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CHAPTER I THE SWINDLE
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It was nine o’clock. The little town of Vauchamp, dark and silent, had just retired1 to bed amid a chilly2 November rain. In the Rue3 des Recollets, one of the narrowest and most deserted4 streets of the district of Saint-Jean, a single window was still alight on the third floor of an old house, from whose damaged gutters6 torrents7 of water were falling into the street. Mme Burle was sitting up before a meager8 fire of vine stocks, while her little grandson Charles pored over his lessons by the pale light of a lamp.
The apartment, rented at one hundred and sixty francs per annum, consisted of four large rooms which it was absolutely impossible to keep warm during the winter. Mme Burle slept in the largest chamber9, her son Captain and Quartermaster Burle occupying a somewhat smaller one overlooking the street, while little Charles had his iron cot at the farther end of a spacious10 drawing room with mildewed11 hangings, which was never used. The few pieces of furniture belonging to the captain and his mother, furniture of the massive style of the First Empire, dented12 and worn by continuous transit13 from one garrison14
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1 retired | |
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的 | |
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2 chilly | |
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3 rue | |
n.懊悔,芸香,后悔;v.后悔,悲伤,懊悔 | |
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4 deserted | |
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 | |
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5 aged | |
adj.年老的,陈年的 | |
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6 gutters | |
(路边)排水沟( gutter的名词复数 ); 阴沟; (屋顶的)天沟; 贫贱的境地 | |
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n.倾注;奔流( torrent的名词复数 );急流;爆发;连续不断 | |
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8 meager | |
adj.缺乏的,不足的,瘦的 | |
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9 chamber | |
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11 mildewed | |
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12 dented | |
v.使产生凹痕( dent的过去式和过去分词 );损害;伤害;挫伤(信心、名誉等) | |
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13 transit | |
n.经过,运输;vt.穿越,旋转;vi.越过 | |
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14 garrison | |
n.卫戍部队;驻地,卫戍区;vt.派(兵)驻防 | |
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15 velvet | |
n.丝绒,天鹅绒;adj.丝绒制的,柔软的 | |
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16 stolid | |
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17 patriotism | |
n.爱国精神,爱国心,爱国主义 | |
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18 rigid | |
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19 widower | |
n.鳏夫 | |
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20 sergeant | |
n.警官,中士 | |
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21 inordinately | |
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22 monotonous | |
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23 stranding | |
n.(船只)搁浅v.使滞留,使搁浅( strand的现在分词 ) | |
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24 distinguished | |
adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的 | |
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25 artillery | |
n.(军)火炮,大炮;炮兵(部队) | |
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26 feat | |
n.功绩;武艺,技艺;adj.灵巧的,漂亮的,合适的 | |
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27 heroism | |
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29 embedded | |
a.扎牢的 | |
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30 timorous | |
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31 incapable | |
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32 applied | |
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33 afterward | |
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34 tightened | |
收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)变紧; (使)绷紧; 加紧 | |
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35 supreme | |
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36 obstinate | |
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37 yearning | |
a.渴望的;向往的;怀念的 | |
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38 loathing | |
n.厌恶,憎恨v.憎恨,厌恶( loathe的现在分词);极不喜欢 | |
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39 passionate | |
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40 vice | |
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41 ailing | |
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42 robust | |
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43 ruggedness | |
险峻,粗野; 耐久性; 坚固性 | |
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44 instilling | |
v.逐渐使某人获得(某种可取的品质),逐步灌输( instil的现在分词 );逐渐使某人获得(某种可取的品质),逐步灌输( instill的现在分词 ) | |
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45 temperament | |
n.气质,性格,性情 | |
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46 dread | |
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47 deafening | |
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48 dozing | |
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49 albeit | |
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50 hearth | |
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51 rekindle | |
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52 squandered | |
v.(指钱,财产等)浪费,乱花( squander的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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53 penury | |
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54 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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55 shuddered | |
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56 rattle | |
v.飞奔,碰响;激怒;n.碰撞声;拨浪鼓 | |
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57 shutter | |
n.百叶窗;(照相机)快门;关闭装置 | |
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58 spout | |
v.喷出,涌出;滔滔不绝地讲;n.喷管;水柱 | |
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59 uproar | |
n.骚动,喧嚣,鼎沸 | |
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60 savagely | |
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61 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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62 attained | |
(通常经过努力)实现( attain的过去式和过去分词 ); 达到; 获得; 达到(某年龄、水平、状况) | |
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63 battalion | |
n.营;部队;大队(的人) | |
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64 contraction | |
n.缩略词,缩写式,害病 | |
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65 thighs | |
n.股,大腿( thigh的名词复数 );食用的鸡(等的)腿 | |
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66 lame | |
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67 astonishment | |
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68 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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69 rivulets | |
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70 hoaxed | |
v.开玩笑骗某人,戏弄某人( hoax的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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71 attentively | |
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72 standing | |
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73 fatigue | |
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74 frail | |
adj.身体虚弱的;易损坏的 | |
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75 reigned | |
vi.当政,统治(reign的过去式形式) | |
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76 punctuating | |
v.(在文字中)加标点符号,加标点( punctuate的现在分词 );不时打断某事物 | |
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77 stiffened | |
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78 idiotic | |
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79 filthily | |
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80 thumped | |
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81 clenched | |
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82 straightforward | |
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83 perfectly | |
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84 appalling | |
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85 inevitable | |
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86 judgment | |
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87 condemnation | |
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88 slates | |
(旧时学生用以写字的)石板( slate的名词复数 ); 板岩; 石板瓦; 石板色 | |
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89 drearily | |
沉寂地,厌倦地,可怕地 | |
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90 scrupulously | |
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91 condemned | |
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92 countenance | |
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
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93 regained | |
复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 ); 赢回; 重回; 复至某地 | |
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94 pelting | |
微不足道的,无价值的,盛怒的 | |
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95 rustle | |
v.沙沙作响;偷盗(牛、马等);n.沙沙声声 | |
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96 fixed | |
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
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97 habitual | |
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