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On the Sunday afternoon Mrs. Baines was trying to repose1 a little in the drawing-room, where she had caused a fire to be lighted. Constance was in the adjacent bedroom with her father. Sophia lay between blankets in the room overhead with a feverish2 cold. This cold and her new dress were Mrs. Baines's sole consolation3 at the moment. She had prophesied4 a cold for Sophia, refuser of castor- oil, and it had come. Sophia had received, for standing5 in her nightdress at a draughty window of a May morning, what Mrs. Baines called 'nature's slap in the face.' As for the dress, she had worshipped God in it, and prayed for Sophia in it, before dinner; and its four double rows of gimp on the skirt had been accounted a great success. With her lace-bordered mantle6 and her low, stringed bonnet7 she had assuredly given a unique lustre8 to the congregation at chapel9. She was stout10; but the fashions, prescribing vague outlines, broad downward slopes, and vast amplitudes11, were favourable12 to her shape. It must not be supposed that stout women of a certain age never seek to seduce13 the eye and trouble the
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repose
v.(使)休息;n.安息
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feverish
adj.发烧的,狂热的,兴奋的
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consolation
n.安慰,慰问
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prophesied
v.预告,预言( prophesy的过去式和过去分词 )
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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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mantle
n.斗篷,覆罩之物,罩子;v.罩住,覆盖,脸红
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bonnet
n.无边女帽;童帽
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lustre
n.光亮,光泽;荣誉
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chapel
n.小教堂,殡仪馆
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amplitudes
振幅( amplitude的名词复数 ); 广大; (智力的)幅度; 充足
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favourable
adj.赞成的,称赞的,有利的,良好的,顺利的
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seduce
vt.勾引,诱奸,诱惑,引诱
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meditations
默想( meditation的名词复数 ); 默念; 沉思; 冥想
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comely
adj.漂亮的,合宜的
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natty
adj.整洁的,漂亮的
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imposing
adj.使人难忘的,壮丽的,堂皇的,雄伟的
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posture
n.姿势,姿态,心态,态度;v.作出某种姿势
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previously
adv.以前,先前(地)
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rev
v.发动机旋转,加快速度
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reprehensible
adj.该受责备的
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majestic
adj.雄伟的,壮丽的,庄严的,威严的,崇高的
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firmament
n.苍穹;最高层
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inexplicable
adj.无法解释的,难理解的
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precisely
adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地
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recess
n.短期休息,壁凹(墙上装架子,柜子等凹处)
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bent
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
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jug
n.(有柄,小口,可盛水等的)大壶,罐,盂
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vessel
n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管
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vessels
n.血管( vessel的名词复数 );船;容器;(具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的)人
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upwards
adv.向上,在更高处...以上
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apron
n.围裙;工作裙
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descended
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的
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embroidered
adj.绣花的
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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chamber
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所
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fixed
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
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fronds
n.蕨类或棕榈类植物的叶子( frond的名词复数 )
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mincingly
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prospectus
n.计划书;说明书;慕股书
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ornamental
adj.装饰的;作装饰用的;n.装饰品;观赏植物
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delicacy
n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴
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virgin
n.处女,未婚女子;adj.未经使用的;未经开发的
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aged
adj.年老的,陈年的
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monopolized
v.垄断( monopolize的过去式和过去分词 );独占;专卖;专营
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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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refinement
n.文雅;高尚;精美;精制;精炼
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etiquette
n.礼仪,礼节;规矩
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condescended
屈尊,俯就( condescend的过去式和过去分词 ); 故意表示和蔼可亲
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virtue
n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力
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luxurious
adj.精美而昂贵的;豪华的
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unwilling
adj.不情愿的
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hesitation
n.犹豫,踌躇
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vivacious
adj.活泼的,快活的
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vent
n.通风口,排放口;开衩;vt.表达,发泄
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amazement
n.惊奇,惊讶
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idols
偶像( idol的名词复数 ); 受崇拜的人或物; 受到热爱和崇拜的人或物; 神像
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Christian
adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒
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luscious
adj.美味的;芬芳的;肉感的,引与性欲的
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resounding
adj. 响亮的
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itinerant
adj.巡回的;流动的
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zeal
n.热心,热情,热忱
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indefatigable
adj.不知疲倦的,不屈不挠的
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widower
n.鳏夫
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austere
adj.艰苦的;朴素的,朴实无华的;严峻的
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shrugged
vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式)
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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voluptuous
adj.肉欲的,骄奢淫逸的
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esteem
n.尊敬,尊重;vt.尊重,敬重;把…看作
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deference
n.尊重,顺从;敬意
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mince
n.切碎物;v.切碎,矫揉做作地说
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deviated
v.偏离,越轨( deviate的过去式和过去分词 )
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scrupulous
adj.审慎的,小心翼翼的,完全的,纯粹的
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prospective
adj.预期的,未来的,前瞻性的
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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remarkable
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
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impartially
adv.公平地,无私地
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incapable
adj.无能力的,不能做某事的
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morsel
n.一口,一点点
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uncommon
adj.罕见的,非凡的,不平常的
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affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
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epoch
n.(新)时代;历元
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tempted
v.怂恿(某人)干不正当的事;冒…的险(tempt的过去分词)
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colloquy
n.谈话,自由讨论
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debut
n.首次演出,初次露面
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apprenticed
学徒,徒弟( apprentice的过去式和过去分词 )
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apprenticeship
n.学徒身份;学徒期
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deliberately
adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地
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enlist
vt.谋取(支持等),赢得;征募;vi.入伍
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tragic
adj.悲剧的,悲剧性的,悲惨的
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grandeur
n.伟大,崇高,宏伟,庄严,豪华
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intensity
n.强烈,剧烈;强度;烈度
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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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prudent
adj.谨慎的,有远见的,精打细算的
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frightful
adj.可怕的;讨厌的
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consolations
n.安慰,慰问( consolation的名词复数 );起安慰作用的人(或事物)
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judgment
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
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rambling
adj.[建]凌乱的,杂乱的
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starched
adj.浆硬的,硬挺的,拘泥刻板的v.把(衣服、床单等)浆一浆( starch的过去式和过去分词 )
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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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bosom
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的
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honourable
adj.可敬的;荣誉的,光荣的