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The Hermit1 of the Hudson was hustling2 about his cave with unusual animation3.
The cave was on or in the top of a little spur of the Catskills that had strayed down to the river's edge, and, not having a ferry ticket, had to stop there. The bijou mountains were densely4 wooded and were infested6 by ferocious7 squirrels and woodpeckers that forever menaced the summer transients. Like a badly sewn strip of white braid, a macadamized road ran between the green skirt of the hills and the foamy8 lace of the river's edge. A dim path wound from the comfortable road up a rocky height to the hermit's cave. One mile upstream was the Viewpoint Inn, to which summer folk from the city came; leaving cool, electric-fanned apartments that they might be driven about in burning sunshine, shrieking10, in gasoline launches, by spindle-legged Modreds bearing the blankest of shields.
Train your lorgnette upon the hermit and let your eye receive the personal touch that shall endear you to the hero.
A man of forty, judging him fairly, with long hair curling at the ends, dramatic eyes, and a forked brown beard like those that were imposed upon the West some years ago by self-appointed "divine healers" who succeeded the grasshopper11 crop. His outward vesture appeared to be kind of gunny-sacking cut and made into a garment that would have made the fortune of a London tailor. His long, well-shaped fingers, delicate nose, and poise12 of manner raised him high above the class of hermits
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hermit
n.隐士,修道者;隐居
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hustling
催促(hustle的现在分词形式)
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animation
n.活泼,兴奋,卡通片/动画片的制作
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densely
ad.密集地;浓厚地
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den
n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室
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infested
adj.为患的,大批滋生的(常与with搭配)v.害虫、野兽大批出没于( infest的过去式和过去分词 );遍布于
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ferocious
adj.凶猛的,残暴的,极度的,十分强烈的
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foamy
adj.全是泡沫的,泡沫的,起泡沫的
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shriek
v./n.尖叫,叫喊
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shrieking
v.尖叫( shriek的现在分词 )
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grasshopper
n.蚱蜢,蝗虫,蚂蚱
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poise
vt./vi. 平衡,保持平衡;n.泰然自若,自信
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hermits
(尤指早期基督教的)隐居修道士,隐士,遁世者( hermit的名词复数 )
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zinc
n.锌;vt.在...上镀锌
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slab
n.平板,厚的切片;v.切成厚板,以平板盖上
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slabs
n.厚板,平板,厚片( slab的名词复数 );厚胶片
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rustic
adj.乡村的,有乡村特色的;n.乡下人,乡巴佬
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planks
(厚)木板( plank的名词复数 ); 政纲条目,政策要点
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granite
adj.花岗岩,花岗石
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dungeon
n.地牢,土牢
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merged
(使)混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 ); 相融; 融入; 渐渐消失在某物中
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hearth
n.壁炉炉床,壁炉地面
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axe
n.斧子;v.用斧头砍,削减
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kerosene
n.(kerosine)煤油,火油
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immediate
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
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outskirts
n.郊外,郊区
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scintillating
adj.才气横溢的,闪闪发光的; 闪烁的
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toiled
长时间或辛苦地工作( toil的过去式和过去分词 ); 艰难缓慢地移动,跋涉
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tint
n.淡色,浅色;染发剂;vt.着以淡淡的颜色
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tinkle
vi.叮当作响;n.叮当声
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bluebell
n.风铃草
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hue
n.色度;色调;样子
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starched
adj.浆硬的,硬挺的,拘泥刻板的v.把(衣服、床单等)浆一浆( starch的过去式和过去分词 )
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gasps
v.喘气( gasp的第三人称单数 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要
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ponderous
adj.沉重的,笨重的,(文章)冗长的
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horrid
adj.可怕的;令人惊恐的;恐怖的;极讨厌的
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gracefully
ad.大大方方地;优美地
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fragrance
n.芬芳,香味,香气
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plaintively
adv.悲哀地,哀怨地
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rheumatism
n.风湿病
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swell
vi.膨胀,肿胀;增长,增强
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knuckles
n.(指人)指关节( knuckle的名词复数 );(指动物)膝关节,踝v.(指人)指关节( knuckle的第三人称单数 );(指动物)膝关节,踝
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delightful
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的
