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It was a month of exquisite1 mildness. The April sun had draped the garden in tender green, light and delicate as lace. Twining around the railing were the slender shoots of the lush clematis, while the budding honeysuckle filled the air with its sweet, almost sugary perfume. On both sides of the trim and close-shaven lawn red geraniums and white stocks gave the flower beds a glow of color; and at the end of the garden the clustering elms, hiding the adjacent houses, reared the green drapery of their branches, whose little leaves trembled with the least breath of air.
For more than three weeks the sky had remained blue and cloudless. It was like a miraculous3 spring celebrating the new youth and blossoming that had burst into life in Helene's heart. Every afternoon she went down into the garden with Jeanne. A place was assigned her against the first elm on the right. A chair was ready for her; and on the morrow she would still find on the gravel4 walk the scattered5 clippings of thread that had fallen from her work on the previous afternoon.
"You are quite at home," Madame Deberle repeated every evening, displaying for Helene one of those affections of hers, which usually lasted some six months. "You will come to-morrow, of course; and try to come earlier, won't you?"
Helene, in truth, felt thoroughly6 at her ease there. By degrees she became accustomed to this nook of greenery, and looked forward to her afternoon visit with the longing7 of a child. What charmed her most in this garden was the exquisite trimness of the lawn and flower beds. Not a single weed interfered8 with the symmetry of the plants. Helene spent her time there, calmly and restfully. The neatly9 laid out flower beds, and the network of
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1 exquisite | |
adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的 | |
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n.安全的地方,避难所,庇护所 | |
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adj.像奇迹一样的,不可思议的 | |
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4 gravel | |
n.砂跞;砂砾层;结石 | |
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5 scattered | |
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6 thoroughly | |
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地 | |
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7 longing | |
n.(for)渴望 | |
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8 interfered | |
v.干预( interfere的过去式和过去分词 );调停;妨碍;干涉 | |
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adv.整洁地,干净地,灵巧地,熟练地 | |
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10 ivy | |
n.常青藤,常春藤 | |
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adj. 枯萎的,干瘪的,(人身体的部分器官)因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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12 musk | |
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13 romp | |
n.欢闹;v.嬉闹玩笑 | |
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14 intervals | |
n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 );间隔时间;[数学]区间;(戏剧、电影或音乐会的)幕间休息 | |
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15 chatter | |
vi./n.喋喋不休;短促尖叫;(牙齿)打战 | |
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16 acquiescence | |
n.默许;顺从 | |
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17 rattling | |
adj. 格格作响的, 活泼的, 很好的 adv. 极其, 很, 非常 动词rattle的现在分词 | |
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18 vent | |
n.通风口,排放口;开衩;vt.表达,发泄 | |
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19 magpie | |
n.喜欢收藏物品的人,喜鹊,饶舌者 | |
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20 trifling | |
adj.微不足道的;没什么价值的 | |
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21 mingled | |
混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系] | |
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22 sentimental | |
adj.多愁善感的,感伤的 | |
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23 attentive | |
adj.注意的,专心的;关心(别人)的,殷勤的 | |
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24 caresses | |
爱抚,抚摸( caress的名词复数 ) | |
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25 dreaded | |
adj.令人畏惧的;害怕的v.害怕,恐惧,担心( dread的过去式和过去分词) | |
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26 solitude | |
n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方 | |
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27 retailed | |
vt.零售(retail的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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28 discoursed | |
演说(discourse的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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29 forth | |
adv.向前;向外,往外 | |
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30 foppish | |
adj.矫饰的,浮华的 | |
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31 rustic | |
adj.乡村的,有乡村特色的;n.乡下人,乡巴佬 | |
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32 loathed | |
v.憎恨,厌恶( loathe的过去式和过去分词 );极不喜欢 | |
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33 catching | |
adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住 | |
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34 influenza | |
n.流行性感冒,流感 | |
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35 horrid | |
adj.可怕的;令人惊恐的;恐怖的;极讨厌的 | |
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36 worthy | |
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的 | |
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37 derived | |
vi.起源;由来;衍生;导出v.得到( derive的过去式和过去分词 );(从…中)得到获得;源于;(从…中)提取 | |
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38 lulled | |
vt.使镇静,使安静(lull的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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39 decided | |
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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40 intimacy | |
n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行 | |
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41 implore | |
vt.乞求,恳求,哀求 | |
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42 pranks | |
n.玩笑,恶作剧( prank的名词复数 ) | |
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43 exasperates | |
n.激怒,触怒( exasperate的名词复数 )v.激怒,触怒( exasperate的第三人称单数 ) | |
