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When The Rose of Dixie magazine was started by a stock company in Toombs City, Georgia, there was never but one candidate for its chief editorial position in the minds of its owners. Col. Aquila Telfair was the man for the place. By all the rights of learning, family, reputation, and Southern traditions, he was its foreordained, fit, and logical editor. So, a committee of the patriotic1 Georgia citizens who had subscribed2 the founding fund of $100,000 called upon Colonel Telfair at his residence, Cedar3 Heights, fearful lest the enterprise and the South should suffer by his possible refusal.
The colonel received them in his great library, where he spent most of his days. The library had descended4 to him from his father. It contained ten thousand volumes, some of which had been published as late as the year 1861. When the deputation arrived, Colonel Telfair was seated at his massive white-pine centre-table, reading Burton's Anatomy5 of Melancholy6. He arose and shook hands punctiliously7 with each member of the committee. If you were familiar with The Rose of Dixie you will remember the colonel's portrait, which appeared in it from time to time. You could not forget the long, carefully brushed white hair; the hooked, high-bridged nose, slightly twisted to the left; the keen eyes under the still black eyebrows8; the classic mouth beneath the drooping9 white mustache, slightly frazzled at the ends.
The committee solicitously10 offered him the position of managing editor,
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patriotic
adj.爱国的,有爱国心的
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subscribed
v.捐助( subscribe的过去式和过去分词 );签署,题词;订阅;同意
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cedar
n.雪松,香柏(木)
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descended
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的
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anatomy
n.解剖学,解剖;功能,结构,组织
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melancholy
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的
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punctiliously
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eyebrows
眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )
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drooping
adj. 下垂的,无力的
动词droop的现在分词
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solicitously
adv.热心地,热切地
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humbly
adv. 恭顺地,谦卑地
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helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
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fragrance
n.芬芳,香味,香气
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permeate
v.弥漫,遍布,散布;渗入,渗透
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hurling
n.爱尔兰式曲棍球v.猛投,用力掷( hurl的现在分词 );大声叫骂
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minions
n.奴颜婢膝的仆从( minion的名词复数 );走狗;宠儿;受人崇拜者
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curtailed
v.截断,缩短( curtail的过去式和过去分词 )
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wilt
v.(使)植物凋谢或枯萎;(指人)疲倦,衰弱
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bout
n.侵袭,发作;一次(阵,回);拳击等比赛
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crate
vt.(up)把…装入箱中;n.板条箱,装货箱
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stenographer
n.速记员
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arbor
n.凉亭;树木
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advertising
n.广告业;广告活动 a.广告的;广告业务的
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exalted
adj.(地位等)高的,崇高的;尊贵的,高尚的
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engraving
n.版画;雕刻(作品);雕刻艺术;镌版术v.在(硬物)上雕刻(字,画等)( engrave的现在分词 );将某事物深深印在(记忆或头脑中)
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belle
n.靓女
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subscription
n.预订,预订费,亲笔签名,调配法,下标(处方)
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swell
vi.膨胀,肿胀;增长,增强
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dribbled
v.流口水( dribble的过去式和过去分词 );(使液体)滴下或作细流;运球,带球
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courteously
adv.有礼貌地,亲切地
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devoted
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
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Ford
n.浅滩,水浅可涉处;v.涉水,涉过
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sensational
adj.使人感动的,非常好的,轰动的,耸人听闻的
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feud
n.长期不和;世仇;v.长期争斗;世代结仇
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rejection
n.拒绝,被拒,抛弃,被弃
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inauguration
n.开幕、就职典礼
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illustrated
adj. 有插图的,列举的
动词illustrate的过去式和过去分词
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depot
n.仓库,储藏处;公共汽车站;火车站
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breweries
酿造厂,啤酒厂( brewery的名词复数 )
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bug
n.虫子;故障;窃听器;vt.纠缠;装窃听器
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impelled
v.推动、推进或敦促某人做某事( impel的过去式和过去分词 )
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serial
n.连本影片,连本电视节目;adj.连续的
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serially
adv.连续地,连续刊载地
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Congressman
n.(美)国会议员
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catered
提供饮食及服务( cater的过去式和过去分词 ); 满足需要,适合
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parlor
n.店铺,营业室;会客室,客厅
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conscientiously
adv.凭良心地;认真地,负责尽职地;老老实实
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commuting
交换(的)
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synopsis
n.提要,梗概
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stiffening
n. (使衣服等)变硬的材料, 硬化
动词stiffen的现在分词形式
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stanzas
节,段( stanza的名词复数 )
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unfamiliar
adj.陌生的,不熟悉的
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deliberately
adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地
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recluse
n.隐居者
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immortal
adj.不朽的;永生的,不死的;神的
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pending
prep.直到,等待…期间;adj.待定的;迫近的
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remarkable
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
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collaborating
合作( collaborate的现在分词 ); 勾结叛国
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allusions
暗指,间接提到( allusion的名词复数 )
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distinguished
adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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nervously
adv.神情激动地,不安地
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supreme
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
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steadily
adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地
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segregate
adj.分离的,被隔离的;vt.使分离,使隔离
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solicitude
n.焦虑
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undoubtedly
adv.确实地,无疑地
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jibes
n.与…一致( jibe的名词复数 );(与…)相符;相匹配v.与…一致( jibe的第三人称单数 );(与…)相符;相匹配
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covert
adj.隐藏的;暗地里的
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indictment
n.起诉;诉状
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concisely
adv.简明地
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eradicating
摧毁,完全根除( eradicate的现在分词 )
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equitably
公平地
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ethics
n.伦理学;伦理观,道德标准
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admiration
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
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publicity
n.众所周知,闻名;宣传,广告
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diversified
adj.多样化的,多种经营的v.使多样化,多样化( diversify的过去式和过去分词 );进入新的商业领域
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extraneous
adj.体外的;外来的;外部的
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gist
n.要旨;梗概
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accomplishments
n.造诣;完成( accomplishment的名词复数 );技能;成绩;成就
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memoirs
n.回忆录;回忆录传( mem,自oir的名词复数)
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mentality
n.心理,思想,脑力
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worthy
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
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tempted
v.怂恿(某人)干不正当的事;冒…的险(tempt的过去分词)
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prominence
n.突出;显著;杰出;重要
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investigation
n.调查,调查研究
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futile
adj.无效的,无用的,无希望的
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inquiry
n.打听,询问,调查,查问
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judgment
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
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scoop
n.铲子,舀取,独家新闻;v.汲取,舀取,抢先登出