As the night deepened, Huck began to nod, and presently to snore.是什么意思？

As the night deepened, Huck began to nod, and presently to snore.

夜色渐深, 哈克打起盹来, 不久便鼾声大作.

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

night

n. 夜，晚上，（举行盛事的）夜晚；

例句
Video cameras with night vision can be activated by movement.
带夜视镜的摄像机一有动静就会启动。

deepened

v. 变深，加深( deepen的过去式和过去分词 )，加浓；

例句
Her voice has deepened and coarsened with the years...
随着岁月的流逝，她的声音变得低沉粗鲁起来。

huck

--

例句
" Huck Finn the Red - Handed, and Joe Harper the Terror of the Seas. "
“ 赤手大盗哈克 - 费恩, 海上死神乔-哈帕. ”

began

v. 开始( begin的过去式 )，着手，创始，创办；

例句
He began comically ad-libbing a script...
他即兴调侃起了一段剧本。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

nod

vi. 点头，打瞌睡，上下摆动，变得粗心大意；vt. 点头示意，使弯曲，使屈服，点头答应；n. 点头，点头同意，打瞌睡，打盹，粗心大意；

例句
Dr Sinclair's affirmative nod seemed a shade reluctant.
辛克莱博士虽然点头表示了同意，但还显得有点不情愿。

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

presently

adv. 目前，不久，马上；

例句
All went well at first, and I was in high favour; but presently I fell from grace...
我最初一帆风顺，备受器重，但现在却失宠了。

snore

vi. 打呼噜，打鼾；n. 呼噜，鼾声；

例句
To sleep on my own and not hear the boys snore or grunt was pure bliss.
自己一个人睡、不用听男孩们的鼾声或咕哝声简直是幸福极了。