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The year came round to Christmas-time, and I had been at home above two months. I had seen Agnes frequently. However loud the general voice might be in giving me encouragement, and however fervent1 the emotions and endeavours to which it roused me, I heard her lightest word of praise as I heard nothing else.
At least once a week, and sometimes oftener, I rode over there, and passed the evening. I usually rode back at night; for the old unhappy sense was always hovering2 about me now - most sorrowfully when I left her - and I was glad to be up and out, rather than wandering over the past in weary wakefulness or miserable4 dreams. I wore away the longest part of many wild sad nights, in those rides; reviving, as I went, the thoughts that had occupied me in my long absence.
Or, if I were to say rather that I listened to the echoes of those thoughts, I should better express the truth. They spoke5 to me from afar off. I had put them at a distance, and accepted my inevitable6 place. When I read to Agnes what I wrote; when I saw her listening face; moved her to smiles or tears; and heard her cordial voice so earnest on the shadowy events of that imaginative world in which I lived; I thought what a fate mine might have been - but only thought so, as I had thought after I was married to Dora, what I could have wished my wife to be.
My duty to Agnes, who loved me with a love, which, if I disquieted7, I wronged most selfishly and poorly, and could never restore; my matured assurance that I, who had worked out my own destiny, and won what I had impetuously set my heart on, had no right to murmur8, and must bear; comprised what I felt and what I had learned. But I loved her: and now it even became some consolation9 to me, vaguely
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fervent
adj.热的,热烈的,热情的
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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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fully
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
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miserable
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
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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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inevitable
adj.不可避免的,必然发生的
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disquieted
v.使不安,使忧虑,使烦恼( disquiet的过去式和过去分词 )
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murmur
n.低语,低声的怨言;v.低语,低声而言
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consolation
n.安慰,慰问
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vaguely
adv.含糊地,暖昧地
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avow
v.承认,公开宣称
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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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reposed
v.将(手臂等)靠在某人(某物)上( repose的过去式和过去分词 )
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confide
v.向某人吐露秘密
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apprehension
n.理解,领悟;逮捕,拘捕;忧虑
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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lasting
adj.永久的,永恒的;vbl.持续,维持
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ruggedly
险峻地; 粗暴地; (面容)多皱纹地; 粗线条地
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sweeping
adj.范围广大的,一扫无遗的
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inaccessible
adj.达不到的,难接近的
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solitary
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士
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deserted
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的
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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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approbation
n.称赞;认可
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attachment
n.附属物,附件;依恋;依附
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steadfastly
adv.踏实地,不变地;岿然;坚定不渝
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suspense
n.(对可能发生的事)紧张感,担心,挂虑
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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recollect
v.回忆,想起,记起,忆起,记得
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clatter
v./n.(使)发出连续而清脆的撞击声
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hoofs
n.(兽的)蹄,马蹄( hoof的名词复数 )v.(兽的)蹄,马蹄( hoof的第三人称单数 )
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tune
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整
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eddying
涡流,涡流的形成
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ruffled
adj. 有褶饰边的, 起皱的
动词ruffle的过去式和过去分词
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waggon
n.运货马车,运货车;敞篷车箱
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drawn
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
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slate
n.板岩,石板,石片,石板色,候选人名单;adj.暗蓝灰色的,含板岩的;vt.用石板覆盖,痛打,提名,预订
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astonishment
n.惊奇,惊异
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gratitude
adj.感激,感谢
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fervently
adv.热烈地,热情地,强烈地
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bestowed
赠给,授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 )
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smote
v.猛打,重击,打击( smite的过去式 )
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awakened
v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到
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allied
adj.协约国的;同盟国的
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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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contented
adj.满意的,安心的,知足的
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alloy
n.合金,(金属的)成色
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devotedly
专心地; 恩爱地; 忠实地; 一心一意地
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wrested
(用力)拧( wrest的过去式和过去分词 ); 费力取得; (从…)攫取; ( 从… ) 强行取去…
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confession
n.自白,供认,承认
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bosom
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的
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supplanting
把…排挤掉,取代( supplant的现在分词 )
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joyfully
adv. 喜悦地, 高兴地
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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fidelity
n.忠诚,忠实;精确
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ripened
v.成熟,使熟( ripen的过去式和过去分词 )
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withered
adj. 枯萎的,干瘪的,(人身体的部分器官)因病萎缩的或未发育良好的
动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式
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rapture
n.狂喜;全神贯注;着迷;v.使狂喜
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tranquillity
n. 平静, 安静
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toiling
长时间或辛苦地工作( toil的现在分词 ); 艰难缓慢地移动,跋涉
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ragged
adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的
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Forsaken
adj. 被遗忘的, 被抛弃的
动词forsake的过去分词
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discomfited
v.使为难( discomfit的过去式和过去分词);使狼狈;使挫折;挫败
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darted
v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔
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heartily
adv.衷心地,诚恳地,十分,很
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discomfiture
n.崩溃;大败;挫败;困惑
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scarlet
n.深红色,绯红色,红衣;adj.绯红色的
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annoyance
n.恼怒,生气,烦恼
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pious
adj.虔诚的;道貌岸然的
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worthy
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
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aspiration
n.志向,志趣抱负;渴望;(语)送气音;吸出