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Sights and Sounds Draw the Wanderers Together
Having seen Eustacia's signal from the hill at eight o'clock, Wildeve immediately prepared to assist her in her flight, and, as he hoped, accompany her. He was somewhat perturbed1, and his manner of informing Thomasin that he was going on a journey was in itself sufficient to rouse her suspicions. When she had gone to bed he collected the few articles he would require, and went upstairs to the money-chest, whence he took a tolerably bountiful sum in notes, which had been advanced to him on the property he was so soon to have in possession, to defray expenses incidental to the removal.
He then went to the stable and coach-house to assure himself that the horse, gig, and harness were in a fit condition for a long drive. Nearly half an hour was spent thus, and on returning to the house Wildeve had no thought of Thomasin being anywhere but in bed. He had told the stable lad not to stay up, leading the boy to understand that his departure would be at three or four in the morning; for this, though an exceptional hour, was less strange than midnight, the time actually agreed on, the packet from Budmouth sailing between one and two.
At last all was quiet, and he had nothing to do but to wait. By no effort could he shake off the oppression of spirits which he had experienced ever since his last meeting with Eustacia, but he hoped there was that in his situation which money could cure. He had persuaded himself that to act not ungenerously towards his gentle wife by settling on her the half of his property, and with chivalrous3 devotion towards another and greater woman by sharing her fate, was possible. And though he meant to adhere to Eustacia's instructions to the letter, to deposit her where she wished and to leave her, should that be her will, the spell that she had cast over him intensified4, and his heart was beating fast in the anticipated futility5 of such commands in the face of a mutual6 wish that they should throw in their lot together.
He would not allow himself to dwell long upon these conjectures7,
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perturbed
adj.烦燥不安的v.使(某人)烦恼,不安( perturb的过去式和过去分词 )
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din
n.喧闹声,嘈杂声
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chivalrous
adj.武士精神的;对女人彬彬有礼的
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intensified
v.(使)增强, (使)加剧( intensify的过去式和过去分词 )
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futility
n.无用
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mutual
adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的
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conjectures
推测,猜想( conjecture的名词复数 )
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maxims
n.格言,座右铭( maxim的名词复数 )
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gravel
n.砂跞;砂砾层;结石
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scudded
v.(尤指船、舰或云彩)笔直、高速而平稳地移动( scud的过去式和过去分词 )
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plunge
v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲
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plunged
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降
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weir
n.堰堤,拦河坝
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mead
n.蜂蜜酒
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circuitous
adj.迂回的路的,迂曲的,绕行的
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glistening
adj.闪耀的,反光的v.湿物闪耀,闪亮( glisten的现在分词 )
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banished
v.放逐,驱逐( banish的过去式和过去分词 )
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inquiry
n.打听,询问,调查,查问
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hesitation
n.犹豫,踌躇
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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traitor
n.叛徒,卖国贼
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masonry
n.砖土建筑;砖石
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precipitate
adj.突如其来的;vt.使突然发生;n.沉淀物
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velocity
n.速度,速率
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plank
n.板条,木板,政策要点,政纲条目
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behold
v.看,注视,看到
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agitated
adj.被鼓动的,不安的
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gashed
v.划伤,割破( gash的过去式和过去分词 )
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puckered
v.(使某物)起褶子或皱纹( pucker的过去式和过去分词 )
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agonized
v.使(极度)痛苦,折磨( agonize的过去式和过去分词 );苦斗;苦苦思索;感到极度痛苦
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waded
(从水、泥等)蹚,走过,跋( wade的过去式和过去分词 )
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upwards
adv.向上,在更高处...以上
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toiling
长时间或辛苦地工作( toil的现在分词 ); 艰难缓慢地移动,跋涉
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encumbered
v.妨碍,阻碍,拖累( encumber的过去式和过去分词 )
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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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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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suspense
n.(对可能发生的事)紧张感,担心,挂虑
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brink
n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘,边沿
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withdrawn
vt.收回;使退出;vi.撤退,退出
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steered
v.驾驶( steer的过去式和过去分词 );操纵;控制;引导
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ascending
adj.上升的,向上的
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descending
n. 下行
adj. 下降的
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clots
n.凝块( clot的名词复数 );血块;蠢人;傻瓜v.凝固( clot的第三人称单数 )
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foam
v./n.泡沫,起泡沫
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distinguished
adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的
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bonnet
n.无边女帽;童帽
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pebbles
[复数]鹅卵石; 沙砾; 卵石,小圆石( pebble的名词复数 )
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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halfway
adj.中途的,不彻底的,部分的;adv.半路地,在中途,在半途
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impeded
阻碍,妨碍,阻止( impede的过去式和过去分词 )
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stupor
v.昏迷;不省人事
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frantic
adj.狂乱的,错乱的,激昂的
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applied
adj.应用的;v.应用,适用
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nostrils
鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 )
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stimulating
adj.有启发性的,能激发人思考的
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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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catastrophe
n.大灾难,大祸
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ordeal
n.苦难经历,(尤指对品格、耐力的)严峻考验
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horrified
a.(表现出)恐惧的
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saturated
a.饱和的,充满的
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turmoil
n.骚乱,混乱,动乱
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hearth
n.壁炉炉床,壁炉地面
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bustling
adj.喧闹的
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ascended
v.上升,攀登( ascend的过去式和过去分词 )
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corpses
n.死尸,尸体( corpse的名词复数 )
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jaws
n.口部;嘴
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raffle
n.废物,垃圾,抽奖售卖;v.以抽彩出售
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ruminated
v.沉思( ruminate的过去式和过去分词 );反复考虑;反刍;倒嚼
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descended
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的
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engrossed
adj.全神贯注的
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twine
v.搓,织,编饰;(使)缠绕
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previously
adv.以前,先前(地)
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strings
n.弦
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retired
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
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niche
n.壁龛;合适的职务(环境、位置等)
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backwards
adv.往回地,向原处,倒,相反,前后倒置地
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draught
n.拉,牵引,拖;一网(饮,吸,阵);顿服药量,通风;v.起草,设计
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trotting
小跑,急走( trot的现在分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走
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utterance
n.用言语表达,话语,言语
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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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pallid
adj.苍白的,呆板的
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spectral
adj.幽灵的,鬼魂的
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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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assented
同意,赞成( assent的过去式和过去分词 )
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complexion
n.肤色;情况,局面;气质,性格
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rigidity
adj.钢性,坚硬
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momentary
adj.片刻的,瞬息的;短暂的
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dweller
n.居住者,住客
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artistically
adv.艺术性地
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recess
n.短期休息,壁凹(墙上装架子,柜子等凹处)
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repose
v.(使)休息;n.安息
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luminous
adj.发光的,发亮的;光明的;明白易懂的;有启发的
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syllables
n.音节( syllable的名词复数 )
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chamber
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所
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begot
v.为…之生父( beget的过去式 );产生,引起
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misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