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CHAPTER 19. The Father of the Marshalsea in two or three Relations
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The brothers William and Frederick Dorrit, walking up and down the College-yard—of course on the aristocratic or Pump side, for the Father made it a point of his state to be chary1 of going among his children on the Poor side, except on Sunday mornings, Christmas Days, and other occasions of ceremony, in the observance whereof he was very punctual, and at which times he laid his hand upon the heads of their infants, and blessed those young insolvents2 with a benignity3 that was highly edifying—the brothers, walking up and down the College-yard together, were a memorable4 sight. Frederick the free, was so humbled5, bowed, withered6, and faded; William the bond, was so courtly, condescending7, and benevolently8 conscious of a position; that in this regard only, if in no other, the brothers were a spectacle to wonder at.
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They walked up and down the yard on the evening of Little Dorrit’s Sunday interview with her lover on the Iron Bridge. The cares of state were over for that day, the Drawing Room had been well attended, several new presentations had taken place, the three-and-sixpence accidentally left on the table had accidentally increased to twelve shillings, and the Father of the Marshalsea refreshed himself with a whiff of cigar. As he walked up and down, affably accommodating his step to the shuffle9 of his brother, not proud in his superiority, but considerate of that poor creature, bearing with him, and breathing toleration of his infirmities in every little puff10
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1 chary | |
adj.谨慎的,细心的 | |
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2 insolvents | |
n.无力偿还债务的人(insolvent的复数形式) | |
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3 benignity | |
n.仁慈 | |
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4 memorable | |
adj.值得回忆的,难忘的,特别的,显著的 | |
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5 humbled | |
adj. 卑下的,谦逊的,粗陋的 vt. 使 ... 卑下,贬低 | |
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6 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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7 condescending | |
adj.谦逊的,故意屈尊的 | |
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8 benevolently | |
adv.仁慈地,行善地 | |
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9 shuffle | |
n.拖著脚走,洗纸牌;v.拖曳,慢吞吞地走 | |
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10 puff | |
n.一口(气);一阵(风);v.喷气,喘气 | |
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11 aspired | |
v.渴望,追求( aspire的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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12 spiked | |
adj.有穗的;成锥形的;有尖顶的 | |
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13 bent | |
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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14 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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15 patronage | |
n.赞助,支援,援助;光顾,捧场 | |
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16 labyrinthian | |
错综复杂的 | |
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17 falteringly | |
口吃地,支吾地 | |
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18 lodge | |
v.临时住宿,寄宿,寄存,容纳;n.传达室,小旅馆 | |
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19 salutes | |
n.致敬,欢迎,敬礼( salute的名词复数 )v.欢迎,致敬( salute的第三人称单数 );赞扬,赞颂 | |
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20 potent | |
adj.强有力的,有权势的;有效力的 | |
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21 steered | |
v.驾驶( steer的过去式和过去分词 );操纵;控制;引导 | |
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22 inclination | |
n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好 | |
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23 sufficiently | |
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24 revert | |
v.恢复,复归,回到 | |
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25 eccentricity | |
n.古怪,反常,怪癖 | |
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26 assent | |
v.批准,认可;n.批准,认可 | |
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27 plodded | |
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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28 shrug | |
v.耸肩(表示怀疑、冷漠、不知等) | |
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29 depreciation | |
n.价值低落,贬值,蔑视,贬低 | |
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30 remonstrate | |
v.抗议,规劝 | |
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31 delinquents | |
n.(尤指青少年)有过失的人,违法的人( delinquent的名词复数 ) | |
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32 clemency | |
n.温和,仁慈,宽厚 | |
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33 bland | |
adj.淡而无味的,温和的,无刺激性的 | |
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34 flaring | |
a.火焰摇曳的,过份艳丽的 | |
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35 basking | |
v.晒太阳,取暖( bask的现在分词 );对…感到乐趣;因他人的功绩而出名;仰仗…的余泽 | |
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36 conversing | |
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37 paternal | |
adj.父亲的,像父亲的,父系的,父方的 | |
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38 touching | |
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39 growl | |
v.(狗等)嗥叫,(炮等)轰鸣;n.嗥叫,轰鸣 | |
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40 inquiries | |
n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听 | |
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41 sullen | |
