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It must not be supposed that in the meantime the flight of Don Jose and his follower1 was unattended by any commotion2 at the rancho of the Blessed Innocents. At the end of three hours' deliberation, in which the retainers were severally examined, the corral searched, and the well in the courtyard sounded, scouts3 were dispatched in different directions, who returned with the surprising information that the fugitives4 were not in the vicinity. A trustworthy messenger was sent to Monterey for "custom-house paper," on which to draw up a formal declaration of the affair. The archbishop was summoned from San Luis, and Don Victor and Don Vincente Sepulvida, with the Donas Carmen and Inez Alvarado, and a former alcalde, gathered at a family council the next day. In this serious conclave5 the good Father Felipe once more expounded6 the alienated7 condition and the dangerous reading of the absent man. In the midst of which the ordinary post brought a letter from Don Jose, calmly inviting8 the family to dine with him and Roberto at San Mateo on the following Wednesday. The document was passed gravely from hand to hand. Was it a fresh evidence of mental aberration—an audacity9 of frenzy10—or a trick of the vaquero? The archbishop and alcalde shook their heads—it was without doubt a lawless, even a sacrilegious and blasphemous11 fete. But a certain curiosity of the ladies and of Father Felipe carried the day. Without formally accepting the invitation it was
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侦察员[机,舰]( scout的名词复数 ); 童子军; 搜索; 童子军成员 | |
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n.亡命者,逃命者( fugitive的名词复数 ) | |
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conclave
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n.秘密会议,红衣主教团 | |
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expounded
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论述,详细讲解( expound的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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adj.感到孤独的,不合群的v.使疏远( alienate的过去式和过去分词 );使不友好;转让;让渡(财产等) | |
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inviting
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audacity
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frenzy
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coeval
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rein
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advent
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veranda
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n.走廊;阳台 | |
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parlor
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saluted
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lulled
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gathering
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augment
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vt.(使)增大,增加,增长,扩张 | |
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goodwill
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entirely
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ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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rigor
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frankly
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promptly
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possessed
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proceeding
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incarceration
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distinguished
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briefly
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judgment
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testimony
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conspiracy
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n.阴谋,密谋,共谋 | |
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v.鼓励,使有胆量( embolden的第三人称单数 ) | |
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disposition
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n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署 | |
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solely
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adv.仅仅,唯一地 | |
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caressing
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meditative
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adj.沉思的,冥想的 | |
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vows
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誓言( vow的名词复数 ); 郑重宣布,许愿 | |
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mere
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adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
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relic
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n.神圣的遗物,遗迹,纪念物 | |
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superstitious
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adj.迷信的 | |
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reverts
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恢复( revert的第三人称单数 ); 重提; 回到…上; 归还 | |
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hush
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int.嘘,别出声;n.沉默,静寂;v.使安静 | |
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dictated
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v.大声讲或读( dictate的过去式和过去分词 );口授;支配;摆布 | |
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v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要 | |
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consultation
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n.咨询;商量;商议;会议 | |
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portentously
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discreet
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adj.(言行)谨慎的;慎重的;有判断力的 | |
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bland
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adj.淡而无味的,温和的,无刺激性的 | |
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persistence
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conveyance
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n.(不动产等的)转让,让与;转让证书;传送;运送;表达;(正)运输工具 | |
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frivolous
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impair
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pious
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gratuitous
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propriety
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improper
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undue
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监护人( guardian的名词复数 ); 保护者,维护者 | |
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discretion
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poetical
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nay
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contraction
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judicious
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transpire
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allusion
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peculiarities
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