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"All that in woman is adored In thy fair self I find-- For the whole sex can but afford The handsome and the kind." --SIR CHARLES SEDLEY.
The question whether Mr. Tyke should be appointed as salaried chaplain to the hospital was an exciting topic to the Middlemarchers; and Lydgate heard it discussed in a way that threw much light on the power exercised in the town by Mr. Bulstrode. The banker was evidently a ruler, but there was an opposition1 party, and even among his supporters there were some who allowed it to be seen that their support was a compromise, and who frankly2 stated their impression that the general scheme of things, and especially the casualties of trade, required you to hold a candle to the devil.
Mr. Bulstrode's power was not due simply to his being a country banker, who knew the financial secrets of most traders in the town and could touch the springs of their credit; it was fortified4 by a beneficence that was at once ready and severe--ready to confer obligations, and severe in watching the result. He had gathered, as an industrious5 man always at his post, a chief share in administering the town charities, and his private charities were both minute and abundant. He would take a great deal of pains about apprenticing6 Tegg the shoemaker's son, and he would watch over Tegg's church-going; he would defend Mrs. Strype the washerwoman against Stubbs's unjust exaction7 on the score of her drying-ground, and he would himself-scrutinize a calumny8 against Mrs. Strype. His private minor9 loans were numerous, but he would inquire strictly10 into the circumstances both before and after. In this way a man gathers a
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opposition
n.反对,敌对
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frankly
adv.坦白地,直率地;坦率地说
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specially
adv.特定地;特殊地;明确地
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fortified
adj. 加强的
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industrious
adj.勤劳的,刻苦的,奋发的
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apprenticing
学徒,徒弟( apprentice的现在分词 )
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exaction
n.强求,强征;杂税
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calumny
n.诽谤,污蔑,中伤
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minor
adj.较小(少)的,较次要的;n.辅修学科;vi.辅修
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strictly
adv.严厉地,严格地;严密地
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domain
n.(活动等)领域,范围;领地,势力范围
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gratitude
adj.感激,感谢
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motives
n.动机,目的( motive的名词复数 )
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crass
adj.愚钝的,粗糙的;彻底的
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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doctrine
n.教义;主义;学说
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taint
n.污点;感染;腐坏;v.使感染;污染
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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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liking
n.爱好;嗜好;喜欢
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divested
v.剥夺( divest的过去式和过去分词 );脱去(衣服);2。从…取去…;1。(给某人)脱衣服
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disposition
n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署
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positively
adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实
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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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fixed
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
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treatise
n.专著;(专题)论文
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calf
n.小牛,犊,幼仔,小牛皮
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humbug
n.花招,谎话,欺骗
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disapprove
v.不赞成,不同意,不批准
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judicially
依法判决地,公平地
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incompetent
adj.无能力的,不能胜任的
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practitioner
n.实践者,从事者;(医生或律师等)开业者
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populous
adj.人口稠密的,人口众多的
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jovially
adv.愉快地,高兴地
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bias
n.偏见,偏心,偏袒;vt.使有偏见
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eminently
adv.突出地;显著地;不寻常地
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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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volatile
adj.反复无常的,挥发性的,稍纵即逝的,脾气火爆的;n.挥发性物质
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strings
n.弦
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tinge
vt.(较淡)着色于,染色;使带有…气息;n.淡淡色彩,些微的气息
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refinement
n.文雅;高尚;精美;精制;精炼
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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exquisite
adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的
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eyelid
n.眼睑,眼皮
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tune
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整
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rhythmic
adj.有节奏的,有韵律的
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petals
n.花瓣( petal的名词复数 )
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naive
adj.幼稚的,轻信的;天真的
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admiration
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
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wondrous
adj.令人惊奇的,奇妙的;adv.惊人地;异乎寻常地;令人惊叹地
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habitual
adj.习惯性的;通常的,惯常的
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accomplished
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的
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defer
vt.推迟,拖延;vi.(to)遵从,听从,服从
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rosy
adj.美好的,乐观的,玫瑰色的
