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`Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents,' grumbled1 Jo, lying on the rug.
`It's so dreadful to be poor!' sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress.
`I don't think it's fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all,' added little Amy, with an injured sniff2.
`We've got father and mother and each other,' said Beth, contentedly3, from her corner.
The four young faces on which the firelight shone brightened at the cheerful words, but darkened again as Jo said sadly:
`We haven't got father, and shall not have him for a long time.' She didn't say `perhaps never', but each silently added it, thinking of father far away, where the fighting was.
Nobody spoke5 for a minute; then Meg said in an altered tone:
`You know the reason mother proposed not having any presents this Christmas was because it is going to be a hard winter for everyone; and she thinks we ought not to spend money for pleasure when our men are suffering so in the army. We can't do much, but we can make our little sacrifices, and ought to do it gladly. But I am afraid I don't'; and Meg shook her head, and she thought regretfully of all the pretty things she wanted.
`But I don't think the little we should spend would do any good. We've each got a dollar, and the army wouldn't be much helped by our giving that. I agree not to expect anything from mother or you, but I do want to buy Undine and Sintram for myself; I've wanted it so long,' said Jo, who was a bookworm.
`I planned to spend mine on new music,' said Beth, with a little sigh, which no one heard but the hearth6-brush and kettle-holder.
`I shall get a nice box of Faber's drawing pencils; I really need them,' said Amy, decidedly.
`Mother didn't say anything about our money, and she won't wish us to give up everything. Let's each buy what we want, and have a little fun; I'm sure we work hard enough to earn it,' cried Jo, examining the heels of her shoes in a gentlemanly manner.
`I know I do - teaching those
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grumbled
抱怨( grumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 发牢骚; 咕哝; 发哼声
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sniff
vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻,蔑视
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contentedly
adv.心满意足地
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contented
adj.满意的,安心的,知足的
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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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hearth
n.壁炉炉床,壁炉地面
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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tiresome
adj.令人疲劳的,令人厌倦的
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longing
n.(for)渴望
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fussy
adj.为琐事担忧的,过分装饰的,爱挑剔的
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trotting
小跑,急走( trot的现在分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走
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fret
v.(使)烦恼;(使)焦急;(使)腐蚀,(使)磨损
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fretting
n. 微振磨损
adj. 烦躁的, 焦虑的
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detest
vt.痛恨,憎恶
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affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
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maker
n.制造者,制造商
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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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chestnut
n.栗树,栗子
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prim
adj.拘泥形式的,一本正经的;n.循规蹈矩,整洁;adv.循规蹈矩地,整洁地
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rattled
慌乱的,恼火的
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sketch
n.草图;梗概;素描;v.素描;概述
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twilight
n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期
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recesses
n.壁凹( recess的名词复数 );(工作或业务活动的)中止或暂停期间;学校的课间休息;某物内部的凹形空间v.把某物放在墙壁的凹处( recess的第三人称单数 );将(墙)做成凹形,在(墙)上做壁龛;休息,休会,休庭
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chrysanthemums
n.菊花( chrysanthemum的名词复数 )
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pervaded
v.遍及,弥漫( pervade的过去式和过去分词 )
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eldest
adj.最年长的,最年老的
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rosy
adj.美好的,乐观的,玫瑰色的
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tranquillity
n. 平静, 安静
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slippers
n. 拖鞋
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poker
n.扑克;vt.烙制
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graceful
adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的
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shrieking
v.尖叫( shriek的现在分词 )
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villain
n.反派演员,反面人物;恶棍;问题的起因
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frantically
ad.发狂地, 发疯地
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poked
v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 );戳出;拨弄;与(某人)性交
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machinery
n.(总称)机械,机器;机构
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anguish
n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦,烦恼
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groan
vi./n.呻吟,抱怨;(发出)呻吟般的声音
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outright
adv.坦率地;彻底地;立即;adj.无疑的;彻底的
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smoothly
adv.平滑地,顺利地,流利地,流畅地
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toads
n.蟾蜍,癞蛤蟆( toad的名词复数 )
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weird
adj.古怪的,离奇的;怪诞的,神秘而可怕的
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asunder
adj.分离的,化为碎片
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remorse
n.痛恨,悔恨,自责
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arsenic
n.砒霜,砷;adj.砷的
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killing
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
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dagger
n.匕首,短剑,剑号
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rehearsal
n.排练,排演;练习
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delightful
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的
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bonnet
n.无边女帽;童帽
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maternal
adj.母亲的,母亲般的,母系的,母方的
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inquiries
n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听
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clattering
发出咔哒声(clatter的现在分词形式)
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trotted
小跑,急走( trot的过去分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走
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streak
n.条理,斑纹,倾向,少许,痕迹;v.加条纹,变成条纹,奔驰,快速移动
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quirk
n.奇事,巧合;古怪的举动
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touching
adj.动人的,使人感伤的
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tar
n.柏油,焦油;vt.涂或浇柏油/焦油于
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overflow
v.(使)外溢,(使)溢出;溢出,流出,漫出
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bosom
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的
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sniffed
v.以鼻吸气,嗅,闻( sniff的过去式和过去分词 );抽鼻子(尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气);抱怨,不以为然地说
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rumpling
v.弄皱,使凌乱( rumple的现在分词 )
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sobbed
哭泣,啜泣( sob的过去式和过去分词 ); 哭诉,呜咽地说
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celestial
adj.天体的;天上的
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renouncing
v.声明放弃( renounce的现在分词 );宣布放弃;宣布与…决裂;宣布摒弃
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slough
v.蜕皮,脱落,抛弃
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Christian
adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒
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flute
n.长笛;v.吹笛
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choir
n.唱诗班,唱诗班的席位,合唱团,舞蹈团;v.合唱
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chirped
鸟叫,虫鸣( chirp的过去式 )
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croak
vi.嘎嘎叫,发牢骚
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pensive
a.沉思的,哀思的,忧沉的
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tune
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整
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lark
n.云雀,百灵鸟;n.嬉戏,玩笑;vi.嬉戏