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'Should auld1 acquaintance be forgot?'
By this time Stephen Smith had stepped out upon the quay2 at Castle Boterel, and breathed his native air.
A darker skin, a more pronounced moustache, and an incipient3 beard, were the chief additions and changes noticeable in his appearance.
In spite of the falling rain, which had somewhat lessened4, he took a small valise in his hand, and, leaving the remainder of his luggage at the inn, ascended5 the hills towards East Endelstow. This place lay in a vale of its own, further inland than the west village, and though so near it, had little of physical feature in common with the latter. East Endelstow was more wooded and fertile: it boasted of Lord Luxellian's mansion6 and park, and was free from those bleak7 open uplands which lent such an air of desolation to the vicinage of the coast--always excepting the small valley in which stood the vicarage and Mrs. Swancourt's old house, The Crags.
Stephen had arrived nearly at the summit of the ridge8 when the rain again increased its volume, and, looking about for temporary shelter, he ascended a steep path which penetrated9 dense10 hazel bushes in the lower part of its course. Further up it emerged upon a ledge11 immediately over the turnpike-road, and sheltered by an overhanging face of rubble12
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auld
adj.老的,旧的
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quay
n.码头,靠岸处
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incipient
adj.起初的,发端的,初期的
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lessened
减少的,减弱的
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ascended
v.上升,攀登( ascend的过去式和过去分词 )
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mansion
n.大厦,大楼;宅第
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bleak
adj.(天气)阴冷的;凄凉的;暗淡的
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ridge
n.山脊;鼻梁;分水岭
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penetrated
adj. 击穿的,鞭辟入里的
动词penetrate的过去式和过去分词形式
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dense
a.密集的,稠密的,浓密的;密度大的
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ledge
n.壁架,架状突出物;岩架,岩礁
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rubble
n.(一堆)碎石,瓦砾
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conned
adj.被骗了v.指挥操舵( conn的过去式和过去分词 )
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prospect
n.前景,前途;景色,视野
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peculiarity
n.独特性,特色;特殊的东西;怪癖
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subdued
adj. 屈服的,柔和的,减弱的
动词subdue的过去式和过去分词
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tract
n.传单,小册子,大片(土地或森林)
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brink
n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘,边沿
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culminated
v.达到极点( culminate的过去式和过去分词 )
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beheld
v.看,注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟
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bough
n.大树枝,主枝
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blotted
涂污( blot的过去式和过去分词 ); (用吸墨纸)吸干
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speck
n.微粒,小污点,小斑点
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meditated
深思,沉思,冥想( meditate的过去式和过去分词 ); 内心策划,考虑
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ken
n.视野,知识领域
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descended
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的
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abated
减少( abate的过去式和过去分词 ); 减去; 降价; 撤消(诉讼)
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intervention
n.介入,干涉,干预
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tenor
n.男高音(歌手),次中音(乐器),要旨,大意
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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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bide
v.忍耐;等候;住
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fiery
adj.燃烧着的,火红的;暴躁的;激烈的
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monstrous
adj.巨大的;恐怖的;可耻的,丢脸的
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morsel
n.一口,一点点
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dab
v.轻触,轻拍,轻涂;n.(颜料等的)轻涂
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jug
n.(有柄,小口,可盛水等的)大壶,罐,盂
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scoured
走遍(某地)搜寻(人或物)( scour的过去式和过去分词 ); (用力)刷; 擦净; 擦亮
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steer
vt.驾驶,为…操舵;引导;vi.驾驶
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inquiries
n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听
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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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forefinger
n.食指
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diversify
v.(使)不同,(使)变得多样化
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doorway
n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径
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pendulum
n.摆,钟摆
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commiseration
n.怜悯,同情
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pertinence
n.中肯
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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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bonnet
n.无边女帽;童帽
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frightful
adj.可怕的;讨厌的
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exclamation
n.感叹号,惊呼,惊叹词
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corroborated
v.证实,支持(某种说法、信仰、理论等)( corroborate的过去式 )
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wart
n.疣,肉赘;瑕疵
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providence
n.深谋远虑,天道,天意;远见;节约;上帝
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muddle
n.困惑,混浊状态;vt.使混乱,使糊涂,使惊呆;vi.胡乱应付,混乱
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killer
n.杀人者,杀人犯,杀手,屠杀者
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mantle
n.斗篷,覆罩之物,罩子;v.罩住,覆盖,脸红
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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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Christian
adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒
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Christians
n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )
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crooked
adj.弯曲的;不诚实的,狡猾的,不正当的
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horrid
adj.可怕的;令人惊恐的;恐怖的;极讨厌的
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scrap
n.碎片;废料;v.废弃,报废
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manure
n.粪,肥,肥粒;vt.施肥
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cleft
n.裂缝;adj.裂开的
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backbone
n.脊骨,脊柱,骨干;刚毅,骨气
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conjure
v.恳求,祈求;变魔术,变戏法
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narrative
n.叙述,故事;adj.叙事的,故事体的
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precisely
adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地
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frisky
adj.活泼的,欢闹的;n.活泼,闹着玩;adv.活泼地,闹着玩地
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pretensions
自称( pretension的名词复数 ); 自命不凡; 要求; 权力
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musingly
adv.沉思地,冥想地
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halved
v.把…分成两半( halve的过去式和过去分词 );把…减半;对分;平摊
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initially
adv.最初,开始
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quill
n.羽毛管;v.给(织物或衣服)作皱褶
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pint
n.品脱
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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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attested
adj.经检验证明无病的,经检验证明无菌的v.证明( attest的过去式和过去分词 );证实;声称…属实;使宣誓
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jack
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克
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rheumatism
n.风湿病
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killing
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
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killings
谋杀( killing的名词复数 ); 突然发大财,暴发
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benighted
adj.蒙昧的
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subsiding
v.(土地)下陷(因在地下采矿)( subside的现在分词 );减弱;下降至较低或正常水平;一下子坐在椅子等上
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placid
adj.安静的,平和的
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notches
n.(边缘或表面上的)V型痕迹( notch的名词复数 );刻痕;水平;等级
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inadequate
adj.(for,to)不充足的,不适当的
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naught
n.无,零 [=nought]
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chamber
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所
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poke
n.刺,戳,袋;vt.拨开,刺,戳;vi.戳,刺,捅,搜索,伸出,行动散慢
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animated
adj.生气勃勃的,活跃的,愉快的
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discourse
n.论文,演说;谈话;话语;vi.讲述,著述
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slaughter
n.屠杀,屠宰;vt.屠杀,宰杀
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hissing
n. 发嘶嘶声, 蔑视
动词hiss的现在分词形式
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philosophic
adj.哲学的,贤明的
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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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privately
adv.以私人的身份,悄悄地,私下地
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evading
逃避( evade的现在分词 ); 避开; 回避; 想不出
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query
n.疑问,问号,质问;vt.询问,表示怀疑
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confidential
adj.秘(机)密的,表示信任的,担任机密工作的