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CHAPTER XIII. MY FRIEND THE CRIPPLE.
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In the year 1860, of which I now write, so much of prejudice against railways still existed among many people of a pious1 or superstitious2 turn of mind, that I can quote much immediate3 precedent4 in support of my resolve to walk to London rather than further tempt5 a Providence6 I had already put to so severe a strain. It must be borne in mind of course that we Trenders were little more than barbarians7 of an unusual order, who had been nourished on a scorn of progress and redeemed8 only by a natural leaning toward picturesqueness9 of a pagan kind. Moreover, the sense of mystery, which was an integral part of our daily experience, had ingrained in us all a general antagonism10 toward unconstructed agencies. Lastly, not one of us had ever as yet been in a train.
Still, it was with no feeling of inability to carve a road for myself through the barriers to existence that I drew, on the evening of my third day’s tramp, toward the overlapping11 pall12 that was the roof of the “City of Dreadful Night.”
I had slept, on my road, respectively at Farnham and Guildford, where, in either case, cheap accommodation was easily
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pious
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| adj.虔诚的;道貌岸然的 | |
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| adj.迷信的 | |
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| adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的 | |
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| n.先例,前例;惯例;adj.在前的,在先的 | |
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| vt.引诱,勾引,吸引,引起…的兴趣 | |
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| n.深谋远虑,天道,天意;远见;节约;上帝 | |
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| n.野蛮人( barbarian的名词复数 );外国人;粗野的人;无教养的人 | |
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| adj. 可赎回的,可救赎的 动词redeem的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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picturesqueness
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antagonism
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| n.对抗,敌对,对立 | |
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overlapping
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pall
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procurable
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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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ramifications
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scurrying
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| v.急匆匆地走( scurry的现在分词 ) | |
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thronging
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alleys
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| 胡同,小巷( alley的名词复数 ); 小径 | |
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scorched
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| 烧焦,烤焦( scorch的过去式和过去分词 ); 使(植物)枯萎,把…晒枯; 高速行驶; 枯焦 | |
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| adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 | |
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| n.(昆虫)等一大群;vi.成群飞舞;蜂拥而入 | |
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| adj. 震惊的,惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词 | |
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| n.砖土建筑;砖石 | |
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| 缝…的褶边( hem的过去式和过去分词 ); 包围 | |
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vista
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| adj.不可避免的,必然发生的 | |
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reigned
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| vi.当政,统治(reign的过去式形式) | |
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insignificance
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| n.不重要;无价值;无意义 | |
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burrows
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| n.地洞( burrow的名词复数 )v.挖掘(洞穴),挖洞( burrow的第三人称单数 );翻寻 | |
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pandemonium
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| n.喧嚣,大混乱 | |
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| v.围绕( encompass的过去式和过去分词 );包围;包含;包括 | |
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majesty
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| n.雄伟,壮丽,庄严,威严;最高权威,王权 | |
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| n.轴( shaft的名词复数 );(箭、高尔夫球棒等的)杆;通风井;一阵(疼痛、害怕等) | |
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| n.(皮肤上的)红斑,疹块( blotch的名词复数 );大滴 [大片](墨水或颜色的)污渍 | |
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tumult
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| n.喧哗;激动,混乱;吵闹 | |
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laden
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| adj.装满了的;充满了的;负了重担的;苦恼的 | |
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slumber
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slumbering
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| 微睡,睡眠(slumber的现在分词形式) | |
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munching
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| v.用力咀嚼(某物),大嚼( munch的现在分词 ) | |
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hummock
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rumble
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| n.隆隆声;吵嚷;v.隆隆响;低沉地说 | |
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| v.(指声音等)回荡于某处( resound的过去式和过去分词 );产生回响;(指某处)回荡着声音 | |
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| v.哭叫,哀号( wail的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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cramped
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| a.狭窄的 | |
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rime
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| n.白霜;v.使蒙霜 | |
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untoward
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| adj.不利的,不幸的,困难重重的 | |
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desolate
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| adj.荒凉的,荒芜的;孤独的,凄凉的;v.使荒芜,使孤寂 | |
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oasis
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| n.(沙漠中的)绿洲,宜人的地方 | |
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huddled
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| 挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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mere
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| adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
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tattered
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| adj.破旧的,衣衫破的 | |
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urchin
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| n.顽童;海胆 | |
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drawn
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pathos
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| n.哀婉,悲怆 | |
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intervals
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| 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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flattened
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| [医](水)平扁的,弄平的 | |
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thatch
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| vt.用茅草覆盖…的顶部;n.茅草(屋) | |
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eyebrows
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| 眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 ) | |
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craving
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innocence
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tune
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construe
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binder
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anarchist
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belongings
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cosset
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grievances
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| v.洗(纸牌)( shuffle的过去式和过去分词 );拖着脚步走;粗心地做;摆脱尘世的烦恼 | |
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| v.哀号( whine的过去式和过去分词 );哀诉,诉怨 | |
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fulsome
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lodgings
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| n. 出租的房舍, 寄宿舍 | |
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spoke
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| adj.惊人的,奇妙的;异常的;巨大的;庞大的 | |
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