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“Well, you’ll have to guess my name before I’ll tell you,” the girl said, with a free laugh, pushing her way into the narrow hall and leaning against the tattered1 wall-paper, which, representing blocks of marble with bevelled edges, in streaks2 and speckles of black and gray, had not been renewed for years and came back to her out of the past. As Miss Pynsent closed the door, seeing her visitor was so resolute3, the light filtered in from the street, through the narrow, dusty glass above it, and then the very smell and sense of the place returned to Millicent; a kind of musty dimness, with the vision of a small, steep staircase at the end, covered with a strip of oilcloth which she recognised, and made a little less dark by a window in the bend (you could see it from the hall), from which you could almost bump your head against the house behind. Nothing was changed except Miss Pynsent, and of course the girl herself. She had noticed, outside, that the sign between the windows had not even been touched up; there was still the same preposterous4 announcement of ‘fashionable bonnets’ – as if the poor little dressmaker had the slightest acquaintance with that style of head-dress, of which Miss Henning’s own knowledge was now so complete. She could see Miss Pynsent was looking at her hat, which was a wonderful composition of flowers and ribbons; her eyes had travelled up and down Millicent’s whole person, but they rested in fascination5 upon this ornament6. The girl had forgotten how small the dressmaker was; she barely came up to her shoulder. She had lost her hair, and wore a cap, which Millicent noticed in return, wondering if that were a specimen7 of what she thought the fashion. Miss Pynsent stared up at her as if she had been six feet high; but she was used to that sort of surprised admiration8
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n.(与周围有所不同的)条纹( streak的名词复数 );(通常指不好的)特征(倾向);(不断经历成功或失败的)一段时期v.快速移动( streak的第三人称单数 );使布满条纹 | |
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4 preposterous | |
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5 fascination | |
n.令人着迷的事物,魅力,迷恋 | |
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6 ornament | |
v.装饰,美化;n.装饰,装饰物 | |
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8 admiration | |
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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9 perfectly | |
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10 den | |
n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室 | |
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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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迷宫( labyrinth的名词复数 ); (文字,建筑)错综复杂的 | |
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14 everlasting | |
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15 shroud | |
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17 surmounted | |
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18 illustrated | |
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19 glazed | |
adj.光滑的,像玻璃的;上过釉的;呆滞无神的v.装玻璃( glaze的过去式);上釉于,上光;(目光)变得呆滞无神 | |
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20 acting | |
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21 implements | |
n.工具( implement的名词复数 );家具;手段;[法律]履行(契约等)v.实现( implement的第三人称单数 );执行;贯彻;使生效 | |
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22 crumpled | |
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23 bristled | |
adj. 直立的,多刺毛的 动词bristle的过去式和过去分词 | |
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24 rustling | |
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25 fabrics | |
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26 luxurious | |
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27 metropolis | |
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28 protrusive | |
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29 majestic | |
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30 justified | |
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31 horrid | |
adj.可怕的;令人惊恐的;恐怖的;极讨厌的 | |
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32 judgments | |
判断( judgment的名词复数 ); 鉴定; 评价; 审判 | |
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33 judgment | |
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见 | |
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34 appreciation | |
n.评价;欣赏;感谢;领会,理解;价格上涨 | |
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35 insufficiently | |
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36 bracelets | |
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37 graceful | |
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38 distinguished | |
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39 deserted | |
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40 hustling | |
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41 drawn | |
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42 dingy | |
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43 brutality | |
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44 impudence | |
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45 glorified | |
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46 wilderness | |
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47 civilisation | |
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48 muse | |
n.缪斯(希腊神话中的女神),创作灵感 | |
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49 restrictions | |
约束( restriction的名词复数 ); 管制; 制约因素; 带限制性的条件(或规则) | |
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51 hideous | |
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52 dismal | |
adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的 | |
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53 exasperating | |
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54 reminder | |
n.提醒物,纪念品;暗示,提示 | |
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55 honourable | |
adj.可敬的;荣誉的,光荣的 | |
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56 esteemed | |
adj.受人尊敬的v.尊敬( esteem的过去式和过去分词 );敬重;认为;以为 | |
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57 scantiest | |
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58 broils | |
v.(用火)烤(焙、炙等)( broil的第三人称单数 );使卷入争吵;使混乱;被烤(或炙) | |
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59 vicissitudes | |
n.变迁,世事变化;变迁兴衰( vicissitude的名词复数 );盛衰兴废 | |
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60 humble | |
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低 | |
