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Chapter 22 A Blow and its Consequences
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‘But work grew scarce, while bread grew dear,
And wages lessened1, too;
For Irish hordes2 were bidders3 here,
Our half-paid work to do.’
CORN LAW RHYMES.
Margaret was shown into the drawing-room. It had returned into its normal state of bag and covering. The windows were half open because of the heat, and the Venetian blinds covered the glass — so that a gray grim light, reflected from the pavement below, threw all the shadows wrong, and combined with the green-tinged upper light to make even Margaret’s own face, as she caught it in the mirrors, look ghastly and wan4. She sat and waited; no one came. Every now and then, the wind seemed to bear the distant multitudinous sound nearer; and yet there was no wind! It died away into profound stillness between whiles.
Fanny came in at last.
‘Mamma will come directly, Miss Hale. She desired me to apologise to you as it is. Perhaps you know my brother has imported hands from Ireland, and it has irritated the Milton people excessively — as if he hadn’t a right to get labour where he could; and the stupid wretches6 here wouldn’t work for him; and now they’ve frightened these poor Irish starvelings so with their threats, that we daren’t let them out. You may see them huddled7 in that top room in the mill — and they’re to sleep there, to keep them safe from those brutes8, who will neither work nor let them work. And mamma is seeing about their food, and John is speaking to them, for some of the women are crying to go back. Ah! here’s mamma!’
Mrs. Thornton came in with a look of black sternness on her face, which made Margaret feel she had arrived at a bad time to trouble her with her request. However, it was only in compliance9
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1 lessened | |
减少的,减弱的 | |
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2 hordes | |
n.移动着的一大群( horde的名词复数 );部落 | |
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3 bidders | |
n.出价者,投标人( bidder的名词复数 ) | |
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4 wan | |
(wide area network)广域网 | |
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5 din | |
n.喧闹声,嘈杂声 | |
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6 wretches | |
n.不幸的人( wretch的名词复数 );可怜的人;恶棍;坏蛋 | |
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挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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8 brutes | |
兽( brute的名词复数 ); 畜生; 残酷无情的人; 兽性 | |
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9 compliance | |
n.顺从;服从;附和;屈从 | |
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10 spoke | |
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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11 modesty | |
n.谦逊,虚心,端庄,稳重,羞怯,朴素 | |
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adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的 | |
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v.接连重击;磨损;n.牛奶面糊;击球员 | |
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14 simultaneously | |
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15 gathering | |
n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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16 heeding | |
v.听某人的劝告,听从( heed的现在分词 ) | |
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17 impetus | |
n.推动,促进,刺激;推动力 | |
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18 hysterical | |
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19 sobbing | |
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20 undo | |
vt.解开,松开;取消,撤销 | |
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21 groan | |
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22 defiance | |
n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗 | |
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23 dreaded | |
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24 frankly | |
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25 forth | |
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26 shriek | |
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27 fully | |
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地 | |
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28 standing | |
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29 cowered | |
v.畏缩,抖缩( cower的过去式 ) | |
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30 dodge | |
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31 countenance | |
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
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32 interpretation | |
n.解释,说明,描述;艺术处理 | |
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33 rigid | |
adj.严格的,死板的;刚硬的,僵硬的 | |
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34 wrench | |
v.猛拧;挣脱;使扭伤;n.扳手;痛苦,难受 | |
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35 mighty | |
adj.强有力的;巨大的 | |
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36 ponderous | |
adj.沉重的,笨重的,(文章)冗长的 | |
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37 tottering | |
adj.蹒跚的,动摇的v.走得或动得不稳( totter的现在分词 );踉跄;蹒跚;摇摇欲坠 | |
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38 growl | |
v.(狗等)嗥叫,(炮等)轰鸣;n.嗥叫,轰鸣 | |
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39 ferocious | |
adj.凶猛的,残暴的,极度的,十分强烈的 | |
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40 murmur | |
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41 entrapped | |
v.使陷入圈套,使入陷阱( entrap的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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42 withheld | |
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43 ravening | |
a.贪婪而饥饿的 | |
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44 hack | |
n.劈,砍,出租马车;v.劈,砍,干咳 | |
