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DOCTOR MANETTE did not return until the morning of the fourth day of his absence. So much of what had happened in that dreadful time as could be kept from the knowledge of Lucie was so well concealed2 from her, that not until long afterwards, when France and she were far apart, did she know that eleven hundred defenceless prisoners of both sexes and all ages had been killed by the populace; that four days and nights had been darkened by this deed of horror; and that the air around her had been tainted3 by the slain4. She only knew that there had been an attack upon the prisons, that all political prisoners had been in danger, and that some had been dragged out by the crowd and murdered.
To Mr. Lorry, the Doctor communicated under an injunction of secrecy5 on which he had no need to dwell, that the crowd had taken him through a scene of carnage to the prison of La Force. That, in the prison he had found a self-appointed Tribunal sitting, before which the prisoners were brought singly, and by which they were rapidly ordered to be put forth7 to be massacred, or to be released, or (in a few cases) to be sent back to their cells. That, presented by his conductors to this Tribunal, he had announced himself by name and profession as having been for eighteen years a secret and unaccused prisoner in the Bastille; that, one of the body so sitting in judgment8 had risen and identified him, and that this man was Defarge.
That, hereupon he had ascertained9, through the registers on the table, that his son-in-law was among the living prisoners, and had pleaded hard to the Tribunal--of whom some members were asleep and some awake, some dirty with murder and some clean, some sober and some not--for his life and liberty. That, in the first frantic10 greetings lavished
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dread
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧
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concealed
a.隐藏的,隐蔽的
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tainted
adj.腐坏的;污染的;沾污的;感染的v.使变质( taint的过去式和过去分词 );使污染;败坏;被污染,腐坏,败坏
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slain
杀死,宰杀,杀戮( slay的过去分词 ); (slay的过去分词)
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secrecy
n.秘密,保密,隐蔽
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pointed
adj.尖的,直截了当的
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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judgment
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
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ascertained
v.弄清,确定,查明( ascertain的过去式和过去分词 )
10
frantic
adj.狂乱的,错乱的,激昂的
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lavished
v.过分给予,滥施( lavish的过去式和过去分词 )
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intelligible
adj.可理解的,明白易懂的,清楚的
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custody
n.监护,照看,羁押,拘留
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inviolate
adj.未亵渎的,未受侵犯的
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malice
n.恶意,怨恨,蓄意;[律]预谋
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proceedings
n.进程,过程,议程;诉讼(程序);公报
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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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interval
n.间隔,间距;幕间休息,中场休息
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untold
adj.数不清的,无数的
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astounded
v.使震惊(astound的过去式和过去分词);愕然;愕;惊讶
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savage
adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人
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besought
v.恳求,乞求(某事物)( beseech的过去式和过去分词 );(beseech的过去式与过去分词)
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monstrous
adj.巨大的;恐怖的;可耻的,丢脸的
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solicitude
n.焦虑
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misgiving
n.疑虑,担忧,害怕
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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kindled
(使某物)燃烧,着火( kindle的过去式和过去分词 ); 激起(感情等); 发亮,放光
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resolute
adj.坚决的,果敢的
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dormant
adj.暂停活动的;休眠的;潜伏的
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persevering
a.坚忍不拔的
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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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tinged
v.(使)发丁丁声( ting的过去式和过去分词 )
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worthy
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
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imprisonment
n.关押,监禁,坐牢
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deprivation
n.匮乏;丧失;夺去,贫困
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exalted
adj.(地位等)高的,崇高的;尊贵的,高尚的
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gratitude
adj.感激,感谢
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rendering
n.表现,描写
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amiably
adv.和蔼可亲地,亲切地
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doomed
命定的
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dame
n.女士
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tyrants
专制统治者( tyrant的名词复数 ); 暴君似的人; (古希腊的)僭主; 严酷的事物
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gravel
n.砂跞;砂砾层;结石
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alluvial
adj.冲积的;淤积的
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deluge
n./vt.洪水,暴雨,使泛滥
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unnatural
adj.不自然的;反常的
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imprisoned
下狱,监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )
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misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
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gorged
v.(用食物把自己)塞饱,填饱( gorge的过去式和过去分词 );作呕
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hideous
adj.丑陋的,可憎的,可怕的,恐怖的
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peculiar
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
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delicacy
n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴
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complexion
n.肤色;情况,局面;气质,性格
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superseded
[医]被代替的,废弃的
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sheared
v.剪羊毛( shear的过去式和过去分词 );切断;剪切
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eloquent
adj.雄辩的,口才流利的;明白显示出的
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scripture
n.经文,圣书,手稿;Scripture:(常用复数)《圣经》,《圣经》中的一段
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descended
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的
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functionary
n.官员;公职人员
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persistent
adj.坚持不懈的,执意的;持续的
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encumbered
v.妨碍,阻碍,拖累( encumber的过去式和过去分词 )
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humane
adj.人道的,富有同情心的