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From this time, the subject was frequently canvassed1 by the three young people; and Catherine found, with some surprise, that her two young friends were perfectly2 agreed in considering Isabella's want of consequence and fortune as likely to throw great difficulties in the way of her marrying their brother. Their persuasion3 that the general would, upon this ground alone, independent of the objection that might be raised against her character, oppose the connection, turned her feelings moreover with some alarm towards herself. She was as insignificant4, and perhaps as portionless, as Isabella; and if the heir of the Tilney property had not grandeur5 and wealth enough in himself, at what point of interest were the demands of his younger brother to rest? The very painful reflections to which this thought led could only be dispersed6 by a dependence7 on the effect of that particular partiality, which, as she was given to understand by his words as well as his actions, she had from the first been so fortunate as to excite in the general; and by a recollection of some most generous and disinterested8 sentiments on the subject of money, which she had more than once heard him utter, and which tempted9 her to think his disposition10 in such matters misunderstood by his children.
They were so fully11 convinced, however, that their brother would not have the courage to apply in person for his father's consent, and so repeatedly assured her that he had never in his life been less likely to come to Northanger than at the present time, that she suffered her mind to be at ease as to the necessity of any sudden removal of her own. But as it was not to be supposed that Captain Tilney, whenever he made his application, would give his father any just idea of Isabella's conduct, it occurred to her as highly
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v.(在政治方面)游说( canvass的过去式和过去分词 );调查(如选举前选民的)意见;为讨论而提出(意见等);详细检查 | |
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persuasion
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n.劝说;说服;持有某种信仰的宗派 | |
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adj.无关紧要的,可忽略的,无意义的 | |
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grandeur
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n.伟大,崇高,宏伟,庄严,豪华 | |
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dispersed
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adj. 被驱散的, 被分散的, 散布的 | |
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dependence
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disinterested
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disposition
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expedient
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adj.有用的,有利的;n.紧急的办法,权宜之计 | |
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impartial
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adj.(in,to)公正的,无偏见的 | |
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confession
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folly
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n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话 | |
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incompatible
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adj.不相容的,不协调的,不相配的 | |
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remissness
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n.玩忽职守;马虎;怠慢;不小心 | |
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decency
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worthy
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adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的 | |
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buck
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n.雄鹿,雄兔;v.马离地跳跃 | |
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housekeeper
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n.管理家务的主妇,女管家 | |
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n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见 | |
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admiration
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adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
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commodious
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prettily
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simplicity
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remains
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astonishment
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nay
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heartily
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tenor
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n.男高音(歌手),次中音(乐器),要旨,大意 | |
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