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45 intensity | |
n.强烈,剧烈;强度;烈度 | |
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46 hatred | |
n.憎恶,憎恨,仇恨 | |
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47 soothe | |
v.安慰;使平静;使减轻;缓和;奉承 | |
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48 kindly | |
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地 | |
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49 savage | |
adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人 | |
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50 mere | |
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51 prey | |
n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨 | |
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52 enraged | |
使暴怒( enrage的过去式和过去分词 ); 歜; 激愤 | |
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53 stony | |
adj.石头的,多石头的,冷酷的,无情的 | |
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54 vouchsafed | |
v.给予,赐予( vouchsafe的过去式和过去分词 );允诺 | |
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55 momentary | |
adj.片刻的,瞬息的;短暂的 | |
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56 hush | |
int.嘘,别出声;n.沉默,静寂;v.使安静 | |
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57 bonnet | |
n.无边女帽;童帽 | |
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58 bent | |
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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59 intimidate | |
vt.恐吓,威胁 | |
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60 flinch | |
v.畏缩,退缩 | |
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61 uproar | |
n.骚动,喧嚣,鼎沸 | |
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62 apprehension | |
n.理解,领悟;逮捕,拘捕;忧虑 | |
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63 clogs | |
木屐; 木底鞋,木屐( clog的名词复数 ) | |
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64 clog | |
vt.塞满,阻塞;n.[常pl.]木屐 | |
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65 gunpowder | |
n.火药 | |
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66 smiting | |
v.猛打,重击,打击( smite的现在分词 ) | |
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67 countenances | |
n.面容( countenance的名词复数 );表情;镇静;道义支持 | |
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68 irresolute | |
adj.无决断的,优柔寡断的,踌躇不定的 | |
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69 hoarse | |
adj.嘶哑的,沙哑的 | |
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70 smitten | |
猛打,重击,打击( smite的过去分词 ) | |
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71 goaded | |
v.刺激( goad的过去式和过去分词 );激励;(用尖棒)驱赶;驱使(或怂恿、刺激)某人 | |
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72 perilous | |
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73 pebble | |
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74 oust | |
vt.剥夺,取代,驱逐 | |
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75 wrath | |
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76 vaguely | |
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77 brutal | |
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78 determined | |
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79 precisely | |
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80 entanglement | |
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81 faltered | |
(嗓音)颤抖( falter的过去式和过去分词 ); 支吾其词; 蹒跚; 摇晃 | |
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82 scowled | |
怒视,生气地皱眉( scowl的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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83 defiant | |
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84 darted | |
v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔 | |
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85 stunned | |
adj. 震惊的,惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词 | |
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86 abated | |
减少( abate的过去式和过去分词 ); 减去; 降价; 撤消(诉讼) | |
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87 quelled | |
v.(用武力)制止,结束,镇压( quell的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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88 rabble | |
n.乌合之众,暴民;下等人 | |
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89 wrenched | |
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90 horrid | |
adj.可怕的;令人惊恐的;恐怖的;极讨厌的 | |
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91 daze | |
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92 miserably | |
adv.痛苦地;悲惨地;糟糕地;极度地 | |
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93 refreshment | |
n.恢复,精神爽快,提神之事物;(复数)refreshments:点心,茶点 | |
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94 craving | |
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95 motive | |
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96 corpse | |
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97 wringing | |
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98 ashen | |
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99 ruffled | |
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100 inspection | |
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101 applied | |
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102 vehemently | |
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103 miserable | |
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 | |
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104 beckoned | |
v.(用头或手的动作)示意,召唤( beckon的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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105 constrained | |
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106 insolent | |
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107 utterly | |
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108 hideous | |
adj.丑陋的,可憎的,可怕的,恐怖的 | |
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