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Charlotte, half way up the “monumental” staircase, had begun by waiting alone — waiting to be rejoined by her companion, who had gone down all the way, as in common kindness bound, and who, his duty performed, would know where to find her. She was meanwhile, though extremely apparent, not perhaps absolutely advertised; but she would not have cared if she had been — so little was it, by this time, her first occasion of facing society with a consciousness materially, with a confidence quite splendidly, enriched. For a couple of years now she had known as never before what it was to look “well”— to look, that is, as well as she had always felt, from far back, that, in certain conditions, she might. On such an evening as this, that of a great official party in the full flush of the London spring-time, the conditions affected1 her, her nerves, her senses, her imagination, as all profusely2 present; so that perhaps at no moment yet had she been so justified3 of her faith as at the particular instant of our being again concerned with her, that of her chancing to glance higher up from where she stood and meeting in consequence the quiet eyes of Colonel Assingham, who had his elbows on the broad balustrade of the great gallery overhanging the staircase and who immediately exchanged with her one of his most artlessly familiar signals. This simplicity5 of his visual attention struck her, even with the other things she had to think about, as the quietest note in the whole high pitch — much, in fact, as if she had pressed a finger on a chord or a key and created, for the number of seconds, an arrest of vibration6, a more muffled7 thump8. The sight of him suggested indeed that Fanny would be there, though so far as opportunity went she had not seen her. This was about the limit of what it could suggest.
The air, however, had suggestions enough — it abounded
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affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
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profusely
ad.abundantly
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justified
a.正当的,有理的
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immediate
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
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simplicity
n.简单,简易;朴素;直率,单纯
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vibration
n.颤动,振动;摆动
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muffled
adj.(声音)被隔的;听不太清的;(衣服)裹严的;蒙住的v.压抑,捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 );用厚厚的衣帽包着(自己)
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thump
v.重击,砰然地响;n.重击,重击声
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abounded
v.大量存在,充满,富于( abound的过去式和过去分词 )
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precisely
adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地
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helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
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enjoyment
n.乐趣;享有;享用
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indifference
n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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amplitude
n.广大;充足;振幅
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precipitating
adj.急落的,猛冲的v.(突如其来地)使发生( precipitate的现在分词 );促成;猛然摔下;使沉淀
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rustling
n. 瑟瑟声,沙沙声
adj. 发沙沙声的
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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vaguely
adv.含糊地,暖昧地
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vocal
adj.直言不讳的;嗓音的;n.[pl.]声乐节目
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spasm
n.痉挛,抽搐;一阵发作
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countenance
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
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brazen
adj.厚脸皮的,无耻的,坚硬的
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ace
n.A牌;发球得分;佼佼者;adj.杰出的
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positively
adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实
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dome
n.圆屋顶,拱顶
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lustre
n.光亮,光泽;荣誉
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ascent
n.(声望或地位)提高;上升,升高;登高
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ascents
n.上升( ascent的名词复数 );(身份、地位等的)提高;上坡路;攀登
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majestic
adj.雄伟的,壮丽的,庄严的,威严的,崇高的
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vividly
adv.清楚地,鲜明地,生动地
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royalties
特许权使用费
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unprecedented
adj.无前例的,新奇的
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overtly
ad.公开地
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eminence
n.卓越,显赫;高地,高处;名家
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supremely
adv.无上地,崇高地
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deriving
v.得到( derive的现在分词 );(从…中)得到获得;源于;(从…中)提取
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swarming
密集( swarm的现在分词 ); 云集; 成群地移动; 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去
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virtue
n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力
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intensity
n.强烈,剧烈;强度;烈度
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renewal
adj.(契约)延期,续订,更新,复活,重来
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conspicuous
adj.明眼的,惹人注目的;炫耀的,摆阔气的
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hovering
鸟( hover的现在分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫
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testimony
n.证词;见证,证明
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thereby
adv.因此,从而
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blighted
adj.枯萎的,摧毁的
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witchcraft
n.魔法,巫术
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withdrawn
vt.收回;使退出;vi.撤退,退出
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prudence
n.谨慎,精明,节俭
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pusillanimity
n.无气力,胆怯
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postponement
n.推迟
