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I. WHAT WAS SEEN FROM THE WINDOW OVERLOOKING THE DOWN
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In the days of high-waisted and muslin-gowned women, when the vast amount of soldiering going on in the country was a cause of much trembling to the sex, there lived in a village near the Wessex coast two ladies of good report, though unfortunately of limited means. The elder was a Mrs. Martha Garland, a landscape-painter’s widow, and the other was her only daughter Anne.
Anne was fair, very fair, in a poetical1 sense; but in complexion2 she was of that particular tint3 between blonde and brunette which is inconveniently4 left without a name. Her eyes were honest and inquiring, her mouth cleanly cut and yet not classical, the middle point of her upper lip scarcely descending5 so far as it should have done by rights, so that at the merest pleasant thought, not to mention a smile, portions of two or three white teeth were uncovered whether she would or not. Some people said that this was very attractive. She was graceful7 and slender, and, though but little above five feet in height, could draw herself up to look tall. In her manner, in her comings and goings, in her ‘I’ll do this,’ or ‘I’ll do that,’ she combined dignity with sweetness as no other girl could do; and any impressionable stranger youths who passed by were led to yearn8 for a windfall of speech from her, and to see at the same time that they would not get it. In short, beneath all that was charming and simple in this young woman there lurked9 a real firmness, unperceived at first, as the speck10 of colour lurks11
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1 poetical | |
adj.似诗人的;诗一般的;韵文的;富有诗意的 | |
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2 complexion | |
n.肤色;情况,局面;气质,性格 | |
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3 tint | |
n.淡色,浅色;染发剂;vt.着以淡淡的颜色 | |
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4 inconveniently | |
ad.不方便地 | |
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5 descending | |
n. 下行 adj. 下降的 | |
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6 mere | |
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
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7 graceful | |
adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的 | |
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8 yearn | |
v.想念;怀念;渴望 | |
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9 lurked | |
vi.潜伏,埋伏(lurk的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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10 speck | |
n.微粒,小污点,小斑点 | |
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11 lurks | |
n.潜在,潜伏;(lurk的复数形式)vi.潜伏,埋伏(lurk的第三人称单数形式) | |
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12 formerly | |
adv.从前,以前 | |
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13 miller | |
n.磨坊主 | |
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14 tenants | |
n.房客( tenant的名词复数 );佃户;占用者;占有者 | |
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15 dwelling | |
n.住宅,住所,寓所 | |
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16 soothed | |
v.安慰( soothe的过去式和过去分词 );抚慰;使舒服;减轻痛苦 | |
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17 crevice | |
n.(岩石、墙等)裂缝;缺口 | |
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18 pallid | |
adj.苍白的,呆板的 | |
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19 insidious | |
adj.阴险的,隐匿的,暗中为害的,(疾病)不知不觉之间加剧 | |
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20 tempted | |
v.怂恿(某人)干不正当的事;冒…的险(tempt的过去分词) | |
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21 thither | |
adv.向那里;adj.在那边的,对岸的 | |
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22 solitude | |
n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方 | |
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23 industrious | |
adj.勤劳的,刻苦的,奋发的 | |
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24 chromatically | |
adv.上色,套色 | |
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25 casement | |
n.竖铰链窗;窗扉 | |
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26 intruding | |
v.侵入,侵扰,打扰( intrude的现在分词);把…强加于 | |
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27 rendezvous | |
n.约会,约会地点,汇合点;vi.汇合,集合;vt.使汇合,使在汇合地点相遇 | |
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28 arena | |
n.竞技场,运动场所;竞争场所,舞台 | |
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29 merging | |
合并(分类) | |
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30 pervaded | |
v.遍及,弥漫( pervade的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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31 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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32 stagnating | |
v.停滞,不流动,不发展( stagnate的现在分词 ) | |
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33 margin | |
n.页边空白;差额;余地,余裕;边,边缘 | |
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34 aged | |
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35 squatted | |
v.像动物一样蹲下( squat的过去式和过去分词 );非法擅自占用(土地或房屋);为获得其所有权;而占用某片公共用地。 | |
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36 metallic | |
adj.金属的;金属制的;含金属的;产金属的;像金属的 | |
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37 jingle | |
n.叮当声,韵律简单的诗句;v.使叮当作响,叮当响,押韵 | |
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38 beheld | |
