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They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts.—SIR PHILIP SIDNEY.
“I'VE finished my book, and now what CAN I do till this tiresome1 rain is over?” exclaimed Carrie, as she lay back on the couch with a yawn of weariness.
“Take another and a better book; the house is full of them, and this is a rare chance for a feast on the best,” answered Alice, looking over the pile of volumes in her lap, as she sat on the floor before one of the tall book-cases that lined the room.
“Not being a book-worm like you, I can't read forever, and you needn't sniff2 at 'Wanda,' for it's perfectly3 thrilling!” cried Carrie, regretfully turning the crumpled4 leaves of the Seaside Library copy of that interminable and impossible tale.
“We should read to improve our minds, and that rubbish is only a waste of time,” began Alice, in a warning tone, as she looked up from “Romola,” over which she had been poring with the delight one feels in meeting an old friend.
“I don't WISH to improve my mind, thank you: I read for amusement in vacation time, and don't want to see any moral works till next autumn. I get enough of them in school. This isn't 'rubbish'! It's full of fine descriptions of scenery—”
“Which you skip by the page, I've seen you do it,” said Eva, the third young girl in the library, as she shut up the stout5 book on her knee and began to knit as if this sudden outburst of chat disturbed her enjoyment6 of “The Dove in the Eagle's Nest.”
“I do at first, being carried away by my interest in the people, but I almost always go back and read them afterward,” protested Carrie. “You know YOU like to hear about nice clothes, Eva, and Wanda's were simply gorgeous; white velvet7
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1 tiresome | |
adj.令人疲劳的,令人厌倦的 | |
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vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻,蔑视 | |
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3 perfectly | |
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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4 crumpled | |
adj. 弯扭的, 变皱的 动词crumple的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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6 enjoyment | |
n.乐趣;享有;享用 | |
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7 velvet | |
n.丝绒,天鹅绒;adj.丝绒制的,柔软的 | |
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8 scarlet | |
n.深红色,绯红色,红衣;adj.绯红色的 | |
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9 primrose | |
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10 revel | |
vi.狂欢作乐,陶醉;n.作乐,狂欢 | |
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11 elegance | |
n.优雅;优美,雅致;精致,巧妙 | |
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12 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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13 relish | |
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14 delightful | |
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的 | |
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15 sapphires | |
n.蓝宝石,钢玉宝石( sapphire的名词复数 );蔚蓝色 | |
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16 rubies | |
红宝石( ruby的名词复数 ); 红宝石色,深红色 | |
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增强( swell的第三人称单数 ); 肿胀; (使)凸出; 充满(激情) | |
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18 awfully | |
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19 dismal | |
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20 wade | |
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21 meditations | |
默想( meditation的名词复数 ); 默念; 沉思; 冥想 | |
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22 pious | |
adj.虔诚的;道貌岸然的 | |
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23 poking | |
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24 detest | |
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25 recess | |
n.短期休息,壁凹(墙上装架子,柜子等凹处) | |
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26 hush | |
int.嘘,别出声;n.沉默,静寂;v.使安静 | |
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27 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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28 poke | |
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29 shrugged | |
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30 tranquilly | |
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31 groan | |
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32 quaint | |
adj.古雅的,离奇有趣的,奇怪的 | |
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33 celebrated | |
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34 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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35 varied | |
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36 appreciation | |
n.评价;欣赏;感谢;领会,理解;价格上涨 | |
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37 moths | |
n.蛾( moth的名词复数 ) | |
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38 serene | |
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39 frivolous | |
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40 accomplishments | |
n.造诣;完成( accomplishment的名词复数 );技能;成绩;成就 | |
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41 mortified | |
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42 kindliness | |
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43 ammunition | |
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44 besiege | |
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45 erect | |
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46 affected | |
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47 liking | |
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48 cramming | |
n.塞满,填鸭式的用功v.塞入( cram的现在分词 );填塞;塞满;(为考试而)死记硬背功课 | |
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49 promiscuous | |
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50 thoroughly | |
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51 curiously | |
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52 lurks | |
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53 immorality | |
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54 morbid | |
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55 maiden | |
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56 maidenly | |
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57 fixed | |
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58 pricked | |
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59 traitor | |
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60 cloyed | |
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61 trickle | |
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62 pane | |
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63 mania | |
n.疯狂;躁狂症,狂热,癖好 | |
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64 muddle | |
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65 prop | |
vt.支撑;n.支柱,支撑物;支持者,靠山 | |
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66 homely | |
adj.家常的,简朴的;不漂亮的 | |
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67 kindly | |
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地 | |
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68 docility | |
n.容易教,易驾驶,驯服 | |
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69 withering | |
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70 plumes | |
羽毛( plume的名词复数 ); 羽毛饰; 羽毛状物; 升上空中的羽状物 | |
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71 tassels | |
n.穗( tassel的名词复数 );流苏状物;(植物的)穗;玉蜀黍的穗状雄花v.抽穗, (玉米)长穗须( tassel的第三人称单数 );使抽穗, (为了使作物茁壮生长)摘去穗状雄花;用流苏装饰 | |
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72 languishes | |
长期受苦( languish的第三人称单数 ); 受折磨; 变得(越来越)衰弱; 因渴望而变得憔悴或闷闷不乐 | |
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73 bonnet | |
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74 sip | |
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75 sipped | |
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76 immortal | |
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77 everlasting | |
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78 sufficiently | |
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79 apropos | |
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80 ornament | |
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81 amethyst | |
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82 adoration | |
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83 remarkable | |
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84 schooling | |
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85 gratitude | |
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86 decided | |
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88 faculty | |
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89 worthy | |
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90 exertion | |
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91 alas | |
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92 solitude | |
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95 psalms | |
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96 victorious | |
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97 vex | |
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98 legacy | |
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101 contented | |
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102 jaunt | |
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105 pointed | |
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123 mere | |
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126 herald | |
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129 eligible | |
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胸部( bosom的名词复数 ); 胸怀; 女衣胸部(或胸襟); 和爱护自己的人在一起的情形 | |
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