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Allegory looks pretty cool in Lincoln's Inn Fields, though theevening is hot, for both Mr. Tulkinghorn's windows are wide open,and the room is lofty, gusty1, and gloomy. These may not bedesirable characteristics when November comes with fog and sleet2 orJanuary with ice and snow, but they have their merits in the sultrylong vacation weather. They enable Allegory, though it has cheekslike peaches, and knees like bunches of blossoms, and rosyswellings for calves3 to its legs and muscles to its arms, to looktolerably cool to-night.
Plenty of dust comes in at Mr. Tulkinghorn's windows, and plentymore has generated among his furniture and papers. It lies thickeverywhere. When a breeze from the country that has lost its waytakes fright and makes a blind hurry to rush out again, it flingsas much dust in the eyes of Allegory as the law-or Mr. Tulkinghorn,one of its trustiest representatives--may scatter4, on occasion, inthe eyes of the laity5.
In his lowering magazine of dust, the universal article into whichhis papers and himself, and all his clients, and all things ofearth, animate6 and inanimate, are resolving, Mr. Tulkinghorn sitsat one of the open windows enjoying a bottle of old port. Though ahard-grained man, close, dry, and silent, he can enjoy old winewith the best. He has a priceless bin7 of port in some artfulcellar under the Fields, which is one of his many secrets. When hedines alone in chambers8, as he has dined to-day, and has his bit offish and his steak or chicken brought in from the coffee-house, hedescends with a candle to the echoing regions below the desertedmansion, and heralded9 by a remote reverberation
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gusty
adj.起大风的
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sleet
n.雨雪;v.下雨雪,下冰雹
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calves
n.(calf的复数)笨拙的男子,腓;腿肚子( calf的名词复数 );牛犊;腓;小腿肚v.生小牛( calve的第三人称单数 );(冰川)崩解;生(小牛等),产(犊);使(冰川)崩解
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scatter
vt.撒,驱散,散开;散布/播;vi.分散,消散
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laity
n.俗人;门外汉
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animate
v.赋于生命,鼓励;adj.有生命的,有生气的
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bin
n.箱柜;vt.放入箱内;[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件
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chambers
n.房间( chamber的名词复数 );(议会的)议院;卧室;会议厅
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heralded
v.预示( herald的过去式和过去分词 );宣布(好或重要)
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reverberation
反响; 回响; 反射; 反射物
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fragrance
n.芬芳,香味,香气
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twilight
n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期
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seclusion
n.隐遁,隔离
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mellows
(使)成熟( mellow的第三人称单数 ); 使色彩更加柔和,使酒更加醇香
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monotonous
adj.单调的,一成不变的,使人厌倦的
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drawn
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
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prudent
adj.谨慎的,有远见的,精打细算的
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inquisitive
adj.求知欲强的,好奇的,好寻根究底的
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spasms
n.痉挛( spasm的名词复数 );抽搐;(能量、行为等的)突发;发作
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murmurs
n.低沉、连续而不清的声音( murmur的名词复数 );低语声;怨言;嘀咕
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pious
adj.虔诚的;道貌岸然的
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exertions
n.努力( exertion的名词复数 );费力;(能力、权力等的)运用;行使
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eloquence
n.雄辩;口才,修辞
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undoubtedly
adv.确实地,无疑地
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favourable
adj.赞成的,称赞的,有利的,良好的,顺利的
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assents
同意,赞同( assent的名词复数 )
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deference
n.尊重,顺从;敬意
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rendering
n.表现,描写
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modesty
n.谦逊,虚心,端庄,稳重,羞怯,朴素
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fidelity
n.忠诚,忠实;精确
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prolixity
n.冗长,罗嗦
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narrative
n.叙述,故事;adj.叙事的,故事体的
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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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attentive
adj.注意的,专心的;关心(别人)的,殷勤的
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stoutly
adv.牢固地,粗壮的
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hesitation
n.犹豫,踌躇
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reassured
adj.使消除疑虑的;使放心的v.再保证,恢复信心( reassure的过去式和过去分词)
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confidential
adj.秘(机)密的,表示信任的,担任机密工作的
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soothing
adj.慰藉的;使人宽心的;镇静的
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ruffle
v.弄皱,弄乱;激怒,扰乱;n.褶裥饰边
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converse
vi.谈话,谈天,闲聊;adv.相反的,相反
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lurk
n.潜伏,潜行;v.潜藏,潜伏,埋伏
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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corrupt
v.贿赂,收买;adj.腐败的,贪污的
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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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infamous
adj.声名狼藉的,臭名昭著的,邪恶的
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gulf
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂
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wretch
n.可怜的人,不幸的人;卑鄙的人
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hovers
鸟( hover的第三人称单数 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫
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alleys
胡同,小巷( alley的名词复数 ); 小径
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shrill
adj.尖声的;刺耳的;v尖叫
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stinking
adj.臭的,烂醉的,讨厌的v.散发出恶臭( stink的现在分词 );发臭味;名声臭;糟透
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inquiry
n.打听,询问,调查,查问
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Christian
adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒
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gallows
n.绞刑架,绞台
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chisel
n.凿子;v.用凿子刻,雕,凿
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lanky
adj.瘦长的
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stationary
adj.固定的,静止不动的
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obsequious
adj.谄媚的,奉承的,顺从的
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lair
n.野兽的巢穴;躲藏处
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flaring
a.火焰摇曳的,过份艳丽的
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unnatural
adj.不自然的;反常的
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sleepers
n.卧铺(通常以复数形式出现);卧车( sleeper的名词复数 );轨枕;睡觉(呈某种状态)的人;小耳环
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bruised
[医]青肿的,瘀紫的
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bosom
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的
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ragged
adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的
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consolatory
adj.慰问的,可藉慰的
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foul
adj.污秽的;邪恶的;v.弄脏;妨害;犯规;n.犯规
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noisome
adj.有害的,可厌的
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descended
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的
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skulking
v.潜伏,偷偷摸摸地走动,鬼鬼祟祟地活动( skulk的现在分词 )
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verge
n.边,边缘;v.接近,濒临
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imprisoned
下狱,监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )
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demons
n.恶人( demon的名词复数 );恶魔;精力过人的人;邪念
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ascend
vi.渐渐上升,升高;vt.攀登,登上
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unlimited
adj.无限的,不受控制的,无条件的
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remains
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
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bonnet
n.无边女帽;童帽
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knuckles
n.(指人)指关节( knuckle的名词复数 );(指动物)膝关节,踝v.(指人)指关节( knuckle的第三人称单数 );(指动物)膝关节,踝
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recollect
v.回忆,想起,记起,忆起,记得
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worthy
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
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perplexed
adj.不知所措的
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sufficiently
adv.足够地,充分地
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equanimity
n.沉着,镇定
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wager
n.赌注;vt.押注,打赌
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devoted
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
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gratitude
adj.感激,感谢
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groom
vt.给(马、狗等)梳毛,照料,使...整洁
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blessing
n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