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THE next noteworthy move in Jude's life was that in which he appeared gliding1 steadily2 onward3 through a dusky landscape of some three years' later leafage than had graced his courtship of Arabella, and the disruption of his coarse conjugal4 life with her. He was walking towards Christminster City, at a point a mile or two to the south-west of it.
He had at last found himself clear of Marygreen and Alfredston: he was out of his apprenticeship5, and with his tools at his back seemed to be in the way of making a new start--the start to which, barring the interruption involved in his intimacy6 and married experience with Arabella, he had been looking forward for about ten years.
Jude would now have been described as a young man with a forcible, meditative7, and earnest rather than handsome cast of countenance8. He was of dark complexion9, with dark harmonizing eyes, and he wore a closely trimmed black beard of more advanced growth than is usual at his age; this, with his great mass of black curly hair, was some trouble to him in combing and washing out the stone-dust that settled on it in the pursuit of his trade. His capabilities10 in the latter, having been acquired in the country, were of an all-round sort, including monumental stone-cutting, gothic free-stone work for the restoration of churches, and carving11 of a general kind. In London he would probably have become
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gliding
v. 滑翔
adj. 滑动的
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steadily
adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地
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onward
adj.向前的,前进的;adv.向前,前进,在先
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conjugal
adj.婚姻的,婚姻性的
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apprenticeship
n.学徒身份;学徒期
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intimacy
n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行
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meditative
adj.沉思的,冥想的
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countenance
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
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complexion
n.肤色;情况,局面;气质,性格
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capabilities
n.能力( capability的名词复数 );可能;容量;[复数]潜在能力
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carving
n.雕刻品,雕花
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specialized
adj.专门的,专业化的
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foliage
n.叶子,树叶,簇叶
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lodging
n.寄宿,住所;(大学生的)校外宿舍
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lodgings
n. 出租的房舍, 寄宿舍
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brass
n.黄铜;黄铜器,铜管乐器
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thither
adv.向那里;adj.在那边的,对岸的
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crooked
adj.弯曲的;不诚实的,狡猾的,不正当的
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declivity
n.下坡,倾斜面
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leisurely
adj.悠闲的;从容的,慢慢的
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spires
n.(教堂的) 塔尖,尖顶( spire的名词复数 )
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domes
n.圆屋顶( dome的名词复数 );像圆屋顶一样的东西;圆顶体育场
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hues
色彩( hue的名词复数 ); 色调; 信仰; 观点
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willows
n.柳树( willow的名词复数 );柳木
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twilight
n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期
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winked
v.使眼色( wink的过去式和过去分词 );递眼色(表示友好或高兴等);(指光)闪烁;闪亮
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dubiously
adv.可疑地,怀疑地
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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scrutinized
v.仔细检查,详审( scrutinize的过去式和过去分词 )
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inquiry
n.打听,询问,调查,查问
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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ruffled
adj. 有褶饰边的, 起皱的
动词ruffle的过去式和过去分词
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gateway
n.大门口,出入口,途径,方法
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penetrated
adj. 击穿的,鞭辟入里的
动词penetrate的过去式和过去分词形式
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quad
n.四方院;四胞胎之一;v.在…填补空铅
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rambled
(无目的地)漫游( ramble的过去式和过去分词 ); (喻)漫谈; 扯淡; 长篇大论
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doorways
n.门口,门道( doorway的名词复数 )
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serpentined
v.像蛇般蜷曲的,蜿蜒的( serpentine的过去式和过去分词 )
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pinnacles
顶峰( pinnacle的名词复数 ); 顶点; 尖顶; 小尖塔
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indented
adj.锯齿状的,高低不平的;缩进排版
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alleys
胡同,小巷( alley的名词复数 ); 小径
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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jut
v.突出;n.突出,突出物
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porticoes
n.柱廊,(有圆柱的)门廊( portico的名词复数 )
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accentuated
v.重读( accentuate的过去式和过去分词 );使突出;使恶化;加重音符号于
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decrepit
adj.衰老的,破旧的
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superseded
[医]被代替的,废弃的
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chambers
n.房间( chamber的名词复数 );(议会的)议院;卧室;会议厅
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isolation
n.隔离,孤立,分解,分离
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pensively
adv.沉思地,焦虑地
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interval
n.间隔,间距;幕间休息,中场休息
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disappearance
n.消失,消散,失踪
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worthies
应得某事物( worthy的名词复数 ); 值得做某事; 可尊敬的; 有(某人或事物)的典型特征
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loomed
v.隐约出现,阴森地逼近( loom的过去式和过去分词 );隐约出现,阴森地逼近
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buttresses
n.扶壁,扶垛( buttress的名词复数 )v.用扶壁支撑,加固( buttress的第三人称单数 )
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ivy
n.常青藤,常春藤
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solitude
n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方
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deserted
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的
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speculative
adj.思索性的,暝想性的,推理的
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hoary
adj.古老的;鬓发斑白的
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founders
n.创始人( founder的名词复数 )
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enthusiast
n.热心人,热衷者
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wig
n.假发
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smoothly
adv.平滑地,顺利地,流利地,流畅地
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cloisters
n.(学院、修道院、教堂等建筑的)走廊( cloister的名词复数 );回廊;修道院的生活;隐居v.隐退,使与世隔绝( cloister的第三人称单数 )
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plodder
n.沉重行走的人,辛勤工作的人
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philologists
n.语文学( philology的名词复数 )
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chancellors
大臣( chancellor的名词复数 ); (某些美国大学的)校长; (德国或奥地利的)总理; (英国大学的)名誉校长
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hymn
n.赞美诗,圣歌,颂歌
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itinerant
adj.巡回的;流动的
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melodrama
n.音乐剧;情节剧
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absurdity
n.荒谬,愚蠢;谬论
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betokened
v.预示,表示( betoken的过去式和过去分词 )
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aged
adj.年老的,陈年的
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catching
adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住
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sages
n.圣人( sage的名词复数 );智者;哲人;鼠尾草(可用作调料)
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memorable
adj.值得回忆的,难忘的,特别的,显著的
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conning
v.诈骗,哄骗( con的现在分词 );指挥操舵( conn的现在分词 )
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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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utterances
n.发声( utterance的名词复数 );说话方式;语调;言论
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unintelligible
adj.无法了解的,难解的,莫明其妙的
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serene
adj. 安详的,宁静的,平静的
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ineffable
adj.无法表达的,不可言喻的
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phantom
n.幻影,虚位,幽灵;adj.错觉的,幻影的,幽灵的
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corrupt
v.贿赂,收买;adj.腐败的,贪污的
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motives
n.动机,目的( motive的名词复数 )
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immortal
adj.不朽的;永生的,不死的;神的
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philosophic
adj.哲学的,贤明的
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omnipotence
n.全能,万能,无限威力
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alterations
n.改动( alteration的名词复数 );更改;变化;改变
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optimists
n.乐观主义者( optimist的名词复数 )
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enthusiasts
n.热心人,热衷者( enthusiast的名词复数 )
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concurring
同时发生的,并发的
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converging
adj.收敛[缩]的,会聚的,趋同的v.(线条、运动的物体等)会于一点( converge的现在分词 );(趋于)相似或相同;人或车辆汇集;聚集
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polemic
n.争论,论战
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genial
adj.亲切的,和蔼的,愉快的,脾气好的
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inordinate
adj.无节制的;过度的
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compassion
n.同情,怜悯
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meek
adj.温顺的,逆来顺受的
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dread
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧
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zest
n.乐趣;滋味,风味;兴趣