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HE SET OFF down the bank, and she went unwillingly1 with him. Yet she would not have stayed away, either.
`We know each other well, you and I, already,' he said. She did not answer.
In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer's wife was talking shrilly2 to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening3 bluish foulard, strangely luminous4 in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices. The cages were all placed round a small square window at the back, where the sunshine came in, a beautiful beam, filtering through green leaves of a tree. The voice of Mrs Salmon5 shrilled6 against the noise of the birds, which rose ever more wild and triumphant7, and the woman's voice went up and up against them, and the birds replied with wild animation8.
`Here's Rupert!' shouted Gerald in the midst of the din9. He was suffering badly, being very sensitive in the ear.
`O-o-h them birds, they won't let you speak -- !' shrilled the labourer's wife in disgust. `I'll cover them up.'
And she darted10 here and there, throwing a duster, an apron11, a towel, a table-cloth over the cages of the birds.
`Now will you stop it, and let a body speak for your row,' she said, still in a voice that was too high.
The party watched her. Soon the cages were covered, they had a strange
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unwillingly
adv.不情愿地
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shrilly
尖声的; 光亮的,耀眼的
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glistening
adj.闪耀的,反光的v.湿物闪耀,闪亮( glisten的现在分词 )
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luminous
adj.发光的,发亮的;光明的;明白易懂的;有启发的
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salmon
n.鲑,大马哈鱼,橙红色的
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shrilled
(声音)尖锐的,刺耳的,高频率的( shrill的过去式和过去分词 )
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triumphant
adj.胜利的,成功的;狂欢的,喜悦的
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animation
n.活泼,兴奋,卡通片/动画片的制作
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din
n.喧闹声,嘈杂声
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darted
v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔
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apron
n.围裙;工作裙
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funereal
adj.悲哀的;送葬的
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defiant
adj.无礼的,挑战的
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reassuringly
ad.安心,可靠
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naturalist
n.博物学家(尤指直接观察动植物者)
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chuckled
轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 )
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eyelids
n.眼睑( eyelid的名词复数 );眼睛也不眨一下;不露声色;面不改色
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muse
n.缪斯(希腊神话中的女神),创作灵感
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unnatural
adj.不自然的;反常的
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delightful
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的
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sinister
adj.不吉利的,凶恶的,左边的
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shrugged
vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式)
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bosom
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的
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bustling
adj.喧闹的
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vaguely
adv.含糊地,暖昧地
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intimacy
n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行
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envelop
vt.包,封,遮盖;包围
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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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tangled
adj. 纠缠的,紊乱的
动词tangle的过去式和过去分词
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peculiarity
n.独特性,特色;特殊的东西;怪癖
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onlookers
n.旁观者,观看者( onlooker的名词复数 )
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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thwarted
阻挠( thwart的过去式和过去分词 ); 使受挫折; 挫败; 横过
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metallic
adj.金属的;金属制的;含金属的;产金属的;像金属的
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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Oxford
n.牛津(英国城市)
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animate
v.赋于生命,鼓励;adj.有生命的,有生气的
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palaver
adj.壮丽堂皇的;n.废话,空话
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grassy
adj.盖满草的;长满草的
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wincing
赶紧避开,畏缩( wince的现在分词 )
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frenzy
n.疯狂,狂热,极度的激动
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inflict
vt.(on)把…强加给,使遭受,使承担
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stiffened
加强的
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mare
n.母马,母驴
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musing
n. 沉思,冥想
adj. 沉思的, 冥想的
动词muse的现在分词形式
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maudlin
adj.感情脆弱的,爱哭的
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strictly
adv.严厉地,严格地;严密地
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intelligibly
adv.可理解地,明了地,清晰地
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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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repelling
v.击退( repel的现在分词 );使厌恶;排斥;推开
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jaw
n.颚,颌,说教,流言蜚语;v.喋喋不休,教训
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interval
n.间隔,间距;幕间休息,中场休息
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maelstrom
n.大乱动;大漩涡
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chaotic
adj.混沌的,一片混乱的,一团糟的
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shuddered
v.战栗( shudder的过去式和过去分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动
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nausea
n.作呕,恶心;极端的憎恶(或厌恶)
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seasickness
n.晕船
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subconsciousness
潜意识;下意识
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oblivious
adj.易忘的,遗忘的,忘却的,健忘的
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jeered
v.嘲笑( jeer的过去式和过去分词 )
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opposition
n.反对,敌对
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utterly
adv.完全地,绝对地
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domesticate
vt.驯养;使归化,使专注于家务
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dominant
adj.支配的,统治的;占优势的;显性的;n.主因,要素,主要的人(或物);显性基因
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antagonists
对立[对抗] 者,对手,敌手( antagonist的名词复数 ); 对抗肌; 对抗药
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impersonal
adj.无个人感情的,与个人无关的,非人称的
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arrogance
n.傲慢,自大
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soothing
adj.慰藉的;使人宽心的;镇静的
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spotted
adj.有斑点的,斑纹的,弄污了的
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soothe
v.安慰;使平静;使减轻;缓和;奉承
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dual
adj.双的;二重的,二元的
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flicker
vi./n.闪烁,摇曳,闪现
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clenched
v.紧握,抓紧,咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 )
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downwards
adj./adv.向下的(地),下行的(地)
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poking
n. 刺,戳,袋
vt. 拨开,刺,戳
vi. 戳,刺,捅,搜索,伸出,行动散慢
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prying
adj.爱打听的v.打听,刺探(他人的私事)( pry的现在分词 );撬开
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reassured
adj.使消除疑虑的;使放心的v.再保证,恢复信心( reassure的过去式和过去分词)
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purely
adv.纯粹地,完全地
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confirmation
n.证实,确认,批准
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recoiling
v.畏缩( recoil的现在分词 );退缩;报应;返回
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conspirators
n.共谋者,阴谋家( conspirator的名词复数 )
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withdrawn
vt.收回;使退出;vi.撤退,退出
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watchfulness
警惕,留心; 警觉(性)
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fowl
n.家禽,鸡,禽肉
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trotted
小跑,急走( trot的过去分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走
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interfering
adj. 妨碍的
动词interfere的现在分词
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plunged
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降
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shudders
n.颤动,打颤,战栗( shudder的名词复数 )v.战栗( shudder的第三人称单数 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动