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How Mr Ralph Nickleby provided for his Niece andSister-in-Law.
O n the second morning after the departure of Nicholas forYorkshire, Kate Nickleby sat in a very faded chair raisedupon a very dusty throne in Miss La Creevy’s room, givingthat lady a sitting for the portrait upon which she was engaged;and towards the full perfection of which, Miss La Creevy had hadthe street-door case brought upstairs, in order that she might bethe better able to infuse into the counterfeit1 countenance2 of MissNickleby, a bright salmon3 flesh-tint which she had originally hitupon while executing the miniature of a young officer thereincontained, and which bright salmon flesh-tint was considered, byMiss La Creevy’s chief friends and patrons, to be quite a novelty inart: as indeed it was.
‘I think I have caught it now,’ said Miss La Creevy. ‘The veryshade! This will be the sweetest portrait I have ever done,certainly.’
‘It will be your genius that makes it so, then, I am sure,’ repliedKate, smiling.
‘No, no, I won’t allow that, my dear,’ rejoined Miss La Creevy.
‘It’s a very nice subject—a very nice subject, indeed—though, ofcourse, something depends upon the mode of treatment.’
‘And not a little,’ observed Kate.
‘Why, my dear, you are right there,’ said Miss La Creevy, ‘in themain you are right there; though I don’t allow that it is of such very great importance in the present case. Ah! The difficulties ofArt, my dear, are great.’
‘They must be, I have no doubt,’ said Kate, humouring hergood-natured little friend.
‘They are beyond anything you can form the faintest conceptionof,’ replied Miss La Creevy. ‘What with bringing out eyes with allone’s power, and keeping down noses with all one’s force, andadding to heads, and taking away teeth altogether, you have noidea of the trouble one little miniature is.’
‘The remuneration can scarcely repay you,’ said Kate.
‘Why, it does not, and that’s the truth,’ answered Miss LaCreevy; ‘and then people are so dissatisfied and unreasonable,that, nine times out of ten, there’s no pleasure in painting them.
Sometimes they say, “Oh, how very serious you have made melook, Miss La Creevy!” and at others, “La, Miss La Creevy, howvery smirking4
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counterfeit
vt.伪造,仿造;adj.伪造的,假冒的
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countenance
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
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salmon
n.鲑,大马哈鱼,橙红色的
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smirking
v.傻笑( smirk的现在分词 )
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smirk
n.得意地笑;v.傻笑;假笑着说
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slabs
n.厚板,平板,厚片( slab的名词复数 );厚胶片
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confidential
adj.秘(机)密的,表示信任的,担任机密工作的
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discourse
n.论文,演说;谈话;话语;vi.讲述,著述
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carmine
n.深红色,洋红色
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legitimate
adj.合法的,合理的,合乎逻辑的;v.使合法
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plumed
饰有羽毛的
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lures
吸引力,魅力(lure的复数形式)
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uncertainty
n.易变,靠不住,不确知,不确定的事物
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simplicity
n.简单,简易;朴素;直率,单纯
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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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calamity
n.灾害,祸患,不幸事件
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dependence
n.依靠,依赖;信任,信赖;隶属
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embitter
v.使苦;激怒
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degradation
n.降级;低落;退化;陵削;降解;衰变
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recollect
v.回忆,想起,记起,忆起,记得
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distressed
痛苦的
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literally
adv.照字面意义,逐字地;确实
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rustling
n. 瑟瑟声,沙沙声
adj. 发沙沙声的
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lurking
潜在
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concealing
v.隐藏,隐瞒,遮住( conceal的现在分词 )
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protruding
v.(使某物)伸出,(使某物)突出( protrude的现在分词 );凸
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puckered
v.(使某物)起褶子或皱纹( pucker的过去式和过去分词 )
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lodgings
n. 出租的房舍, 寄宿舍
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abruptly
adv.突然地,出其不意地
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torrent
n.激流,洪流;爆发,(话语等的)连发
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protract
v.延长,拖长
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sneer
v.轻蔑;嘲笑;n.嘲笑,讥讽的言语
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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tartly
adv.辛辣地,刻薄地
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dangling
悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 ); 摆动不定; 用某事物诱惑…; 吊胃口
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deprivation
n.匮乏;丧失;夺去,贫困
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discomfort
n.不舒服,不安,难过,困难,不方便
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creditors
n.债权人,债主( creditor的名词复数 )
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irritability
n.易怒
