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Mr. Bertram set off for--------, and Miss Crawford was prepared to find a great chasm1 in their society, and to miss him decidedly in the meetings which were now becoming almost daily between the families; and on their all dining together at the Park soon after his going, she retook her chosen place near the bottom of the table, fully2 expecting to feel a most melancholy3 difference in the change of masters. It would be a very flat business, she was sure. In comparison with his brother, Edmund would have nothing to say. The soup would be sent round in a most spiritless manner, wine drank without any smiles or agreeable trifling4, and the venison cut up without supplying one pleasant anecdote5 of any former haunch, or a single entertaining story, about "my friend such a one." She must try to find amusement in what was passing at the upper end of the table, and in observing Mr. Rushworth, who was now making his appearance at Mansfield for the first time since the Crawfords' arrival. He had been visiting a friend in the neighbouring county, and that friend having recently had his grounds laid out by an improver, Mr. Rushworth was returned with his head full of the subject, and very eager to be improving his own place in the same way; and though not saying much to the purpose, could talk of nothing else. The subject had been already handled in the drawing-room; it was revived in the dining-parlour. Miss Bertram's attention and opinion was evidently his chief aim; and though her deportment showed rather conscious superiority than any solicitude6 to oblige him, the mention of Sotherton Court, and the ideas attached to it, gave her a feeling of complacency, which prevented her from being very ungracious.
"I wish you could see Compton," said he; "it is the most complete thing! I never saw a place so altered in my life. I told Smith I did not know where I was. The approach _now_, is one of the finest things in the country: you see the house in the most surprising manner. I declare, when I got back to Sotherton yesterday, it looked like a prison-- quite a
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chasm
n.深坑,断层,裂口,大分岐,利害冲突
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fully
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
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melancholy
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的
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trifling
adj.微不足道的;没什么价值的
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anecdote
n.轶事,趣闻,短故事
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solicitude
n.焦虑
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dismal
adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的
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burlesque
v.嘲弄,戏仿;n.嘲弄,取笑,滑稽模仿
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prodigious
adj.惊人的,奇妙的;异常的;巨大的;庞大的
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plantation
n.种植园,大农场
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gathering
n.集会,聚会,聚集
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moor
n.荒野,沼泽;vt.(使)停泊;vi.停泊
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insipid
adj.无味的,枯燥乏味的,单调的
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remarkably
ad.不同寻常地,相当地
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tarts
n.果馅饼( tart的名词复数 );轻佻的女人;妓女;小妞
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contrives
(不顾困难地)促成某事( contrive的第三人称单数 ); 巧妙地策划,精巧地制造(如机器); 设法做到
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contrive
vt.谋划,策划;设法做到;设计,想出
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appeased
安抚,抚慰( appease的过去式和过去分词 ); 绥靖(满足另一国的要求以避免战争)
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admiration
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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acquiescence
n.默许;顺从
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complimentary
adj.赠送的,免费的,赞美的,恭维的
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submission
n.服从,投降;温顺,谦虚;提出
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professing
声称( profess的现在分词 ); 宣称; 公开表明; 信奉
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insinuating
adj.曲意巴结的,暗示的v.暗示( insinuate的现在分词 );巧妙或迂回地潜入;(使)缓慢进入;慢慢伸入
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prospect
n.前景,前途;景色,视野
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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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recollect
v.回忆,想起,记起,忆起,记得
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attentively
adv.聚精会神地;周到地;谛;凝神
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grandeur
n.伟大,崇高,宏伟,庄严,豪华
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abide
vi.遵守;坚持;vt.忍受
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ingenuity
n.别出心裁;善于发明创造
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delightful
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的
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raptures
极度欢喜( rapture的名词复数 )
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gravel
n.砂跞;砂砾层;结石
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rustic
adj.乡村的,有乡村特色的;n.乡下人,乡巴佬
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propriety
n.正当行为;正当;适当
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harp
n.竖琴;天琴座
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inquiries
n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听
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miller
n.磨坊主
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wagon
n.四轮马车,手推车,面包车;无盖运货列车
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unreasonable
adj.不讲道理的,不合情理的,过度的
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maxim
n.格言,箴言
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honourably
adv.可尊敬地,光荣地,体面地
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entreat
v.恳求,恳请
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misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
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plaintive
adj.可怜的,伤心的
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compassion
n.同情,怜悯
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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confides
v.吐露(秘密,心事等)( confide的第三人称单数 );(向某人)吐露(隐私、秘密等)
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manly
adj.有男子气概的;adv.男子般地,果断地
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excellence
n.优秀,杰出,(pl.)优点,美德
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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animated
adj.生气勃勃的,活跃的,愉快的
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promotion
n.提升,晋级;促销,宣传
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jealousies
n.妒忌( jealousy的名词复数 );妒羡
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discretion
n.谨慎;随意处理
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amiable
adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的
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reverted
恢复( revert的过去式和过去分词 ); 重提; 回到…上; 归还
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insignificance
n.不重要;无价值;无意义
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pointed
adj.尖的,直截了当的
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devourer
吞噬者
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judgment
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
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infinitely
adv.无限地,无穷地
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disinterested
adj.不关心的,不感兴趣的
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advisers
顾问,劝告者( adviser的名词复数 ); (指导大学新生学科问题等的)指导教授
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depreciating
v.贬值,跌价,减价( depreciate的现在分词 );贬低,蔑视,轻视
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approbation
n.称赞;认可
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amendment
n.改正,修正,改善,修正案
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remiss
adj.不小心的,马虎
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concurrence
n.同意;并发