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One morning, about the beginning of November, while I was inditing1 some business letters, shortly after breakfast, Eliza Millward came to call upon my sister. Rose had neither the discrimination nor the virulence2 to regard the little demon3 as I did, and they still preserved their former intimacy4. At the moment of her arrival, however, there was no one in the room but Fergus and myself, my mother and sister being both of them absent, 'on household cares intent'; but I was not going to lay myself out for her amusement, whoever else might so incline: I merely honoured her with a careless salutation and a few words of course, and then went on with my writing, leaving my brother to be more polite if he chose. But she wanted to tease me.
'What a pleasure it is to find you at home, Mr. Markham!' said she, with a disingenuously5 malicious6 smile. 'I so seldom see you now, for you never come to the vicarage. Papa, is quite offended, I can tell you,' she added playfully, looking into my face with an impertinent laugh, as she seated herself, half beside and half before my desk, off the corner of the table.
'I have had a good deal to do of late,' said I, without looking up from my letter.
'Have you, indeed! Somebody said you had been strangely neglecting your business these last few months.'
'Somebody said wrong, for, these last two months especially, I have been particularly plodding7 and diligent8.'
'Ah! well, there's nothing like active employment, I suppose, to console the afflicted9; - and, excuse me, Mr. Markham, but you look so very far from well, and have been, by all accounts, so moody
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1
inditing
v.写(文章,信等)创作,赋诗,创作( indite的现在分词 )
2
virulence
n.毒力,毒性;病毒性;致病力
3
demon
n.魔鬼,恶魔
4
intimacy
n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行
5
disingenuously
adv.不诚实地,不坦白地
6
malicious
adj.有恶意的,心怀恶意的
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plodding
a.proceeding in a slow or dull way
8
diligent
adj.勤勉的,勤奋的
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afflicted
使受痛苦,折磨( afflict的过去式和过去分词 )
10
moody
adj.心情不稳的,易怒的,喜怒无常的
11
preying
v.掠食( prey的现在分词 );掠食;折磨;(人)靠欺诈为生
12
standing
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
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pointed
adj.尖的,直截了当的
14
winking
n.瞬眼,目语v.使眼色( wink的现在分词 );递眼色(表示友好或高兴等);(指光)闪烁;闪亮
15
mania
n.疯狂;躁狂症,狂热,癖好
16
deigning
v.屈尊,俯就( deign的现在分词 )
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bent
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
18
reconciliation
n.和解,和谐,一致
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exclamations
n.呼喊( exclamation的名词复数 );感叹;感叹语;感叹词
20
authentic
a.真的,真正的;可靠的,可信的,有根据的
21
lame
adj.跛的,(辩解、论据等)无说服力的
22
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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conjectured
推测,猜测,猜想( conjecture的过去式和过去分词 )
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detailed
adj.详细的,详尽的,极注意细节的,完全的
25
torment
n.折磨;令人痛苦的东西(人);vt.折磨;纠缠
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tormenting
使痛苦的,使苦恼的
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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vociferously
adv.喊叫地,吵闹地
29
strapped
adj.用皮带捆住的,用皮带装饰的;身无分文的;缺钱;手头紧v.用皮带捆扎(strap的过去式和过去分词);用皮带抽打;包扎;给…打绷带
30
bridle
n.笼头,束缚;vt.抑制,约束;动怒
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galloped
(使马)飞奔,奔驰( gallop的过去式和过去分词 ); 快速做[说]某事
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pensively
adv.沉思地,焦虑地
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inquiry
n.打听,询问,调查,查问
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relinquished
交出,让给( relinquish的过去式和过去分词 ); 放弃
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manor
n.庄园,领地
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gasped
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要
37
frantic
adj.狂乱的,错乱的,激昂的
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vehemently
adv. 热烈地
39
distraction
n.精神涣散,精神不集中,消遣,娱乐
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anguish
n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦,烦恼
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humbug
n.花招,谎话,欺骗
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detest
vt.痛恨,憎恶
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fervently
adv.热烈地,热情地,强烈地
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apprehensions
疑惧
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irresistible
adj.非常诱人的,无法拒绝的,无法抗拒的
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recollecting
v.记起,想起( recollect的现在分词 )
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immediate
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
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negligent
adj.疏忽的;玩忽的;粗心大意的
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invalid
n.病人,伤残人;adj.有病的,伤残的;无效的
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fortitude
