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Volume Three--Chapter Two. The Conclave.
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The next morning Edwin overslept himself. He seldom rose easily from his bed, and his first passage down Trafalgar Road to business was notoriously hurried; the whole thoroughfare was acquainted with its special character. Often his father arrived at the shop before him, but Edwin’s conscience would say that of course if Darius went down early for his own passion and pleasure, that was Darius’s affair. Edwin’s official time for beginning work was half-past eight. And at half-past eight, on this morning, he was barely out of the bath. His lateness, however, did not disturb him; there was an excuse for it. He hoped that his father would be in bed, and decided1 that he must go and see, and, if the old man was still sufficiently2 pliant3, advise him to stay where he was until he had had some food.
But, looking out of the window over a half-buttoned collar, he saw his father dressed and in the garden. Darius had resumed the suit of broadcloth, for some strange reason, and was dragging his feet with painful, heavy slowness along the gravel4 at the south end of the garden. He carried in his left hand the “Signal,” crumpled5. A cloth cap, surmounting6 the ceremonious suit, gave to his head a ridiculous appearance. He was gazing at the earth with an expression of absorbed and acute melancholy7. When he reached the end of the path, he looked round, at a loss, then turned, as if on an inefficient8 pivot9, and set himself in motion again. Edwin was troubled by this singular episode. And yet his reason argued with his instinct to the effect that he ought not to be troubled. Evidently the sturdy Darius was not ill. Nothing serious could be the matter. He had been harrowed and
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gravel
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战胜( surmount的现在分词 ); 克服(困难); 居于…之上; 在…顶上 | |
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melancholy
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affected
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仪式,典礼( rite的名词复数 ) | |
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cleansing
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abode
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kindly
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exquisite
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inflating
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v.使充气(于轮胎、气球等)( inflate的现在分词 );(使)膨胀;(使)通货膨胀;物价上涨 | |
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bonnet
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n.无边女帽;童帽 | |
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mantle
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conjectures
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推测,猜想( conjecture的名词复数 ) | |
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interval
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eldest
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fuming
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sentimental
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hatred
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plumes
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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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grotesque
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odious
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modesty
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vivacity
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ego
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insufficient
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conspiratorial
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disquiet
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contagion
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n.(通过接触的疾病)传染;蔓延 | |
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precisely
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adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地 | |
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enveloped
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forth
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extremity
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expressive
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hesitations
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asperity
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prolific
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adj.丰富的,大量的;多产的,富有创造力的 | |
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attire
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earthenware
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inquiry
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n.打听,询问,调查,查问 | |
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solicitude
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n.焦虑 | |
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indefatigable
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adj.不知疲倦的,不屈不挠的 | |
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infancy
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n.婴儿期;幼年期;初期 | |
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worthy
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mingled
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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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bullying
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v.恐吓,威逼( bully的现在分词 );豪;跋扈 | |
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casually
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peculiar
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adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的 | |
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apparently
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possessed
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apprehension
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n.理解,领悟;逮捕,拘捕;忧虑 | |
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pretexts
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sustenance
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n.食物,粮食;生活资料;生计 | |
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entangled
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soothe
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fleeting
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同意(concur的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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propriety
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appreciation
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guffaw
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caressing
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oblique
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monarch
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reassurances
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