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CHAPTER VI. ST. HELEN'S.
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Never in her life had Clover felt so small and incompetent1 and so very, very young as when the train with Car Forty-seven attached vanished from sight, and left her on the platform of the Denver station with her two companions. There they stood, Phil on one side tired and drooping2, Mrs. Watson on the other blinking anxiously about, both evidently depending on her for guidance and direction. For one moment a sort of pale consternation3 swept over her. Then the sense of the inevitable4 and the nobler sense of responsibility came to her aid. She rallied herself; the color returned to her cheeks, and she said bravely to Mrs. Watson,—
"Now, if you and Phil will just sit down on that settee over there and make yourselves comfortable, I will find out about the trains for St. Helen's, and where we had better go for the night."
Mrs. Watson and Phil seated themselves accordingly, and Clover stood for a moment considering what she should do. Outside was a wilderness5 of tracks up and down which trains were puffing6, in obedience7, doubtless, to some law understood by themselves, but which looked to the uninitiated like the direst confusion. Inside the station the scene was equally confused. Travellers just arrived and just going away were rushing in and out; porters and baggage-agents with their hands full hurried to and fro. No one seemed at leisure to answer a question or even to listen to one.
Just then she caught sight of a shrewd, yet good-natured face looking at her from the window of the ticket-office; and without hesitation8 she went up to the enclosure. It was the ticket-agent whose eye she had caught. He was at liberty at the moment, and his answers to her
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1 incompetent | |
adj.无能力的,不能胜任的 | |
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2 drooping | |
adj. 下垂的,无力的 动词droop的现在分词 | |
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3 consternation | |
n.大为吃惊,惊骇 | |
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4 inevitable | |
adj.不可避免的,必然发生的 | |
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5 wilderness | |
n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等,荒漠 | |
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6 puffing | |
v.使喷出( puff的现在分词 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧 | |
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7 obedience | |
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8 hesitation | |
n.犹豫,踌躇 | |
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9 inquiries | |
n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听 | |
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10 soften | |
v.(使)变柔软;(使)变柔和 | |
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11 dignified | |
a.可敬的,高贵的 | |
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12 primly | |
adv.循规蹈矩地,整洁地 | |
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13 gratitude | |
adj.感激,感谢 | |
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14 shrill | |
adj.尖声的;刺耳的;v尖叫 | |
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15 amazement | |
n.惊奇,惊讶 | |
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16 salmon | |
n.鲑,大马哈鱼,橙红色的 | |
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17 fatigue | |
n.疲劳,劳累 | |
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18 brilliance | |
n.光辉,辉煌,壮丽,(卓越的)才华,才智 | |
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19 banished | |
v.放逐,驱逐( banish的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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20 misgivings | |
n.疑虑,担忧,害怕;疑虑,担心,恐惧( misgiving的名词复数 );疑惧 | |
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21 stimulus | |
n.刺激,刺激物,促进因素,引起兴奋的事物 | |
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22 blithe | |
adj.快乐的,无忧无虑的 | |
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23 lithe | |
adj.(指人、身体)柔软的,易弯的 | |
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24 contagion | |
n.(通过接触的疾病)传染;蔓延 | |
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25 leaven | |
v.使发酵;n.酵母;影响 | |
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26 panorama | |
n.全景,全景画,全景摄影,全景照片[装置] | |
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27 crest | |
n.顶点;饰章;羽冠;vt.达到顶点;vi.形成浪尖 | |
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28 rimmed | |
adj.有边缘的,有框的v.沿…边缘滚动;给…镶边 | |
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29 canyons | |
n.峡谷( canyon的名词复数 ) | |
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30 tawny | |
adj.茶色的,黄褐色的;n.黄褐色 | |
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31 cactus | |
n.仙人掌 | |
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32 scarlet | |
n.深红色,绯红色,红衣;adj.绯红色的 | |
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33 spikes | |
n.穗( spike的名词复数 );跑鞋;(防滑)鞋钉;尖状物v.加烈酒于( spike的第三人称单数 );偷偷地给某人的饮料加入(更多)酒精( 或药物);把尖状物钉入;打乱某人的计划 | |
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34 foliage | |
n.叶子,树叶,簇叶 | |
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35 pinnacles | |
顶峰( pinnacle的名词复数 ); 顶点; 尖顶; 小尖塔 | |
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36 primitive | |
