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CHAPTER VII—’Twas the face of Sir John Oxon the moon shone upon
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From that time henceforward into the young woman’s dull life there came a little change. It did not seem a little change to her, but a great one, though to others it would have seemed slight indeed. She was an affectionate, house-wifely creature, who would have made the best of wives and mothers if it had been so ordained1 by Fortune, and something of her natural instincts found outlet2 in the furtive3 service she paid her sister, who became the empress of her soul. She darned and patched the tattered4 hangings with a wonderful neatness, and the hours she spent at work in the chamber5 were to her almost as sacred as hours spent at religious duty, or as those nuns6 and novices7 give to embroidering8 altar-cloths. There was a brightness in the room that seemed in no other in the house, and the lingering essences in the air of it were as incense9 to her. In secrecy10 she even busied herself with keeping things in better order than Rebecca, Mistress Clorinda’s woman, had ever had time to do before. She also contrived11 to get into her own hands some duties that were Rebecca’s own. She could mend lace cleverly and arrange riband-knots with taste, and even change the fashion of a gown. The hard-worked tirewoman was but too glad to be relieved, and kept her secret well, being praised many times for the set or fashion of a thing into which she had not so much as set a needle. Being a shrewd baggage, she was wise enough always to relate to Anne the story of her mistress’s pleasure, having the wit to read in her delight that she would be encouraged to fresh effort.
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ordained
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| v.任命(某人)为牧师( ordain的过去式和过去分词 );授予(某人)圣职;(上帝、法律等)命令;判定 | |
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outlet
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| n.出口/路;销路;批发商店;通风口;发泄 | |
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furtive
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| adj.鬼鬼崇崇的,偷偷摸摸的 | |
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tattered
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chamber
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| n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所 | |
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| n.(通常指基督教的)修女, (佛教的)尼姑( nun的名词复数 ) | |
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novices
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| n.新手( novice的名词复数 );初学修士(或修女);(修会等的)初学生;尚未赢过大赛的赛马 | |
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embroidering
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| v.(在织物上)绣花( embroider的现在分词 );刺绣;对…加以渲染(或修饰);给…添枝加叶 | |
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incense
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| v.激怒;n.香,焚香时的烟,香气 | |
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secrecy
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| n.秘密,保密,隐蔽 | |
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contrived
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| adj.不自然的,做作的;虚构的 | |
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wondrous
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| adj.令人惊奇的,奇妙的;adv.惊人地;异乎寻常地;令人惊叹地 | |
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wondrously
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| adv.惊奇地,非常,极其 | |
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fascinations
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| n.魅力( fascination的名词复数 );有魅力的东西;迷恋;陶醉 | |
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beholding
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| v.看,注视( behold的现在分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟 | |
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bestowed
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| 赠给,授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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remodelled
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| v.改变…的结构[形状]( remodel的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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hysterically
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| ad. 歇斯底里地 | |
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rouged
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| 胭脂,口红( rouge的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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humble
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| adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低 | |
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lenience
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| n.宽大,温和 | |
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scented
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| adj.有香味的;洒香水的;有气味的v.嗅到(scent的过去分词) | |
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conserved
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| v.保护,保藏,保存( conserve的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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standing
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gallant
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| adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的 | |
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boisterous
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| adj.喧闹的,欢闹的 | |
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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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specimens
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| n.样品( specimen的名词复数 );范例;(化验的)抽样;某种类型的人 | |
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aspire
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| vi.(to,after)渴望,追求,有志于 | |
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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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spoke
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| 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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waft
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| v.飘浮,飘荡;n.一股;一阵微风;飘荡 | |
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musk
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| n.麝香, 能发出麝香的各种各样的植物,香猫 | |
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reign
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| n.统治时期,统治,支配,盛行;v.占优势 | |
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crimson
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| n./adj.深(绯)红色(的);vi.脸变绯红色 | |
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velvet
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| n.丝绒,天鹅绒;adj.丝绒制的,柔软的 | |
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lashes
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| n.鞭挞( lash的名词复数 );鞭子;突然猛烈的一击;急速挥动v.鞭打( lash的第三人称单数 );煽动;紧系;怒斥 | |
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beheld
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| 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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ogle
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| v.看;送秋波;n.秋波,媚眼 | |
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luring
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| 吸引,引诱(lure的现在分词形式) | |
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nonentity
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| n.无足轻重的人 | |
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discomfited
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| v.使为难( discomfit的过去式和过去分词);使狼狈;使挫折;挫败 | |
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contriving
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| (不顾困难地)促成某事( contrive的现在分词 ); 巧妙地策划,精巧地制造(如机器); 设法做到 | |
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prudent
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| adj.谨慎的,有远见的,精打细算的 | |
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follies
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| 罪恶,时事讽刺剧; 愚蠢,蠢笨,愚蠢的行为、思想或做法( folly的名词复数 ) | |
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embroidery
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| n.绣花,刺绣;绣制品 | |
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virgin
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| n.处女,未婚女子;adj.未经使用的;未经开发的 | |
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swelling
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| n.肿胀 | |
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mutual
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| adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的 | |
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bliss
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| n.狂喜,福佑,天赐的福 | |
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rapture
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| n.狂喜;全神贯注;着迷;v.使狂喜 | |
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mansion
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| n.大厦,大楼;宅第 | |
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wastefulness
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| 浪费,挥霍,耗费 | |
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forth
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| adv.向前;向外,往外 | |
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admiration
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| n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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gainsay
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virtue
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| n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力 | |
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impudent
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| adj.鲁莽的,卑鄙的,厚颜无耻的 | |
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disperse
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disdain
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ardent
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fragrance
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wafted
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slumber
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wrath
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spurn
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kindly
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plunged
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| v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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obeisance
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| n.鞠躬,敬礼 | |
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courageous
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| adj.勇敢的,有胆量的 | |
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| n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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smothered
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| (使)窒息, (使)透不过气( smother的过去式和过去分词 ); 覆盖; 忍住; 抑制 | |
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gusts
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| 一阵强风( gust的名词复数 ); (怒、笑等的)爆发; (感情的)迸发; 发作 | |
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| vt.使窒息;闷死;扼杀;抑止,阻止 | |
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