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Here is what Mason tells Dixon of how Rebekah and he first met. Not yet understanding the narrative1 lengths Mason will go to, to avoid betraying her, Dixon believes ev'ry word—
'Twas at the annual cheese-rolling at the parish church in Randwick, a few miles the other side of Stroud. And May-Day as well, in its full English Glory, Mason's Baptismal day,— its own Breath being drawn2 again and again across the Brooksides, Copses, and Fields, heated, fra?grant. Every young woman for miles around would be there, although Mason adopted a more Scientifick motive3, that of wishing to see at first hand, a much-rumored Prodigy6, styled "The Octuple Gloucester,"— a giant Cheese, the largest known in the Region, perhaps in the Kingdom.
Some considered it an example of Reason run amok,— an unreflec-tive Vicar, worshiping at the wrong Altar, having convinced local Cheesemen to pool their efforts in accomplishing the feat8. Scaled up from the dimensions of the classic Single Gloucester, not only in Thick?ness, but actually octupled in all dimensions, making it more like a 512-fold or Quincentenariduodecuple Gloucester,— running to nearly four tons in weight when green, and even after shrinkage towering ten feet high by the time it emerged from the giant Shed built at the outskirts9 of town especially for this unprecedented10 Caseifaction,— the extraordi?nary Cheese, as it slowly aged11, had already provided material for months of public Rumor4. In recent days, trying to contain their impatience12, crowds had begun to gather outside the shed entrance, as if a royal birth were
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n.叙述,故事;adj.叙事的,故事体的 | |
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motive
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prodigy
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n.惊人的事物,奇迹,神童,天才,预兆 | |
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n.反对的观点,反对者,反对票,肺病;vt.精读,学习,默记;adv.反对地,从反面;adj.欺诈的 | |
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imminent
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gatherings
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gathering
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distress
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n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛 | |
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cavalry
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n.骑兵;轻装甲部队 | |
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n.喘息,气喘;v.喘息;气吁吁他说 | |
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antiquity
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n.古老;高龄;古物,古迹 | |
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waggon
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n.运货马车,运货车;敞篷车箱 | |
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spokes
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(厚)木板( plank的名词复数 ); 政纲条目,政策要点 | |
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circumference
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loomed
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luminary
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majestic
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scruple
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intriguingly
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savage
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adj.注意的,专心的;关心(别人)的,殷勤的 | |
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迷宫( labyrinth的名词复数 ); (文字,建筑)错综复杂的 | |
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vt.补偿,赔偿;酬报 vi.弥补;补偿;抵消 | |
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inhale
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glum
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v.调情,打情骂俏( flirt的现在分词 ) | |
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v.百灵科鸟(尤指云雀)( lark的现在分词 );一大早就起床;鸡鸣即起;(因太费力而不想干时说)算了 | |
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vt.& vi.跋涉,吃力地走(trudge的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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crescendo
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decided
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adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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slew
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v.(使)旋转;n.大量,许多 | |
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hummock
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n.小丘 | |
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perfectly
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peripheral
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peculiar
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malevolent
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abrupt
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adj.突然的,意外的;唐突的,鲁莽的 | |
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rustling
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belly
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n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛 | |
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ponderosity
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n.沉重,笨重;有质性;可称性 | |
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nostrils
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鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 ) | |
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rugged
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adj.高低不平的,粗糙的,粗壮的,强健的 | |
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inquiry
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n.打听,询问,调查,查问 | |
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injustices
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不公平( injustice的名词复数 ); 非正义; 待…不公正; 冤枉 | |
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innocence
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n.无罪;天真;无害 | |
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soot
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n.煤烟,烟尘;vt.熏以煤烟 | |
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intrigue
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almighty
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timbres
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entirely
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infantry
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slain
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melancholy
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n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的 | |
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slumbers
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睡眠,安眠( slumber的名词复数 ) | |
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erase
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v.擦掉;消除某事物的痕迹 | |
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resounding
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abruptly
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peril
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moorish
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adj.沼地的,荒野的,生[住]在沼地的 | |
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metaphor
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aberration
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tenor
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n.男高音(歌手),次中音(乐器),要旨,大意 | |
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remains
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n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹 | |
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shingle
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n.木瓦板;小招牌(尤指医生或律师挂的营业招牌);v.用木瓦板盖(屋顶);把(女子头发)剪短 | |
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leeward
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ridge
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contraction
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machinery
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