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Chapter 52
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After a long time, the schoolmaster appeared at the wicket-gate of the churchyard, and hurried towards them, Tingling1 in his hand, as he came along, a bundle of rusty2 keys. He was quite breathless with pleasure and haste when he reached the porch, and at first could only point towards the old building which the child had been contemplating3 so earnestly.
‘You see those two old houses,’ he said at last.
‘Yes, surely,’ replied Nell. ‘I have been looking at them nearly all the time you have been away.’
‘And you would have looked at them more curiously4 yet, if you could have guessed what I have to tell you,’ said her friend. ‘One of those houses is mine.’
Without saying any more, or giving the child time to reply, the schoolmaster took her hand, and, his honest face quite radiant with exultation5, led her to the place of which he spoke6.
They stopped before its low arched door. After trying several of the keys in vain, the schoolmaster found one to fit the huge lock, which turned back, creaking, and admitted them into the house.
The room into which they entered was a vaulted8 chamber9 once nobly ornamented10 by cunning architects, and still retaining, in its beautiful groined roof and rich stone tracery, choice remnants of its ancient splendour. Foliage11 carved in the stone, and emulating12
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1 tingling | |
v.有刺痛感( tingle的现在分词 ) | |
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adj.生锈的;锈色的;荒废了的 | |
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深思,细想,仔细考虑( contemplate的现在分词 ); 注视,凝视; 考虑接受(发生某事的可能性); 深思熟虑,沉思,苦思冥想 | |
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adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地 | |
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n.狂喜,得意 | |
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6 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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7 akin | |
adj.同族的,类似的 | |
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8 vaulted | |
adj.拱状的 | |
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9 chamber | |
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所 | |
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adj.花式字体的v.装饰,点缀,美化( ornament的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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11 foliage | |
n.叶子,树叶,簇叶 | |
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12 emulating | |
v.与…竞争( emulate的现在分词 );努力赶上;计算机程序等仿真;模仿 | |
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n.壁炉炉床,壁炉地面 | |
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14 niche | |
n.壁龛;合适的职务(环境、位置等) | |
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15 carving | |
n.雕刻品,雕花 | |
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16 monkish | |
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17 ivy | |
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19 dwindled | |
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20 scattered | |
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21 contemplate | |
vt.盘算,计议;周密考虑;注视,凝视 | |
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22 eternity | |
n.不朽,来世;永恒,无穷 | |
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23 shudder | |
v.战粟,震动,剧烈地摇晃;n.战粟,抖动 | |
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24 falter | |
vi.(嗓音)颤抖,结巴地说;犹豫;蹒跚 | |
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25 gaily | |
adv.欢乐地,高兴地 | |
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26 tenement | |
n.公寓;房屋 | |
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27 rheumatism | |
n.风湿病 | |
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28 favourably | |
adv. 善意地,赞成地 =favorably | |
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29 acting | |
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的 | |
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30 propound | |
v.提出 | |
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31 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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32 retired | |
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的 | |
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33 prosper | |
v.成功,兴隆,昌盛;使成功,使昌隆,繁荣 | |
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34 sobbed | |
哭泣,啜泣( sob的过去式和过去分词 ); 哭诉,呜咽地说 | |
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35 tranquil | |
adj. 安静的, 宁静的, 稳定的, 不变的 | |
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36 spacious | |
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37 commodious | |
adj.宽敞的;使用方便的 | |
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38 dwellings | |
n.住处,处所( dwelling的名词复数 ) | |
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39 plying | |
v.使用(工具)( ply的现在分词 );经常供应(食物、饮料);固定往来;经营生意 | |
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40 tattered | |
adj.破旧的,衣衫破的 | |
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41 scraps | |
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42 drooping | |
adj. 下垂的,无力的 动词droop的现在分词 | |
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43 melancholy | |
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的 | |
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44 proffered | |
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45 forth | |
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46 gratitude | |
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47 aged | |
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48 flickering | |
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49 bosom | |
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的 | |
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50 frail | |
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51 perishable | |
adj.(尤指食物)易腐的,易坏的 | |
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52 glided | |
v.滑动( glide的过去式和过去分词 );掠过;(鸟或飞机 ) 滑翔 | |
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53 pensively | |
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54 casement | |
n.竖铰链窗;窗扉 | |
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55 rustled | |
v.发出沙沙的声音( rustle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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56 sleepers | |
n.卧铺(通常以复数形式出现);卧车( sleeper的名词复数 );轨枕;睡觉(呈某种状态)的人;小耳环 | |
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57 touching | |
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58 imprisoned | |
下狱,监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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59 momentary | |
adj.片刻的,瞬息的;短暂的 | |
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60 renewal | |
adj.(契约)延期,续订,更新,复活,重来 | |
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61 revival | |
n.复兴,复苏,(精力、活力等的)重振 | |
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62 subdued | |
adj. 屈服的,柔和的,减弱的 动词subdue的过去式和过去分词 | |
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63 retirement | |
n.退休,退职 | |
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64 kindly | |
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地 | |
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65 mouldering | |
v.腐朽( moulder的现在分词 );腐烂,崩塌 | |
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66 bounty | |
n.慷慨的赠予物,奖金;慷慨,大方;施与 | |
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67 mediator | |
n.调解人,中介人 | |
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68 rumour | |
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69 appellation | |
n.名称,称呼 | |
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70 latch | |
n.门闩,窗闩;弹簧锁 | |
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71 odds | |
n.让步,机率,可能性,比率;胜败优劣之别 | |
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72 laden | |
adj.装满了的;充满了的;负了重担的;苦恼的 | |
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73 promiscuous | |
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74 erecting | |
v.使直立,竖起( erect的现在分词 );建立 | |
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75 briskness | |
n.敏捷,活泼 | |
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76 urchins | |
n.顽童( urchin的名词复数 );淘气鬼;猬;海胆 | |
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77 contemplated | |
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78 approbation | |
n.称赞;认可 | |
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79 scrupulously | |
adv.一丝不苟地;小心翼翼地,多顾虑地 | |
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80 sundry | |
adj.各式各样的,种种的 | |
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81 confidential | |
adj.秘(机)密的,表示信任的,担任机密工作的 | |
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82 perfectly | |
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83 quarry | |
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84 rebuked | |
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85 edified | |
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86 beacon | |
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87 plunging | |
adj.跳进的,突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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88 wringing | |
淋湿的,湿透的 | |
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89 anonymously | |
ad.用匿名的方式 | |
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90 peculiar | |
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的 | |
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91 wholesome | |
adj.适合;卫生的;有益健康的;显示身心健康的 | |
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92 restriction | |
n.限制,约束 | |
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93 propensities | |
n.倾向,习性( propensity的名词复数 ) | |
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94 precept | |
n.戒律;格言 | |
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95 thoroughly | |
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地 | |
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96 miserable | |
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 | |
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97 disposition | |
n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署 | |
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98 joyous | |
adj.充满快乐的;令人高兴的 | |
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