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MR. JAMES HARTHOUSE passed a whole night and a day in a state of so much hurry, that the World, with its best glass in his eye, would scarcely have recognized him during that insane interval1, as the brother Jem of the honourable2 and jocular member. He was positively3 agitated4. He several times spoke5 with an emphasis, similar to the vulgar manner. He went in and went out in an unaccountable way, like a man without an object. He rode like a highwayman. In a word, he was so horribly bored by existing circumstances, that he forgot to go in for boredom6 in the manner prescribed by the authorities.
After putting his horse at Coketown through the storm, as if it were a leap, he waited up all night: from time to time ringing his bell with the greatest fury, charging the porter who kept watch with delinquency in withholding7 letters or messages that could not fail to have been entrusted8 to him, and demanding restitution9 on the spot. The dawn coming, the morning coming, and the day coming, and neither message nor letter coming with either, he went down to the country house. There, the report was, Mr. Bounderby away, and Mrs. Bounderby in town. Left for town suddenly last evening. Not even known to be gone until receipt of message, importing that her return was not to be expected for the present.
In these circumstances he had nothing for it but to follow her to town. He went to the house in town. Mrs. Bounderby not there. He looked in at the Bank. Mr. Bounderby away and Mrs. Sparsit away. Mrs. Sparsit away? Who could have been reduced to sudden extremity10
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interval
n.间隔,间距;幕间休息,中场休息
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honourable
adj.可敬的;荣誉的,光荣的
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positively
adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实
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agitated
adj.被鼓动的,不安的
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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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boredom
n.厌烦,厌倦,乏味,无聊
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withholding
扣缴税款
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entrusted
v.委托,托付( entrust的过去式和过去分词 )
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restitution
n.赔偿;恢复原状
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extremity
n.末端,尽头;尽力;终极;极度
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premature
adj.比预期时间早的;不成熟的,仓促的
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condemned
adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的
动词condemn的过去式和过去分词
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penitent
adj.后悔的;n.后悔者;忏悔者
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remonstrance
n抗议,抱怨
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impromptu
adj.即席的,即兴的;adv.即兴的(地),无准备的(地)
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wrestle
vi.摔跤,角力;搏斗;全力对付
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negligently
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Augmented
adj.增音的
动词augment的过去式和过去分词形式
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facetious
adj.轻浮的,好开玩笑的
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suspense
n.(对可能发生的事)紧张感,担心,挂虑
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twilight
n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期
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indifference
n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎
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swell
vi.膨胀,肿胀;增长,增强
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bristling
a.竖立的
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qualified
adj.合格的,有资格的,胜任的,有限制的
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consignment
n.寄售;发货;委托;交运货物
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remarkably
ad.不同寻常地,相当地
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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preoccupied
adj.全神贯注的,入神的;被抢先占有的;心事重重的v.占据(某人)思想,使对…全神贯注,使专心于( preoccupy的过去式)
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confiding
adj.相信人的,易于相信的v.吐露(秘密,心事等)( confide的现在分词 );(向某人)吐露(隐私、秘密等)
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binds
v.约束( bind的第三人称单数 );装订;捆绑;(用长布条)缠绕
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momentary
adj.片刻的,瞬息的;短暂的
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lengthened
(时间或空间)延长,伸长( lengthen的过去式和过去分词 )
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agitation
n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动
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ingenuousness
n.率直;正直;老实
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truthfulness
n. 符合实际
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artifice
n.妙计,高明的手段;狡诈,诡计
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judgment
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
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sincerity
n.真诚,诚意;真实
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obstinate
adj.顽固的,倔强的,不易屈服的,较难治愈的
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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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banishment
n.放逐,驱逐
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persecutor
n. 迫害者
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addled
adj.(头脑)糊涂的,愚蠢的;(指蛋类)变坏v.使糊涂( addle的过去式和过去分词 );使混乱;使腐臭;使变质
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pretensions
自称( pretension的名词复数 ); 自命不凡; 要求; 权力
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immoral
adj.不道德的,淫荡的,荒淫的,有伤风化的
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distress
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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hearth
n.壁炉炉床,壁炉地面
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glided
v.滑动( glide的过去式和过去分词 );掠过;(鸟或飞机 ) 滑翔
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diabolical
adj.恶魔似的,凶暴的
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frivolous
adj.轻薄的;轻率的
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reposed
v.将(手臂等)靠在某人(某物)上( repose的过去式和过去分词 )
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contemplate
vt.盘算,计议;周密考虑;注视,凝视
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solely
adv.仅仅,唯一地
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peroration
n.(演说等之)结论
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sanguine
adj.充满希望的,乐观的,血红色的
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sufficiently
adv.足够地,充分地
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remains
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
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mitigate
vt.(使)减轻,(使)缓和
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concealed
a.隐藏的,隐蔽的
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irresolution
n.不决断,优柔寡断,犹豫不定
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pretence
n.假装,作假;借口,口实;虚伪;虚饰
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ridicule
v.讥讽,挖苦;n.嘲弄
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astonishment
n.惊奇,惊异
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preposterous
adj.荒谬的,可笑的
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devoted
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
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dubiously
adv.可疑地,怀疑地
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stipulate
vt.规定,(作为条件)讲定,保证
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secrecy
n.秘密,保密,隐蔽
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vanquished
v.征服( vanquish的过去式和过去分词 );战胜;克服;抑制
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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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accomplished
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的
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jack
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克
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retirement
n.退休,退职
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derived
vi.起源;由来;衍生;导出v.得到( derive的过去式和过去分词 );(从…中)得到获得;源于;(从…中)提取
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amends
n. 赔偿
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climax
n.顶点;高潮;v.(使)达到顶点
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dread
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