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EDWARD remained a week at the cottage; he was earnestly pressed by Mrs. Dashwood to stay longer; but, as if he were bent1 only on self-mortification, he seemed resolved to be gone when his enjoyment2 among his friends was at the height. His spirits, during the last two or three days, though still very unequal, were greatly improvedhe grew more and more partial to the house and environs- never spoke3 of going away without a sigh- declared his time to be wholly disengaged- even doubted to what place he should go when he left thembut still, go he must. Never had any week passed so quickly- he could hardly believe it to be gone. He said so repeatedly; other things he said, too, which marked the turn of his feelings, and gave the lie to his actions. He had no pleasure at Norland; lie detested4 being in town; but either to Norland or London he must go. He valued their kindness beyond any thing, and his greatest happiness was in being with them. Yet, he must leave them at the end of a week, in spite of their wishes and his own, and without any restraint on his time.
Elinor placed all that was astonishing in this way of acting5 to his mother's account; and it was happy for her that he had a mother whose character was so imperfectly known to her, as to be the general excuse for every thing strange on the part of her son. Disappointed, however, and vexed6 as she was, and sometimes displeased7 with his uncertain behaviour to herself, she was very well disposed on the whole to regard his actions with all the candid8 allowances and generous qualifications, which had been rather more painfully extorted9 from her, for Willoughby's service, by her mother. His want of spirits, of openness, and of
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bent
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
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enjoyment
n.乐趣;享有;享用
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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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detested
v.憎恶,嫌恶,痛恨( detest的过去式和过去分词 )
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acting
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的
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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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displeased
a.不快的
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candid
adj.公正的,正直的;坦率的
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extorted
v.敲诈( extort的过去式和过去分词 );曲解
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consistency
n.一贯性,前后一致,稳定性;(液体的)浓度
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dispositions
安排( disposition的名词复数 ); 倾向; (财产、金钱的)处置; 气质
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fettered
v.给…上脚镣,束缚( fetter的过去式和过去分词 )
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inclination
n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好
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inevitable
adj.不可避免的,必然发生的
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grievance
n.怨愤,气恼,委屈
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opposition
n.反对,敌对
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renewal
adj.(契约)延期,续订,更新,复活,重来
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chambers
n.房间( chamber的名词复数 );(议会的)议院;卧室;会议厅
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abstruse
adj.深奥的,难解的
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advantageous
adj.有利的;有帮助的
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honourable
adj.可敬的;荣誉的,光荣的
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Oxford
n.牛津(英国城市)
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immediate
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
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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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subdue
vt.制服,使顺从,征服;抑制,克制
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judiciously
adv.明断地,明智而审慎地
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augment
vt.(使)增大,增加,增长,扩张
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solitude
n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方
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advancement
n.前进,促进,提升
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lessen
vt.减少,减轻;缩小
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solicitude
n.焦虑
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meritorious
adj.值得赞赏的
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mortifying
adj.抑制的,苦修的v.使受辱( mortify的现在分词 );伤害(人的感情);克制;抑制(肉体、情感等)
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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meditation
n.熟虑,(尤指宗教的)默想,沉思,(pl.)冥想录
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approbation
n.称赞;认可
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censure
v./n.责备;非难;责难
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inevitably
adv.不可避免地;必然发生地
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engross
v.使全神贯注
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casement
n.竖铰链窗;窗扉
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hush
int.嘘,别出声;n.沉默,静寂;v.使安静
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briefly
adv.简单地,简短地
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admiration
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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delightful
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的
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heartily
adv.衷心地,诚恳地,十分,很
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astonishment
n.惊奇,惊异
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monstrous
adj.巨大的;恐怖的;可耻的,丢脸的
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ushered
v.引,领,陪同( usher的过去式和过去分词 )
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crooked
adj.弯曲的;不诚实的,狡猾的,不正当的
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alteration
n.变更,改变;蚀变