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Chapter XLII.
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The next morning Grace was at the window early. She felt determined1 to see him somehow that day, and prepared his breakfast eagerly. Eight o’clock struck, and she had remembered that he had not come to arouse her by a knocking, as usual, her own anxiety having caused her to stir.
The breakfast was set in its place without. But he did not arrive to take it; and she waited on. Nine o’clock arrived, and the breakfast was cold; and still there was no Giles. A thrush, that had been repeating itself a good deal on an opposite bush for some time, came and took a morsel2 from the plate and bolted it, waited, looked around, and took another. At ten o’clock she drew in the tray, and sat down to her own solitary3 meal. He must have been called away on business early, the rain having cleared off.
Yet she would have liked to assure herself, by thoroughly4 exploring the precincts of the hut, that he was nowhere in its vicinity; but as the day was comparatively fine, the dread5 lest some stray passenger or woodman should encounter her in such a reconnoitre paralyzed her wish. The solitude6 was further accentuated7 today by the stopping of the clock for want of winding8, and the fall into the chimney-corner of flakes9 of soot10 loosened by the rains. At noon she heard a slight rustling11 outside the window, and found that it was caused by an eft which had crept out of the leaves to
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1 determined | |
adj.坚定的;有决心的 | |
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n.一口,一点点 | |
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3 solitary | |
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士 | |
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4 thoroughly | |
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地 | |
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5 dread | |
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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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 accentuated | |
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8 winding | |
n.绕,缠,绕组,线圈 | |
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9 flakes | |
小薄片( flake的名词复数 ); (尤指)碎片; 雪花; 古怪的人 | |
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10 soot | |
n.煤烟,烟尘;vt.熏以煤烟 | |
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11 rustling | |
n. 瑟瑟声,沙沙声 adj. 发沙沙声的 | |
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12 bask | |
vt.取暖,晒太阳,沐浴于 | |
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13 prematurely | |
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14 gale | |
n.大风,强风,一阵闹声(尤指笑声等) | |
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15 beech | |
n.山毛榉;adj.山毛榉的 | |
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16 boughs | |
大树枝( bough的名词复数 ) | |
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17 scattered | |
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的 | |
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18 lichen | |
n.地衣, 青苔 | |
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19 moss | |
n.苔,藓,地衣 | |
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20 fungi | |
n.真菌,霉菌 | |
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21 mutual | |
adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的 | |
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22 stumps | |
(被砍下的树的)树桩( stump的名词复数 ); 残肢; (板球三柱门的)柱; 残余部分 | |
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23 vanquished | |
v.征服( vanquish的过去式和过去分词 );战胜;克服;抑制 | |
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24 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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25 gory | |
adj.流血的;残酷的 | |
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26 hues | |
色彩( hue的名词复数 ); 色调; 信仰; 观点 | |
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27 suspense | |
n.(对可能发生的事)紧张感,担心,挂虑 | |
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28 hearth | |
n.壁炉炉床,壁炉地面 | |
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29 crouching | |
v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的现在分词 ) | |
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30 horrid | |
adj.可怕的;令人惊恐的;恐怖的;极讨厌的 | |
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31 misgiving | |
n.疑虑,担忧,害怕 | |
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32 pervaded | |
v.遍及,弥漫( pervade的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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33 monologue | |
n.长篇大论,(戏剧等中的)独白 | |
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34 ivy | |
n.常青藤,常春藤 | |
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35 persistently | |
ad.坚持地;固执地 | |
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36 anguish | |
n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦,烦恼 | |
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37 propriety | |
n.正当行为;正当;适当 | |
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38 killing | |
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
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39 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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40 ERECTED | |
adj. 直立的,竖立的,笔直的 vt. 使 ... 直立,建立 | |
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41 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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42 thither | |
adv.向那里;adj.在那边的,对岸的 | |
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43 saturated | |
a.饱和的,充满的 | |
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44 unnatural | |
adj.不自然的;反常的 | |
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45 crimson | |
n./adj.深(绯)红色(的);vi.脸变绯红色 | |
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46 labor | |
n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦 | |
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47 dint | |
n.由于,靠;凹坑 | |
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48 posture | |
n.姿势,姿态,心态,态度;v.作出某种姿势 | |
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49 acquiesced | |
v.默认,默许( acquiesce的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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50 undertaking | |
n.保证,许诺,事业 | |
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51 agonized | |
v.使(极度)痛苦,折磨( agonize的过去式和过去分词 );苦斗;苦苦思索;感到极度痛苦 | |
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52 erratic | |
adj.古怪的,反复无常的,不稳定的 | |
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53 distraction | |
