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MOUNTAIN-LAUREL AND MAIDEN-HAIR
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“Here's your breakfast, miss. I hope it's right. Your mother showed me how to fix it, and said I'd find a cup up here.”
“Take that blue one. I have not much appetite, and can't eat if things are not nice and pretty. I like the flowers. I've been longing1 for some ever since I saw them last night.”
The first speaker was a red-haired, freckle2-faced girl, in a brown calico dress and white apron3, with a tray in her hands and an air of timid hospitality in her manner; the second a pale, pretty creature, in a white wrapper and blue net, sitting in a large chair, looking about her with the languid interest of an invalid4 in a new place. Her eyes brightened as they fell upon a glass of rosy5 laurel and delicate maidenhair fern that stood among the toast and eggs, strawberries and cream, on the tray.
“Our laurel is jest in blow, and I'm real glad you come in time to see it. I'll bring you a lot, as soon's ever I get time to go for it.”
As she spoke6, the plain girl replaced the ugly crockery cup and saucer with the pretty china ones pointed7 out to her, arranged the dishes, and waited to see if anything else was needed.
“What is your name, please?” asked the pretty girl, refreshing8 herself with a draught9 of new milk.
“Rebecca. Mother thought I'd better wait on you; the little girls are so noisy and apt to forget. Wouldn't you like a piller to your back? you look so kind of feeble seems as if you wanted to be propped
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1 longing | |
n.(for)渴望 | |
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2 freckle | |
n.雀簧;晒斑 | |
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3 apron | |
n.围裙;工作裙 | |
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4 invalid | |
n.病人,伤残人;adj.有病的,伤残的;无效的 | |
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5 rosy | |
adj.美好的,乐观的,玫瑰色的 | |
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6 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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7 pointed | |
adj.尖的,直截了当的 | |
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8 refreshing | |
adj.使精神振作的,使人清爽的,使人喜欢的 | |
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9 draught | |
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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10 propped | |
支撑,支持,维持( prop的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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11 mite | |
n.极小的东西;小铜币 | |
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12 compassion | |
n.同情,怜悯 | |
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13 mattress | |
n.床垫,床褥 | |
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14 perfectly | |
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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15 brooks | |
n.小溪( brook的名词复数 ) | |
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16 brook | |
n.小河,溪;v.忍受,容让 | |
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17 fret | |
v.(使)烦恼;(使)焦急;(使)腐蚀,(使)磨损 | |
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18 tiresome | |
adj.令人疲劳的,令人厌倦的 | |
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19 despatch | |
n./v.(dispatch)派遣;发送;n.急件;新闻报道 | |
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20 dreaded | |
adj.令人畏惧的;害怕的v.害怕,恐惧,担心( dread的过去式和过去分词) | |
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21 buckle | |
n.扣子,带扣;v.把...扣住,由于压力而弯曲 | |
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22 dawdle | |
vi.浪费时间;闲荡 | |
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23 doze | |
v.打瞌睡;n.打盹,假寐 | |
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24 reverence | |
n.敬畏,尊敬,尊严;Reverence:对某些基督教神职人员的尊称;v.尊敬,敬畏,崇敬 | |
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25 ledger | |
n.总帐,分类帐;帐簿 | |
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26 ledge | |
n.壁架,架状突出物;岩架,岩礁 | |
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27 coveted | |
adj.令人垂涎的;垂涎的,梦寐以求的v.贪求,觊觎(covet的过去分词);垂涎;贪图 | |
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28 ballads | |
民歌,民谣,特别指叙述故事的歌( ballad的名词复数 ); 讴 | |
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29 amiable | |
adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的 | |
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30 remarkably | |
ad.不同寻常地,相当地 | |
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31 freckles | |
n.雀斑,斑点( freckle的名词复数 ) | |
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32 conjured | |
用魔术变出( conjure的过去式和过去分词 ); 祈求,恳求; 变戏法; (变魔术般地) 使…出现 | |
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33 vapors | |
n.水汽,水蒸气,无实质之物( vapor的名词复数 );自夸者;幻想 [药]吸入剂 [古]忧郁(症)v.自夸,(使)蒸发( vapor的第三人称单数 ) | |
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34 forth | |
adv.向前;向外,往外 | |
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35 trickled | |
