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Another Mother and Daughter
In an ugly and dark room, an old woman, ugly and dark too, sat listening to the wind and rain, and crouching1 over a meagre fire. More constant to the last-named occupation than the first, she never changed her attitude, unless, when any stray drops of rain fell hissing2 on the smouldering embers, to raise her head with an awakened3 attention to the whistling and pattering outside, and gradually to let it fall again lower and lower and lower as she sunk into a brooding state of thought, in which the noises of the night were as indistinctly regarded as is the monotonous4 rolling of a sea by one who sits in contemplation on its shore.
There was no light in the room save that which the fire afforded. Glaring sullenly5 from time to time like the eye of a fierce beast half asleep, it revealed no objects that needed to be jealous of a better display. A heap of rags, a heap of bones, a wretched bed, two or three mutilated chairs or stools, the black walls and blacker ceiling, were all its winking7 brightness shone upon. As the old woman, with a gigantic and distorted image of herself thrown half upon the wall behind her, half upon the roof above, sat bending over the few loose bricks within which it was pent, on the damp hearth8 of the chimney - for there was no stove - she looked as if she were watching at some witch's altar for a favourable9 token; and but that the movement of her chattering10 jaws11 and trembling chin was too frequent and too fast for the slow
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crouching
v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的现在分词 )
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hissing
n. 发嘶嘶声, 蔑视
动词hiss的现在分词形式
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awakened
v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到
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monotonous
adj.单调的,一成不变的,使人厌倦的
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sullenly
不高兴地,绷着脸,忧郁地
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wretch
n.可怜的人,不幸的人;卑鄙的人
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winking
n.瞬眼,目语v.使眼色( wink的现在分词 );递眼色(表示友好或高兴等);(指光)闪烁;闪亮
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hearth
n.壁炉炉床,壁炉地面
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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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chattering
n. (机器振动发出的)咔嗒声,(鸟等)鸣,啁啾
adj. 喋喋不休的,啾啾声的
动词chatter的现在分词形式
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jaws
n.口部;嘴
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flickering
adj.闪烁的,摇曳的,一闪一闪的
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wrought
v.引起;以…原料制作;运转;adj.制造的
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cowered
v.畏缩,抖缩( cower的过去式 )
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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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grotesque
adj.怪诞的,丑陋的;n.怪诞的图案,怪人(物)
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sputtering
n.反应溅射法;飞溅;阴极真空喷镀;喷射v.唾沫飞溅( sputter的现在分词 );发劈啪声;喷出;飞溅出
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drenched
adj.湿透的;充满的v.使湿透( drench的过去式和过去分词 );在某人(某物)上大量使用(某液体)
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misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
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gal
n.姑娘,少女
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wringing
淋湿的,湿透的
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mumbling
含糊地说某事,叽咕,咕哝( mumble的现在分词 )
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downwards
adj./adv.向下的(地),下行的(地)
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mumbled
含糊地说某事,叽咕,咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 )
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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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frantic
adj.狂乱的,错乱的,激昂的
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demonstration
n.表明,示范,论证,示威
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vitality
n.活力,生命力,效力
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ragged
adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的
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wrung
绞( wring的过去式和过去分词 ); 握紧(尤指别人的手); 把(湿衣服)拧干; 绞掉(水)
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tune
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整
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wailing
v.哭叫,哀号( wail的现在分词 );沱
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bent
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
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unnatural
adj.不自然的;反常的
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hardy
adj.勇敢的,果断的,吃苦的;耐寒的
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lone
adj.孤寂的,单独的;唯一的
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mowing
n.割草,一次收割量,牧草地v.刈,割( mow的现在分词 )
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remorsefully
adv.极为懊悔地
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stinted
v.限制,节省(stint的过去式与过去分词形式)
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wretches
n.不幸的人( wretch的名词复数 );可怜的人;恶棍;坏蛋
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whined
v.哀号( whine的过去式和过去分词 );哀诉,诉怨
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deserted
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的
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perverted
adj.不正当的v.滥用( pervert的过去式和过去分词 );腐蚀;败坏;使堕落
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infamy
n.声名狼藉,出丑,恶行
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distress
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛
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subsided
v.(土地)下陷(因在地下采矿)( subside的过去式和过去分词 );减弱;下降至较低或正常水平;一下子坐在椅子等上
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agitated
adj.被鼓动的,不安的
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animated
adj.生气勃勃的,活跃的,愉快的
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softened
(使)变软( soften的过去式和过去分词 ); 缓解打击; 缓和; 安慰
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fatigue
n.疲劳,劳累
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wither
