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'O daughter of Babylon, wasted with misery1.'
A habit of Knight2's, when not immediately occupied with Elfride-- to walk by himself for half an hour or so between dinner and bedtime--had become familiar to his friends at Endelstow, Elfride herself among them. When he had helped her over the stile, she said gently, 'If you wish to take your usual turn on the hill, Harry3, I can run down to the house alone.'
'Thank you, Elfie; then I think I will.'
Her form diminished to blackness in the moonlight, and Knight, after remaining upon the churchyard stile a few minutes longer, turned back again towards the building. His usual course was now to light a cigar or pipe, and indulge in a quiet meditation4. But to-night his mind was too tense to bethink itself of such a solace5. He merely walked round to the site of the fallen tower, and sat himself down upon some of the large stones which had composed it until this day, when the chain of circumstance originated by Stephen Smith, while in the employ of Mr. Hewby, the London man of art, had brought about its overthrow6.
Pondering on the possible episodes of Elfride's past life, and on how he had supposed her to have had no past justifying7 the name, he sat and regarded the white tomb of young Jethway, now close in front of him. The sea, though comparatively placid8, could as usual be heard from this point along the whole distance between promontories9 to the right and left, floundering and entangling10 itself among the insulated stacks of rock which dotted the water's edge--the
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misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
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knight
n.骑士,武士;爵士
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harry
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼
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meditation
n.熟虑,(尤指宗教的)默想,沉思,(pl.)冥想录
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solace
n.安慰;v.使快乐;vt.安慰(物),缓和
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overthrow
v.推翻,打倒,颠覆;n.推翻,瓦解,颠覆
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justifying
证明…有理( justify的现在分词 ); 为…辩护; 对…作出解释; 为…辩解(或辩护)
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placid
adj.安静的,平和的
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promontories
n.岬,隆起,海角( promontory的名词复数 )
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entangling
v.使某人(某物/自己)缠绕,纠缠于(某物中),使某人(自己)陷入(困难或复杂的环境中)( entangle的现在分词 )
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miserable
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
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succumb
v.屈服,屈从;死
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exertion
n.尽力,努力
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ascend
vi.渐渐上升,升高;vt.攀登,登上
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entangled
adj.卷入的;陷入的;被缠住的;缠在一起的v.使某人(某物/自己)缠绕,纠缠于(某物中),使某人(自己)陷入(困难或复杂的环境中)( entangle的过去式和过去分词 )
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aisle
n.(教堂、教室、戏院等里的)过道,通道
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moss
n.苔,藓,地衣
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frigidity
n.寒冷;冷淡;索然无味;(尤指妇女的)性感缺失
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ridge
n.山脊;鼻梁;分水岭
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notch
n.(V字形)槽口,缺口,等级
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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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eminence
n.卓越,显赫;高地,高处;名家
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extricate
v.拯救,救出;解脱
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shovel
n.铁锨,铲子,一铲之量;v.铲,铲出
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shovels
n.铲子( shovel的名词复数 );锹;推土机、挖土机等的)铲;铲形部份v.铲子( shovel的第三人称单数 );锹;推土机、挖土机等的)铲;铲形部份
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mingled
混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系]
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extricated
v.使摆脱困难,脱身( extricate的过去式和过去分词 )
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westward
n.西方,西部;adj.西方的,向西的;adv.向西
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desolate
adj.荒凉的,荒芜的;孤独的,凄凉的;v.使荒芜,使孤寂
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recollect
v.回忆,想起,记起,忆起,记得
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applied
adj.应用的;v.应用,适用
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quarried
v.从采石场采得( quarry的过去式和过去分词 );从(书本等中)努力发掘(资料等);在采石场采石
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countenance
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
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attentively
adv.聚精会神地;周到地;谛;凝神
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scrutiny
n.详细检查,仔细观察
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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extremities
n.端点( extremity的名词复数 );尽头;手和足;极窘迫的境地
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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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relinquished
交出,让给( relinquish的过去式和过去分词 ); 放弃
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sufficiently
adv.足够地,充分地
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implore
vt.乞求,恳求,哀求
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deign
v. 屈尊, 惠允 ( 做某事)
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delusion
n.谬见,欺骗,幻觉,迷惑
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renounced
v.声明放弃( renounce的过去式和过去分词 );宣布放弃;宣布与…决裂;宣布摒弃
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drooped
弯曲或下垂,发蔫( droop的过去式和过去分词 )
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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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remains
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
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demolished
v.摧毁( demolish的过去式和过去分词 );推翻;拆毁(尤指大建筑物);吃光
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lengthened
(时间或空间)延长,伸长( lengthen的过去式和过去分词 )
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exquisite
adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的
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curtailment
n.缩减,缩短
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revival
n.复兴,复苏,(精力、活力等的)重振
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cursory
adj.粗略的;草率的;匆促的
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suffocation
n.窒息
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inquiry
n.打听,询问,调查,查问
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deserted
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的
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abode
n.住处,住所
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地