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Over our coffee in the Turkish room Minver was usually a censor1 of our several foibles rather than a sharer in our philosophic2 speculations3 and metaphysical conjectures4. He liked to disable me as one professionally vowed6 to the fabulous7, and he had unfailing fun with the romantic sentimentality of Rulledge, which was in fact so little in keeping with the gross super-abundance of his person, his habitual8 gluttony, and his ridiculous indolence. Minver knew very well that Rulledge was a good fellow withal, and would willingly do any kind action that did not seriously interfere9 with his comfort, or make too heavy a draft upon his pocket. His self-indulgence, which was quite blameless, unless surfeit10 is a fault, was the basis of an interest in occult themes, which was the means of even higher diversion to Minver. He liked to have Rulledge approach Wanhope from this side, in the invincible11 [Pg 46]persuasion that the psychologist would be interested in these themes by the law of his science, though he had been assured again and again that in spite of its misleading name psychology12 did not deal with the soul as Rulledge supposed the soul; and Minver's eyes lighted up with a prescience of uncommon13 pleasure when, late one night, after we had vainly tried to hit it off in talk, now of this, now of that, Rulledge asked Wanhope,
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censor
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philosophic
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speculations
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conjectures
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conjecture
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fabulous
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interfere
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surfeit
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invincible
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psychology
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| n.心理,心理学,心理状态 | |
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uncommon
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abruptly
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presentiments
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presentiment
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lapsing
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retaliated
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assented
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| 同意,赞成( assent的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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demurred
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lapse
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| n.过失,流逝,失效,抛弃信仰,间隔;vi.堕落,停止,失效,流逝;vt.使失效 | |
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immortality
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| n.不死,不朽 | |
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fabric
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guardian
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minor
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| adj.较小(少)的,较次要的;n.辅修学科;vi.辅修 | |
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decided
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walnut
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maliciously
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predecessors
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| n.前任( predecessor的名词复数 );前辈;(被取代的)原有事物;前身 | |
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prophesying
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knack
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invalid
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mere
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refinement
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| n.文雅;高尚;精美;精制;精炼 | |
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pensive
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melancholy
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accomplishment
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flute
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mused
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fluting
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| 有沟槽的衣料; 吹笛子; 笛声; 刻凹槽 | |
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invalids
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| 病人,残疾者( invalid的名词复数 ) | |
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superstitious
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| adj.迷信的 | |
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wry
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| adj.讽刺的;扭曲的 | |
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twitched
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| vt.& vi.(使)抽动,(使)颤动(twitch的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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sneaked
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awe
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verandas
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| 阳台,走廊( veranda的名词复数 ) | |
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sitting-room
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| n.(BrE)客厅,起居室 | |
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parlor
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veneer
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imposture
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| n.冒名顶替,欺骗 | |
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atmospherically
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delusion
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| n.谬见,欺骗,幻觉,迷惑 | |
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demonstrations
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| 证明( demonstration的名词复数 ); 表明; 表达; 游行示威 | |
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psychical
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| adj.有关特异功能现象的;有关特异功能官能的;灵魂的;心灵的 | |
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permanently
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remains
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clairvoyance
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weird
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participation
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testimony
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| n.证词;见证,证明 | |
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anguish
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| n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦,烦恼 | |
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drowsy
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misery
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pensiveness
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opposition
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dreaded
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buffalo
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fatigue
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smacking
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distress
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obsession
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insanity
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relentless
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averted
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peril
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| 啜泣(声),呜咽(声)( sob的名词复数 ) | |
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daze
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| v.(靠节省用量)使…的供应持久( eke的现在分词 );节约使用;竭力维持生计;勉强度日 | |
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hoax
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