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While Sir Walter and Elizabeth were assiduously pushing their good fortune in Laura Place, Anne was renewing an acquaintance of a very different description.
She had called on her former governess, and had heard from her of there being an old school-fellow in Bath, who had the two strong claims on her attention of past kindness and present suffering. Miss Hamilton, now Mrs Smith, had shewn her kindness in one of those periods of her life when it had been most valuable. Anne had gone unhappy to school, grieving for the loss of a mother whom she had dearly loved, feeling her separation from home, and suffering as a girl of fourteen, of strong sensibility and not high spirits, must suffer at such a time; and Miss Hamilton, three years older than herself, but still from the want of near relations and a settled home, remaining another year at school, had been useful and good to her in a way which had considerably1 lessened2 her misery3, and could never be remembered with indifference4.
Miss Hamilton had left school, had married not long afterwards, was said to have married a man of fortune, and this was all that Anne had known of her, till now that their governess's account brought her situation forward in a more decided5 but very different form.
She was a widow and poor. Her husband had been extravagant6; and at his death, about two years before, had left his affairs dreadfully involved. She had had difficulties of every sort to contend with, and in addition to these distresses7 had been afflicted8 with a severe rheumatic fever, which, finally settling in her legs, had made her for the present a cripple. She had come to Bath on that account, and was now in lodgings10
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considerably
adv.极大地;相当大地;在很大程度上
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lessened
减少的,减弱的
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misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
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indifference
n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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extravagant
adj.奢侈的;过分的;(言行等)放肆的
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distresses
n.悲痛( distress的名词复数 );痛苦;贫困;危险
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afflicted
使受痛苦,折磨( afflict的过去式和过去分词 )
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lodging
n.寄宿,住所;(大学生的)校外宿舍
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lodgings
n. 出租的房舍, 寄宿舍
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humble
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低
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mutual
adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的
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thoroughly
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地
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disposition
n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署
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converse
vi.谈话,谈天,闲聊;adv.相反的,相反
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restrictions
约束( restriction的名词复数 ); 管制; 制约因素; 带限制性的条件(或规则)
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astonishment
n.惊奇,惊异
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affluence
n.充裕,富足
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perplexed
adj.不知所措的
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languor
n.无精力,倦怠
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enjoyment
n.乐趣;享有;享用
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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fortitude
n.坚忍不拔;刚毅
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elasticity
n.弹性,伸缩力
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invalid
n.病人,伤残人;adj.有病的,伤残的;无效的
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disinterested
adj.不关心的,不感兴趣的
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attachment
n.附属物,附件;依恋;依附
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landlady
n.女房东,女地主
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unemployed
adj.失业的,没有工作的;未动用的,闲置的
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invaluable
adj.无价的,非常宝贵的,极为贵重的
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blessing
n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿
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infinitely
adv.无限地,无穷地
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bestow
v.把…赠与,把…授予;花费
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trifling
adj.微不足道的;没什么价值的
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cavil
v.挑毛病,吹毛求疵
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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follies
罪恶,时事讽刺剧; 愚蠢,蠢笨,愚蠢的行为、思想或做法( folly的名词复数 )
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ardent
adj.热情的,热烈的,强烈的,烈性的
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heroism
n.大无畏精神,英勇
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chamber
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所
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impatience
n.不耐烦,急躁
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generosity
n.大度,慷慨,慷慨的行为
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edify
v.陶冶;教化;启发
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paltry
adj.无价值的,微不足道的
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foul
adj.污秽的;邪恶的;v.弄脏;妨害;犯规;n.犯规
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inviting
adj.诱人的,引人注目的
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drawn
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
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recollect
v.回忆,想起,记起,忆起,记得
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delightful
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的
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compassionate
adj.有同情心的,表示同情的
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excellence
n.优秀,杰出,(pl.)优点,美德
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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exclamations
n.呼喊( exclamation的名词复数 );感叹;感叹语;感叹词
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uncertainty
n.易变,靠不住,不确知,不确定的事物
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virtues
美德( virtue的名词复数 ); 德行; 优点; 长处
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countenance
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
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subdue
vt.制服,使顺从,征服;抑制,克制
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propriety
n.正当行为;正当;适当
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adverse
adj.不利的;有害的;敌对的,不友好的
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professed
公开声称的,伪称的,已立誓信教的
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transgressed
v.超越( transgress的过去式和过去分词 );越过;违反;违背
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allusions
暗指,间接提到( allusion的名词复数 )
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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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ascertained
v.弄清,确定,查明( ascertain的过去式和过去分词 )
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cleansed
弄干净,清洗( cleanse的过去式和过去分词 )
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discreet
adj.(言行)谨慎的;慎重的;有判断力的
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incurable
adj.不能医治的,不能矫正的,无救的;n.不治的病人,无救的人
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sincerity
n.真诚,诚意;真实
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varied
adj.多样的,多变化的