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VI. OLD MR. DERRIMAN OF OXWELL HALL
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At this time in the history of Overcombe one solitary1 newspaper occasionally found its way into the village. It was lent by the postmaster at Budmouth (who, in some mysterious way, got it for nothing through his connexion with the mail) to Mr. Derriman at the Hall, by whom it was handed on to Mrs. Garland when it was not more than a fortnight old. Whoever remembers anything about the old farmer-squire will, of course, know well enough that this delightful2 privilege of reading history in long columns was not accorded to the Widow Garland for nothing. It was by such ingenuous3 means that he paid her for her daughter’s occasional services in reading aloud to him and making out his accounts, in which matters the farmer, whose guineas were reported to touch five figures—some said more—was not expert.
Mrs. Martha Garland, as a respectable widow, occupied a twilight4 rank between the benighted5 villagers and the well-informed gentry6, and kindly7 made herself useful to the former as letter-writer and reader, and general translator from the printing tongue. It was not without satisfaction that she stood at her door of an evening, newspaper in hand, with three or four cottagers standing8 round, and poured down their open throats any paragraph that she might choose to select from the stirring ones of the period. When she had done with the sheet Mrs. Garland passed it on to the miller9, the miller to the grinder, and the grinder to the grinder’s boy, in whose hands it became subdivided10
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1 solitary | |
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士 | |
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2 delightful | |
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的 | |
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3 ingenuous | |
adj.纯朴的,单纯的;天真的;坦率的 | |
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4 twilight | |
n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期 | |
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5 benighted | |
adj.蒙昧的 | |
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6 gentry | |
n.绅士阶级,上层阶级 | |
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7 kindly | |
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地 | |
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8 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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9 miller | |
n.磨坊主 | |
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10 subdivided | |
再分,细分( subdivide的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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11 chary | |
adj.谨慎的,细心的 | |
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12 despatch | |
n./v.(dispatch)派遣;发送;n.急件;新闻报道 | |
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13 obliterated | |
v.除去( obliterate的过去式和过去分词 );涂去;擦掉;彻底破坏或毁灭 | |
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14 descended | |
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的 | |
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15 chestnut | |
n.栗树,栗子 | |
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16 hiss | |
v.发出嘶嘶声;发嘘声表示不满 | |
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17 farmhouse | |
n.农场住宅(尤指主要住房) | |
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18 crumbling | |
adj.摇摇欲坠的 | |
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19 widower | |
n.鳏夫 | |
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20 detested | |
v.憎恶,嫌恶,痛恨( detest的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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21 mansions | |
n.宅第,公馆,大厦( mansion的名词复数 ) | |
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22 dedicated | |
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23 scion | |
n.嫩芽,子孙 | |
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24 strenuously | |
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25 rambling | |
adj.[建]凌乱的,杂乱的 | |
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26 dwelling | |
n.住宅,住所,寓所 | |
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27 mildewed | |
adj.发了霉的,陈腐的,长了霉花的v.(使)发霉,(使)长霉( mildew的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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28 wildernesses | |
荒野( wilderness的名词复数 ); 沙漠; (政治家)在野; 不再当政(或掌权) | |
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29 larder | |
n.食物贮藏室,食品橱 | |
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30 mingled | |
混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系] | |
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31 obliteration | |
n.涂去,删除;管腔闭合 | |
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32 doorways | |
n.门口,门道( doorway的名词复数 ) | |
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33 panes | |
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34 rusted | |
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35 iridescent | |
adj.彩虹色的,闪色的 | |
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36 vertical | |
adj.垂直的,顶点的,纵向的;n.垂直物,垂直的位置 | |
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37 thither | |
adv.向那里;adj.在那边的,对岸的 | |
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38 gateway | |
n.大门口,出入口,途径,方法 | |
