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THE STORY OF THE WIND
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"Near the shores of the great Belt, which is one of the straits that connect the Cattegat with the Baltic, stands an old mansion1 with thick red walls. I know every stone of it," says the Wind. "I saw it when it was part of the castle of Marck Stig on the promontory2. But the castle was obliged to be pulled down, and the stone was used again for the walls of a new mansion on another spot—the baronial residence of Borreby, which still stands near the coast. I knew them well, those noble lords and ladies, the successive generations that dwelt there; and now I'm going to tell you of Waldemar Daa and his daughters. How proud was his bearing, for he was of royal blood, and could boast of more noble deeds than merely hunting the stag and emptying the wine-cup. His rule was despotic: 'It shall be,' he was accustomed to say. His wife, in garments embroidered3 with gold, stepped proudly over the polished marble floors. The tapestries4 were gorgeous, and the furniture of costly5 and artistic6 taste. She had brought gold and plate with her into the house. The cellars were full of wine. Black, fiery7 horses, neighed in the stables. There was a look of wealth about the house of Borreby at that time. They had three children, daughters, fair and delicate maidens8—Ida, Joanna, and Anna Dorothea; I have never forgotten their names. They were a rich, noble family, born in affluence9 and nurtured10 in luxury.
"Whir-r-r, whir-r-r!" roared the Wind, and went on, "I did not see in this house, as in other great houses, the high-born lady sitting among her women, turning the spinning-wheel. She could sweep the sounding chords of the guitar, and sing to the music, not always Danish melodies, but the songs of a strange land. It was 'Live and let live,' here. Stranger guests came from far and near, music sounded,
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mansion
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| n.大厦,大楼;宅第 | |
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| n.海角;岬 | |
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embroidered
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| adj.绣花的 | |
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tapestries
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| n.挂毯( tapestry的名词复数 );绣帷,织锦v.用挂毯(或绣帷)装饰( tapestry的第三人称单数 ) | |
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costly
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| adj.昂贵的,价值高的,豪华的 | |
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artistic
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| adj.艺术(家)的,美术(家)的;善于艺术创作的 | |
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maidens
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| 处女( maiden的名词复数 ); 少女; 未婚女子; (板球运动)未得分的一轮投球 | |
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affluence
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| n.充裕,富足 | |
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nurtured
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| 养育( nurture的过去式和过去分词 ); 培育; 滋长; 助长 | |
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goblets
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| n.高脚酒杯( goblet的名词复数 ) | |
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ostentation
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splendor
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gilded
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drawn
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gallant
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| adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的 | |
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knight
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| n.骑士,武士;爵士 | |
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stork
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axe
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| n.斧子;v.用斧头砍,削减 | |
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doomed
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landmark
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seamen
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hawk
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ravens
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| n.低质煤;渡鸦( raven的名词复数 ) | |
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croaked
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| v.呱呱地叫( croak的过去式和过去分词 );用粗的声音说 | |
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| n.(昆虫)等一大群;vi.成群飞舞;蜂拥而入 | |
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labor
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hewing
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| v.(用斧、刀等)砍、劈( hew的现在分词 );砍成;劈出;开辟 | |
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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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eldest
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admiration
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strewed
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deserted
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lumber
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| n.木材,木料;v.以破旧东西堆满;伐木;笨重移动 | |
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forth
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scattered
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musing
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| n. 沉思,冥想 adj. 沉思的, 冥想的 动词muse的现在分词形式 | |
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heeding
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foliage
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| n.叶子,树叶,簇叶 | |
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velvet
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| n.丝绒,天鹅绒;adj.丝绒制的,柔软的 | |
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concocting
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arrogant
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solitude
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| n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方 | |
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possessed
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vessels
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| n.血管( vessel的名词复数 );船;容器;(具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的)人 | |
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crucible
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| n.坩锅,严酷的考验 | |
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devoured
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| 吞没( devour的过去式和过去分词 ); 耗尽; 津津有味地看; 狼吞虎咽地吃光 | |
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larder
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fissures
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sleepless
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| adj.不睡眠的,睡不著的,不休息的 | |
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furrows
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clefts
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penury
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crouching
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hearth
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weaver
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perseverance
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wilt
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entirely
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distilling
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lighting
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sockets
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agitation
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tangled
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clattering
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| 发出咔哒声(clatter的现在分词形式) | |
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twigs
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| 细枝,嫩枝( twig的名词复数 ) | |
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sweeping
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rattled
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| 慌乱的,恼火的 | |
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crevices
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| adj.慌张的;激动不安的v.使慌乱,使不安( fluster的过去式和过去分词) | |
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moss
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preservation
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countenance
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burnished
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glazing
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