n.坚忍不拔;刚毅
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trifling
adj.微不足道的;没什么价值的
52
temperate
adj.温和的,温带的,自我克制的,不过分的
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delirium
n. 神智昏迷,说胡话;极度兴奋
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fixed
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
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intensity
n.强烈,剧烈;强度;烈度
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horrified
a.(表现出)恐惧的
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conspicuous
adj.明眼的,惹人注目的;炫耀的,摆阔气的
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delirious
adj.不省人事的,神智昏迷的
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chamber
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所
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obedience
n.服从,顺从
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pertinacious
adj.顽固的
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agitation
n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动
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unravel
v.弄清楚(秘密);拆开,解开,松开
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upbraid
v.斥责,责骂,责备
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Christian
adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒
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scoop
n.铲子,舀取,独家新闻;v.汲取,舀取,抢先登出
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awaken
vi.醒,觉醒;vt.唤醒,使觉醒,唤起,激起
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contrition
n.悔罪,痛悔
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remorse
n.痛恨,悔恨,自责
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
71
feverish
adj.发烧的,狂热的,兴奋的
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deliberately
adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地
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forfeited
(因违反协议、犯规、受罚等)丧失,失去( forfeit的过去式和过去分词 )
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ratify
v.批准,认可,追认
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rend
vt.把…撕开,割裂;把…揪下来,强行夺取
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ushered
v.引,领,陪同( usher的过去式和过去分词 )
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instinctively
adv.本能地
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countenance
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
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expressive
adj.表现的,表达…的,富于表情的
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awe
n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧
81
perusing
v.读(某篇文字)( peruse的现在分词 );(尤指)细阅;审阅;匆匆读或心不在焉地浏览(某篇文字)
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darting
v.投掷,投射( dart的现在分词 );向前冲,飞奔
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vindictive
adj.有报仇心的,怀恨的,惩罚的
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lessen
vt.减少,减轻;缩小
85
inclination
n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好
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groaning
adj. 呜咽的, 呻吟的
动词groan的现在分词形式
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impatience
n.不耐烦,急躁
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sneered
讥笑,冷笑( sneer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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wondrous
adj.令人惊奇的,奇妙的;adv.惊人地;异乎寻常地;令人惊叹地
91
subdued
adj. 屈服的,柔和的,减弱的
动词subdue的过去式和过去分词
92
tranquil
adj. 安静的, 宁静的, 稳定的, 不变的
93
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
94
agitate
vi.(for,against)煽动,鼓动;vt.搅动
95
exhaustion
n.耗尽枯竭,疲惫,筋疲力尽,竭尽,详尽无遗的论述
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liar
n.说谎的人
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alleviate
v.减轻,缓和,缓解(痛苦等)
98
malice
n.恶意,怨恨,蓄意;[律]预谋
99
amazement
n.惊奇,惊讶
100
penitence
n.忏悔,赎罪;悔过
101
admiration
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
102
generosity
n.大度,慷慨,慷慨的行为
103
miserable
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
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wretches
n.不幸的人( wretch的名词复数 );可怜的人;恶棍;坏蛋
105
shamefully
可耻地; 丢脸地; 不体面地; 羞耻地
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shameful
adj.可耻的,不道德的
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Forsaken
adj. 被遗忘的, 被抛弃的
动词forsake的过去分词
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prescriptions
药( prescription的名词复数 ); 处方; 开处方; 计划
109
lull
v.使安静,使入睡,缓和,哄骗;n.暂停,间歇
110
uncertainty
n.易变,靠不住,不确知,不确定的事物
111
appal
vt.使胆寒,使惊骇
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outright
adv.坦率地;彻底地;立即;adj.无疑的;彻底的
113
gratitude
adj.感激,感谢
114
judgment
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
115
prospects
n.希望,前途(恒为复数)
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trampling
踩( trample的现在分词 ); 践踏; 无视; 侵犯
117
motives
n.动机,目的( motive的名词复数 )
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allusion
n.暗示,间接提示
119
thoroughly
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地
120
injustice
n.非正义,不公正,不公平,侵犯(别人的)权利
121
virtuous
adj.有品德的,善良的,贞洁的,有效力的