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CHAPTER II
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The present generation has probably but a very dim notion of the celebrated1 York Hussars of ninety years ago. They were one of the regiments3 of the King’s German Legion, and (though they somewhat degenerated4 later on) their brilliant uniform, their splendid horses, and above all, their foreign air and mustachios (rare appendages5 then), drew crowds of admirers of both sexes wherever they went. These with other regiments had come to encamp on the downs and pastures, because of the presence of the King in the neighbouring town.
The spot was high and airy, and the view extensive, commanding the Isle6 of Portland in front, and reaching to St. Aldhelm’s Head eastward7, and almost to the Start on the west.
Phyllis, though not precisely8 a girl of the village, was as interested as any of them in this military investment. Her father’s home stood somewhat apart, and on the highest point of ground to which the lane ascended9, so that it was almost level with the top of the church tower in the lower part of the parish. Immediately from the outside of the garden-wall the grass spread away to a great distance, and it was crossed by a path which came close to the wall. Ever since her childhood it had been Phyllis’s pleasure to clamber up this fence and sit on the top—a feat10 not so difficult as it may seem, the walls in this district being built of rubble11, without mortar
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1 celebrated | |
adj.有名的,声誉卓著的 | |
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2 regiment | |
n.团,多数,管理;v.组织,编成团,统制 | |
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3 regiments | |
(军队的)团( regiment的名词复数 ); 大量的人或物 | |
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4 degenerated | |
衰退,堕落,退化( degenerate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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5 appendages | |
n.附属物( appendage的名词复数 );依附的人;附属器官;附属肢体(如臂、腿、尾等) | |
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6 isle | |
n.小岛,岛 | |
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7 eastward | |
adv.向东;adj.向东的;n.东方,东部 | |
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8 precisely | |
adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地 | |
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9 ascended | |
v.上升,攀登( ascend的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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10 feat | |
n.功绩;武艺,技艺;adj.灵巧的,漂亮的,合适的 | |
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11 rubble | |
n.(一堆)碎石,瓦砾 | |
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12 mortar | |
n.灰浆,灰泥;迫击炮;v.把…用灰浆涂接合 | |
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13 crevices | |
n.(尤指岩石的)裂缝,缺口( crevice的名词复数 ) | |
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14 solitary | |
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士 | |
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15 renowned | |
adj.著名的,有名望的,声誉鹊起的 | |
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16 onward | |
adj.向前的,前进的;adv.向前,前进,在先 | |
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17 bent | |
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18 footpath | |
n.小路,人行道 | |
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19 entirely | |
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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20 hearsay | |
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21 perch | |
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22 conspicuously | |
ad.明显地,惹人注目地 | |
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23 courteous | |
adj.彬彬有礼的,客气的 | |
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24 salute | |
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25 intelligible | |
adj.可理解的,明白易懂的,清楚的 | |
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26 ripened | |
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27 purely | |
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28 graceful | |
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29 pervaded | |
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30 melancholy | |
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的 | |
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31 chronic | |
adj.(疾病)长期未愈的,慢性的;极坏的 | |
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32 depressed | |
adj.沮丧的,抑郁的,不景气的,萧条的 | |
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33 musing | |
n. 沉思,冥想 adj. 沉思的, 冥想的 动词muse的现在分词形式 | |
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34 disdain | |
n.鄙视,轻视;v.轻视,鄙视,不屑 | |
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35 mere | |
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
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36 intimacy | |
n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行 | |
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37 overtly | |
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