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THE sun rose upon a tranquil1 world, and beamed down upon the peaceful village like a benediction2. Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: it began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations3, welded together with a thin mortar4 of originality5; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic6 Law, as from Sinai.
Then Tom girded up his loins, so to speak, and went to work to "get his verses." Sid had learned his lesson days before. Tom bent7 all his energies to the memorizing of five verses, and he chose part of the Sermon on the Mount, because he could find no verses that were shorter. At the end of half an hour Tom had a vague general idea of his lesson, but no more, for his mind was traversing the whole field of human thought, and his hands were busy with distracting recreations. Mary took his book to hear him recite, and he tried to find his way through the fog:
"Blessed are the -- a -- a --"
"Poor" --
"Yes -- poor; blessed are the poor -- a -- a --"
"In spirit --"
"In spirit; blessed are the poor in spirit, for they -- they --"
"Theirs --"
"For theirs. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn, for they -- they --"
"Sh --"
"For they -- a --"
"S, H, A --"
"For they S, H -- Oh, I don't know what it is!"
"Shall!"
"Oh, shall! for they shall -- for they shall -- a -- a -- shall mourn -- a-- a -- blessed are they that shall -- they that -- a -- they that shall mourn, for they shall -- a -- shall what? Why don't you tell me, Mary? -- what do you want to be so mean for?"
"Oh, Tom, you poor thick-headed thing, I'm not teasing you. I wouldn't do that. You must go and learn it again. Don't you be discouraged, Tom, you'll manage it -- and if you do, I'll give you something ever so nice. There, now, that's a good boy."
"All right! What is it, Mary, tell me what it is."
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tranquil
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| adj. 安静的, 宁静的, 稳定的, 不变的 | |
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benediction
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| n.祝福;恩赐 | |
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quotations
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| n.引用( quotation的名词复数 );[商业]行情(报告);(货物或股票的)市价;时价 | |
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mortar
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| n.灰浆,灰泥;迫击炮;v.把…用灰浆涂接合 | |
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originality
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| n.创造力,独创性;新颖 | |
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mosaic
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| n./adj.镶嵌细工的,镶嵌工艺品的,嵌花式的 | |
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bent
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| n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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aged
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prospective
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| adj.预期的,未来的,前瞻性的 | |
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accomplished
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| adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的 | |
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grandeur
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| n.伟大,崇高,宏伟,庄严,豪华 | |
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counterfeited
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| v.仿制,造假( counterfeit的过去分词 ) | |
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imposing
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| adj.使人难忘的,壮丽的,堂皇的,雄伟的 | |
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contrived
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| adj.不自然的,做作的;虚构的 | |
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diligently
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| ad.industriously;carefully | |
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gathering
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| n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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testimony
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| n.证词;见证,证明 | |
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jaws
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| n.口部;嘴 | |
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saturated
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| a.饱和的,充满的 | |
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neatly
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| adv.整洁地,干净地,灵巧地,熟练地 | |
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wrought
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| v.引起;以…原料制作;运转;adj.制造的 | |
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privately
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| adv.以私人的身份,悄悄地,私下地 | |
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labor
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| 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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fully
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| adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地 | |
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galled
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| v.使…擦痛( gall的过去式和过去分词 );擦伤;烦扰;侮辱 | |
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blighted
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thoroughly
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| adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地 | |
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persuasively
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| adv.口才好地;令人信服地 | |
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snarling
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| v.(指狗)吠,嗥叫, (人)咆哮( snarl的现在分词 );咆哮着说,厉声地说 | |
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edifice
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| n.宏伟的建筑物(如宫殿,教室) | |
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accosted
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| v.走过去跟…讲话( accost的过去式和过去分词 );跟…搭讪;(乞丐等)上前向…乞讨;(妓女等)勾搭 | |
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alleys
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| 胡同,小巷( alley的名词复数 ); 小径 | |
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waylaid
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| v.拦截,拦路( waylay的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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swarm
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| n.(昆虫)等一大群;vi.成群飞舞;蜂拥而入 | |
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interfered
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| v.干预( interfere的过去式和过去分词 );调停;妨碍;干涉 | |
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perfectly
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| adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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scripture
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| n.经文,圣书,手稿;Scripture:(常用复数)《圣经》,《圣经》中的一段 | |
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superintendent
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| n.监督人,主管,总监;(英国)警务长 | |
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faculties
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| n.能力( faculty的名词复数 );全体教职员;技巧;院 | |
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forth
