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And so after strange delays and through an avenue of doubt and battle, this man from the nineteenth century came at last to his position at the head of that complex world.
At first when he rose from the long deep sleep that followed his rescue and the surrender of the Council, he did not recognise his surroundings. By an effort he gained a clue in his mind, and all that had happened came back to him, at first with a quality of insincerity like a story heard, like something read out of a book. And even before his memories were clear, the exultation1 of his escape, the wonder of his prominence2 were back in his mind. He was owner of the world; Master of the Earth. This new great age was in the completest sense his. He no longer hoped to discover his experiences a dream; he became anxious now to convince himself that they were real.
An obsequious3 valet assisted him to dress under the direction of a dignified4 chief attendant, a little man whose face proclaimed him Japanese, albeit5 he spoke6 English like an Englishman. From the latter he learnt something of the state of affairs. Already the revolution was an accepted fact; already business was being resumed throughout the city. Abroad the downfall of the Council had been received for the most part with delight. Nowhere was the Council popular, and the thousand cities of Western America, after two hundred years still jealous of New York, London, and the East, had risen almost unanimously two days before at the news of Graham's imprisonment7. Paris was fighting within itself. The rest of the world hung in suspense8.
While he was breaking his fast, the sound of a telephone bell jetted from a corner, and his chief attendant called his attention to the voice of Ostrog making polite enquiries. Graham interrupted his
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exultation
n.狂喜,得意
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prominence
n.突出;显著;杰出;重要
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obsequious
adj.谄媚的,奉承的,顺从的
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dignified
a.可敬的,高贵的
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albeit
conj.即使;纵使;虽然
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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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imprisonment
n.关押,监禁,坐牢
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suspense
n.(对可能发生的事)紧张感,担心,挂虑
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refreshment
n.恢复,精神爽快,提神之事物;(复数)refreshments:点心,茶点
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gathering
n.集会,聚会,聚集
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graceful
adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的
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administrative
adj.行政的,管理的
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speck
n.微粒,小污点,小斑点
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metallic
adj.金属的;金属制的;含金属的;产金属的;像金属的
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filigree
n.金银丝做的工艺品;v.用金银细丝饰品装饰;用华而不实的饰品装饰;adj.金银细丝工艺的
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drawn
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
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halfway
adj.中途的,不彻底的,部分的;adv.半路地,在中途,在半途
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ascended
v.上升,攀登( ascend的过去式和过去分词 )
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haze
n.霾,烟雾;懵懂,迷糊;vi.(over)变模糊
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mighty
adj.强有力的;巨大的
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swarmed
密集( swarm的过去式和过去分词 ); 云集; 成群地移动; 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去
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thither
adv.向那里;adj.在那边的,对岸的
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luminous
adj.发光的,发亮的;光明的;明白易懂的;有启发的
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serenity
n.宁静,沉着,晴朗
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disturbance
n.动乱,骚动;打扰,干扰;(身心)失调
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labyrinth
n.迷宫;难解的事物;迷路
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improvised
a.即席而作的,即兴的
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wards
区( ward的名词复数 ); 病房; 受监护的未成年者; 被人照顾或控制的状态
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feverishly
adv. 兴奋地
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consternation
n.大为吃惊,惊骇
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crater
n.火山口,弹坑
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incessant
adj.不停的,连续的
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spiked
adj.有穗的;成锥形的;有尖顶的
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indented
adj.锯齿状的,高低不平的;缩进排版
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crest
n.顶点;饰章;羽冠;vt.达到顶点;vi.形成浪尖
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distinctive
adj.特别的,有特色的,与众不同的
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incessantly
ad.不停地
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arteries
n.动脉( artery的名词复数 );干线,要道
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underneath
adj.在...下面,在...底下;adv.在下面
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countless
adj.无数的,多得不计其数的
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herds
兽群( herd的名词复数 ); 牧群; 人群; 群众
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embedded
a.扎牢的
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wilderness
n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等,荒漠
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estuary
n.河口,江口
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scoured
走遍(某地)搜寻(人或物)( scour的过去式和过去分词 ); (用力)刷; 擦净; 擦亮
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thereby
adv.因此,从而
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eastward
adv.向东;adj.向东的;n.东方,东部
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colossal
adj.异常的,庞大的
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shipping
n.船运(发货,运输,乘船)
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sewers
n.阴沟,污水管,下水道( sewer的名词复数 )
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pallid
adj.苍白的,呆板的
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stippled
v.加点、绘斑,加粒( stipple的过去式和过去分词 );(把油漆、水泥等的表面)弄粗糙
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specks
n.眼镜;斑点,微粒,污点( speck的名词复数 )
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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sweeping
adj.范围广大的,一扫无遗的
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velocities
n.速度( velocity的名词复数 );高速,快速
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trenches
深沟,地沟( trench的名词复数 ); 战壕
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receded
v.逐渐远离( recede的过去式和过去分词 );向后倾斜;自原处后退或避开别人的注视;尤指问题
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vistas
长条形景色( vista的名词复数 ); 回顾; 展望; (未来可能发生的)一系列情景
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northward
adv.向北;n.北方的地区
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edifice
n.宏伟的建筑物(如宫殿,教室)
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cultivation
n.耕作,培养,栽培(法),养成
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inevitable
adj.不可避免的,必然发生的
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farmhouses
n.农舍,农场的主要住房( farmhouse的名词复数 )
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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marketing
n.行销,在市场的买卖,买东西
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waggons
四轮的运货马车( waggon的名词复数 ); 铁路货车; 小手推车
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elastic
n.橡皮圈,松紧带;adj.有弹性的;灵活的
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durable
adj.持久的,耐久的
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complexity
n.复杂(性),复杂的事物
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mechanism
n.机械装置;机构,结构
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costly
adj.昂贵的,价值高的,豪华的
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disappearance
n.消失,消散,失踪
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squire
n.护卫, 侍从, 乡绅
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extinction
n.熄灭,消亡,消灭,灭绝,绝种
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practitioner
n.实践者,从事者;(医生或律师等)开业者
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isolated
adj.与世隔绝的
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savage
adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人
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inverting
v.使倒置,使反转( invert的现在分词 )
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foulness
n. 纠缠, 卑鄙
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nomad
n.游牧部落的人,流浪者,游牧民
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epoch
n.(新)时代;历元
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aggregation
n.聚合,组合;凝聚
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margin
n.页边空白;差额;余地,余裕;边,边缘
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lucidity
n.明朗,清晰,透明
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Mediterranean
adj.地中海的;地中海沿岸的
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cosmopolitan
adj.世界性的,全世界的,四海为家的,全球的
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organisation
n.组织,安排,团体,有机休
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voluptuous
adj.肉欲的,骄奢淫逸的
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legendary
adj.传奇(中)的,闻名遐迩的;n.传奇(文学)
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sterile
adj.不毛的,不孕的,无菌的,枯燥的,贫瘠的
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idyllic
adj.质朴宜人的,田园风光的
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maze
n.迷宫,八阵图,混乱,迷惑