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Something singular in the appearance of his house engaged Mr. Tuke’s attention the moment he drew rein1 before the door. Desolate2 and haunted it always looked; but now there was a deathly air about the place that was an additional burden on its eeriness3.
The reason of this he found was not far to seek. Behind the latticed glazing4 of every window the strong shutters5 were closed and bolted, though it was now eleven o’clock of a sunny, brisk morning.
He dismounted and tried the front door. It was fastened also. On the echo of his angry summons fell the sound of a light step within.
“Open, girl! What is the meaning of this?”
She drew the bolts reluctantly—deliberately. In his impatience7 to enter he almost threw her down.
“What is the meaning of this?” he repeated.
She had backed into a shadowy angle of the hall, and thence looked at him with a sullen8 defiance9. He had to again put his question, and harshly.
“Oh!” she said, nodding at him with an angry look, “what trouble hasn’t your coming brought on us!”
“Now,” he said peremptorily10, “explain yourself.”
“We lived at peace with the shadows and the spirits before,” she answered. “Since you came they take to worrying us; and they have made his face like death.”
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n.疆绳,统治,支配;vt.以僵绳控制,统治 | |
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n.怪诞,胆怯,阴森 | |
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n.玻璃装配业;玻璃窗;上釉;上光v.装玻璃( glaze的现在分词 );上釉于,上光;(目光)变得呆滞无神 | |
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shutters
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百叶窗( shutter的名词复数 ); (照相机的)快门 | |
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shrilly
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尖声的; 光亮的,耀眼的 | |
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impatience
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defiance
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n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗 | |
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peremptorily
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adv.紧急地,不容分说地,专横地 | |
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jade
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n.玉石;碧玉;翡翠 | |
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withered
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发嘶嘶声( hiss的过去式和过去分词 ); 发嘘声表示反对 | |
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petulance
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standing
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loathe
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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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desperately
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favourable
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reticence
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adj.极好的;极为巨大的;寓言中的,传说中的 | |
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subscribe
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bullying
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trepidation
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speculations
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interfered
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waived
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titular
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restriction
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lone
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veins
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owl
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prospect
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luxuriously
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rosy
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turnips
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芜青( turnip的名词复数 ); 芜菁块根; 芜菁甘蓝块根; 怀表 | |
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sob
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humbly
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remorse
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consorts
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rogues
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n.流氓( rogue的名词复数 );无赖;调皮捣蛋的人;离群的野兽 | |
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tavern
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n.小旅馆,客栈;小酒店 | |
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n.影射的话( innuendo的名词复数 );讽刺的话;含沙射影;暗讽 | |
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hoarse
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rustic
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boorish
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adj.粗野的,乡巴佬的 | |
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toil
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stupor
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indifference
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entreat
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v.恳求,恳请 | |
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ripening
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dour
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contraction
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n.缩略词,缩写式,害病 | |
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eyebrows
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眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 ) | |
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temporize
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discomfort
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analyzing
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