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I went from one room to the other, but to find only, at first, as on my previous circuit, a desert on which the sun had still not set. Mrs. Brissenden was nowhere, but the whole place waited as we had left it, with seats displaced and flowers dispetalled, a fan forgotten on a table, a book laid down upon a chair. It came over me as I looked about that if she had “squared” the household, so large an order, as they said, was a sign sufficient of what I was to have from her. I had quite rather it were her doing — not mine; but it showed with eloquence1 that she had after all judged some effort or other to be worth her while. Her renewed delay moreover added to my impatience2 of mind in respect to the nature of this effort by striking me as already part of it. What, I asked myself, could be so much worth her while as to have to be paid for by so much apparent reluctance3? But at last I saw her through a vista4 of open doors, and as I forthwith went to her — she took no step to meet me — I was doubtless impressed afresh with the “pull” that in social intercourse5 a woman always has. She was able to assume on the spot by mere6 attitude and air the appearance of having been ready and therefore inconvenienced. Oh, I saw soon enough that she was ready and that one of the forms of her readiness would be precisely7 to offer herself as having acted entirely8 to oblige me — to give me, as a sequel to what had already passed between us, the opportunity for which she had assured me I should thank her before I had done with her. Yet, as I felt sure, at the same time, that she had taken a line, I was curious as to how, in her interest, our situation could be worked. What it had originally left us with was her knowing I was wrong. I had promised her, on my honour, to be
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1 eloquence | |
n.雄辩;口才,修辞 | |
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5 intercourse | |
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6 mere | |
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7 precisely | |
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8 entirely | |
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10 gratitude | |
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11 descending | |
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12 preposterous | |
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13 affected | |
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14 literally | |
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15 worthy | |
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16 prodigious | |
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17 sufficiently | |
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18 plumed | |
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19 propriety | |
n.正当行为;正当;适当 | |
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20 intensities | |
n.强烈( intensity的名词复数 );(感情的)强烈程度;强度;烈度 | |
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21 triumphantly | |
ad.得意洋洋地;得胜地;成功地 | |
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22 gaping | |
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23 inevitable | |
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24 fully | |
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25 faculty | |
n.才能;学院,系;(学院或系的)全体教学人员 | |
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26 stimulated | |
a.刺激的 | |
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27 indifference | |
n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎 | |
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28 tune | |
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整 | |
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29 hush | |
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30 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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31 vividly | |
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32 rustling | |
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33 chambers | |
n.房间( chamber的名词复数 );(议会的)议院;卧室;会议厅 | |
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34 kindly | |
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35 irony | |
n.反语,冷嘲;具有讽刺意味的事,嘲弄 | |
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36 ironic | |
adj.讽刺的,有讽刺意味的,出乎意料的 | |
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37 inevitably | |
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38 gathering | |
n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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39 alluded | |
提及,暗指( allude的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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40 burrowed | |
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41 allusion | |
n.暗示,间接提示 | |
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42 perfectly | |
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43 rambled | |
(无目的地)漫游( ramble的过去式和过去分词 ); (喻)漫谈; 扯淡; 长篇大论 | |
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44 abounded | |
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45 stoutly | |
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46 evoked | |
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47 tragic | |
adj.悲剧的,悲剧性的,悲惨的 | |
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48 embodied | |
v.表现( embody的过去式和过去分词 );象征;包括;包含 | |
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49 amplitude | |
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50 arid | |
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51 Forsaken | |
adj. 被遗忘的, 被抛弃的 动词forsake的过去分词 | |
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52 sweeping | |
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53 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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54 swell | |
vi.膨胀,肿胀;增长,增强 | |
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55 relegating | |
v.使降级( relegate的现在分词 );使降职;转移;把…归类 | |
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56 sincerity | |
n.真诚,诚意;真实 | |
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57 immediate | |
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的 | |
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58 demonstration | |
n.表明,示范,论证,示威 | |
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59 vessel | |
n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管 | |
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60 brass | |
n.黄铜;黄铜器,铜管乐器 | |
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61 porcelain | |
n.瓷;adj.瓷的,瓷制的 | |
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62 banished | |
