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AS Elinor and Marianne were walking together the next morning the latter communicated a piece of news to her sister, which, in spite of all that she knew before of Marianne's imprudence and want of thought, surprised her by its extravagant1 testimony2 of both. Marianne told her, with the greatest delight, that Willoughby had given her a horse, one that he had bred himself on his estate in Somersetshire, and which was exactly calculated to carry a woman. Without considering that it was not in her mother's plan to keep any horse, that if she were to alter her resolution in favour of this gift, she must buy another for the servant, and keep a servant to ride it, and after all, build a stable to receive them, she had accepted the present without hesitation3, and told her sister of it in raptures4. "He intends to send his groom5 into Somersetshire immediately for it," she added, "and when it arrives we will ride every day. You shall share its use with me. Imagine to yourself, my dear Elinor, the delight of a gallop6 on some of these downs." Most unwilling7 was she to awaken8 from such a dream of felicity to comprehend all the unhappy truths which attended the affair; and for some time she refused to submit to them. As to an additional servant, the expense would be a trifle; mamma she was sure would never object to it; and any horse would do for him; he might always get one at the Park; as to a stable, the merest shed would be sufficient. Elinor then ventured to doubt the propriety9 of her receiving such a present from a man so little, or at least so lately, known to her. This was too much. "You are mistaken, Elinor," said she, warmly, "in supposing I know very little of Willoughby. I have not known him long indeed; but I am much better acquainted with him than I am with any other creature in the world, except yourself and mamma. It is not time or opportunity that is to determine
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extravagant
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adj.奢侈的;过分的;(言行等)放肆的 | |
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testimony
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n.证词;见证,证明 | |
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hesitation
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n.犹豫,踌躇 | |
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极度欢喜( rapture的名词复数 ) | |
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groom
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vt.给(马、狗等)梳毛,照料,使...整洁 | |
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v./n.(马或骑马等)飞奔;飞速发展 | |
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unwilling
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adj.不情愿的 | |
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vi.醒,觉醒;vt.唤醒,使觉醒,唤起,激起 | |
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n.正当行为;正当;适当 | |
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intimacy
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n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行 | |
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disposition
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n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署 | |
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insufficient
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adj.(for,of)不足的,不够的 | |
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judgment
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n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见 | |
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opposition
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n.反对,敌对 | |
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subdued
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adj. 屈服的,柔和的,减弱的 动词subdue的过去式和过去分词 | |
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tempt
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vt.引诱,勾引,吸引,引起…的兴趣 | |
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alteration
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entreaty
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n.恳求,哀求 | |
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adj.永久的,永恒的;vbl.持续,维持 | |
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Christian
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adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒 | |
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decided
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adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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eldest
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adj.最年长的,最年老的 | |
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withhold
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v.拒绝,不给;使停止,阻挡 | |
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unison
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n.步调一致,行动一致 | |
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fixed
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adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
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n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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推测,猜想( conjecture的名词复数 ) | |
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proprietor
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n.所有人;业主;经营者 | |
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n.保证,许诺,事业 | |
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