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OLD STEPHEN descended1 the two white steps, shutting the black door with the brazen2 door-plate, by the aid of the brazen full-stop, to which he gave a parting polish with the sleeve of his coat, observing that his hot hand clouded it. He crossed the street with his eyes bent3 upon the ground, and thus was walking sorrowfully away, when he felt a touch upon his arm.
It was not the touch he needed most at such a moment - the touch that could calm the wild waters of his soul, as the uplifted hand of the sublimest4 love and patience could abate5 the raging of the sea - yet it was a woman's hand too. It was an old woman, tall and shapely still, though withered6 by time, on whom his eyes fell when he stopped and turned. She was very cleanly and plainly dressed, had country mud upon her shoes, and was newly come from a journey. The flutter of her manner, in the unwonted noise of the streets; the spare shawl, carried unfolded on her arm; the heavy umbrella, and little basket; the loose long-fingered gloves, to which her hands were unused; all bespoke7 an old woman from the country, in her plain holiday clothes, come into Coketown on an expedition of rare occurrence. Remarking this at a glance, with the quick observation of his class, Stephen Blackpool bent his attentive8 face - his face, which, like the faces of many of his order, by dint9 of long working with eyes and hands in the midst of a prodigious10 noise, had acquired the concentrated look with which we are familiar in the countenances
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descended
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的
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brazen
adj.厚脸皮的,无耻的,坚硬的
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bent
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
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sublimest
伟大的( sublime的最高级 ); 令人赞叹的; 极端的; 不顾后果的
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abate
vi.(风势,疼痛等)减弱,减轻,减退
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withered
adj. 枯萎的,干瘪的,(人身体的部分器官)因病萎缩的或未发育良好的
动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式
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bespoke
adj.(产品)订做的;专做订货的v.预定( bespeak的过去式 );订(货);证明;预先请求
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attentive
adj.注意的,专心的;关心(别人)的,殷勤的
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dint
n.由于,靠;凹坑
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prodigious
adj.惊人的,奇妙的;异常的;巨大的;庞大的
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countenances
n.面容( countenance的名词复数 );表情;镇静;道义支持
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outspoken
adj.直言无讳的,坦率的,坦白无隐的
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hearty
adj.热情友好的;衷心的;尽情的,纵情的
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attentively
adv.聚精会神地;周到地;谛;凝神
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dread
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧
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exultation
n.狂喜,得意
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savings
n.存款,储蓄
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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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submission
n.服从,投降;温顺,谦虚;提出
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patricians
n.(古罗马的)统治阶层成员( patrician的名词复数 );贵族,显贵
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perplexed
adj.不知所措的
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simplicity
n.简单,简易;朴素;直率,单纯
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touching
adj.动人的,使人感伤的
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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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admiration
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
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machinery
n.(总称)机械,机器;机构
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rattle
v.飞奔,碰响;激怒;n.碰撞声;拨浪鼓
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dreary
adj.令人沮丧的,沉闷的,单调乏味的
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shameful
adj.可耻的,不道德的
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throbbing
a. 跳动的,悸动的
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dispelled
v.驱散,赶跑( dispel的过去式和过去分词 )
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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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softening
变软,软化
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eluded
v.(尤指机敏地)避开( elude的过去式和过去分词 );逃避;躲避;使达不到
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exhausted
adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的
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lone
adj.孤寂的,单独的;唯一的
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miseries
n.痛苦( misery的名词复数 );痛苦的事;穷困;常发牢骚的人
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laden
adj.装满了的;充满了的;负了重担的;苦恼的
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tranquillity
n. 平静, 安静
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tormented
饱受折磨的
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demon
n.魔鬼,恶魔
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contentedly
adv.心满意足地
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melancholy
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的
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smote
v.猛打,重击,打击( smite的过去式 )
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remorse
n.痛恨,悔恨,自责
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infamous
adj.声名狼藉的,臭名昭著的,邪恶的
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subjugate
v.征服;抑制
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wretch
n.可怜的人,不幸的人;卑鄙的人
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iris
n.虹膜,彩虹
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misty
adj.雾蒙蒙的,有雾的