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39 lodge | |
v.临时住宿,寄宿,寄存,容纳;n.传达室,小旅馆 | |
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40 fixed | |
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
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41 hurdle | |
n.跳栏,栏架;障碍,困难;vi.进行跨栏赛 | |
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42 hurdles | |
n.障碍( hurdle的名词复数 );跳栏;(供人或马跳跃的)栏架;跨栏赛 | |
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43 manure | |
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44 calves | |
n.(calf的复数)笨拙的男子,腓;腿肚子( calf的名词复数 );牛犊;腓;小腿肚v.生小牛( calve的第三人称单数 );(冰川)崩解;生(小牛等),产(犊);使(冰川)崩解 | |
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45 vaulting | |
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46 inmates | |
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47 inmate | |
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48 crevice | |
n.(岩石、墙等)裂缝;缺口 | |
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49 whined | |
v.哀号( whine的过去式和过去分词 );哀诉,诉怨 | |
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50 wizened | |
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51 hue | |
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52 compensate | |
vt.补偿,赔偿;酬报 vi.弥补;补偿;抵消 | |
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53 skull | |
n.头骨;颅骨 | |
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54 provocation | |
n.激怒,刺激,挑拨,挑衅的事物,激怒的原因 | |
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55 exhaustion | |
n.耗尽枯竭,疲惫,筋疲力尽,竭尽,详尽无遗的论述 | |
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56 slough | |
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57 cavalry | |
n.骑兵;轻装甲部队 | |
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58 twitching | |
n.颤搐 | |
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59 gasping | |
adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的 动词gasp的现在分词 | |
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60 vibrations | |
n.摆动( vibration的名词复数 );震动;感受;(偏离平衡位置的)一次性往复振动 | |
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61 smack | |
vt.拍,打,掴;咂嘴;vi.含有…意味;n.拍 | |
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62 nervously | |
adv.神情激动地,不安地 | |
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63 props | |
小道具; 支柱( prop的名词复数 ); 支持者; 道具; (橄榄球中的)支柱前锋 | |
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64 horrified | |
a.(表现出)恐惧的 | |
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65 enjoyment | |
n.乐趣;享有;享用 | |
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66 grimace | |
v.做鬼脸,面部歪扭 | |
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67 abruptly | |
adv.突然地,出其不意地 | |
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68 truthful | |
adj.真实的,说实话的,诚实的 | |
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69 spoke | |
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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70 dignified | |
a.可敬的,高贵的 | |
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71 irresistibly | |
adv.无法抵抗地,不能自持地;极为诱惑人地 | |
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72 conceal | |
v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽 | |
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73 sedate | |
adj.沉着的,镇静的,安静的 | |
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74 trot | |
n.疾走,慢跑;n.老太婆;现成译本;(复数)trots:腹泻(与the 连用);v.小跑,快步走,赶紧 | |
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75 pretensions | |
自称( pretension的名词复数 ); 自命不凡; 要求; 权力 | |
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76 manly | |
adj.有男子气概的;adv.男子般地,果断地 | |
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77 backbone | |
n.脊骨,脊柱,骨干;刚毅,骨气 | |
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78 triangular | |
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79 heartiness | |
诚实,热心 | |
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80 pigsty | |
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81 rascal | |
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82 censure | |
v./n.责备;非难;责难 | |
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83 mouldering | |
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84 warrior | |
n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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85 mowed | |
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86 shutter | |
n.百叶窗;(照相机)快门;关闭装置 | |
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87 dubiously | |
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88 eyelid | |
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89 wig | |
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90 lodgings | |
n. 出租的房舍, 寄宿舍 | |
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91 admiration | |
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92 countenance | |
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93 promising | |
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94 retired | |
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95 joyousness | |
快乐,使人喜悦 | |
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96 invalid | |
n.病人,伤残人;adj.有病的,伤残的;无效的 | |
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97 footpath | |
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98 fiddle | |
n.小提琴;vi.拉提琴;不停拨弄,乱动 | |
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