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THE traveller fared slowly on his way, who fared towards Paris from England in the autumn of the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two. More than enough of bad roads, bad equipages, and bad horses, he would have encountered to delay him, though the fallen and unfortunate King of France had been upon his throne in all his glory; but, the changed times were fraught1 with other obstacles than these. Every town-gate and village taxing-house had its band of citizen-patriots2, with their national muskets5 in a most explosive state of readiness, who stopped all comers and goers, cross-questioned them, inspected their papers, looked for their names in lists of their own, turned them back, or sent them on, or stopped them and laid them in hold, as their capricious judgment6 or fancy deemed best for the dawning Republic One and Indivisible, of Liberty, Equality,
Fraternity, or Death.
A very few French leagues of his journey were accomplished7, when Charles Darnay began to perceive that for him along these country roads there was no hope of return until he should have been declared a good citizen at Paris. Whatever might befall now, he must on to his journey's end. Not a mean village closed upon him, not a common barrier dropped across the road behind him, but he knew it to be another iron door in the series that was barred between him and England. The universal watchfulness8 so encompassed9 him, that if he had been taken in a net, or were being forwarded to his destination in a cage, he could not have felt his freedom more completely gone.
This universal watchfulness not only stopped him on the highway twenty times in a stage, hut retarded10 his progress twenty times in a day, by riding after him and taking him back, riding before him and stopping him by
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fraught
adj.充满…的,伴有(危险等)的;忧虑的
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patriots
爱国者,爱国主义者( patriot的名词复数 )
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patriot
n.爱国者,爱国主义者
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musket
n.滑膛枪
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muskets
n.火枪,(尤指)滑膛枪( musket的名词复数 )
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judgment
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
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accomplished
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的
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watchfulness
警惕,留心; 警觉(性)
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encompassed
v.围绕( encompass的过去式和过去分词 );包围;包含;包括
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retarded
a.智力迟钝的,智力发育迟缓的
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anticipation
n.预期,预料,期望
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afflicted
使受痛苦,折磨( afflict的过去式和过去分词 )
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awaken
vi.醒,觉醒;vt.唤醒,使觉醒,唤起,激起
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awakened
v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到
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remitted
v.免除(债务),宽恕( remit的过去式和过去分词 );使某事缓和;寄回,传送
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functionary
n.官员;公职人员
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emigrant
adj.移居的,移民的;n.移居外国的人,移民
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dispense
vt.分配,分发;配(药),发(药);实施
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growled
v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说
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aristocrat
n.贵族,有贵族气派的人,上层人物
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scowling
怒视,生气地皱眉( scowl的现在分词 )
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bridle
n.笼头,束缚;vt.抑制,约束;动怒
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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clattering
发出咔哒声(clatter的现在分词形式)
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trot
n.疾走,慢跑;n.老太婆;现成译本;(复数)trots:腹泻(与the 连用);v.小跑,快步走,赶紧
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uneven
adj.不平坦的,不规则的,不均匀的
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twilight
n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期
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ragged
adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的
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discomfort
n.不舒服,不安,难过,困难,不方便
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chronically
ad.长期地
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canto
n.长篇诗的章
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ominous
adj.不祥的,不吉的,预兆的,预示的
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soothingly
adv.抚慰地,安慰地;镇痛地
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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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traitor
n.叛徒,卖国贼
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forfeit
vt.丧失;n.罚金,罚款,没收物
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groaned
v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 );发牢骚;抱怨;受苦
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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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emigrants
n.(从本国移往他国的)移民( emigrant的名词复数 )
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condemning
v.(通常因道义上的原因而)谴责( condemn的现在分词 );宣判;宣布…不能使用;迫使…陷于不幸的境地
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loft
n.阁楼,顶楼
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dreary
adj.令人沮丧的,沉闷的,单调乏味的
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drawn
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
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solitude
n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方
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jingling
叮当声
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impoverished
adj.穷困的,无力的,用尽了的v.使(某人)贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 );使(某物)贫瘠或恶化
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diversified
adj.多样化的,多种经营的v.使多样化,多样化( diversify的过去式和过去分词 );进入新的商业领域
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remains
