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It will of course be remembered that Mary’s interview with the other girls at Greshamsbury took place some two or three days subsequently to Frank’s generous offer of his hand and heart. Mary had quite made up her mind that the whole thing was to be regarded as a folly1, and that it was not to be spoken of to any one; but yet her heart was sore enough. She was full of pride, and yet she knew she must bow her neck to the pride of others. Being, as she was herself, nameless, she could not but feel a stern, unflinching antagonism3, the antagonism of a democrat4, to the pretensions5 of others who were blessed with that of which she had been deprived. She had this feeling; and yet, of all the things that she coveted6, she most coveted that, for glorying in which, she was determined7 to heap scorn on others. She said to herself, proudly, that God’s handiwork was the inner man, the inner woman, the naked creature animated8 by a living soul; that all other adjuncts were but man’s clothing for the creature; all others, whether stitched by tailors or contrived9 by kings. Was it not within her capacity to do as nobly, to love as truly, to worship her God in heaven with as perfect a faith, and her god on earth with as leal a troth, as though blood had descended10 to her purely11 through scores of purely born progenitors12? So to herself she
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1
folly
n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话
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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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antagonism
n.对抗,敌对,对立
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democrat
n.民主主义者,民主人士;民主党党员
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pretensions
自称( pretension的名词复数 ); 自命不凡; 要求; 权力
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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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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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animated
adj.生气勃勃的,活跃的,愉快的
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contrived
adj.不自然的,做作的;虚构的
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descended
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的
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purely
adv.纯粹地,完全地
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progenitors
n.祖先( progenitor的名词复数 );先驱;前辈;原本
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tempt
vt.引诱,勾引,吸引,引起…的兴趣
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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severed
v.切断,断绝( sever的过去式和过去分词 );断,裂
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banish
vt.放逐,驱逐;消除,排除
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banished
v.放逐,驱逐( banish的过去式和过去分词 )
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conclaves
n.秘密会议,教皇选举会议,红衣主教团( conclave的名词复数 )
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humble
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低
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rigidly
adv.刻板地,僵化地
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tirade
n.冗长的攻击性演说
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worthy
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
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ridicule
v.讥讽,挖苦;n.嘲弄
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hemmed
缝…的褶边( hem的过去式和过去分词 ); 包围
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extremity
n.末端,尽头;尽力;终极;极度
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breach
n.违反,不履行;破裂;vt.冲破,攻破
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standing
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
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nay
adv.不;n.反对票,投反对票者
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whit
n.一点,丝毫
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discreet
adj.(言行)谨慎的;慎重的;有判断力的
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thither
adv.向那里;adj.在那边的,对岸的
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reiterate
v.重申,反复地说
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Christian
adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒
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prudent
adj.谨慎的,有远见的,精打细算的
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propriety
n.正当行为;正当;适当
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forgoing
v.没有也行,放弃( forgo的现在分词 )
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grandeur
n.伟大,崇高,宏伟,庄严,豪华
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pathos
n.哀婉,悲怆
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conveyance
n.(不动产等的)转让,让与;转让证书;传送;运送;表达;(正)运输工具
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displeased
a.不快的
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sentimental
adj.多愁善感的,感伤的
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burlesque
v.嘲弄,戏仿;n.嘲弄,取笑,滑稽模仿
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repulsed
v.击退( repulse的过去式和过去分词 );驳斥;拒绝
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flirting
v.调情,打情骂俏( flirt的现在分词 )
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audacity
n.大胆,卤莽,无礼
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retaliate
v.报复,反击
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frankly
adv.坦白地,直率地;坦率地说
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protracted
adj.拖延的;延长的v.拖延“protract”的过去式和过去分词
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incompatible
adj.不相容的,不协调的,不相配的
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possessed
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的
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narrative
n.叙述,故事;adj.叙事的,故事体的
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immediate
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
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inspection
n.检查,审查,检阅
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misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
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inverted
adj.反向的,倒转的v.使倒置,使反转( invert的过去式和过去分词 )
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withdrawn
vt.收回;使退出;vi.撤退,退出
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gravel
n.砂跞;砂砾层;结石
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veins
n.纹理;矿脉( vein的名词复数 );静脉;叶脉;纹理
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peccadilloes
n.轻罪,小过失( peccadillo的名词复数 )
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beheld
v.看,注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟
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brink
n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘,边沿
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precipice
n.悬崖,危急的处境
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specially
adv.特定地;特殊地;明确地
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untold
adj.数不清的,无数的
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aggrieved
adj.愤愤不平的,受委屈的;悲痛的;(在合法权利方面)受侵害的v.令委屈,令苦恼,侵害( aggrieve的过去式);令委屈,令苦恼,侵害( aggrieve的过去式和过去分词)
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fatuity
n.愚蠢,愚昧
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eldest
adj.最年长的,最年老的
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hindrance
n.妨碍,障碍
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boding
adj.凶兆的,先兆的n.凶兆,前兆,预感v.预示,预告,预言( bode的现在分词 );等待,停留( bide的过去分词 );居住;(过去式用bided)等待
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condescended
屈尊,俯就( condescend的过去式和过去分词 ); 故意表示和蔼可亲
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discretion
n.谨慎;随意处理
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harry
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼
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baker
n.面包师
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honourable
adj.可敬的;荣誉的,光荣的
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destined
adj.命中注定的;(for)以…为目的地的
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loquacity
n.多话,饶舌
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flirtation
n.调情,调戏,挑逗
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exonerate
v.免除责任,确定无罪
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peculiar
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
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undesirable
adj.不受欢迎的,不良的,不合意的,讨厌的;n.不受欢迎的人,不良分子
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thoroughly
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地
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squire
n.护卫, 侍从, 乡绅
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satire
n.讽刺,讽刺文学,讽刺作品
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paramount
a.最重要的,最高权力的
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plumed
饰有羽毛的
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horrid
adj.可怕的;令人惊恐的;恐怖的;极讨厌的
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elucidation
n.说明,阐明
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hampered
妨碍,束缚,限制( hamper的过去式和过去分词 )
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imperatively
adv.命令式地
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climax
n.顶点;高潮;v.(使)达到顶点
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inmates
n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )
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interfere
v.(in)干涉,干预;(with)妨碍,打扰
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ointment
n.药膏,油膏,软膏
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deigning
v.屈尊,俯就( deign的现在分词 )
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allusion
n.暗示,间接提示
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Oxford
n.牛津(英国城市)
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prospects
n.希望,前途(恒为复数)
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obstinately
ad.固执地,顽固地
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expediency
n.适宜;方便;合算;利己
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remarkably
ad.不同寻常地,相当地
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eloquence
n.雄辩;口才,修辞
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plighted
vt.保证,约定(plight的过去式与过去分词形式)
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recapitulated
v.总结,扼要重述( recapitulate的过去式和过去分词 )
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postpone
v.延期,推迟
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valid
adj.有确实根据的;有效的;正当的,合法的
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sufficiently
adv.足够地,充分地
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potent
adj.强有力的,有权势的;有效力的
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condemned
adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的
动词condemn的过去式和过去分词