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The drawing-room curtains at Windy Corner had been pulled to meet, for the carpet was new and deserved protection from the August sun. They were heavy curtains, reaching almost to the ground, and the light that filtered through them was subdued1 and varied2. A poet--none was present--might have quoted, "Life like a dome3 of many coloured glass," or might have compared the curtains to sluice-gates, lowered against the intolerable tides of heaven. Without was poured a sea of radiance; within, the glory, though visible, was tempered to the capacities of man.
Two pleasant people sat in the room. One--a boy of nineteen--was studying a small manual of anatomy4, and peering occasionally at a bone which lay upon the piano. From time to time he bounced in his chair and puffed5 and groaned6, for the day was hot and the print small, and the human frame fearfully made; and his mother, who was writing a letter, did continually read out to him what she had written. And continually did she rise from her seat and part the curtains so that a rivulet7 of light fell across the carpet, and make the remark that they were still there.
"Where aren't they?" said the boy, who was Freddy, Lucy's brother. "I tell you I'm getting fairly sick."
"For goodness' sake go out of my drawing-room, then?" cried Mrs. Honeychurch, who hoped to cure her children of slang by taking it literally8.
Freddy did not move or reply.
"I think things are coming to a head," she observed, rather wanting her son's opinion on the situation if she could obtain it without undue9 supplication
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subdued
adj. 屈服的,柔和的,减弱的
动词subdue的过去式和过去分词
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varied
adj.多样的,多变化的
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dome
n.圆屋顶,拱顶
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anatomy
n.解剖学,解剖;功能,结构,组织
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puffed
adj.疏松的v.使喷出( puff的过去式和过去分词 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧
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groaned
v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 );发牢骚;抱怨;受苦
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rivulet
n.小溪,小河
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literally
adv.照字面意义,逐字地;确实
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undue
adj.过分的;不适当的;未到期的
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supplication
n.恳求,祈愿,哀求
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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murmur
n.低语,低声的怨言;v.低语,低声而言
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awfully
adv.可怕地,非常地,极端地
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gulp
vt.吞咽,大口地吸(气);vi.哽住;n.吞咽
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stew
n.炖汤,焖,烦恼;v.炖汤,焖,忧虑
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truthful
adj.真实的,说实话的,诚实的
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abominable
adj.可厌的,令人憎恶的
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conceit
n.自负,自高自大
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deliberately
adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地
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dismally
adv.阴暗地,沉闷地
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eulogy
n.颂词;颂扬
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conceal
v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽
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plausible
adj.似真实的,似乎有理的,似乎可信的
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lurked
vi.潜伏,埋伏(lurk的过去式与过去分词形式)
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athletic
adj.擅长运动的,强健的;活跃的,体格健壮的
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unaware
a.不知道的,未意识到的
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profundity
n.渊博;深奥,深刻
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irritation
n.激怒,恼怒,生气
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instinctively
adv.本能地
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twitch
v.急拉,抽动,痉挛,抽搐;n.扯,阵痛,痉挛
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villas
别墅,公馆( villa的名词复数 ); (城郊)住宅
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rustic
adj.乡村的,有乡村特色的;n.乡下人,乡巴佬
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hovered
鸟( hover的过去式和过去分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫
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braced
adj.拉牢的v.支住( brace的过去式和过去分词 );撑牢;使自己站稳;振作起来
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tilted
v. 倾斜的
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deficient
adj.不足的,不充份的,有缺陷的
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physically
adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律
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asceticism
n.禁欲主义
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celibacy
n.独身(主义)
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proffered
v.提供,贡献,提出( proffer的过去式和过去分词 )
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amazement
n.惊奇,惊讶
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vaguely
adv.含糊地,暖昧地
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poetic
adj.富有诗意的,有诗人气质的,善于抒情的
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joyous
adj.充满快乐的;令人高兴的
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affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
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sentimental
adj.多愁善感的,感伤的
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descend
vt./vi.传下来,下来,下降
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marvel
vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异;n.令人惊异的事
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reticence
n.沉默,含蓄
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horrid
adj.可怕的;令人惊恐的;恐怖的;极讨厌的
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margin
n.页边空白;差额;余地,余裕;边,边缘
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recoiled
v.畏缩( recoil的过去式和过去分词 );退缩;报应;返回
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hesitation
n.犹豫,踌躇
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distinctive
adj.特别的,有特色的,与众不同的
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visualize
vt.使看得见,使具体化,想象,设想
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maple
n.槭树,枫树,槭木
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varnished
浸渍过的,涂漆的
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obtuse
adj.钝的;愚钝的
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worthy
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
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maples
槭树,枫树( maple的名词复数 ); 槭木
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kindled
(使某物)燃烧,着火( kindle的过去式和过去分词 ); 激起(感情等); 发亮,放光
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prattled
v.(小孩般)天真无邪地说话( prattle的过去式和过去分词 );发出连续而无意义的声音;闲扯;东拉西扯
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harry
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼
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grotesque
adj.怪诞的,丑陋的;n.怪诞的图案,怪人(物)
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remiss
adj.不小心的,马虎
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distressed
痛苦的
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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decadence
n.衰落,颓废
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effusively
adv.变溢地,热情洋溢地
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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standing
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
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sufficiently
adv.足够地,充分地
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sincerity
n.真诚,诚意;真实
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cynical
adj.(对人性或动机)怀疑的,不信世道向善的
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compartments
n.间隔( compartment的名词复数 );(列车车厢的)隔间;(家具或设备等的)分隔间;隔层
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mingle
vt.使混合,使相混;vi.混合起来;相交往
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tune
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整
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sketch
n.草图;梗概;素描;v.素描;概述
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artistically
adv.艺术性地
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tugs
n.猛拉( tug的名词复数 );猛拖;拖船v.用力拉,使劲拉,猛扯( tug的第三人称单数 )
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conceited
adj.自负的,骄傲自满的
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contemptible
adj.可鄙的,可轻视的,卑劣的
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metaphor
n.隐喻,暗喻
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refinement
n.文雅;高尚;精美;精制;精炼
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tiresome
adj.令人疲劳的,令人厌倦的
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prerogatives
n.权利( prerogative的名词复数 );特权;大主教法庭;总督委任组成的法庭
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momentous
adj.重要的,重大的
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toiled
长时间或辛苦地工作( toil的过去式和过去分词 ); 艰难缓慢地移动,跋涉
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geniality
n.和蔼,诚恳;愉快
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accomplished
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的
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invoke
v.求助于(神、法律);恳求,乞求
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blessing
n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿
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supremely
adv.无上地,崇高地
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dignify
vt.使有尊严;使崇高;给增光
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scriptures
经文,圣典( scripture的名词复数 ); 经典
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potent
adj.强有力的,有权势的;有效力的
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awe
n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧
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solitude
n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方
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hilarious
adj.充满笑声的,欢闹的;[反]depressed
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creed
n.信条;信念,纲领
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deride
v.嘲弄,愚弄
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misgivings
n.疑虑,担忧,害怕;疑虑,担心,恐惧( misgiving的名词复数 );疑惧
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hypocrisy
n.伪善,虚伪
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stimulated
a.刺激的
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wittiest
机智的,言辞巧妙的,情趣横生的( witty的最高级 )
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shrine
n.圣地,神龛,庙;v.将...置于神龛内,把...奉为神圣