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Chapter III.
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The lights in the village went out, house after house, till there only remained two in the darkness. One of these came from a residence on the hill-side, of which there is nothing to say at present; the other shone from the window of Marty South. Precisely1 the same outward effect was produced here, however, by her rising when the clock struck ten and hanging up a thick cloth curtain. The door it was necessary to keep ajar in hers, as in most cottages, because of the smoke; but she obviated3 the effect of the ribbon of light through the chink by hanging a cloth over that also. She was one of those people who, if they have to work harder than their neighbors, prefer to keep the necessity a secret as far as possible; and but for the slight sounds of wood-splintering which came from within, no wayfarer4 would have perceived that here the cottager did not sleep as elsewhere.
Eleven, twelve, one o’clock struck; the heap of spars grew higher, and the pile of chips and ends more bulky. Even the light on the hill had now been extinguished; but still she worked on. When the temperature of the night without had fallen so low as to make her chilly5, she opened a large blue umbrella to ward2 off the draught6 from the door. The two sovereigns confronted her from the looking-glass in such a manner as to suggest a pair of jaundiced eyes on the watch for an opportunity. Whenever she sighed for weariness she lifted her gaze towards them, but withdrew it quickly, stroking her tresses with her fingers for a moment, as if to assure herself that they were still secure. When the clock struck three she arose and tied up the spars she had last made in a bundle resembling those that lay against the wall.
She wrapped round her a long red woollen cravat7 and opened the door. The night in all its fulness met her flatly on the threshold, like the very brink8
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1 precisely | |
adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地 | |
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2 ward | |
n.守卫,监护,病房,行政区,由监护人或法院保护的人(尤指儿童);vt.守护,躲开 | |
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3 obviated | |
v.避免,消除(贫困、不方便等)( obviate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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4 wayfarer | |
n.旅人 | |
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5 chilly | |
adj.凉快的,寒冷的 | |
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6 draught | |
n.拉,牵引,拖;一网(饮,吸,阵);顿服药量,通风;v.起草,设计 | |
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7 cravat | |
n.领巾,领结;v.使穿有领结的服装,使结领结 | |
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8 brink | |
n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘,边沿 | |
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9 forefathers | |
n.祖先,先人;祖先,祖宗( forefather的名词复数 );列祖列宗;前人 | |
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10 kindly | |
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地 | |
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11 screech | |
n./v.尖叫;(发出)刺耳的声音 | |
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12 owls | |
n.猫头鹰( owl的名词复数 ) | |
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13 ominous | |
adj.不祥的,不吉的,预兆的,预示的 | |
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14 banishes | |
v.放逐,驱逐( banish的第三人称单数 ) | |
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15 subjective | |
a.主观(上)的,个人的 | |
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16 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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17 wagon | |
n.四轮马车,手推车,面包车;无盖运货列车 | |
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18 rambling | |
adj.[建]凌乱的,杂乱的 | |
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19 dwelling | |
n.住宅,住所,寓所 | |
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20 wagons | |
n.四轮的运货马车( wagon的名词复数 );铁路货车;小手推车 | |
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21 ousted | |
驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 ); 革职; 罢黜; 剥夺 | |
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22 bulging | |
膨胀; 凸出(部); 打气; 折皱 | |
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23 curiously | |
adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地 | |
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24 laden | |
adj.装满了的;充满了的;负了重担的;苦恼的 | |
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25 hurdles | |
n.障碍( hurdle的名词复数 );跳栏;(供人或马跳跃的)栏架;跨栏赛 | |
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26 thatch | |
vt.用茅草覆盖…的顶部;n.茅草(屋) | |
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27 accomplishment | |
n.完成,成就,(pl.)造诣,技能 | |
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28 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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29 bent | |
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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30 wan | |
(wide area network)广域网 | |
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31 vow | |
n.誓(言),誓约;v.起誓,立誓 | |
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32 vowed | |
起誓,发誓(vow的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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33 schooling | |
n.教育;正规学校教育 | |
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34 thoroughly | |
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地 | |
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35 amends | |
n. 赔偿 | |
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36 miserable | |
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 | |
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37 determined | |
adj.坚定的;有决心的 | |
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38 bestow | |
v.把…赠与,把…授予;花费 | |
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39 imprint | |
n.印痕,痕迹;深刻的印象;vt.压印,牢记 | |
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40 dexterous | |
adj.灵敏的;灵巧的 | |
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41 formerly | |
adv.从前,以前 | |
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42 preoccupied | |
adj.全神贯注的,入神的;被抢先占有的;心事重重的v.占据(某人)思想,使对…全神贯注,使专心于( preoccupy的过去式) | |
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43 countenance | |
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
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44 dreaded | |
adj.令人畏惧的;害怕的v.害怕,恐惧,担心( dread的过去式和过去分词) | |
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45 rape | |
n.抢夺,掠夺,强奸;vt.掠夺,抢夺,强奸 | |
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46 malicious | |
adj.有恶意的,心怀恶意的 | |
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47 steadily | |
adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地 | |
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48 reminder | |
n.提醒物,纪念品;暗示,提示 | |
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49 descended | |
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的 | |
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50 initiatory | |
adj.开始的;创始的;入会的;入社的 | |
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51 rumbling | |
n. 隆隆声, 辘辘声 adj. 隆隆响的 动词rumble的现在分词 | |
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52 toil | |
vi.辛劳工作,艰难地行动;n.苦工,难事 | |
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53 gads | |
v.闲逛( gad的第三人称单数 );游荡;找乐子;用铁棒刺 | |
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54 prominence | |
n.突出;显著;杰出;重要 | |
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55 tilt | |
v.(使)倾侧;(使)倾斜;n.倾侧;倾斜 | |
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56 bonnet | |
n.无边女帽;童帽 | |
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57 ravages | |
劫掠后的残迹,破坏的结果,毁坏后的残迹 | |
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58 dangled | |
悬吊着( dangle的过去式和过去分词 ); 摆动不定; 用某事物诱惑…; 吊胃口 | |
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59 grotesque | |
adj.怪诞的,丑陋的;n.怪诞的图案,怪人(物) | |
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60 isolated | |
adj.与世隔绝的 | |
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61 cape | |
n.海角,岬;披肩,短披风 | |
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62 pointed | |
adj.尖的,直截了当的 | |
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63 admiration | |
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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64 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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65 swelled | |
增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 ); 肿胀; (使)凸出; 充满(激情) | |
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66 groan | |
vi./n.呻吟,抱怨;(发出)呻吟般的声音 | |
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67 sluggish | |
adj.懒惰的,迟钝的,无精打采的 | |
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