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Chapter 7 A BITTER DRAUGHT.
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It needed but a glance to show Bergan that the tavern1 was of the lower sort. It was dingy2 and dilapidated without, and from its open windows were wafted3 sounds of hoarse4 voices, shouts of laughter, the jingling5 of glasses, and a strong odor of tobacco, betokening6 a corresponding amount of moral dinginess7 and dilapidation8 within. Bergan turned to his uncle with a disgust that he hardly attempted to conceal,—the natural disgust of a healthy body and mind for things coarse, foul9, noisy, and vulgar,—and inquired;—
"Do you intend to stop here long?"
"Quite long enough for you to get off and stretch yourself," replied the Major, carelessly. "This is an old halting-place of mine, and looks as natural as possible, though it is a year or more since I have set eyes on it. No doubt I shall find some old acquaintances here. Come! don't sit there gaping10 at the outside, like a man trying to guess at the purport11 of a letter from the looks of the envelope, when the inside would tell him what he wants to know, in a jiffy; get off your horse, and come in."
Bergan obeyed, but with a manifest reluctance12 that brought a cloud to the Major's brow. Muttering something between his teeth, which had the tone and bitterness of a curse, but was
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tavern
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n.小旅馆,客栈;小酒店 | |
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adj.嘶哑的,沙哑的 | |
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betokening
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v.预示,表示( betoken的现在分词 ) | |
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dinginess
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dilapidation
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puffing
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v.使喷出( puff的现在分词 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧 | |
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harry
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concoct
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miller
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virtues
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美德( virtue的名词复数 ); 德行; 优点; 长处 | |
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vices
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缺陷( vice的名词复数 ); 恶习; 不道德行为; 台钳 | |
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perfectly
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corrupt
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draught
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n.所有(权);所有权 | |
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intoxication
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diluted
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disinterestedness
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spoke
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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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discretion
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tingling
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demon
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maxim
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gulp
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vt.吞咽,大口地吸(气);vi.哽住;n.吞咽 | |
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promptly
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(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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potent
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catching
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doorway
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hereditary
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impeded
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阻碍,妨碍,阻止( impede的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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darted
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v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔 | |
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piazza
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caustic
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n.跳进,投入vt.使投入,使插入,使陷入vi.投入,跳进,陷入v.颠簸( plunge的第三人称单数 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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scattered
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