v.看,注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟 | |
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39 cavalry | |
n.骑兵;轻装甲部队 | |
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40 ascending | |
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41 burnished | |
adj.抛光的,光亮的v.擦亮(金属等),磨光( burnish的过去式和过去分词 );被擦亮,磨光 | |
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42 buckles | |
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43 onward | |
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44 systematic | |
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45 proceeding | |
n.行动,进行,(pl.)会议录,学报 | |
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46 solitary | |
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士 | |
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47 enveloping | |
v.包围,笼罩,包住( envelop的现在分词 ) | |
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48 haze | |
n.霾,烟雾;懵懂,迷糊;vi.(over)变模糊 | |
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49 streaks | |
n.(与周围有所不同的)条纹( streak的名词复数 );(通常指不好的)特征(倾向);(不断经历成功或失败的)一段时期v.快速移动( streak的第三人称单数 );使布满条纹 | |
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50 entangled | |
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51 invoked | |
v.援引( invoke的过去式和过去分词 );行使(权利等);祈求救助;恳求 | |
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52 sanguine | |
adj.充满希望的,乐观的,血红色的 | |
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53 tarnished | |
(通常指金属)(使)失去光泽,(使)变灰暗( tarnish的过去式和过去分词 ); 玷污,败坏 | |
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54 consternation | |
n.大为吃惊,惊骇 | |
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55 alluded | |
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56 beacon | |
n.烽火,(警告用的)闪火灯,灯塔 | |
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57 drawn | |
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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58 phenomena | |
n.现象 | |
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59 relic | |
n.神圣的遗物,遗迹,纪念物 | |
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60 judgment | |
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见 | |
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61 regiment | |
n.团,多数,管理;v.组织,编成团,统制 | |
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62 picket | |
n.纠察队;警戒哨;v.设置纠察线;布置警卫 | |
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63 ascended | |
v.上升,攀登( ascend的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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64 scarlet | |
n.深红色,绯红色,红衣;adj.绯红色的 | |
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65 ornamented | |
adj.花式字体的v.装饰,点缀,美化( ornament的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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66 mantled | |
披着斗篷的,覆盖着的 | |
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67 fascination | |
n.令人着迷的事物,魅力,迷恋 | |
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68 encumbrance | |
n.妨碍物,累赘 | |
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69 enrolled | |
adj.入学登记了的v.[亦作enrol]( enroll的过去式和过去分词 );登记,招收,使入伍(或入会、入学等),参加,成为成员;记入名册;卷起,包起 | |
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70 hearty | |
adj.热情友好的;衷心的;尽情的,纵情的 | |
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71 lighter | |
n.打火机,点火器;驳船;v.用驳船运送;light的比较级 | |
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72 plumes | |
羽毛( plume的名词复数 ); 羽毛饰; 羽毛状物; 升上空中的羽状物 | |
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73 ascent | |
n.(声望或地位)提高;上升,升高;登高 | |
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74 northward | |
adv.向北;n.北方的地区 | |
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75 battalions | |
n.(陆军的)一营(大约有一千兵士)( battalion的名词复数 );协同作战的部队;军队;(组织在一起工作的)队伍 | |
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76 waggons | |
四轮的运货马车( waggon的名词复数 ); 铁路货车; 小手推车 | |
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77 convoy | |
vt.护送,护卫,护航;n.护送;护送队 | |
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78 sublimity | |
崇高,庄严,气质高尚 | |
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79 picketed | |
用尖桩围住(picket的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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80 erect | |
n./v.树立,建立,使竖立;adj.直立的,垂直的 | |
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81 converging | |
adj.收敛[缩]的,会聚的,趋同的v.(线条、运动的物体等)会于一点( converge的现在分词 );(趋于)相似或相同;人或车辆汇集;聚集 | |
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82 conspicuous | |
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83 orchards | |
(通常指围起来的)果园( orchard的名词复数 ) | |
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84 disposition | |
n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署 | |
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85 apparently | |
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86 picturesquely | |
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87 engrossed | |
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88 isolated | |
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89 festive | |
adj.欢宴的,节日的 | |
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90 regiments | |
(军队的)团( regiment的名词复数 ); 大量的人或物 | |
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91 circumscribing | |
v.在…周围划线( circumscribe的现在分词 );划定…范围;限制;限定 | |
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