v.放逐,驱逐( banish的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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63 promptly | |
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64 bent | |
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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65 grievance | |
n.怨愤,气恼,委屈 | |
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66 admiration | |
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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67 battered | |
adj.磨损的;v.连续猛击;磨损 | |
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68 humble | |
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低 | |
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69 candidly | |
adv.坦率地,直率而诚恳地 | |
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70 alas | |
int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等) | |
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71 collateral | |
adj.平行的;旁系的;n.担保品 | |
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72 instinctively | |
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73 submission | |
n.服从,投降;温顺,谦虚;提出 | |
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74 motive | |
n.动机,目的;adv.发动的,运动的 | |
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75 antiquity | |
n.古老;高龄;古物,古迹 | |
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76 vow | |
n.誓(言),誓约;v.起誓,立誓 | |
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77 wry | |
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78 gaped | |
v.目瞪口呆地凝视( gape的过去式和过去分词 );张开,张大 | |
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79 emphatic | |
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80 purely | |
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81 concession | |
n.让步,妥协;特许(权) | |
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82 prelude | |
n.序言,前兆,序曲 | |
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83 marvels | |
n.奇迹( marvel的名词复数 );令人惊奇的事物(或事例);不平凡的成果;成就v.惊奇,对…感到惊奇( marvel的第三人称单数 ) | |
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84 rebuke | |
v.指责,非难,斥责 [反]praise | |
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85 logic | |
n.逻辑(学);逻辑性 | |
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86 momentary | |
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87 irritation | |
n.激怒,恼怒,生气 | |
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88 assenting | |
同意,赞成( assent的现在分词 ) | |
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89 assent | |
v.批准,认可;n.批准,认可 | |
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90 imminence | |
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91 justified | |
a.正当的,有理的 | |
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92 precipitating | |
adj.急落的,猛冲的v.(突如其来地)使发生( precipitate的现在分词 );促成;猛然摔下;使沉淀 | |
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93 amiable | |
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94 grandeur | |
n.伟大,崇高,宏伟,庄严,豪华 | |
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95 abasement | |
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96 gulp | |
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97 fatigue | |
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98 positively | |
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99 graceful | |
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100 Ford | |
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101 perplexed | |
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102 enjoyment | |
n.乐趣;享有;享用 | |
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103 insolence | |
n.傲慢;无礼;厚颜;傲慢的态度 | |
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104 susceptible | |
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105 determined | |
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106 divination | |
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107 resounded | |
v.(指声音等)回荡于某处( resound的过去式和过去分词 );产生回响;(指某处)回荡着声音 | |
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108 confirmation | |
n.证实,确认,批准 | |
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109 syllable | |
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110 juxtaposition | |
n.毗邻,并置,并列 | |
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111 solidified | |
(使)成为固体,(使)变硬,(使)变得坚固( solidify的过去式和过去分词 ); 使团结一致; 充实,巩固; 具体化 | |
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112 relish | |
n.滋味,享受,爱好,调味品;vt.加调味料,享受,品味;vi.有滋味 | |
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113 unduly | |
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114 infinitely | |
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115 luminous | |
adj.发光的,发亮的;光明的;明白易懂的;有启发的 | |
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116 gracefully | |
ad.大大方方地;优美地 | |
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117 prodigy | |
n.惊人的事物,奇迹,神童,天才,预兆 | |
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118 entente | |
n.协定;有协定关系的各国 | |
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119 delectable | |
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120 retrospect | |
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121 exquisite | |
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122 lucidity | |
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123 leakage | |
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124 steadily | |
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125 acting | |
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126 awfully | |
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127 innocence | |
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128 impute | |
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129 rejection | |
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130 retrace | |
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131 generosity | |
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132 discretion | |
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133 imprisoned | |
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134 heralds | |
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135 metaphor | |
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136 amazement | |
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137 frankly | |
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138 simplicity | |
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139 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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140 exhaled | |
v.呼出,发散出( exhale的过去式和过去分词 );吐出(肺中的空气、烟等),呼气 | |
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141 blandness | |
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142 penetration | |
n.穿透,穿人,渗透 | |
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