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From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done. On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North. In both cases his impression was swift and in both very vivid. The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding1 lights. A string of black barges2 passed seaward, manned by blue-clad men. The road was a long and very broad and high tunnel, along which big-wheeled machines drove noiselessly and swiftly. Here, too, the distinctive4 blue of the Labour Company was in abundance. The smoothness of the double tracks, the largeness and the lightness of the big pneumatic wheels in proportion to the vehicular body, struck Graham most vividly5. One lank6 and very high carriage with longitudinal metallic7 rods hung with the dripping carcasses of many hundred sheep arrested his attention unduly8. Abruptly9 the edge of the archway cut and blotted10 out the picture.
Presently they left the way and descended11 by a lift and traversed a passage that sloped downward, and so came to a descending12 lift again. The appearance of things changed. Even the pretence
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receding
v.逐渐远离( recede的现在分词 );向后倾斜;自原处后退或避开别人的注视;尤指问题
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barges
驳船( barge的名词复数 )
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ward
n.守卫,监护,病房,行政区,由监护人或法院保护的人(尤指儿童);vt.守护,躲开
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distinctive
adj.特别的,有特色的,与众不同的
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vividly
adv.清楚地,鲜明地,生动地
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lank
adj.瘦削的;稀疏的
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metallic
adj.金属的;金属制的;含金属的;产金属的;像金属的
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unduly
adv.过度地,不适当地
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abruptly
adv.突然地,出其不意地
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blotted
涂污( blot的过去式和过去分词 ); (用吸墨纸)吸干
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descended
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的
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descending
n. 下行
adj. 下降的
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pretence
n.假装,作假;借口,口实;虚伪;虚饰
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ornament
v.装饰,美化;n.装饰,装饰物
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incandescent
adj.遇热发光的, 白炽的,感情强烈的
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machinery
n.(总称)机械,机器;机构
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ashen
adj.灰的
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vigour
(=vigor)n.智力,体力,精力
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gaily
adv.欢乐地,高兴地
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extinction
n.熄灭,消亡,消灭,灭绝,绝种
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costly
adj.昂贵的,价值高的,豪华的
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dexterous
adj.灵敏的;灵巧的
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essentially
adv.本质上,实质上,基本上
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emancipation
n.(从束缚、支配下)解放
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puritanical
adj.极端拘谨的;道德严格的
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myriads
n.无数,极大数量( myriad的名词复数 )
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physically
adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律
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drudge
n.劳碌的人;v.做苦工,操劳
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steadfast
adj.固定的,不变的,不动摇的;忠实的;坚贞不移的
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aggregated
a.聚合的,合计的
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differentiating
[计] 微分的
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penetrated
adj. 击穿的,鞭辟入里的
动词penetrate的过去式和过去分词形式
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wards
区( ward的名词复数 ); 病房; 受监护的未成年者; 被人照顾或控制的状态
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underneath
adj.在...下面,在...底下;adv.在下面
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slits
n.狭长的口子,裂缝( slit的名词复数 )v.切开,撕开( slit的第三人称单数 );在…上开狭长口子
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sparsely
adv.稀疏地;稀少地;不足地;贫乏地
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shrouded
v.隐瞒( shroud的过去式和过去分词 );保密
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aisles
n. (席位间的)通道, 侧廊
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plunged
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降
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ornaments
n.装饰( ornament的名词复数 );点缀;装饰品;首饰v.装饰,点缀,美化( ornament的第三人称单数 )
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filigree
n.金银丝做的工艺品;v.用金银细丝饰品装饰;用华而不实的饰品装饰;adj.金银细丝工艺的
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vista
n.远景,深景,展望,回想
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grotesques
n.衣着、打扮、五官等古怪,不协调的样子( grotesque的名词复数 )
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motif
n.(图案的)基本花纹,(衣服的)花边;主题
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peculiar
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
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premises
n.建筑物,房屋
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depressed
adj.沮丧的,抑郁的,不景气的,萧条的
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slabs
n.厚板,平板,厚片( slab的名词复数 );厚胶片
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ruby
n.红宝石,红宝石色
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copper
n.铜;铜币;铜器;adj.铜(制)的;(紫)铜色的
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nostrils
鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 )
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enamel
n.珐琅,搪瓷,瓷釉;(牙齿的)珐琅质
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vault
n.拱形圆顶,地窖,地下室
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wharf
n.码头,停泊处
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smothered
(使)窒息, (使)透不过气( smother的过去式和过去分词 ); 覆盖; 忍住; 抑制
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cargoes
n.(船或飞机装载的)货物( cargo的名词复数 );大量,重负
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masonry
n.砖土建筑;砖石
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supervision
n.监督,管理
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planks
(厚)木板( plank的名词复数 ); 政纲条目,政策要点
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defiantly
adv.挑战地,大胆对抗地
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shrug
v.耸肩(表示怀疑、冷漠、不知等)
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toil
vi.辛劳工作,艰难地行动;n.苦工,难事
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distressing
a.使人痛苦的
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miseries
n.痛苦( misery的名词复数 );痛苦的事;穷困;常发牢骚的人
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maze
n.迷宫,八阵图,混乱,迷惑
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vaults
n.拱顶( vault的名词复数 );地下室;撑物跳高;墓穴
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racing
n.竞赛,赛马;adj.竞赛用的,赛马用的
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looms
n.织布机( loom的名词复数 )v.隐约出现,阴森地逼近( loom的第三人称单数 );隐约出现,阴森地逼近
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rattle
v.飞奔,碰响;激怒;n.碰撞声;拨浪鼓
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subterranean
adj.地下的,地表下的
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vistas
长条形景色( vista的名词复数 ); 回顾; 展望; (未来可能发生的)一系列情景
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reek
v.发出臭气;n.恶臭
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brewery
n.啤酒厂
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unprecedented
adj.无前例的,新奇的
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reeks
n.恶臭( reek的名词复数 )v.发出浓烈的臭气( reek的第三人称单数 );散发臭气;发出难闻的气味 (of sth);明显带有(令人不快或生疑的跡象)
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greasy
adj. 多脂的,油脂的
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complexity
n.复杂(性),复杂的事物
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degradation
n.降级;低落;退化;陵削;降解;衰变
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ascending
adj.上升的,向上的
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trotting
小跑,急走( trot的现在分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走
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disturbance
n.动乱,骚动;打扰,干扰;(身心)失调
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disorder
n.紊乱,混乱;骚动,骚乱;疾病,失调
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valiantly
adv.勇敢地,英勇地;雄赳赳
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hooting
(使)作汽笛声响,作汽车喇叭声( hoot的现在分词 ); 倒好儿; 倒彩
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yelping
v.发出短而尖的叫声( yelp的现在分词 )
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gasped
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要
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shrieked
v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 )
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bawling
v.大叫,大喊( bawl的现在分词 );放声大哭;大声叫出;叫卖(货物)
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knave
n.流氓;(纸牌中的)杰克
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hoarse
adj.嘶哑的,沙哑的
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foam
v./n.泡沫,起泡沫
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shrieking
v.尖叫( shriek的现在分词 )
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haze
n.霾,烟雾;懵懂,迷糊;vi.(over)变模糊
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rumour
n.谣言,谣传,传闻
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shrugged
vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式)
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swarm
n.(昆虫)等一大群;vi.成群飞舞;蜂拥而入
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accosted
v.走过去跟…讲话( accost的过去式和过去分词 );跟…搭讪;(乞丐等)上前向…乞讨;(妓女等)勾搭
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tumult
n.喧哗;激动,混乱;吵闹