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Chapter 14 Strong of Purpose
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The sexton-task of piling earth above John Harmon all night long, was not conducive1 to sound sleep; but Rokesmith had some broken morning rest, and rose strengthened in his purpose. It was all over now. No ghost should trouble Mr and Mrs Boffin’s peace; invisible and voiceless, the ghost should look on for a little while longer at the state of existence out of which it had departed, and then should for ever cease to haunt the scenes in which it had no place.
He went over it all again. He had lapsed2 into the condition in which he found himself, as many a man lapses3 into many a condition, without perceiving the accumulative power of its separate circumstances. When in the distrust engendered4 by his wretched childhood and the action for evil — never yet for good within his knowledge then — of his father and his father’s wealth on all within their influence, he conceived the idea of his first deception5, it was meant to be harmless, it was to last but a few hours or days, it was to involve in it only the girl so capriciously forced upon him and upon whom he was so capriciously forced, and it was honestly meant well towards her. For, if he had found her unhappy in the prospect6 of that marriage (through her heart inclining to another man or for any other cause), be would seriously have said: ‘This is another of the old perverted7 uses of the misery-making money. I will let it go to my and my sister’s only protectors and friends.’ When the snare8 into which he fell so outstripped9 his first intention as that he found himself placarded by the police authorities upon the London walls for dead, he confusedly accepted the aid that fell upon him, without considering how firmly it must seem to fix the Boffins in their accession to the fortune. When he saw them, and knew them, and even from his vantage-ground of
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conducive
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n.失误,过失( lapse的名词复数 );小毛病;行为失检;偏离正道v.退步( lapse的第三人称单数 );陷入;倒退;丧失 | |
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engendered
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v.产生(某形势或状况),造成,引起( engender的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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deception
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prospect
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perverted
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n.陷阱,诱惑,圈套;(去除息肉或者肿瘤的)勒除器;响弦,小军鼓;vt.以陷阱捕获,诱惑 | |
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inspection
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lodgings
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thoroughly
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retraction
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distress
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n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛 | |
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fathoms
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英寻( fathom的名词复数 ) | |
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cherub
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braces
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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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advancement
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n.前进,促进,提升 | |
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prospects
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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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covenant
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n.盟约,契约;v.订盟约 | |
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ratification
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n.批准,认可 | |
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hovering
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鸟( hover的现在分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫 | |
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mansion
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kindly
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vigour
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(=vigor)n.智力,体力,精力 | |
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forsaking
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放弃( forsake的现在分词 ); 弃绝; 抛弃; 摒弃 | |
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friendliness
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n.友谊,亲切,亲密 | |
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v.否认,反驳( gainsay的现在分词 ) | |
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timorous
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stanch
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capabilities
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mangle
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rogue
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awaken
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vi.醒,觉醒;vt.唤醒,使觉醒,唤起,激起 | |
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slumbering
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微睡,睡眠(slumber的现在分词形式) | |
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apprehended
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逮捕,拘押( apprehend的过去式和过去分词 ); 理解 | |
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derived
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vi.起源;由来;衍生;导出v.得到( derive的过去式和过去分词 );(从…中)得到获得;源于;(从…中)提取 | |
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exonerating
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v.使免罪,免除( exonerate的现在分词 ) | |
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promptly
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adv.及时地,敏捷地 | |
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industrious
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adj.勤劳的,刻苦的,奋发的 | |
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spoke
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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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cumbersome
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adj.笨重的,不便携带的 | |
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doggedly
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adv.顽强地,固执地 | |
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contraction
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n.缩略词,缩写式,害病 | |
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remarkable
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adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的 | |
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sufficiently
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levity
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insolence
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n.傲慢;无礼;厚颜;傲慢的态度 | |
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awakens
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stigma
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accusation
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withdrawn
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repels
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deterred
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blemish
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expressive
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jaw
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fixed
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apparition
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favourable
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小跑,急走( trot的过去分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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housekeeper
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retired
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bonnet
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determined
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