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MARIANNE'S illness, though weakening in its kind, had not been long enough to make her recovery slow; and with youth, natural strength, and her mother's presence in aid, it proceeded so smoothly1 as to enable her to remove, within four days after the arrival of the latter, into Mrs. Palmer's dressing-room. When there, at her own particular request, for she was impatient to pour forth2 her thanks to him for fetching her mother, Colonel Brandon was invited to visit her.
His emotion on entering the room, in seeing her altered looks, and in receiving the pale hand which she immediately held out to him, was such as, in Elinor's conjecture3, must arise from something more than his affection for Marianne, or the consciousness of its being known to others; and she soon discovered, in his melancholy4 eye and varying complexion5 as he looked at her sister, the probable recurrence6 of many past scenes of misery7 to his mind, brought back by that resemblance between Marianne and Eliza already acknowledged, and now strengthened by the hollow eye, the sickly skin, the posture8 of reclining weakness; and the warm acknowledgment of peculiar9 obligation.
Mrs. Dashwood, not less watchful10 of what passed than her daughter, but with a mind very differently influenced, and therefore watching to very different effect, saw nothing in the Colonel's behaviour but what arose from the most simple and self-evident sensations, while in the actions and words of Marianne she persuaded herself to think that something more than
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smoothly
adv.平滑地,顺利地,流利地,流畅地
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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conjecture
n./v.推测,猜测
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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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complexion
n.肤色;情况,局面;气质,性格
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recurrence
n.复发,反复,重现
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misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
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posture
n.姿势,姿态,心态,态度;v.作出某种姿势
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peculiar
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
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watchful
adj.注意的,警惕的
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gratitude
adj.感激,感谢
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abode
n.住处,住所
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joint
adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合
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hospitable
adj.好客的;宽容的;有利的,适宜的
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redeem
v.买回,赎回,挽回,恢复,履行(诺言等)
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lengthened
(时间或空间)延长,伸长( lengthen的过去式和过去分词 )
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engross
v.使全神贯注
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solitary
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士
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fatigue
n.疲劳,劳累
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zealous
adj.狂热的,热心的
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solicitous
adj.热切的,挂念的
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anguish
n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦,烦恼
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fortitude
n.坚忍不拔;刚毅
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conceal
v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽
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awakened
v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到
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exertion
n.尽力,努力
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resolute
adj.坚决的,果敢的
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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accustom
vt.使适应,使习惯
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procured
v.(努力)取得, (设法)获得( procure的过去式和过去分词 );拉皮条
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abatement
n.减(免)税,打折扣,冲销
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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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mutual
adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的
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plantations
n.种植园,大农场( plantation的名词复数 )
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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virtuous
adj.有品德的,善良的,贞洁的,有效力的
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fulfill
vt.履行,实现,完成;满足,使满意
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prospect
n.前景,前途;景色,视野
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tranquillity
n. 平静, 安静
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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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genial
adj.亲切的,和蔼的,愉快的,脾气好的
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tempt
vt.引诱,勾引,吸引,引起…的兴趣
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mound
n.土墩,堤,小山;v.筑堤,用土堆防卫
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acting
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的
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joyfully
adv. 喜悦地, 高兴地
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shamefully
可耻地; 丢脸地; 不体面地; 羞耻地
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fickle
adj.(爱情或友谊上)易变的,不坚定的
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eligibility
n.合格,资格
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postponing
v.延期,推迟( postpone的现在分词 )
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judgment
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
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censure
v./n.责备;非难;责难
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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negligence
n.疏忽,玩忽,粗心大意
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abhorrence
n.憎恶;可憎恶的事
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insolent
adj.傲慢的,无理的
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compassion
n.同情,怜悯
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lessen
vt.减少,减轻;缩小
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complaisance
n.彬彬有礼,殷勤,柔顺
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deserted
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的
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professed
公开声称的,伪称的,已立誓信教的
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miserable
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
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soothe
v.安慰;使平静;使减轻;缓和;奉承
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contrition
n.悔罪,痛悔
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solely
adv.仅仅,唯一地
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incitement
激励; 刺激; 煽动; 激励物
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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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Amended
adj. 修正的
动词amend的过去式和过去分词
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lesser
adj.次要的,较小的;adv.较小地,较少地
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propriety
n.正当行为;正当;适当
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narration
n.讲述,叙述;故事;记叙体
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recital
n.朗诵,独奏会,独唱会
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repentance
n.懊悔
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softened
(使)变软( soften的过去式和过去分词 ); 缓解打击; 缓和; 安慰
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fixed
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
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syllable
n.音节;vt.分音节
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dreading
v.害怕,恐惧,担心( dread的现在分词 )
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conjecturing
v. & n. 推测,臆测
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solitude
n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方