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Our party, on the 5th of November, passed off very well, in spite of Mrs. Graham's refusal to grace it with her presence. Indeed, it is probable that, had she been there, there would have been less cordiality, freedom, and frolic amongst us than there was without her.
My mother, as usual, was cheerful and chatty, full of activity and good-nature, and only faulty in being too anxious to make her guests happy, thereby1 forcing several of them to do what their soul abhorred2 in the way of eating or drinking, sitting opposite the blazing fire, or talking when they would be silent. Nevertheless, they bore it very well, being all in their holiday humours.
Mr. Millward was mighty3 in important dogmas and sententious jokes, pompous4 anecdotes5 and oracular discourses7, dealt out for the edification of the whole assembly in general, and of the admiring Mrs. Markham, the polite Mr. Lawrence, the sedate8 Mary Millward, the quiet Richard Wilson, and the matter-of-fact Robert in particular, - as being the most attentive9 listeners.
Mrs. Wilson was more brilliant than ever, with her budgets of fresh news and old scandal, strung together with trivial questions and remarks, and oft-repeated observations, uttered apparently10 for the sole purpose of denying a moment's rest to her inexhaustible organs of speech. She had brought her knitting with her, and it seemed as if her tongue had laid a wager11 with her fingers, to outdo them in swift and ceaseless motion.
Her daughter Jane was, of course, as
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thereby
adv.因此,从而
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abhorred
v.憎恶( abhor的过去式和过去分词 );(厌恶地)回避;拒绝;淘汰
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mighty
adj.强有力的;巨大的
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pompous
adj.傲慢的,自大的;夸大的;豪华的
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anecdotes
n.掌故,趣闻,轶事( anecdote的名词复数 )
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discourse
n.论文,演说;谈话;话语;vi.讲述,著述
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discourses
论文( discourse的名词复数 ); 演说; 讲道; 话语
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sedate
adj.沉着的,镇静的,安静的
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attentive
adj.注意的,专心的;关心(别人)的,殷勤的
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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wager
n.赌注;vt.押注,打赌
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graceful
adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的
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witty
adj.机智的,风趣的
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subdue
vt.制服,使顺从,征服;抑制,克制
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subjugation
n.镇压,平息,征服
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jug
n.(有柄,小口,可盛水等的)大壶,罐,盂
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mingled
混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系]
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asperity
n.粗鲁,艰苦
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artifice
n.妙计,高明的手段;狡诈,诡计
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penetration
n.穿透,穿人,渗透
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squire
n.护卫, 侍从, 乡绅
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persecuting
(尤指宗教或政治信仰的)迫害(~sb. for sth.)( persecute的现在分词 ); 烦扰,困扰或骚扰某人
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viands
n.食品,食物
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worthy
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
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solicitous
adj.热切的,挂念的
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tormented
饱受折磨的
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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sullen
adj.愠怒的,闷闷不乐的,(天气等)阴沉的
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derive
v.取得;导出;引申;来自;源自;出自
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devoted
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
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relaxations
n.消遣( relaxation的名词复数 );松懈;松弛;放松
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enjoyments
愉快( enjoyment的名词复数 ); 令人愉快的事物; 享有; 享受
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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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bosom
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的
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belied
v.掩饰( belie的过去式和过去分词 );证明(或显示)…为虚假;辜负;就…扯谎
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saucy
adj.无礼的;俊俏的;活泼的
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vivacity
n.快活,活泼,精神充沛
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folly
n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话
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essentially
adv.本质上,实质上,基本上
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secluded
adj.与世隔绝的;隐退的;偏僻的v.使隔开,使隐退( seclude的过去式和过去分词)
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solitary
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士
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inclination
n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好
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chilly
adj.凉快的,寒冷的
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morbid
adj.病的;致病的;病态的;可怕的
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delicacy
n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴
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peculiar
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
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intimacy
n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行
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mutual
adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的
