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I have a great deal of difficulty in beginning to write my portionof these pages, for I know I am not clever. I always knew that. Ican remember, when I was a very little girl indeed, I used to sayto my doll when we were alone together, "Now, Dolly, I am notclever, you know very well, and you must be patient with me, like adear!" And so she used to sit propped1 up in a great arm-chair,with her beautiful complexion2 and rosy3 lips, staring at me--or notso much at me, I think, as at nothing--while I busily stitched awayand told her every one of my secrets.
My dear old doll! I was such a shy little thing that I seldomdared to open my lips, and never dared to open my heart, to anybodyelse. It almost makes me cry to think what a relief it used to beto me when I came home from school of a day to run upstairs to myroom and say, "Oh, you dear faithful Dolly, I knew you would beexpecting me!" and then to sit down on the floor, leaning on theelbow of her great chair, and tell her all I had noticed since weparted. I had always rather a noticing way--not a quick way, oh,no!--a silent way of noticing what passed before me and thinking Ishould like to understand it better. I have not by any means aquick understanding. When I love a person very tenderly indeed, itseems to brighten. But even that may be my vanity.
I was brought up, from my earliest remembrance--like some of theprincesses in the fairy stories, only I was not charming--by mygodmother. At least, I only knew her as such. She was a good,good woman! She went to church three times every Sunday, and tomorning prayers on Wednesdays and Fridays, and to lectures wheneverthere were lectures; and never missed. She was handsome; and ifshe had ever smiled, would have been (I used to think) like anangel--but she never smiled. She was always grave and strict. Shewas so very good herself, I thought, that the badness of otherpeople made her frown all her life. I felt so different from her,even making every allowance for the differences between a child anda woman; I felt so poor, so trifling5, and so far off that I nevercould be unrestrained with her--no, could never even love her as Iwished. It made me very sorry to consider how good she was and howunworthy of her I was, and I used ardently6
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propped
支撑,支持,维持( prop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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rosy
adj.美好的,乐观的,玫瑰色的
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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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trifling
adj.微不足道的;没什么价值的
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ardently
adv.热心地,热烈地
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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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recollect
v.回忆,想起,记起,忆起,记得
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austere
adj.艰苦的;朴素的,朴实无华的;严峻的
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sobbing
<主方>Ⅰ adj.湿透的
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sob
n.空间轨道的轰炸机;呜咽,哭泣
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vehemence
n.热切;激烈;愤怒
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pointed
adj.尖的,直截了当的
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orphaned
[计][修]孤立
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orphan
n.孤儿;adj.无父母的
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submission
n.服从,投降;温顺,谦虚;提出
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diligent
adj.勤勉的,勤奋的
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solitary
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士
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bosom
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的
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ward
n.守卫,监护,病房,行政区,由监护人或法院保护的人(尤指儿童);vt.守护,躲开
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wards
区( ward的名词复数 ); 病房; 受监护的未成年者; 被人照顾或控制的状态
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confided
v.吐露(秘密,心事等)( confide的过去式和过去分词 );(向某人)吐露(隐私、秘密等)
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confide
v.向某人吐露秘密
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industrious
adj.勤劳的,刻苦的,奋发的
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contented
adj.满意的,安心的,知足的
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fervently
adv.热烈地,热情地,强烈地
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retired
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
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portfolio
n.公事包;文件夹;大臣及部长职位
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cravat
n.领巾,领结;v.使穿有领结的服装,使结领结
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bonnet
n.无边女帽;童帽
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saviour
n.拯救者,救星
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resolute
adj.坚决的,果敢的
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blessing
n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿
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entreated
恳求,乞求( entreat的过去式和过去分词 )
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distress
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛
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deception
n.欺骗,欺诈;骗局,诡计
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smoothly
adv.平滑地,顺利地,流利地,流畅地
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contingency
n.意外事件,可能性
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aggregate
adj.总计的,集合的;n.总数;v.合计;集合
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assented
同意,赞成( assent的过去式和过去分词 )
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renewal
adj.(契约)延期,续订,更新,复活,重来
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lamentable
adj.令人惋惜的,悔恨的
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lame
adj.跛的,(辩解、论据等)无说服力的
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avow
v.承认,公开宣称
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humane
adj.人道的,富有同情心的
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mellow
adj.柔和的;熟透的;v.变柔和;(使)成熟
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eminently
adv.突出地;显著地;不寻常地
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qualified
adj.合格的,有资格的,胜任的,有限制的
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providence
n.深谋远虑,天道,天意;远见;节约;上帝
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concurrence
n.同意;并发
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accomplishments
n.造诣;完成( accomplishment的名词复数 );技能;成绩;成就
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virtue
n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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destitute
adj.缺乏的;穷困的
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stagecoach
n.公共马车
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possessed
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的
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fixedly
adv.固定地;不屈地,坚定不移地
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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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furry
adj.毛皮的;似毛皮的;毛皮制的
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cuffs
n.袖口( cuff的名词复数 )v.掌打,拳打( cuff的第三人称单数 )
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straps
n.带子( strap的名词复数 );挎带;肩带;背带v.用皮带捆扎( strap的第三人称单数 );用皮带抽打;包扎;给…打绷带
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astonishment
n.惊奇,惊异
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gem
n.宝石,珠宝;受爱戴的人 [同]jewel
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milestone
n.里程碑;划时代的事件
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guardian
n.监护人;守卫者,保护者
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hesitation
n.犹豫,踌躇
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eloquent
adj.雄辩的,口才流利的;明白显示出的
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majestic
adj.雄伟的,壮丽的,庄严的,威严的,崇高的
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omen
n.征兆,预兆;vt.预示
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helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
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winsome
n.迷人的,漂亮的
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propriety
n.正当行为;正当;适当
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narrative
n.叙述,故事;adj.叙事的,故事体的
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humble
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低
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rapture
n.狂喜;全神贯注;着迷;v.使狂喜
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kindly
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地
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bonnets
n.童帽( bonnet的名词复数 );(烟囱等的)覆盖物;(苏格兰男子的)无边呢帽;(女子戴的)任何一种帽子
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jolt
v.(使)摇动,(使)震动,(使)颠簸
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conveyance
n.(不动产等的)转让,让与;转让证书;传送;运送;表达;(正)运输工具
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gateway
n.大门口,出入口,途径,方法
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cloisters
n.(学院、修道院、教堂等建筑的)走廊( cloister的名词复数 );回廊;修道院的生活;隐居v.隐退,使与世隔绝( cloister的第三人称单数 )
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chancellor
n.(英)大臣;法官;(德、奥)总理;大学校长
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flickering
adj.闪烁的,摇曳的,一闪一闪的
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guttering
n.用于建排水系统的材料;沟状切除术;开沟
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colonnade
n.柱廊
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delightful
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的
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orphans
孤儿( orphan的名词复数 )
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winked
v.使眼色( wink的过去式和过去分词 );递眼色(表示友好或高兴等);(指光)闪烁;闪亮
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conversed
v.交谈,谈话( converse的过去式 )
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wig
n.假发
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bustle
v.喧扰地忙乱,匆忙,奔忙;n.忙碌;喧闹
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bleak
adj.(天气)阴冷的;凄凉的;暗淡的
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dreary
adj.令人沮丧的,沉闷的,单调乏味的
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courteously
adv.有礼貌地,亲切地
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abashed
adj.窘迫的,尴尬的v.使羞愧,使局促,使窘迫( abash的过去式和过去分词 )
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judgment
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
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mincingly