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CHAPTER LIII.
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During a period of supreme1 trial Sir David showed himself a man of courage and resource. The appalling2 thunder of the explosion, the vision of the fiery4 upheaval5 of the floor were still in his ears and eyes, when he leapt to the immediate6 necessity of action and of his taking the situation by the throat. Tuke was disabled—his servant half-insane with hysteria. Somebody must rally the household, and quickly; for, though the dense7 pall3 of smoke that choked the room, fitful fires were winking8 and blossoming; and it was evident that the place was alight in more than one quarter. It was no time to marvel9 or speculate over the nature of the wild catastrophe10 that had occurred. His interest at the outset was to secure the escape of every inmate11 of the house; and he plunged12 into the hall with a shrieking13 summons to man and maid to make for the passage. Into this, heavy clouds of gaseous14 vapour were rolling from its further end; their direction seeming to point to the locality of the explosion. He ran to the front-door, tore open the fastenings, and flung a way into the freezing cold of the outer night. Then he rushed back and, repeating his summons, made for the stair-foot. Here he met them coming down pell-mell—choking,
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supreme
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adj.燃烧着的,火红的;暴躁的;激烈的 | |
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catastrophe
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n.大灾难,大祸 | |
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inmate
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v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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shrieking
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v.尖叫( shriek的现在分词 ) | |
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gaseous
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imploring
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恳求的,哀求的 | |
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turnip
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frenzy
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shrill
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inquiry
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n.打听,询问,调查,查问 | |
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groom
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渴望,切盼,向往( yearn的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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compassion
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n.同情,怜悯 | |
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n.可怜的人,不幸的人;卑鄙的人 | |
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n.通风口,排放口;开衩;vt.表达,发泄 | |
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表达,发泄(感情,尤指愤怒)( vent的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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shrieked
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v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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prostrate
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v.拜倒,平卧,衰竭;adj.拜倒的,平卧的,衰竭的 | |
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cleanse
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awfully
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jack
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respite
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chamber
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n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所 | |
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taper
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delirium
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n. 神智昏迷,说胡话;极度兴奋 | |
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vt.扔;悬挂;n.挂带;吊索,吊兜;弹弓 | |
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accomplished
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adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的 | |
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scamper
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v.奔跑,快跑 | |
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v.猛打,重击,打击( smite的过去式 ) | |
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带来灾难的人或东西,祸害( scourge的名词复数 ); 鞭子 | |
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luminous
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ransacking
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v.彻底搜查( ransack的现在分词 );抢劫,掠夺 | |
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proprieties
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attachment
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n.附属物,附件;依恋;依附 | |
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paltry
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misery
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stunned
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soothed
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abode
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condescension
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strenuous
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conflagration
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scattering
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plunging
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foam
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gasping
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