adj.愠怒的,闷闷不乐的,(天气等)阴沉的 | |
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42 greasy | |
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43 amiable | |
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44 solicitude | |
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45 expressive | |
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46 guardianship | |
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47 peculiar | |
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的 | |
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48 simplicity | |
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49 recoil | |
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50 elasticity | |
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51 animating | |
v.使有生气( animate的现在分词 );驱动;使栩栩如生地动作;赋予…以生命 | |
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52 degradation | |
n.降级;低落;退化;陵削;降解;衰变 | |
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53 pointed | |
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54 slippers | |
n. 拖鞋 | |
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56 velvet | |
n.丝绒,天鹅绒;adj.丝绒制的,柔软的 | |
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57 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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58 attentive | |
adj.注意的,专心的;关心(别人)的,殷勤的 | |
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59 fully | |
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60 distinguished | |
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61 blighted | |
adj.枯萎的,摧毁的 | |
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62 victuals | |
n.食物;食品 | |
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63 wretch | |
n.可怜的人,不幸的人;卑鄙的人 | |
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64 accomplished | |
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的 | |
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65 subsides | |
v.(土地)下陷(因在地下采矿)( subside的第三人称单数 );减弱;下降至较低或正常水平;一下子坐在椅子等上 | |
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66 miserable | |
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 | |
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67 whining | |
n. 抱怨,牢骚 v. 哭诉,发牢骚 | |
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68 delicacy | |
n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴 | |
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69 redeem | |
v.买回,赎回,挽回,恢复,履行(诺言等) | |
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70 maudlin | |
adj.感情脆弱的,爱哭的 | |
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71 lament | |
n.悲叹,悔恨,恸哭;v.哀悼,悔恨,悲叹 | |
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72 laborious | |
adj.吃力的,努力的,不流畅 | |
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73 reverted | |
恢复( revert的过去式和过去分词 ); 重提; 回到…上; 归还 | |
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74 trudged | |
vt.& vi.跋涉,吃力地走(trudge的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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75 impurity | |
n.不洁,不纯,杂质 | |
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76 degenerate | |
v.退步,堕落;adj.退步的,堕落的;n.堕落者 | |
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77 beheld | |
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78 humiliation | |
n.羞辱 | |
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79 mere | |
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80 fidelity | |
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81 waned | |
v.衰落( wane的过去式和过去分词 );(月)亏;变小;变暗淡 | |
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82 soothed | |
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83 sob | |
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84 sobbed | |
哭泣,啜泣( sob的过去式和过去分词 ); 哭诉,呜咽地说 | |
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85 remains | |
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹 | |
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86 comported | |
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87 ethical | |
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88 conversational | |
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89 slovenly | |
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90 cravat | |
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91 repose | |
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92 unwilling | |
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93 solitary | |
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94 dozing | |
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95 momentary | |
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96 serene | |
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97 majestic | |
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98 bestowing | |
砖窑中砖堆上层已烧透的砖 | |
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99 devoted | |
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100 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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101 lustre | |
n.光亮,光泽;荣誉 | |
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102 intercept | |
vt.拦截,截住,截击 | |
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103 eastward | |
adv.向东;adj.向东的;n.东方,东部 | |
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104 spikes | |
n.穗( spike的名词复数 );跑鞋;(防滑)鞋钉;尖状物v.加烈酒于( spike的第三人称单数 );偷偷地给某人的饮料加入(更多)酒精( 或药物);把尖状物钉入;打乱某人的计划 | |
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105 rustling | |
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106 compassion | |
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