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"IF this open weather holds much longer," said Mrs. Jennings, when they met at breakfast the following morning, "Sir John will not like leaving Barton next week; 'tis a sad thing for sportsmen to lose a day's pleasure. Poor souls! I always pity them when they do; they seem to take it so much to heart." "That is true," cried Marianne, in a cheerful voice, and walking to the window as she spoke1, to examine the day. "I had not thought of that. This weather will keep many sportsmen in the country." It was a lucky recollection; all her good spirits were restored by it. "It is charming weather for them indeed," she continued, as she sat down to the breakfast table with a happy countenance2. "How much they must enjoy it! But" (with a little return of anxiety) "it cannot be expected to last long. At this time of the year, and after such a series of rain, we shall certainly have very little more of it. Frosts will soon set in, and in all probability with severity. In another day or two, perhaps; this extreme mildness can hardly last longer- nay3, perhaps it may freeze to-night!" "At any rate," said Elinor, wishing to prevent Mrs. Jennings from seeing her sister's thoughts as clearly as she did, "I dare say we shall have Sir John and Lady Middleton in town by the end of next week." "Ay, my dear, I'll warrant you we do. Mary always has her own way." "And now," silently conjectured4 Elinor, "she will write to Combe by this day's post." But if she did, the letter was written and sent away with a privacy which eluded5 all her watchfulness6 to ascertain7 the fact. Whatever the truth of it might be, and far as Elinor was for feeling thorough contentment about it, yet while she saw Marianne in spirits, she could not be very uncomfortable herself. And Marianne was in spirits; happy ill the mildness of the weather, and still happier in her expectation of a frost.
The morning was chiefly spent in leaving cards at the houses of Mrs. Jennings's acquaintance, to inform them of her being in town; and Marianne was all the time busy in observing the direction of the wind, watching the variations of the sky, and imagining an
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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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n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
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adv.不;n.反对票,投反对票者 | |
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conjectured
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推测,猜测,猜想( conjecture的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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eluded
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v.(尤指机敏地)避开( elude的过去式和过去分词 );逃避;躲避;使达不到 | |
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watchfulness
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警惕,留心; 警觉(性) | |
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ascertain
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vt.发现,确定,查明,弄清 | |
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alteration
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decided
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situated
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enjoyment
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n.乐趣;享有;享用 | |
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vi.起源;由来;衍生;导出v.得到( derive的过去式和过去分词 );(从…中)得到获得;源于;(从…中)提取 | |
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conversing
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agitation
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conceal
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v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽 | |
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distressed
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unwilling
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adj.不情愿的 | |
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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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abode
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contrived
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elegance
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n.优雅;优美,雅致;精致,巧妙 | |
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collation
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n.论文,演说;谈话;话语;vi.讲述,著述 | |
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procure
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enquiring
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v.打听,询问;调查,查问 | |
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dependence
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concealment
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remains
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censure
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prudent
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