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CHAPTER 8. The Lock
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Arthur Clennam stood in the street, waiting to ask some passer-by what place that was. He suffered a few people to pass him in whose face there was no encouragement to make the inquiry1, and still stood pausing in the street, when an old man came up and turned into the courtyard.
He stooped a good deal, and plodded2 along in a slow pre-occupied manner, which made the bustling3 London thoroughfares no very safe resort for him. He was dirtily and meanly dressed, in a threadbare coat, once blue, reaching to his ankles and buttoned to his chin, where it vanished in the pale ghost of a velvet4 collar. A piece of red cloth with which that phantom5 had been stiffened6 in its lifetime was now laid bare, and poked7 itself up, at the back of the old man’s neck, into a confusion of grey hair and rusty8 stock and buckle9 which altogether nearly poked his hat off. A greasy10 hat it was, and a napless; impending11 over his eyes, cracked and crumpled13 at the brim, and with a wisp of pocket-handkerchief dangling14 out below it. His trousers were so long and loose, and his shoes so clumsy and large, that he
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1 inquiry | |
n.打听,询问,调查,查问 | |
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v.沉重缓慢地走(路)( plod的过去式和过去分词 );努力从事;沉闷地苦干;缓慢进行(尤指艰难枯燥的工作) | |
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4 velvet | |
n.丝绒,天鹅绒;adj.丝绒制的,柔软的 | |
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5 phantom | |
n.幻影,虚位,幽灵;adj.错觉的,幻影的,幽灵的 | |
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6 stiffened | |
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7 poked | |
v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 );戳出;拨弄;与(某人)性交 | |
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8 rusty | |
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9 buckle | |
n.扣子,带扣;v.把...扣住,由于压力而弯曲 | |
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11 impending | |
a.imminent, about to come or happen | |
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adj. 弯扭的, 变皱的 动词crumple的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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14 dangling | |
悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 ); 摆动不定; 用某事物诱惑…; 吊胃口 | |
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15 shuffled | |
v.洗(纸牌)( shuffle的过去式和过去分词 );拖着脚步走;粗心地做;摆脱尘世的烦恼 | |
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16 touching | |
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17 interrogator | |
n.讯问者;审问者;质问者;询问器 | |
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18 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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19 attentively | |
adv.聚精会神地;周到地;谛;凝神 | |
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20 pointed | |
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21 entreat | |
v.恳求,恳请 | |
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22 lodge | |
v.临时住宿,寄宿,寄存,容纳;n.传达室,小旅馆 | |
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23 plodding | |
a.proceeding in a slow or dull way | |
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24 wry | |
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25 lighter | |
n.打火机,点火器;驳船;v.用驳船运送;light的比较级 | |
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26 doorway | |
n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径 | |
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27 ascend | |
vi.渐渐上升,升高;vt.攀登,登上 | |
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28 zests | |
n.滋味( zest的名词复数 );风味;香味;热情nighty-night | |
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29 pickles | |
n.腌菜( pickle的名词复数 );处于困境;遇到麻烦;菜酱 | |
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30 impulsive | |
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31 entreated | |
恳求,乞求( entreat的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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32 reassured | |
adj.使消除疑虑的;使放心的v.再保证,恢复信心( reassure的过去式和过去分词) | |
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33 justify | |
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34 benignity | |
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35 patronage | |
n.赞助,支援,援助;光顾,捧场 | |
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36 primitive | |
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37 morsel | |
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38 devoted | |
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39 condescended | |
屈尊,俯就( condescend的过去式和过去分词 ); 故意表示和蔼可亲 | |
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40 descend | |
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41 amiable | |
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42 lodgings | |
n. 出租的房舍, 寄宿舍 | |
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43 lodging | |
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44 shrugged | |
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45 adverse | |
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46 lighting | |
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47 assented | |
同意,赞成( assent的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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48 delicacy | |
n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴 | |
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49 droop | |
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50 solicitude | |
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51 entreaty | |
n.恳求,哀求 | |
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52 agitated | |
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53 conversed | |
v.交谈,谈话( converse的过去式 ) | |
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54 nervously | |
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55 conservatory | |
n.温室,音乐学院;adj.保存性的,有保存力的 | |
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56 eldest | |
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57 pegs | |
n.衣夹( peg的名词复数 );挂钉;系帐篷的桩;弦钮v.用夹子或钉子固定( peg的第三人称单数 );使固定在某水平 | |
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58 superfluous | |
adj.过多的,过剩的,多余的 | |
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59 ragged | |
adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的 | |
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60 clattered | |
发出咔哒声(clatter的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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61 compassion | |
n.同情,怜悯 | |
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62 gliding | |
v. 滑翔 adj. 滑动的 | |
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63 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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64 accosted | |
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65 sarcastically | |
adv.挖苦地,讽刺地 | |
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66 retired | |
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的 | |
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67 convivial | |
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68 adjournment | |
休会; 延期; 休会期; 休庭期 | |
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69 defective | |
adj.有毛病的,有问题的,有瑕疵的 | |
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70 intercepted | |
拦截( intercept的过去式和过去分词 ); 截住; 截击; 拦阻 | |
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71 grievance | |
n.怨愤,气恼,委屈 | |
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72 fully | |
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73 apparently | |
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74 insolvency | |
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75 enjoyment | |
n.乐趣;享有;享用 | |
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76 subscription | |
n.预订,预订费,亲笔签名,调配法,下标(处方) | |
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77 boiler | |
n.锅炉;煮器(壶,锅等) | |
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78 premises | |
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79 deduction | |
n.减除,扣除,减除额;推论,推理,演绎 | |
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80 repose | |
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81 insufficient | |
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82 speculations | |
n.投机买卖( speculation的名词复数 );思考;投机活动;推断 | |
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83 coffins | |
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84 creditor | |
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85 steadfast | |
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86 forth | |
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87 warding | |
监护,守护(ward的现在分词形式) | |
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88 drooping | |
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89 softening | |
变软,软化 | |
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90 judgment | |
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见 | |
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91 imprisonment | |
n.关押,监禁,坐牢 | |
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92 confinement | |
n.幽禁,拘留,监禁;分娩;限制,局限 | |
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93 captivity | |
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94 justification | |
n.正当的理由;辩解的理由 | |
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95 wither | |
vt.使凋谢,使衰退,(用眼神气势等)使畏缩;vi.枯萎,衰退,消亡 | |
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马肩隆 | |
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