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Chapter IV
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The work of weeks is soon recorded, and when another month was gone these were the changes it had wrought1. The four so strangely bound together by ties of suffering and sin went on their way, to the world's eye, blessed with every gracious gift, but below the tranquil2 surface rolled that undercurrent whose mysterious tides ebb3 and flow in human hearts unfettered by race or rank or time. Gilbert was a good actor, but, though he curbed4 his fitful temper, smoothed his mien5, and sweetened his manner, his wife soon felt the vanity of hoping to recover that which never had been hers. Silently she accepted the fact and, uttering no complaint, turned to others for the fostering warmth without which she could not live. Conscious of a hunger like her own, Manuel could offer her sincerest sympathy, and soon learned to find a troubled pleasure in the knowledge that she loved him and her husband knew it, for his life of the emotions was rapidly maturing the boy into the man, as the fierce ardors of his native skies quicken the growth of wondrous8 plants that blossom in a night. Mrs. Redmond, as young in character as in years, felt the attraction of a nature generous and sweet, and yielded to it as involuntarily as an unsupported vine yields to the wind that blows it to the strong arms of a tree, still unconscious that a warmer sentiment than gratitude9 made his companionship the sunshine of her life. Pauline saw this, and sometimes owned within herself that she had evoked10 spirits which she could not rule, but her purpose drove her on, and in it she found a charm more perilously11 potent12
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1 wrought | |
v.引起;以…原料制作;运转;adj.制造的 | |
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2 tranquil | |
adj. 安静的, 宁静的, 稳定的, 不变的 | |
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3 ebb | |
vi.衰退,减退;n.处于低潮,处于衰退状态 | |
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4 curbed | |
v.限制,克制,抑制( curb的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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5 mien | |
n.风采;态度 | |
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6 ledge | |
n.壁架,架状突出物;岩架,岩礁 | |
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7 ardor | |
n.热情,狂热 | |
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8 wondrous | |
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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9 gratitude | |
adj.感激,感谢 | |
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10 evoked | |
[医]诱发的 | |
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11 perilously | |
adv.充满危险地,危机四伏地 | |
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12 potent | |
adj.强有力的,有权势的;有效力的 | |
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13 demonstration | |
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14 banish | |
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15 softened | |
(使)变软( soften的过去式和过去分词 ); 缓解打击; 缓和; 安慰 | |
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16 gulf | |
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂 | |
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17 retraced | |
v.折回( retrace的过去式和过去分词 );回忆;回顾;追溯 | |
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18 advent | |
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19 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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20 bosom | |
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的 | |
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21 mingling | |
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22 hoary | |
adj.古老的;鬓发斑白的 | |
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23 somber | |
adj.昏暗的,阴天的,阴森的,忧郁的 | |
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24 blemishes | |
n.(身体的)瘢点( blemish的名词复数 );伤疤;瑕疵;污点 | |
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25 sketched | |
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26 precipice | |
n.悬崖,危急的处境 | |
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27 scarlet | |
n.深红色,绯红色,红衣;adj.绯红色的 | |
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28 blithely | |
adv.欢乐地,快活地,无挂虑地 | |
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29 lichens | |
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30 embodied | |
v.表现( embody的过去式和过去分词 );象征;包括;包含 | |
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31 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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32 tryst | |
n.约会;v.与…幽会 | |
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33 granite | |
adj.花岗岩,花岗石 | |
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34 boulder | |
n.巨砾;卵石,圆石 | |
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35 kindle | |
v.点燃,着火 | |
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36 majestic | |
adj.雄伟的,壮丽的,庄严的,威严的,崇高的 | |
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37 hazier | |
有薄雾的( hazy的比较级 ); 模糊的; 不清楚的; 糊涂的 | |
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38 swollen | |
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39 legacy | |
n.遗产,遗赠;先人(或过去)留下的东西 | |
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40 chasm | |
n.深坑,断层,裂口,大分岐,利害冲突 | |
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41 tragic | |
adj.悲剧的,悲剧性的,悲惨的 | |
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42 grandeur | |
n.伟大,崇高,宏伟,庄严,豪华 | |
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43 reticence | |
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44 avert | |
v.防止,避免;转移(目光、注意力等) | |
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45 exultation | |
n.狂喜,得意 | |
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46 drooped | |
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47 conceal | |
v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽 | |
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48 relinquish | |
v.放弃,撤回,让与,放手 | |
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49 labor | |
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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50 daunted | |
使(某人)气馁,威吓( daunt的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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51 ardently | |
adv.热心地,热烈地 | |
