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The exposed situation of the churchyard had obliged me to be cautious in choosing the position that I was to occupy.
The main entrance to the church was on the side next to the burial-ground, and the door was screened by a porch walled in on either side. After some little hesitation1, caused by natural reluctance2 to conceal3 myself, indispensable as that concealment4 was to the object in view, I had resolved on entering the porch. A loophole window was pierced in each of its side walls. Through one of these windows I could see Mrs. Fairlie's grave. The other looked towards the stone quarry5 in which the sexton's cottage was built. Before me, fronting the porch entrance, was a patch of bare burial-ground, a line of low stone wall, and a strip of lonely brown hill, with the sunset clouds sailing heavily over it before the strong, steady wind. No living creature was visible or audible--no bird flew by me, no dog barked from the sexton's cottage. The pauses in the dull beating of the surf were filled up by the dreary6 rustling7 of the dwarf8 trees near the grave, and the cold faint bubble of the brook9 over its stony10 bed. A dreary scene and a dreary hour. My spirits sank fast as I counted out the minutes of the evening in my hiding-place under the church porch.
It was not twilight11 yet--the light of the setting sun still lingered in the heavens, and little more than the first half-hour of my
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hesitation
n.犹豫,踌躇
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reluctance
n.厌恶,讨厌,勉强,不情愿
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conceal
v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽
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concealment
n.隐藏, 掩盖,隐瞒
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quarry
n.采石场;v.采石;费力地找
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dreary
adj.令人沮丧的,沉闷的,单调乏味的
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rustling
n. 瑟瑟声,沙沙声
adj. 发沙沙声的
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dwarf
n.矮子,侏儒,矮小的动植物;vt.使…矮小
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brook
n.小河,溪;v.忍受,容让
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stony
adj.石头的,多石头的,冷酷的,无情的
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twilight
n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期
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solitary
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士
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fret
v.(使)烦恼;(使)焦急;(使)腐蚀,(使)磨损
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bonnet
n.无边女帽;童帽
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hood
n.头巾,兜帽,覆盖;v.罩上,以头巾覆盖
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drawn
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
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noted
adj.著名的,知名的
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wan
(wide area network)广域网
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retracing
v.折回( retrace的现在分词 );回忆;回顾;追溯
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rugged
adj.高低不平的,粗糙的,粗壮的,强健的
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WHIMS
虚妄,禅病
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prospect
n.前景,前途;景色,视野
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linen
n.亚麻布,亚麻线,亚麻制品;adj.亚麻布制的,亚麻的
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winding
n.绕,缠,绕组,线圈
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inscription
n.(尤指石块上的)刻印文字,铭文,碑文
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cleansing
n. 净化(垃圾)
adj. 清洁用的
动词cleanse的现在分词
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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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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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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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ominously
adv.恶兆地,不吉利地;预示地
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likeness
n.相像,相似(之处)
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countenance
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
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uncertainty
n.易变,靠不住,不确知,不确定的事物
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complexion
n.肤色;情况,局面;气质,性格
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transparent
adj.明显的,无疑的;透明的
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profaning
v.不敬( profane的现在分词 );亵渎,玷污
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shuddered
v.战栗( shudder的过去式和过去分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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petrified
adj.惊呆的;目瞪口呆的v.使吓呆,使惊呆;变僵硬;使石化(petrify的过去式和过去分词)
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utterance
n.用言语表达,话语,言语
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tempted
v.怂恿(某人)干不正当的事;冒…的险(tempt的过去分词)
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lasting
adj.永久的,永恒的;vbl.持续,维持
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touching
adj.动人的,使人感伤的
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sentient
adj.有知觉的,知悉的;adv.有感觉能力地
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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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rigidly
adv.刻板地,僵化地
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asylum
n.避难所,庇护所,避难
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agitation
n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动
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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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inquiry
n.打听,询问,调查,查问
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prospered
成功,兴旺( prosper的过去式和过去分词 )
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nay
adv.不;n.反对票,投反对票者
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motive
n.动机,目的;adv.发动的,运动的
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anonymous
adj.无名的;匿名的;无特色的
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hindrances
阻碍者( hindrance的名词复数 ); 障碍物; 受到妨碍的状态
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investigation
n.调查,调查研究
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virtue
n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力
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testimony
n.证词;见证,证明
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pointed
adj.尖的,直截了当的
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innocence
n.无罪;天真;无害
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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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situated
adj.坐落在...的,处于某种境地的
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junction
n.连接,接合;交叉点,接合处,枢纽站
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dressing
n.(食物)调料;包扎伤口的用品,敷料
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alteration
n.变更,改变;蚀变
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literally
adv.照字面意义,逐字地;确实
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gasped
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要
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crouched
v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的过去式和过去分词 )
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passionate
adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的
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endearment
n.表示亲爱的行为
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remains
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
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passionately
ad.热烈地,激烈地
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affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
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soothe
v.安慰;使平静;使减轻;缓和;奉承
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maniacally
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hatred
n.憎恶,憎恨,仇恨
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unnatural
adj.不自然的;反常的
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dilated
adj.加宽的,扩大的v.(使某物)扩大,膨胀,张大( dilate的过去式和过去分词 )
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trickled
v.滴( trickle的过去式和过去分词 );淌;使)慢慢走;缓慢移动
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vestige
n.痕迹,遗迹,残余
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vindictive
adj.有报仇心的,怀恨的,惩罚的
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confinement
n.幽禁,拘留,监禁;分娩;限制,局限
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distress
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛
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soothingly
adv.抚慰地,安慰地;镇痛地
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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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intensity
n.强烈,剧烈;强度;烈度
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shriek
v./n.尖叫,叫喊
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reiterated
反复地说,重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )
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imprisoning
v.下狱,监禁( imprison的现在分词 )
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clump
n.树丛,草丛;vi.用沉重的脚步行走
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resolutely
adj.坚决地,果断地
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heartily
adv.衷心地,诚恳地,十分,很
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incapable
adj.无能力的,不能做某事的
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moor
n.荒野,沼泽;vt.(使)停泊;vi.停泊
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agitate
vi.(for,against)煽动,鼓动;vt.搅动
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smote
v.猛打,重击,打击( smite的过去式 )