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Fanny was right enough in not expecting to hear from Miss Crawford now at the rapid rate in which their correspondence had begun; Mary's next letter was after a decidedly longer interval1 than the last, but she was not right in supposing that such an interval would be felt a great relief to herself. Here was another strange revolution of mind! She was really glad to receive the letter when it did come. In her present exile from good society, and distance from everything that had been wont2 to interest her, a letter from one belonging to the set where her heart lived, written with affection, and some degree of elegance3, was thoroughly4 acceptable. The usual plea of increasing engagements was made in excuse for not having written to her earlier; "And now that I have begun," she continued, "my letter will not be worth your reading, for there will be no little offering of love at the end, no three or four lines _passionnees_ from the most devoted5 H. C. in the world, for Henry is in Norfolk; business called him to Everingham ten days ago, or perhaps he only pretended to call, for the sake of being travelling at the same time that you were. But there he is, and, by the bye, his absence may sufficiently6 account for any remissness7 of his sister's in writing, for there has been no 'Well, Mary, when do you write to Fanny? Is not it time for you to write to Fanny?' to spur me on. At last, after various attempts at meeting, I have seen your cousins, 'dear Julia and dearest Mrs. Rushworth'; they found me at home yesterday, and we were glad to see each other again. We _seemed_ _very_ glad to see each other, and I do really think we were a little. We had a vast deal to say. Shall I tell you how Mrs. Rushworth looked when your name was mentioned? I did not use to think her wanting in self-possession, but she had not quite enough for the demands of yesterday. Upon the whole, Julia was in the best looks of the two, at least after you were spoken of. There was no recovering the
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interval
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n.间隔,间距;幕间休息,中场休息 | |
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adj.习惯于;v.习惯;n.习惯 | |
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elegance
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n.优雅;优美,雅致;精致,巧妙 | |
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thoroughly
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adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地 | |
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devoted
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adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的 | |
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sufficiently
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adv.足够地,充分地 | |
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remissness
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n.玩忽职守;马虎;怠慢;不小心 | |
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spoke
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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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complexion
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n.肤色;情况,局面;气质,性格 | |
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recollect
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v.回忆,想起,记起,忆起,记得 | |
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baron
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n.男爵;(商业界等)巨头,大王 | |
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honourable
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adj.可敬的;荣誉的,光荣的 | |
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liking
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n.爱好;嗜好;喜欢 | |
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rants
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n.夸夸其谈( rant的名词复数 );大叫大嚷地以…说教;气愤地)大叫大嚷;不停地大声抱怨v.夸夸其谈( rant的第三人称单数 );大叫大嚷地以…说教;气愤地)大叫大嚷;不停地大声抱怨 | |
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vowel
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n.元音;元音字母 | |
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unwilling
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adj.不情愿的 | |
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disdain
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n.鄙视,轻视;v.轻视,鄙视,不屑 | |
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meditation
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n.熟虑,(尤指宗教的)默想,沉思,(pl.)冥想录 | |
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amends
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n. 赔偿 | |
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consolation
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n.安慰,慰问 | |
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judgment
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n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见 | |
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entirely
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ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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durability
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n.经久性,耐用性 | |
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determined
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adj.坚定的;有决心的 | |
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n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署 | |
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acting
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vi.犯错误,出差错 | |
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censure
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v./n.责备;非难;责难 | |
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severely
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adv.严格地;严厉地;非常恶劣地 | |
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maternal
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adj.母亲的,母亲般的,母系的,母方的 | |
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gratitude
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adj.感激,感谢 | |
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混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系] | |
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compassion
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n.同情,怜悯 | |
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rectified
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[医]矫正的,调整的 | |
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adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
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delicacy
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n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴 | |
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canvassed
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v.(在政治方面)游说( canvass的过去式和过去分词 );调查(如选举前选民的)意见;为讨论而提出(意见等);详细检查 | |
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bestowing
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altercation
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reproof
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adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地 | |
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blessing
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n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿 | |
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expediency
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submission
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n.服从,投降;温顺,谦虚;提出 | |
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impatience
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negligence
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n.疏忽,玩忽,粗心大意 | |
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intimacy
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n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行 | |
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disturbance
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n.动乱,骚动;打扰,干扰;(身心)失调 | |
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prospect
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n.前景,前途;景色,视野 | |
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potent
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adj.强有力的,有权势的;有效力的 | |
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stimulative
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n.刺激,促进因素adj.刺激的,激励的,促进的 | |
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luxurious
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adj.精美而昂贵的;豪华的 | |
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subscriber
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n.用户,订户;(慈善机关等的)定期捐款者;预约者;签署者 | |
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banish
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vt.放逐,驱逐;消除,排除 | |
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