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Chapter I.
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The rambler who, for old association or other reasons, should trace the forsaken1 coach-road running almost in a meridional line from Bristol to the south shore of England, would find himself during the latter half of his journey in the vicinity of some extensive woodlands, interspersed2 with apple-orchards3. Here the trees, timber or fruit-bearing, as the case may be, make the way-side hedges ragged4 by their drip and shade, stretching over the road with easeful horizontality, as if they found the unsubstantial air an adequate support for their limbs. At one place, where a hill is crossed, the largest of the woods shows itself bisected by the high-way, as the head of thick hair is bisected by the white line of its parting. The spot is lonely.
The physiognomy of a deserted5 highway expresses solitude6 to a degree that is not reached by mere7 dales or downs, and bespeaks8 a tomb-like stillness more emphatic9 than that of glades10 and pools. The contrast of what is with what might be probably accounts for this. To step, for instance, at the place under notice, from the hedge of the plantation11 into the adjoining pale thoroughfare, and pause amid its emptiness for a moment, was to exchange by the act of a single stride the simple absence of human companionship for an incubus12
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1 Forsaken | |
adj. 被遗忘的, 被抛弃的 动词forsake的过去分词 | |
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2 interspersed | |
adj.[医]散开的;点缀的v.intersperse的过去式和过去分词 | |
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3 orchards | |
(通常指围起来的)果园( orchard的名词复数 ) | |
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4 ragged | |
adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的 | |
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5 deserted | |
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 | |
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6 solitude | |
n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方 | |
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7 mere | |
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
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8 bespeaks | |
v.预定( bespeak的第三人称单数 );订(货);证明;预先请求 | |
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9 emphatic | |
adj.强调的,着重的;无可置疑的,明显的 | |
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10 glades | |
n.林中空地( glade的名词复数 ) | |
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11 plantation | |
n.种植园,大农场 | |
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12 incubus | |
n.负担;恶梦 | |
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13 wan | |
(wide area network)广域网 | |
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14 expended | |
v.花费( expend的过去式和过去分词 );使用(钱等)做某事;用光;耗尽 | |
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15 blistered | |
adj.水疮状的,泡状的v.(使)起水泡( blister的过去式和过去分词 );(使表皮等)涨破,爆裂 | |
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16 prodded | |
v.刺,戳( prod的过去式和过去分词 );刺激;促使;(用手指或尖物)戳 | |
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17 corroborated | |
v.证实,支持(某种说法、信仰、理论等)( corroborate的过去式 ) | |
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18 testimony | |
n.证词;见证,证明 | |
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19 submission | |
n.服从,投降;温顺,谦虚;提出 | |
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20 assortment | |
n.分类,各色俱备之物,聚集 | |
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21 laboring | |
n.劳动,操劳v.努力争取(for)( labor的现在分词 );苦干;详细分析;(指引擎)缓慢而困难地运转 | |
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22 loomed | |
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23 notch | |
n.(V字形)槽口,缺口,等级 | |
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24 drawn | |
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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25 rein | |
n.疆绳,统治,支配;vt.以僵绳控制,统治 | |
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26 attachment | |
n.附属物,附件;依恋;依附 | |
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27 extraneous | |
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28 hoofs | |
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29 drudgery | |
n.苦工,重活,单调乏味的工作 | |
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30 tugging | |
n.牵引感v.用力拉,使劲拉,猛扯( tug的现在分词 ) | |
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31 accurately | |
adv.准确地,精确地 | |
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32 tilt | |
v.(使)倾侧;(使)倾斜;n.倾侧;倾斜 | |
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33 reins | |
感情,激情; 缰( rein的名词复数 ); 控制手段; 掌管; (成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的)保护带 | |
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34 hitched | |
(免费)搭乘他人之车( hitch的过去式和过去分词 ); 搭便车; 攀上; 跃上 | |
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35 hop | |
n.单脚跳,跳跃;vi.单脚跳,跳跃;着手做某事;vt.跳跃,跃过 | |
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36 bonnet | |
n.无边女帽;童帽 | |
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37 earache | |
n.耳朵痛 | |
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38 intruded | |
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39 rumbled | |
发出隆隆声,发出辘辘声( rumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 轰鸣着缓慢行进; 发现…的真相; 看穿(阴谋) | |
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40 onward | |
adj.向前的,前进的;adv.向前,前进,在先 | |
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41 animated | |
adj.生气勃勃的,活跃的,愉快的 | |
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42 converse | |
vi.谈话,谈天,闲聊;adv.相反的,相反 | |
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43 peculiarities | |
n. 特质, 特性, 怪癖, 古怪 | |
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44 snugly | |
adv.紧贴地;贴身地;暖和舒适地;安适地 | |
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45 recapitulate | |
v.节述要旨,择要说明 | |
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46 placid | |
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47 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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48 confidential | |
adj.秘(机)密的,表示信任的,担任机密工作的 | |
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49 genially | |
adv.亲切地,和蔼地;快活地 | |
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50 verge | |
n.边,边缘;v.接近,濒临 | |
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51 eminence | |
n.卓越,显赫;高地,高处;名家 | |
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52 snipped | |
v.剪( snip的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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53 sequestered | |
adj.扣押的;隐退的;幽静的;偏僻的v.使隔绝,使隔离( sequester的过去式和过去分词 );扣押 | |
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54 meditation | |
n.熟虑,(尤指宗教的)默想,沉思,(pl.)冥想录 | |
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55 premises | |
n.建筑物,房屋 | |
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56 grandeur | |
n.伟大,崇高,宏伟,庄严,豪华 | |
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57 unity | |
n.团结,联合,统一;和睦,协调 | |
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58 enacted | |
制定(法律),通过(法案)( enact的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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59 virtue | |
n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力 | |
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60 distinguished | |
adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的 | |
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61 winking | |
n.瞬眼,目语v.使眼色( wink的现在分词 );递眼色(表示友好或高兴等);(指光)闪烁;闪亮 | |
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62 boughs | |
大树枝( bough的名词复数 ) | |
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63 plunged | |
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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64 umbrageous | |
adj.多荫的 | |
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65 denizens | |
n.居民,住户( denizen的名词复数 ) | |
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66 casements | |
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67 demeanor | |
n.行为;风度 | |
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68 conjecture | |
n./v.推测,猜测 | |
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69 dwellings | |
n.住处,处所( dwelling的名词复数 ) | |
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70 antiquity | |
n.古老;高龄;古物,古迹 | |
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71 rambling | |
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72 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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73 formerly | |
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74 entirely | |
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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75 hiss | |
v.发出嘶嘶声;发嘘声表示不满 | |
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76 fermenting | |
v.(使)发酵( ferment的现在分词 );(使)激动;骚动;骚扰 | |
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77 tenements | |
n.房屋,住户,租房子( tenement的名词复数 ) | |
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78 scent | |
n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉 | |
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79 flickering | |
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80 luminous | |
adj.发光的,发亮的;光明的;明白易懂的;有启发的 | |
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81 moth | |
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82 decrepit | |
adj.衰老的,破旧的 | |
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