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The Inevitable1 Movement Onward2
The story of the deaths of Eustacia and Wildeve was told throughout Egdon, and far beyond, for many weeks and months. All the known incidents of their love were enlarged, distorted, touched up, and modified, till the original reality bore but a slight resemblance to the counterfeit3 presentation by surrounding tongues. Yet, upon the whole, neither the man nor the woman lost dignity by sudden death. Misfortune had struck them gracefully5, cutting off their erratic6 histories with a catastrophic dash, instead of, as with many, attenuating7 each life to an uninteresting meagreness, through long years of wrinkles, neglect, and decay.
On those most nearly concerned the effect was somewhat different. Strangers who had heard of many such cases now merely heard of one more; but immediately where a blow falls no previous imaginings amount to appreciable8 preparation for it. The very suddenness of her bereavement9 dulled, to some extent, Thomasin's feelings; yet irrationally10 enough, a consciousness that the husband she had lost ought to have been a better man did not lessen11 her mourning at all. On the contrary, this fact seemed at first to set off the dead husband in his young wife's eyes, and to be the necessary cloud to the rainbow.
But the horrors of the unknown had passed. Vague misgivings12 about her future as a
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inevitable
adj.不可避免的,必然发生的
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onward
adj.向前的,前进的;adv.向前,前进,在先
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counterfeit
vt.伪造,仿造;adj.伪造的,假冒的
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tune
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整
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gracefully
ad.大大方方地;优美地
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erratic
adj.古怪的,反复无常的,不稳定的
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attenuating
v.(使)变细( attenuate的现在分词 );(使)变薄;(使)变小;减弱
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appreciable
adj.明显的,可见的,可估量的,可觉察的
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bereavement
n.亲人丧亡,丧失亲人,丧亲之痛
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irrationally
ad.不理性地
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lessen
vt.减少,减轻;缩小
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misgivings
n.疑虑,担忧,害怕;疑虑,担心,恐惧( misgiving的名词复数 );疑惧
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deserted
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的
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conjecture
n./v.推测,猜测
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humility
n.谦逊,谦恭
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defiance
n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗
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serenity
n.宁静,沉着,晴朗
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soothed
v.安慰( soothe的过去式和过去分词 );抚慰;使舒服;减轻痛苦
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residue
n.残余,剩余,残渣
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frigate
n.护航舰,大型驱逐舰
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necessitating
使…成为必要,需要( necessitate的现在分词 )
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brass
n.黄铜;黄铜器,铜管乐器
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tenant
n.承租人;房客;佃户;v.租借,租用
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alteration
n.变更,改变;蚀变
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dilemma
n.困境,进退两难的局面
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sarcastically
adv.挖苦地,讽刺地
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dominant
adj.支配的,统治的;占优势的;显性的;n.主因,要素,主要的人(或物);显性基因
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solace
n.安慰;v.使快乐;vt.安慰(物),缓和
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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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swelled
增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 ); 肿胀; (使)凸出; 充满(激情)
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barbarians
n.野蛮人( barbarian的名词复数 );外国人;粗野的人;无教养的人
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tracts
大片土地( tract的名词复数 ); 地带; (体内的)道; (尤指宣扬宗教、伦理或政治的)短文
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relics
[pl.]n.遗物,遗迹,遗产;遗体,尸骸
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immortality
n.不死,不朽
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robins
n.知更鸟,鸫( robin的名词复数 );(签名者不分先后,以避免受责的)圆形签名抗议书(或请愿书)
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conjured
用魔术变出( conjure的过去式和过去分词 ); 祈求,恳求; 变戏法; (变魔术般地) 使…出现
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crunching
v.嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼( crunch的现在分词 );嘎吱作响;(快速大量地)处理信息;数字捣弄
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betokened
v.预示,表示( betoken的过去式和过去分词 )
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utterances
n.发声( utterance的名词复数 );说话方式;语调;言论
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bustling
adj.喧闹的
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astonishment
n.惊奇,惊异
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hues
色彩( hue的名词复数 ); 色调; 信仰; 观点
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Christian
adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒
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countenance
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
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formerly
adv.从前,以前
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dread
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧
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reminders
n.令人回忆起…的东西( reminder的名词复数 );提醒…的东西;(告知该做某事的)通知单;提示信
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dealing
n.经商方法,待人态度
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bide
v.忍耐;等候;住
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margin
n.页边空白;差额;余地,余裕;边,边缘
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wilderness
n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等,荒漠
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diaphanous
adj.(布)精致的,半透明的
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amber
n.琥珀;琥珀色;adj.琥珀制的
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dwelling
n.住宅,住所,寓所
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recessed
v.把某物放在墙壁的凹处( recess的过去式和过去分词 );将(墙)做成凹形,在(墙)上做壁龛;休息,休会,休庭
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radius
n.半径,半径范围;有效航程,范围,界限
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downwards
adj./adv.向下的(地),下行的(地)
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vitality
n.活力,生命力,效力
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symbolic
adj.象征性的,符号的,象征主义的
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homage
n.尊敬,敬意,崇敬
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frantic
adj.狂乱的,错乱的,激昂的
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rites
仪式,典礼( rite的名词复数 )
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doctrine
n.教义;主义;学说
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casement
n.竖铰链窗;窗扉
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adorned
[计]被修饰的
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taint
n.污点;感染;腐坏;v.使感染;污染
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fragrance
n.芬芳,香味,香气
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spire
n.(教堂)尖顶,尖塔,高点
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hoops
n.箍( hoop的名词复数 );(篮球)篮圈;(旧时儿童玩的)大环子;(两端埋在地里的)小铁弓
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bluebells
n.圆叶风铃草( bluebell的名词复数 )
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revel
vi.狂欢作乐,陶醉;n.作乐,狂欢
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gaily
adv.欢乐地,高兴地
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specially
adv.特定地;特殊地;明确地
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peculiar
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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distressed
痛苦的
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complexity
n.复杂(性),复杂的事物
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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enjoyment
n.乐趣;享有;享用
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boisterous
adj.喧闹的,欢闹的
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premises
n.建筑物,房屋
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acting
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的
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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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maidens
处女( maiden的名词复数 ); 少女; 未婚女子; (板球运动)未得分的一轮投球
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pointed
adj.尖的,直截了当的
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considerably
adv.极大地;相当大地;在很大程度上
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retired
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
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upwards
adv.向上,在更高处...以上
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zigzags
n.锯齿形的线条、小径等( zigzag的名词复数 )v.弯弯曲曲地走路,曲折地前进( zigzag的第三人称单数 )
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ascended
v.上升,攀登( ascend的过去式和过去分词 )