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
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emergence
n.浮现,显现,出现,(植物)突出体
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reining
勒缰绳使(马)停步( rein的现在分词 ); 驾驭; 严格控制; 加强管理
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heed
v.注意,留意;n.注意,留心
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disorder
n.紊乱,混乱;骚动,骚乱;疾病,失调
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suspense
n.(对可能发生的事)紧张感,担心,挂虑
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egress
n.出去;出口
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medley
n.混合
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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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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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waning
adj.(月亮)渐亏的,逐渐减弱或变小的n.月亏v.衰落( wane的现在分词 );(月)亏;变小;变暗淡
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overcast
adj.阴天的,阴暗的,愁闷的;v.遮盖,(使)变暗,包边缝;n.覆盖,阴天
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consigned
v.把…置于(令人不快的境地)( consign的过去式和过去分词 );把…托付给;把…托人代售;丟弃
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entreat
v.恳求,恳请
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stolid
adj.无动于衷的,感情麻木的
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reclaim
v.要求归还,收回;开垦
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reminder
n.提醒物,纪念品;暗示,提示
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impatience
n.不耐烦,急躁
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unprecedented
adj.无前例的,新奇的
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softening
变软,软化
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doggedly
adv.顽强地,固执地
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remarkable
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
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orator
n.演说者,演讲者,雄辩家
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isolated
adj.与世隔绝的
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perils
极大危险( peril的名词复数 ); 危险的事(或环境)
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misgivings
n.疑虑,担忧,害怕;疑虑,担心,恐惧( misgiving的名词复数 );疑惧
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massacre
n.残杀,大屠杀;v.残杀,集体屠杀
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garnering
v.收集并(通常)贮藏(某物),取得,获得( garner的现在分词 )
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frightful
adj.可怕的;讨厌的
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detention
n.滞留,停留;拘留,扣留;(教育)留下
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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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exclamation
n.感叹号,惊呼,惊叹词
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filthy
adj.卑劣的;恶劣的,肮脏的
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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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noisome
adj.有害的,可厌的
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imprisoned
下狱,监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )
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grumbled
抱怨( grumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 发牢骚; 咕哝; 发哼声
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imprinted
v.盖印(imprint的过去式与过去分词形式)
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dismal
adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的
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vaulted
adj.拱状的
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chamber
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所
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embroidering
v.(在织物上)绣花( embroider的现在分词 );刺绣;对…加以渲染(或修饰);给…添枝加叶
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instinctive
adj.(出于)本能的;直觉的;(出于)天性的
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shameful
adj.可耻的,不道德的
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recoiled
v.畏缩( recoil的过去式和过去分词 );退缩;报应;返回
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refinement
n.文雅;高尚;精美;精制;精炼
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refinements
n.(生活)风雅;精炼( refinement的名词复数 );改良品;细微的改良;优雅或高贵的动作
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spectral
adj.幽灵的,鬼魂的
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misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
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elegance
n.优雅;优美,雅致;精致,巧妙
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frivolity
n.轻松的乐事,兴高采烈;轻浮的举止
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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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extravagantly
adv.挥霍无度地
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apparitions
n.特异景象( apparition的名词复数 );幽灵;鬼;(特异景象等的)出现
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inversion
n.反向,倒转,倒置
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condoling
v.表示同情,吊唁( condole的现在分词 )
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calamity
n.灾害,祸患,不幸事件
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murmur
n.低语,低声的怨言;v.低语,低声而言
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commiseration
n.怜悯,同情
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compassionate
adj.有同情心的,表示同情的
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ascended
v.上升,攀登( ascend的过去式和过去分词 )
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solitary
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士
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mattress
n.床垫,床褥
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inspection
n.检查,审查,检阅
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muffled
adj.(声音)被隔的;听不太清的;(衣服)裹严的;蒙住的v.压抑,捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 );用厚厚的衣帽包着(自己)
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swell
vi.膨胀,肿胀;增长,增强
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illuminated
adj.被照明的;受启迪的
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scraps
油渣
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obstinately
ad.固执地,顽固地
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wail
vt./vi.大声哀号,恸哭;呼啸,尖啸