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PHILLOTSON was sitting up late, as was often his custom, trying to get together the materials for his long-neglected hobby of Roman antiquities1. For the first time since reviving the subject he felt a return of his old interest in it. He forgot time and place, and when he remembered himself and ascended2 to rest it was nearly two o'clock.
His preoccupation was such that, though he now slept on the other side of the house, he mechanically went to the room that he and his wife had occupied when he first became a tenant4 of Old-Grove Place, which since his differences with Sue had been hers exclusively. He entered, and unconsciously began to undress.
There was a cry from the bed, and a quick movement. Before the schoolmaster had realized where he was he perceived Sue starting up half-awake, staring wildly, and springing out upon the floor on the side away from him, which was towards the window. This was somewhat hidden by the canopy5 of the bedstead, and in a moment he heard her flinging up the sash. Before he had thought that she meant to do more than get air she had mounted upon the sill and leapt out. She disappeared in the darkness, and he heard her fall below.
Phillotson, horrified6, ran downstairs, striking himself sharply against the newel in his haste. Opening the heavy door he ascended the two or three steps to the level of the ground, and there on the gravel7 before him lay a white heap. Phillotson seized it in his arms, and bringing Sue into the hall seated her on a chair, where he gazed at her by the flapping light of the candle which he had set down in the draught8 on the bottom stair.
She had certainly not broken her neck. She looked at him with eyes that seemed not to take him in; and though not particularly large in general they appeared so now.
She pressed her side and rubbed her arm, as if conscious of pain; then stood up, averting
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antiquities
n.古老( antiquity的名词复数 );古迹;古人们;古代的风俗习惯
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ascended
v.上升,攀登( ascend的过去式和过去分词 )
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ascend
vi.渐渐上升,升高;vt.攀登,登上
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tenant
n.承租人;房客;佃户;v.租借,租用
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canopy
n.天篷,遮篷
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horrified
a.(表现出)恐惧的
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gravel
n.砂跞;砂砾层;结石
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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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averting
防止,避免( avert的现在分词 ); 转移
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distress
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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incurred
[医]招致的,遭受的; incur的过去式
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wretch
n.可怜的人,不幸的人;卑鄙的人
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drearily
沉寂地,厌倦地,可怕地
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intrude
vi.闯入;侵入;打扰,侵扰
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touching
adj.动人的,使人感伤的
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descended
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的
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downwards
adj./adv.向下的(地),下行的(地)
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alluvial
adj.冲积的;淤积的
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pinnacled
小尖塔般耸立的,顶处的
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tenacious
adj.顽强的,固执的,记忆力强的,粘的
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hesitation
n.犹豫,踌躇
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tributary
n.支流;纳贡国;adj.附庸的;辅助的;支流的
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inquiry
n.打听,询问,调查,查问
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proficient
adj.熟练的,精通的;n.能手,专家
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motives
n.动机,目的( motive的名词复数 )
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hatred
n.憎恶,憎恨,仇恨
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solicitude
n.焦虑
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riddle
n.谜,谜语,粗筛;vt.解谜,给…出谜,筛,检查,鉴定,非难,充满于;vi.出谜
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conscientiously
adv.凭良心地;认真地,负责尽职地;老老实实
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climax
n.顶点;高潮;v.(使)达到顶点
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dread
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧
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soothe
v.安慰;使平静;使减轻;缓和;奉承
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inhuman
adj.残忍的,不人道的,无人性的
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concession
n.让步,妥协;特许(权)
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doctrines
n.教条( doctrine的名词复数 );教义;学说;(政府政策的)正式声明
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profess
v.声称,冒称,以...为业,正式接受入教,表明信仰
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preposterous
adj.荒谬的,可笑的
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honourable
adj.可敬的;荣誉的,光荣的
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virtuously
合乎道德地,善良地
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essentially
adv.本质上,实质上,基本上
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contemptibly
adv.卑鄙地,下贱地
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quagmire
n.沼地
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sedate
adj.沉着的,镇静的,安静的
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plodding
a.proceeding in a slow or dull way
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peculiar
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
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implored
恳求或乞求(某人)( implore的过去式和过去分词 )
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manliness
刚毅
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chivalry
n.骑士气概,侠义;(男人)对女人彬彬有礼,献殷勤
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misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
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ignoble
adj.不光彩的,卑鄙的;可耻的
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affinity
n.亲和力,密切关系
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attachment
n.附属物,附件;依恋;依附
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supreme
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
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platonic
adj.精神的;柏拉图(哲学)的
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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disintegration
n.分散,解体
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harry
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼
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WHIMS
虚妄,禅病
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consultation
n.咨询;商量;商议;会议
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renewal
adj.(契约)延期,续订,更新,复活,重来
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tributaries
n. 支流
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smacked
拍,打,掴( smack的过去式和过去分词 )
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unconditionally
adv.无条件地
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serenity
n.宁静,沉着,晴朗
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relinquishing
交出,让给( relinquish的现在分词 ); 放弃
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permanently
adv.永恒地,永久地,固定不变地
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imprinted
v.盖印(imprint的过去式与过去分词形式)
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glided
v.滑动( glide的过去式和过去分词 );掠过;(鸟或飞机 ) 滑翔
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tragic
adj.悲剧的,悲剧性的,悲惨的
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variance
n.矛盾,不同
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morsel
n.一口,一点点
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begotten
v.为…之生父( beget的过去分词 );产生,引起
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intruded
n.侵入的,推进的v.侵入,侵扰,打扰( intrude的过去式和过去分词 );把…强加于
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amenable
adj.经得起检验的;顺从的;对负有义务的
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mused
v.沉思,冥想( muse的过去式和过去分词 );沉思自语说(某事)
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affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
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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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assented
同意,赞成( assent的过去式和过去分词 )
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ethics
n.伦理学;伦理观,道德标准
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adorn
vt.使美化,装饰