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Jane Fairfax was an orphan1, the only child of Mrs. Bates's youngest daughter.
The marriage of Lieut. Fairfax of the regiment2 of infantry3, and Miss Jane Bates, had had its day of fame and pleasure, hope and interest; but nothing now remained of it, save the melancholy4 remembrance of him dying in action abroad - of his widow sinking under consumption and grief soon afterwards - and this girl.
By birth she belonged to Highbury: and when at three years old, on losing her mother, she became the property, the charge, the consolation5, the fondling of her grandmother and aunt, there had seemed every probability of her being permanently6 fixed7 there; of her being taught only what very limited means could command, and growing up with no advantages of connexion or improvement, to be engrafted on what nature had given her in a pleasing person, good understanding, and warm-hearted, well-meaning relations.
But the compassionate9 feelings of a friend of her father gave a change to her destiny. This was Colonel Campbell, who had very highly regarded Fairfax, as an excellent officer and most deserving young man; and farther, had been indebted to him for such attentions, during a severe camp-fever, as he believed had saved his life. These were claims which he did not learn to overlook, though some years passed away from the death of poor Fairfax, before his own return to England put any thing in his power. When he did return, he sought out the child and took notice of her. He was a married man, with only one living child, a girl, about Jane's age: and Jane became their guest, paying them long visits and growing a favourite with all; and before she was nine years old, his daughter's great fondness for her, and his own wish of being a real friend, united to produce an offer from Colonel Campbell of
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orphan
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n.孤儿;adj.无父母的 | |
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n.团,多数,管理;v.组织,编成团,统制 | |
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n.[总称]步兵(部队) | |
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melancholy
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n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的 | |
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adv.永恒地,永久地,固定不变地 | |
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compassion
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compassionate
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undertaking
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entirely
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disposition
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worthy
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qualified
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attachment
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honourable
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decided
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anticipation
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eligibly
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judgment
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fortitude
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intercourse
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mortification
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motive
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accusation
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acquit
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elegance
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destined
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seduced
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mischievous
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laborious
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softened
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(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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n.悲叹,悔恨,恸哭;v.哀悼,悔恨,悲叹 | |
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lasting
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adj.永久的,永恒的;vbl.持续,维持 | |
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provocations
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n.挑衅( provocation的名词复数 );激怒;刺激;愤怒的原因 | |
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tiresome
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adj.令人疲劳的,令人厌倦的 | |
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admiration
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n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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determined
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bent
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n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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approbation
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n.称赞;认可 | |
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distinguished
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adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的 | |
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artifice
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n.妙计,高明的手段;狡诈,诡计 | |
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surmises
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v.臆测,推断( surmise的第三人称单数 );揣测;猜想 | |
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conceal
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syllable
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procure
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vt.获得,取得,促成;vi.拉皮条 | |
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