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An up-hill and down-dale ride of twenty-odd miles through a garish1 mid-day atmosphere brought him in the afternoon to a detached knoll2 a mile or two west of Talbothays, whence he again looked into that green trough of sappiness and humidity, the valley of the Var or Froom. mmediately he began to descend3 from the upland to the fat alluvial4 soil below, the atmosphere grew heavier; the languid perfume of the summer fruits, the mists, the hay, the flowers, formed therein a vast pool of odour which at this hour seemed to make the animals, the very bees and butterflies, drowsy5. Clare was now so familiar with the spot that he knew the individual cows by their names when, a long distance off, he saw them dotted about the meads. It was with a sense of luxury that he recognized his power of viewing life here from its inner side, in a way that had been quite foreign to him in his student-days; and, much as he loved his parents, he could not help being aware that to come here, as now, after an experience of home-life, affected7 him like throwing off splints and bandages; even the one customary curb8 on the humours of English rural societies being absent in this place, Talbothays having no resident landlord.
Not a human being was out of doors at the dairy. The denizens9 were all enjoying the usual afternoon nap of an hour or so which the exceedingly early hours kept in summer-time rendered a necessity. At the door the wood-hooped pails, sodden10 and bleached11 by infinite scrubbings, hung like hats on a stand upon the forked and peeled limb of an oak
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garish
adj.华丽而俗气的,华而不实的
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knoll
n.小山,小丘
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descend
vt./vi.传下来,下来,下降
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alluvial
adj.冲积的;淤积的
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drowsy
adj.昏昏欲睡的,令人发困的
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mead
n.蜂蜜酒
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affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
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curb
n.场外证券市场,场外交易;vt.制止,抑制
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denizens
n.居民,住户( denizen的名词复数 )
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sodden
adj.浑身湿透的;v.使浸透;使呆头呆脑
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bleached
漂白的,晒白的,颜色变浅的
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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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grunt
v.嘟哝;作呼噜声;n.呼噜声,嘟哝
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squeal
v.发出长而尖的声音;n.长而尖的声音
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descending
n. 下行
adj. 下降的
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delicacy
n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴
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eyelids
n.眼睑( eyelid的名词复数 );眼睛也不眨一下;不露声色;面不改色
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incarnate
adj.化身的,人体化的,肉色的
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bespeaks
v.预定( bespeak的第三人称单数 );订(货);证明;预先请求
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slanting
倾斜的,歪斜的
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veins
n.纹理;矿脉( vein的名词复数 );静脉;叶脉;纹理
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plumbed
v.经历( plumb的过去式和过去分词 );探究;用铅垂线校正;用铅锤测量
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upwards
adv.向上,在更高处...以上
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thoroughly
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地
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flinch
v.畏缩,退缩
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forefinger
n.食指
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disapprove
v.不赞成,不同意,不批准
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careworn
adj.疲倦的,饱经忧患的
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inevitable
adj.不可避免的,必然发生的
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proximity
n.接近,邻近
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honourable
adj.可敬的;荣誉的,光荣的
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distressed
痛苦的
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subterfuge
n.诡计;藉口
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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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abrupt
adj.突然的,意外的;唐突的,鲁莽的
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allude
v.提及,暗指
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dexterity
n.(手的)灵巧,灵活
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blurring
n.模糊,斑点甚多,(图像的)混乱v.(使)变模糊( blur的现在分词 );(使)难以区分
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drawn
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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agitate
vi.(for,against)煽动,鼓动;vt.搅动
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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imbibed
v.吸收( imbibe的过去式和过去分词 );喝;吸取;吸气
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melodious
adj.旋律美妙的,调子优美的,音乐性的
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zeal
n.热心,热情,热忱
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serener
serene(沉静的,宁静的,安宁的)的比较级形式
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zealous
adj.狂热的,热心的
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missionary
adj.教会的,传教(士)的;n.传教士
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afflicted
使受痛苦,折磨( afflict的过去式和过去分词 )
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disturbance
n.动乱,骚动;打扰,干扰;(身心)失调
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intrude
vi.闯入;侵入;打扰,侵扰
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indirectly
adv.间接地,不直接了当地
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tragical
adj. 悲剧的, 悲剧性的
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turmoil
n.骚乱,混乱,动乱
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allusion
n.暗示,间接提示
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constraint
n.(on)约束,限制;限制(或约束)性的事物
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onward
adj.向前的,前进的;adv.向前,前进,在先
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bevy
n.一群
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unlimited
adj.无限的,不受控制的,无条件的
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abodes
住所( abode的名词复数 ); 公寓; (在某地的)暂住; 逗留