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Is fraught1 with some Danger to Miss Nickleby’sPeace of Mind.
The place was a handsome suite2 of private apartments inRegent Street; the time was three o’clock in the afternoonto the dull and plodding3, and the first hour of morning tothe gay and spirited; the persons were Lord Frederick Verisopht,and his friend Sir Mulberry Hawk4.
These distinguished5 gentlemen were reclining listlessly on acouple of sofas, with a table between them, on which werescattered in rich confusion the materials of an untasted breakfast.
Newspapers lay strewn about the room, but these, like the meal,were neglected and unnoticed; not, however, because any flow ofconversation prevented the attractions of the journals from beingcalled into request, for not a word was exchanged between thetwo, nor was any sound uttered, save when one, in tossing about tofind an easier resting-place for his aching head, uttered anexclamation of impatience6, and seemed for a moment tocommunicate a new restlessness to his companion.
These appearances would in themselves have furnished apretty strong clue to the extent of the debauch7 of the previousnight, even if there had not been other indications of theamusements in which it had been passed. A couple of billiardballs, all mud and dirt, two battered8 hats, a champagne9 bottle witha soiled glove twisted round the neck, to allow of its being graspedmore surely in its capacity of an offensive weapon; a broken cane10; a card-case without the top; an empty purse; a watch-guardsnapped
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fraught
adj.充满…的,伴有(危险等)的;忧虑的
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suite
n.一套(家具);套房;随从人员
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plodding
a.proceeding in a slow or dull way
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hawk
n.鹰,骗子;鹰派成员
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distinguished
adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的
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impatience
n.不耐烦,急躁
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debauch
v.使堕落,放纵
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battered
adj.磨损的;v.连续猛击;磨损
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champagne
n.香槟酒;微黄色
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cane
n.手杖,细长的茎,藤条;v.以杖击,以藤编制的
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asunder
adj.分离的,化为碎片
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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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crumbled
(把…)弄碎, (使)碎成细屑( crumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 衰落; 坍塌; 损坏
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disorder
n.紊乱,混乱;骚动,骚乱;疾病,失调
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posture
n.姿势,姿态,心态,态度;v.作出某种姿势
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drowsy
adj.昏昏欲睡的,令人发困的
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snug
adj.温暖舒适的,合身的,安全的;v.使整洁干净,舒适地依靠,紧贴;n.(英)酒吧里的私房
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inquiry
n.打听,询问,调查,查问
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groaned
v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 );发牢骚;抱怨;受苦
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morsel
n.一口,一点点
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remonstrated
v.抗议( remonstrate的过去式和过去分词 );告诫
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indifference
n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎
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interval
n.间隔,间距;幕间休息,中场休息
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gleaned
v.一点点地收集(资料、事实)( glean的过去式和过去分词 );(收割后)拾穗
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worthy
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
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proceeding
n.行动,进行,(pl.)会议录,学报
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redound
v.有助于;提;报应
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extorted
v.敲诈( extort的过去式和过去分词 );曲解
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avowedly
adv.公然地
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attain
vt.达到,获得,完成
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bestowed
赠给,授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 )
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previously
adv.以前,先前(地)
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sneer
v.轻蔑;嘲笑;n.嘲笑,讥讽的言语
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sneering
嘲笑的,轻蔑的
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spoke
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
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complimentary
adj.赠送的,免费的,赞美的,恭维的
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virtuously
合乎道德地,善良地
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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strictly
adv.严厉地,严格地;严密地
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pointed
adj.尖的,直截了当的
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expressively
ad.表示(某事物)地;表达地
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feigning
假装,伪装( feign的现在分词 ); 捏造(借口、理由等)
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gull
n.鸥;受骗的人;v.欺诈
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accomplished
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的
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admiration
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
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consummate
adj.完美的;v.成婚;使完美 [反]baffle
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sonorous
adj.响亮的,回响的;adv.圆润低沉地;感人地;n.感人,堂皇
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delightful
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的
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graceful
adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的
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uncommonly
adv. 稀罕(极,非常)
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bonnet
n.无边女帽;童帽
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immediate
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
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agitation
n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动
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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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nought
n./adj.无,零
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inquiries
n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听
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shameful
adj.可耻的,不道德的
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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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wharf
n.码头,停泊处
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ecstasy
n.狂喜,心醉神怡,入迷
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irresistible
adj.非常诱人的,无法拒绝的,无法抗拒的
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dilate
vt.使膨胀,使扩大
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rapture
n.狂喜;全神贯注;着迷;v.使狂喜
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beguiled
v.欺骗( beguile的过去式和过去分词 );使陶醉;使高兴;消磨(时间等)
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meditations
默想( meditation的名词复数 ); 默念; 沉思; 冥想
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constraint
n.(on)约束,限制;限制(或约束)性的事物
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trickled
v.滴( trickle的过去式和过去分词 );淌;使)慢慢走;缓慢移动
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tinged
v.(使)发丁丁声( ting的过去式和过去分词 )
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compassion
n.同情,怜悯
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humbling
adj.令人羞辱的v.使谦恭( humble的现在分词 );轻松打败(尤指强大的对手);低声下气