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The Figure against the Sky
When the whole Egdon concourse had left the site of the bonfire to its accustomed loneliness, a closely wrapped female figure approached the barrow from that quarter of the heath in which the little fire lay. Had the reddleman been watching he might have recognized her as the woman who had first stood there so singularly, and vanished at the approach of strangers. She ascended1 to her old position at the top, where the red coals of the perishing fire greeted her like living eyes in the corpse2 of day. There she stood still around her stretching the vast night atmosphere, whose incomplete darkness in comparison with the total darkness of the heath below it might have represented a venial3 beside a mortal sin.
That she was tall and straight in build, that she was lady-like in her movements, was all that could be learnt of her just now, her form being wrapped in a shawl folded in the old cornerwise fashion, and her head in a large kerchief, a protection not superfluous4 at this hour and place. Her back was towards the wind, which blew from the northwest; but whether she had avoided that aspect because of the chilly5 gusts6 which played about her exceptional position, or because her interest lay in the southeast, did not at first appear.
Her reason for standing8 so dead still as the pivot9 of this circle of heath-country was just as obscure. Her extraordinary fixity, her conspicuous10 loneliness, her heedlessness of night, betokened11 among other things an utter absence of fear. A
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ascended
v.上升,攀登( ascend的过去式和过去分词 )
2
corpse
n.尸体,死尸
3
venial
adj.可宽恕的;轻微的
4
superfluous
adj.过多的,过剩的,多余的
5
chilly
adj.凉快的,寒冷的
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gusts
一阵强风( gust的名词复数 ); (怒、笑等的)爆发; (感情的)迸发; 发作
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gust
n.阵风,突然一阵(雨、烟等),(感情的)迸发
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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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pivot
v.在枢轴上转动;装枢轴,枢轴;adj.枢轴的
10
conspicuous
adj.明眼的,惹人注目的;炫耀的,摆阔气的
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betokened
v.预示,表示( betoken的过去式和过去分词 )
12
tract
n.传单,小册子,大片(土地或森林)
13
sinister
adj.不吉利的,凶恶的,左边的
14
tenor
n.男高音(歌手),次中音(乐器),要旨,大意
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bass
n.男低音(歌手);低音乐器;低音大提琴
16
prominences
n.织物中凸起的部分;声望( prominence的名词复数 );突出;重要;要事
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holly
n.[植]冬青属灌木
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dwindled
v.逐渐变少或变小( dwindle的过去式和过去分词 )
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tune
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整
20
peculiar
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
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alluded
提及,暗指( allude的过去式和过去分词 )
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linguistic
adj.语言的,语言学的
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peculiarity
n.独特性,特色;特殊的东西;怪癖
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plaintive
adj.可怜的,伤心的
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minutiae
n.微小的细节,细枝末节;(常复数)细节,小事( minutia的名词复数 )
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lichen
n.地衣, 青苔
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moss
n.苔,藓,地衣
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myriads
n.无数,极大数量( myriad的名词复数 )
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declivity
n.下坡,倾斜面
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intermittent
adj.间歇的,断断续续的
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infinity
n.无限,无穷,大量
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trumpets
喇叭( trumpet的名词复数 ); 小号; 喇叭形物; (尤指)绽开的水仙花
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scoured
走遍(某地)搜寻(人或物)( scour的过去式和过去分词 ); (用力)刷; 擦净; 擦亮
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thoroughly
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地
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crater
n.火山口,弹坑
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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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mingled
混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系]
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rhetoric
n.修辞学,浮夸之言语
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modulated
已调整[制]的,被调的
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distinguished
adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的
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bluffs
恐吓( bluff的名词复数 ); 悬崖; 峭壁
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articulation
n.(清楚的)发音;清晰度,咬合
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discourse
n.论文,演说;谈话;话语;vi.讲述,著述
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lengthened
(时间或空间)延长,伸长( lengthen的过去式和过去分词 )
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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authorized
a.委任的,许可的
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languor
n.无精力,倦怠
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stagnation
n. 停滞
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hooded
adj.戴头巾的;有罩盖的;颈部因肋骨运动而膨胀的
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converged
v.(线条、运动的物体等)会于一点( converge的过去式 );(趋于)相似或相同;人或车辆汇集;聚集
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upwards
adv.向上,在更高处...以上
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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fully
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
