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Sir Walter Elliot, of Kellynch Hall, in Somersetshire, was a man who, for his own amusement, never took up any book but the Baronetage; there he found occupation for an idle hour, and consolation1 in a distressed3 one; there his faculties4 were roused into admiration5 and respect, by contemplating6 the limited remnant of the earliest patents; there any unwelcome sensations, arising from domestic affairs changed naturally into pity and contempt as he turned over the almost endless creations of the last century; and there, if every other leaf were powerless, he could read his own history with an interest which never failed. This was the page at which the favourite volume always opened:
"ELLIOT OF KELLYNCH HALL.
"Walter Elliot, born March 1, 1760, married, July 15, 1784, Elizabeth, daughter of James Stevenson, Esq. of South Park, in the county of Gloucester, by which lady (who died 1800) he has issue Elizabeth, born June 1, 1785; Anne, born August 9, 1787; a still-born son, November 5, 1789; Mary, born November 20, 1791. "
Precisely7 such had the paragraph originally stood from the printer's hands; but Sir Walter had improved it by adding, for the information of himself and his family, these words, after the date of Mary's birth-- "Married, December 16, 1810, Charles, son and heir of Charles Musgrove, Esq. of Uppercross, in the county of Somerset, " and by inserting most accurately8 the day of the month on which he had lost his wife.
Then followed the history and rise of the ancient and respectable family, in the usual terms; how it had been first settled in Cheshire; how mentioned in Dugdale, serving the office of high sheriff, representing a borough9 in three successive parliaments,
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consolation
n.安慰,慰问
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distress
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛
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distressed
痛苦的
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faculties
n.能力( faculty的名词复数 );全体教职员;技巧;院
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admiration
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
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contemplating
深思,细想,仔细考虑( contemplate的现在分词 ); 注视,凝视; 考虑接受(发生某事的可能性); 深思熟虑,沉思,苦思冥想
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precisely
adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地
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accurately
adv.准确地,精确地
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borough
n.享有自治权的市镇;(英)自治市镇
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exertions
n.努力( exertion的名词复数 );费力;(能力、权力等的)运用;行使
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loyalty
n.忠诚,忠心
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remarkably
ad.不同寻常地,相当地
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blessing
n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿
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attachment
n.附属物,附件;依恋;依附
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amiable
adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的
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softened
(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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concealed
a.隐藏的,隐蔽的
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indifference
n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎
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eldest
adj.最年长的,最年老的
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legacy
n.遗产,遗赠;先人(或过去)留下的东西
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confide
v.向某人吐露秘密
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conceited
adj.自负的,骄傲自满的
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widower
n.鳏夫
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unreasonably
adv. 不合理地
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unreasonable
adj.不讲道理的,不合情理的,过度的
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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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elegance
n.优雅;优美,雅致;精致,巧妙
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esteem
n.尊敬,尊重;vt.尊重,敬重;把…看作
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wreck
n.失事,遇难;沉船;vt.(船等)失事,遇难
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revolving
adj.旋转的,轮转式的;循环的v.(使)旋转( revolve的现在分词 );细想
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scanty
adj.缺乏的,仅有的,节省的,狭小的,不够的
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enjoyment
n.乐趣;享有;享用
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apprehensions
疑惧
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apprehension
n.理解,领悟;逮捕,拘捕;忧虑
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fully
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
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solicited
v.恳求( solicit的过去式和过去分词 );(指娼妇)拉客;索求;征求
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averted
防止,避免( avert的过去式和过去分词 ); 转移
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overtures
n.主动的表示,提议;(向某人做出的)友好表示、姿态或提议( overture的名词复数 );(歌剧、芭蕾舞、音乐剧等的)序曲,前奏曲
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persevered
v.坚忍,坚持( persevere的过去式和过去分词 )
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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interval
n.间隔,间距;幕间休息,中场休息
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miserably
adv.痛苦地;悲惨地;糟糕地;极度地
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perpetuated
vt.使永存(perpetuate的过去式与过去分词形式)
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intervention
n.介入,干涉,干预
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alloy
n.合金,(金属的)成色
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agitations
(液体等的)摇动( agitation的名词复数 ); 鼓动; 激烈争论; (情绪等的)纷乱
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vacancies
n.空房间( vacancy的名词复数 );空虚;空白;空缺
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accomplishments
n.造诣;完成( accomplishment的名词复数 );技能;成绩;成就
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solicitude
n.焦虑
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concealing
v.隐藏,隐瞒,遮住( conceal的现在分词 )
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partially
adv.部分地,从某些方面讲
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retrench
v.节省,削减
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expedients
n.应急有效的,权宜之计的( expedient的名词复数 )
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insufficient
adj.(for,of)不足的,不够的
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lessening
减轻,减少,变小
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relinquishing
交出,让给( relinquish的现在分词 ); 放弃
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condescend
v.俯就,屈尊;堕落,丢丑
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condescended
屈尊,俯就( condescend的过去式和过去分词 ); 故意表示和蔼可亲
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confidential
adj.秘(机)密的,表示信任的,担任机密工作的
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embarrassments
n.尴尬( embarrassment的名词复数 );难堪;局促不安;令人难堪或耻辱的事
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expenditure
n.(时间、劳力、金钱等)支出;使用,消耗