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could teach, and was now almost equally well qualified9 to shew the house. On the present occasion she addressed herself chiefly to Miss Crawford and Fanny, but there was no comparison in the willingness of their attention; for Miss Crawford, who had seen scores of great houses, and cared for none of them, had only the appearance of civilly listening, while Fanny, to whom everything was almost as interesting as it was new, attended with unaffected earnestness to all that Mrs. Rushworth could relate of the family in former times, its rise and grandeur11, regal visits and loyal efforts, delighted to connect anything with history already known, or warm her imagination with scenes of the past.
The situation of the house excluded the possibility of much prospect12 from any of the rooms; and while Fanny and some of the others were attending Mrs. Rushworth, Henry Crawford was looking grave and shaking his head at the windows. Every room on the west front looked across a lawn to the beginning of the avenue immediately beyond tall iron palisades and gates.
Having visited many more rooms than could be supposed to be of any other use than to contribute to the window-tax, and find employment for housemaids, "Now," said Mrs. Rushworth, "we are coming to the chapel13, which properly we ought to enter from above, and look down upon; but as we are quite among friends, I will take you in this way, if you will excuse me."
They entered. Fanny's imagination had prepared her for something grander than a mere14 spacious15, oblong room, fitted up for the purpose of devotion: with nothing more striking or more solemn than the profusion16 of mahogany, and the crimson17 velvet18
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collation
n.便餐;整理
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elegance
n.优雅;优美,雅致;精致,巧妙
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judgments
判断( judgment的名词复数 ); 鉴定; 评价; 审判
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amendment
n.改正,修正,改善,修正案
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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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gilding
n.贴金箔,镀金
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carving
n.雕刻品,雕花
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housekeeper
n.管理家务的主妇,女管家
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qualified
adj.合格的,有资格的,胜任的,有限制的
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affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
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grandeur
n.伟大,崇高,宏伟,庄严,豪华
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prospect
n.前景,前途;景色,视野
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chapel
n.小教堂,殡仪馆
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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spacious
adj.广阔的,宽敞的
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profusion
n.挥霍;丰富
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crimson
n./adj.深(绯)红色(的);vi.脸变绯红色
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velvet
n.丝绒,天鹅绒;adj.丝绒制的,柔软的
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ledge
n.壁架,架状突出物;岩架,岩礁
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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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aisles
n. (席位间的)通道, 侧廊
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inscriptions
(作者)题词( inscription的名词复数 ); 献词; 碑文; 证劵持有人的登记
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monarch
n.帝王,君主,最高统治者
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chapels
n.小教堂, (医院、监狱等的)附属礼拜堂( chapel的名词复数 );(在小教堂和附属礼拜堂举行的)礼拜仪式
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monasteries
修道院( monastery的名词复数 )
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linings
n.衬里( lining的名词复数 );里子;衬料;组织
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formerly
adv.从前,以前
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vice
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的
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gape
v.张口,打呵欠,目瞪口呆地凝视
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reprobation
n.斥责
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unwilling
adj.不情愿的
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belles
n.美女( belle的名词复数 );最美的美女
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starched
adj.浆硬的,硬挺的,拘泥刻板的v.把(衣服、床单等)浆一浆( starch的过去式和过去分词 )
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piety
n.虔诚,虔敬
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sketch
n.草图;梗概;素描;v.素描;概述
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Oxford
n.牛津(英国城市)
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scattered
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的
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standing
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
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acquiescence
n.默许;顺从
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instinctively
adv.本能地
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snug
adj.温暖舒适的,合身的,安全的;v.使整洁干净,舒适地依靠,紧贴;n.(英)酒吧里的私房
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ordained
v.任命(某人)为牧师( ordain的过去式和过去分词 );授予(某人)圣职;(上帝、法律等)命令;判定
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countenance
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
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disinterested
adj.不关心的,不感兴趣的
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distressed
痛苦的
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clergy
n.[总称]牧师,神职人员
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complexion
n.肤色;情况,局面;气质,性格
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reigned
vi.当政,统治(reign的过去式形式)
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displeased
a.不快的
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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fully
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
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agitated
adj.被鼓动的,不安的
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junction
n.连接,接合;交叉点,接合处,枢纽站
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shrubs
灌木( shrub的名词复数 )
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wilderness
n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等,荒漠
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inclination
n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好
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dispersed
adj. 被驱散的, 被分散的, 散布的
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capabilities
n.能力( capability的名词复数 );可能;容量;[复数]潜在能力
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consultation
n.咨询;商量;商议;会议
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participation
n.参与,参加,分享
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penance
n.(赎罪的)惩罪
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miserable
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
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joyfully
adv. 喜悦地, 高兴地
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larch
n.落叶松
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beech
n.山毛榉;adj.山毛榉的
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regularity
n.规律性,规则性;匀称,整齐
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refreshment
n.恢复,精神爽快,提神之事物;(复数)refreshments:点心,茶点
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guardianship
n. 监护, 保护, 守护
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metropolis
n.首府;大城市
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virtue
n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力
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denomination
n.命名,取名,(度量衡、货币等的)单位
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arbiters
仲裁人,裁决者( arbiter的名词复数 )
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refinement
n.文雅;高尚;精美;精制;精炼
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doctrines
n.教条( doctrine的名词复数 );教义;学说;(政府政策的)正式声明
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forestall
vt.抢在…之前采取行动;预先阻止
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forestalled
v.先发制人,预先阻止( forestall的过去式和过去分词 )
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repartee
n.机敏的应答
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serpentine
adj.蜿蜒的,弯曲的
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vista
n.远景,深景,展望,回想
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winding
n.绕,缠,绕组,线圈
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dictated
v.大声讲或读( dictate的过去式和过去分词 );口授;支配;摆布
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fatigues
n.疲劳( fatigue的名词复数 );杂役;厌倦;(士兵穿的)工作服
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abominable
adj.可厌的,令人憎恶的
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engross
v.使全神贯注
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attentiveness
[医]注意
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fatiguing
a.使人劳累的
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dawdling
adj.闲逛的,懒散的v.混(时间)( dawdle的现在分词 )
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consistency
n.一贯性,前后一致,稳定性;(液体的)浓度
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mutual
adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的