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CHAPTER II. WHERE MARK LIVED.

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 There is a large tenement1 house on St. Mark's Place, between Third Avenue and Avenue A. The suites2 of rooms consist, as is the general New York custom in tenement houses, of one square apartment used as kitchen, sitting room and parlor3 combined, and two small bedrooms opening out of it.
 
It was in an apartment of this kind on the third floor back, that Mark Mason's mother and little sister Edith lived. It was a humble4 home, and plainly furnished, but a few books and pictures saved from the wreck5 of their former prosperity, gave the rooms an air of refinement6 not to be found in those of their neighbors.
 
Mrs. Mason was setting the table for supper and Edith was studying a lesson in geography when the door opened and Mark entered.
 
His mother greeted him with a pleasant smile.
 
"You are through early, Mark," she said.
 
"Yes, mother. I was let off earlier than usual, as there was an errand up this way that fortunately took very little time."
 
"I'm glad you've come home, Mark," said Edith, "I want you to help me in my map questions."
 
"All right, Edie, but you will have to wait till after supper. I've got something to tell mother."
 
"What is it, Mark?"
 
"I saw two old acquaintances of ours from Syracuse this forenoon."
 
"Who were they?" asked Mrs. Mason eagerly.
 
"Uncle Solon and Edgar."
 
"Is it possible? Where did you see them?"
 
"In City Hall Park. Edgar had just been having his boots blacked by Tom Trotter."
 
"Did you speak to them?"
 
"Yes."
 
"How did they appear?"
 
"Well, they didn't fall on my neck and embrace me," answered Mark with a smile. "In fact they seemed very cool."

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1 tenement Egqzd5     
n.公寓；房屋
参考例句：
  • They live in a tenement.他们住在廉价公寓里。
  • She felt very smug in a tenement yard like this.就是在个这样的杂院里，她觉得很得意。
2 suites 8017cd5fe5ca97b1cce12171f0797500     
n.套( suite的名词复数 )；一套房间；一套家具；一套公寓
参考例句：
  • First he called upon all the Foreign Ministers in their hotel suites. 他首先到所有外交部长住的旅馆套间去拜访。 来自辞典例句
  • All four doors to the two reserved suites were open. 预定的两个套房的四扇门都敞开着。 来自辞典例句
3 parlor v4MzU     
n.店铺，营业室；会客室，客厅
参考例句：
  • She was lying on a small settee in the parlor.她躺在客厅的一张小长椅上。
  • Is there a pizza parlor in the neighborhood?附近有没有比萨店？
4 humble ddjzU     
adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低
参考例句：
  • In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
  • Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。
5 wreck QMjzE     
n.失事，遇难；沉船；vt.(船等)失事，遇难
参考例句：
  • Weather may have been a factor in the wreck.天气可能是造成这次失事的原因之一。
  • No one can wreck the friendship between us.没有人能够破坏我们之间的友谊。
6 refinement kinyX     
n.文雅；高尚；精美；精制；精炼
参考例句：
  • Sally is a woman of great refinement and beauty. 莎莉是个温文尔雅又很漂亮的女士。
  • Good manners and correct speech are marks of refinement.彬彬有礼和谈吐得体是文雅的标志。
7 snob YFMzo     
n.势利小人，自以为高雅、有学问的人
参考例句：
  • Going to a private school had made her a snob.上私立学校后，她变得很势利。
  • If you think that way, you are a snob already.如果你那样想的话，你已经是势利小人了。
8 awfully MPkym     
adv.可怕地，非常地，极端地
参考例句：
  • Agriculture was awfully neglected in the past.过去农业遭到严重忽视。
  • I've been feeling awfully bad about it.对这我一直感到很难受。
9 discredit fu3xX     
vt.使不可置信；n.丧失信义；不信，怀疑
参考例句：
  • Their behaviour has bought discredit on English football.他们的行为败坏了英国足球运动的声誉。
  • They no longer try to discredit the technology itself.他们不再试图怀疑这种技术本身。
10 situated JiYzBH     
adj.坐落在...的，处于某种境地的
参考例句：
  • The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
  • She is awkwardly situated.她的处境困难。
11 crouched 62634c7e8c15b8a61068e36aaed563ab     
v.屈膝，蹲伏( crouch的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • He crouched down beside her. 他在她的旁边蹲了下来。
  • The lion crouched ready to pounce. 狮子蹲下身，准备猛扑。
12 chilly pOfzl     
adj.凉快的，寒冷的
参考例句：
  • I feel chilly without a coat.我由于没有穿大衣而感到凉飕飕的。
  • I grew chilly when the fire went out.炉火熄灭后，寒气逼人。
13 groaned 1a076da0ddbd778a674301b2b29dff71     
v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 )；发牢骚；抱怨；受苦
参考例句：
  • He groaned in anguish. 他痛苦地呻吟。
  • The cart groaned under the weight of the piano. 大车在钢琴的重压下嘎吱作响。 来自《简明英汉词典》
14 savings ZjbzGu     
n.存款，储蓄
参考例句：
  • I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
  • By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。
15 avarice KeHyX     
n.贪婪；贪心
参考例句：
  • Avarice is the bane to happiness.贪婪是损毁幸福的祸根。
  • Their avarice knows no bounds and you can never satisfy them.他们贪得无厌，你永远无法满足他们。

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