Sam was
doomed1 to be late in starting on his round that morning. The moment Kitty’s mind grasped the significance of the windfall her tongue was loosed. She talked excitedly, even wildly. The sender of the notes—she wished he had given his name—must be some one whom her father had helped in the old days. Her father was always lending money that never came back. That was why there was none when he died. She hoped she might some day discover the sender, otherwise he could never realize how much more than kind, how truly wonderful, was the thing he had done. For he had given a desperate,
persecuted2 girl her freedom!
“But what are ye going to do, Miss?” Sam ventured at last.
“I’m going to trust you,” she said, with a broken laugh.
“Aye, surely ye can do that. But I hope ye’re p. 55no’ for being reckless. Your eyes are shining something terrible.”
She laughed again, and said, “I’m going to London!”
“London!”
“To-night!”
It took Sam some moments to recover. “But what’s taking ye a’ the road to London?”
“I’ve always wanted to go. I’ve always said I would go if I had the money—and now I’ve got it!”
“Ha’ ye friends in London?”
“I’ve no enemies.”
“Oh, but this’ll never do!” he cried. “What’ll happen to ye?”
“Perhaps I’ll have some adventures—I hope so—an’—”
“Adventures, guid God!”
“—And I may make my fortune.”
He threw up his hands muttering, “Oh, dear! the money has turned her head!”
She laid her hand on his arm. “I want you to help me,” she said softly; “that is, if you can do it without getting yourself into trouble. The express stops at Kenny
Junction3 at five minutes to nine, but that’s six miles away, and I must take some luggage—”
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doomed
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| 命定的 |
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- The court doomed the accused to a long term of imprisonment. 法庭判处被告长期监禁。
- A country ruled by an iron hand is doomed to suffer. 被铁腕人物统治的国家定会遭受不幸的。
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persecuted
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| （尤指宗教或政治信仰的）迫害(~sb. for sth.)( persecute的过去式和过去分词 )； 烦扰，困扰或骚扰某人 |
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- Throughout history, people have been persecuted for their religious beliefs. 人们因宗教信仰而受迫害的情况贯穿了整个历史。
- Members of these sects are ruthlessly persecuted and suppressed. 这些教派的成员遭到了残酷的迫害和镇压。
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junction
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| n.连接，接合；交叉点，接合处，枢纽站 |
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- There's a bridge at the junction of the two rivers.两河的汇合处有座桥。
- You must give way when you come to this junction.你到了这个路口必须让路。
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abashed
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| adj.窘迫的，尴尬的v.使羞愧，使局促，使窘迫( abash的过去式和过去分词 ) |
参考例句： |
- He glanced at Juliet accusingly and she looked suitably abashed. 他怪罪的一瞥，朱丽叶自然显得很窘。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The girl was abashed by the laughter of her classmates. 那小姑娘因同学的哄笑而局促不安。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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helping
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| n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的 |
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- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
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apprehension
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| n.理解，领悟；逮捕，拘捕；忧虑 |
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- There were still areas of doubt and her apprehension grew.有些地方仍然存疑，于是她越来越担心。
- She is a girl of weak apprehension.她是一个理解力很差的女孩。
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melancholy
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| n.忧郁，愁思；adj.令人感伤（沮丧）的，忧郁的 |
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- All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
- He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过，他感到很郁闷。
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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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- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
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suspense
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| n.（对可能发生的事）紧张感，担心，挂虑 |
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- The suspense was unbearable.这样提心吊胆的状况实在叫人受不了。
- The director used ingenious devices to keep the audience in suspense.导演用巧妙手法引起观众的悬念。
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thumping
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| adj.重大的，巨大的；重击的；尺码大的；极好的adv.极端地；非常地v.重击(thump的现在分词)；狠打；怦怦地跳；全力支持 |
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- Her heart was thumping with emotion. 她激动得心怦怦直跳。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He was thumping the keys of the piano. 他用力弹钢琴。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
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ebb
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| vi.衰退，减退；n.处于低潮，处于衰退状态 |
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- The flood and ebb tides alternates with each other.涨潮和落潮交替更迭。
- They swam till the tide began to ebb.他们一直游到开始退潮。
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descend
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| vt./vi.传下来，下来，下降 |
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- I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
- We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。
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laden
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| adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的 |
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- He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
- Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。
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pony
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| adj.小型的；n.小马 |
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- His father gave him a pony as a Christmas present.他父亲给了他一匹小马驹作为圣诞礼物。
- They made him pony up the money he owed.他们逼他还债。
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flinching
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| v.（因危险和痛苦）退缩，畏惧( flinch的现在分词 ) |
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- He listened to the jeers of the crowd without flinching. 他毫不畏惧地听着群众的嘲笑。 来自辞典例句
- Without flinching he dashed into the burning house to save the children. 他毫不畏缩地冲进在燃烧的房屋中去救小孩。 来自辞典例句
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interfere
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| v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰 |
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- If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
- When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。
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ivy
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| n.常青藤，常春藤 |
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- Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。
- The wall is covered all over with ivy.墙上爬满了常春藤。
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hindrance
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| n.妨碍，障碍 |
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- Now they can construct tunnel systems without hindrance.现在他们可以顺利地建造隧道系统了。
- The heavy baggage was a great hindrance to me.那件行李成了我的大累赘。
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engrossed
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| adj.全神贯注的 |
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- The student is engrossed in his book.这名学生正在专心致志地看书。
- No one had ever been quite so engrossed in an evening paper.没人会对一份晚报如此全神贯注。
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compartment
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| n.卧车包房，隔间；分隔的空间 |
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- We were glad to have the whole compartment to ourselves.真高兴，整个客车隔间由我们独享。
- The batteries are safely enclosed in a watertight compartment.电池被安全地置于一个防水的隔间里。
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doze
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| v.打瞌睡；n.打盹，假寐 |
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- He likes to have a doze after lunch.他喜欢午饭后打个盹。
- While the adults doze,the young play.大人们在打瞌睡，而孩子们在玩耍。
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inclination
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| n.倾斜；点头；弯腰；斜坡；倾度；倾向；爱好 |
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- She greeted us with a slight inclination of the head.她微微点头向我们致意。
- I did not feel the slightest inclination to hurry.我没有丝毫着急的意思。
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solitude
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| n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方 |
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- People need a chance to reflect on spiritual matters in solitude. 人们需要独处的机会来反思精神上的事情。
- They searched for a place where they could live in solitude. 他们寻找一个可以过隐居生活的地方。
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soothing
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| adj.慰藉的；使人宽心的；镇静的 |
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- Put on some nice soothing music.播放一些柔和舒缓的音乐。
- His casual, relaxed manner was very soothing.他随意而放松的举动让人很快便平静下来。
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slumber
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| n.睡眠，沉睡状态 |
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- All the people in the hotels were wrapped in deep slumber.住在各旅馆里的人都已进入梦乡。
- Don't wake him from his slumber because he needs the rest.不要把他从睡眠中唤醒，因为他需要休息。
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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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