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A quarter of an hour, twenty minutes, passed away, and Fanny was still thinking of Edmund, Miss Crawford, and herself, without interruption from any one. She began to be surprised at being left so long, and to listen with an anxious desire of hearing their steps and their voices again. She listened, and at length she heard; she heard voices and feet approaching; but she had just satisfied herself that it was not those she wanted, when Miss Bertram, Mr. Rushworth, and Mr. Crawford issued from the same path which she had trod herself, and were before her.
"Miss Price all alone" and "My dear Fanny, how comes this?" were the first salutations. She told her story. "Poor dear Fanny," cried her cousin, "how ill you have been used by them! You had better have staid with us."
Then seating herself with a gentleman on each side, she resumed the conversation which had engaged them before, and discussed the possibility of improvements with much animation1. Nothing was fixed2 on; but Henry Crawford was full of ideas and projects, and, generally speaking, whatever he proposed was immediately approved, first by her, and then by Mr. Rushworth, whose principal business seemed to be to hear the others, and who scarcely risked an original thought of his own beyond a wish that they had seen his friend Smith's place.
After some minutes spent in this way, Miss Bertram, observing the iron gate, expressed a wish of passing through it into the park, that their views and their plans might be more comprehensive. It was the very thing of all others to be wished, it was the best, it was the only way of proceeding3 with any advantage, in Henry Crawford's opinion; and he directly saw a knoll4 not half a mile off, which would give them exactly the requisite5 command of the house. Go therefore they must to that knoll, and through that gate; but the gate was locked. Mr. Rushworth wished he had brought the key; he had been very near thinking whether he should not bring the key; he was determined6 he would never come without the key again; but still this did not remove the present evil. They could not get through; and as Miss Bertram's
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n.活泼,兴奋,卡通片/动画片的制作 | |
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inclination
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n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好 | |
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vt.减少,减轻;缩小 | |
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adv.坦率地;彻底地;立即;adj.无疑的;彻底的 | |
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adv.确实地,无疑地 | |
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n.尴尬;使人为难的人(事物);障碍;窘迫 | |
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n.统治,管辖,支配权;领土,版图 | |
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groom
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anecdotes
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n.掌故,趣闻,轶事( anecdote的名词复数 ) | |
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prospects
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justify
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vt.证明…正当(或有理),为…辩护 | |
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literally
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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.林子,小树林,园林 | |
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n.穗( spike的名词复数 );跑鞋;(防滑)鞋钉;尖状物v.加烈酒于( spike的第三人称单数 );偷偷地给某人的饮料加入(更多)酒精( 或药物);把尖状物钉入;打乱某人的计划 | |
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n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方 | |
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unreasonable
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ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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vt.谋划,策划;设法做到;设计,想出 | |
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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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housekeeper
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n.管理家务的主妇,女管家 | |
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v.漫步,漫谈,漫游;n.漫步,闲谈,蔓延 | |
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(道路、河流等)蜿蜒的,弯曲的( winding的名词复数 ); 缠绕( wind的现在分词 ); 卷绕; 转动(把手) | |
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conversing
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intercept
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n.连接,接合;交叉点,接合处,枢纽站 | |
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contriving
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(不顾困难地)促成某事( contrive的现在分词 ); 巧妙地策划,精巧地制造(如机器); 设法做到 | |
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serenity
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n.宁静,沉着,晴朗 | |
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exhausted
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adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的 | |
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meditations
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默想( meditation的名词复数 ); 默念; 沉思; 冥想 | |
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