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The housemaid's folding back her window-shutters at eight o'clock the next day was the sound which first roused Catherine; and she opened her eyes, wondering that they could ever have been closed, on objects of cheerfulness; her fire was already burning, and a bright morning had succeeded the tempest of the night. Instantaneously, with the consciousness of existence, returned her recollection of the manuscript; and springing from the bed in the very moment of the maid's going away, she eagerly collected every scattered1 sheet which had burst from the roll on its falling to the ground, and flew back to enjoy the luxury of their perusal2 on her pillow. She now plainly saw that she must not expect a manuscript of equal length with the generality of what she had shuddered3 over in books, for the roll, seeming to consist entirely4 of small disjointed sheets, was altogether but of trifling5 size, and much less than she had supposed it to be at first.
Her greedy eye glanced rapidly over a page. She started at its import. Could it be possible, or did not her senses play her false? An inventory6 of linen7, in coarse and modern characters, seemed all that was before her! If the evidence of sight might be trusted, she held a washing-bill in her hand. She seized another sheet, and saw the same articles with little variation; a third, a fourth, and a fifth presented nothing new. Shirts, stockings, cravats8, and waistcoats faced her in each. Two others, penned by the same hand, marked an expenditure9 scarcely more interesting, in letters, hair-powder, shoe-string, and breeches-ball. And the larger sheet, which had enclosed the rest, seemed by its first
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scattered
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的
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perusal
n.细读,熟读;目测
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shuddered
v.战栗( shudder的过去式和过去分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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trifling
adj.微不足道的;没什么价值的
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inventory
n.详细目录,存货清单
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linen
n.亚麻布,亚麻线,亚麻制品;adj.亚麻布制的,亚麻的
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cravats
n.(系在衬衫衣领里面的)男式围巾( cravat的名词复数 )
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expenditure
n.(时间、劳力、金钱等)支出;使用,消耗
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cramp
n.痉挛;[pl.](腹)绞痛;vt.限制,束缚
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chestnut
n.栗树,栗子
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mare
n.母马,母驴
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negligence
n.疏忽,玩忽,粗心大意
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humbled
adj. 卑下的,谦逊的,粗陋的
vt. 使 ... 卑下,贬低
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catching
adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住
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judgment
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
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absurdity
n.荒谬,愚蠢;谬论
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folly
n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话
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hearty
adj.热情友好的;衷心的;尽情的,纵情的
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untoward
adj.不利的,不幸的,困难重重的
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remarkable
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
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darted
v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔
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pointed
adj.尖的,直截了当的
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immediate
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
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distressing
a.使人痛苦的
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constrained
adj.束缚的,节制的
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sleeplessness
n.失眠,警觉
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enjoyment
n.乐趣;享有;享用
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tempting
a.诱人的, 吸引人的
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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disposition
n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署
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blessing
n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿
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embarrassment
n.尴尬;使人为难的人(事物);障碍;窘迫
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elegance
n.优雅;优美,雅致;精致,巧妙
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lucidly
adv.清透地,透明地
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enchanted
adj. 被施魔法的,陶醉的,入迷的
动词enchant的过去式和过去分词
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approbation
n.称赞;认可
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specimens
n.样品( specimen的名词复数 );范例;(化验的)抽样;某种类型的人
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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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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impartial
adj.(in,to)公正的,无偏见的
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solely
adv.仅仅,唯一地
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expedient
adj.有用的,有利的;n.紧急的办法,权宜之计
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eldest
adj.最年长的,最年老的
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imposing
adj.使人难忘的,壮丽的,堂皇的,雄伟的
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leisurely
adj.悠闲的;从容的,慢慢的
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drawn
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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joyful
adj.欢乐的,令人欢欣的
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acquiescence
n.默许;顺从
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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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uncertainty
n.易变,靠不住,不确知,不确定的事物
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judicious
adj.明智的,明断的,能作出明智决定的
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implicitly
adv. 含蓄地, 暗中地, 毫不保留地
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unwillingness
n. 不愿意,不情愿
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inclination
n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好
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impatience
n.不耐烦,急躁
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picturesque
adj.美丽如画的,(语言)生动的,绘声绘色的
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bonnet
n.无边女帽;童帽
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grandeur
n.伟大,崇高,宏伟,庄严,豪华
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ornaments
n.装饰( ornament的名词复数 );点缀;装饰品;首饰v.装饰,点缀,美化( ornament的第三人称单数 )
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admiration
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
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knolls
n.小圆丘,小土墩( knoll的名词复数 )
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plantations
n.种植园,大农场( plantation的名词复数 )
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assenting
同意,赞成( assent的现在分词 )
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gratitude
adj.感激,感谢
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orchard
n.果园,果园里的全部果树,(美俚)棒球场
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countless
adj.无数的,多得不计其数的
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solicitude
n.焦虑
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triumphant
adj.胜利的,成功的;狂欢的,喜悦的
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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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heartily
adv.衷心地,诚恳地,十分,很
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alterations
n.改动( alteration的名词复数 );更改;变化;改变
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winding
n.绕,缠,绕组,线圈
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grove
n.林子,小树林,园林
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scotch
n.伤口,刻痕;苏格兰威士忌酒;v.粉碎,消灭,阻止;adj.苏格兰(人)的
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opposition
n.反对,敌对
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delightful
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的
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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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countenance
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
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attentive
adj.注意的,专心的;关心(别人)的,殷勤的
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solitary
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士
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Augmented
adj.增音的
动词augment的过去式和过去分词形式
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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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consummate
adj.完美的;v.成婚;使完美 [反]baffle
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previously
adv.以前,先前(地)
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odious
adj.可憎的,讨厌的
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unnatural
adj.不自然的;反常的
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overdrawn
透支( overdraw的过去分词 ); (overdraw的过去分词)
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virtuous
adj.有品德的,善良的,贞洁的,有效力的