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White mist filled the valley, for there was no wind moving, and the night had been very still. The moon had sunk into the Forest, but though the sun had not yet climbed over the edge of the day a faint yellow radiance showed in the east. As for the birds, they had begun their piping, and the whole valley was filled with a mysterious exultation2.
Into this world of white mist and of song walked Brother Martin, old Roger Valliant’s son—old Valliant, the soldier of fortune who had fought for pay under all manner of kings and captains, and had come back to take his peace in England with an iron box full of silver and gold. Old Valliant was dead, with the flavor of sundry4 rude romances still clinging to his memory, for even when his hair was gray he had caught the eyes of the women. Then in his later years a sudden devoutness5 had fallen upon him; there had been a toddling6 boy in his house and no mother to care for the child. Old Valliant had made great efforts to escape the devil; that was what his neighbors had said of him. At all events, he had left the child and his money to the monks7 of Paradise, and had made a most comely9 and tranquil10 end.
Brother Martin was three-and-twenty, and the tallest man in Orchard11 Valley. The women whispered that it was a pity that such a man should be a monk8 and take his state so seriously. There was a tinge12 of red in his hair; his blue eyes looked at life with a bold mildness; men said that he was built more finely than his father, and old Valliant had been a
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alley
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n.小巷,胡同;小径,小路 | |
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devoutness
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v.(幼儿等)东倒西歪地走( toddle的现在分词 );蹒跚行走;溜达;散步 | |
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n.修道士,僧侣( monk的名词复数 ) | |
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adj. 安静的, 宁静的, 稳定的, 不变的 | |
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orchard
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n.果园,果园里的全部果树,(美俚)棒球场 | |
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adj.强有力的;巨大的 | |
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orchards
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(通常指围起来的)果园( orchard的名词复数 ) | |
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willow
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willows
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choir
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weir
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gliding
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v. 滑翔 adj. 滑动的 | |
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ridge
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n.山脊;鼻梁;分水岭 | |
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standing
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hood
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n.头巾,兜帽,覆盖;v.罩上,以头巾覆盖 | |
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tussle
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n.&v.扭打,搏斗,争辩 | |
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ward
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n.守卫,监护,病房,行政区,由监护人或法院保护的人(尤指儿童);vt.守护,躲开 | |
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(使)倾斜,歪斜( slant的第三人称单数 ); 有倾向性地编写或报道 | |
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ripples
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逐渐扩散的感觉( ripple的名词复数 ) | |
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exulting
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vi. 欢欣鼓舞,狂喜 | |
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wrath
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n.愤怒,愤慨,暴怒 | |
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astonishment
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innocence
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n.无罪;天真;无害 | |
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adj.艰苦的;朴素的,朴实无华的;严峻的 | |
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ass
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n.驴;傻瓜,蠢笨的人 | |
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eloquent
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pretense
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n.矫饰,做作,借口 | |
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hawthorn
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winding
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v.耸肩(表示怀疑、冷漠、不知等) | |
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gathering
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n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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adv.辛辣地,刻薄地 | |
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dame
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miller
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n.磨坊主 | |
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mound
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grove
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n.林子,小树林,园林 | |
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yew
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n.紫杉属树木 | |
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yews
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dense
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spires
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boughs
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grotesque
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adj.怪诞的,丑陋的;n.怪诞的图案,怪人(物) | |
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spacious
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glade
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dwellers
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labored
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adj.吃力的,谨慎的v.努力争取(for)( labor的过去式和过去分词 );苦干;详细分析;(指引擎)缓慢而困难地运转 | |
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browsing
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v.吃草( browse的现在分词 );随意翻阅;(在商店里)随便看看;(在计算机上)浏览信息 | |
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趾高气扬地走,高视阔步( strut的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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hurdle
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n.跳栏,栏架;障碍,困难;vi.进行跨栏赛 | |
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linen
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n.亚麻布,亚麻线,亚麻制品;adj.亚麻布制的,亚麻的 | |
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slits
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rustic
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shuffling
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blessing
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rosy
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penance
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