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About thirty years ago Miss Maria Ward1, of Huntingdon, with only seven thousand pounds, had the good luck to captivate Sir Thomas Bertram, of Mansfield Park, in the county of Northampton, and to be thereby2 raised to the rank of a baronet's lady, with all the comforts and consequences of an handsome house and large income. All Huntingdon exclaimed on the greatness of the match, and her uncle, the lawyer, himself, allowed her to be at least three thousand pounds short of any equitable3 claim to it. She had two sisters to be benefited by her elevation4; and such of their acquaintance as thought Miss Ward and Miss Frances quite as handsome as Miss Maria, did not scruple5 to predict their marrying with almost equal advantage. But there certainly are not so many men of large fortune in the world as there are pretty women to deserve them. Miss Ward, at the end of half a dozen years, found herself obliged to be attached to the Rev6. Mr. Norris, a friend of her brother-in-law, with scarcely any private fortune, and Miss Frances fared yet worse. Miss Ward's match, indeed, when it came to the point, was not contemptible7: Sir Thomas being happily able to give his friend an income in the living of Mansfield; and Mr. and Mrs. Norris began their career of conjugal8 felicity with very little less than a thousand a year. But Miss Frances married, in the common phrase, to disoblige her family, and by fixing on a lieutenant9 of marines, without education, fortune, or connexions, did it very thoroughly10. She could hardly have made a more
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ward
n.守卫,监护,病房,行政区,由监护人或法院保护的人(尤指儿童);vt.守护,躲开
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thereby
adv.因此,从而
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equitable
adj.公平的;公正的
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elevation
n.高度;海拔;高地;上升;提高
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scruple
n./v.顾忌,迟疑
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rev
v.发动机旋转,加快速度
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contemptible
adj.可鄙的,可轻视的,卑劣的
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conjugal
adj.婚姻的,婚姻性的
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lieutenant
n.陆军中尉,海军上尉;代理官员,副职官员
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thoroughly
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地
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untoward
adj.不利的,不幸的,困难重重的
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breach
n.违反,不履行;破裂;vt.冲破,攻破
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remonstrance
n抗议,抱怨
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tranquil
adj. 安静的, 宁静的, 稳定的, 不变的
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remarkably
ad.不同寻常地,相当地
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contented
adj.满意的,安心的,知足的
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folly
n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话
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bestow
v.把…赠与,把…授予;花费
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bestowed
赠给,授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 )
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intercourse
n.性交;交流,交往,交际
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preclude
vt.阻止,排除,防止;妨碍
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resentment
n.怨愤,忿恨
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regain
vt.重新获得,收复,恢复
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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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contrition
n.悔罪,痛悔
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reconciliation
n.和解,和谐,一致
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imploring
恳求的,哀求的
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countenance
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
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conceal
v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽
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eldest
adj.最年长的,最年老的
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immediate
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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benevolence
n.慈悲,捐助
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deliberately
adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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generosity
n.大度,慷慨,慷慨的行为
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delicacy
n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴
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propriety
n.正当行为;正当;适当
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withhold
v.拒绝,不给;使停止,阻挡
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mite
n.极小的东西;小铜币
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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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mischief
n.损害,伤害,危害;恶作剧,捣蛋,胡闹
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sanguine
adj.充满希望的,乐观的,血红色的
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rendezvous
n.约会,约会地点,汇合点;vi.汇合,集合;vt.使汇合,使在汇合地点相遇
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benevolent
adj.仁慈的,乐善好施的
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fully
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
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contriving
(不顾困难地)促成某事( contrive的现在分词 ); 巧妙地策划,精巧地制造(如机器); 设法做到
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dictate
v.口授;(使)听写;指令,指示,命令
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prudence
n.谨慎,精明,节俭
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solicitude
n.焦虑
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impede
v.妨碍,阻碍,阻止
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frugality
n.节约,节俭
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lessen
vt.减少,减轻;缩小
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counteracted
对抗,抵消( counteract的过去式 )
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inquiry
n.打听,询问,调查,查问
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attic
n.顶楼,屋顶室
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opposition
n.反对,敌对
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uncommon
adj.罕见的,非凡的,不平常的
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disposition
n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署
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distressing
a.使人痛苦的
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incurable
adj.不能医治的,不能矫正的,无救的;n.不治的病人,无救的人
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arrogance
n.傲慢,自大
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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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puny
adj.微不足道的,弱小的