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predilection
n.偏好
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unimpeachable
adj.无可指责的;adv.无可怀疑地
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texture
n.(织物)质地;(材料)构造;结构;肌理
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scruple
n./v.顾忌,迟疑
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tenant
n.承租人;房客;佃户;v.租借,租用
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tune
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整
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demurred
v.表示异议,反对( demur的过去式和过去分词 )
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bridled
给…套龙头( bridle的过去式和过去分词 ); 控制; 昂首表示轻蔑(或怨忿等); 动怒,生气
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beverage
n.(水,酒等之外的)饮料
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brewed
调制( brew的过去式和过去分词 ); 酝酿; 沏(茶); 煮(咖啡)
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excellences
n.卓越( excellence的名词复数 );(只用于所修饰的名词后)杰出的;卓越的;出类拔萃的
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skilfully
adv. (美skillfully)熟练地
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fully
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
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foam
v./n.泡沫,起泡沫
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draught
n.拉,牵引,拖;一网(饮,吸,阵);顿服药量,通风;v.起草,设计
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smacked
拍,打,掴( smack的过去式和过去分词 )
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brewing
n. 酿造, 一次酿造的量
动词brew的现在分词形式
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helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
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oracle
n.神谕,神谕处,预言
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blessing
n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿
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blessings
n.(上帝的)祝福( blessing的名词复数 );好事;福分;因祸得福
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providence
n.深谋远虑,天道,天意;远见;节约;上帝
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trample
vt.踩,践踏;无视,伤害,侵犯
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impiety
n.不敬;不孝
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proceeding
n.行动,进行,(pl.)会议录,学报
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reverence
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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vouchsafed
v.给予,赐予( vouchsafe的过去式和过去分词 );允诺
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complacently
adv. 满足地, 自满地, 沾沾自喜地
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sipped
v.小口喝,呷,抿( sip的过去式和过去分词 )
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covertly
adv.偷偷摸摸地
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prone
adj.(to)易于…的,很可能…的;俯卧的
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intemperance
n.放纵
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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intoxicating
a. 醉人的,使人兴奋的
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lauded
v.称赞,赞美( laud的过去式和过去分词 )
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strictly
adv.严厉地,严格地;严密地
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tempting
a.诱人的, 吸引人的
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thoroughly
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地
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scripture
n.经文,圣书,手稿;Scripture:(常用复数)《圣经》,《圣经》中的一段
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abstain
v.自制,戒绝,弃权,避免
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simile
n.直喻,明喻
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distinguished
adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的
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amiable
adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的
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conformity
n.一致,遵从,顺从
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repelled
v.击退( repel的过去式和过去分词 );使厌恶;排斥;推开
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trifling
adj.微不足道的;没什么价值的
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pastor
n.牧师,牧人
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obstinately
ad.固执地,顽固地
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entreated
恳求,乞求( entreat的过去式和过去分词 )
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delightful
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的
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pretence
n.假装,作假;借口,口实;虚伪;虚饰
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enveloping
v.包围,笼罩,包住( envelop的现在分词 )
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alas
int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)
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doomed
命定的
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remonstrance
n抗议,抱怨
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galloping
adj. 飞驰的, 急性的
动词gallop的现在分词形式
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bind
vt.捆,包扎;装订;约束;使凝固;vi.变硬
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repent
v.悔悟,悔改,忏悔,后悔
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entangled
adj.卷入的;陷入的;被缠住的;缠在一起的v.使某人(某物/自己)缠绕,纠缠于(某物中),使某人(自己)陷入(困难或复杂的环境中)( entangle的过去式和过去分词 )
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snares
n.陷阱( snare的名词复数 );圈套;诱人遭受失败(丢脸、损失等)的东西;诱惑物v.用罗网捕捉,诱陷,陷害( snare的第三人称单数 )
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gushing
adj.迸出的;涌出的;喷出的;过分热情的v.喷,涌( gush的现在分词 );滔滔不绝地说话
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efface
v.擦掉,抹去
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disapprove
v.不赞成,不同意,不批准
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considerably
adv.极大地;相当大地;在很大程度上
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quenched
解(渴)( quench的过去式和过去分词 ); 终止(某事物); (用水)扑灭(火焰等); 将(热物体)放入水中急速冷却