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WHAT THE BELLS SAW AND SAID
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"Bells ring others to church, but go not in themselves."
No one saw the spirits of the bells up there in the old steeple at midnight on Christmas Eve. Six quaint1 figures, each wrapped in a shadowy cloak and wearing a bell-shaped cap. All were gray-headed, for they were among the oldest bell-spirits of the city, and "the light of other days" shone in their thoughtful eyes. Silently they sat, looking down on the snow-covered roofs glittering in the moonlight, and the quiet streets deserted2 by all but the watchmen on their chilly3 rounds, and such poor souls as wandered shelterless in the winter night. Presently one of the spirits said, in a tone, which, low as it was, filled the belfry with reverberating4 echoes,—
"Well, brothers, are your reports ready of the year that now lies dying?"
"My report isn't all I could wish. You know I look down on the commercial part of our city and have fine opportunities for seeing what goes on there. It's my business to watch the business men, and upon my word I'm heartily7 ashamed of them sometimes. During the war they did nobly, giving their time and money, their sons and selves to the good cause, and I was proud of them. But now too many of them have fallen back into the old ways, and their motto seems to be, 'Every one for himself, and the devil take the hindmost.' Cheating, lying and stealing are hard words, and I don't mean to apply them to all who swarm8 about below there like ants on an ant-hill—they have other names for these things, but I'm old-fashioned and use plain words. There's a deal too much dishonesty in the world, and business seems to have become a game of hazard in which luck, not labor
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1 quaint | |
adj.古雅的,离奇有趣的,奇怪的 | |
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adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 | |
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4 reverberating | |
回响,回荡( reverberate的现在分词 ); 使反响,使回荡,使反射 | |
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5 broth | |
n.原(汁)汤(鱼汤、肉汤、菜汤等) | |
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6 sonorous | |
adj.响亮的,回响的;adv.圆润低沉地;感人地;n.感人,堂皇 | |
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7 heartily | |
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8 swarm | |
n.(昆虫)等一大群;vi.成群飞舞;蜂拥而入 | |
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9 labor | |
n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦 | |
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10 akin | |
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11 vice | |
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的 | |
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12 psalm | |
n.赞美诗,圣诗 | |
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13 tar | |
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14 peal | |
n.钟声;v.鸣响 | |
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15 tassel | |
n.流苏,穗;v.抽穗, (玉米)长穗须 | |
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16 tolled | |
鸣钟(toll的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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17 toll | |
n.过路(桥)费;损失,伤亡人数;v.敲(钟) | |
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18 knell | |
n.丧钟声;v.敲丧钟 | |
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19 pealed | |
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20 reverently | |
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21 pointed | |
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22 ornamented | |
adj.花式字体的v.装饰,点缀,美化( ornament的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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23 vices | |
缺陷( vice的名词复数 ); 恶习; 不道德行为; 台钳 | |
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24 follies | |
罪恶,时事讽刺剧; 愚蠢,蠢笨,愚蠢的行为、思想或做法( folly的名词复数 ) | |
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25 marvel | |
vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异;n.令人惊异的事 | |
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26 immortal | |
adj.不朽的;永生的,不死的;神的 | |
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27 hymns | |
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28 chide | |
v.叱责;谴责 | |
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29 perishable | |
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30 moth | |
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31 rust | |
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32 corrupt | |
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33 chapel | |
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34 splendor | |
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35 velvet | |
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36 bonnets | |
n.童帽( bonnet的名词复数 );(烟囱等的)覆盖物;(苏格兰男子的)无边呢帽;(女子戴的)任何一种帽子 | |
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37 piety | |
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38 wilderness | |
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39 fervent | |
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40 solitude | |
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41 afflicted | |
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42 dreary | |
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43 genial | |
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44 blithe | |
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45 brazen | |
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46 spoke | |
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47 hearty | |
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48 grotesque | |
adj.怪诞的,丑陋的;n.怪诞的图案,怪人(物) | |
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49 tragical | |
adj. 悲剧的, 悲剧性的 | |
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50 subsided | |
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51 dingy | |
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52 mantle | |
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53 misery | |
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54 hurrahed | |
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55 beguile | |
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56 woes | |
困境( woe的名词复数 ); 悲伤; 我好苦哇; 某人就要倒霉 | |
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57 woe | |
n.悲哀,苦痛,不幸,困难;int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌 | |
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58 eloquent | |
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59 lavished | |
v.过分给予,滥施( lavish的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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60 crumbs | |
int. (表示惊讶)哎呀 n. 碎屑 名词crumb的复数形式 | |
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61 elasticity | |
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62 smote | |
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63 gathering | |
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64 desperately | |
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65 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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66 daunted | |
使(某人)气馁,威吓( daunt的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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67 confidingly | |
adv.信任地 | |
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68 fore | |
adv.在前面;adj.先前的;在前部的;n.前部 | |
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69 Christian | |
adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒 | |
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70 laden | |
adj.装满了的;充满了的;负了重担的;苦恼的 | |
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71 draught | |
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72 fixed | |
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73 glimmered | |
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74 serenely | |
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75 joyful | |
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76 yarn | |
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77 taut | |
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78 steer | |
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79 revolving | |
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80 beacon | |
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81 tranquilly | |
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82 battered | |
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83 foul | |
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84 ashore | |
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85 eternity | |
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86 cargo | |
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87 bellows | |
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88 inviting | |
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89 invitingly | |
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90 jovial | |
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91 vowed | |
起誓,发誓(vow的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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93 sleek | |
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94 kindly | |
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95 entirely | |
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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96 gratitude | |
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97 hoot | |
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98 bishop | |
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99 rites | |
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100 maternal | |
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101 puritanical | |
adj.极端拘谨的;道德严格的 | |
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102 martyrs | |
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103 tempting | |
a.诱人的, 吸引人的 | |
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104 virtue | |
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105 bliss | |
n.狂喜,福佑,天赐的福 | |
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106 mustered | |
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107 gallantly | |
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108 fanatics | |
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109 heroism | |
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110 pastry | |
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111 uncommonly | |
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112 witty | |
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113 accomplishments | |
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114 contented | |
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115 virtues | |
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116 frivolous | |
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117 revivals | |
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118 fathom | |
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119 anathemas | |
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120 Christians | |
n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 ) | |
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121 creed | |
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122 streaks | |
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123 valiant | |
adj.勇敢的,英勇的;n.勇士,勇敢的人 | |
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int.嘘,别出声;n.沉默,静寂;v.使安静 | |
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