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Elfride clung closer to Knight2 as day succeeded day. Whatever else might admit of question, there could be no dispute that the allegiance she bore him absorbed her whole soul and existence. A greater than Stephen had arisen, and she had left all to follow him.
The unreserved girl was never chary3 of letting her lover discover how much she admired him. She never once held an idea in opposition4 to any one of his, or insisted on any point with him, or showed any independence, or held her own on any subject. His lightest whim5 she respected and obeyed as law, and if, expressing her opinion on a matter, he took up the subject and differed from her, she instantly threw down her own opinion as wrong and untenable. Even her ambiguities6 and espieglerie were but media of the same manifestation7; acted charades8, embodying9 the words of her prototype, the tender and susceptible10 daughter-in-law of Naomi: 'Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid.'
She was syringing the plants one wet day in the greenhouse. Knight was sitting under a great passion-flower observing the scene. Sometimes he looked out at the rain from the sky, and then at Elfride's inner rain of larger drops, which fell from trees and shrubs11, after having previously
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vassal
n.附庸的;属下;adj.奴仆的
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knight
n.骑士,武士;爵士
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chary
adj.谨慎的,细心的
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opposition
n.反对,敌对
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whim
n.一时的兴致,突然的念头;奇想,幻想
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ambiguities
n.歧义( ambiguity的名词复数 );意义不明确;模棱两可的意思;模棱两可的话
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manifestation
n.表现形式;表明;现象
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charades
n.伪装( charade的名词复数 );猜字游戏
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embodying
v.表现( embody的现在分词 );象征;包括;包含
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susceptible
adj.过敏的,敏感的;易动感情的,易受感动的
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shrubs
灌木( shrub的名词复数 )
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previously
adv.以前,先前(地)
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twig
n.小树枝,嫩枝;v.理解
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twigs
细枝,嫩枝( twig的名词复数 )
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enacted
制定(法律),通过(法案)( enact的过去式和过去分词 )
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conservatory
n.温室,音乐学院;adj.保存性的,有保存力的
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dwarf
n.矮子,侏儒,矮小的动植物;vt.使…矮小
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peculiar
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
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pang
n.剧痛,悲痛,苦闷
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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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exacting
adj.苛求的,要求严格的
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vexed
adj.争论不休的;(指问题等)棘手的;争论不休的问题;烦恼的v.使烦恼( vex的过去式和过去分词 );使苦恼;使生气;详细讨论
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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musing
n. 沉思,冥想
adj. 沉思的, 冥想的
动词muse的现在分词形式
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perplexed
adj.不知所措的
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confession
n.自白,供认,承认
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coaxed
v.哄,用好话劝说( coax的过去式和过去分词 );巧言骗取;哄劝,劝诱
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desperately
adv.极度渴望地,绝望地,孤注一掷地
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distressed
痛苦的
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guilt
n.犯罪;内疚;过失,罪责
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harry
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼
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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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tardily
adv.缓慢
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colloquy
n.谈话,自由讨论
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meditating
a.沉思的,冥想的
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improperly
不正确地,不适当地
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admiration
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
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misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
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reverence
n.敬畏,尊敬,尊严;Reverence:对某些基督教神职人员的尊称;v.尊敬,敬畏,崇敬
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winsomely
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philosophically
adv.哲学上;富有哲理性地;贤明地;冷静地
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humdrum
adj.单调的,乏味的
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perturbed
adj.烦燥不安的v.使(某人)烦恼,不安( perturb的过去式和过去分词 )
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folly
n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话
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innuendoes
n.影射的话( innuendo的名词复数 );讽刺的话;含沙射影;暗讽
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concealment
n.隐藏, 掩盖,隐瞒
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intentionally
ad.故意地,有意地
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brook
n.小河,溪;v.忍受,容让
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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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murmurs
n.低沉、连续而不清的声音( murmur的名词复数 );低语声;怨言;嘀咕
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shriek
v./n.尖叫,叫喊
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deserted
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的
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extremity
n.末端,尽头;尽力;终极;极度
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dweller
n.居住者,住客
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dwellers
n.居民,居住者( dweller的名词复数 )
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descending
n. 下行
adj. 下降的
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shutter
n.百叶窗;(照相机)快门;关闭装置
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secrecy
n.秘密,保密,隐蔽
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flickering
adj.闪烁的,摇曳的,一闪一闪的
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hood
n.头巾,兜帽,覆盖;v.罩上,以头巾覆盖
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countenance
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
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exterior
adj.外部的,外在的;表面的
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enveloped
v.包围,笼罩,包住( envelop的过去式和过去分词 )
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bonnet
n.无边女帽;童帽
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impatience
n.不耐烦,急躁
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beseech
v.祈求,恳求
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implore
vt.乞求,恳求,哀求
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deference
n.尊重,顺从;敬意
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unwillingly
adv.不情愿地
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graceful
adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的
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candidly
adv.坦率地,直率而诚恳地
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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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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satires
讽刺,讥讽( satire的名词复数 ); 讽刺作品
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banter
n.嘲弄,戏谑;v.取笑,逗弄,开玩笑
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solace
n.安慰;v.使快乐;vt.安慰(物),缓和
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betrothed
n. 已订婚者
动词betroth的过去式和过去分词
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pounced
v.突然袭击( pounce的过去式和过去分词 );猛扑;一眼看出;抓住机会(进行抨击)
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earring
n.耳环,耳饰
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partially
adv.部分地,从某些方面讲
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simplicity
n.简单,简易;朴素;直率,单纯
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writhed
(因极度痛苦而)扭动或翻滚( writhe的过去式和过去分词 )
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wrung
绞( wring的过去式和过去分词 ); 握紧(尤指别人的手); 把(湿衣服)拧干; 绞掉(水)
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drawn
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
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seclusion
n.隐遁,隔离
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poetic
adj.富有诗意的,有诗人气质的,善于抒情的
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faculties
n.能力( faculty的名词复数 );全体教职员;技巧;院
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bustling
adj.喧闹的
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compensated
补偿,报酬( compensate的过去式和过去分词 ); 给(某人)赔偿(或赔款)
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throbbing
a. 跳动的,悸动的
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scrutiny
n.详细检查,仔细观察
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awakened
v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到
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miserable
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
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incongruity
n.不协调,不一致
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docile
adj.驯服的,易控制的,容易教的
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rebelliousness
n. 造反,难以控制