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CHAPTER 33
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SHOWING HOW SIR HENRY ASHWOODE PLAYED AND PLOTTED—AND OF THE SUDDEN SUMMONS OF GORDON CHANCEY.
Henry Ashwoode was but too anxious to avail himself of the indulgence offered by Gordon Chancey. With the immediate1 urgency of distress2, any thoughts of prudence3 or retrenchment4 which may have crossed his mind vanished, and along with the command of new resources came new wants and still more extravagant5 prodigality6. His passion for gaming was now indulged without restraint, and almost without the interruption of a day. For a time his fortune rallied, and sums, whose amount would startle credulity, flowed into his hands, only to be lost and squandered7 again in dissipation and extravagance, which grew but the wilder and more reckless, in proportion as the sources which supplied them were temporarily increased. At length, after some coquetting, the giddy goddess again deserted8 him. Night after night brought new and heavier disasters; and with this reverse of fortune came its invariable accompaniment—a wilder and more daring recklessness, and a more unmeasured prodigality in hazarding larger and larger sums; as if the victims of ill luck sought, by this frantic9 defiance10, to bully11 and browbeat12 their capricious
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| adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的 | |
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prudence
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retrenchment
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extravagant
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prodigality
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squandered
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| v.(指钱,财产等)浪费,乱花( squander的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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frantic
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| adj.狂乱的,错乱的,激昂的 | |
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defiance
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browbeat
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persecutor
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preyed
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sate
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dilated
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| adj.加宽的,扩大的v.(使某物)扩大,膨胀,张大( dilate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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| adj.强调的,着重的;无可置疑的,明显的 | |
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fangs
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| n.(尤指狗和狼的)长而尖的牙( fang的名词复数 );(蛇的)毒牙;罐座 | |
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recurred
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| 再发生,复发( recur的过去式和过去分词 ); 治愈 | |
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jubilee
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| n.周年纪念;欢乐 | |
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flirtation
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jealousy
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throttle
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animated
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| adj.生气勃勃的,活跃的,愉快的 | |
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| n.谈话,自由讨论 | |
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| adj.被侮辱的,被冒犯的v.勇敢地面对( affront的过去式和过去分词 );相遇 | |
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crumpled
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filthy
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| adj.卑劣的;恶劣的,肮脏的 | |
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| adj.明眼的,惹人注目的;炫耀的,摆阔气的 | |
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spoke
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| 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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longing
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glided
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pickle
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humble
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martial
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lodging
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| n.寄宿,住所;(大学生的)校外宿舍 | |
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leeks
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| 韭葱( leek的名词复数 ) | |
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insinuating
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| adj.曲意巴结的,暗示的v.暗示( insinuate的现在分词 );巧妙或迂回地潜入;(使)缓慢进入;慢慢伸入 | |
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obstinate
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| adj.顽固的,倔强的,不易屈服的,较难治愈的 | |
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