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It is but a glimpse of the world of fashion that we want on thissame miry afternoon. It is not so unlike the Court of Chancery butthat we may pass from the one scene to the other, as the crowflies. Both the world of fashion and the Court of Chancery arethings of precedent1 and usage: oversleeping Rip Van Winkles whohave played at strange games through a deal of thundery weather;sleeping beauties whom the knight2 will wake one day, when all thestopped spits in the kitchen shall begin to turn prodigiously3!
It is not a large world. Relatively4 even to this world of ours,which has its limits too (as your Highness shall find when you havemade the tour of it and are come to the brink5 of the void beyond),it is a very little speck6. There is much good in it; there aremany good and true people in it; it has its appointed place. Butthe evil of it is that it is a world wrapped up in too muchjeweller's cotton and fine wool, and cannot hear the rushing of thelarger worlds, and cannot see them as they circle round the sun.
It is a deadened world, and its growth is sometimes unhealthy forwant of air.
My Lady Dedlock has returned to her house in town for a few daysprevious to her departure for Paris, where her ladyship intends tostay some weeks, after which her movements are uncertain. Thefashionable intelligence says so for the comfort of the Parisians,and it knows all fashionable things. To know things otherwise wereto be unfashionable. My Lady Dedlock has been down at what shecalls, in familiar conversation, her "place" in Lincolnshire. Thewaters are out in Lincolnshire. An arch of the bridge in the parkhas been sapped and sopped7 away. The adjacent low-lying ground forhalf a mile in breadth is a stagnant8 river with melancholy
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precedent
n.先例,前例;惯例;adj.在前的,在先的
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knight
n.骑士,武士;爵士
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prodigiously
adv.异常地,惊人地,巨大地
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relatively
adv.比较...地,相对地
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brink
n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘,边沿
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speck
n.微粒,小污点,小斑点
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sopped
adj.湿透的,浸透的v.将(面包等)在液体中蘸或浸泡( sop的过去式和过去分词 );用海绵、布等吸起(液体等)
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stagnant
adj.不流动的,停滞的,不景气的
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melancholy
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的
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punctured
v.在(某物)上穿孔( puncture的过去式和过去分词 );刺穿(某物);削弱(某人的傲气、信心等);泄某人的气
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axe
n.斧子;v.用斧头砍,削减
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quagmires
n.沼泽地,泥潭( quagmire的名词复数 )
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tardy
adj.缓慢的,迟缓的
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ken
n.视野,知识领域
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twilight
n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期
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lodge
v.临时住宿,寄宿,寄存,容纳;n.传达室,小旅馆
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panes
窗玻璃( pane的名词复数 )
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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housekeeper
n.管理家务的主妇,女管家
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eke
v.勉强度日,节约使用
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shutters
百叶窗( shutter的名词复数 ); (照相机的)快门
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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omniscient
adj.无所不知的;博识的
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honourable
adj.可敬的;荣誉的,光荣的
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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worthy
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
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dispense
vt.分配,分发;配(药),发(药);实施
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insolent
adj.傲慢的,无理的
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exhausted
adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的
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placidity
n.平静,安静,温和
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fatigue
n.疲劳,劳累
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ruffled
adj. 有褶饰边的, 起皱的
动词ruffle的过去式和过去分词
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trophies
n.(为竞赛获胜者颁发的)奖品( trophy的名词复数 );奖杯;(尤指狩猎或战争中获得的)纪念品;(用于比赛或赛跑名称)奖
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ascend
vi.渐渐上升,升高;vt.攀登,登上
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rapture
n.狂喜;全神贯注;着迷;v.使狂喜
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heyday
n.全盛时期,青春期
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murky
adj.黑暗的,朦胧的;adv.阴暗地,混浊地;n.阴暗;昏暗
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solicitor
n.初级律师,事务律师
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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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dismal
adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的
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rusty
adj.生锈的;锈色的;荒废了的
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thrift
adj.节约,节俭;n.节俭,节约
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retired
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
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glades
n.林中空地( glade的名词复数 )
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peculiarity
n.独特性,特色;特殊的东西;怪癖
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converses
v.交谈,谈话( converse的第三人称单数 )
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eloquent
adj.雄辩的,口才流利的;明白显示出的
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prescription
n.处方,开药;指示,规定
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eminently
adv.突出地;显著地;不寻常地
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remarkable
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
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noted
adj.著名的,知名的
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revolving
adj.旋转的,轮转式的;循环的v.(使)旋转( revolve的现在分词 );细想
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follies
罪恶,时事讽刺剧; 愚蠢,蠢笨,愚蠢的行为、思想或做法( folly的名词复数 )
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dwarf
n.矮子,侏儒,矮小的动植物;vt.使…矮小
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chapel
n.小教堂,殡仪馆
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deferential
adj. 敬意的,恭敬的
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subservience
n.有利,有益;从属(地位),附属性;屈从,恭顺;媚态
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dealing
n.经商方法,待人态度
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gloss
n.光泽,光滑;虚饰;注释;vt.加光泽于;掩饰
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patronage
n.赞助,支援,援助;光顾,捧场
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chancellor
n.(英)大臣;法官;(德、奥)总理;大学校长
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dreariness
沉寂,可怕,凄凉
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fixed
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
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affidavits
n.宣誓书,(经陈述者宣誓在法律上可采作证据的)书面陈述( affidavit的名词复数 )
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proceedings
n.进程,过程,议程;诉讼(程序);公报
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talisman
n.避邪物,护身符
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liking
n.爱好;嗜好;喜欢
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bulwarks
n.堡垒( bulwark的名词复数 );保障;支柱;舷墙
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impulsively
adv.冲动地
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animation
n.活泼,兴奋,卡通片/动画片的制作
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dozes
n.打盹儿,打瞌睡( doze的名词复数 )v.打盹儿,打瞌睡( doze的第三人称单数 )
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murmurs
n.低沉、连续而不清的声音( murmur的名词复数 );低语声;怨言;嘀咕
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chamber
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所