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Her disappointment in her mother was greater: _there_ she had hoped much, and found almost nothing. Every flattering scheme of being of consequence to her soon fell to the ground. Mrs. Price was not unkind; but, instead of gaining on her affection and confidence, and becoming more and more dear, her daughter never met with greater kindness from her than on the first day of her arrival. The instinct of nature was soon satisfied, and Mrs. Price's attachment8 had no other source. Her heart and her time were already quite full; she had neither leisure nor affection to bestow9 on Fanny. Her daughters never had been much to her. She was fond of her sons, especially of William, but Betsey was the first of her girls whom she had ever much regarded. To her she was most injudiciously indulgent. William was her pride; Betsey her darling; and John, Richard, Sam, Tom, and Charles occupied all the rest of her maternal10 solicitude11, alternately her worries and her comforts. These shared her heart: her time was given chiefly to her house and her servants. Her days were spent in a kind of slow bustle12; all was busy without getting on, always behindhand and lamenting13 it, without altering her ways; wishing to be an economist14, without contrivance or regularity15; dissatisfied with her servants, without skill to make them better, and whether helping16, or reprimanding, or indulging them, without any power of engaging their respect.
Of her two sisters, Mrs. Price very much more resembled Lady Bertram than Mrs. Norris. She was a manager by necessity, without any of Mrs. Norris's inclination
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ashore
adv.在(向)岸上,上岸
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conceal
v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽
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abode
n.住处,住所
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disorder
n.紊乱,混乱;骚动,骚乱;疾病,失调
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propriety
n.正当行为;正当;适当
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sanguine
adj.充满希望的,乐观的,血红色的
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negligent
adj.疏忽的;玩忽的;粗心大意的
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attachment
n.附属物,附件;依恋;依附
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bestow
v.把…赠与,把…授予;花费
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maternal
adj.母亲的,母亲般的,母系的,母方的
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solicitude
n.焦虑
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bustle
v.喧扰地忙乱,匆忙,奔忙;n.忙碌;喧闹
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lamenting
adj.悲伤的,悲哀的v.(为…)哀悼,痛哭,悲伤( lament的现在分词 )
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economist
n.经济学家,经济专家,节俭的人
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regularity
n.规律性,规则性;匀称,整齐
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helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
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inclination
n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好
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disposition
n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署
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affluence
n.充裕,富足
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exertions
n.努力( exertion的名词复数 );费力;(能力、权力等的)运用;行使
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scruple
n./v.顾忌,迟疑
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dawdle
vi.浪费时间;闲荡
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discomfort
n.不舒服,不安,难过,困难,不方便
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lessen
vt.减少,减轻;缩小
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perseverance
n.坚持不懈,不屈不挠
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despatch
n./v.(dispatch)派遣;发送;n.急件;新闻报道
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linen
n.亚麻布,亚麻线,亚麻制品;adj.亚麻布制的,亚麻的
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spurning
v.一脚踢开,拒绝接受( spurn的现在分词 )
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remonstrances
n.抱怨,抗议( remonstrance的名词复数 )
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persuasions
n.劝说,说服(力)( persuasion的名词复数 );信仰
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expediency
n.适宜;方便;合算;利己
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riotous
adj.骚乱的;狂欢的
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petulance
n.发脾气,生气,易怒,暴躁,性急
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distressing
a.使人痛苦的
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provocation
n.激怒,刺激,挑拨,挑衅的事物,激怒的原因
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amiable
adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的
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repose
v.(使)休息;n.安息
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inmates
n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )
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elegance
n.优雅;优美,雅致;精致,巧妙
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tranquillity
n. 平静, 安静
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incessant
adj.不停的,连续的
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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atoned
v.补偿,赎(罪)( atone的过去式和过去分词 );补偿,弥补,赎回
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misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
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contention
n.争论,争辩,论战;论点,主张
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abrupt
adj.突然的,意外的;唐突的,鲁莽的
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irritations
n.激怒( irritation的名词复数 );恼怒;生气;令人恼火的事
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trifling
adj.微不足道的;没什么价值的
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tumult
n.喧哗;激动,混乱;吵闹
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clatter
v./n.(使)发出连续而清脆的撞击声
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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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tempted
v.怂恿(某人)干不正当的事;冒…的险(tempt的过去分词)
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celebrated
adj.有名的,声誉卓著的
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judgment
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
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celibacy
n.独身(主义)