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Ralph Nickleby, baffled by his Nephew in his lateDesign, hatches a Scheme of Retaliation1 whichAccident suggests to him, and takes into hisCounsels a tried Auxiliary2.
The course which these adventures shape out forthemselves, and imperatively3 call upon the historian toobserve, now demands that they should revert4 to the pointthey attained5 previously6 to the commencement of the last chapter,when Ralph Nickleby and Arthur Gride were left together in thehouse where death had so suddenly reared his dark and heavybanner.
With clenched7 hands, and teeth ground together so firm andtight that no locking of the jaws8 could have fixed9 and riveted10 themmore securely, Ralph stood, for some minutes, in the attitude inwhich he had last addressed his nephew: breathing heavily, but asrigid and motionless in other respects as if he had been a brazenstatue. After a time, he began, by slow degrees, as a man rousinghimself from heavy slumber11, to relax. For a moment he shook hisclasped fist towards the door by which Nicholas had disappeared;and then thrusting it into his breast, as if to repress by force eventhis show of passion, turned round and confronted the less hardyusurer, who had not yet risen from the ground.
The cowering12
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retaliation
n.报复,反击
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auxiliary
adj.辅助的,备用的
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imperatively
adv.命令式地
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revert
v.恢复,复归,回到
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attained
(通常经过努力)实现( attain的过去式和过去分词 ); 达到; 获得; 达到(某年龄、水平、状况)
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previously
adv.以前,先前(地)
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clenched
v.紧握,抓紧,咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 )
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jaws
n.口部;嘴
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fixed
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
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riveted
铆接( rivet的过去式和过去分词 ); 把…固定住; 吸引; 引起某人的注意
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slumber
n.睡眠,沉睡状态
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cowering
v.畏缩,抖缩( cower的现在分词 )
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wretch
n.可怜的人,不幸的人;卑鄙的人
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abject
adj.极可怜的,卑屈的
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tottered
v.走得或动得不稳( totter的过去式和过去分词 );踉跄;蹒跚;摇摇欲坠
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blustering
adj.狂风大作的,狂暴的v.外强中干的威吓( bluster的现在分词 );咆哮;(风)呼啸;狂吹
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unnatural
adj.不自然的;反常的
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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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throbbed
抽痛( throb的过去式和过去分词 ); (心脏、脉搏等)跳动
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spasm
n.痉挛,抽搐;一阵发作
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frightful
adj.可怕的;讨厌的
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bent
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
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pretext
n.借口,托词
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steadily
adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地
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hoarse
adj.嘶哑的,沙哑的
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inquiry
n.打听,询问,调查,查问
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fiery
adj.燃烧着的,火红的;暴躁的;激烈的
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beckoning
adj.引诱人的,令人心动的v.(用头或手的动作)示意,召唤( beckon的现在分词 )
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descending
n. 下行
adj. 下降的
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wed
v.娶,嫁,与…结婚
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thither
adv.向那里;adj.在那边的,对岸的
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contraction
n.缩略词,缩写式,害病
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disconsolate
adj.忧郁的,不快的
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affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
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groan
vi./n.呻吟,抱怨;(发出)呻吟般的声音
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housekeeper
n.管理家务的主妇,女管家
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surmises
v.臆测,推断( surmise的第三人称单数 );揣测;猜想
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deterred
v.阻止,制止( deter的过去式和过去分词 )
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ascertain
vt.发现,确定,查明,弄清
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rumour
n.谣言,谣传,传闻
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rumours
n.传闻( rumour的名词复数 );风闻;谣言;谣传
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inquiries
n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听
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jocose
adj.开玩笑的,滑稽的
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hoots
咄,啐
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groans
n.呻吟,叹息( groan的名词复数 );呻吟般的声音v.呻吟( groan的第三人称单数 );发牢骚;抱怨;受苦
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descended
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的
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poker
n.扑克;vt.烙制
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applied
adj.应用的;v.应用,适用
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draught
n.拉,牵引,拖;一网(饮,吸,阵);顿服药量,通风;v.起草,设计
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regained
