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There was no exaggeration in Marian's definition of Flintcomb-Ash farm as a starve-acre place. The single fat thing on the soil was Marian herself; and she was an importation. Of the three classes of village, the village cared for by its lord, the village cared for by itself, and the village uncared for either by itself or by its lord (in other words, the village of a resident squire's tenantry, the village of free or copy-holders, and the absentee-owner's village, farmed with the land) this place, Flintcomb-Ash, was the third.
But Tess set to work. Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity, was now no longer a minor2 feature in Mrs Angel Clare; and it sustained her.
The swede-field in which she and her companion were set hacking3 was a stretch of a hundred odd acres, in one patch, on the highest ground of the farm, rising above stony4 lanchets or lynchets - the outcrop of siliceous veins6 in the chalk formation, composed of myriads7 of loose white flints in bulbous, cusped, and phallic shapes. The upper half of each turnip8 had been eaten off by the live-stock, and it was the business of the two women to grub up the lower or earthy half of the root with a hooked fork called a hacker9, that it might be eaten also. Every leaf of the vegetable having already been consumed, the whole field was in colour a desolate10 drab; it was a complexion11 without features, as if a face, from chin to brow, should be only an expanse of skin. The sky wore, in another colour, the same likeness12; a white
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holder
n.持有者,占有者;(台,架等)支持物
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minor
adj.较小(少)的,较次要的;n.辅修学科;vi.辅修
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hacking
n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动
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stony
adj.石头的,多石头的,冷酷的,无情的
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vein
n.血管,静脉;叶脉,纹理;情绪;vt.使成脉络
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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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myriads
n.无数,极大数量( myriad的名词复数 )
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turnip
n.萝卜,芜菁
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hacker
n.能盗用或偷改电脑中信息的人,电脑黑客
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desolate
adj.荒凉的,荒芜的;孤独的,凄凉的;v.使荒芜,使孤寂
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complexion
n.肤色;情况,局面;气质,性格
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likeness
n.相像,相似(之处)
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vacuity
n.(想象力等)贫乏,无聊,空白
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countenance
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
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nether
adj.下部的,下面的;n.阴间;下层社会
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standing
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
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regularity
n.规律性,规则性;匀称,整齐
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scant
adj.不充分的,不足的;v.减缩,限制,忽略
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pensive
a.沉思的,哀思的,忧沉的
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hood
n.头巾,兜帽,覆盖;v.罩上,以头巾覆盖
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bent
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
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injustice
n.非正义,不公正,不公平,侵犯(别人的)权利
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hips
abbr.high impact polystyrene 高冲击强度聚苯乙烯,耐冲性聚苯乙烯n.臀部( hip的名词复数 );[建筑学]屋脊;臀围(尺寸);臀部…的
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modicum
n.少量,一小份
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tract
n.传单,小册子,大片(土地或森林)
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conversed
v.交谈,谈话( converse的过去式 )
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irresistible
adj.非常诱人的,无法拒绝的,无法抗拒的
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fascination
n.令人着迷的事物,魅力,迷恋
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reciprocating
adj.往复的;来回的;交替的;摆动的v.报答,酬答( reciprocate的现在分词 );(机器的部件)直线往复运动
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bonnets
n.童帽( bonnet的名词复数 );(烟囱等的)覆盖物;(苏格兰男子的)无边呢帽;(女子戴的)任何一种帽子
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enjoyment
n.乐趣;享有;享用
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pint
n.品脱
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corked
adj.带木塞气味的,塞着瓶塞的v.用瓶塞塞住( cork的过去式 )
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sublimation
n.升华,升华物,高尚化
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sip
v.小口地喝,抿,呷;n.一小口的量
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differentiation
n.区别,区分
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thatch
vt.用茅草覆盖…的顶部;n.茅草(屋)
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hurdle
n.跳栏,栏架;障碍,困难;vi.进行跨栏赛
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shriek
v./n.尖叫,叫喊
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severely
adv.严格地;严厉地;非常恶劣地
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obtuse
adj.钝的;愚钝的
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softened
(使)变软( soften的过去式和过去分词 ); 缓解打击; 缓和; 安慰
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biding
v.等待,停留( bide的现在分词 );居住;(过去式用bided)等待;面临
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inquiry
n.打听,询问,调查,查问
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glides
n.滑行( glide的名词复数 );滑音;音渡;过渡音v.滑动( glide的第三人称单数 );掠过;(鸟或飞机 ) 滑翔
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integument
n.皮肤
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twig
n.小树枝,嫩枝;v.理解
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stoutness
坚固,刚毅
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sketch
n.草图;梗概;素描;v.素描;概述
