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The bachelor, among his various occupations, found in the old church a constant source of interest and amusement. Taking that pride in it which men conceive for the wonders of their own little world, he had made its history his study; and many a summer day within its walls, and many a winter’s night beside the parsonage fire, had found the bachelor still poring over, and adding to, his goodly store of tale and legend.
As he was not one of those rough spirits who would strip fair Truth of every little shadowy vestment in which time and teeming1 fancies love to array her — and some of which become her pleasantly enough, serving, like the waters of her well, to add new graces to the charms they half conceal2 and half suggest, and to awaken3 interest and pursuit rather than languor4 and indifference5 — as, unlike this stern and obdurate6 class, he loved to see the goddess crowned with those garlands of wild flowers which tradition wreathes for her gentle wearing, and which are often freshest in their homeliest shapes — he trod with a light step and bore with a light hand upon the dust of centuries, unwilling7 to demolish8 any of the airy shrines9 that had been raised above it, if any good feeling or affection of the human heart were hiding thereabouts. Thus, in the case of an ancient coffin10 of rough stone, supposed, for many generations, to contain the bones of a certain baron11, who, after
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teeming
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shrines
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圣地,圣坛,神圣场所( shrine的名词复数 ) | |
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coffin
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penitent
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repenting
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对(自己的所为)感到懊悔或忏悔( repent的现在分词 ) | |
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vault
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drawn
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remains
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n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹 | |
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thither
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miser
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n.守财奴,吝啬鬼 (adj.miserly) | |
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peal
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n.钟声;v.鸣响 | |
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brass
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n.黄铜;黄铜器,铜管乐器 | |
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consecrated
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virtue
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monks
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exhaling
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v.呼出,发散出( exhale的现在分词 );吐出(肺中的空气、烟等),呼气 | |
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beads
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glide
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warriors
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武士,勇士,战士( warrior的名词复数 ) | |
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scraps
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armour
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(=armor)n.盔甲;装甲部队 | |
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wielded
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手持着使用(武器、工具等)( wield的过去式和过去分词 ); 具有; 运用(权力); 施加(影响) | |
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mace
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swell
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vi.膨胀,肿胀;增长,增强 | |
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standing
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converse
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vi.谈话,谈天,闲聊;adv.相反的,相反 | |
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heartiest
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亲切的( hearty的最高级 ); 热诚的; 健壮的; 精神饱满的 | |
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crutch
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n.T字形拐杖;支持,依靠,精神支柱 | |
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compassionate
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irritable
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adj.急躁的;过敏的;易怒的 | |
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cleansing
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n. 净化(垃圾) adj. 清洁用的 动词cleanse的现在分词 | |
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slate
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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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petulantly
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infinitely
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robust
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adj.强壮的,强健的,粗野的,需要体力的,浓的 | |
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spoke
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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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shrubs
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灌木( shrub的名词复数 ) | |
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kindly
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adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地 | |
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ordains
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droop
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v.低垂,下垂;凋萎,萎靡 | |
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wither
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intervals
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melancholy
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withering
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使人畏缩的,使人害羞的,使人难堪的 | |
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crave
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pointed
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mutual
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chilly
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shovel
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chuckle
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withered
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v.(小孩般)天真无邪地说话( prattle的现在分词 );发出连续而无意义的声音;闲扯;东拉西扯 | |
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redeeming
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补偿的,弥补的 | |
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miseries
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nettles
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scattered
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