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In all their journeying, they had never longed so ardently1, they had never so pined and wearied, for the freedom of pure air and open country, as now. No, not even on that memorable2 morning, when, deserting their old home, they abandoned themselves to the mercies of a strange world, and left all the dumb and senseless things they had known and loved, behind — not even then, had they so yearned3 for the fresh solitudes4 of wood, hillside, and field, as now, when the noise and dirt and vapour, of the great manufacturing town reeking5 with lean misery6 and hungry wretchedness, hemmed7 them in on every side, and seemed to shut out hope, and render escape impossible.
‘Two days and nights!’ thought the child. ‘He said two days and nights we should have to spend among such scenes as these. Oh! if we live to reach the country once again, if we get clear of these dreadful places, though it is only to lie down and die, with what a grateful heart I shall thank God for so much mercy!’
With thoughts like this, and with some vague design of travelling to a great distance among streams and mountains, where only very poor and simple people lived, and where they might maintain themselves by very humble8 helping9 work in farms, free from such terrors as that from which they fled — the child, with no resource but the poor man’s gift, and no encouragement but that which flowed from her own heart, and its sense of the truth and right of what she did, nerved herself to this last journey and boldly pursued her task.
‘We shall be very slow to-day, dear,’ she said, as they
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1 ardently | |
adv.热心地,热烈地 | |
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2 memorable | |
adj.值得回忆的,难忘的,特别的,显著的 | |
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3 yearned | |
渴望,切盼,向往( yearn的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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4 solitudes | |
n.独居( solitude的名词复数 );孤独;荒僻的地方;人迹罕至的地方 | |
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5 reeking | |
v.发出浓烈的臭气( reek的现在分词 );散发臭气;发出难闻的气味 (of sth);明显带有(令人不快或生疑的跡象) | |
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6 misery | |
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦 | |
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7 hemmed | |
缝…的褶边( hem的过去式和过去分词 ); 包围 | |
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8 humble | |
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低 | |
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9 helping | |
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的 | |
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10 toiled | |
长时间或辛苦地工作( toil的过去式和过去分词 ); 艰难缓慢地移动,跋涉 | |
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11 dreary | |
adj.令人沮丧的,沉闷的,单调乏味的 | |
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12 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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13 joints | |
接头( joint的名词复数 ); 关节; 公共场所(尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所) (非正式); 一块烤肉 (英式英语) | |
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14 exertion | |
n.尽力,努力 | |
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15 wrung | |
绞( wring的过去式和过去分词 ); 握紧(尤指别人的手); 把(湿衣服)拧干; 绞掉(水) | |
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16 kiln | |
n.(砖、石灰等)窑,炉;v.烧窑 | |
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17 blighting | |
使凋萎( blight的现在分词 ); 使颓丧; 损害; 妨害 | |
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18 forth | |
adv.向前;向外,往外 | |
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19 stagnant | |
adj.不流动的,停滞的,不景气的 | |
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20 dismal | |
adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的 | |
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21 foul | |
adj.污秽的;邪恶的;v.弄脏;妨害;犯规;n.犯规 | |
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22 melancholy | |
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的 | |
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23 mounds | |
土堆,土丘( mound的名词复数 ); 一大堆 | |
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24 spun | |
v.纺,杜撰,急转身 | |
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25 writhed | |
(因极度痛苦而)扭动或翻滚( writhe的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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26 shriek | |
v./n.尖叫,叫喊 | |
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27 shrieking | |
v.尖叫( shriek的现在分词 ) | |
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28 torment | |
n.折磨;令人痛苦的东西(人);vt.折磨;纠缠 | |
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29 dismantled | |
拆开( dismantle的过去式和过去分词 ); 拆卸; 废除; 取消 | |
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30 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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31 propped | |
支撑,支持,维持( prop的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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32 desolate | |
adj.荒凉的,荒芜的;孤独的,凄凉的;v.使荒芜,使孤寂 | |
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33 wan | |
(wide area network)广域网 | |
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34 ragged | |
adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的 | |
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35 attire | |
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36 tributary | |
n.支流;纳贡国;adj.附庸的;辅助的;支流的 | |
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37 scowled | |
怒视,生气地皱眉( scowl的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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38 screeching | |
v.发出尖叫声( screech的现在分词 );发出粗而刺耳的声音;高叫 | |
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39 vomit | |
v.呕吐,作呕;n.呕吐物,吐出物 | |
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40 dense | |
a.密集的,稠密的,浓密的;密度大的 | |
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41 vaults | |
n.拱顶( vault的名词复数 );地下室;撑物跳高;墓穴 | |
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42 jaws | |
n.口部;嘴 | |
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43 hoarse | |
adj.嘶哑的,沙哑的 | |
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44 aggravated | |
使恶化( aggravate的过去式和过去分词 ); 使更严重; 激怒; 使恼火 | |
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45 savage | |
adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人 | |
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46 unemployed | |
adj.失业的,没有工作的;未动用的,闲置的 | |
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47 frightful | |
adj.可怕的;讨厌的 | |
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48 spurning | |
v.一脚踢开,拒绝接受( spurn的现在分词 ) | |
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49 rumbling | |
n. 隆隆声, 辘辘声 adj. 隆隆响的 动词rumble的现在分词 | |
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50 coffins | |
n.棺材( coffin的名词复数 );使某人早亡[死,完蛋,垮台等]之物 | |
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51 contagious | |
adj.传染性的,有感染力的 | |
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52 orphans | |
孤儿( orphan的名词复数 ) | |
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53 shrieked | |
v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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54 tranquillity | |
n. 平静, 安静 | |
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55 slumber | |
n.睡眠,沉睡状态 | |
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56 extricated | |
v.使摆脱困难,脱身( extricate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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57 loathing | |
n.厌恶,憎恨v.憎恨,厌恶( loathe的现在分词);极不喜欢 | |
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58 expended | |
v.花费( expend的过去式和过去分词 );使用(钱等)做某事;用光;耗尽 | |
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59 blighted | |
adj.枯萎的,摧毁的 | |
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60 prospect | |
n.前景,前途;景色,视野 | |
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61 distress | |
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛 | |
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62 rugged | |
adj.高低不平的,粗糙的,粗壮的,强健的 | |
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63 uneven | |
adj.不平坦的,不规则的,不均匀的 | |
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64 morsel | |
n.一口,一点点 | |
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65 hoarsely | |
adv.嘶哑地 | |
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66 bestow | |
v.把…赠与,把…授予;花费 | |
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67 recoiled | |
v.畏缩( recoil的过去式和过去分词 );退缩;报应;返回 | |
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68 impelled | |
v.推动、推进或敦促某人做某事( impel的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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69 compassion | |
n.同情,怜悯 | |
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70 compensate | |
vt.补偿,赔偿;酬报 vi.弥补;补偿;抵消 | |
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71 tardy | |
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72 humbly | |
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73 repulsed | |
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74 inmates | |
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75 lone | |
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76 exhausted | |
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77 juncture | |
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78 strapped | |
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80 beseech | |
v.祈求,恳求 | |
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81 attentively | |
adv.聚精会神地;周到地;谛;凝神 | |
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82 animated | |
adj.生气勃勃的,活跃的,愉快的 | |
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83 implore | |
vt.乞求,恳求,哀求 | |
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