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CHAPTER VI. GREAT-AUNT ELIZA’S VISIT
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It was a diamond winter day in February—clear, cold, hard, brilliant. The sharp blue sky shone, the white fields and hills glittered, the fringe of icicles around the eaves of Uncle Alec’s house sparkled. Keen was the frost and crisp the snow over our world; and we young fry of the King households were all agog1 to enjoy life—for was it not Saturday, and were we not left all alone to keep house?
Aunt Janet and Aunt Olivia had had their last big “kill” of market poultry2 the day before; and early in the morning all our grown-ups set forth3 to Charlottetown, to be gone the whole day. They left us many charges as usual, some of which we remembered and some of which we forgot; but with Felicity in command none of us dared stray far out of line. The Story Girl and Peter came over, of course, and we all agreed that we would haste and get the work done in the forenoon, that we might have an afternoon of uninterrupted enjoyment4. A taffy-pull after dinner and then a jolly hour of coasting on the hill field before supper were on our programme. But disappointment was our portion. We did manage to get the taffy made but before we could sample the result satisfactorily, and just as the girls were finishing with the washing of the dishes, Felicity glanced out of the window and exclaimed in tones of dismay,
“Oh, dear me, here’s Great-aunt Eliza coming up the lane! Now, isn’t that too mean?”
We all looked out to see a tall, gray-haired lady approaching the house, looking about her with the slightly puzzled air of a stranger. We had been expecting Great-aunt Eliza’s advent5 for some weeks, for she was visiting relatives in Markdale. We knew she was liable to pounce6 down on us any time, being one of those delightful7 folk who like to “surprise” people, but we had never thought of her coming that particular day. It must be confessed that we did not look forward to her visit with any pleasure. None of us had ever seen her, but we knew she was very deaf, and had very
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agog
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adj.兴奋的,有强烈兴趣的; adv.渴望地 | |
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poultry
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n.家禽,禽肉 | |
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enjoyment
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n.乐趣;享有;享用 | |
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advent
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pounce
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delightful
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awfully
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accomplished
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sitting-room
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n.(BrE)客厅,起居室 | |
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larder
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n.食物贮藏室,食品橱 | |
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owl
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n.猫头鹰,枭 | |
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darting
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v.投掷,投射( dart的现在分词 );向前冲,飞奔 | |
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hospitably
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亲切地,招待周到地,善于款待地 | |
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dignified
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a.可敬的,高贵的 | |
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conclave
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n.秘密会议,红衣主教团 | |
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scoffed
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嘲笑,嘲弄( scoff的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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stylishly
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tartly
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adv.辛辣地,刻薄地 | |
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queried
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belligerently
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flea
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noted
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determined
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odds
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ponderous
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confided
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appreciation
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n.评价;欣赏;感谢;领会,理解;价格上涨 | |
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gallant
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adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的 | |
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vexed
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adj.争论不休的;(指问题等)棘手的;争论不休的问题;烦恼的v.使烦恼( vex的过去式和过去分词 );使苦恼;使生气;详细讨论 | |
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恳求或乞求(某人)( implore的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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brag
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sincerity
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hops
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跳上[下]( hop的第三人称单数 ); 单足蹦跳; 齐足(或双足)跳行; 摘葎草花 | |
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highland
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rev
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graveyard
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iodine
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n.碘,碘酒 | |
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soda
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measles
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n.麻疹,风疹,包虫病,痧子 | |
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loon
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n.狂人 | |
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undoing
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n.毁灭的原因,祸根;破坏,毁灭 | |
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doorway
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n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径 | |
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respite
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n.休息,中止,暂缓 | |
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tragic
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adj.悲剧的,悲剧性的,悲惨的 | |
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tragically
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adv. 悲剧地,悲惨地 | |
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apprehensively
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stolid
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grumbled
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抱怨( grumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 发牢骚; 咕哝; 发哼声 | |
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miserably
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adv.痛苦地;悲惨地;糟糕地;极度地 | |
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previously
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adv.以前,先前(地) | |
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oblivious
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adj.易忘的,遗忘的,忘却的,健忘的 | |
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transpired
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(事实,秘密等)被人知道( transpire的过去式和过去分词 ); 泄露; 显露; 发生 | |
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mischief
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n.损害,伤害,危害;恶作剧,捣蛋,胡闹 | |
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beet
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heartily
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faltered
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twilight
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serene
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meditatively
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horrified
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verge
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horrid
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pussy
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refreshing
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adj.使精神振作的,使人清爽的,使人喜欢的 | |
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amazement
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aspirations
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强烈的愿望( aspiration的名词复数 ); 志向; 发送气音; 发 h 音 | |
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taunt
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crimson
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