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"December's as pleasant as May."
For a month so almost universally spoken against, November commonly brings more than its full proportion of fair days; and last year (1888) this proportion was, I think, even greater than usual. On the 1st and 5th I heard the peeping of hylas; Sunday, the 4th, was enlivened by a farewell visitation of bluebirds; during the first week, at least four sorts of butterflies—Disippus, Philodice, Antiopa, and Comma—were on the wing, and a single Philodice (our common yellow butterfly) was flying as late as the 16th. Wild flowers of many kinds—not less than a hundred, certainly—were in bloom; among them the exquisite3 little pimpernel, or poor man's weather-glass. My daily notes are full of complimentary4 allusions5 to the weather. Once in a while it rained, and under date of the 6th I find this [Pg 37] record,—"Everybody complaining of the heat;" but as terrestrial matters go, the month was remarkably6 propitious7 up to the 25th. Then, all without warning,—unless possibly from the pimpernel, which nobody heeded,—a violent snow-storm descended8 upon us. Railway travel and telegraphic communication were seriously interrupted, while from up and down the coast came stories of shipwreck9 and loss of life. Winter was here in earnest; for the next three months good walking days would be few.
December opened with a mild gray morning. The snow had already disappeared, leaving only the remains10 of a drift here and there in the lee of a stone-wall; the ground was saturated
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hymn
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| n.赞美诗,圣歌,颂歌 | |
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| 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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| adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的 | |
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complimentary
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| adj.赠送的,免费的,赞美的,恭维的 | |
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remarkably
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propitious
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descended
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shipwreck
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remains
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saturated
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inclemency
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ornithological
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| adj.鸟类学的 | |
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plovers
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| n.珩,珩科鸟(如凤头麦鸡)( plover的名词复数 ) | |
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plover
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turmoil
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motive
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clam
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| n.蛤,蛤肉 | |
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wagons
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| n.四轮的运货马车( wagon的名词复数 );铁路货车;小手推车 | |
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| adj.受人尊敬的v.尊敬( esteem的过去式和过去分词 );敬重;认为;以为 | |
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connoisseur
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| n.鉴赏家,行家,内行 | |
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profanely
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lore
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clams
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larks
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| n.云雀,百灵鸟;n.嬉戏,玩笑;vi.嬉戏 | |
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| adj.嫉妒的,羡慕的 | |
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marsh
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| (从水、泥等)蹚,走过,跋( wade的现在分词 ) | |
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| n.知更鸟,鸫( robin的名词复数 );(签名者不分先后,以避免受责的)圆形签名抗议书(或请愿书) | |
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robin
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| n.热心人,热衷者( enthusiast的名词复数 ) | |
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luncheon
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| n.午宴,午餐,便宴 | |
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veranda
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| n.走廊;阳台 | |
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deserted
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| adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 | |
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moths
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| n.蛾( moth的名词复数 ) | |
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grasshoppers
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| n.蚱蜢( grasshopper的名词复数 );蝗虫;蚂蚱;(孩子)矮小的 | |
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vaulter
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| n.撑竿跳运动员 | |
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catching
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| adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住 | |
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miserable
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| adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 | |
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boulders
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| n.卵石( boulder的名词复数 );巨砾;(受水或天气侵蚀而成的)巨石;漂砾 | |
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| n./v.顾忌,迟疑 | |
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myriads
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| n.无数,极大数量( myriad的名词复数 ) | |
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isles
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| 岛( isle的名词复数 ) | |
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shrill
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| adj.尖声的;刺耳的;v尖叫 | |
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incessant
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| adj.不停的,连续的 | |
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devouring
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| 吞没( devour的现在分词 ); 耗尽; 津津有味地看; 狼吞虎咽地吃光 | |
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cape
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| n.海角,岬;披肩,短披风 | |
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pertinently
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| 适切地 | |
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habitual
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cod
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| n.鳕鱼;v.愚弄;哄骗 | |
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specimen
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| n.样本,标本 | |
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marshes
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| n.沼泽,湿地( marsh的名词复数 ) | |
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latitude
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| n.纬度,行动或言论的自由(范围),(pl.)地区 | |
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wayfarers
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| n.旅人,(尤指)徒步旅行者( wayfarer的名词复数 ) | |
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verdant
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| adj.翠绿的,青翠的,生疏的,不老练的 | |
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orchard
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lookout
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chirped
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| 鸟叫,虫鸣( chirp的过去式 ) | |
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saucy
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migration
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| n.雪松,香柏(木) | |
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| 雪松,西洋杉( cedar的名词复数 ) | |
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| adj.强调的,着重的;无可置疑的,明显的 | |
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| adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 | |
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hawk
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quaint
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ascending
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| adj.家常的,简朴的;不漂亮的 | |
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| (无目的地)漫游( ramble的第三人称单数 ); (喻)漫谈; 扯淡; 长篇大论 | |
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