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Chapter 21 Aslauga's Knight
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It was curious to see the change which came over Dan after that talk.
A weight seemed off his mind; and though the old impetuous spiritflashed out at times, he seemed intent on trying to show hisgratitude and love and honour to these true friends by a new humilityand confidence very sweet to them, very helpful to him. Afterhearing the story from Mrs Jo, the Professor and Mr Laurie made noallusion to it beyond the hearty1 hand-grasp, the look of compassion,the brief word of good cheer in which men convey sympathy, and aredoubled kindness which left no doubt of pardon. Mr Laurie began atonce to interest influential2 persons in Dan's mission, and set inmotion the machinery3 which needs so much oiling before anything canbe done where Government is concerned. Mr Bhaer, with the skill of atrue teacher, gave Dan's hungry mind something to do, and helped himunderstand himself by carrying on the good chaplain's task sopaternally that the poor fellow often said he felt as if he had founda father. The boys took him to drive, and amused him with theirpranks and plans; while the women, old and young, nursed and pettedhim till he felt like a sultan with a crowd of devoted4 slaves,obedient to his lightest wish. A very little of this was enough forDan, who had a masculine horror of 'molly-coddling', and so brief anacquaintance with illness that he rebelled against the doctor'sorders to keep quiet; and it took all Mrs Jo's authority and thegirls' ingenuity5 to keep him from leaving his sofa long beforestrained back and wounded head were well. Daisy cooked for him; Nanattended to his medicines; Josie read aloud to while away the longhours of inaction that hung so heavily on his hands; while Bessbrought all her pictures and casts to amuse him, and, at his specialdesire, set up a modelling-stand in his parlour and began to mouldthe buffalo6 head he gave her. Those afternoons seemed the pleasantestpart of his day; and Mrs Jo, busy in her study close by, could seethe7
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1 hearty | |
adj.热情友好的;衷心的;尽情的,纵情的 | |
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adj.有影响的,有权势的 | |
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3 machinery | |
n.(总称)机械,机器;机构 | |
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4 devoted | |
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的 | |
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5 ingenuity | |
n.别出心裁;善于发明创造 | |
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6 buffalo | |
n.(北美)野牛;(亚洲)水牛 | |
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7 seethe | |
vi.拥挤,云集;发怒,激动,骚动 | |
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8 tact | |
n.机敏,圆滑,得体 | |
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9 hovered | |
鸟( hover的过去式和过去分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫 | |
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10 fretted | |
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11 fussy | |
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12 maternal | |
adj.母亲的,母亲般的,母系的,母方的 | |
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13 delightful | |
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14 impatience | |
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15 bridle | |
n.笼头,束缚;vt.抑制,约束;动怒 | |
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16 delicacies | |
n.棘手( delicacy的名词复数 );精致;精美的食物;周到 | |
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17 hovering | |
鸟( hover的现在分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫 | |
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18 brink | |
n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘,边沿 | |
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19 meditatively | |
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20 nibbling | |
v.啃,一点一点地咬(吃)( nibble的现在分词 );啃出(洞),一点一点咬出(洞);慢慢减少;小口咬 | |
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21 afflatus | |
n.灵感,神感 | |
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22 descend | |
vt./vi.传下来,下来,下降 | |
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23 fictitious | |
adj.虚构的,假设的;空头的 | |
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24 drawn | |
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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25 propped | |
支撑,支持,维持( prop的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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26 invalid | |
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27 touching | |
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28 deftly | |
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29 murmur | |
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30 fixed | |
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31 steadily | |
adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地 | |
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32 curiously | |
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33 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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34 rebelliously | |
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35 captivity | |
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36 muddle | |
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37 longing | |
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38 sentimental | |
adj.多愁善感的,感伤的 | |
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39 knight | |
n.骑士,武士;爵士 | |
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40 perils | |
极大危险( peril的名词复数 ); 危险的事(或环境) | |
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41 illustrated | |
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42 streak | |
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43 refinement | |
n.文雅;高尚;精美;精制;精炼 | |
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44 concealed | |
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45 vein | |
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46 heroism | |
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47 expressive | |
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48 embodied | |
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49 utterly | |
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50 eloquent | |
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51 shunned | |
v.避开,回避,避免( shun的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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52 maidenly | |
adj. 像处女的, 谨慎的, 稳静的 | |
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53 lining | |
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54 perplexed | |
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55 tune | |
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整 | |
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56 celestial | |
adj.天体的;天上的 | |
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57 feigned | |
a.假装的,不真诚的 | |
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58 repose | |
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59 scarlet | |
n.深红色,绯红色,红衣;adj.绯红色的 | |
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60 yearning | |
a.渴望的;向往的;怀念的 | |
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61 tangle | |
n.纠缠;缠结;混乱;v.(使)缠绕;变乱 | |
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62 scented | |
adj.有香味的;洒香水的;有气味的v.嗅到(scent的过去分词) | |
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63 pry | |
vi.窥(刺)探,打听;vt.撬动(开,起) | |
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64 talisman | |
n.避邪物,护身符 | |
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65 underneath | |
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66 bosom | |
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67 mischief | |
n.损害,伤害,危害;恶作剧,捣蛋,胡闹 | |
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68 afflicted | |
使受痛苦,折磨( afflict的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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69 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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70 sane | |
adj.心智健全的,神志清醒的,明智的,稳健的 | |
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71 tormented | |
饱受折磨的 | |
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72 inferno | |
n.火海;地狱般的场所 | |
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73 solitary | |
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74 worthy | |
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的 | |
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75 manly | |
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76 inevitable | |
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77 twilight | |
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