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CHAPTER 1. Mrs. Rachel Lynde is Surprised
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MRS. Rachel Lynde lived just where the Avonlea main road dipped down into a little hollow, fringed with alders1 and ladies’ eardrops and traversed by a brook2 that had its source away back in the woods of the old Cuthbert place; it was reputed to be an intricate, headlong brook in its earlier course through those woods, with dark secrets of pool and cascade3; but by the time it reached Lynde’s Hollow it was a quiet, well-conducted little stream, for not even a brook could run past Mrs. Rachel Lynde’s door without due regard for decency4 and decorum; it probably was conscious that Mrs. Rachel was sitting at her window, keeping a sharp eye on everything that passed, from brooks5 and children up, and that if she noticed anything odd or out of place she would never rest until she had ferreted out the whys and wherefores thereof.
There are plenty of people in Avonlea and out of it, who can attend closely to their neighbor’s business by dint6 of neglecting their own; but Mrs. Rachel Lynde was one of those capable creatures who can manage their own concerns and those of other folks into the bargain. She was a notable housewife; her work was always done and well done; she “ran” the Sewing Circle, helped run the Sunday-school, and was the strongest prop7 of the Church Aid Society and Foreign Missions Auxiliary8. Yet with all this Mrs. Rachel found abundant time to sit for hours at her kitchen window, knitting “cotton warp” quilts—she had knitted sixteen of them, as Avonlea housekeepers9 were wont10 to tell in
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alders
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n.桤木( alder的名词复数 ) | |
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n.小河,溪;v.忍受,容让 | |
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n.小瀑布,喷流;层叠;vi.成瀑布落下 | |
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decency
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n.小溪( brook的名词复数 ) | |
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vt.支撑;n.支柱,支撑物;支持者,靠山 | |
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gulf
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n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂 | |
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orchard
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meek
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turnip
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betokened
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enjoyment
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rambling
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n.柳树( willow的名词复数 );柳木 | |
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lobster
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mighty
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accomplishment
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n.悲观者,悲观主义者,厌世者 | |
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