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CHAPTER III
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THE FIRST PAGES OF SEVERAL ROMANCES
I found a good deal of difference in Leslie since his marriage. He had lost his assertive1 self-confidence. He no longer pronounced emphatically and ultimately on every subject, nor did he seek to dominate, as he had always done, the company in which he found himself. I was surprised to see him so courteous2 and attentive3 to George. He moved unobtrusively about the room while Lettie was chattering4, and in his demeanour there was a new reserve, a gentleness and grace. It was charming to see him offering the cigarettes to George, or, with beautiful tact5, asking with his eyes only whether he should refill the glass of his guest, and afterward6 replacing it softly close to the other's hand.
To Lettie he was unfailingly attentive, courteous, and undemonstrative.
Towards the end of my holiday he had to go to London on business, and we agreed to take the journey together. We must leave Woodside soon after eight o'clock in the morning. Lettie and he had separate rooms. I thought she would not have risen to take breakfast with us, but at a quarter-past seven, just as Rebecca was bringing in the coffee, she came downstairs. She wore a blue morning gown, and her hair was as beautifully dressed as usual.
"Why, my darling, you shouldn't have troubled to come down so early," said Leslie, as he kissed her.
"Of course, I should come down," she replied, lifting back the heavy curtains and looking out on the snow where the darkness was wilting8 into daylight. "I should not let you go away into the cold without having seen you take a good breakfast. I think it is thawing9. The snow on the rhododendrons looks
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1 assertive | |
adj.果断的,自信的,有冲劲的 | |
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adj.彬彬有礼的,客气的 | |
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3 attentive | |
adj.注意的,专心的;关心(别人)的,殷勤的 | |
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n. (机器振动发出的)咔嗒声,(鸟等)鸣,啁啾 adj. 喋喋不休的,啾啾声的 动词chatter的现在分词形式 | |
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5 tact | |
n.机敏,圆滑,得体 | |
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6 afterward | |
adv.后来;以后 | |
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7 urn | |
n.(有座脚的)瓮;坟墓;骨灰瓮 | |
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萎蔫 | |
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n.熔化,融化v.(气候)解冻( thaw的现在分词 );(态度、感情等)缓和;(冰、雪及冷冻食物)溶化;软化 | |
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10 sodden | |
adj.浑身湿透的;v.使浸透;使呆头呆脑 | |
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11 drooping | |
adj. 下垂的,无力的 动词droop的现在分词 | |
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12 dismal | |
adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的 | |
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13 brass | |
n.黄铜;黄铜器,铜管乐器 | |
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14 bent | |
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15 fragrant | |
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16 liking | |
n.爱好;嗜好;喜欢 | |
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17 toiling | |
长时间或辛苦地工作( toil的现在分词 ); 艰难缓慢地移动,跋涉 | |
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18 discomfort | |
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19 dismally | |
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20 wretch | |
n.可怜的人,不幸的人;卑鄙的人 | |
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21 persistence | |
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22 touching | |
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23 zest | |
n.乐趣;滋味,风味;兴趣 | |
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24 delightful | |
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的 | |
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25 ram | |
(random access memory)随机存取存储器 | |
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26 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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27 miserable | |
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 | |
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28 doorway | |
n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径 | |
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29 soddened | |
v.(液体)沸腾( seethe的过去分词 )( sodden的过去分词 );激动,大怒;强压怒火;生闷气(~with sth|~ at sth) | |
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30 brooks | |
n.小溪( brook的名词复数 ) | |
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31 brook | |
n.小河,溪;v.忍受,容让 | |
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32 dwelling | |
n.住宅,住所,寓所 | |
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33 scattering | |
n.[物]散射;散乱,分散;在媒介质中的散播adj.散乱的;分散在不同范围的;广泛扩散的;(选票)数量分散的v.散射(scatter的ing形式);散布;驱散 | |
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34 crouching | |
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35 cowering | |
v.畏缩,抖缩( cower的现在分词 ) | |
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36 pricking | |
刺,刺痕,刺痛感 | |
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37 misery | |
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦 | |
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38 landmark | |
n.陆标,划时代的事,地界标 | |
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39 prostrate | |
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40 fretting | |
n. 微振磨损 adj. 烦躁的, 焦虑的 | |
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41 degradation | |
n.降级;低落;退化;陵削;降解;衰变 | |
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42 upwards | |
