Meanwhile, some things occurred in Groveton which require to be chronicled. Since the visit of Tony Denton, and the knowledge that his secret was known, Prince Duncan had changed in manner and appearance. There was an anxious look upon his face, and a haggard look, which led some of his friends to think that his health was
affected1. Indeed, this was true, for any mental
disturbance2 is likely to affect the body. By way of diverting attention from the cause of this altered appearance, Mr. Duncan began to complain of overwork, and to hint that he might have to travel for his health. It occurred to him
privately3 that circumstances might arise which would make it necessary for him to go to Canada for a
lengthened4 period.
With his secret in the possession of such a man as Tony Denton, he could not feel safe. Besides, he suspected the keeper of the billiard-room would not feel satisfied with the thousand-dollar bond he had
extorted5 from him, but would, after awhile, call for more.
In this he was right.
Scarcely a week had elapsed since his first visit, when the servant announced one morning that a man wished to see him.
"Do you know who it is, Mary?" asked the
squire6.
"Yes, sir. It's Tony Denton."
Prince Duncan's face contracted, and his heart sank within him. He would gladly have refused to see his visitor, but knowing the hold that Tony had upon him, he did not dare offend him.
"You may tell him to come in," he said, with a troubled look.
"What can the master have to do with a man like that?" thought Mary, wondering. "I wouldn't let him into the house if I was a squire."
Tony Denton entered the room with an assumption of ease which was very disagreeable to Mr. Duncan.
"I thought I'd call to see you, squire," he said.
"Take a seat, Mr. Denton," said the squire coldly.
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affected
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| adj.不自然的，假装的 |
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- She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
- His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
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disturbance
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| n.动乱，骚动；打扰，干扰；(身心)失调 |
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- He is suffering an emotional disturbance.他的情绪受到了困扰。
- You can work in here without any disturbance.在这儿你可不受任何干扰地工作。
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privately
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| adv.以私人的身份，悄悄地，私下地 |
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- Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
- The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。
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lengthened
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| （时间或空间）延长，伸长( lengthen的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- The afternoon shadows lengthened. 下午影子渐渐变长了。
- He wanted to have his coat lengthened a bit. 他要把上衣放长一些。
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extorted
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| v.敲诈( extort的过去式和过去分词 )；曲解 |
参考例句： |
- The gang extorted money from over 30 local businesses. 这帮歹徒向当地30多户商家勒索过钱财。
- He extorted a promise from me. 他硬要我答应。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
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squire
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| n.护卫, 侍从, 乡绅 |
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- I told him the squire was the most liberal of men.我告诉他乡绅是世界上最宽宏大量的人。
- The squire was hard at work at Bristol.乡绅在布里斯托尔热衷于他的工作。
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jaunty
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| adj．愉快的，满足的；adv.心满意足地，洋洋得意地；n.心满意足；洋洋得意 |
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- She cocked her hat at a jaunty angle.她把帽子歪戴成俏皮的样子。
- The happy boy walked with jaunty steps.这个快乐的孩子以轻快活泼的步子走着。
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haughtily
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| adv. 傲慢地, 高傲地 |
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- She carries herself haughtily. 她举止傲慢。
- Haughtily, he stalked out onto the second floor where I was standing. 他傲然跨出电梯，走到二楼，我刚好站在那儿。
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possessed
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| adj.疯狂的；拥有的，占有的 |
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- He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
- He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。
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winced
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| 赶紧避开，畏缩( wince的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- He winced as the dog nipped his ankle. 狗咬了他的脚腕子，疼得他龇牙咧嘴。
- He winced as a sharp pain shot through his left leg. 他左腿一阵剧痛疼得他直龇牙咧嘴。
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brokers
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| n.（股票、外币等）经纪人( broker的名词复数 )；中间人；代理商；（订合同的）中人v.做掮客（或中人等）( broker的第三人称单数 )；作为权力经纪人进行谈判；以中间人等身份安排… |
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- The firm in question was Alsbery & Co., whiskey brokers. 那家公司叫阿尔斯伯里公司，经销威士忌。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- From time to time a telephone would ring in the brokers' offices. 那两排经纪人房间里不时响着叮令的电话。 来自子夜部分
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broker
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| n.中间人，经纪人；v.作为中间人来安排 |
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- He baited the broker by promises of higher commissions.他答应给更高的佣金来引诱那位经纪人。
- I'm a real estate broker.我是不动产经纪人。
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margin
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| n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘 |
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- We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
- The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
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exhausted
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| adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的 |
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- It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
- Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。
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irritably
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| ad.易生气地 |
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- He lost his temper and snapped irritably at the children. 他发火了，暴躁地斥责孩子们。
- On this account the silence was irritably broken by a reproof. 为了这件事，他妻子大声斥责，令人恼火地打破了宁静。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
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folly
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| n.愚笨，愚蠢，蠢事，蠢行，傻话 |
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- Learn wisdom by the folly of others.从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
- Events proved the folly of such calculations.事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。
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stammered
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| v.结巴地说出( stammer的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- He stammered most when he was nervous. 他一紧张往往口吃。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Barsad leaned back in his chair, and stammered, \"What do you mean?\" 巴萨往椅背上一靠，结结巴巴地说，“你是什么意思？” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
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hush
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| int.嘘，别出声；n.沉默，静寂；v.使安静 |
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- A hush fell over the onlookers.旁观者们突然静了下来。
- Do hush up the scandal!不要把这丑事声张出去！
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insolent
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| adj.傲慢的，无理的 |
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- His insolent manner really got my blood up.他那傲慢的态度把我的肺都气炸了。
- It was insolent of them to demand special treatment.他们要求给予特殊待遇，脸皮真厚。
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rift
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| n.裂口，隙缝，切口；v.裂开，割开，渗入 |
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- He was anxious to mend the rift between the two men.他急于弥合这两个人之间的裂痕。
- The sun appeared through a rift in the clouds.太阳从云层间隙中冒出来。
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guilt
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| n.犯罪；内疚；过失，罪责 |
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- She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
- Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。
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positively
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| adv.明确地，断然，坚决地；实在，确实 |
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- She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
- The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。
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perfectly
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| adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地 |
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- The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
- Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
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