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congealed
v.使凝结,冻结( congeal的过去式和过去分词 );(指血)凝结
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spectral
adj.幽灵的,鬼魂的
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tragical
adj. 悲剧的, 悲剧性的
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inaccessible
adj.达不到的,难接近的
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curdling
n.凝化v.(使)凝结( curdle的现在分词 )
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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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icebergs
n.冰山,流冰( iceberg的名词复数 )
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aurora
n.极光
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colossal
adj.异常的,庞大的
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engendered
v.产生(某形势或状况),造成,引起( engender的过去式和过去分词 )
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immediate
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
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homely
adj.家常的,简朴的;不漂亮的
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hackers
n.计算机迷( hacker的名词复数 );私自存取或篡改电脑资料者,电脑“黑客”
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relished
v.欣赏( relish的过去式和过去分词 );从…获得乐趣;渴望
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peculiar
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
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penetrated
adj. 击穿的,鞭辟入里的
动词penetrate的过去式和过去分词形式
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casement
n.竖铰链窗;窗扉
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cone
n.圆锥体,圆锥形东西,球果
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solitary
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士
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medley
n.混合
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cravats
n.(系在衬衫衣领里面的)男式围巾( cravat的名词复数 )
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flakes
小薄片( flake的名词复数 ); (尤指)碎片; 雪花; 古怪的人
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smelt
v.熔解,熔炼;n.银白鱼,胡瓜鱼
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trudged
vt.& vi.跋涉,吃力地走(trudge的过去式与过去分词形式)
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slanted
有偏见的; 倾斜的
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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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hoary
adj.古老的;鬓发斑白的
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infested
adj.为患的,大批滋生的(常与with搭配)v.害虫、野兽大批出没于( infest的过去式和过去分词 );遍布于
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spun
v.纺,杜撰,急转身
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chaos
n.混乱,无秩序
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scorching
adj. 灼热的
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impulsively
adv.冲动地
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passionate
adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的
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excavating
v.挖掘( excavate的现在分词 );开凿;挖出;发掘
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fatigue
n.疲劳,劳累
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noted
adj.著名的,知名的
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superciliousness
n.高傲,傲慢
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drawn
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
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pegged
v.用夹子或钉子固定( peg的过去式和过去分词 );使固定在某水平
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upwards
adv.向上,在更高处...以上
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downwards
adj./adv.向下的(地),下行的(地)
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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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musingly
adv.沉思地,冥想地
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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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allusion
n.暗示,间接提示
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sufficiently
adv.足够地,充分地
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mortification
n.耻辱,屈辱
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sullenly
不高兴地,绷着脸,忧郁地
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touching
adj.动人的,使人感伤的
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sauciest
adj.粗鲁的( saucy的最高级 );粗俗的;不雅的;开色情玩笑的
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caustic
adj.刻薄的,腐蚀性的
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gathering
n.集会,聚会,聚集
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crunch
n.关键时刻;艰难局面;v.发出碎裂声
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doggedly
adv.顽强地,固执地
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succumbing
不再抵抗(诱惑、疾病、攻击等)( succumb的现在分词 ); 屈从; 被压垮; 死
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agitation
n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动
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volition
n.意志;决意
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rustle
v.沙沙作响;偷盗(牛、马等);n.沙沙声声
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murmur
n.低语,低声的怨言;v.低语,低声而言
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broached
v.谈起( broach的过去式和过去分词 );打开并开始用;用凿子扩大(或修光);(在桶上)钻孔取液体
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lodging
n.寄宿,住所;(大学生的)校外宿舍
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stammered
v.结巴地说出( stammer的过去式和过去分词 )
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dally
v.荒废(时日),调情
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chamber
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所
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fortify
v.强化防御,为…设防;加强,强化
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elusive
adj.难以表达(捉摸)的;令人困惑的;逃避的
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entreaties
n.恳求,乞求( entreaty的名词复数 )