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Having given vent1 to my resentment2, I left Mr. Spurrel motionless, and unable to utter a word. Gines and his companion attended me. It is unnecessary to repeat all the insolence3 of this man. He alternately triumphed in the completion of his revenge, and regretted the loss of the reward to the shrivelled old curmudgeon4 we had just quitted, whom however he swore he would cheat of it by one means or another. He claimed to himself the ingenuity5 of having devised the halfpenny legend, the thought of which was all his own, and was an expedient6 that was impossible to fail. There was neither law nor justice, he said, to be had, if Hunks who had done nothing were permitted to pocket the cash, and his merit were left undistinguished and pennyless.
I paid but little attention to his story. It struck upon my sense, and I was able to recollect7 it at my nearest leisure, though I thought not of it at the time. For the present I was busily employed, reflecting on my new situation, and the conduct to be observed in it. The thought of suicide had twice, in moments of uncommon8 despair, suggested itself to my mind; but it was far from my habitual9 meditations10. At present, and in all cases where death was immediately threatened me from the injustice11 of others, I felt myself disposed to contend to the last.
My prospects
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vent
n.通风口,排放口;开衩;vt.表达,发泄
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resentment
n.怨愤,忿恨
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insolence
n.傲慢;无礼;厚颜;傲慢的态度
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curmudgeon
n. 脾气暴躁之人,守财奴,吝啬鬼
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ingenuity
n.别出心裁;善于发明创造
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expedient
adj.有用的,有利的;n.紧急的办法,权宜之计
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recollect
v.回忆,想起,记起,忆起,记得
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uncommon
adj.罕见的,非凡的,不平常的
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habitual
adj.习惯性的;通常的,惯常的
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meditations
默想( meditation的名词复数 ); 默念; 沉思; 冥想
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injustice
n.非正义,不公正,不公平,侵犯(别人的)权利
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prospects
n.希望,前途(恒为复数)
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sufficiently
adv.足够地,充分地
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extricate
v.拯救,救出;解脱
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evade
vt.逃避,回避;避开,躲避
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miserable
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
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bawled
v.大叫,大喊( bawl的过去式和过去分词 );放声大哭;大声叫出;叫卖(货物)
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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villain
n.反派演员,反面人物;恶棍;问题的起因
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celebrated
adj.有名的,声誉卓著的
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contented
adj.满意的,安心的,知足的
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exertions
n.努力( exertion的名词复数 );费力;(能力、权力等的)运用;行使
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persecution
n. 迫害,烦扰
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dictated
v.大声讲或读( dictate的过去式和过去分词 );口授;支配;摆布
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abhorrence
n.憎恶;可憎恶的事
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reverence
n.敬畏,尊敬,尊严;Reverence:对某些基督教神职人员的尊称;v.尊敬,敬畏,崇敬
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utterly
adv.完全地,绝对地
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inhumanly
adv.无人情味地,残忍地
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innocence
n.无罪;天真;无害
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mischief
n.损害,伤害,危害;恶作剧,捣蛋,胡闹
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nay
adv.不;n.反对票,投反对票者
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virtues
美德( virtue的名词复数 ); 德行; 优点; 长处
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trampled
踩( trample的过去式和过去分词 ); 践踏; 无视; 侵犯
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trample
vt.踩,践踏;无视,伤害,侵犯
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esteem
n.尊敬,尊重;vt.尊重,敬重;把…看作
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abjure
v.发誓放弃
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inflexible
adj.不可改变的,不受影响的,不屈服的
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extremity
n.末端,尽头;尽力;终极;极度
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apprehended
逮捕,拘押( apprehend的过去式和过去分词 ); 理解
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interval
n.间隔,间距;幕间休息,中场休息
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vestige
n.痕迹,遗迹,残余
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magistrate
n.地方行政官,地方法官,治安官
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magistrates
地方法官,治安官( magistrate的名词复数 )
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proceeding
n.行动,进行,(pl.)会议录,学报
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despatch
n./v.(dispatch)派遣;发送;n.急件;新闻报道
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overture
n.前奏曲、序曲,提议,提案,初步交涉
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fully
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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guilt
n.犯罪;内疚;过失,罪责
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abruptly
adv.突然地,出其不意地