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countenance
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
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appreciable
adj.明显的,可见的,可估量的,可觉察的
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illuminated
adj.被照明的;受启迪的
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momentary
adj.片刻的,瞬息的;短暂的
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enveloped
v.包围,笼罩,包住( envelop的过去式和过去分词 )
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ridge
n.山脊;鼻梁;分水岭
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incipient
adj.起初的,发端的,初期的
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maiden
n.少女,处女;adj.未婚的,纯洁的,无经验的
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solitary
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士
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ponies
矮种马,小型马( pony的名词复数 ); £25 25 英镑
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solitude
n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方
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extricate
v.拯救,救出;解脱
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drawn
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
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junction
n.连接,接合;交叉点,接合处,枢纽站
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converging
adj.收敛[缩]的,会聚的,趋同的v.(线条、运动的物体等)会于一点( converge的现在分词 );(趋于)相似或相同;人或车辆汇集;聚集
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impaled
钉在尖桩上( impale的过去式和过去分词 )
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nautical
adj.海上的,航海的,船员的
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kindled
(使某物)燃烧,着火( kindle的过去式和过去分词 ); 激起(感情等); 发亮,放光
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beacon
n.烽火,(警告用的)闪火灯,灯塔
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hiss
v.发出嘶嘶声;发嘘声表示不满
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insidiously
潜在地,隐伏地,阴险地
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supremacy
n.至上;至高权力
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clump
n.树丛,草丛;vi.用沉重的脚步行走
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descending
n. 下行
adj. 下降的
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cleft
n.裂缝;adj.裂开的
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knotty
adj.有结的,多节的,多瘤的,棘手的
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dilatorily
adv.慢吞吞地,迟缓地
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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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pique
v.伤害…的自尊心,使生气 n.不满,生气
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crooked
adj.弯曲的;不诚实的,狡猾的,不正当的
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automaton
n.自动机器,机器人
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brass
n.黄铜;黄铜器,铜管乐器
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animated
adj.生气勃勃的,活跃的,愉快的
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chatter
vi./n.喋喋不休;短促尖叫;(牙齿)打战
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batter
v.接连重击;磨损;n.牛奶面糊;击球员
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defense
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
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wilderness
n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等,荒漠
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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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obstructed
阻塞( obstruct的过去式和过去分词 ); 堵塞; 阻碍; 阻止
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attentive
adj.注意的,专心的;关心(别人)的,殷勤的
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impatience
n.不耐烦,急躁
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vented
表达,发泄(感情,尤指愤怒)( vent的过去式和过去分词 )
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petulant
adj.性急的,暴躁的
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perch
n.栖木,高位,杆;v.栖息,就位,位于
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intervals
n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 );间隔时间;[数学]区间;(戏剧、电影或音乐会的)幕间休息
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alacrity
n.敏捷,轻快,乐意
100
margin
n.页边空白;差额;余地,余裕;边,边缘
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utterance
n.用言语表达,话语,言语
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triumphant
adj.胜利的,成功的;狂欢的,喜悦的
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joyous
adj.充满快乐的;令人高兴的
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wondrous
adj.令人惊奇的,奇妙的;adv.惊人地;异乎寻常地;令人惊叹地
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chaos
n.混乱,无秩序
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imminent
adj.即将发生的,临近的,逼近的
107
denizens
n.居民,住户( denizen的名词复数 )
108
deserted
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
110
drowsy
adj.昏昏欲睡的,令人发困的
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exultingly
兴高采烈地,得意地
112
worthy
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
113
conceal
v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽
114
demonstration
n.表明,示范,论证,示威
115
touchily
adv.易动气地;过分敏感地;小心眼地;难以取悦地
116
fidelity
n.忠诚,忠实;精确
117
passionateness
118
quiescent
adj.静止的,不活动的,寂静的
119
moodily
adv.喜怒无常地;情绪多变地;心情不稳地;易生气地
120
subterranean
adj.地下的,地表下的
121
tempt
vt.引诱,勾引,吸引,引起…的兴趣
122
chameleon
n.变色龙,蜥蜴;善变之人
123
obedience
n.服从,顺从
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
125
bosom
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的
126
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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scattered
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的
128
rustles
n.发出沙沙的声音( rustle的名词复数 )v.发出沙沙的声音( rustle的第三人称单数 )
129
shudder
v.战粟,震动,剧烈地摇晃;n.战粟,抖动