复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 ); 赢回; 重回; 复至某地
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regain
vt.重新获得,收复,恢复
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dismal
adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的
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wont
adj.习惯于;v.习惯;n.习惯
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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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melancholy
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的
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dreary
adj.令人沮丧的,沉闷的,单调乏味的
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domain
n.(活动等)领域,范围;领地,势力范围
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counterfeiting
n.伪造v.仿制,造假( counterfeit的现在分词 )
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deserted
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的
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screeched
v.发出尖叫声( screech的过去式和过去分词 );发出粗而刺耳的声音;高叫
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torment
n.折磨;令人痛苦的东西(人);vt.折磨;纠缠
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shrieked
v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 )
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accomplice
n.从犯,帮凶,同谋
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sufficiently
adv.足够地,充分地
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wringing
淋湿的,湿透的
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hush
int.嘘,别出声;n.沉默,静寂;v.使安静
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undone
a.未做完的,未完成的
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frantic
adj.狂乱的,错乱的,激昂的
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exclamations
n.呼喊( exclamation的名词复数 );感叹;感叹语;感叹词
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subdued
adj. 屈服的,柔和的,减弱的
动词subdue的过去式和过去分词
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softened
(使)变软( soften的过去式和过去分词 ); 缓解打击; 缓和; 安慰
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abruptly
adv.突然地,出其不意地
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fawned
v.(尤指狗等)跳过来往人身上蹭以示亲热( fawn的过去式和过去分词 );巴结;讨好
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needy
adj.贫穷的,贫困的,生活艰苦的
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fawning
adj.乞怜的,奉承的v.(尤指狗等)跳过来往人身上蹭以示亲热( fawn的现在分词 );巴结;讨好
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cringing
adj.谄媚,奉承
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evasions
逃避( evasion的名词复数 ); 回避; 遁辞; 借口
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paltry
adj.无价值的,微不足道的
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reverted
恢复( revert的过去式和过去分词 ); 重提; 回到…上; 归还
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retaliate
v.报复,反击
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meditations
默想( meditation的名词复数 ); 默念; 沉思; 冥想
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interval
n.间隔,间距;幕间休息,中场休息
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inflexible
adj.不可改变的,不受影响的,不屈服的
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habitual
adj.习惯性的;通常的,惯常的
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worthy
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
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morsels
n.一口( morsel的名词复数 );(尤指食物)小块,碎屑
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doggedly
adv.顽强地,固执地
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pretence
n.假装,作假;借口,口实;虚伪;虚饰
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hesitation
n.犹豫,踌躇
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testily
adv. 易怒地, 暴躁地
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perjury
n.伪证;伪证罪
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remonstrated
v.抗议( remonstrate的过去式和过去分词 );告诫
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irritably
ad.易生气地
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wreaked
诉诸(武力),施行(暴力),发(脾气)( wreak的过去式和过去分词 )
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inflict
vt.(on)把…强加给,使遭受,使承担
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abashed
adj.窘迫的,尴尬的v.使羞愧,使局促,使窘迫( abash的过去式和过去分词 )
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hatred
n.憎恶,憎恨,仇恨
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avaricious
adj.贪婪的,贪心的
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thwarted
阻挠( thwart的过去式和过去分词 ); 使受挫折; 挫败; 横过
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concealed
a.隐藏的,隐蔽的
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syllable
n.音节;vt.分音节
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ripen
vt.使成熟;vi.成熟
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consternation
n.大为吃惊,惊骇
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expatiate
v.细说,详述
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decrepitude
n.衰老;破旧
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secluded
adj.与世隔绝的;隐退的;偏僻的v.使隔开,使隐退( seclude的过去式和过去分词)
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encumbered
v.妨碍,阻碍,拖累( encumber的过去式和过去分词 )
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utterly
adv.完全地,绝对地
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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undertaking
n.保证,许诺,事业
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tact
n.机敏,圆滑,得体
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favourably
adv. 善意地,赞成地
=favorably
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riddles
n.谜(语)( riddle的名词复数 );猜不透的难题,难解之谜
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retrieve
vt.重新得到,收回;挽回,补救;检索