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A LARGE cask of wine had been dropped and broken, street. The accident had happened in getting it out of a cart; the cask had tumbled out with a run, the hoops1 had burst, and it lay on the stones just outside the door of the wine-shop, shattered like a walnut-shell.
All the people within reach had suspended their business or their idleness, to run to the spot and drink the wine. The rough, irregular stones of the street, pointing every way, and designed, one might have thought, expressly to lame2 all living creatures that approached them, had dammed it into little pools; these were surrounded, each by its own jostling group or crowd, according to its size. Some men kneeled down, made scoops3 of their two hands joined, and sipped5, or tried to help women, who bent6 over their shoulders to sip4, before the wine had all run out between their fingers. Others, men and women, dipped in
the puddles7 with little mugs of mutilated earthenware8, or even with handkerchiefs from women's heads, which were squeezed dry into infants mouths; others made small mud embankments, to stem the wine as it ran; others, directed by lookers-on up at high windows, darted9 here and there, to cut off little streams of wine that started away in new directions; others devoted10 themselves to the sodden11 and lee-dyed pieces of the cask licking, and even champing the moister wine-rotted fragments with eager
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hoops
n.箍( hoop的名词复数 );(篮球)篮圈;(旧时儿童玩的)大环子;(两端埋在地里的)小铁弓
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lame
adj.跛的,(辩解、论据等)无说服力的
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scoops
n.小铲( scoop的名词复数 );小勺;一勺[铲]之量;(抢先刊载、播出的)独家新闻v.抢先报道( scoop的第三人称单数 );(敏捷地)抱起;抢先获得;用铲[勺]等挖(洞等)
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sip
v.小口地喝,抿,呷;n.一小口的量
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sipped
v.小口喝,呷,抿( sip的过去式和过去分词 )
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bent
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
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puddles
n.水坑, (尤指道路上的)雨水坑( puddle的名词复数 )
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earthenware
n.土器,陶器
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darted
v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔
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devoted
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
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sodden
adj.浑身湿透的;v.使浸透;使呆头呆脑
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relish
n.滋味,享受,爱好,调味品;vt.加调味料,享受,品味;vi.有滋味
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scavenger
n.以腐尸为食的动物,清扫工
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miraculous
adj.像奇迹一样的,不可思议的
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shrill
adj.尖声的;刺耳的;v尖叫
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mused
v.沉思,冥想( muse的过去式和过去分词 );沉思自语说(某事)
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inclination
n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好
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frolicsome
adj.嬉戏的,闹着玩的
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demonstrations
证明( demonstration的名词复数 ); 表明; 表达; 游行示威
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soften
v.(使)变柔软;(使)变柔和
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descend
vt./vi.传下来,下来,下降
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smear
v.涂抹;诽谤,玷污;n.污点;诽谤,污蔑
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besmirched
v.弄脏( besmirch的过去式和过去分词 );玷污;丑化;糟蹋(名誉等)
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scrawled
乱涂,潦草地写( scrawl的过去式和过去分词 )
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momentary
adj.片刻的,瞬息的;短暂的
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countenance
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
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fabulous
adj.极好的;极为巨大的;寓言中的,传说中的
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doorway
n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径
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vestige
n.痕迹,遗迹,残余
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furrow
n.沟;垄沟;轨迹;车辙;皱纹
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modicum
n.少量,一小份
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filthy
adj.卑劣的;恶劣的,肮脏的
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inscription
n.(尤指石块上的)刻印文字,铭文,碑文
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baker
n.面包师
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scanty
adj.缺乏的,仅有的,节省的,狭小的,不够的
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rattled
慌乱的,恼火的
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chestnuts
n.栗子( chestnut的名词复数 );栗色;栗树;栗色马
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cylinder
n.圆筒,柱(面),汽缸
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shred
v.撕成碎片,变成碎片;n.碎布条,细片,些少
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abiding
adj.永久的,持久的,不变的
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winding
n.绕,缠,绕组,线圈
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diverging
分开( diverge的现在分词 ); 偏离; 分歧; 分道扬镳
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depressed
adj.沮丧的,抑郁的,不景气的,萧条的
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likeness
n.相像,相似(之处)
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inflicting
把…强加给,使承受,遭受( inflict的现在分词 )
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croaked
v.呱呱地叫( croak的过去式和过去分词 );用粗的声音说
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gloweringly
adv.glower(沉着脸,怒视,凝视;皱眉,怒视,怒容;皱眉头)的变形
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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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abruptly
