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London. Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellorsitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall. Implacable November weather. Asmuch mud in the streets as if the waters had but newly retired3 fromthe face of the earth, and it would not be wonderful to meet aMegalosaurus, forty feet long or so, waddling4 like an elephantinelizard up Holborn Hill. Smoke lowering down from chimney-pots,making a soft black drizzle5, with flakes6 of soot7 in it as big asfull-grown snowflakes--gone into mourning, one might imagine, forthe death of the sun. Dogs, undistinguishable in mire8. Horses,scarcely better; splashed to their very blinkers. Foot passengers,jostling one another's umbrellas in a general infection of illtemper, and losing their foot-hold at street-corners, where tens ofthousands of other foot passengers have been slipping and slidingsince the day broke (if this day ever broke), adding new depositsto the crust upon crust of mud, sticking at those pointstenaciously to the pavement, and accumulating at compound interest.
Fog everywhere. Fog up the river, where it flows among green aitsand meadows; fog down the river, where it rolls deified among thetiers of shipping9 and the waterside pollutions of a great (anddirty) city. Fog on the Essex marshes10, fog on the Kentish heights.
Fog creeping into the cabooses of collier-brigs; fog lying out onthe yards and hovering11 in the rigging of great ships; fog droopingon the gunwales of barges12 and small boats. Fog in the eyes andthroats of ancient Greenwich
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chancellor
n.(英)大臣;法官;(德、奥)总理;大学校长
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chancellors
大臣( chancellor的名词复数 ); (某些美国大学的)校长; (德国或奥地利的)总理; (英国大学的)名誉校长
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retired
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
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waddling
v.(像鸭子一样)摇摇摆摆地走( waddle的现在分词 )
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drizzle
v.下毛毛雨;n.毛毛雨,蒙蒙细雨
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flakes
小薄片( flake的名词复数 ); (尤指)碎片; 雪花; 古怪的人
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soot
n.煤烟,烟尘;vt.熏以煤烟
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mire
n.泥沼,泥泞;v.使...陷于泥泞,使...陷入困境
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shipping
n.船运(发货,运输,乘船)
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marshes
n.沼泽,湿地( marsh的名词复数 )
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hovering
鸟( hover的现在分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫
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barges
驳船( barge的名词复数 )
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pensioners
n.领取退休、养老金或抚恤金的人( pensioner的名词复数 )
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wheezing
v.喘息,发出呼哧呼哧的喘息声( wheeze的现在分词 );哮鸣
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wards
区( ward的名词复数 ); 病房; 受监护的未成年者; 被人照顾或控制的状态
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misty
adj.雾蒙蒙的,有雾的
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looming
n.上现蜃景(光通过低层大气发生异常折射形成的一种海市蜃楼)v.隐约出现,阴森地逼近( loom的现在分词 );隐约出现,阴森地逼近
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loom
n.织布机,织机;v.隐现,(危险、忧虑等)迫近
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divers
adj.不同的;种种的
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unwilling
adj.不情愿的
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dense
a.密集的,稠密的,浓密的;密度大的
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densest
密集的( dense的最高级 ); 密度大的; 愚笨的; (信息量大得)难理解的
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ornament
v.装饰,美化;n.装饰,装饰物
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hoary
adj.古老的;鬓发斑白的
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crimson
n./adj.深(绯)红色(的);vi.脸变绯红色
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precedents
引用单元; 范例( precedent的名词复数 ); 先前出现的事例; 前例; 先例
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warded
有锁孔的,有钥匙榫槽的
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pretence
n.假装,作假;借口,口实;虚伪;虚饰
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equity
n.公正,公平,(无固定利息的)股票
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solicitors
初级律师( solicitor的名词复数 )
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registrar
n.记录员,登记员;(大学的)注册主任
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costly
adj.昂贵的,价值高的,豪华的
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panes
窗玻璃( pane的名词复数 )
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deterred
v.阻止,制止( deter的过去式和过去分词 )
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wig
n.假发
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blighted
adj.枯萎的,摧毁的
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overthrows
n.推翻,终止,结束( overthrow的名词复数 )v.打倒,推翻( overthrow的第三人称单数 );使终止
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honourable
adj.可敬的;荣誉的,光荣的
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privy
adj.私用的;隐密的
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crumb
n.饼屑,面包屑,小量
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standing
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
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sanctuary
n.圣所,圣堂,寺庙;禁猎区,保护区
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bonnet
n.无边女帽;童帽
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custody
n.监护,照看,羁押,拘留
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purge
n.整肃,清除,泻药,净化;vt.净化,清除,摆脱;vi.清除,通便,腹泻,变得清洁
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solitary
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士
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conglomeration
n.团块,聚集,混合物
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prospects
n.希望,前途(恒为复数)
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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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sonorous
adj.响亮的,回响的;adv.圆润低沉地;感人地;n.感人,堂皇
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dismal
adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的
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legendary
adj.传奇(中)的,闻名遐迩的;n.传奇(文学)
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defendant
n.被告;adj.处于被告地位的
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possessed
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的
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trotted
小跑,急走( trot的过去分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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dreary
adj.令人沮丧的,沉闷的,单调乏味的
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neatly
adv.整洁地,干净地,灵巧地,熟练地
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corrupt
v.贿赂,收买;adj.腐败的,贪污的
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impaling
钉在尖桩上( impale的现在分词 )
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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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evasion
n.逃避,偷漏(税)
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procrastination
n.拖延,耽搁
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pretences
n.假装( pretence的名词复数 );作假;自命;自称
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lapsed
adj.流失的,堕落的v.退步( lapse的过去式和过去分词 );陷入;倒退;丧失
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vaguely
adv.含糊地,暖昧地
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promising
adj.有希望的,有前途的
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outermost
adj.最外面的,远离中心的
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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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tangle
n.纠缠;缠结;混乱;v.(使)缠绕;变乱
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eloquence
n.雄辩;口才,修辞
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prematurely
adv.过早地,贸然地
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bass
n.男低音(歌手);低音乐器;低音大提琴
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inflated
adj.(价格)飞涨的;(通货)膨胀的;言过其实的;充了气的v.使充气(于轮胎、气球等)( inflate的过去式和过去分词 );(使)膨胀;(使)通货膨胀;物价上涨
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sepulchral
adj.坟墓的,阴深的
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remonstrative
adj.抗议的,忠告的
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injustice
n.非正义,不公正,不公平,侵犯(别人的)权利
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misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