Miss Ophelia found that it was no easy matter to bring anything like order into the St. Clare household. The
slaves1 had been left to themselves so long, and had grown so
untidy2, that they were not at all pleased with Miss Feely, as they called her, for trying to make them be tidy. However, she had quite made up her mind that order there must be. She got up at four o'clock in the morning, much to the surprise of the housemaids. All day long she was busy dusting and tidying, till Mrs. St. Clare said it made her tired to see cousin Ophelia so busy.
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slaves
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| n.奴隶( slave的名词复数 )；苦工；完全受（某事物）控制的人；完全依赖（某事物）的人v.奴隶般地工作，做苦工( slave的第三人称单数 ) |
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- Slaves were not emancipated until 1863 in the United States. 美国奴隶直到1863年才获得自由。
- fashionistas who are slaves to the latest trends 被潮流牵着鼻子走的赶时髦者
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untidy
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| adj.不整齐的，懒散的，懒惰的 |
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- This is an untidy plan.这是一个杂乱无章的计划。
- I must apologize for the untidy state of the room.屋子这么不整洁，实在抱歉。
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