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'He set in order many proverbs.'
It is London in October--two months further on in the story.
Bede's Inn has this peculiarity1, that it faces, receives from, and discharges into a bustling2 thoroughfare speaking only of wealth and respectability, whilst its postern abuts3 on as crowded and poverty-stricken a network of alleys5 as are to be found anywhere in the metropolis6. The moral consequences are, first, that those who occupy chambers7 in the Inn may see a great deal of shirtless humanity's habits and enjoyments8 without doing more than look down from a back window; and second they may hear wholesome9 though unpleasant social reminders10 through the medium of a harsh voice, an unequal footstep, the echo of a blow or a fall, which originates in the person of some drunkard or wife-beater, as he crosses and interferes11 with the quiet of the square. Characters of this kind frequently pass through the Inn from a little foxhole12 of an alley4 at the back, but they never loiter there.
It is hardly necessary to state that all the sights and movements proper to the Inn are most orderly. On the fine October evening on which we follow Stephen Smith to this place, a placid
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peculiarity
n.独特性,特色;特殊的东西;怪癖
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bustling
adj.喧闹的
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abuts
v.(与…)邻接( abut的第三人称单数 );(与…)毗连;接触;倚靠
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alley
n.小巷,胡同;小径,小路
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alleys
胡同,小巷( alley的名词复数 ); 小径
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metropolis
n.首府;大城市
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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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enjoyments
愉快( enjoyment的名词复数 ); 令人愉快的事物; 享有; 享受
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wholesome
adj.适合;卫生的;有益健康的;显示身心健康的
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reminders
n.令人回忆起…的东西( reminder的名词复数 );提醒…的东西;(告知该做某事的)通知单;提示信
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interferes
vi. 妨碍,冲突,干涉
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foxhole
n.(军)散兵坑
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placid
adj.安静的,平和的
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cane
n.手杖,细长的茎,藤条;v.以杖击,以藤编制的
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soot
n.煤烟,烟尘;vt.熏以煤烟
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underneath
adj.在...下面,在...底下;adv.在下面
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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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boughs
大树枝( bough的名词复数 )
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Forsaken
adj. 被遗忘的, 被抛弃的
动词forsake的过去分词
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chrysanthemums
n.菊花( chrysanthemum的名词复数 )
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sweeping
adj.范围广大的,一扫无遗的
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doorway
n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径
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ascends
v.上升,攀登( ascend的第三人称单数 )
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specimen
n.样本,标本
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renaissance
n.复活,复兴,文艺复兴
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knight
n.骑士,武士;爵士
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quill
n.羽毛管;v.给(织物或衣服)作皱褶
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chaotic
adj.混沌的,一片混乱的,一团糟的
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slates
(旧时学生用以写字的)石板( slate的名词复数 ); 板岩; 石板瓦; 石板色
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chronic
adj.(疾病)长期未愈的,慢性的;极坏的
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relinquished
交出,让给( relinquish的过去式和过去分词 ); 放弃
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permeated
弥漫( permeate的过去式和过去分词 ); 遍布; 渗入; 渗透
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penetrated
adj. 击穿的,鞭辟入里的
动词penetrate的过去式和过去分词形式
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plaques
(纪念性的)匾牌( plaque的名词复数 ); 纪念匾; 牙斑; 空斑
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aquarium
n.水族馆,养鱼池,玻璃缸
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kindly
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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rigidly
adv.刻板地,僵化地
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countenance
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
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distressed
痛苦的
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detailed
adj.详细的,详尽的,极注意细节的,完全的
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ominous
adj.不祥的,不吉的,预兆的,预示的
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fully
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
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uncommon
adj.罕见的,非凡的,不平常的
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formerly
adv.从前,以前
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thoroughly
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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fidelity
n.忠诚,忠实;精确
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judgment
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
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attachments
n.(用电子邮件发送的)附件( attachment的名词复数 );附着;连接;附属物
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prosper
v.成功,兴隆,昌盛;使成功,使昌隆,繁荣
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winced
赶紧避开,畏缩( wince的过去式和过去分词 )
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plod
v.沉重缓慢地走,孜孜地工作
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awe
n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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patronage
n.赞助,支援,援助;光顾,捧场
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ripened
v.成熟,使熟( ripen的过去式和过去分词 )
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deliberately
adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地
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ego
n.自我,自己,自尊
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embodying
v.表现( embody的现在分词 );象征;包括;包含
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juxtaposition
n.毗邻,并置,并列
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desperately
adv.极度渴望地,绝望地,孤注一掷地
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delicacy
n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴
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inevitable
adj.不可避免的,必然发生的
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fascination
n.令人着迷的事物,魅力,迷恋
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bungling
adj.笨拙的,粗劣的v.搞糟,完不成( bungle的现在分词 );笨手笨脚地做;失败;完不成
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musingly
adv.沉思地,冥想地
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disciple
n.信徒,门徒,追随者
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triumphantly
ad.得意洋洋地;得胜地;成功地
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soothingly
adv.抚慰地,安慰地;镇痛地
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streak
n.条理,斑纹,倾向,少许,痕迹;v.加条纹,变成条纹,奔驰,快速移动
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pervaded
v.遍及,弥漫( pervade的过去式和过去分词 )
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illuminating
a.富于启发性的,有助阐明的
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babble
v.含糊不清地说,胡言乱语地说,儿语
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ripple
n.涟波,涟漪,波纹,粗钢梳;vt.使...起涟漪,使起波纹; vi.呈波浪状,起伏前进
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brook
n.小河,溪;v.忍受,容让
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longing
n.(for)渴望
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abide
vi.遵守;坚持;vt.忍受
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overhaul
v./n.大修,仔细检查
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humble
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低