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CHAPTER III. THE FIRST WEDDING IN THE FAMILY.
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The great job of the cake-making over, a sense of leisure settled on the house. There seemed nothing left to be done which need put any one out of his or her way particularly. Katy had among her other qualities a great deal of what is called "forehandedness." To leave things to be attended to at the last moment in a flurry and a hurry would have been intolerable to her. She firmly believed in the doctrine1 of a certain wise man of our own day who says that to push your work before you is easy enough, but to pull it after you is very hard indeed.
All that winter, without saying much about it,—for Katy did not "do her thinking outside her head,"—she had been gradually making ready for the great event of the spring. Little by little, a touch here and a touch there, matters had been put in train, and the result now appeared in a surprising ease of mind and absence of confusion. The house had received its spring cleaning a fortnight earlier than usual, and was in fair, nice order, with freshly-beaten carpets and newly-washed curtains. Katy's dresses were ordered betimes, and had come home, been tried on, and folded away ten days before the wedding. They were not many in number, but all were pretty and in good taste, for the frigate2 was to be in Bar Harbor and Newport for a part of the summer, and Katy wanted to do Ned credit, and look well in his eyes and those of his friends.
All the arrangements, kept studiously simple, were beautifully systematized; and their very simplicity4 made them easy to carry out. The guest chambers5 were completely ready, one or two extra helpers were engaged that the servants might not be overworked, the order of every meal for the three busiest days was settled and written down. Each of the younger sisters had some special charge committed to her. Elsie was to wait on Cousin Helen, and see that she and her nurse had everything they wanted. Clover was to care for the two Roses; Johnnie to oversee6 the table arrangements, and make sure that all was right in that direction. Dear little Amy was indefatigable7
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1 doctrine | |
n.教义;主义;学说 | |
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2 frigate | |
n.护航舰,大型驱逐舰 | |
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3 fully | |
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4 simplicity | |
n.简单,简易;朴素;直率,单纯 | |
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5 chambers | |
n.房间( chamber的名词复数 );(议会的)议院;卧室;会议厅 | |
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6 oversee | |
vt.监督,管理 | |
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7 indefatigable | |
adj.不知疲倦的,不屈不挠的 | |
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8 leisurely | |
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9 standing | |
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10 onerous | |
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11 plaintively | |
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12 perfectly | |
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13 picturesque | |
adj.美丽如画的,(语言)生动的,绘声绘色的 | |
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14 sifter | |
n.(用于筛撒粉状食物的)筛具,撒粉器;滤器;罗圈;罗 | |
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15 tonic | |
n./adj.滋补品,补药,强身的,健体的 | |
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16 sapphire | |
n.青玉,蓝宝石;adj.天蓝色的 | |
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17 advert | |
vi.注意,留意,言及;n.广告 | |
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18 embroidered | |
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19 hearty | |
adj.热情友好的;衷心的;尽情的,纵情的 | |
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20 buffalo | |
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21 alteration | |
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22 outgrown | |
长[发展] 得超过(某物)的范围( outgrow的过去分词 ); 长[发展]得不能再要(某物); 长得比…快; 生长速度超过 | |
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23 delightful | |
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24 thoroughly | |
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25 rendering | |
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26 interval | |
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27 recital | |
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28 shriek | |
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29 deserted | |
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30 wharf | |
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31 abominable | |
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32 locust | |
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33 inviting | |
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34 hospitable | |
adj.好客的;宽容的;有利的,适宜的 | |
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35 catching | |
adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住 | |
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36 rosebud | |
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37 hubbub | |
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38 awfully | |
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39 scarlet | |
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40 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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41 scowled | |
怒视,生气地皱眉( scowl的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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42 temperately | |
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43 apparently | |
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44 hairpin | |
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45 invalid | |
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46 deference | |
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47 entirely | |
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48 sedate | |
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49 maiden | |
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50 erratic | |
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51 droll | |
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52 reminders | |
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53 buffet | |
n.自助餐;饮食柜台;餐台 | |
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54 ratiocination | |
n.推理;推断 | |
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55 giggling | |
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56 fixed | |
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57 brass | |
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58 pitcher | |
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59 drowsy | |
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60 preoccupied | |
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61 smoothly | |
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62 haze | |
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63 wink | |
n.眨眼,使眼色,瞬间;v.眨眼,使眼色,闪烁 | |
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64 sleeper | |
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65 descend | |
vt./vi.传下来,下来,下降 | |
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66 willows | |
n.柳树( willow的名词复数 );柳木 | |
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67 fragrant | |
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68 parlor | |
n.店铺,营业室;会客室,客厅 | |
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69 pervade | |
v.弥漫,遍及,充满,渗透,漫延 | |
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70 nautical | |
adj.海上的,航海的,船员的 | |
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71 hymn | |
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72 previously | |
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73 mutual | |
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74 precisely | |
adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地 | |
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75 discreetly | |
ad.(言行)审慎地,慎重地 | |
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76 resetting | |
v.重新安放或安置( reset的现在分词 );重拨(测量仪器指针);为(考试、测试等)出一套新题;重新安置,将…恢复原位 | |
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77 luncheon | |
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78 salmon | |
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79 translucent | |
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80 savory | |
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81 dressing | |
n.(食物)调料;包扎伤口的用品,敷料 | |
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82 pervaded | |
v.遍及,弥漫( pervade的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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83 tremors | |
震颤( tremor的名词复数 ); 战栗; 震颤声; 大地的轻微震动 | |
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84 impromptu | |
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85 allusion | |
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86 privately | |
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87 prevailing | |
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88 valiantly | |
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89 unnatural | |
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