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| adv.向前;向外,往外 | |
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conspicuous
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| adj.明眼的,惹人注目的;炫耀的,摆阔气的 | |
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eclat
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| n.显赫之成功,荣誉 | |
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forefinger
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| n.食指 | |
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inevitable
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| adj.不可避免的,必然发生的 | |
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abreast
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| adv.并排地;跟上(时代)的步伐,与…并进地 | |
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lookout
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| n.注意,前途,瞭望台 | |
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propped
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| 支撑,支持,维持( prop的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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cravat
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| n.领巾,领结;v.使穿有领结的服装,使结领结 | |
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laboriously
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| adv.艰苦地;费力地;辛勤地;(文体等)佶屈聱牙地 | |
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mien
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| n.风采;态度 | |
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reverence
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| 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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peculiar
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| adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的 | |
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intonation
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| n.语调,声调;发声 | |
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oration
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| n.演说,致辞,叙述法 | |
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marred
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| adj. 被损毁, 污损的 | |
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isolated
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| adj.与世隔绝的 | |
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gratitude
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| adj.感激,感谢 | |
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thatcher
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| n.茅屋匠 | |
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middle-aged
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| adj.中年的 | |
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dignified
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| a.可敬的,高贵的 | |
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brook
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| n.小河,溪;v.忍受,容让 | |
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ablaze
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| adj.着火的,燃烧的;闪耀的,灯火辉煌的 | |
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bliss
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| n.狂喜,福佑,天赐的福 | |
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cuffing
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| v.掌打,拳打( cuff的现在分词 );袖口状白血球聚集 | |
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alloy
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humiliation
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sweeping
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prodigious
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| adj.惊人的,奇妙的;异常的;巨大的;庞大的 | |
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awe
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| n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧 | |
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attested
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| adj.经检验证明无病的,经检验证明无菌的v.证明( attest的过去式和过去分词 );证实;声称…属实;使宣誓 | |
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judgments
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| 判断( judgment的名词复数 ); 鉴定; 评价; 审判 | |
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thither
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murmur
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| n.低语,低声的怨言;v.低语,低声而言 | |
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majestic
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| adj.雄伟的,壮丽的,庄严的,威严的,崇高的 | |
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judicial
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| adj.司法的,法庭的,审判的,明断的,公正的 | |
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ecstasy
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| n.狂喜,心醉神怡,入迷 | |
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prodigy
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| n.惊人的事物,奇迹,神童,天才,预兆 | |
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certified
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| a.经证明合格的;具有证明文件的 | |
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stunning
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| adj.极好的;使人晕倒的 | |
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marvels
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| n.奇迹( marvel的名词复数 );令人惊奇的事物(或事例);不平凡的成果;成就v.惊奇,对…感到惊奇( marvel的第三人称单数 ) | |
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pangs
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| 突然的剧痛( pang的名词复数 ); 悲痛 | |
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splendor
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| n.光彩;壮丽,华丽;显赫,辉煌 | |
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amassed
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| v.积累,积聚( amass的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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whitewashing
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| 粉饰,美化,掩饰( whitewash的现在分词 ); 喷浆 | |
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guileful
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| adj.狡诈的,诡计多端的 | |
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gush
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| v.喷,涌;滔滔不绝(说话);n.喷,涌流;迸发 | |
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preposterous
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| adj.荒谬的,可笑的 | |
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premises
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| n.建筑物,房屋 | |
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furtive
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| adj.鬼鬼崇崇的,偷偷摸摸的 | |
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stammered
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| v.结巴地说出( stammer的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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gasped
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| 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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manly
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| adj.有男子气概的;adv.男子般地,果断地 | |
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disciples
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| n.信徒( disciple的名词复数 );门徒;耶稣的信徒;(尤指)耶稣十二门徒之一 | |
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tugging
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| n.牵引感v.用力拉,使劲拉,猛扯( tug的现在分词 ) | |
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