adv.突然地,出其不意地
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abrupt
adj.突然的,意外的;唐突的,鲁莽的
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kennel
n.狗舍,狗窝
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amends
n. 赔偿
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intervals
n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 );间隔时间;[数学]区间;(戏剧、电影或音乐会的)幕间休息
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slung
抛( sling的过去式和过去分词 ); 吊挂; 遣送; 押往
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hoisted
把…吊起,升起( hoist的过去式和过去分词 )
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grove
n.林子,小树林,园林
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peril
n.(严重的)危险;危险的事物
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shrug
v.耸肩(表示怀疑、冷漠、不知等)
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pointed
adj.尖的,直截了当的
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obliterating
v.除去( obliterate的现在分词 );涂去;擦掉;彻底破坏或毁灭
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smeared
弄脏; 玷污; 涂抹; 擦上
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deliberately
adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地
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temperament
n.气质,性格,性情
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gulf
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂
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watchful
adj.注意的,警惕的
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concealment
n.隐藏, 掩盖,隐瞒
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earrings
n.耳环( earring的名词复数 );耳坠子
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eyebrows
眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )
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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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lengthening
(时间或空间)延长,伸长( lengthen的现在分词 ); 加长
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galley
n.(飞机或船上的)厨房单层甲板大帆船;军舰舰长用的大划艇;
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feigned
a.假装的,不真诚的
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discourse
n.论文,演说;谈话;话语;vi.讲述,著述
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Christian
adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒
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miserable
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
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vessel
n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管
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smacked
拍,打,掴( smack的过去式和过去分词 )
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rustled
v.发出沙沙的声音( rustle的过去式和过去分词 )
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homage
n.尊敬,敬意,崇敬
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repose
v.(使)休息;n.安息
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chamber
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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attentive
adj.注意的,专心的;关心(别人)的,殷勤的
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beckoned
v.(用头或手的动作)示意,召唤( beckon的过去式和过去分词 )
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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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remarkable
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
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transformation
n.变化;改造;转变
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ascending
adj.上升的,向上的
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ascended
v.上升,攀登( ascend的过去式和过去分词 )
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vile
adj.卑鄙的,可耻的,邪恶的;坏透的
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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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decomposition
n. 分解, 腐烂, 崩溃
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engendered
v.产生(某形势或状况),造成,引起( engender的过去式和过去分词 )
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deprivation
n.匮乏;丧失;夺去,贫困
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impurities
不纯( impurity的名词复数 ); 不洁; 淫秽; 杂质
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shaft
n.(工具的)柄,杆状物
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disturbance
n.动乱,骚动;打扰,干扰;(身心)失调
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agitation
n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动
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languishing
a. 衰弱下去的
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rusted
v.(使)生锈( rust的过去式和过去分词 )
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jumbled
adj.混乱的;杂乱的
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dreaded
adj.令人畏惧的;害怕的v.害怕,恐惧,担心( dread的过去式和过去分词)
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dread
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧
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retired
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
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incumbent
adj.成为责任的,有义务的;现任的,在职的
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reassurance
n.使放心,使消除疑虑
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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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crevice
n.(岩石、墙等)裂缝;缺口
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syllable
n.音节;vt.分音节
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shuddering
v.战栗( shudder的现在分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动
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beckoning
adj.引诱人的,令人心动的v.(用头或手的动作)示意,召唤( beckon的现在分词 )
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hoisting
起重,提升