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privately
adv.以私人的身份,悄悄地,私下地
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actively
adv.积极地,勤奋地
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ass
n.驴;傻瓜,蠢笨的人
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imprisonment
n.关押,监禁,坐牢
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condemnation
n.谴责; 定罪
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averse
adj.厌恶的;反对的,不乐意的
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submission
n.服从,投降;温顺,谦虚;提出
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affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
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abetting
v.教唆(犯罪)( abet的现在分词 );煽动;怂恿;支持
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felon
n.重罪犯;adj.残忍的
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accomplices
从犯,帮凶,同谋( accomplice的名词复数 )
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impudent
adj.鲁莽的,卑鄙的,厚颜无耻的
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rascal
n.流氓;不诚实的人
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trump
n.王牌,法宝;v.打出王牌,吹喇叭
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accusations
n.指责( accusation的名词复数 );指控;控告;(被告发、控告的)罪名
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accusation
n.控告,指责,谴责
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gallows
n.绞刑架,绞台
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allege
vt.宣称,申述,主张,断言
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calamities
n.灾祸,灾难( calamity的名词复数 );不幸之事
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allied
adj.协约国的;同盟国的
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martyrs
n.martyr的复数形式;烈士( martyr的名词复数 );殉道者;殉教者;乞怜者(向人诉苦以博取同情)
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fortitude
n.坚忍不拔;刚毅
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indifference
n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎
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impeachment
n.弹劾;控告;怀疑
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superseded
[医]被代替的,废弃的
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snares
n.陷阱( snare的名词复数 );圈套;诱人遭受失败(丢脸、损失等)的东西;诱惑物v.用罗网捕捉,诱陷,陷害( snare的第三人称单数 )
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beset
v.镶嵌;困扰,包围
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beheld
v.看,注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟
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vivacity
n.快活,活泼,精神充沛
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tyrant
n.暴君,专制的君主,残暴的人
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dungeon
n.地牢,土牢
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intervals
n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 );间隔时间;[数学]区间;(戏剧、电影或音乐会的)幕间休息
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frenzy
n.疯狂,狂热,极度的激动
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distraction
n.精神涣散,精神不集中,消遣,娱乐
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miseries
n.痛苦( misery的名词复数 );痛苦的事;穷困;常发牢骚的人
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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loathsome
adj.讨厌的,令人厌恶的
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consecrated
adj.神圣的,被视为神圣的v.把…奉为神圣,给…祝圣( consecrate的过去式和过去分词 );奉献
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bowels
n.肠,内脏,内部;肠( bowel的名词复数 );内部,最深处
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deserted
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的
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annihilated
v.(彻底)消灭( annihilate的过去式和过去分词 );使无效;废止;彻底击溃
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humble
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低
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amendment
n.改正,修正,改善,修正案
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austerely
adv.严格地,朴质地
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miscarriage
n.失败,未达到预期的结果;流产
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awaken
vi.醒,觉醒;vt.唤醒,使觉醒,唤起,激起
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bosom
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的
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inmates
n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )
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preservation
n.保护,维护,保存,保留,保持
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detailed
adj.详细的,详尽的,极注意细节的,完全的
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astonishment
n.惊奇,惊异
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prosecutor
n.起诉人;检察官,公诉人
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prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 ); 告发人; 起诉人; 公诉人
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forfeited
(因违反协议、犯规、受罚等)丧失,失去( forfeit的过去式和过去分词 )
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sleepless
adj.不睡眠的,睡不著的,不休息的
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expedients
n.应急有效的,权宜之计的( expedient的名词复数 )
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evasion
n.逃避,偷漏(税)
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concealment
n.隐藏, 掩盖,隐瞒
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enthralled
迷住,吸引住( enthrall的过去式和过去分词 ); 使感到非常愉快
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torment
n.折磨;令人痛苦的东西(人);vt.折磨;纠缠
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anguish
n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦,烦恼
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catastrophe
n.大灾难,大祸