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concealed
a.隐藏的,隐蔽的
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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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babble
v.含糊不清地说,胡言乱语地说,儿语
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forsook
forsake的过去式
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dressing
n.(食物)调料;包扎伤口的用品,敷料
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butt
n.笑柄;烟蒂;枪托;臀部;v.用头撞或顶
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recluse
n.隐居者
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fatuously
adv.愚昧地,昏庸地,蠢地
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swells
增强( swell的第三人称单数 ); 肿胀; (使)凸出; 充满(激情)
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argot
n.隐语,黑话
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ripples
逐渐扩散的感觉( ripple的名词复数 )
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appropriations
n.挪用(appropriation的复数形式)
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gathering
n.集会,聚会,聚集
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irresistibly
adv.无法抵抗地,不能自持地;极为诱惑人地
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drawn
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
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fascinations
n.魅力( fascination的名词复数 );有魅力的东西;迷恋;陶醉
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celebrated
adj.有名的,声誉卓著的
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renounced
v.声明放弃( renounce的过去式和过去分词 );宣布放弃;宣布与…决裂;宣布摒弃
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orchids
n.兰花( orchid的名词复数 )
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bosom
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的
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limestone
n.石灰石
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odds
n.让步,机率,可能性,比率;胜败优劣之别
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wriggled
v.扭动,蠕动,蜿蜒行进( wriggle的过去式和过去分词 );(使身体某一部位)扭动;耍滑不做,逃避(应做的事等)
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incompatibility
n.不兼容
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tangled
adj. 纠缠的,紊乱的
动词tangle的过去式和过去分词
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meditations
默想( meditation的名词复数 ); 默念; 沉思; 冥想
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hurled
v.猛投,用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 );大声叫骂
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sordid
adj.肮脏的,不干净的,卑鄙的,暗淡的
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blot
vt.弄脏(用吸墨纸)吸干;n.污点,污渍
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rustle
v.沙沙作响;偷盗(牛、马等);n.沙沙声声
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doorway
n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径
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chatter
vi./n.喋喋不休;短促尖叫;(牙齿)打战
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subconscious
n./adj.潜意识(的),下意识(的)
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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enchantment
n.迷惑,妖术,魅力
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manly
adj.有男子气概的;adv.男子般地,果断地
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repugnance
n.嫌恶
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illuminated
adj.被照明的;受启迪的
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twilight
n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期
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inflexible
adj.不可改变的,不受影响的,不屈服的
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shack
adj.简陋的小屋,窝棚
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beacons
灯塔( beacon的名词复数 ); 烽火; 指路明灯; 无线电台或发射台
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prosaic
adj.单调的,无趣的
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awnings
篷帐布
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frivolous
adj.轻薄的;轻率的
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deliberately
adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地
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wrenched
v.(猛力地)扭( wrench的过去式和过去分词 );扭伤;使感到痛苦;使悲痛
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aglow
adj.发亮的;发红的;adv.发亮地
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attire
v.穿衣,装扮[同]array;n.衣着;盛装
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belongings
n.私人物品,私人财物
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disorder
n.紊乱,混乱;骚动,骚乱;疾病,失调
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sufficiently
adv.足够地,充分地
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smoothly
adv.平滑地,顺利地,流利地,流畅地
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exertions
n.努力( exertion的名词复数 );费力;(能力、权力等的)运用;行使
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calves
n.(calf的复数)笨拙的男子,腓;腿肚子( calf的名词复数 );牛犊;腓;小腿肚v.生小牛( calve的第三人称单数 );(冰川)崩解;生(小牛等),产(犊);使(冰川)崩解
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standing
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
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glamour
n.魔力,魅力;vt.迷住
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triumphant
adj.胜利的,成功的;狂欢的,喜悦的
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mighty
adj.强有力的;巨大的
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belle
n.靓女