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CHAPTER X AN ARMISTICE
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The dismal1 afternoon was drawing in when Winston, driving home from the railroad, came into sight of a lonely farm. It lifted itself out of the prairie, a blur2 of huddled3 buildings on the crest4 of a long rise, but at first sight Winston scarcely noticed it. He was gazing abstractedly down the sinuous5 smear6 of trail which unrolled itself like an endless ribbon across the great white desolation, and his brain was busy. Four months had passed since he came to Silverdale, and they had left their mark on him.
At first there had been the constant fear of detection, and when that had lessened7 and he was accepted as Lance Courthorne, the latter's unfortunate record had met him at every turn. It accounted for the suspicions of Colonel Barrington, the reserve of his niece, and the aloofness8 of some of his neighbors, while there had been times when Winston found Silverdale almost unendurable. He was, however, an obstinate9 man, and there was on the opposite side the gracious kindliness10 of the little gray-haired lady, who had from the beginning been his champion, and the friendship of Dane, and one or two of the older men. Winston had also proved his right to be listened to, and treated, outwardly at least, with due civility, while something in his resolute11 quietness rendered an impertinence impossible. He knew by this time that he could hold his own at Silverdale, and based his conduct on the fact, but that was only one aspect of the question, and he speculated as to the consummation.
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dismal
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adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的 | |
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sinuous
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aloofness
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outlaw
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apparently
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guardianship
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killing
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n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等,荒漠 | |
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感情,激情; 缰( rein的名词复数 ); 控制手段; 掌管; (成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的)保护带 | |
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solicitude
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leisurely
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deference
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cultivation
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adj.(声音)被隔的;听不太清的;(衣服)裹严的;蒙住的v.压抑,捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 );用厚厚的衣帽包着(自己) | |
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plunging
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hoarse
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gust
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drawn
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desperately
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brutal
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virility
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realization
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extinction
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n.熄灭,消亡,消灭,灭绝,绝种 | |
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mound
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standing
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rusty
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gasp
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n.喘息,气喘;v.喘息;气吁吁他说 | |
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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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bluff
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v.虚张声势,用假象骗人;n.虚张声势,欺骗 | |
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柔软; 灵活; 易弯曲; 顺从 | |
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(时间或空间)延长,伸长( lengthen的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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