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The young man shut the door with a sharper slam than any visitor had used that afternoon, and walked up the street at a great pace, cutting the air with his walking-stick. He was glad to find himself outside that drawing-room, breathing raw fog, and in contact with unpolished people who only wanted their share of the pavement allowed them. He thought that if he had had Mr. or Mrs. or Miss Hilbery out here he would have made them, somehow, feel his superiority, for he was chafed1 by the memory of halting awkward sentences which had failed to give even the young woman with the sad, but inwardly ironical2 eyes a hint of his force. He tried to recall the actual words of his little outburst, and unconsciously supplemented them by so many words of greater expressiveness3 that the irritation4 of his failure was somewhat assuaged5. Sudden stabs of the unmitigated truth assailed6 him now and then, for he was not inclined by nature to take a rosy7 view of his conduct, but what with the beat of his foot upon the pavement, and the glimpse which half-drawn curtains offered him of kitchens, dining- rooms, and drawing-rooms, illustrating8 with mute power different scenes from different lives, his own experience lost its sharpness.
His own experience underwent a curious change. His speed slackened, his head sank a little towards his breast, and the lamplight shone now and again upon a face grown strangely tranquil9. His thought was so absorbing that when it became necessary to verify the name of a street, he looked at it for a time before he read it; when he came to a crossing, he seemed to have to reassure
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chafed
v.擦热(尤指皮肤)( chafe的过去式 );擦痛;发怒;惹怒
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ironical
adj.讽刺的,冷嘲的
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expressiveness
n.富有表现力
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irritation
n.激怒,恼怒,生气
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assuaged
v.减轻( assuage的过去式和过去分词 );缓和;平息;使安静
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assailed
v.攻击( assail的过去式和过去分词 );困扰;质问;毅然应对
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rosy
adj.美好的,乐观的,玫瑰色的
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illustrating
给…加插图( illustrate的现在分词 ); 说明; 表明; (用示例、图画等)说明
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tranquil
adj. 安静的, 宁静的, 稳定的, 不变的
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reassure
v.使放心,使消除疑虑
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curb
n.场外证券市场,场外交易;vt.制止,抑制
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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prospect
n.前景,前途;景色,视野
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murmur
n.低语,低声的怨言;v.低语,低声而言
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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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justify
vt.证明…正当(或有理),为…辩护
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torment
n.折磨;令人痛苦的东西(人);vt.折磨;纠缠
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constraint
n.(on)约束,限制;限制(或约束)性的事物
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friction
n.摩擦,摩擦力
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faculties
n.能力( faculty的名词复数 );全体教职员;技巧;院
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aloofness
超然态度
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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possessed
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的
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exhausted
adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的
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dwelling
n.住宅,住所,寓所
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crease
n.折缝,褶痕,皱褶;v.(使)起皱
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physically
adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律
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exalted
adj.(地位等)高的,崇高的;尊贵的,高尚的
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swerved
v.(使)改变方向,改变目的( swerve的过去式和过去分词 )
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swooped
俯冲,猛冲( swoop的过去式和过去分词 )
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eminence
n.卓越,显赫;高地,高处;名家
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ramifications
n.结果,后果( ramification的名词复数 )
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suburban
adj.城郊的,在郊区的
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shrubs
灌木( shrub的名词复数 )
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gathering
n.集会,聚会,聚集
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wrung
绞( wring的过去式和过去分词 ); 握紧(尤指别人的手); 把(湿衣服)拧干; 绞掉(水)
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bowler
n.打保龄球的人,(板球的)投(球)手
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steadily
adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地
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cascades
倾泻( cascade的名词复数 ); 小瀑布(尤指一连串瀑布中的一支); 瀑布状物; 倾泻(或涌出)的东西
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flake
v.使成薄片;雪片般落下;n.薄片
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flattened
[医](水)平扁的,弄平的
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concealed
a.隐藏的,隐蔽的
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apparatus
n.装置,器械;器具,设备
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gilt
adj.镀金的;n.金边证券
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insufficiently
adv.不够地,不能胜任地
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perch
n.栖木,高位,杆;v.栖息,就位,位于
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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decrepit
adj.衰老的,破旧的
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hopped
跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 ); 单足蹦跳; 齐足(或双足)跳行; 摘葎草花
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peremptorily
adv.紧急地,不容分说地,专横地
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intercepted
拦截( intercept的过去式和过去分词 ); 截住; 截击; 拦阻
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lamed
希伯莱语第十二个字母
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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lighting
n.照明,光线的明暗,舞台灯光
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remains
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
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prospects
n.希望,前途(恒为复数)
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eldest
adj.最年长的,最年老的
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eyebrows
眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )
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hazily
ad. vaguely, not clear
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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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vapors
n.水汽,水蒸气,无实质之物( vapor的名词复数 );自夸者;幻想 [药]吸入剂 [古]忧郁(症)v.自夸,(使)蒸发( vapor的第三人称单数 )
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fixedly
adv.固定地;不屈地,坚定不移地
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treatise
n.专著;(专题)论文
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spacious
adj.广阔的,宽敞的
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scent
n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉
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cedar
n.雪松,香柏(木)
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leisurely
adj.悠闲的;从容的,慢慢的
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drooped
弯曲或下垂,发蔫( droop的过去式和过去分词 )
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breach
n.违反,不履行;破裂;vt.冲破,攻破
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severely
adv.严格地;严厉地;非常恶劣地
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abruptness
n. 突然,唐突
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simultaneously
adv.同时发生地,同时进行地
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grudging
adj.勉强的,吝啬的
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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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overdraft
n.透支,透支额
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pugnacity
n.好斗,好战
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grievance
n.怨愤,气恼,委屈
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assented
同意,赞成( assent的过去式和过去分词 )
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belittled
使显得微小,轻视,贬低( belittle的过去式和过去分词 )
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perverse
adj.刚愎的;坚持错误的,行为反常的
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irrationally
ad.不理性地
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repenting
对(自己的所为)感到懊悔或忏悔( repent的现在分词 )
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annoyance
n.恼怒,生气,烦恼
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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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strictly
adv.严厉地,严格地;严密地
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defiantly
adv.挑战地,大胆对抗地
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remarkable
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
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spartan
adj.简朴的,刻苦的;n.斯巴达;斯巴达式的人
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folly
n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话
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impatience
n.不耐烦,急躁
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tinge
vt.(较淡)着色于,染色;使带有…气息;n.淡淡色彩,些微的气息
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irony
n.反语,冷嘲;具有讽刺意味的事,嘲弄
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intimacy
n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行
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provincial
adj.省的,地方的;n.外省人,乡下人
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infinitely
adv.无限地,无穷地
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vitality
n.活力,生命力,效力
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dreariness
沉寂,可怕,凄凉
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sordidness
n.肮脏;污秽;卑鄙;可耻
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doomed
命定的
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misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
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perversely
adv. 倔强地
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abruptly
adv.突然地,出其不意地
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stoutly
adv.牢固地,粗壮的
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meditating
a.沉思的,冥想的
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quiescent
adj.静止的,不活动的,寂静的
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waned
v.衰落( wane的过去式和过去分词 );(月)亏;变小;变暗淡
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accomplished
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的
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descended
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的
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ascertain
vt.发现,确定,查明,弄清
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inmates
n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )
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verge
n.边,边缘;v.接近,濒临
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decency
n.体面,得体,合宜,正派,庄重
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bereft
adj.被剥夺的
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blemishes
n.(身体的)瘢点( blemish的名词复数 );伤疤;瑕疵;污点
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condemn
vt.谴责,指责;宣判(罪犯),判刑