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44 displeased | |
a.不快的 | |
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45 gilding | |
n.贴金箔,镀金 | |
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46 serene | |
adj. 安详的,宁静的,平静的 | |
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47 sprightly | |
adj.愉快的,活泼的 | |
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48 languor | |
n.无精力,倦怠 | |
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49 lengthy | |
adj.漫长的,冗长的 | |
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50 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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51 punctuated | |
v.(在文字中)加标点符号,加标点( punctuate的过去式和过去分词 );不时打断某事物 | |
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52 monopolizing | |
v.垄断( monopolize的现在分词 );独占;专卖;专营 | |
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53 blithely | |
adv.欢乐地,快活地,无挂虑地 | |
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54 bent | |
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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55 riveted | |
铆接( rivet的过去式和过去分词 ); 把…固定住; 吸引; 引起某人的注意 | |
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56 tranquil | |
adj. 安静的, 宁静的, 稳定的, 不变的 | |
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57 agitation | |
n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动 | |
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58 allude | |
v.提及,暗指 | |
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59 confession | |
n.自白,供认,承认 | |
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60 isolation | |
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61 tinged | |
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62 fraught | |
adj.充满…的,伴有(危险等)的;忧虑的 | |
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63 twilight | |
n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期 | |
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64 caressing | |
爱抚的,表现爱情的,亲切的 | |
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65 rapture | |
n.狂喜;全神贯注;着迷;v.使狂喜 | |
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66 condescended | |
屈尊,俯就( condescend的过去式和过去分词 ); 故意表示和蔼可亲 | |
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67 cane | |
n.手杖,细长的茎,藤条;v.以杖击,以藤编制的 | |
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68 astonishment | |
n.惊奇,惊异 | |
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69 conversing | |
v.交谈,谈话( converse的现在分词 ) | |
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70 triumphant | |
adj.胜利的,成功的;狂欢的,喜悦的 | |
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71 bouquet | |
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72 embroidered | |
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73 imploring | |
恳求的,哀求的 | |
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74 tickled | |
(使)发痒( tickle的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)愉快,逗乐 | |
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75 conciliation | |
n.调解,调停 | |
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76 ferocious | |
adj.凶猛的,残暴的,极度的,十分强烈的 | |
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77 furrowed | |
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78 drooped | |
弯曲或下垂,发蔫( droop的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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79 feigned | |
a.假装的,不真诚的 | |
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80 heed | |
v.注意,留意;n.注意,留心 | |
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81 hoarse | |
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82 quell | |
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83 contented | |
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84 disconsolate | |
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85 sobs | |
啜泣(声),呜咽(声)( sob的名词复数 ) | |
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86 severely | |
adv.严格地;严厉地;非常恶劣地 | |
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87 vexed | |
adj.争论不休的;(指问题等)棘手的;争论不休的问题;烦恼的v.使烦恼( vex的过去式和过去分词 );使苦恼;使生气;详细讨论 | |
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88 anguish | |
n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦,烦恼 | |
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89 fixedly | |
adv.固定地;不屈地,坚定不移地 | |
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90 fixed | |
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
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91 plying | |
v.使用(工具)( ply的现在分词 );经常供应(食物、饮料);固定往来;经营生意 | |
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92 abrupt | |
adj.突然的,意外的;唐突的,鲁莽的 | |
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93 blanched | |
v.使变白( blanch的过去式 );使(植物)不见阳光而变白;酸洗(金属)使有光泽;用沸水烫(杏仁等)以便去皮 | |
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94 supreme | |
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的 | |
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95 dilated | |
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96 indifference | |
n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎 | |
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97 passionate | |
adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的 | |
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98 suffocation | |
n.窒息 | |
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99 dreading | |
v.害怕,恐惧,担心( dread的现在分词 ) | |
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100 tranquillity | |
n. 平静, 安静 | |
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101 revelling | |
v.作乐( revel的现在分词 );狂欢;着迷;陶醉 | |
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102 crimsoned | |
变为深红色(crimson的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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103 forsook | |
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104 onlooker | |
n.旁观者,观众 | |
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105 shudder | |
v.战粟,震动,剧烈地摇晃;n.战粟,抖动 | |
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106 ecstasy | |
n.狂喜,心醉神怡,入迷 | |
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107 resounding | |
adj. 响亮的 | |
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