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The first hundred yards of their course lay under motionless trees, whose upper foliage1 began to hiss2 with falling drops of rain. By the time that they emerged upon a glade3 it rained heavily.
“This is awkward,” said Grace, with an effort to hide her concern.
Winterborne stopped. “Grace,” he said, preserving a strictly4 business manner which belied5 him, “you cannot go to Sherton to-night.”
“But I must!”
“Why? It is nine miles from here. It is almost an impossibility in this rain.”
“True — WHY?” she replied, mournfully, at the end of a silence. “What is reputation to me?”
“Now hearken,” said Giles. “You won’t — go back to your —”
“No, no, no! Don’t make me!” she cried, piteously.
“Then let us turn.” They slowly retraced6 their steps, and again stood before his door. “Now, this house from this moment is yours, and not mine,” he said, deliberately7. “I have a place near by where I can stay very well.”
Her face had drooped8. “Oh!” she murmured, as she saw the dilemma9. “What have I done!”
There was a smell of something burning within, and he looked through the window. The rabbit that he had been cooking to coax10 a weak appetite was beginning to char
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1 foliage | |
n.叶子,树叶,簇叶 | |
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2 hiss | |
v.发出嘶嘶声;发嘘声表示不满 | |
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3 glade | |
n.林间空地,一片表面有草的沼泽低地 | |
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4 strictly | |
adv.严厉地,严格地;严密地 | |
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5 belied | |
v.掩饰( belie的过去式和过去分词 );证明(或显示)…为虚假;辜负;就…扯谎 | |
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6 retraced | |
v.折回( retrace的过去式和过去分词 );回忆;回顾;追溯 | |
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7 deliberately | |
adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地 | |
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8 drooped | |
弯曲或下垂,发蔫( droop的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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9 dilemma | |
n.困境,进退两难的局面 | |
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10 coax | |
v.哄诱,劝诱,用诱哄得到,诱取 | |
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11 char | |
v.烧焦;使...燃烧成焦炭 | |
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12 casement | |
n.竖铰链窗;窗扉 | |
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13 scrupulousness | |
n.一丝不苟;小心翼翼 | |
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14 snug | |
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15 misgiving | |
n.疑虑,担忧,害怕 | |
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16 contemplated | |
adj. 预期的 动词contemplate的过去分词形式 | |
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17 modulated | |
已调整[制]的,被调的 | |
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18 fretted | |
焦躁的,附有弦马的,腐蚀的 | |
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19 bosom | |
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的 | |
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20 perfectly | |
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21 shutter | |
n.百叶窗;(照相机)快门;关闭装置 | |
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22 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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23 underneath | |
adj.在...下面,在...底下;adv.在下面 | |
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24 effaced | |
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25 triumphant | |
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26 frailty | |
n.脆弱;意志薄弱 | |
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27 besieged | |
包围,围困,围攻( besiege的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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28 discomfort | |
n.不舒服,不安,难过,困难,不方便 | |
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29 throbbing | |
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30 imperative | |
n.命令,需要;规则;祈使语气;adj.强制的;紧急的 | |
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31 inevitably | |
adv.不可避免地;必然发生地 | |
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32 boughs | |
大树枝( bough的名词复数 ) | |
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33 bough | |
n.大树枝,主枝 | |
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34 conjectured | |
推测,猜测,猜想( conjecture的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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35 replenish | |
vt.补充;(把…)装满;(再)填满 | |
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36 longing | |
n.(for)渴望 | |
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37 promptly | |
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38 steadily | |
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39 intrude | |
vi.闯入;侵入;打扰,侵扰 | |
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40 jointed | |
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41 inquisitively | |
过分好奇地; 好问地 | |
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42 lessened | |
减少的,减弱的 | |
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43 chilly | |
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44 countenance | |
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
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45 feverishness | |
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46 impulsively | |
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47 deference | |
n.尊重,顺从;敬意 | |
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48 inquiries | |
n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听 | |
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49 actively | |
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50 melancholy | |
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的 | |
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51 vowed | |
起誓,发誓(vow的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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52 vow | |
n.誓(言),誓约;v.起誓,立誓 | |
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53 infringement | |
n.违反;侵权 | |
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54 entreated | |
恳求,乞求( entreat的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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55 yearningly | |
怀念地,思慕地,同情地; 渴 | |
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56 whatsoever | |
adv.(用于否定句中以加强语气)任何;pron.无论什么 | |
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57 shutters | |
百叶窗( shutter的名词复数 ); (照相机的)快门 | |
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58 rustle | |
v.沙沙作响;偷盗(牛、马等);n.沙沙声声 | |
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59 retired | |
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的 | |
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60 opaque | |
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61 trampling | |
踩( trample的现在分词 ); 践踏; 无视; 侵犯 | |
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62 shrieking | |
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63 gusty | |
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64 entirely | |
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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65 vacuous | |
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66 animation | |
n.活泼,兴奋,卡通片/动画片的制作 | |
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67 smite | |
v.重击;彻底击败;n.打;尝试;一点儿 | |
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68 smiting | |
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69 adversary | |
adj.敌手,对手 | |
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70 trickle | |
vi.淌,滴,流出,慢慢移动,逐渐消散 | |
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71 intercourse | |
n.性交;交流,交往,交际 | |
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72 heeded | |
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73 hue | |
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74 formerly | |
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75 perturbed | |
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76 concealed | |
a.隐藏的,隐蔽的 | |
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77 scruples | |
n.良心上的不安( scruple的名词复数 );顾虑,顾忌v.感到于心不安,有顾忌( scruple的第三人称单数 ) | |
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78 agitating | |
搅动( agitate的现在分词 ); 激怒; 使焦虑不安; (尤指为法律、社会状况的改变而)激烈争论 | |
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79 tattoo | |
n.纹身,(皮肤上的)刺花纹;vt.刺花纹于 | |
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80 brandishing | |
v.挥舞( brandish的现在分词 );炫耀 | |
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81 immediate | |
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82 temerity | |
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83 latch | |
n.门闩,窗闩;弹簧锁 | |
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