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The landing at the top of the stairs in Audley Court was always dark; but it seemed darker than ever to Hyacinth while he fumbled1 for the door-latch, after he had heard Rose Muniment’s penetrating2 voice bid him come in. During that instant his ear caught the sound – if it could trust itself – of another voice, which prepared him, a little, for the spectacle that offered itself as soon as the door (his attempt to reach the handle, in his sudden agitation3, proving fruitless) was opened to him by Paul. His friend stood there, tall and hospitable4, saying something loud and jovial5, which he didn’t distinguish. His eyes had crossed the threshold in a flash, but his step faltered6 a moment, only to obey, however, the vigour7 of Muniment’s outstretched hand. Hyacinth’s glance had gone straight, and though with four persons in it Rosy8’s little apartment looked crowded, he saw no one but the object of his quick preconception – no one but the Princess Casamassima, seated beside the low sofa (the grand feature introduced during his absence from London) on which, arrayed in the famous pink dressing-gown, Miss Muniment now received her visitors. He wondered afterwards why he should have been so startled; for he had said, often enough, both to himself and to the Princess, that so far as she was concerned he was proof against astonishment9; it was so evident that, in her behaviour, the unexpected was the only thing to be looked for. In fact, now that he perceived she had made her way to Camberwell without his assistance, the feeling that took possession of him was a kind of embarrassment
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1 fumbled | |
(笨拙地)摸索或处理(某事物)( fumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 乱摸,笨拙地弄; 使落下 | |
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2 penetrating | |
adj.(声音)响亮的,尖锐的adj.(气味)刺激的adj.(思想)敏锐的,有洞察力的 | |
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3 agitation | |
n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动 | |
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adj.好客的;宽容的;有利的,适宜的 | |
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5 jovial | |
adj.快乐的,好交际的 | |
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6 faltered | |
(嗓音)颤抖( falter的过去式和过去分词 ); 支吾其词; 蹒跚; 摇晃 | |
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7 vigour | |
(=vigor)n.智力,体力,精力 | |
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8 rosy | |
adj.美好的,乐观的,玫瑰色的 | |
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9 astonishment | |
n.惊奇,惊异 | |
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10 embarrassment | |
n.尴尬;使人为难的人(事物);障碍;窘迫 | |
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11 inevitably | |
adv.不可避免地;必然发生地 | |
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12 aurora | |
n.极光 | |
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13 intimacy | |
n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行 | |
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14 scent | |
n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉 | |
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15 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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16 bonnet | |
n.无边女帽;童帽 | |
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17 mantle | |
n.斗篷,覆罩之物,罩子;v.罩住,覆盖,脸红 | |
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18 quaint | |
adj.古雅的,离奇有趣的,奇怪的 | |
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19 exquisitely | |
adv.精致地;强烈地;剧烈地;异常地 | |
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20 sentient | |
adj.有知觉的,知悉的;adv.有感觉能力地 | |
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21 organisation | |
n.组织,安排,团体,有机休 | |
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22 humble | |
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低 | |
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23 pious | |
adj.虔诚的;道貌岸然的 | |
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24 luxurious | |
adj.精美而昂贵的;豪华的 | |
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25 countenance | |
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
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26 chamber | |
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所 | |
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27 perfectly | |
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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28 friendliness | |
n.友谊,亲切,亲密 | |
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29 delightful | |
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的 | |
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30 enchanting | |
a.讨人喜欢的 | |
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31 complimentary | |
adj.赠送的,免费的,赞美的,恭维的 | |
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32 obliterate | |
v.擦去,涂抹,去掉...痕迹,消失,除去 | |
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33 irony | |
n.反语,冷嘲;具有讽刺意味的事,嘲弄 | |
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34 lurked | |
vi.潜伏,埋伏(lurk的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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35 boisterous | |
adj.喧闹的,欢闹的 | |
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36 adoration | |
n.爱慕,崇拜 | |
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37 wan | |
(wide area network)广域网 | |
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38 grimace | |
v.做鬼脸,面部歪扭 | |
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39 ecstasy | |
n.狂喜,心醉神怡,入迷 | |
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40 strands | |
n.(线、绳、金属线、毛发等的)股( strand的名词复数 );缕;海洋、湖或河的)岸;(观点、计划、故事等的)部份v.使滞留,使搁浅( strand的第三人称单数 ) | |
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41 gossamer | |
n.薄纱,游丝 | |
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42 bosom | |
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的 | |
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43 respiration | |
n.呼吸作用;一次呼吸;植物光合作用 | |
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44 apprehension | |
n.理解,领悟;逮捕,拘捕;忧虑 | |
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45 benignity | |
n.仁慈 | |
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46 illuminated | |
adj.被照明的;受启迪的 | |
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47 amplified | |
