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Little Nell stood timidly by, with her eyes raised to the countenance1 of Mr Quilp as he read the letter, plainly showing by her looks that while she entertained some fear and distrust of the little man, she was much inclined to laugh at his uncouth2 appearance and grotesque3 attitude. And yet there was visible on the part of the child a painful anxiety for his reply, and consciousness of his power to render it disagreeable or distressing4, which was strongly at variance5 with this impulse and restrained it more effectually than she could possibly have done by any efforts of her own.
That Mr Quilp was himself perplexed6, and that in no small degree, by the contents of the letter, was sufficiently7 obvious. Before he had got through the first two or three lines he began to open his eyes very wide and to frown most horribly, the next two or three caused him to scratch his head in an uncommonly8 vicious manner, and when he came to the conclusion he gave a long dismal9 whistle indicative of surprise and dismay. After folding and laying it down beside him, he bit the nails of all of his ten fingers with extreme voracity10; and taking it up sharply, read it again. The second perusal11 was to all appearance as unsatisfactory as the first, and plunged12 him into a profound reverie from which he
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countenance
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grotesque
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perplexed
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voracity
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dwarf
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luring
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吸引,引诱(lure的现在分词形式) | |
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bent
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forefinger
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delightful
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prospect
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agitation
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contemplate
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vt.盘算,计议;周密考虑;注视,凝视 | |
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elevation
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determined
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feigned
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v.注意,留意;n.注意,留心 | |
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wharf
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n.码头,停泊处 | |
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stature
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cuffing
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mutual
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adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的 | |
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heartiness
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kit
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n.用具包,成套工具;随身携带物 | |
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frenzy
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n.疯狂,狂热,极度的激动 | |
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dealing
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n.经商方法,待人态度 | |
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savage
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inflict
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inflicted
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belligerents
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n.交战的一方(指国家、集团或个人)( belligerent的名词复数 ) | |
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v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞 | |
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pulp
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n.果肉,纸浆;v.化成纸浆,除去...果肉,制成纸浆 | |
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bruise
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n.青肿,挫伤;伤痕;vt.打青;挫伤 | |
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dodging
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n.避开,闪过,音调改变v.闪躲( dodge的现在分词 );回避 | |
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skull
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n.头骨;颅骨 | |
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apparently
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darted
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wrest
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adv.往回地,向原处,倒,相反,前后倒置地 | |
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manoeuvre
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n.策略,调动;v.用策略,调动 | |
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irresistible
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adj.非常诱人的,无法拒绝的,无法抗拒的 | |
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villain
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n.反派演员,反面人物;恶棍;问题的起因 | |
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bawled
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v.大叫,大喊( bawl的过去式和过去分词 );放声大哭;大声叫出;叫卖(货物) | |
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suavity
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n.温和;殷勤 | |
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malice
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n.恶意,怨恨,蓄意;[律]预谋 | |
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dexterous
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adj.灵敏的;灵巧的 | |
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intervals
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verge
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n.边,边缘;v.接近,濒临 | |
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refreshing
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adj.使精神振作的,使人清爽的,使人喜欢的 | |
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slumber
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portend
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v.预兆,预示;给…以警告 | |
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faltered
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(嗓音)颤抖( falter的过去式和过去分词 ); 支吾其词; 蹒跚; 摇晃 | |
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condign
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adj.应得的,相当的 | |
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entreated
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恳求,乞求( entreat的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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recollect
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v.回忆,想起,记起,忆起,记得 | |
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woe
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amiable
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adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的 | |
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craftiness
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狡猾,狡诈 | |
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inquiries
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contented
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acting
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hideous
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remarkable
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exultation
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使受痛苦,折磨( afflict的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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flannel
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Vogue
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