蹒跚的,动摇的v.走得或动得不稳( totter的现在分词 );踉跄;蹒跚;摇摇欲坠
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vendors
n.摊贩( vendor的名词复数 );小贩;(房屋等的)卖主;卖方
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plying
v.使用(工具)( ply的现在分词 );经常供应(食物、饮料);固定往来;经营生意
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tumult
n.喧哗;激动,混乱;吵闹
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frightful
adj.可怕的;讨厌的
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casement
n.竖铰链窗;窗扉
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compassion
n.同情,怜悯
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bustle
v.喧扰地忙乱,匆忙,奔忙;n.忙碌;喧闹
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westward
n.西方,西部;adj.西方的,向西的;adv.向西
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metropolis
n.首府;大城市
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tranquillity
n. 平静, 安静
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esteemed
adj.受人尊敬的v.尊敬( esteem的过去式和过去分词 );敬重;认为;以为
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gateway
n.大门口,出入口,途径,方法
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garnished
v.给(上餐桌的食物)加装饰( garnish的过去式和过去分词 )
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hind
adj.后面的,后部的
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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darting
v.投掷,投射( dart的现在分词 );向前冲,飞奔
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ornamental
adj.装饰的;作装饰用的;n.装饰品;观赏植物
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sinister
adj.不吉利的,凶恶的,左边的
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assorted
adj.各种各样的,各色俱备的
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scholastic
adj.学校的,学院的,学术上的
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astonishment
n.惊奇,惊异
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scanty
adj.缺乏的,仅有的,节省的,狭小的,不够的
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diminutive
adj.小巧可爱的,小的
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apprehension
n.理解,领悟;逮捕,拘捕;忧虑
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vexed
adj.争论不休的;(指问题等)棘手的;争论不休的问题;烦恼的v.使烦恼( vex的过去式和过去分词 );使苦恼;使生气;详细讨论
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growled
v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说
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growl
v.(狗等)嗥叫,(炮等)轰鸣;n.嗥叫,轰鸣
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knuckles
n.(指人)指关节( knuckle的名词复数 );(指动物)膝关节,踝v.(指人)指关节( knuckle的第三人称单数 );(指动物)膝关节,踝
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sobbed
哭泣,啜泣( sob的过去式和过去分词 ); 哭诉,呜咽地说
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savage
adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人
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vent
n.通风口,排放口;开衩;vt.表达,发泄
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juncture
n.时刻,关键时刻,紧要关头
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feigned
a.假装的,不真诚的
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delightful
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的
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rehearsal
n.排练,排演;练习
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herald
vt.预示...的来临,预告,宣布,欢迎
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applicant
n.申请人,求职者,请求者
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persuasive
adj.有说服力的,能说得使人相信的
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deduct
vt.扣除,减去
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strictly
adv.严厉地,严格地;严密地
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wholesome
adj.适合;卫生的;有益健康的;显示身心健康的
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instil
v.逐渐灌输
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pious
adj.虔诚的;道貌岸然的
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sleek
adj.光滑的,井然有序的;v.使光滑,梳拢
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mortification
n.耻辱,屈辱
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remarkable
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
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squander
v.浪费,挥霍
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virtuous
adj.有品德的,善良的,贞洁的,有效力的
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unimpeachable
adj.无可指责的;adv.无可怀疑地
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reciprocating
adj.往复的;来回的;交替的;摆动的v.报答,酬答( reciprocate的现在分词 );(机器的部件)直线往复运动
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proprietor
n.所有人;业主;经营者
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recollect
v.回忆,想起,记起,忆起,记得
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bestowed
赠给,授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 )
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writhing
(因极度痛苦而)扭动或翻滚( writhe的现在分词 )
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situated
adj.坐落在...的,处于某种境地的
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testily
adv. 易怒地, 暴躁地
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recollects
v.记起,想起( recollect的第三人称单数 )
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withering
使人畏缩的,使人害羞的,使人难堪的
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transact
v.处理;做交易;谈判
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broached
v.谈起( broach的过去式和过去分词 );打开并开始用;用凿子扩大(或修光);(在桶上)钻孔取液体
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fermenting
v.(使)发酵( ferment的现在分词 );(使)激动;骚动;骚扰
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perplexed
adj.不知所措的
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obstinate
adj.顽固的,倔强的,不易屈服的,较难治愈的
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considerably
adv.极大地;相当大地;在很大程度上
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simplicity
n.简单,简易;朴素;直率,单纯
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absolved
宣告…无罪,赦免…的罪行,宽恕…的罪行( absolve的过去式和过去分词 ); 不受责难,免除责任 [义务] ,开脱(罪责)
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thoroughly
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地
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generosity
n.大度,慷慨,慷慨的行为
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skulking
v.潜伏,偷偷摸摸地走动,鬼鬼祟祟地活动( skulk的现在分词 )
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fixedly
adv.固定地;不屈地,坚定不移地
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syllable
n.音节;vt.分音节
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scrutiny
n.详细检查,仔细观察
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proceeding
n.行动,进行,(pl.)会议录,学报
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peculiar
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
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sufficiently
adv.足够地,充分地
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exertion
n.尽力,努力
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sanguine
adj.充满希望的,乐观的,血红色的
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fervent
adj.热的,热烈的,热情的
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derived
vi.起源;由来;衍生;导出v.得到( derive的过去式和过去分词 );(从…中)得到获得;源于;(从…中)提取
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uncouth
adj.无教养的,粗鲁的
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steadfastly
adv.踏实地,不变地;岿然;坚定不渝
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prudent
adj.谨慎的,有远见的,精打细算的