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annuity
n.年金;养老金
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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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procure
vt.获得,取得,促成;vi.拉皮条
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anecdote
n.轶事,趣闻,短故事
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opulence
n.财富,富裕
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demonstration
n.表明,示范,论证,示威
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intelligible
adj.可理解的,明白易懂的,清楚的
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impatience
n.不耐烦,急躁
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detailed
adj.详细的,详尽的,极注意细节的,完全的
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possessed
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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fretting
n. 微振磨损
adj. 烦躁的, 焦虑的
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descending
n. 下行
adj. 下降的
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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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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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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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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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throng
n.人群,群众;v.拥挤,群集
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doggedly
adv.顽强地,固执地
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expressive
adj.表现的,表达…的,富于表情的
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innocence
n.无罪;天真;无害
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rugged
adj.高低不平的,粗糙的,粗壮的,强健的
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rusting
n.生锈v.(使)生锈( rust的现在分词 )
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mechanism
n.机械装置;机构,结构
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throb
v.震颤,颤动;(急速强烈地)跳动,搏动
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humble
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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gentry
n.绅士阶级,上层阶级
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bonnets
n.童帽( bonnet的名词复数 );(烟囱等的)覆盖物;(苏格兰男子的)无边呢帽;(女子戴的)任何一种帽子
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inquiry
n.打听,询问,调查,查问
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ushered
v.引,领,陪同( usher的过去式和过去分词 )
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spacious
adj.广阔的,宽敞的
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scattered
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的
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mingling
adj.混合的
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profusely
ad.abundantly
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gaudy
adj.华而不实的;俗丽的
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copious
adj.丰富的,大量的
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gracefully
ad.大大方方地;优美地
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smiting
v.猛打,重击,打击( smite的现在分词 )
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sarcastically
adv.挖苦地,讽刺地
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elegance
n.优雅;优美,雅致;精致,巧妙
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forefinger
n.食指
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sitting-room
n.(BrE)客厅,起居室
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sloppy
adj.邋遢的,不整洁的
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buxom
adj.(妇女)丰满的,有健康美的
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wedded
adj.正式结婚的;渴望…的,执著于…的v.嫁,娶,(与…)结婚( wed的过去式和过去分词 )
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appellation
n.名称,称呼
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subsisted
v.(靠很少的钱或食物)维持生活,生存下去( subsist的过去式和过去分词 )
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cultivation
n.耕作,培养,栽培(法),养成
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rascal
n.流氓;不诚实的人
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remonstrated
v.抗议( remonstrate的过去式和过去分词 );告诫
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pouting
v.撅(嘴)( pout的现在分词 )
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vex
vt.使烦恼,使苦恼
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descended
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的
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odious
adj.可憎的,讨厌的
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idol
n.偶像,红人,宠儿
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poetical
adj.似诗人的;诗一般的;韵文的;富有诗意的
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persevere
v.坚持,坚忍,不屈不挠
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zest
n.乐趣;滋味,风味;兴趣
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obstinacy
n.顽固;(病痛等)难治
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horrid
adj.可怕的;令人惊恐的;恐怖的;极讨厌的
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croaking
v.呱呱地叫( croak的现在分词 );用粗的声音说
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confession
n.自白,供认,承认
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overtime
adj.超时的,加班的;adv.加班地
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unwilling
adj.不情愿的
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inquiries
n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听
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strand
vt.使(船)搁浅,使(某人)困于(某地)