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61 harmonious | |
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62 virtue | |
n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力 | |
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63 gutter | |
n.沟,街沟,水槽,檐槽,贫民窟 | |
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64 propensities | |
n.倾向,习性( propensity的名词复数 ) | |
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65 exclamation | |
n.感叹号,惊呼,惊叹词 | |
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66 elicit | |
v.引出,抽出,引起 | |
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67 mattress | |
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68 flannel | |
n.法兰绒;法兰绒衣服 | |
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69 doorways | |
n.门口,门道( doorway的名词复数 ) | |
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70 seizure | |
n.没收;占有;抵押 | |
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71 chattels | |
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72 insolvent | |
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73 jeering | |
adj.嘲弄的,揶揄的v.嘲笑( jeer的现在分词 ) | |
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74 cynical | |
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75 intimacy | |
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76 orphan | |
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77 precocious | |
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78 shipwreck | |
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79 engulfed | |
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80 fathomless | |
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81 accomplished | |
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82 specious | |
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83 vice | |
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84 inveigle | |
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85 corrupt | |
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86 impute | |
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87 motive | |
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88 ramble | |
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89 ravening | |
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90 irrelevantly | |
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91 deigning | |
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92 attachment | |
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93 pretext | |
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94 tenants | |
n.房客( tenant的名词复数 );佃户;占用者;占有者 | |
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95 banished | |
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96 compassion | |
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97 niggardly | |
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98 stimulate | |
vt.刺激,使兴奋;激励,使…振奋 | |
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99 mantles | |
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100 Oxford | |
n.牛津(英国城市) | |
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101 interval | |
n.间隔,间距;幕间休息,中场休息 | |
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102 apprenticeship | |
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103 irritation | |
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104 reprehension | |
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105 pane | |
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106 allusion | |
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107 embarrassment | |
n.尴尬;使人为难的人(事物);障碍;窘迫 | |
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108 exasperate | |
v.激怒,使(疾病)加剧,使恶化 | |
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109 consolation | |
n.安慰,慰问 | |
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110 applied | |
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111 tarnished | |
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112 specimens | |
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113 vividly | |
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114 delusion | |
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115 extravagant | |
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116 reassured | |
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117 bower | |
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118 hesitations | |
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119 throbbed | |
抽痛( throb的过去式和过去分词 ); (心脏、脉搏等)跳动 | |
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120 incurable | |
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121 stigma | |
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122 exquisitely | |
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123 condemned | |
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124 ordeal | |
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125 aberration | |
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126 artistic | |
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127 lodgings | |
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128 plumber | |
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129 patronage | |
n.赞助,支援,援助;光顾,捧场 | |
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130 disseminated | |
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131 gores | |
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132 convalescence | |
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133 ebbed | |
(指潮水)退( ebb的过去式和过去分词 ); 落; 减少; 衰落 | |
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134 apparently | |
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135 gutters | |
(路边)排水沟( gutter的名词复数 ); 阴沟; (屋顶的)天沟; 贫贱的境地 | |
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136 flaunt | |
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137 glossy | |
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138 cylinder | |
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139 forth | |
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140 amazement | |
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141 morsel | |
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142 engraved | |
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143 monstrous | |
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144 emblem | |
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145 peal | |
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146 nettled | |
v.拿荨麻打,拿荨麻刺(nettle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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