adv.向上,在更高处...以上 | |
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43 intoxicating | |
a. 醉人的,使人兴奋的 | |
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44 aloof | |
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45 solitary | |
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46 withered | |
adj. 枯萎的,干瘪的,(人身体的部分器官)因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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47 lodgings | |
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48 contented | |
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49 stagnated | |
v.停滞,不流动,不发展( stagnate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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50 stagnation | |
n. 停滞 | |
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51 harry | |
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼 | |
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52 sumptuous | |
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53 luminous | |
adj.发光的,发亮的;光明的;明白易懂的;有启发的 | |
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54 cavern | |
n.洞穴,大山洞 | |
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55 glimmer | |
v.发出闪烁的微光;n.微光,微弱的闪光 | |
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56 intoxicated | |
喝醉的,极其兴奋的 | |
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57 sipped | |
v.小口喝,呷,抿( sip的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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58 scarlet | |
n.深红色,绯红色,红衣;adj.绯红色的 | |
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59 hawthorn | |
山楂 | |
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60 flaunting | |
adj.招摇的,扬扬得意的,夸耀的v.炫耀,夸耀( flaunt的现在分词 );有什么能耐就施展出来 | |
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61 gutters | |
(路边)排水沟( gutter的名词复数 ); 阴沟; (屋顶的)天沟; 贫贱的境地 | |
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62 tangle | |
n.纠缠;缠结;混乱;v.(使)缠绕;变乱 | |
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63 boughs | |
大树枝( bough的名词复数 ) | |
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64 pensive | |
a.沉思的,哀思的,忧沉的 | |
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65 scent | |
n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉 | |
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66 bleak | |
adj.(天气)阴冷的;凄凉的;暗淡的 | |
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67 larch | |
n.落叶松 | |
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68 cones | |
n.(人眼)圆锥细胞;圆锥体( cone的名词复数 );球果;圆锥形东西;(盛冰淇淋的)锥形蛋卷筒 | |
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69 twig | |
n.小树枝,嫩枝;v.理解 | |
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70 flicker | |
vi./n.闪烁,摇曳,闪现 | |
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71 gasped | |
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要 | |
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72 chuckling | |
轻声地笑( chuckle的现在分词 ) | |
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73 chuckle | |
vi./n.轻声笑,咯咯笑 | |
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74 bin | |
n.箱柜;vt.放入箱内;[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件 | |
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75 whittle | |
v.削(木头),削减;n.屠刀 | |
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76 squeal | |
v.发出长而尖的声音;n.长而尖的声音 | |
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77 reeked | |
v.发出浓烈的臭气( reek的过去式和过去分词 );散发臭气;发出难闻的气味 (of sth);明显带有(令人不快或生疑的跡象) | |
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78 reeks | |
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79 scowling | |
怒视,生气地皱眉( scowl的现在分词 ) | |
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80 whine | |
v.哀号,号哭;n.哀鸣 | |
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81 scowled | |
怒视,生气地皱眉( scowl的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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82 rattle | |
v.飞奔,碰响;激怒;n.碰撞声;拨浪鼓 | |
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83 sobbed | |
哭泣,啜泣( sob的过去式和过去分词 ); 哭诉,呜咽地说 | |
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84 insignificant | |
adj.无关紧要的,可忽略的,无意义的 | |
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85 drooped | |
弯曲或下垂,发蔫( droop的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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86 trite | |
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87 ragged | |
adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的 | |
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88 fowl | |
n.家禽,鸡,禽肉 | |
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89 stranded | |
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90 scotch | |
n.伤口,刻痕;苏格兰威士忌酒;v.粉碎,消灭,阻止;adj.苏格兰(人)的 | |
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91 weird | |
adj.古怪的,离奇的;怪诞的,神秘而可怕的 | |
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92 subdued | |
adj. 屈服的,柔和的,减弱的 动词subdue的过去式和过去分词 | |
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93 scones | |
n.烤饼,烤小圆面包( scone的名词复数 ) | |
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94 shrilling | |
(声音)尖锐的,刺耳的,高频率的( shrill的现在分词 ); 凄厉 | |
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95 thither | |
adv.向那里;adj.在那边的,对岸的 | |
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96 unintelligible | |
adj.无法了解的,难解的,莫明其妙的 | |
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97 orchard | |
n.果园,果园里的全部果树,(美俚)棒球场 | |
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98 sluice | |
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99 shrieked | |
v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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