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SUE was convalescent, though she had hoped for death, and Jude had again obtained work at his old trade. They were in other lodgings3 now, in the direction of Beersheba, and not far from the Church of Ceremonies-- Saint Silas.
They would sit silent, more bodeful of the direct antagonism4 of things than of their insensate and stolid5 obstructiveness. Vague and quaint6 imaginings had haunted Sue in the days when her intellect scintillated7 like a star, that the world resembled a stanza8 or melody composed in a dream; it was wonderfully excellent to the half-aroused intelligence, but hopelessly absurd at the full waking; that the first cause worked automatically like a somnambulist, and not reflectively like a sage9; that at the framing of the terrestrial conditions there seemed never to have been contemplated10 such a development of emotional perceptiveness11 among the creatures subject to those conditions as that reached by thinking and educated humanity. But affliction makes opposing forces loom12 anthropomorphous; and those ideas were now exchanged for a sense of Jude and herself fleeing from a persecutor13.
"We must conform!" she said mournfully. "All the ancient wrath14 of the Power above us has been
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scent
n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉
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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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antagonism
n.对抗,敌对,对立
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stolid
adj.无动于衷的,感情麻木的
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quaint
adj.古雅的,离奇有趣的,奇怪的
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scintillated
v.(言谈举止中)焕发才智( scintillate的过去式和过去分词 );谈笑洒脱;闪耀;闪烁
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stanza
n.(诗)节,段
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sage
n.圣人,哲人;adj.贤明的,明智的
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contemplated
adj. 预期的
动词contemplate的过去分词形式
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perceptiveness
n.洞察力强,敏锐,理解力
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loom
n.织布机,织机;v.隐现,(危险、忧虑等)迫近
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persecutor
n. 迫害者
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wrath
n.愤怒,愤慨,暴怒
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vented
表达,发泄(感情,尤指愤怒)( vent的过去式和过去分词 )
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superstitious
adj.迷信的
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savage
adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人
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foe
n.敌人,仇敌
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submission
n.服从,投降;温顺,谦虚;提出
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shunned
v.避开,回避,避免( shun的过去式和过去分词 )
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purblind
adj.半盲的;愚笨的
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seduced
诱奸( seduce的过去式和过去分词 ); 勾引; 诱使堕落; 使入迷
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thereby
adv.因此,从而
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insolence
n.傲慢;无礼;厚颜;傲慢的态度
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pecuniary
adj.金钱的;金钱上的
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monotonous
adj.单调的,一成不变的,使人厌倦的
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vicissitude
n.变化,变迁,荣枯,盛衰
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crumbling
adj.摇摇欲坠的
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meditative
adj.沉思的,冥想的
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curiously
adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地
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tempt
vt.引诱,勾引,吸引,引起…的兴趣
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mortify
v.克制,禁欲,使受辱
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scourging
鞭打( scourge的现在分词 ); 惩罚,压迫
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monstrous
adj.巨大的;恐怖的;可耻的,丢脸的
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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inhuman
adj.残忍的,不人道的,无人性的
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vile
adj.卑鄙的,可耻的,邪恶的;坏透的
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corrupt
v.贿赂,收买;adj.腐败的,贪污的
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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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humble
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低
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admiration
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
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humiliate
v.使羞辱,使丢脸[同]disgrace
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prick
v.刺伤,刺痛,刺孔;n.刺伤,刺痛
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hush
int.嘘,别出声;n.沉默,静寂;v.使安静
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bereavement
n.亲人丧亡,丧失亲人,丧亲之痛
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remorse
n.痛恨,悔恨,自责
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tack
n.大头钉;假缝,粗缝
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serenely
adv.安详地,宁静地,平静地
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incense
v.激怒;n.香,焚香时的烟,香气
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fumes
n.(强烈而刺激的)气味,气体
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rites
仪式,典礼( rite的名词复数 )
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perverse
adj.刚愎的;坚持错误的,行为反常的
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attired
adj.穿着整齐的v.使穿上衣服,使穿上盛装( attire的过去式和过去分词 )
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inviting
adj.诱人的,引人注目的
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utterly
adv.完全地,绝对地
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fumbled
(笨拙地)摸索或处理(某事物)( fumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 乱摸,笨拙地弄; 使落下
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drearily
