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Long before this time Henchard, weary of his ruminations on the bridge, had repaired towards the town. When he stood at the bottom of the street a procession burst upon his view, in the act of turning out of an alley1 just above him. The lanterns, horns, and multitude startled him; he saw the mounted images, and knew what it all meant.
They crossed the way, entered another street, and disappeared. He turned back a few steps and was lost in grave reflection, finally wending his way homeward by the obscure river-side path. Unable to rest there he went to his step-daughter's lodging2, and was told that ElizabethJane had gone to Mr. Farfrae's. Like one acting3 in obedience4 to a charm, and with a nameless apprehension5, he followed in the same direction in the hope of meeting her, the roysterers having vanished. Disappointed in this he gave the gentlest of pulls to the door-bell, and then learnt particulars of what had occurred, together with the doctor's imperative7 orders that Farfrae should be brought home, and how they had set out to meet him on the Budmouth Road.
"But he has gone to Mellstock and Weatherbury!" exclaimed Henchard, now unspeakably grieved. "Not Budmouth way at all."
But, alas8! for Henchard; he had lost his good name. They would not believe him, taking his words but as the frothy utterances9 of recklessness. Though Lucetta's life seemed at that moment to depend upon her husband's return (she being in great mental agony lest he should never know the unexaggerated truth of her past relations with Henchard), no messenger was despatched towards Weatherbury. Henchard, in a state of bitter anxiety and contrition10,
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1 alley | |
n.小巷,胡同;小径,小路 | |
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n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的 | |
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4 obedience | |
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5 apprehension | |
n.理解,领悟;逮捕,拘捕;忧虑 | |
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6 oyster | |
n.牡蛎;沉默寡言的人 | |
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7 imperative | |
n.命令,需要;规则;祈使语气;adj.强制的;紧急的 | |
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8 alas | |
int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等) | |
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9 utterances | |
n.发声( utterance的名词复数 );说话方式;语调;言论 | |
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10 contrition | |
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11 determined | |
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12 moor | |
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13 onward | |
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14 larch | |
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15 whetting | |
v.(在石头上)磨(刀、斧等)( whet的现在分词 );引起,刺激(食欲、欲望、兴趣等) | |
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16 glimmer | |
v.发出闪烁的微光;n.微光,微弱的闪光 | |
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17 descending | |
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18 retraced | |
v.折回( retrace的过去式和过去分词 );回忆;回顾;追溯 | |
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19 plantations | |
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20 diverging | |
分开( diverge的现在分词 ); 偏离; 分歧; 分道扬镳 | |
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21 swerving | |
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22 antagonist | |
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23 rein | |
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24 enticed | |
诱惑,怂恿( entice的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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25 wrestle | |
vi.摔跤,角力;搏斗;全力对付 | |
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26 inviting | |
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27 reins | |
感情,激情; 缰( rein的名词复数 ); 控制手段; 掌管; (成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的)保护带 | |
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28 implored | |
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29 agitation | |
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30 abruptness | |
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31 ruse | |
n.诡计,计策;诡计 | |
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32 scrupulous | |
adj.审慎的,小心翼翼的,完全的,纯粹的 | |
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33 hoarsely | |
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34 entirely | |
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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35 utterly | |
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36 credible | |
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37 ironies | |
n.反语( irony的名词复数 );冷嘲;具有讽刺意味的事;嘲弄 | |
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38 lessened | |
减少的,减弱的 | |
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39 exertions | |
n.努力( exertion的名词复数 );费力;(能力、权力等的)运用;行使 | |
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40 repentant | |
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41 vehement | |
adj.感情强烈的;热烈的;(人)有强烈感情的 | |
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42 prop | |
vt.支撑;n.支柱,支撑物;支持者,靠山 | |
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43 inadequate | |
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44 inquiries | |
n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听 | |
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45 rivalry | |
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46 sufficiently | |
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47 divergence | |
n.分歧,岔开 | |
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48 distraction | |
n.精神涣散,精神不集中,消遣,娱乐 | |
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49 motives | |
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50 motive | |
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51 soothed | |
v.安慰( soothe的过去式和过去分词 );抚慰;使舒服;减轻痛苦 | |
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52 miscarriage | |
n.失败,未达到预期的结果;流产 | |
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53 rumoured | |
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54 apprehensive | |
adj.担心的,恐惧的,善于领会的 | |
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55 distress | |
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛 | |
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56 alluding | |
提及,暗指( allude的现在分词 ) | |
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57 entanglement | |
n.纠缠,牵累 | |
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58 solitude | |
n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方 | |
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59 peculiar | |
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的 | |
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60 intimacy | |
n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行 | |
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61 justification | |
n.正当的理由;辩解的理由 | |
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62 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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63 futility | |
n.无用 | |
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64 thither | |
adv.向那里;adj.在那边的,对岸的 | |
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65 inquiry | |
n.打听,询问,调查,查问 | |
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66 untie | |
vt.解开,松开;解放 | |
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67 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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68 aggression | |
n.进攻,侵略,侵犯,侵害 | |
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