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52 undo | |
vt.解开,松开;取消,撤销 | |
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53 taunted | |
嘲讽( taunt的过去式和过去分词 ); 嘲弄; 辱骂; 奚落 | |
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54 cowardice | |
n.胆小,怯懦 | |
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55 worthy | |
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的 | |
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56 retrieve | |
vt.重新得到,收回;挽回,补救;检索 | |
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57 salvation | |
n.(尤指基督)救世,超度,拯救,解困 | |
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58 erring | |
做错事的,错误的 | |
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59 passionate | |
adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的 | |
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60 humility | |
n.谦逊,谦恭 | |
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61 shrine | |
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62 delusion | |
n.谬见,欺骗,幻觉,迷惑 | |
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63 pricks | |
刺痛( prick的名词复数 ); 刺孔; 刺痕; 植物的刺 | |
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64 melancholy | |
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的 | |
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65 shun | |
vt.避开,回避,避免 | |
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66 binds | |
v.约束( bind的第三人称单数 );装订;捆绑;(用长布条)缠绕 | |
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67 blotting | |
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68 peremptorily | |
adv.紧急地,不容分说地,专横地 | |
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69 banished | |
v.放逐,驱逐( banish的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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70 humiliation | |
n.羞辱 | |
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71 submission | |
n.服从,投降;温顺,谦虚;提出 | |
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72 Undid | |
v. 解开, 复原 | |
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73 propitious | |
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74 confirmation | |
n.证实,确认,批准 | |
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75 feigned | |
a.假装的,不真诚的 | |
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76 fervor | |
n.热诚;热心;炽热 | |
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77 penitence | |
n.忏悔,赎罪;悔过 | |
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78 tempted | |
v.怂恿(某人)干不正当的事;冒…的险(tempt的过去分词) | |
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79 serenely | |
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80 avenging | |
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81 amazement | |
n.惊奇,惊讶 | |
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82 fathomless | |
a.深不可测的 | |
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83 prey | |
n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨 | |
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84 imploringly | |
adv. 恳求地, 哀求地 | |
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85 apparition | |
n.幽灵,神奇的现象 | |
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86 judgment | |
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见 | |
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87 entreaty | |
n.恳求,哀求 | |
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88 desolate | |
adj.荒凉的,荒芜的;孤独的,凄凉的;v.使荒芜,使孤寂 | |
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89 wrung | |
绞( wring的过去式和过去分词 ); 握紧(尤指别人的手); 把(湿衣服)拧干; 绞掉(水) | |
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90 doom | |
n.厄运,劫数;v.注定,命定 | |
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91 gathering | |
n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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92 smites | |
v.猛打,重击,打击( smite的第三人称单数 ) | |
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93 subdue | |
vt.制服,使顺从,征服;抑制,克制 | |
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94 wrath | |
n.愤怒,愤慨,暴怒 | |
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95 retaliation | |
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96 tattered | |
adj.破旧的,衣衫破的 | |
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97 prophesied | |
v.预告,预言( prophesy的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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98 goad | |
n.刺棒,刺痛物;激励;vt.激励,刺激 | |
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99 taunting | |
嘲讽( taunt的现在分词 ); 嘲弄; 辱骂; 奚落 | |
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100 perfidy | |
n.背信弃义,不忠贞 | |
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101 wrenched | |
v.(猛力地)扭( wrench的过去式和过去分词 );扭伤;使感到痛苦;使悲痛 | |
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102 smoldering | |
v.用文火焖烧,熏烧,慢燃( smolder的现在分词 ) | |
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103 jealousy | |
n.妒忌,嫉妒,猜忌 | |
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104 fiery | |
adj.燃烧着的,火红的;暴躁的;激烈的 | |
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105 clenched | |
v.紧握,抓紧,咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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106 defiant | |
adj.无礼的,挑战的 | |
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107 skulks | |
v.潜伏,偷偷摸摸地走动,鬼鬼祟祟地活动( skulk的第三人称单数 ) | |
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108 sneered | |
讥笑,冷笑( sneer的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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109 lurks | |
n.潜在,潜伏;(lurk的复数形式)vi.潜伏,埋伏(lurk的第三人称单数形式) | |
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110 sinewy | |
adj.多腱的,强壮有力的 | |
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111 verge | |
n.边,边缘;v.接近,濒临 | |
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112 poised | |
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113 plunge | |
v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲 | |
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114 appalled | |
v.使惊骇,使充满恐惧( appall的过去式和过去分词)adj.惊骇的;丧胆的 | |
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115 dread | |
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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116 remorse | |
n.痛恨,悔恨,自责 | |
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117 woe | |
n.悲哀,苦痛,不幸,困难;int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌 | |
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