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Chapter 7 New Scenes and Faces
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‘Mist clogs1 the sunshine,
Smoky dwarf2 houses
Have we round on every side.’
MATTHEW ARNOLD.
The next afternoon, about twenty miles from Milton–Northern, they entered on the little branch railway that led to Heston. Heston itself was one long straggling street, running parallel to the seashore. It had a character of its own, as different from the little bathing-places in the south of England as they again from those of the continent. To use a Scotch3 word, every thing looked more ‘purposelike.’ The country carts had more iron, and less wood and leather about the horse-gear; the people in the streets, although on pleasure bent4, had yet a busy mind. The colours looked grayer — more enduring, not so gay and pretty. There were no smock-frocks, even among the country folk; they retarded5 motion, and were apt to catch on machinery6, and so the habit of wearing them had died out. In such towns in the south of England, Margaret had seen the shopmen, when not employed in their business, lounging a little at their doors, enjoying the fresh air, and the look up and down the street. Here, if they had any leisure from customers, they made themselves business in the shop — even, Margaret fancied, to the unnecessary unrolling and rerolling of ribbons. All these differences struck upon her mind, as she and her mother went out next morning to look for lodgings7.
Their two nights at hotels had cost more than Mr. Hale had anticipated, and they were glad to take the first clean, cheerful for the first time for many days, did Margaret feel at rest. There rooms they met with that were at liberty to receive them. There, was a dreaminess in the rest, too, which made it still more perfect and luxurious8 to
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1 clogs | |
木屐; 木底鞋,木屐( clog的名词复数 ) | |
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2 dwarf | |
n.矮子,侏儒,矮小的动植物;vt.使…矮小 | |
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3 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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4 bent | |
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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5 retarded | |
a.智力迟钝的,智力发育迟缓的 | |
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6 machinery | |
n.(总称)机械,机器;机构 | |
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7 lodgings | |
n. 出租的房舍, 寄宿舍 | |
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8 luxurious | |
adj.精美而昂贵的;豪华的 | |
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9 repose | |
v.(使)休息;n.安息 | |
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10 fully | |
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地 | |
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11 misty | |
adj.雾蒙蒙的,有雾的 | |
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12 touching | |
adj.动人的,使人感伤的 | |
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13 pensiveness | |
n.pensive(沉思的)的变形 | |
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14 contemplate | |
vt.盘算,计议;周密考虑;注视,凝视 | |
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15 ascertain | |
vt.发现,确定,查明,弄清 | |
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16 repugnance | |
n.嫌恶 | |
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17 deferred | |
adj.延期的,缓召的v.拖延,延缓,推迟( defer的过去式和过去分词 );服从某人的意愿,遵从 | |
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18 fragrance | |
n.芬芳,香味,香气 | |
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19 puffing | |
v.使喷出( puff的现在分词 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧 | |
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20 sufficiently | |
adv.足够地,充分地 | |
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21 accounting | |
n.会计,会计学,借贷对照表 | |
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22 foretell | |
v.预言,预告,预示 | |
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23 lumbering | |
n.采伐林木 | |
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24 waggon | |
n.运货马车,运货车;敞篷车箱 | |
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25 thronged | |
v.成群,挤满( throng的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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26 footpaths | |
人行小径,人行道( footpath的名词复数 ) | |
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27 slovenly | |
adj.懒散的,不整齐的,邋遢的 | |
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28 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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29 tenant | |
n.承租人;房客;佃户;v.租借,租用 | |
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30 warehouse | |
n.仓库;vt.存入仓库 | |
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31 sitting-room | |
n.(BrE)客厅,起居室 | |
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32 projection | |
n.发射,计划,突出部分 | |
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33 grumbles | |
抱怨( grumble的第三人称单数 ); 发牢骚; 咕哝; 发哼声 | |
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34 attic | |
n.顶楼,屋顶室 | |
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35 overloading | |
过载,超载,过负载 | |
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36 gaudy | |
adj.华而不实的;俗丽的 | |
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37 ornament | |
v.装饰,美化;n.装饰,装饰物 | |
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38 simplicity | |
n.简单,简易;朴素;直率,单纯 | |
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39 elegance | |
n.优雅;优美,雅致;精致,巧妙 | |
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40 fixed | |
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
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41 dignified | |
a.可敬的,高贵的 | |
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42 habitual | |
adj.习惯性的;通常的,惯常的 | |
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43 discomfited | |
v.使为难( discomfit的过去式和过去分词);使狼狈;使挫折;挫败 | |
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44 middle-aged | |
adj.中年的 | |
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45 bonnet | |
n.无边女帽;童帽 | |
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46 countenance | |
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
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47 complexion | |
n.肤色;情况,局面;气质,性格 | |
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48 compliance | |
n.顺从;服从;附和;屈从 | |
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49 instigated | |
v.使(某事物)开始或发生,鼓动( instigate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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50 defiance | |
n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗 | |
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51 haughtiness | |
n.傲慢;傲气 | |
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52 courteously | |
adv.有礼貌地,亲切地 | |
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53 curt | |
adj.简短的,草率的 | |
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54 lithe | |
adj.(指人、身体)柔软的,易弯的 | |
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55 serene | |
adj. 安详的,宁静的,平静的 | |
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56 haughty | |
adj.傲慢的,高傲的 | |
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57 maiden | |
n.少女,处女;adj.未婚的,纯洁的,无经验的 | |
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58 compensate | |
vt.补偿,赔偿;酬报 vi.弥补;补偿;抵消 | |
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59 mortified | |
v.使受辱( mortify的过去式和过去分词 );伤害(人的感情);克制;抑制(肉体、情感等) | |
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60 admiration | |
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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61 indifference | |
n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎 | |
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62 irritation | |
n.激怒,恼怒,生气 | |
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63 refinement | |
n.文雅;高尚;精美;精制;精炼 | |
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64 superciliousness | |
n.高傲,傲慢 | |
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65 exhausted | |
adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的 | |
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66 courteousness | |
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67 mutual | |
adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的 | |
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68 hideous | |
adj.丑陋的,可憎的,可怕的,恐怖的 | |
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69 sketches | |
n.草图( sketch的名词复数 );素描;速写;梗概 | |
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70 kindly | |
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地 | |
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71 luncheon | |
n.午宴,午餐,便宴 | |
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72 inconvenient | |
adj.不方便的,令人感到麻烦的 | |
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73 gasp | |
n.喘息,气喘;v.喘息;气吁吁他说 | |
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74 abrupt | |
adj.突然的,意外的;唐突的,鲁莽的 | |
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75 hood | |
n.头巾,兜帽,覆盖;v.罩上,以头巾覆盖 | |
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76 intervals | |
n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 );间隔时间;[数学]区间;(戏剧、电影或音乐会的)幕间休息 | |
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77 remarkable | |
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的 | |
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78 disparagement | |
n.轻视,轻蔑 | |
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79 inflexible | |
adj.不可改变的,不受影响的,不屈服的 | |
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80 niche | |
n.壁龛;合适的职务(环境、位置等) | |
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81 tangible | |
adj.有形的,可触摸的,确凿的,实际的 | |
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82 obnoxious | |
adj.极恼人的,讨人厌的,可憎的 | |
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83 remonstrance | |
n抗议,抱怨 | |
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