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CHAPTER XVIII.
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A dream, a memory of a wire factory he had once been shown over—this to re-connect him with a world he had sunk fathom-deep from; a buzzing and whistling in his brain, from which the brassy filament1 was being whirled to spin round a great reel at which some shadowy horror toiled2; a snapping of the attenuated3 strand—and Mr. Tuke came to consciousness with a shock.
Even then, at first, he could not disassociate himself from the business of his quickening stupor4; but saw the criss-cross of wires on all his drowsy5 eyes looked at. Somewhere in his forehead was the hole the screaming thread had issued from. He put up his hand vaguely6 to feel the acrid7 wound he knew must be there; for his whole skull8 yet throbbed9 and ached from the jarring process. He groped for the fancied mark, curiously10, and then with a sense of grievance11. If it had closed already, the torture would go on in his brain and find no outlet12.
Suddenly the instinct of motion came to him, and he staggered to his feet. Yet his eyes were half-blind to the reality of his surroundings.
Bit by bit, however, these shook out into distinctness, vibrating like a
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filament
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n.细丝;长丝;灯丝 | |
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长时间或辛苦地工作( toil的过去式和过去分词 ); 艰难缓慢地移动,跋涉 | |
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v.(使)变细( attenuate的过去式和过去分词 );(使)变薄;(使)变小;减弱 | |
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stupor
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v.昏迷;不省人事 | |
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drowsy
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adj.昏昏欲睡的,令人发困的 | |
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vaguely
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acrid
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adj.辛辣的,尖刻的,刻薄的 | |
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skull
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抽痛( throb的过去式和过去分词 ); (心脏、脉搏等)跳动 | |
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grievance
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outlet
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n.出口/路;销路;批发商店;通风口;发泄 | |
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spun
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v.纺,杜撰,急转身 | |
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awakened
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maniac
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n.精神癫狂的人;疯子 | |
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shuffling
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n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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tavern
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n.小旅馆,客栈;小酒店 | |
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trump
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n.王牌,法宝;v.打出王牌,吹喇叭 | |
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tickle
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v.搔痒,胳肢;使高兴;发痒;n.搔痒,发痒 | |
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chafing
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miserable
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nag
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v.(对…)不停地唠叨;n.爱唠叨的人 | |
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fuming
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愤怒( fume的现在分词 ); 大怒; 发怒; 冒烟 | |
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adj. 枯萎的,干瘪的,(人身体的部分器官)因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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n.脊柱,脊椎;(动植物的)刺;书脊 | |
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anguish
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n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦,烦恼 | |
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abruptness
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mangling
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感情,激情; 缰( rein的名词复数 ); 控制手段; 掌管; (成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的)保护带 | |
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绞( wring的过去式和过去分词 ); 握紧(尤指别人的手); 把(湿衣服)拧干; 绞掉(水) | |
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acquiesced
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v.默认,默许( acquiesce的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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yearning
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passionate
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wrought
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instinctive
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throbbing
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a. 跳动的,悸动的 | |
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drowsily
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adv.睡地,懒洋洋地,昏昏欲睡地 | |
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exclamation
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sodden
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prick
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nausea
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n.作呕,恶心;极端的憎恶(或厌恶) | |
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helping
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n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的 | |
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robin
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n.知更鸟,红襟鸟 | |
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debauch
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caressingly
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爱抚地,亲切地 | |
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befuddled
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adj.迷糊的,糊涂的v.使烂醉( befuddle的过去式和过去分词 );使迷惑不解 | |
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entreating
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恳求,乞求( entreat的现在分词 ) | |
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courteously
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adv.有礼貌地,亲切地 | |
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hoofs
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