adj.原始的;简单的;n.原(始)人,原始事物 | |
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37 unnatural | |
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38 magenta | |
n..紫红色(的染料);adj.紫红色的 | |
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39 bonnet | |
n.无边女帽;童帽 | |
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40 hazy | |
adj.有薄雾的,朦胧的;不肯定的,模糊的 | |
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41 repel | |
v.击退,抵制,拒绝,排斥 | |
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42 scouts | |
侦察员[机,舰]( scout的名词复数 ); 童子军; 搜索; 童子军成员 | |
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43 perfectly | |
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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44 bluffs | |
恐吓( bluff的名词复数 ); 悬崖; 峭壁 | |
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45 sweeping | |
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46 splendor | |
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47 meditatively | |
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48 picturesque | |
adj.美丽如画的,(语言)生动的,绘声绘色的 | |
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49 pointed | |
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50 murmur | |
n.低语,低声的怨言;v.低语,低声而言 | |
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51 lash | |
v.系牢;鞭打;猛烈抨击;n.鞭打;眼睫毛 | |
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52 fathom | |
v.领悟,彻底了解 | |
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53 peculiarities | |
n. 特质, 特性, 怪癖, 古怪 | |
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54 narratives | |
记叙文( narrative的名词复数 ); 故事; 叙述; 叙述部分 | |
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55 abide | |
vi.遵守;坚持;vt.忍受 | |
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56 proceeding | |
n.行动,进行,(pl.)会议录,学报 | |
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57 piazzas | |
n.广场,市场( piazza的名词复数 ) | |
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58 piazza | |
n.广场;走廊 | |
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59 grizzly | |
adj.略为灰色的,呈灰色的;n.灰色大熊 | |
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60 depot | |
n.仓库,储藏处;公共汽车站;火车站 | |
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61 invalids | |
病人,残疾者( invalid的名词复数 ) | |
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62 marsh | |
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63 privately | |
adv.以私人的身份,悄悄地,私下地 | |
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64 insignificant | |
adj.无关紧要的,可忽略的,无意义的 | |
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65 geographical | |
adj.地理的;地区(性)的 | |
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66 delightful | |
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的 | |
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67 dressing | |
n.(食物)调料;包扎伤口的用品,敷料 | |
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68 enchanting | |
a.讨人喜欢的 | |
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69 cedar | |
n.雪松,香柏(木) | |
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70 analyze | |
vt.分析,解析 (=analyse) | |
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71 unpack | |
vt.打开包裹(或行李),卸货 | |
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72 catching | |
adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住 | |
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73 poked | |
v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 );戳出;拨弄;与(某人)性交 | |
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74 chamber | |
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所 | |
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75 walnut | |
n.胡桃,胡桃木,胡桃色,茶色 | |
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76 fussy | |
adj.为琐事担忧的,过分装饰的,爱挑剔的 | |
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77 prospect | |
n.前景,前途;景色,视野 | |
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78 parlor | |
n.店铺,营业室;会客室,客厅 | |
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79 marvel | |
vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异;n.令人惊异的事 | |
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80 bonnets | |
n.童帽( bonnet的名词复数 );(烟囱等的)覆盖物;(苏格兰男子的)无边呢帽;(女子戴的)任何一种帽子 | |
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81 pharmacies | |
药店 | |
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82 tempt | |
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83 drawn | |
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84 ranch | |
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85 standing | |
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86 pueblo | |
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87 pottery | |
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88 chestnut | |
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89 joyfully | |
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90 recollect | |
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91 muster | |
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92 awfully | |
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93 enviously | |
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94 promising | |
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