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June 19th.--I had only got as far as the top of the stairs when the locking of Laura's door suggested to me the precaution of also locking my own door, and keeping the key safely about me while I was out of the room. My journal was already secured with other papers in the table drawer, but my writing materials were left out. These included a seal bearing the common device of two doves drinking out of the same cup, and some sheets of blotting-paper, which had the impression on them of the closing lines of my writing in these pages traced during the past night. Distorted by the suspicion which had now become a part of myself, even such trifles as these looked too dangerous to be trusted without a guard--even the locked table drawer seemed to be not sufficiently1 protected in my absence until the means of access to it had been carefully secured as well.
I found no appearance of any one having entered the room while I had been talking with Laura. My writing materials (which I had given the servant instructions never to meddle2 with) were scattered3 over the table much as usual. The only circumstance in connection with them that at all struck me was that the seal lay tidily in the tray with the pencils and the wax. It was not in my careless habits (I am sorry to say) to put it there, neither did I remember putting it there. But as I could not call to mind, on the other hand, where else I had thrown it down, and as I was also doubtful whether I might not for once have laid it mechanically in the right place, I abstained4 from adding to the perplexity with which the day's events had filled my mind by troubling it afresh about a trifle. I locked the door, put the key in my pocket, and went downstairs.
Madame Fosco was alone in the hall looking at the weather-glass.
"Still falling," she said. "I am afraid we must expect more rain."
Her face was composed again to its customary expression and its customary colour. But the hand with which she pointed5 to the dial of the weather-glass still trembled.
Could she have told her husband already that she had overheard Laura reviling6
收听单词发音
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sufficiently
adv.足够地,充分地
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meddle
v.干预,干涉,插手
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scattered
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的
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abstained
v.戒(尤指酒),戒除( abstain的过去式和过去分词 );弃权(不投票)
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pointed
adj.尖的,直截了当的
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reviling
v.辱骂,痛斥( revile的现在分词 )
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irresistible
adj.非常诱人的,无法拒绝的,无法抗拒的
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dread
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧
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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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derived
vi.起源;由来;衍生;导出v.得到( derive的过去式和过去分词 );(从…中)得到获得;源于;(从…中)提取
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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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legacy
n.遗产,遗赠;先人(或过去)留下的东西
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impelled
v.推动、推进或敦促某人做某事( impel的过去式和过去分词 )
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persuasion
n.劝说;说服;持有某种信仰的宗派
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unwilling
adj.不情愿的
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distress
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛
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distressed
痛苦的
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frankly
adv.坦白地,直率地;坦率地说
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entreat
v.恳求,恳请
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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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injustice
n.非正义,不公正,不公平,侵犯(别人的)权利
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inflicted
把…强加给,使承受,遭受( inflict的过去式和过去分词 )
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degradation
n.降级;低落;退化;陵削;降解;衰变
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vilest
adj.卑鄙的( vile的最高级 );可耻的;极坏的;非常讨厌的
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vile
adj.卑鄙的,可耻的,邪恶的;坏透的
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redeems
补偿( redeem的第三人称单数 ); 实践; 解救; 使…免受责难
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jealousy
n.妒忌,嫉妒,猜忌
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possessed
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的
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preservation
n.保护,维护,保存,保留,保持
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hesitation
n.犹豫,踌躇
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negotiation
n.谈判,协商
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imminent
adj.即将发生的,临近的,逼近的
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peril
n.(严重的)危险;危险的事物
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justify
vt.证明…正当(或有理),为…辩护
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proceedings
n.进程,过程,议程;诉讼(程序);公报
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entreating
恳求,乞求( entreat的现在分词 )
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inevitably
adv.不可避免地;必然发生地
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rustling
n. 瑟瑟声,沙沙声
adj. 发沙沙声的
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mischief
n.损害,伤害,危害;恶作剧,捣蛋,胡闹
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quill
n.羽毛管;v.给(织物或衣服)作皱褶
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inquiries
n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听
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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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ascertain
vt.发现,确定,查明,弄清
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ascertained
v.弄清,确定,查明( ascertain的过去式和过去分词 )
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doorway
n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径
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docility
n.容易教,易驾驶,驯服
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housekeeper
n.管理家务的主妇,女管家
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specially
adv.特定地;特殊地;明确地
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motives
n.动机,目的( motive的名词复数 )
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interval
n.间隔,间距;幕间休息,中场休息
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contrived
adj.不自然的,做作的;虚构的
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indirectly
adv.间接地,不直接了当地
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unreasonably
adv. 不合理地
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investigations
(正式的)调查( investigation的名词复数 ); 侦查; 科学研究; 学术研究
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persecution
n. 迫害,烦扰
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fervently
adv.热烈地,热情地,强烈地
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waggon
n.运货马车,运货车;敞篷车箱
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lumbering
n.采伐林木
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attentively
adv.聚精会神地;周到地;谛;凝神
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attentive
adj.注意的,专心的;关心(别人)的,殷勤的
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intervals
n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 );间隔时间;[数学]区间;(戏剧、电影或音乐会的)幕间休息
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thickets
n.灌木丛( thicket的名词复数 );丛状物
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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landlady
n.女房东,女地主
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bosom
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的
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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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thump
v.重击,砰然地响;n.重击,重击声
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wring
n.扭绞;v.拧,绞出,扭
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severely
adv.严格地;严厉地;非常恶劣地
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annoyance
n.恼怒,生气,烦恼
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deception
n.欺骗,欺诈;骗局,诡计
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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conceal
v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽
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furtive
adj.鬼鬼崇崇的,偷偷摸摸的
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persistently
ad.坚持地;固执地
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humility
n.谦逊,谦恭
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resolutely
adj.坚决地,果断地
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interfered
v.干预( interfere的过去式和过去分词 );调停;妨碍;干涉
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savagely
adv. 野蛮地,残酷地
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obstinate
adj.顽固的,倔强的,不易屈服的,较难治愈的
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deferred
adj.延期的,缓召的v.拖延,延缓,推迟( defer的过去式和过去分词 );服从某人的意愿,遵从
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reluctance
n.厌恶,讨厌,勉强,不情愿
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obstinately
ad.固执地,顽固地
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glided
v.滑动( glide的过去式和过去分词 );掠过;(鸟或飞机 ) 滑翔
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vehemence
n.热切;激烈;愤怒
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defiance
n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗
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oratorio
n.神剧,宗教剧,清唱剧
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oratorios
n.(以宗教为主题的)清唱剧,神剧( oratorio的名词复数 )
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immortal
adj.不朽的;永生的,不死的;神的
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sublime
adj.崇高的,伟大的;极度的,不顾后果的
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overture
n.前奏曲、序曲,提议,提案,初步交涉
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sublimely
高尚地,卓越地
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assent
v.批准,认可;n.批准,认可
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dissent
n./v.不同意,持异议
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rattled
慌乱的,恼火的
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bass
n.男低音(歌手);低音乐器;低音大提琴
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muse
n.缪斯(希腊神话中的女神),创作灵感
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exhale
v.呼气,散出,吐出,蒸发
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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undoubtedly
adv.确实地,无疑地
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insolent
adj.傲慢的,无理的