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Chapter Twenty One.
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A Small Tea-Party.
Miss Tippet’s tea-party began by the arrival of Willie Willders, who, being fond of society, and regardless of fashion, understood his hostess literally1 when she named her tea-hour! For full half an hour, therefore, he had the field to himself, and improved the occasion by entertaining Miss Tippet and Emma Ward2 with an account of the wonderful inventions that emanated3 from the fertile brain of Mr Thomas Tippet.
Strange to say, a deep and lasting4 friendship had sprung up between the eccentric old gentleman and his volatile5 assistant. Willie sympathised so fully6 with his master in his wild schemes, and displayed withal such an aptitude7 for mechanical contrivance, and such a ready appreciation8 of complex theories, that Mr Tippet soon came to forget his extreme youth, and to converse9 with him, propound10 schemes and new ideas to him, and even to ask his advice; with as much seriousness as though he had been a full-grown man.
This was of course very gratifying to Willie, who repaid his master’s condescension11 and kindness by devoting himself heart and soul to the duties of what he styled his “profession.” He was a good deal put out when his brother Frank asked him one day what his “profession” was, and resolving never again to be placed in such an awkward position of ignorance, asked his employer what was the name of his business, to which the employer replied that it had no particular name; but, on being urged by his assistant to give it a name, he suggested that he might, if so disposed, style himself a poly-artist, which, he explained, meant an artist of many occupations. Willie felt that this might be translated “jack-of-all-trades,” but on mature consideration he resolved to adopt it, in the belief that few people would understand what it meant, and that
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appreciation
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condescension
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thereby
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admiration
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courageous
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underlying
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intercourse
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ardent
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heartily
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v.喷,涌;滔滔不绝(说话);n.喷,涌流;迸发 | |
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slay
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devour
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confirmation
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bestowed
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赠给,授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎 | |
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prey
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n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨 | |
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conscientious
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adj.审慎正直的,认真的,本着良心的 | |
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censures
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v.指责,非难,谴责( censure的第三人称单数 ) | |
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caustic
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wilful
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declamation
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n. 雄辩,高调 | |
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vivacity
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hurl
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vt.猛投,力掷,声叫骂 | |
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acting
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catastrophe
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n.大灾难,大祸 | |
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gunpowder
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sinister
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exasperated
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crimson
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n./adj.深(绯)红色(的);vi.脸变绯红色 | |
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draught
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n.拉,牵引,拖;一网(饮,吸,阵);顿服药量,通风;v.起草,设计 | |
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uncommonly
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adv. 稀罕(极,非常) | |
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v.引,领,陪同( usher的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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reverting
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恢复( revert的现在分词 ); 重提; 回到…上; 归还 | |
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opportune
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adj.合适的,适当的 | |
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dread
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vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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rebuke
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v.指责,非难,斥责 [反]praise | |
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legitimate
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adj.合法的,合理的,合乎逻辑的;v.使合法 | |
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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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dissented
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不同意,持异议( dissent的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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hindrance
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sobbed
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哭泣,啜泣( sob的过去式和过去分词 ); 哭诉,呜咽地说 | |
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v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到 | |
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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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iceberg
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n.冰山,流冰,冷冰冰的人 | |
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sniff
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savage
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promptly
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scarlet
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countenance
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condescended
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rejection
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