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Chapter Twenty Eight.
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At the Post of Duty.
Fire! There is something appalling1 in the cry to most ears; something deadly in the sound; something that tells of imminent2 danger and urgent haste. After David Boone’s first alarm was given, other voices took it up; passers-by became suddenly wild, darted3 about spasmodically and shouted it; late sitters-up flung open their windows and proclaimed it; sleepers5 awoke crying, “What! where?” and, huddling6 on their clothes, rushed out to look at it; little boys yelled it; frantic7 females screamed it, and in a few minutes the hubbub8 in Poorthing Lane swelled9 into a steady roar.
Among the sound sleepers in that region was Miss Deemas. The fair head of that lady reposed10 on its soft pillow all unconscious of the fact that she was even then being gently smoked before being roasted alive.
Miss Tippet, on the very first note of alarm, bounced out of bed with an emphatic11 “There!” which was meant to announce the triumphant12 fulfilment of an old prophecy which she had been in the habit of making for some time past; namely, that Matty Merryon would certainly set the house on fire if she did not take care!
The energy with which Miss Tippet sprang to the floor and exclaimed “There!” caused Emma
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n. 杂乱一团, 混乱, 拥挤 v. 推挤, 乱堆, 草率了事 | |
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adj.狂乱的,错乱的,激昂的 | |
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n.嘈杂;骚乱 | |
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增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 ); 肿胀; (使)凸出; 充满(激情) | |
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triumphant
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ward
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shriek
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attic
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n.顶楼,屋顶室 | |
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exclamation
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bolster
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utterly
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commotion
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n.骚动,动乱 | |
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睡眠,安眠( slumber的名词复数 ) | |
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ardently
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guardians
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监护人( guardian的名词复数 ); 保护者,维护者 | |
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不再抵抗(诱惑、疾病、攻击等)( succumb的过去式和过去分词 ); 屈从; 被压垮; 死 | |
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conqueror
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n.征服者,胜利者 | |
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adj.史前的,陈旧的 | |
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pointed
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awakening
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v.给予,赐予( vouchsafe的过去式和过去分词 );允诺 | |
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extremity
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worthy
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fussy
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bustling
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兽( brute的名词复数 ); 畜生; 残酷无情的人; 兽性 | |
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utterance
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soothingly
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哭泣,啜泣( sob的过去式和过去分词 ); 哭诉,呜咽地说 | |
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passionately
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bolsters
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n.长枕( bolster的名词复数 );垫子;衬垫;支持物v.支持( bolster的第三人称单数 );支撑;给予必要的支持;援助 | |
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pottery
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n.疯狂,狂热,极度的激动 | |
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defiance
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n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗 | |
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suffocation
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astounding
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amazement
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standing
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exhorting
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entreating
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singed
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metropolis
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leisurely
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foe
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rebuke
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