沉寂地,厌倦地,可怕地
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lurked
vi.潜伏,埋伏(lurk的过去式与过去分词形式)
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avowal
n.公开宣称,坦白承认
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placid
adj.安静的,平和的
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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alluded
提及,暗指( allude的过去式和过去分词 )
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mutual
adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的
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stereotyped
adj.(指形象、思想、人物等)模式化的
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conjectured
推测,猜测,猜想( conjecture的过去式和过去分词 )
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vaguely
adv.含糊地,暖昧地
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deserted
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的
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latch
n.门闩,窗闩;弹簧锁
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sobbing
<主方>Ⅰ adj.湿透的
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commemorate
vt.纪念,庆祝
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glimmered
v.发闪光,发微光( glimmer的过去式和过去分词 )
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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underneath
adj.在...下面,在...底下;adv.在下面
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prostrate
v.拜倒,平卧,衰竭;adj.拜倒的,平卧的,衰竭的
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intrude
vi.闯入;侵入;打扰,侵扰
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distractions
n.使人分心的事[人]( distraction的名词复数 );娱乐,消遣;心烦意乱;精神错乱
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miserable
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
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killing
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
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slaying
杀戮。
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verging
接近,逼近(verge的现在分词形式)
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unnatural
adj.不自然的;反常的
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remorseful
adj.悔恨的
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vehemently
adv. 热烈地
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Christian
adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒
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deterioration
n.退化;恶化;变坏
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imploring
恳求的,哀求的
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ratified
v.批准,签认(合约等)( ratify的过去式和过去分词 )
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unreasonable
adj.不讲道理的,不合情理的,过度的
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formerly
adv.从前,以前
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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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logic
n.逻辑(学);逻辑性
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peculiar
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
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absurdities
n.极端无理性( absurdity的名词复数 );荒谬;谬论;荒谬的行为
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stultified
v.使成为徒劳,使变得无用( stultify的过去式和过去分词 )
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renewal
adj.(契约)延期,续订,更新,复活,重来
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elasticity
n.弹性,伸缩力
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deities
n.神,女神( deity的名词复数 );神祗;神灵;神明
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mimicked
v.(尤指为了逗乐而)模仿( mimic的过去式和过去分词 );酷似
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sobbed
哭泣,啜泣( sob的过去式和过去分词 ); 哭诉,呜咽地说
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conceit
n.自负,自高自大
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satirize
v.讽刺
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passionate
adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的
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passionately
ad.热烈地,激烈地
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standing
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
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chamber
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所
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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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illuminated
adj.被照明的;受启迪的
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deliberately
adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地
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jealousy
n.妒忌,嫉妒,猜忌
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agitation
n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动
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instigates
n.使(某事物)开始或发生,鼓动( instigate的名词复数 )v.使(某事物)开始或发生,鼓动( instigate的第三人称单数 )
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stimulated
a.刺激的
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oust
vt.剥夺,取代,驱逐
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flirt
v.调情,挑逗,调戏;n.调情者,卖俏者
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inborn
adj.天生的,生来的,先天的
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craving
n.渴望,热望
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immoral
adj.不道德的,淫荡的,荒淫的,有伤风化的
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salvation
n.(尤指基督)救世,超度,拯救,解困
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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mire
n.泥沼,泥泞;v.使...陷于泥泞,使...陷入困境
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contemptible
adj.可鄙的,可轻视的,卑劣的
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penance
n.(赎罪的)惩罪
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undoing
n.毁灭的原因,祸根;破坏,毁灭
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mitigate
vt.(使)减轻,(使)缓和
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descended
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的