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The Watches of the Night
Florence, long since awakened1 from her dream, mournfully observed the estrangement2 between her father and Edith, and saw it widen more and more, and knew that there was greater bitterness between them every day. Each day's added knowledge deepened the shade upon her love and hope, roused up the old sorrow that had slumbered3 for a little time, and made it even heavier to bear than it had been before.
It had been hard - how hard may none but Florence ever know! - to have the natural affection of a true and earnest nature turned to agony; and slight, or stern repulse5, substituted for the tenderest protection and the dearest care. It had been hard to feel in her deep heart what she had felt, and never know the happiness of one touch of response. But it was much more hard to be compelled to doubt either her father or Edith, so affectionate and dear to her, and to think of her love for each of them, by turns, with fear, distrust, and wonder.
Yet Florence now began to do so; and the doing of it was a task imposed upon her by the very purity of her soul, as one she could not fly from. She saw her father cold and obdurate6 to Edith, as to her; hard, inflexible7, unyielding. Could it be, she asked herself with starting tears, that her own dear mother had been made unhappy by such treatment, and had pined away and died? Then she would think how proud and stately Edith was to everyone but her, with what disdain8 she treated him, how distantly she kept apart from him, and what she had said on the night when they came home; and quickly it would come on Florence, almost as a crime, that she loved one who was set in opposition9 to her father, and that her father knowing of it, must think of her in his solitary
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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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estrangement
n.疏远,失和,不和
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slumbered
微睡,睡眠(slumber的过去式与过去分词形式)
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slumber
n.睡眠,沉睡状态
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repulse
n.击退,拒绝;vt.逐退,击退,拒绝
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obdurate
adj.固执的,顽固的
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inflexible
adj.不可改变的,不受影响的,不屈服的
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disdain
n.鄙视,轻视;v.轻视,鄙视,不屑
9
opposition
n.反对,敌对
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solitary
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士
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unnatural
adj.不自然的;反常的
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ingratitude
n.忘恩负义
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drooping
adj. 下垂的,无力的
动词droop的现在分词
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yearning
a.渴望的;向往的;怀念的
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misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
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hoarded
v.积蓄并储藏(某物)( hoard的过去式和过去分词 )
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exquisite
adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的
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outweighed
v.在重量上超过( outweigh的过去式和过去分词 );在重要性或价值方面超过
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wrought
v.引起;以…原料制作;运转;adj.制造的
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spurn
v.拒绝,摈弃;n.轻视的拒绝;踢开
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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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retired
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
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exasperated
adj.恼怒的
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pints
n.品脱( pint的名词复数 );一品脱啤酒
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outrageous
adj.无理的,令人不能容忍的
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housekeeper
n.管理家务的主妇,女管家
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emphatic
adj.强调的,着重的;无可置疑的,明显的
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destitute
adj.缺乏的;穷困的
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punctuation
n.标点符号,标点法
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discourse
n.论文,演说;谈话;话语;vi.讲述,著述
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construed
v.解释(陈述、行为等)( construe的过去式和过去分词 );翻译,作句法分析
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presumption
n.推测,可能性,冒昧,放肆,[法律]推定
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disparagement
n.轻视,轻蔑
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attachment
n.附属物,附件;依恋;依附
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jealousy
n.妒忌,嫉妒,猜忌
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relinquish
v.放弃,撤回,让与,放手
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dominion
n.统治,管辖,支配权;领土,版图
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grudge
n.不满,怨恨,妒嫉;vt.勉强给,不情愿做
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disinterested
adj.不关心的,不感兴趣的
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justification
n.正当的理由;辩解的理由
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resolute
adj.坚决的,果敢的
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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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sobbing
<主方>Ⅰ adj.湿透的
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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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soften
v.(使)变柔软;(使)变柔和
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discord
n.不和,意见不合,争论,(音乐)不和谐
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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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prosper
v.成功,兴隆,昌盛;使成功,使昌隆,繁荣
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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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tardy
adj.缓慢的,迟缓的
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agitation
n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动
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maiden
n.少女,处女;adj.未婚的,纯洁的,无经验的
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drawn
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
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chamber
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所
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entangled
adj.卷入的;陷入的;被缠住的;缠在一起的v.使某人(某物/自己)缠绕,纠缠于(某物中),使某人(自己)陷入(困难或复杂的环境中)( entangle的过去式和过去分词 )
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repelling
v.击退( repel的现在分词 );使厌恶;排斥;推开
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tranquil
adj. 安静的, 宁静的, 稳定的, 不变的
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reigning
adj.统治的,起支配作用的
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blessing
n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿
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sullen
adj.愠怒的,闷闷不乐的,(天气等)阴沉的
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awfully
adv.可怕地,非常地,极端地
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hatred
n.憎恶,憎恨,仇恨
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indifference
n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎
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lighter
n.打火机,点火器;驳船;v.用驳船运送;light的比较级
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bent
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
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doomed
命定的
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impiety
n.不敬;不孝
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dismal
adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的
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secrecy
n.秘密,保密,隐蔽
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proceeding
n.行动,进行,(pl.)会议录,学报
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unwilling
adj.不情愿的
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drearily
沉寂地,厌倦地,可怕地
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glimmer
v.发出闪烁的微光;n.微光,微弱的闪光
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noted
adj.著名的,知名的
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bleak
adj.(天气)阴冷的;凄凉的;暗淡的
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antipathy
n.憎恶;反感,引起反感的人或事物
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ardent
adj.热情的,热烈的,强烈的,烈性的
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longing
n.(for)渴望
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smoothly
adv.平滑地,顺利地,流利地,流畅地
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partially
adv.部分地,从某些方面讲
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crumbled
(把…)弄碎, (使)碎成细屑( crumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 衰落; 坍塌; 损坏
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dread
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧
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mingled
混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系]
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bosom
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的
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passionately
ad.热烈地,激烈地
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agitated
adj.被鼓动的,不安的
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galled
v.使…擦痛( gall的过去式和过去分词 );擦伤;烦扰;侮辱
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goaded
v.刺激( goad的过去式和过去分词 );激励;(用尖棒)驱赶;驱使(或怂恿、刺激)某人
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shameful
adj.可耻的,不道德的
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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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humiliation
n.羞辱
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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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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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callousness
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inefficient
adj.效率低的,无效的
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miserable
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
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beckoning
adj.引诱人的,令人心动的v.(用头或手的动作)示意,召唤( beckon的现在分词 )
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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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gathering
n.集会,聚会,聚集
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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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tightened
收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)变紧; (使)绷紧; 加紧
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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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humbled
adj. 卑下的,谦逊的,粗陋的
vt. 使 ... 卑下,贬低
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faltered
(嗓音)颤抖( falter的过去式和过去分词 ); 支吾其词; 蹒跚; 摇晃
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placid
adj.安静的,平和的