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AN IVY SPRAY AND LADIES' SLIPPERS
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“IT can't be done! So I may as well give it I up and get a new pair. I long for them, but I'm afraid my nice little plan for Laura will be spoilt,” said Jessie Delano to herself, as she shook her head over a pair of small, dilapidated slippers1 almost past mending. While she vainly pricked3 her fingers over them for the last time, her mind was full of girlish hopes and fears, as well as of anxieties far too serious for a light-hearted creature of sixteen.
A year ago the sisters had been the petted daughters of a rich man; but death and misfortune came suddenly, and now they were left to face poverty alone. They had few relations, and had offended the rich uncle who offered Jessie a home, because she refused to be separated from her sister. Poor Laura was an invalid4, and no one wanted her; but Jessie would not leave her, so they clung together and lived on in the humble5 rooms where their father died, trying to earn their bread by the only accomplishments6 they possessed7. Laura painted well, and after many disappointments was beginning to find a sale for her dainty designs and delicate flowers. Jessie had a natural gift for dancing; and her former teacher, a kind-hearted Frenchwoman, offered her favorite pupil the post of assistant teacher in her classes for children.
It cost the girl a struggle to accept a place of this sort and be a humble teacher, patiently twirling stupid little boys and girls round and round over the smooth floor where she used to dance so happily when she was the pride of the class and the queen of the closing balls. But for Laura's sake she gratefully accepted the offer, glad to add her mite8 to their small store, and to feel that she could help keep the wolf from the door. They had seemed to hear the howl of this dreaded9
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1 slippers | |
n. 拖鞋 | |
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5 humble | |
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低 | |
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n.造诣;完成( accomplishment的名词复数 );技能;成绩;成就 | |
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7 possessed | |
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8 mite | |
n.极小的东西;小铜币 | |
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10 phantom | |
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11 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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12 beset | |
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13 lavishly | |
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14 applied | |
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15 horrid | |
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16 lark | |
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17 sob | |
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18 dismal | |
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19 longing | |
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20 ornament | |
v.装饰,美化;n.装饰,装饰物 | |
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21 elegances | |
n.高雅( elegance的名词复数 );(举止、服饰、风格等的)优雅;精致物品;(思考等的)简洁 | |
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22 pang | |
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23 covetous | |
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24 allurements | |
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25 buckle | |
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26 buckles | |
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28 adroitly | |
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29 gratitude | |
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30 indifference | |
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31 annoyance | |
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32 artistic | |
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33 ivy | |
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35 prospect | |
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36 hardy | |
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37 dingy | |
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38 mantle | |
n.斗篷,覆罩之物,罩子;v.罩住,覆盖,脸红 | |
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39 aspiration | |
n.志向,志趣抱负;渴望;(语)送气音;吸出 | |
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40 scanty | |
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41 kindly | |
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42 extravagant | |
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43 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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44 gathering | |
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47 jack | |
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48 bosom | |
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49 prancing | |
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50 impatience | |
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51 hovered | |
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52 doorways | |
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53 deserted | |
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 | |
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54 parlor | |
n.店铺,营业室;会客室,客厅 | |
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55 genial | |
adj.亲切的,和蔼的,愉快的,脾气好的 | |
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56 relish | |
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57 confide | |
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58 graceful | |
adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的 | |
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59 persuasively | |
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60 exult | |
v.狂喜,欢腾;欢欣鼓舞 | |
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61 sketch | |
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62 perplexed | |
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63 neatly | |
adv.整洁地,干净地,灵巧地,熟练地 | |
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64 wrath | |
n.愤怒,愤慨,暴怒 | |
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65 penitent | |
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66 amends | |
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67 riotous | |
adj.骚乱的;狂欢的 | |
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68 revels | |
n.作乐( revel的名词复数 );狂欢;着迷;陶醉v.作乐( revel的第三人称单数 );狂欢;着迷;陶醉 | |
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69 promising | |
adj.有希望的,有前途的 | |
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70 sanguine | |
adj.充满希望的,乐观的,血红色的 | |
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71 delightful | |
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的 | |
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72 decided | |
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73 confided | |
v.吐露(秘密,心事等)( confide的过去式和过去分词 );(向某人)吐露(隐私、秘密等) | |
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74 impulsive | |
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75 consolation | |
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76 hoarding | |
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77 dummy | |
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80 elasticity | |
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81 sprawl | |
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82 velvet | |
n.丝绒,天鹅绒;adj.丝绒制的,柔软的 | |
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84 martial | |
adj.战争的,军事的,尚武的,威武的 | |
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85 tingle | |
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86 admiration | |
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87 salute | |
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89 heartily | |
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90 savings | |
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91 laborious | |
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92 prospered | |
成功,兴旺( prosper的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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93 rehearsals | |
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94 rehearsal | |
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95 parlors | |
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96 persuasion | |
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97 squad | |
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98 raved | |
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99 fiery | |
adj.燃烧着的,火红的;暴躁的;激烈的 | |
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100 wrung | |
绞( wring的过去式和过去分词 ); 握紧(尤指别人的手); 把(湿衣服)拧干; 绞掉(水) | |
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101 grasshoppers | |
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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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103 disporting | |
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104 jaunt | |
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105 tugged | |
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111 utterly | |
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113 mortification | |
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116 persuasions | |
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119 ragged | |
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120 enchanting | |
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发出隆隆声,发出辘辘声( rumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 轰鸣着缓慢行进; 发现…的真相; 看穿(阴谋) | |
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125 contented | |
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126 frantic | |
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128 rapture | |
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129 apparently | |
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130 rosebuds | |
蔷薇花蕾,妙龄少女,初入社交界的少女( rosebud的名词复数 ) | |
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