放大,扩大( amplify的过去式和过去分词 ); 增强; 详述 | |
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48 meretricious | |
adj.华而不实的,俗艳的 | |
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49 mere | |
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
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50 simplicity | |
n.简单,简易;朴素;直率,单纯 | |
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51 artistically | |
adv.艺术性地 | |
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52 scrupulous | |
adj.审慎的,小心翼翼的,完全的,纯粹的 | |
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53 mediation | |
n.调解 | |
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54 softened | |
(使)变软( soften的过去式和过去分词 ); 缓解打击; 缓和; 安慰 | |
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55 apparently | |
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 | |
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56 frankly | |
adv.坦白地,直率地;坦率地说 | |
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57 lustre | |
n.光亮,光泽;荣誉 | |
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58 imputed | |
v.把(错误等)归咎于( impute的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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59 emanating | |
v.从…处传出,传出( emanate的现在分词 );产生,表现,显示 | |
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60 repudiate | |
v.拒绝,拒付,拒绝履行 | |
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61 touching | |
adj.动人的,使人感伤的 | |
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62 inquiries | |
n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听 | |
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63 invalid | |
n.病人,伤残人;adj.有病的,伤残的;无效的 | |
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64 elimination | |
n.排除,消除,消灭 | |
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65 hovered | |
鸟( hover的过去式和过去分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫 | |
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66 sociably | |
adv.成群地 | |
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67 agitated | |
adj.被鼓动的,不安的 | |
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68 distinguished | |
adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的 | |
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69 worthy | |
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的 | |
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70 conscientiously | |
adv.凭良心地;认真地,负责尽职地;老老实实 | |
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71 attentively | |
adv.聚精会神地;周到地;谛;凝神 | |
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72 hilariously | |
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73 crumpled | |
adj. 弯扭的, 变皱的 动词crumple的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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74 ineffable | |
adj.无法表达的,不可言喻的 | |
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75 eloquent | |
adj.雄辩的,口才流利的;明白显示出的 | |
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76 irrelevantly | |
adv.不恰当地,不合适地;不相关地 | |
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77 kindly | |
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地 | |
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78 queried | |
v.质疑,对…表示疑问( query的过去式和过去分词 );询问 | |
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79 dispense | |
vt.分配,分发;配(药),发(药);实施 | |
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80 tapestry | |
n.挂毯,丰富多采的画面 | |
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81 bent | |
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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82 candid | |
adj.公正的,正直的;坦率的 | |
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83 denuded | |
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84 perversity | |
n.任性;刚愎自用 | |
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85 graceful | |
adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的 | |
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86 degradation | |
n.降级;低落;退化;陵削;降解;衰变 | |
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87 gaily | |
adv.欢乐地,高兴地 | |
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88 corrupted | |
(使)败坏( corrupt的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)腐化; 引起(计算机文件等的)错误; 破坏 | |
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89 apron | |
n.围裙;工作裙 | |
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90 ascetic | |
adj.禁欲的;严肃的 | |
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91 pretensions | |
自称( pretension的名词复数 ); 自命不凡; 要求; 权力 | |
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92 awfully | |
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93 determined | |
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94 medley | |
n.混合 | |
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95 justify | |
vt.证明…正当(或有理),为…辩护 | |
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96 stammered | |
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97 manly | |
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98 gallant | |
adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的 | |
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99 resentment | |
n.怨愤,忿恨 | |
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100 admonished | |
v.劝告( admonish的过去式和过去分词 );训诫;(温和地)责备;轻责 | |
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101 grandee | |
n.贵族;大公 | |
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102 sprawling | |
adj.蔓生的,不规则地伸展的v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的现在分词 );蔓延;杂乱无序地拓展;四肢伸展坐着(或躺着) | |
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103 chattering | |
n. (机器振动发出的)咔嗒声,(鸟等)鸣,啁啾 adj. 喋喋不休的,啾啾声的 动词chatter的现在分词形式 | |
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104 turbid | |
adj.混浊的,泥水的,浓的 | |
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105 twilight | |
n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期 | |
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106 heeding | |
v.听某人的劝告,听从( heed的现在分词 ) | |
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107 abruptness | |
n. 突然,唐突 | |
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108 transformation | |
n.变化;改造;转变 | |
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109 flaring | |
a.火焰摇曳的,过份艳丽的 | |
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110 joyously | |
ad.快乐地, 高兴地 | |
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