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The remainder of that day and the whole of the next were a busy time for the Nubbles family, to whom everything connected with Kit1’s outfit2 and departure was matter of as great moment as if he had been about to penetrate3 into the interior of Africa, or to take a cruise round the world. It would be difficult to suppose that there ever was a box which was opened and shut so many times within four-and-twenty hours, as that which contained his wardrobe and necessaries; and certainly there never was one which to two small eyes presented such a mine of clothing, as this mighty4 chest with its three shirts and proportionate allowance of stockings and pocket-handkerchiefs, disclosed to the astonished vision of little Jacob. At last it was conveyed to the carrier’s, at whose house at Finchley Kit was to find it next day; and the box being gone, there remained but two questions for consideration: firstly, whether the carrier would lose, or dishonestly feign5 to lose, the box upon the road; secondly6, whether Kit’s mother perfectly7 understood how to take care of herself in the absence of her son.
‘I don’t think there’s hardly a chance of his really losing it, but carriers are under great temptation to pretend they lose things, no doubt,’ said Mrs Nubbles apprehensively9, in reference to the first point.
‘No doubt about it,’ returned Kit, with a serious look; ‘upon my word, mother, I don’t think it was right to trust it to itself. Somebody ought to have gone with it, I’m afraid.’
‘We can’t help it now,’ said his mother; ‘but it was foolish and wrong. People oughtn’t to be tempted10
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1 kit | |
n.用具包,成套工具;随身携带物 | |
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2 outfit | |
n.(为特殊用途的)全套装备,全套服装 | |
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3 penetrate | |
v.透(渗)入;刺入,刺穿;洞察,了解 | |
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4 mighty | |
adj.强有力的;巨大的 | |
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5 feign | |
vt.假装,佯作 | |
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6 secondly | |
adv.第二,其次 | |
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7 perfectly | |
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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8 tempt | |
vt.引诱,勾引,吸引,引起…的兴趣 | |
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9 apprehensively | |
adv.担心地 | |
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10 tempted | |
v.怂恿(某人)干不正当的事;冒…的险(tempt的过去分词) | |
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11 Christian | |
adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒 | |
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12 oysters | |
牡蛎( oyster的名词复数 ) | |
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13 disconsolately | |
adv.悲伤地,愁闷地;哭丧着脸 | |
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14 bonnet | |
n.无边女帽;童帽 | |
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15 sneaking | |
a.秘密的,不公开的 | |
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16 bleating | |
v.(羊,小牛)叫( bleat的现在分词 );哭诉;发出羊叫似的声音;轻声诉说 | |
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17 grunting | |
咕哝的,呼噜的 | |
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18 contagious | |
adj.传染性的,有感染力的 | |
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19 subsided | |
v.(土地)下陷(因在地下采矿)( subside的过去式和过去分词 );减弱;下降至较低或正常水平;一下子坐在椅子等上 | |
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20 heartily | |
adv.衷心地,诚恳地,十分,很 | |
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21 jovial | |
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22 tickled | |
(使)发痒( tickle的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)愉快,逗乐 | |
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23 exhaustion | |
n.耗尽枯竭,疲惫,筋疲力尽,竭尽,详尽无遗的论述 | |
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24 scanty | |
adj.缺乏的,仅有的,节省的,狭小的,不够的 | |
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25 forth | |
adv.向前;向外,往外 | |
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26 briefly | |
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27 nether | |
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28 lustre | |
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29 knuckles | |
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30 attire | |
v.穿衣,装扮[同]array;n.衣着;盛装 | |
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31 remarkable | |
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的 | |
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32 bestowed | |
赠给,授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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33 possessed | |
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34 lasting | |
adj.永久的,永恒的;vbl.持续,维持 | |
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35 thither | |
adv.向那里;adj.在那边的,对岸的 | |
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36 spires | |
n.(教堂的) 塔尖,尖顶( spire的名词复数 ) | |
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37 pony | |
adj.小型的;n.小马 | |
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38 pegs | |
n.衣夹( peg的名词复数 );挂钉;系帐篷的桩;弦钮v.用夹子或钉子固定( peg的第三人称单数 );使固定在某水平 | |
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39 demure | |
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40 catching | |
adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住 | |
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41 descried | |
adj.被注意到的,被发现的,被看到的 | |
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42 dodged | |
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43 kindly | |
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地 | |
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44 unlimited | |
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45 uncommon | |
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46 chamber | |
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所 | |
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47 gratitude | |
adj.感激,感谢 | |
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48 considerably | |
adv.极大地;相当大地;在很大程度上 | |
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49 precisely | |
adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地 | |
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50 tablecloth | |
n.桌布,台布 | |
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51 remarkably | |
ad.不同寻常地,相当地 | |
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52 attentive | |
adj.注意的,专心的;关心(别人)的,殷勤的 | |
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53 curiously | |
adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地 | |
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54 simplicity | |
n.简单,简易;朴素;直率,单纯 | |
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55 perversely | |
adv. 倔强地 | |
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56 withdrawn | |
vt.收回;使退出;vi.撤退,退出 | |
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