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After being long fed with hopes of a speedy visit from Mr. and Mrs. Suckling, the Highbury world were obliged to endure the mortification1 of hearing that they could not possibly come till the autumn. No such importation of novelties could enrich their intellectual stores at present. In the daily interchange of news, they must be again restricted to the other topics with which for a while the Sucklings' coming had been united, such as the last accounts of Mrs. Churchill, whose health seemed every day to supply a different report, and the situation of Mrs. Weston, whose happiness it was to be hoped might eventually be as much increased by the arrival of a child, as that of all her neighbours was by the approach of it.
Mrs. Elton was very much disappointed. It was the delay of a great deal of pleasure and parade. Her introductions and recommendations must all wait, and every projected party be still only talked of. So she thought at first; - but a little consideration convinced her that every thing need not be put off. Why should not they explore to Box Hill though the Sucklings did not come? They could go there again with them in the autumn. It was settled that they should go to Box Hill. That there was to be such a party had been long generally known: it had even given the idea of another. Emma had never been to Box Hill; she wished to see what every body found so well worth seeing, and she and Mr. Weston had agreed to chuse some fine morning and drive thither4. Two or three more of the chosen only were to be admitted to join them, and it was to be done in a quiet, unpretending, elegant way, infinitely5 superior to the bustle6 and preparation, the regular eating and drinking, and picnic parade of the Eltons and the Sucklings.
This was so very well understood between them, that Emma could not but feel some surprise, and a little displeasure, on hearing from Mr. Weston that he had been proposing to Mrs. Elton, as her brother and sister had failed her, that the two parties should unite, and go together; and that as Mrs. Elton had very readily acceded7 to it, so it was to be, if she had no objection. Now, as her objection was nothing but her very great dislike of Mrs. Elton, of which Mr. Weston must already be
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mortification
n.耻辱,屈辱
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pointed
adj.尖的,直截了当的
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par
n.标准,票面价值,平均数量;adj.票面的,平常的,标准的
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thither
adv.向那里;adj.在那边的,对岸的
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infinitely
adv.无限地,无穷地
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bustle
v.喧扰地忙乱,匆忙,奔忙;n.忙碌;喧闹
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acceded
v.(正式)加入( accede的过去式和过去分词 );答应;(通过财产的添附而)增加;开始任职
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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reproof
n.斥责,责备
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degradation
n.降级;低落;退化;陵削;降解;衰变
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submission
n.服从,投降;温顺,谦虚;提出
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arrear
n.欠款
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goodwill
n.善意,亲善,信誉,声誉
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lame
adj.跛的,(辩解、论据等)无说服力的
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uncertainty
n.易变,靠不住,不确知,不确定的事物
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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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stagnation
n. 停滞
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inadequate
adj.(for,to)不充足的,不适当的
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odious
adj.可憎的,讨厌的
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delightful
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的
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maple
n.槭树,枫树,槭木
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grove
n.林子,小树林,园林
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ripening
v.成熟,使熟( ripen的现在分词 );熟化;熟成
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tempt
vt.引诱,勾引,吸引,引起…的兴趣
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intimacy
n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行
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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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mortified
v.使受辱( mortify的过去式和过去分词 );伤害(人的感情);克制;抑制(肉体、情感等)
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scruple
n./v.顾忌,迟疑
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bonnet
n.无边女帽;童帽
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simplicity
n.简单,简易;朴素;直率,单纯
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housekeeper
n.管理家务的主妇,女管家
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spurn
v.拒绝,摈弃;n.轻视的拒绝;踢开
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peculiar
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
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fully
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
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inevitably
adv.不可避免地;必然发生地
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specious
adj.似是而非的;adv.似是而非地
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pretence
n.假装,作假;借口,口实;虚伪;虚饰
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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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misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
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lurking
潜在
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upbraid
v.斥责,责骂,责备
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concurrence
n.同意;并发
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professed
公开声称的,伪称的,已立誓信教的
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approbation
n.称赞;认可
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gratitude
adj.感激,感谢
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dispensed
v.分配( dispense的过去式和过去分词 );施与;配(药)
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proprietor
n.所有人;业主;经营者
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prospect
n.前景,前途;景色,视野
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rambling
adj.[建]凌乱的,杂乱的
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apparatus
n.装置,器械;器具,设备
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gathering
n.集会,聚会,聚集
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wholesome
adj.适合;卫生的;有益健康的;显示身心健康的
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chili
n.辣椒
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cultivation
n.耕作,培养,栽培(法),养成
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refreshing
adj.使精神振作的,使人清爽的,使人喜欢的
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solicitude
n.焦虑
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raptures
极度欢喜( rapture的名词复数 )
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positively
adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实
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motives
n.动机,目的( motive的名词复数 )
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acquiescence
n.默许;顺从
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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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pointedly
adv.尖地,明显地
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pertinacity
n.执拗,顽固
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scattered
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的
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dispersed
adj. 被驱散的, 被分散的, 散布的
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abruptness
n. 突然,唐突
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grandeur
n.伟大,崇高,宏伟,庄严,豪华
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favourably
adv. 善意地,赞成地
=favorably
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favourable
adj.赞成的,称赞的,有利的,良好的,顺利的
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appendages
n.附属物( appendage的名词复数 );依附的人;附属器官;附属肢体(如臂、腿、尾等)
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orchard
n.果园,果园里的全部果树,(美俚)棒球场
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ascending
adj.上升的,向上的
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mare
n.母马,母驴
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dependence
n.依靠,依赖;信任,信赖;隶属
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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distress
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛
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agitation
n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动
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fatigue
n.疲劳,劳累
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fatigued
adj. 疲乏的
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exhausted
adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的
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zeal
n.热心,热情,热忱
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accomplished
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的
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seizure
n.没收;占有;抵押
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remains
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
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expressive
adj.表现的,表达…的,富于表情的
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refreshment
n.恢复,精神爽快,提神之事物;(复数)refreshments:点心,茶点
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humanely
adv.仁慈地;人道地;富人情地;慈悲地
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sketches
n.草图( sketch的名词复数 );素描;速写;梗概
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persuasion
n.劝说;说服;持有某种信仰的宗派
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penetrating
adj.(声音)响亮的,尖锐的adj.(气味)刺激的adj.(思想)敏锐的,有洞察力的
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contented
adj.满意的,安心的,知足的
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thwarted
阻挠( thwart的过去式和过去分词 ); 使受挫折; 挫败; 横过
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miserable
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
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draught
n.拉,牵引,拖;一网(饮,吸,阵);顿服药量,通风;v.起草,设计
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disturbance
n.动乱,骚动;打扰,干扰;(身心)失调
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disappearance
n.消失,消散,失踪
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inclination
n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好