n.精神涣散,精神不集中,消遣,娱乐 | |
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54 chivalry | |
n.骑士气概,侠义;(男人)对女人彬彬有礼,献殷勤 | |
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55 scrupulous | |
adj.审慎的,小心翼翼的,完全的,纯粹的 | |
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56 delicacy | |
n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴 | |
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57 fully | |
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地 | |
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58 juxtaposition | |
n.毗邻,并置,并列 | |
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59 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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60 solicitude | |
n.焦虑 | |
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61 perspiring | |
v.出汗,流汗( perspire的现在分词 ) | |
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62 fiery | |
adj.燃烧着的,火红的;暴躁的;激烈的 | |
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63 eyelids | |
n.眼睑( eyelid的名词复数 );眼睛也不眨一下;不露声色;面不改色 | |
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64 alleviating | |
减轻,缓解,缓和( alleviate的现在分词 ) | |
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65 partially | |
adv.部分地,从某些方面讲 | |
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66 misery | |
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦 | |
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67 enacted | |
制定(法律),通过(法案)( enact的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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68 bracing | |
adj.令人振奋的 | |
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69 entirely | |
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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70 concealment | |
n.隐藏, 掩盖,隐瞒 | |
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71 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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72 postponed | |
vt.& vi.延期,缓办,(使)延迟vt.把…放在次要地位;[语]把…放在后面(或句尾)vi.(疟疾等)延缓发作(或复发) | |
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73 banish | |
vt.放逐,驱逐;消除,排除 | |
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74 plunging | |
adj.跳进的,突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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75 denser | |
adj. 不易看透的, 密集的, 浓厚的, 愚钝的 | |
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76 animated | |
adj.生气勃勃的,活跃的,愉快的 | |
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77 devoted | |
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78 faltering | |
犹豫的,支吾的,蹒跚的 | |
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79 onward | |
adj.向前的,前进的;adv.向前,前进,在先 | |
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80 irresistible | |
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81 deliberately | |
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82 frustrate | |
v.使失望;使沮丧;使厌烦 | |
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83 persistence | |
n.坚持,持续,存留 | |
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84 retard | |
n.阻止,延迟;vt.妨碍,延迟,使减速 | |
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85 emergence | |
n.浮现,显现,出现,(植物)突出体 | |
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86 plantations | |
n.种植园,大农场( plantation的名词复数 ) | |
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87 pervasive | |
adj.普遍的;遍布的,(到处)弥漫的;渗透性的 | |
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88 vault | |
n.拱形圆顶,地窖,地下室 | |
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89 puddles | |
n.水坑, (尤指道路上的)雨水坑( puddle的名词复数 ) | |
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90 luminousness | |
透光率 | |
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91 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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92 alas | |
int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等) | |
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93 perspiration | |
n.汗水;出汗 | |
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94 wrought | |
v.引起;以…原料制作;运转;adj.制造的 | |
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95 gravel | |
n.砂跞;砂砾层;结石 | |
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96 panes | |
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97 fixed | |
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
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98 collapse | |
vi.累倒;昏倒;倒塌;塌陷 | |
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99 alacrity | |
n.敏捷,轻快,乐意 | |
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100 contrition | |
n.悔罪,痛悔 | |
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101 soothing | |
adj.慰藉的;使人宽心的;镇静的 | |
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102 painstaking | |
adj.苦干的;艰苦的,费力的,刻苦的 | |
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103 reconciliation | |
n.和解,和谐,一致 | |
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104 conjecture | |
n./v.推测,猜测 | |
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105 truce | |
n.休战,(争执,烦恼等的)缓和;v.以停战结束 | |
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106 banished | |
v.放逐,驱逐( banish的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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107 meandering | |
蜿蜒的河流,漫步,聊天 | |
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108 zeal | |
n.热心,热情,热忱 | |
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109 peculiar | |
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的 | |
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110 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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111 repentant | |
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112 outrage | |
n.暴行,侮辱,愤怒;vt.凌辱,激怒 | |
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113 decided | |
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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114 deplored | |
v.悲叹,痛惜,强烈反对( deplore的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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115 tragic | |
adj.悲剧的,悲剧性的,悲惨的 | |
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116 interfere | |
v.(in)干涉,干预;(with)妨碍,打扰 | |
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117 inquiry | |
n.打听,询问,调查,查问 | |
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118 investigation | |
n.调查,调查研究 | |
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119 assented | |
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120 penitence | |
n.忏悔,赎罪;悔过 | |
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