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单词 Pentonville
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Pentonville

/ˈpɛntənˌvɪl /
noun Australian historical
A convict sentenced in Britain to transportation, but required first to serve eighteen months in Pentonville Prison, London (or another reformatory prison) receiving moral and religious instruction and learning a trade, before being sent to Australia on a conditional pardon: the last batch of Pentonvilles included two lawyers and a lieutenant in the army...
  • I may also add that I have had many other old prisoners in my service, and have in general found them very good servants—the Pentonvilles being the worst without exception.
  • The last batch of Pentonvilles included two lawyers, a clergyman, and a lieutenant in the army.
  • At Port Philip, people go 250 miles to hire a Pentonville, and Western Australia asks for an additional number.
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