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How will you know the pitch of that great bell Too large for you to stir? Let but a flute1 Play 'neath the fine-mixed metal listen close Till the right note flows forth2, a silvery rill. Then shall the huge bell tremble--then the mass With myriad3 waves concurrent4 shall respond In low soft unison5.
Lydgate that evening spoke6 to Miss Vincy of Mrs. Casaubon, and laid some emphasis on the strong feeling she appeared to have for that formal studious man thirty years older than herself.
"Of course she is devoted7 to her husband," said Rosamond, implying a notion of necessary sequence which the scientific man regarded as the prettiest possible for a woman; but she was thinking at the same time that it was not so very melancholy8 to be mistress of Lowick Manor9 with a husband likely to die soon. "Do you think her very handsome?"
"She certainly is handsome, but I have not thought about it," said Lydgate.
"I suppose it would be unprofessional," said Rosamond, dimpling. "But how your practice is spreading! You were called in before to the Chettams, I think; and now, the Casaubons."
"Yes," said Lydgate, in a tone of compulsory10 admission. "But I don't really like attending such people so well as the poor. The cases are more monotonous11, and one has to go through more fuss and listen more
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flute
n.长笛;v.吹笛
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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myriad
adj.无数的;n.无数,极大数量
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concurrent
adj.同时发生的,一致的
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unison
n.步调一致,行动一致
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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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devoted
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
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melancholy
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的
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manor
n.庄园,领地
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compulsory
n.强制的,必修的;规定的,义务的
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monotonous
adj.单调的,一成不变的,使人厌倦的
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deferentially
adv.表示敬意地,谦恭地
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scent
n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉
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hovered
鸟( hover的过去式和过去分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫
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isolation
n.隔离,孤立,分解,分离
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persistently
ad.坚持地;固执地
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flirting
v.调情,打情骂俏( flirt的现在分词 )
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entanglements
n.瓜葛( entanglement的名词复数 );牵连;纠缠;缠住
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conspicuous
adj.明眼的,惹人注目的;炫耀的,摆阔气的
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intimacy
n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行
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confided
v.吐露(秘密,心事等)( confide的过去式和过去分词 );(向某人)吐露(隐私、秘密等)
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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admiration
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
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motives
n.动机,目的( motive的名词复数 )
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falcon
n.隼,猎鹰
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levity
n.轻率,轻浮,不稳定,多变
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Christian
adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒
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mortified
v.使受辱( mortify的过去式和过去分词 );伤害(人的感情);克制;抑制(肉体、情感等)
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mittens
不分指手套
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circumlocution
n. 绕圈子的话,迂回累赘的陈述
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bonnet
n.无边女帽;童帽
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embroidered
adj.绣花的
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fiery
adj.燃烧着的,火红的;暴躁的;激烈的
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habitual
adj.习惯性的;通常的,惯常的
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prospect
n.前景,前途;景色,视野
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prettily
adv.优美地;可爱地
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attachment
n.附属物,附件;依恋;依附
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mortification
n.耻辱,屈辱
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inquiries
n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听
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interfere
v.(in)干涉,干预;(with)妨碍,打扰
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prospects
n.希望,前途(恒为复数)
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engross
v.使全神贯注
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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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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rebuke
v.指责,非难,斥责 [反]praise
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coxcomb
n.花花公子
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fuming
愤怒( fume的现在分词 ); 大怒; 发怒; 冒烟
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curiously
adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地
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beckon
v.(以点头或打手势)向...示意,召唤
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caresses
爱抚,抚摸( caress的名词复数 )
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grit
n.沙粒,决心,勇气;v.下定决心,咬紧牙关
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innuendo
n.暗指,讽刺
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innuendoes
n.影射的话( innuendo的名词复数 );讽刺的话;含沙射影;暗讽
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curtly
adv.简短地
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lashed
adj.具睫毛的v.鞭打( lash的过去式和过去分词 );煽动;紧系;怒斥
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exquisite
adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的
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tact
n.机敏,圆滑,得体
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dreariness
沉寂,可怕,凄凉
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wilderness
n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等,荒漠
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pang
n.剧痛,悲痛,苦闷
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delightful
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的
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sublime
adj.崇高的,伟大的;极度的,不顾后果的
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interfered
v.干预( interfere的过去式和过去分词 );调停;妨碍;干涉
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indifference
n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎
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conjecture
n./v.推测,猜测
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warehouse
n.仓库;vt.存入仓库
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sage
n.圣人,哲人;adj.贤明的,明智的
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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graceful
adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的
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momentary
adj.片刻的,瞬息的;短暂的
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speculations
n.投机买卖( speculation的名词复数 );思考;投机活动;推断
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embarrassment
n.尴尬;使人为难的人(事物);障碍;窘迫
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assented
同意,赞成( assent的过去式和过去分词 )
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flirtation
n.调情,调戏,挑逗
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recesses
n.壁凹( recess的名词复数 );(工作或业务活动的)中止或暂停期间;学校的课间休息;某物内部的凹形空间v.把某物放在墙壁的凹处( recess的第三人称单数 );将(墙)做成凹形,在(墙)上做壁龛;休息,休会,休庭
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miraculous
adj.像奇迹一样的,不可思议的
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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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abrupt
adj.突然的,意外的;唐突的,鲁莽的
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ardent
adj.热情的,热烈的,强烈的,烈性的
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avowal
n.公开宣称,坦白承认
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distressed
痛苦的
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confession
n.自白,供认,承认
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gratitude
adj.感激,感谢
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impulsive
adj.冲动的,刺激的;有推动力的
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demise
n.死亡;v.让渡,遗赠,转让
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felicitous
adj.恰当的,巧妙的;n.恰当,贴切
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jovial
adj.快乐的,好交际的
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intermittent
adj.间歇的,断断续续的
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awe
n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧
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hymn
n.赞美诗,圣歌,颂歌
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approbation
n.称赞;认可
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maidens
处女( maiden的名词复数 ); 少女; 未婚女子; (板球运动)未得分的一轮投球