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Wednesday was fine, and soon after breakfast the barouche arrived, Mr. Crawford driving his sisters; and as everybody was ready, there was nothing to be done but for Mrs. Grant to alight and the others to take their places. The place of all places, the envied seat, the post of honour, was unappropriated. To whose happy lot was it to fall? While each of the Miss Bertrams were meditating20 how best, and with the most appearance of obliging the others, to secure it, the matter was settled by Mrs. Grant's saying, as she stepped from the carriage, "As there are five of you, it will be better that one should sit with Henry; and as you were saying lately that you wished you could drive, Julia, I think this will be a good opportunity for you to take a lesson."
Happy Julia! Unhappy Maria! The former was on the barouche-box in a moment, the latter took her seat within, in gloom and mortification21; and the carriage drove off amid the good wishes of the two remaining ladies, and the barking of Pug in his mistress's arms.
Their road was through a pleasant country; and Fanny, whose rides had never been extensive, was soon beyond her knowledge, and was very happy in observing all that was new, and admiring all that was pretty. She was not often invited to join in the conversation of the others, nor did she desire it. Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually22 her best companions; and, in observing the appearance of the country, the bearings of the roads, the difference of soil, the state of the harvest, the cottages, the cattle, the children, she found entertainment that could only have been heightened by having Edmund to speak to of what she felt. That was the only point of resemblance between her and the lady who sat by her: in everything but a value for Edmund, Miss Crawford was very unlike her. She had none of Fanny's delicacy23 of taste, of mind, of feeling; she saw Nature, inanimate Nature, with little observation; her attention was all for men and women, her talents for the light and lively. In looking back after Edmund, however, when there was any stretch of road behind them, or when he gained on them in ascending24 a considerable hill, they were united, and a "there he is" broke at the same moment from them both, more than once.
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adj.暂停活动的;休眠的;潜伏的 | |
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revival
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n.复兴,复苏,(精力、活力等的)重振 | |
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stipulation
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n.契约,规定,条文;条款说明 | |
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pompous
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adj.傲慢的,自大的;夸大的;豪华的 | |
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placid
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fatigue
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n.疲劳,劳累 | |
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perfectly
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adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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n.清漆;v.上清漆;粉饰 | |
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positively
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adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实 | |
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procuring
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v.(努力)取得, (设法)获得( procure的现在分词 );拉皮条 | |
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opposition
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n.反对,敌对 | |
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alteration
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distress
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n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛 | |
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vexed
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adj.争论不休的;(指问题等)棘手的;争论不休的问题;烦恼的v.使烦恼( vex的过去式和过去分词 );使苦恼;使生气;详细讨论 | |
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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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gratitude
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adj.感激,感谢 | |
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attachment
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n.附属物,附件;依恋;依附 | |
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enjoyment
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n.乐趣;享有;享用 | |
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approbation
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n.称赞;认可 | |
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a.沉思的,冥想的 | |
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mortification
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ad.习惯地,通常地 | |
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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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adj.上升的,向上的 | |
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prospect
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expressive
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n.激怒,恼怒,生气 | |
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mansion
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n.大厦,大楼;宅第 | |
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spire
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n.(教堂)尖顶,尖塔,高点 | |
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remarkably
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admiration
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n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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v.上升,攀登( ascend的第三人称单数 ) | |
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extremity
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n.末端,尽头;尽力;终极;极度 | |
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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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decided
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adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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