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It was not until they were quite exhausted1 and could no longer maintain the pace at which they had fled from the race-ground, that the old man and the child ventured to stop, and sit down to rest upon the borders of a little wood. Here, though the course was hidden from their view, they could yet faintly distinguish the noise of distant shouts, the hum of voices, and the beating of drums. Climbing the eminence2 which lay between them and the spot they had left, the child could even discern the fluttering flags and white tops of booths; but no person was approaching towards them, and their resting-place was solitary3 and still.
Some time elapsed before she could reassure4 her trembling companion, or restore him to a state of moderate tranquillity5. His disordered imagination represented to him a crowd of persons stealing towards them beneath the cover of the bushes, lurking8 in every ditch, and peeping from the boughs9 of every rustling10 tree. He was haunted by apprehensions11 of being led captive to some gloomy place where he would be chained and scourged12, and worse than all, where Nell could never come to see him, save through iron bars and gratings in the wall. His terrors affected13 the child. Separation from her grandfather was the greatest evil she could dread14
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1 exhausted | |
adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的 | |
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2 eminence | |
n.卓越,显赫;高地,高处;名家 | |
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adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士 | |
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4 reassure | |
v.使放心,使消除疑虑 | |
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5 tranquillity | |
n. 平静, 安静 | |
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6 tranquil | |
adj. 安静的, 宁静的, 稳定的, 不变的 | |
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7 disorder | |
n.紊乱,混乱;骚动,骚乱;疾病,失调 | |
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8 lurking | |
潜在 | |
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9 boughs | |
大树枝( bough的名词复数 ) | |
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10 rustling | |
n. 瑟瑟声,沙沙声 adj. 发沙沙声的 | |
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11 apprehensions | |
疑惧 | |
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12 scourged | |
鞭打( scourge的过去式和过去分词 ); 惩罚,压迫 | |
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13 affected | |
adj.不自然的,假装的 | |
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14 dread | |
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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15 drooped | |
弯曲或下垂,发蔫( droop的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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16 gallant | |
adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的 | |
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17 bosoms | |
胸部( bosom的名词复数 ); 胸怀; 女衣胸部(或胸襟); 和爱护自己的人在一起的情形 | |
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18 destitute | |
adj.缺乏的;穷困的 | |
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19 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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20 animated | |
adj.生气勃勃的,活跃的,愉快的 | |
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21 fortitude | |
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22 lone | |
adj.孤寂的,单独的;唯一的 | |
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23 ramble | |
v.漫步,漫谈,漫游;n.漫步,闲谈,蔓延 | |
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24 moss | |
n.苔,藓,地衣 | |
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25 elastic | |
n.橡皮圈,松紧带;adj.有弹性的;灵活的 | |
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26 lured | |
吸引,引诱(lure的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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28 onward | |
adj.向前的,前进的;adv.向前,前进,在先 | |
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29 serenity | |
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30 thither | |
adv.向那里;adj.在那边的,对岸的 | |
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31 downwards | |
adj./adv.向下的(地),下行的(地) | |
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32 footpaths | |
人行小径,人行道( footpath的名词复数 ) | |
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33 humble | |
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低 | |
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34 lodging | |
n.寄宿,住所;(大学生的)校外宿舍 | |
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35 distressed | |
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36 latch | |
n.门闩,窗闩;弹簧锁 | |
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37 kindly | |
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地 | |
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38 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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39 jug | |
n.(有柄,小口,可盛水等的)大壶,罐,盂 | |
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40 besought | |
v.恳求,乞求(某事物)( beseech的过去式和过去分词 );(beseech的过去式与过去分词) | |
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41 notched | |
a.有凹口的,有缺口的 | |
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42 confiscated | |
没收,充公( confiscate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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43 urchins | |
n.顽童( urchin的名词复数 );淘气鬼;猬;海胆 | |
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44 cane | |
n.手杖,细长的茎,藤条;v.以杖击,以藤编制的 | |
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45 ornaments | |
n.装饰( ornament的名词复数 );点缀;装饰品;首饰v.装饰,点缀,美化( ornament的第三人称单数 ) | |
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46 multiplication | |
n.增加,增多,倍增;增殖,繁殖;乘法 | |
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47 plentifully | |
adv. 许多地,丰饶地 | |
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48 testimony | |
n.证词;见证,证明 | |
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49 excellence | |
n.优秀,杰出,(pl.)优点,美德 | |
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50 kindling | |
n. 点火, 可燃物 动词kindle的现在分词形式 | |
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51 worthy | |
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的 | |
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52 emulation | |
n.竞争;仿效 | |
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53 specimens | |
n.样品( specimen的名词复数 );范例;(化验的)抽样;某种类型的人 | |
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54 blot | |
vt.弄脏(用吸墨纸)吸干;n.污点,污渍 | |
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55 contemplate | |
vt.盘算,计议;周密考虑;注视,凝视 | |
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56 gathering | |
n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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57 favourable | |
adj.赞成的,称赞的,有利的,良好的,顺利的 | |
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