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The Tempter and the Tempted1.
“What are ye howlin’ there for, an’ blockin’ up the Queen’s highway like that, you precious young villain3?” demanded Morley Jones.
“An’ wot are you breakin’ the Queen’s laws for like that?” retorted Billy Towler, dancing into the middle of the road and revolving4 his small fists in pugilistic fashion. “You big hairy walrus5, I don’t know whether to ’ave you up before the beaks7 for assault and battery or turn to an’ give ’ee a good lickin’.”
Mr Jones showed all his teeth with an approving grin, and the small boy grinned in return, but still kept on revolving his fists, and warning the walrus to “look hout and defend hisself if he didn’t want his daylights knocked out or his bows stove in!”
“You’re a smart youth, you are,” said Jones.
“Ha! you’re afraid, are you? an’ wants to make friends, but I won’t ’ave it at no price. Come on, will you?”
Jones, still grinning from ear to ear, made a rush at the urchin8, who, however, evaded9 him with such ease that the man perceived he had not the smallest chance of catching10 him.
“I say, my lad,” he asked, stopping and becoming suddenly grave, “where d’you come from?”
“I comes from where I b’longs to, and where I’m agoin’ back to w’en it suits me.”
“Very good,” retorted Jones, “and I suppose you don’t object to earn a little money in an easy way?”
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tempted
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v.怂恿(某人)干不正当的事;冒…的险(tempt的过去分词) | |
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n.鸟嘴,茶壶嘴,钩形鼻 | |
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rim
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n.(圆物的)边,轮缘;边界 | |
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Christian
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bin
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risky
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twigged
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contemplated
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knotty
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bishop
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provincial
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jingling
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wail
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vt./vi.大声哀号,恸哭;呼啸,尖啸 | |
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knuckles
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n.(指人)指关节( knuckle的名词复数 );(指动物)膝关节,踝v.(指人)指关节( knuckle的第三人称单数 );(指动物)膝关节,踝 | |
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retired
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conversed
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pals
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n.朋友( pal的名词复数 );老兄;小子;(对男子的不友好的称呼)家伙 | |
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limbo
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n.地狱的边缘;监狱 | |
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vagrant
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manly
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gratis
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humbug
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garrulous
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facetious
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capabilities
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uncommonly
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circumspect
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rascal
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n.流氓;不诚实的人 | |
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apprentice
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n.学徒,徒弟 | |
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gulf
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n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂 | |
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n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦 | |
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hilarious
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adj.充满笑声的,欢闹的;[反]depressed | |
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vivacity
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n.快活,活泼,精神充沛 | |
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guilt
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n.犯罪;内疚;过失,罪责 | |
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twine
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v.搓,织,编饰;(使)缠绕 | |
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celebrated
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adj.有名的,声誉卓著的 | |
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testimony
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n.证词;见证,证明 | |
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laborious
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adj.吃力的,努力的,不流畅 | |
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wondrously
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adv.惊奇地,非常,极其 | |
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pebbles
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[复数]鹅卵石; 沙砾; 卵石,小圆石( pebble的名词复数 ) | |
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thoroughly
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走遍(某地)搜寻(人或物)( scour的过去式和过去分词 ); (用力)刷; 擦净; 擦亮 | |
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adv.无法抵抗地,不能自持地;极为诱惑人地 | |
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infusion
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diverged
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分开( diverge的过去式和过去分词 ); 偏离; 分歧; 分道扬镳 | |
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latch
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growled
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