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UP the long hill from the station at St.-Cloud, Lizzie West climbed in the cold spring sunshine. As she breasted the incline, she noticed the first waves of wistaria over courtyard railings and the high lights of new foliage1 against the walls of ivy-matted gardens; and she thought again, as she had thought a hundred times before, that she had never seen so beautiful a spring.
She was on her way to the Deerings’ house, in a street near the hilltop; and every step was dear and familiar to her. She went there five times a week to teach little Juliet Deering, the daughter of Mr. Vincent Deering, the distinguished2 American artist. Juliet had been her pupil for two years, and day after day, during that time, Lizzie West had mounted the hill in all weathers; sometimes with her umbrella bent3 against a driving rain, sometimes with her frail4 cotton parasol unfurled beneath a fiery5 sun, sometimes with the snow soaking through her patched boots or a bitter wind piercing her thin jacket, sometimes with the dust whirling about her and bleaching6 the flowers of the poor little hat that had to “carry her through” till next summer.
At first the ascent7 had seemed tedious enough, as dull as the trudge8 to her other lessons. Lizzie was not a heaven-sent teacher; she had no born zeal9 for her calling, and though she dealt kindly10 and dutifully with her pupils, she did not fly to them on winged feet. But one day something had happened to change the face of life, and since then the climb to the Deering house had seemed like a dream-flight up a heavenly stairway.
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foliage
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n.叶子,树叶,簇叶 | |
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n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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adj.燃烧着的,火红的;暴躁的;激烈的 | |
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漂白法,漂白 | |
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n.(声望或地位)提高;上升,升高;登高 | |
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zeal
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n.热心,热情,热忱 | |
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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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tumult
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n.喧哗;激动,混乱;吵闹 | |
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greasy
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consecutive
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adj.连续的,联贯的,始终一贯的 | |
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assent
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v.批准,认可;n.批准,认可 | |
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crimson
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n./adj.深(绯)红色(的);vi.脸变绯红色 | |
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misery
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n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦 | |
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gallantly
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adv. 漂亮地,勇敢地,献殷勤地 | |
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gaily
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adv.欢乐地,高兴地 | |
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infinitely
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adv.无限地,无穷地 | |
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lavished
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v.过分给予,滥施( lavish的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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anecdotes
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n.掌故,趣闻,轶事( anecdote的名词复数 ) | |
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edifying
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adj.有教训意味的,教训性的,有益的v.开导,启发( edify的现在分词 ) | |
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prattle
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n.闲谈;v.(小孩般)天真无邪地说话;发出连续而无意义的声音 | |
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exclusion
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n.拒绝,排除,排斥,远足,远途旅行 | |
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intervention
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n.介入,干涉,干预 | |
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profanely
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intruding
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rite
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n.典礼,惯例,习俗 | |
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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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stoic
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n.坚忍克己之人,禁欲主义者 | |
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futile
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adj.无效的,无用的,无希望的 | |
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grudged
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怀恨(grudge的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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wretch
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n.可怜的人,不幸的人;卑鄙的人 | |
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revolved
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v.(使)旋转( revolve的过去式和过去分词 );细想 | |
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mutual
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adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的 | |
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insistence
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n.坚持;强调;坚决主张 | |
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wailed
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v.哭叫,哀号( wail的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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waylaid
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v.拦截,拦路( waylay的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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n.晦暗,污点;vt.使失去光泽;玷污 | |
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penitent
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adj.后悔的;n.后悔者;忏悔者 | |
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penitence
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n.忏悔,赎罪;悔过 | |
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pointed
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artistic
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adj.艺术(家)的,美术(家)的;善于艺术创作的 | |
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laurels
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n.桂冠,荣誉 | |
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thwarted
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阻挠( thwart的过去式和过去分词 ); 使受挫折; 挫败; 横过 | |
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proficiency
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n.精通,熟练,精练 | |
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tangible
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adj.有形的,可触摸的,确凿的,实际的 | |
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publicity
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n.众所周知,闻名;宣传,广告 | |
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stranded
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a.搁浅的,进退两难的 | |
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isolation
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n.隔离,孤立,分解,分离 | |
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eminent
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adj.显赫的,杰出的,有名的,优良的 | |
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indifference
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n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎 | |
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miraculous
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adj.像奇迹一样的,不可思议的 | |
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inevitable
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adj.不可避免的,必然发生的 | |
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doomed
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precarious
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adj.不安定的,靠不住的;根据不足的 | |
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afterward
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adv.后来;以后 | |
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determined
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adj.坚定的;有决心的 | |
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sequestered
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adj.扣押的;隐退的;幽静的;偏僻的v.使隔绝,使隔离( sequester的过去式和过去分词 );扣押 | |
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avowal
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n.公开宣称,坦白承认 | |
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merged
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(使)混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 ); 相融; 融入; 渐渐消失在某物中 | |
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haze
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n.霾,烟雾;懵懂,迷糊;vi.(over)变模糊 | |
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enveloping
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v.包围,笼罩,包住( envelop的现在分词 ) | |
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fatality
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n.不幸,灾祸,天命 | |
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outlet
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n.出口/路;销路;批发商店;通风口;发泄 | |
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competence
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n.能力,胜任,称职 | |
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wondrous
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syllable
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adj.凿刻的,轮廓分明的v.凿,雕,镌( chisel的过去式 ) | |
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previously
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n.水族馆,养鱼池,玻璃缸 | |
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austere
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recoiled
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v.畏缩( recoil的过去式和过去分词 );退缩;报应;返回 | |
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n.良心上的不安( scruple的名词复数 );顾虑,顾忌v.感到于心不安,有顾忌( scruple的第三人称单数 ) | |
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acquiescence
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homage
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solitude
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grove
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fleeting
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windings
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(道路、河流等)蜿蜒的,弯曲的( winding的名词复数 ); 缠绕( wind的现在分词 ); 卷绕; 转动(把手) | |
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monstrous
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adj.巨大的;恐怖的;可耻的,丢脸的 | |
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lark
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