v.滴( trickle的过去式和过去分词 );淌;使)慢慢走;缓慢移动 | |
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36 canopy | |
n.天篷,遮篷 | |
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37 tinkle | |
vi.叮当作响;n.叮当声 | |
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38 jingle | |
n.叮当声,韵律简单的诗句;v.使叮当作响,叮当响,押韵 | |
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39 trotting | |
小跑,急走( trot的现在分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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40 ruffled | |
adj. 有褶饰边的, 起皱的 动词ruffle的过去式和过去分词 | |
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41 rattled | |
慌乱的,恼火的 | |
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42 tawny | |
adj.茶色的,黄褐色的;n.黄褐色 | |
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43 copper | |
n.铜;铜币;铜器;adj.铜(制)的;(紫)铜色的 | |
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44 fowls | |
鸟( fowl的名词复数 ); 禽肉; 既不是这; 非驴非马 | |
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45 pamper | |
v.纵容,过分关怀 | |
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46 murmur | |
n.低语,低声的怨言;v.低语,低声而言 | |
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47 thump | |
v.重击,砰然地响;n.重击,重击声 | |
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48 scarlet | |
n.深红色,绯红色,红衣;adj.绯红色的 | |
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49 pastry | |
n.油酥面团,酥皮糕点 | |
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50 savory | |
adj.风味极佳的,可口的,味香的 | |
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51 mumbling | |
含糊地说某事,叽咕,咕哝( mumble的现在分词 ) | |
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52 bent | |
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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53 trudge | |
v.步履艰难地走;n.跋涉,费力艰难的步行 | |
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54 gales | |
龙猫 | |
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55 rheumatism | |
n.风湿病 | |
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56 parlor | |
n.店铺,营业室;会客室,客厅 | |
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57 bower | |
n.凉亭,树荫下凉快之处;闺房;v.荫蔽 | |
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58 rambling | |
adj.[建]凌乱的,杂乱的 | |
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59 fixed | |
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
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60 bustled | |
闹哄哄地忙乱,奔忙( bustle的过去式和过去分词 ); 催促 | |
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61 luxurious | |
adj.精美而昂贵的;豪华的 | |
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62 dismal | |
adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的 | |
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63 contented | |
adj.满意的,安心的,知足的 | |
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64 bleak | |
adj.(天气)阴冷的;凄凉的;暗淡的 | |
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65 bracing | |
adj.令人振奋的 | |
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66 wholesome | |
adj.适合;卫生的;有益健康的;显示身心健康的 | |
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67 exulted | |
狂喜,欢跃( exult的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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68 remarkable | |
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的 | |
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69 devoted | |
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的 | |
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70 twilight | |
n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期 | |
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71 reluctance | |
n.厌恶,讨厌,勉强,不情愿 | |
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72 laurels | |
n.桂冠,荣誉 | |
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73 babbling | |
n.胡说,婴儿发出的咿哑声adj.胡说的v.喋喋不休( babble的现在分词 );作潺潺声(如流水);含糊不清地说话;泄漏秘密 | |
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74 bouquets | |
n.花束( bouquet的名词复数 );(酒的)芳香 | |
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75 panorama | |
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76 spire | |
n.(教堂)尖顶,尖塔,高点 | |
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77 winding | |
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78 pageant | |
n.壮观的游行;露天历史剧 | |
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79 refreshment | |
n.恢复,精神爽快,提神之事物;(复数)refreshments:点心,茶点 | |
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80 gushed | |
v.喷,涌( gush的过去式和过去分词 );滔滔不绝地说话 | |
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81 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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82 sketching | |
n.草图 | |
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83 clump | |
n.树丛,草丛;vi.用沉重的脚步行走 | |
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84 rustic | |
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85 conceal | |
v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽 | |
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