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NOT being Mrs. Grundy, who was Mr. Bounderby?
Why, Mr. Bounderby was as near being Mr. Gradgrind's bosom1 friend, as a man perfectly2 devoid3 of sentiment can approach that spiritual relationship towards another man perfectly devoid of sentiment. So near was Mr. Bounderby - or, if the reader should prefer it, so far off.
He was a rich man: banker, merchant, manufacturer, and what not. A big, loud man, with a stare, and a metallic4 laugh. A man made out of a coarse material, which seemed to have been stretched to make so much of him. A man with a great puffed5 head and forehead, swelled6 veins7 in his temples, and such a strained skin to his face that it seemed to hold his eyes open, and lift his eyebrows8 up. A man with a pervading9 appearance on him of being inflated10 like a balloon, and ready to start. A man who could never sufficiently11 vaunt himself a self-made man. A man who was always proclaiming, through that brassy speaking-trumpet of a voice of his, his old ignorance and his old poverty. A man who was the Bully12 of humility13.
A year or two younger than his
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bosom
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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devoid
adj.全无的,缺乏的
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metallic
adj.金属的;金属制的;含金属的;产金属的;像金属的
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puffed
adj.疏松的v.使喷出( puff的过去式和过去分词 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧
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swelled
增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 ); 肿胀; (使)凸出; 充满(激情)
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veins
n.纹理;矿脉( vein的名词复数 );静脉;叶脉;纹理
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eyebrows
眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )
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pervading
v.遍及,弥漫( pervade的现在分词 )
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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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sufficiently
adv.足够地,充分地
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bully
n.恃强欺弱者,小流氓;vt.威胁,欺侮
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humility
n.谦逊,谦恭
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eminently
adv.突出地;显著地;不寻常地
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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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disorder
n.紊乱,混乱;骚动,骚乱;疾病,失调
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lodge
v.临时住宿,寄宿,寄存,容纳;n.传达室,小旅馆
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hearth
n.壁炉炉床,壁炉地面
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mortar
n.灰浆,灰泥;迫击炮;v.把…用灰浆涂接合
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subdue
vt.制服,使顺从,征服;抑制,克制
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pigsty
n.猪圈,脏房间
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stunned
adj. 震惊的,惊讶的
动词stun的过去式和过去分词
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stun
vt.打昏,使昏迷,使震惊,使惊叹
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sop
n.湿透的东西,懦夫;v.浸,泡,浸湿
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miserable
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
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wretches
n.不幸的人( wretch的名词复数 );可怜的人;恶棍;坏蛋
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groaning
adj. 呜咽的, 呻吟的
动词groan的现在分词形式
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ragged
adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的
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tongs
n.钳;夹子
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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meekly
adv.温顺地,逆来顺受地
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collapsed
adj.倒塌的
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vitality
n.活力,生命力,效力
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infancy
n.婴儿期;幼年期;初期
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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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culmination
n.顶点;最高潮
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incorrigible
adj.难以纠正的,屡教不改的
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vagrant
n.流浪者,游民;adj.流浪的,漂泊不定的
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climax
n.顶点;高潮;v.(使)达到顶点
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behold
v.看,注视,看到
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blustered
v.外强中干的威吓( bluster的过去式和过去分词 );咆哮;(风)呼啸;狂吹
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spoke
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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haughtily
adv. 傲慢地, 高傲地
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favourably
adv. 善意地,赞成地
=favorably
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cogent
adj.强有力的,有说服力的
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throbbing
a. 跳动的,悸动的
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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pouted
v.撅(嘴)( pout的过去式和过去分词 )
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defective
adj.有毛病的,有问题的,有瑕疵的
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secondly
adv.第二,其次
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alloy
n.合金,(金属的)成色
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vexed
adj.争论不休的;(指问题等)棘手的;争论不休的问题;烦恼的v.使烦恼( vex的过去式和过去分词 );使苦恼;使生气;详细讨论
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systematically
adv.有系统地
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devoted
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
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faculty
n.才能;学院,系;(学院或系的)全体教学人员
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trifling
adj.微不足道的;没什么价值的
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misgiving
n.疑虑,担忧,害怕
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refinement
n.文雅;高尚;精美;精制;精炼
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instructor
n.指导者,教员,教练
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upwards
adv.向上,在更高处...以上
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specially
adv.特定地;特殊地;明确地
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applied
adj.应用的;v.应用,适用
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serene
adj. 安详的,宁静的,平静的
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philosophical
adj.哲学家的,哲学上的,达观的
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genial
adj.亲切的,和蔼的,愉快的,脾气好的
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sniffing
n.探查法v.以鼻吸气,嗅,闻( sniff的现在分词 );抽鼻子(尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气);抱怨,不以为然地说
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custody
n.监护,照看,羁押,拘留
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remonstrated
v.抗议( remonstrate的过去式和过去分词 );告诫