vt.使凋谢,使衰退,(用眼神气势等)使畏缩;vi.枯萎,衰退,消亡
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withered
adj. 枯萎的,干瘪的,(人身体的部分器官)因病萎缩的或未发育良好的
动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式
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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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humbly
adv. 恭顺地,谦卑地
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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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admiration
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
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retrospect
n.回顾,追溯;v.回顾,回想,追溯
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deferentially
adv.表示敬意地,谦恭地
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entreaty
n.恳求,哀求
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pilfering
v.偷窃(小东西),小偷( pilfer的现在分词 );偷窃(一般指小偷小摸)
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hush
int.嘘,别出声;n.沉默,静寂;v.使安静
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attentive
adj.注意的,专心的;关心(别人)的,殷勤的
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recoiled
v.畏缩( recoil的过去式和过去分词 );退缩;报应;返回
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vehement
adj.感情强烈的;热烈的;(人)有强烈感情的
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clenched
v.紧握,抓紧,咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 )
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bosom
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的
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wrath
n.愤怒,愤慨,暴怒
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possessed
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的
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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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grove
n.林子,小树林,园林
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constrained
adj.束缚的,节制的
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bespeaking
v.预定( bespeak的现在分词 );订(货);证明;预先请求
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exultation
n.狂喜,得意
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jingling
叮当声
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covetous
adj.贪婪的,贪心的
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alacrity
n.敏捷,轻快,乐意
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decrepit
adj.衰老的,破旧的
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bonnet
n.无边女帽;童帽
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attiring
v.使穿上衣服,使穿上盛装( attire的现在分词 )
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fumbling
n. 摸索,漏接
v. 摸索,摸弄,笨拙的处理
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strife
n.争吵,冲突,倾轧,竞争
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chuckled
轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 )
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tarnished
(通常指金属)(使)失去光泽,(使)变灰暗( tarnish的过去式和过去分词 ); 玷污,败坏
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glistened
v.湿物闪耀,闪亮( glisten的过去式和过去分词 )
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croaked
v.呱呱地叫( croak的过去式和过去分词 );用粗的声音说
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malice
n.恶意,怨恨,蓄意;[律]预谋
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frightful
adj.可怕的;讨厌的
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milestone
n.里程碑;划时代的事件
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utterly
adv.完全地,绝对地
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entreaties
n.恳求,乞求( entreaty的名词复数 )
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encompassed
v.围绕( encompass的过去式和过去分词 );包围;包含;包括
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obdurate
adj.固执的,顽固的
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stifled
(使)窒息, (使)窒闷( stifle的过去式和过去分词 ); 镇压,遏制; 堵
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situated
adj.坐落在...的,处于某种境地的
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lurid
adj.可怕的;血红的;苍白的
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bleak
adj.(天气)阴冷的;凄凉的;暗淡的
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desolate
adj.荒凉的,荒芜的;孤独的,凄凉的;v.使荒芜,使孤寂
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humbled
adj. 卑下的,谦逊的,粗陋的
vt. 使 ... 卑下,贬低
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invincible
adj.不可征服的,难以制服的
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hatred
n.憎恶,憎恨,仇恨
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defiance
n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗
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veins
n.纹理;矿脉( vein的名词复数 );静脉;叶脉;纹理
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tingling
v.有刺痛感( tingle的现在分词 )
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bestowed
赠给,授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 )
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compassion
n.同情,怜悯
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malevolence
n.恶意,狠毒
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confirmation
n.证实,确认,批准
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imploring
恳求的,哀求的
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deafen
vt.震耳欲聋;使听不清楚
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spurned
v.一脚踢开,拒绝接受( spurn的过去式和过去分词 )
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devoted
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
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faculties
n.能力( faculty的名词复数 );全体教职员;技巧;院
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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dwelling
n.住宅,住所,寓所
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bemoaning
v.为(某人或某事)抱怨( bemoan的现在分词 );悲悼;为…恸哭;哀叹
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munching
v.用力咀嚼(某物),大嚼( munch的现在分词 )
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scrap
n.碎片;废料;v.废弃,报废
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miserable
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
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vices
缺陷( vice的名词复数 ); 恶习; 不道德行为; 台钳
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prevailing
adj.盛行的;占优势的;主要的
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texture
n.(织物)质地;(材料)构造;结构;肌理
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testimony
n.证词;见证,证明