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A Desperate Attempt at Persuasion1
The next morning, at the time when the height of the sun appeared very insignificant2 from any part of the heath as compared with the altitude of Rainbarrow, and when all the little hills in the lower levels were like an archipelago in a fog-formed Aegean, the reddleman came from the brambled nook which he had adopted as his quarters and ascended3 the slopes of Mistover Knap.
Though these shaggy hills were apparently4 so solitary5, several keen round eyes were always ready on such a wintry morning as this to converge6 upon a passer-by. Feathered species sojourned here in hiding which would have created wonder if found elsewhere. A bustard haunted the spot, and not many years before this five and twenty might have been seen in Egdon at one time. Marsh-harriers looked up from the valley by Wildeve's. A cream-coloured courser had used to visit this hill, a bird so rare that not more than a dozen have ever been seen in England; but a barbarian7 rested neither night nor day till he had shot the African truant8, and after that event cream-coloured coursers thought fit to enter Egdon no more.
A traveller who should walk and observe any of these visitants as Venn observed them now could feel himself to be in direct communication with regions unknown to man. Here in front of him was a wild mallard--just arrived from the home of the north wind. The creature brought within him an amplitude9 of Northern knowledge. Glacial catastrophes10, snowstorm episodes, glittering
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persuasion
n.劝说;说服;持有某种信仰的宗派
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insignificant
adj.无关紧要的,可忽略的,无意义的
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ascended
v.上升,攀登( ascend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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solitary
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士
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converge
vi.会合;聚集,集中;(思想、观点等)趋近
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barbarian
n.野蛮人;adj.野蛮(人)的;未开化的
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truant
n.懒惰鬼,旷课者;adj.偷懒的,旷课的,游荡的;v.偷懒,旷课
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amplitude
n.广大;充足;振幅
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catastrophes
n.灾祸( catastrophe的名词复数 );灾难;不幸事件;困难
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auroral
adj.曙光的;玫瑰色的
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isolated
adj.与世隔绝的
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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conspicuously
ad.明显地,惹人注目地
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astute
adj.机敏的,精明的
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peculiar
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
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displacement
n.移置,取代,位移,排水量
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undertaking
n.保证,许诺,事业
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erratic
adj.古怪的,反复无常的,不稳定的
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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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leisurely
adj.悠闲的;从容的,慢慢的
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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writhe
vt.挣扎,痛苦地扭曲;vi.扭曲,翻腾,受苦;n.翻腾,苦恼
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ingenuous
adj.纯朴的,单纯的;天真的;坦率的
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rustic
adj.乡村的,有乡村特色的;n.乡下人,乡巴佬
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advent
n.(重要事件等的)到来,来临
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uncommon
adj.罕见的,非凡的,不平常的
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perspicacious
adj.聪颖的,敏锐的
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interfere
v.(in)干涉,干预;(with)妨碍,打扰
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honourable
adj.可敬的;荣誉的,光荣的
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misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
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scarlet
n.深红色,绯红色,红衣;adj.绯红色的
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superciliousness
n.高傲,傲慢
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lurked
vi.潜伏,埋伏(lurk的过去式与过去分词形式)
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utterly
adv.完全地,绝对地
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comeliness
n. 清秀, 美丽, 合宜
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rascal
n.流氓;不诚实的人
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thereby
adv.因此,从而
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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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hauteur
n.傲慢
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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mortification
n.耻辱,屈辱
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gasp
n.喘息,气喘;v.喘息;气吁吁他说
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lame
adj.跛的,(辩解、论据等)无说服力的
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inclination
n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好
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promising
adj.有希望的,有前途的
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misty
adj.雾蒙蒙的,有雾的
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drooping
adj. 下垂的,无力的
动词droop的现在分词
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languor
n.无精力,倦怠
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misgiving
n.疑虑,担忧,害怕
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simplicity
n.简单,简易;朴素;直率,单纯
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repelled
v.击退( repel的过去式和过去分词 );使厌恶;排斥;推开
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fascination
n.令人着迷的事物,魅力,迷恋
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bustle
v.喧扰地忙乱,匆忙,奔忙;n.忙碌;喧闹
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luxuriousness
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extravagantly
adv.挥霍无度地
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picturesque
adj.美丽如画的,(语言)生动的,绘声绘色的
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collapsed
adj.倒塌的
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upwards
adv.向上,在更高处...以上
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irony
n.反语,冷嘲;具有讽刺意味的事,嘲弄
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piquant
adj.辛辣的,开胃的,令人兴奋的
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rumour
n.谣言,谣传,传闻
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contingency
n.意外事件,可能性
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linen
n.亚麻布,亚麻线,亚麻制品;adj.亚麻布制的,亚麻的
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ethics
n.伦理学;伦理观,道德标准
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savage
adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人
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epicure
n.行家,美食家
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recesses
n.壁凹( recess的名词复数 );(工作或业务活动的)中止或暂停期间;学校的课间休息;某物内部的凹形空间v.把某物放在墙壁的凹处( recess的第三人称单数 );将(墙)做成凹形,在(墙)上做壁龛;休息,休会,休庭
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sensuousness
n.知觉