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impatience
n.不耐烦,急躁
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prevailing
adj.盛行的;占优势的;主要的
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arraigned
v.告发( arraign的过去式和过去分词 );控告;传讯;指责
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decency
n.体面,得体,合宜,正派,庄重
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ebbing
(指潮水)退( ebb的现在分词 ); 落; 减少; 衰落
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profess
v.声称,冒称,以...为业,正式接受入教,表明信仰
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momentary
adj.片刻的,瞬息的;短暂的
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waylaid
v.拦截,拦路( waylay的过去式和过去分词 )
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eddies
(水、烟等的)漩涡,涡流( eddy的名词复数 )
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revolving
adj.旋转的,轮转式的;循环的v.(使)旋转( revolve的现在分词 );细想
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refreshing
adj.使精神振作的,使人清爽的,使人喜欢的
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noted
adj.著名的,知名的
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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attentive
adj.注意的,专心的;关心(别人)的,殷勤的
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blurred
v.(使)变模糊( blur的过去式和过去分词 );(使)难以区分;模模糊糊;迷离
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repented
对(自己的所为)感到懊悔或忏悔( repent的过去式和过去分词 )
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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seclusion
n.隐遁,隔离
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pounce
n.猛扑;v.猛扑,突然袭击,欣然同意
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persuasion
n.劝说;说服;持有某种信仰的宗派
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remorse
n.痛恨,悔恨,自责
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remonstrance
n抗议,抱怨
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renewals
重建( renewal的名词复数 ); 更新; 重生; 合同的续订
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inquiry
n.打听,询问,调查,查问
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culminated
v.达到极点( culminate的过去式和过去分词 )
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liking
n.爱好;嗜好;喜欢
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influenza
n.流行性感冒,流感
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rumination
n.反刍,沉思
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cultivation
n.耕作,培养,栽培(法),养成
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concussion
n.脑震荡;震动
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junction
n.连接,接合;交叉点,接合处,枢纽站
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inevitably
adv.不可避免地;必然发生地
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intercourse
n.性交;交流,交往,交际
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coercion
n.强制,高压统治
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royalty
n.皇家,皇族
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competence
n.能力,胜任,称职
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fixed
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
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applied
adj.应用的;v.应用,适用
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distress
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛
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distressed
痛苦的
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abruptness
n. 突然,唐突
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fatuously
adv.愚昧地,昏庸地,蠢地
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resonant
adj.(声音)洪亮的,共鸣的
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demonstration
n.表明,示范,论证,示威
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heed
v.注意,留意;n.注意,留心
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arrears
n.到期未付之债,拖欠的款项;待做的工作
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steadily
adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地
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intimacy
n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行
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inviting
adj.诱人的,引人注目的
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remarkable
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
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plunge
v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲
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random
adj.随机的;任意的;n.偶然的(或随便的)行动
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solitary
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士
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morsel
n.一口,一点点
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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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bristling
a.竖立的
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irony
n.反语,冷嘲;具有讽刺意味的事,嘲弄
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essentially
adv.本质上,实质上,基本上
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acting
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的
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obviated
v.避免,消除(贫困、不方便等)( obviate的过去式和过去分词 )
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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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consistency
n.一贯性,前后一致,稳定性;(液体的)浓度
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abruptly
adv.突然地,出其不意地
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promptly
adv.及时地,敏捷地
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forsake
vt.遗弃,抛弃;舍弃,放弃
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loyalty
n.忠诚,忠心
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worthy
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
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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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colloquy
n.谈话,自由讨论
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penetrate
v.透(渗)入;刺入,刺穿;洞察,了解
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thoroughly
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地
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admiration
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
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incurred
[医]招致的,遭受的; incur的过去式
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possessed
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的