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A Woman’s Kingdom chapter 2
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Christmas Morning
“They have left off ringing ever so long! It’s dreadful; you won’t be there before the service is over! Get up!”
“Two horses are racing2, racing . . .” said Anna Akimovna, and she woke up; before her, candle in hand, stood her maid, red-haired Masha. “Well, what is it?”
“Service is over already,” said Masha with despair. “I have called you three times! Sleep till evening for me, but you told me yourself to call you!”
Anna Akimovna raised herself on her elbow and glanced towards the window. It was still quite dark outside, and only the lower edge of the window-frame was white with snow. She could hear a low, mellow3 chime of bells; it was not the parish church, but somewhere further away. The watch on the little table showed three minutes past six.
“Very well, Masha. . . . In three minutes . . .” said Anna Akimovna in an imploring4 voice, and she snuggled under the bed-clothes.
She imagined the snow at the front door, the sledge6, the dark sky, the crowd in the church, and the smell of juniper, and she felt dread1 at the thought; but all the same, she made up her mind that she would get up at once and go to early service. And while she was warm in bed and struggling with sleep — which seems, as though to spite one, particularly sweet when one ought to get up — and while she had visions of an immense garden on a mountain and then Gushtchin’s Buildings, she was worried all the time by the thought that she ought to get up that very minute and go to church.
But when she got up it was quite light, and it turned out to be half-past nine. There had been a heavy fall of snow in the night; the trees were clothed in white, and the air was particularly light, transparent7, and tender, so that when Anna Akimovna looked out of the window her first impulse was to draw a deep, deep breath. And when she had washed, a relic
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dread
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| vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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racing
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| n.竞赛,赛马;adj.竞赛用的,赛马用的 | |
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mellow
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| adj.柔和的;熟透的;v.变柔和;(使)成熟 | |
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imploring
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| 恳求的,哀求的 | |
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snug
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| adj.温暖舒适的,合身的,安全的;v.使整洁干净,舒适地依靠,紧贴;n.(英)酒吧里的私房 | |
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sledge
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| n.雪橇,大锤;v.用雪橇搬运,坐雪橇往 | |
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transparent
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relic
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| n.神圣的遗物,遗迹,纪念物 | |
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plunged
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| v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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helping
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| n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的 | |
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fragrance
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| n.芬芳,香味,香气 | |
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rustle
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| v.沙沙作响;偷盗(牛、马等);n.沙沙声声 | |
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scent
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gaily
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| adv.欢乐地,高兴地 | |
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tune
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| n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整 | |
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passionate
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| adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的 | |
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dressing
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| n.(食物)调料;包扎伤口的用品,敷料 | |
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peculiar
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| adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的 | |
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velvety
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| adj. 像天鹅绒的, 轻软光滑的, 柔软的 | |
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prudent
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| adj.谨慎的,有远见的,精打细算的 | |
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devout
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| adj.虔诚的,虔敬的,衷心的 (n.devoutness) | |
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incense
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| v.激怒;n.香,焚香时的烟,香气 | |
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reverence
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| n.敬畏,尊敬,尊严;Reverence:对某些基督教神职人员的尊称;v.尊敬,敬畏,崇敬 | |
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| adj.浆硬的,硬挺的,拘泥刻板的v.把(衣服、床单等)浆一浆( starch的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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flannel
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| n.法兰绒;法兰绒衣服 | |
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bent
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| n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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downwards
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| adj./adv.向下的(地),下行的(地) | |
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numb
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| adj.麻木的,失去感觉的;v.使麻木 | |
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ecstasy
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| n.狂喜,心醉神怡,入迷 | |
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elegance
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| n.优雅;优美,雅致;精致,巧妙 | |
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gentry
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| n.绅士阶级,上层阶级 | |
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diffuse
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| v.扩散;传播;adj.冗长的;四散的,弥漫的 | |
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sincerity
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| n.真诚,诚意;真实 | |
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shrines
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| 圣地,圣坛,神圣场所( shrine的名词复数 ) | |
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smelt
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| v.熔解,熔炼;n.银白鱼,胡瓜鱼 | |
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monks
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| n.修道士,僧侣( monk的名词复数 ) | |
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rattle
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| v.飞奔,碰响;激怒;n.碰撞声;拨浪鼓 | |
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pervading
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| v.遍及,弥漫( pervade的现在分词 ) | |
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abashed
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orphanage
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| n.孤儿院 | |
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admiration
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| n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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squinted
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| 斜视( squint的过去式和过去分词 ); 眯着眼睛; 瞟; 从小孔或缝隙里看 | |
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pang
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| n.剧痛,悲痛,苦闷 | |
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munching
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| v.用力咀嚼(某物),大嚼( munch的现在分词 ) | |
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retinue
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| n.侍从;随员 | |
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cypress
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shroud
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| n.裹尸布,寿衣;罩,幕;vt.覆盖,隐藏 | |
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lottery
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| n.抽彩;碰运气的事,难于算计的事 | |
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hoarse
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| adj.嘶哑的,沙哑的 | |
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bosom
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| n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的 | |
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rascals
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| 流氓( rascal的名词复数 ); 无赖; (开玩笑说法)淘气的人(尤指小孩); 恶作剧的人 | |
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hog
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| n.猪;馋嘴贪吃的人;vt.把…占为己有,独占 | |
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transgress
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bass
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| n.男低音(歌手);低音乐器;低音大提琴 | |
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hoofs
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| n.(兽的)蹄,马蹄( hoof的名词复数 )v.(兽的)蹄,马蹄( hoof的第三人称单数 ) | |
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austere
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| adj.艰苦的;朴素的,朴实无华的;严峻的 | |
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berth
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wielded
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| 手持着使用(武器、工具等)( wield的过去式和过去分词 ); 具有; 运用(权力); 施加(影响) | |
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amazement
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cylinder
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stammering
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mishap
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gaudy
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agitated
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meddled
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rogue
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fretted
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| 焦躁的,附有弦马的,腐蚀的 | |
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| adj.坚持不懈的,执意的;持续的 | |
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meddling
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obstinacy
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complexion
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| n.肤色;情况,局面;气质,性格 | |
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spouse
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pious
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| adj.虔诚的;道貌岸然的 | |
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shriek
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| v./n.尖叫,叫喊 | |
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| adv.固定地;不屈地,坚定不移地 | |
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eyebrows
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| 眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 ) | |
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| n.傲慢;无礼;厚颜;傲慢的态度 | |
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inspector
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| n.检查员,监察员,视察员 | |
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mused
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| v.沉思,冥想( muse的过去式和过去分词 );沉思自语说(某事) | |
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ironical
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| adj.讽刺的,冷嘲的 | |
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kindly
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| adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地 | |
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jeer
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