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hearty
adj.热情友好的;衷心的;尽情的,纵情的
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enjoyment
n.乐趣;享有;享用
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tunes
n.曲调,曲子( tune的名词复数 )v.调音( tune的第三人称单数 );调整;(给收音机、电视等)调谐;使协调
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memorable
adj.值得回忆的,难忘的,特别的,显著的
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relics
[pl.]n.遗物,遗迹,遗产;遗体,尸骸
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worthy
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
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noted
adj.著名的,知名的
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plentiful
adj.富裕的,丰富的
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celebrity
n.名人,名流;著名,名声,名望
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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rendering
n.表现,描写
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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remarkable
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
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flute
n.长笛;v.吹笛
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rejection
n.拒绝,被拒,抛弃,被弃
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beetles
n.甲虫( beetle的名词复数 )
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swerved
v.(使)改变方向,改变目的( swerve的过去式和过去分词 )
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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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beguiling
adj.欺骗的,诱人的v.欺骗( beguile的现在分词 );使陶醉;使高兴;消磨(时间等)
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joyous
adj.充满快乐的;令人高兴的
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simplicity
n.简单,简易;朴素;直率,单纯
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renewal
adj.(契约)延期,续订,更新,复活,重来
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justifiable
adj.有理由的,无可非议的
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meditation
n.熟虑,(尤指宗教的)默想,沉思,(pl.)冥想录
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meditations
默想( meditation的名词复数 ); 默念; 沉思; 冥想
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agitation
n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动
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beset
v.镶嵌;困扰,包围
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recur
vi.复发,重现,再发生
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docile
adj.驯服的,易控制的,容易教的
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delicacies
n.棘手( delicacy的名词复数 );精致;精美的食物;周到
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demonstration
n.表明,示范,论证,示威
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distinctive
adj.特别的,有特色的,与众不同的
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virtuous
adj.有品德的,善良的,贞洁的,有效力的
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demonstrations
证明( demonstration的名词复数 ); 表明; 表达; 游行示威
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ascertain
vt.发现,确定,查明,弄清
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complexities
复杂性(complexity的名词复数); 复杂的事物
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genial
adj.亲切的,和蔼的,愉快的,脾气好的
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delightful
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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obedience
n.服从,顺从
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impartial
adj.(in,to)公正的,无偏见的
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aloof
adj.远离的;冷淡的,漠不关心的
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vividly
adv.清楚地,鲜明地,生动地
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profuseness
n.挥霍
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orbs
abbr.off-reservation boarding school 在校寄宿学校n.球,天体,圆形物( orb的名词复数 )
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spurts
短暂而突然的活动或努力( spurt的名词复数 ); 突然奋起
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inaccessible
adj.达不到的,难接近的
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illuminated
adj.被照明的;受启迪的
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arduous
adj.艰苦的,费力的,陡峭的
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misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
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anguish
n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦,烦恼
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mania
n.疯狂;躁狂症,狂热,癖好
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poise
vt./vi. 平衡,保持平衡;n.泰然自若,自信
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lapses
n.失误,过失( lapse的名词复数 );小毛病;行为失检;偏离正道v.退步( lapse的第三人称单数 );陷入;倒退;丧失
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repose
v.(使)休息;n.安息
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triumphant
adj.胜利的,成功的;狂欢的,喜悦的
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incipient
adj.起初的,发端的,初期的
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ardent
adj.热情的,热烈的,强烈的,烈性的
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ardor
n.热情,狂热
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ruminating
v.沉思( ruminate的现在分词 );反复考虑;反刍;倒嚼
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inevitable
adj.不可避免的,必然发生的
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accomplishment
n.完成,成就,(pl.)造诣,技能
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climax
n.顶点;高潮;v.(使)达到顶点
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sufficiently
adv.足够地,充分地
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piquant
adj.辛辣的,开胃的,令人兴奋的
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distinguished
adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的
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prospect
n.前景,前途;景色,视野
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celestial
adj.天体的;天上的
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aroma
n.香气,芬芳,芳香
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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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diligently
ad.industriously;carefully
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sketching
n.草图
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accomplishments
n.造诣;完成( accomplishment的名词复数 );技能;成绩;成就