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At about nine o'clock at night, on every alternate Wednesday, Miss Mary Datchet made the same resolve, that she would never again lend her rooms for any purposes whatsoever1. Being, as they were, rather large and conveniently situated2 in a street mostly dedicated3 to offices off the Strand4, people who wished to meet, either for purposes of enjoyment5, or to discuss art, or to reform the State, had a way of suggesting that Mary had better be asked to lend them her rooms. She always met the request with the same frown of well-simulated annoyance6, which presently dissolved in a kind of half-humorous, half- surly shrug7, as of a large dog tormented8 by children who shakes his ears. She would lend her room, but only on condition that all the arrangements were made by her. This fortnightly meeting of a society for the free discussion of everything entailed9 a great deal of moving, and pulling, and ranging of furniture against the wall, and placing of breakable and precious things in safe places. Miss Datchet was quite capable of lifting a kitchen table on her back, if need were, for although well-proportioned and dressed becomingly, she had the appearance of unusual strength and determination.
She was some twenty-five years of age, but looked older because she earned, or intended to earn, her own living, and had already lost the look of the irresponsible spectator, and taken on that of the private in the army of workers. Her gestures seemed to have a certain purpose, the muscles round eyes and lips were set rather firmly, as though the senses had undergone some discipline, and were held ready for a call on them. She had contracted two faint lines between her
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whatsoever
adv.(用于否定句中以加强语气)任何;pron.无论什么
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situated
adj.坐落在...的,处于某种境地的
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dedicated
adj.一心一意的;献身的;热诚的
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strand
vt.使(船)搁浅,使(某人)困于(某地)
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enjoyment
n.乐趣;享有;享用
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annoyance
n.恼怒,生气,烦恼
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shrug
v.耸肩(表示怀疑、冷漠、不知等)
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tormented
饱受折磨的
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entailed
使…成为必要( entail的过去式和过去分词 ); 需要; 限定继承; 使必需
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eyebrows
眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )
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soothing
adj.慰藉的;使人宽心的;镇静的
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peculiar
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
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fanatics
狂热者,入迷者( fanatic的名词复数 )
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mattress
n.床垫,床褥
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pitcher
n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐;(棒球)投手
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alterations
n.改动( alteration的名词复数 );更改;变化;改变
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grassy
adj.盖满草的;长满草的
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mounds
土堆,土丘( mound的名词复数 ); 一大堆
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swelling
n.肿胀
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warriors
武士,勇士,战士( warrior的名词复数 )
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perversely
adv. 倔强地
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conjuring
n.魔术
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solitude
n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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derived
vi.起源;由来;衍生;导出v.得到( derive的过去式和过去分词 );(从…中)得到获得;源于;(从…中)提取
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divers
adj.不同的;种种的
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culmination
n.顶点;最高潮
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merged
(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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maze
n.迷宫,八阵图,混乱,迷惑
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myriads
n.无数,极大数量( myriad的名词复数 )
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mellow
adj.柔和的;熟透的;v.变柔和;(使)成熟
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apprised
v.告知,通知( apprise的过去式和过去分词 );评价
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metaphor
n.隐喻,暗喻
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quotations
n.引用( quotation的名词复数 );[商业]行情(报告);(货物或股票的)市价;时价
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remarkable
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
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horrid
adj.可怕的;令人惊恐的;恐怖的;极讨厌的
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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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expressive
adj.表现的,表达…的,富于表情的
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clergy
n.[总称]牧师,神职人员
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unwilling
adj.不情愿的
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deluded
v.欺骗,哄骗( delude的过去式和过去分词 )
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reverberated
回响,回荡( reverberate的过去式和过去分词 ); 使反响,使回荡,使反射
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gaping
adj.口的;张口的;敞口的;多洞穴的v.目瞪口呆地凝视( gape的现在分词 );张开,张大
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mattresses
褥垫,床垫( mattress的名词复数 )
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hunching
隆起(hunch的现在分词形式)
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triangular
adj.三角(形)的,三者间的
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somber
adj.昏暗的,阴天的,阴森的,忧郁的
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truculent
adj.野蛮的,粗野的
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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heterogeneous
adj.庞杂的;异类的
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undertaking
n.保证,许诺,事业
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tautly
adv.绷紧地;紧张地; 结构严谨地;紧凑地
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impulsive
adj.冲动的,刺激的;有推动力的
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tremor
n.震动,颤动,战栗,兴奋,地震
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irresistibly
adv.无法抵抗地,不能自持地;极为诱惑人地
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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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bespoke
adj.(产品)订做的;专做订货的v.预定( bespeak的过去式 );订(货);证明;预先请求
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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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discomfort
n.不舒服,不安,难过,困难,不方便
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scrupulously
adv.一丝不苟地;小心翼翼地,多顾虑地
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opulence
n.财富,富裕
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stammering
v.结巴地说出( stammer的现在分词 )
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torrent
n.激流,洪流;爆发,(话语等的)连发
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intermittently
adv.间歇地;断断续续
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utterance
n.用言语表达,话语,言语
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imposing
adj.使人难忘的,壮丽的,堂皇的,雄伟的
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malice
n.恶意,怨恨,蓄意;[律]预谋
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exclamation
n.感叹号,惊呼,惊叹词
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illegible
adj.难以辨认的,字迹模糊的
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possessed
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的
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fumbled
(笨拙地)摸索或处理(某事物)( fumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 乱摸,笨拙地弄; 使落下
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distressing
a.使人痛苦的
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animation
n.活泼,兴奋,卡通片/动画片的制作
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gatherings
聚集( gathering的名词复数 ); 收集; 采集; 搜集
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contortions
n.扭歪,弯曲;扭曲,弄歪,歪曲( contortion的名词复数 )
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impulsively
adv.冲动地
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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hush
int.嘘,别出声;n.沉默,静寂;v.使安静
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accurately
adv.准确地,精确地
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crammed
adj.塞满的,挤满的;大口地吃;快速贪婪地吃v.把…塞满;填入;临时抱佛脚( cram的过去式)
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supreme
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
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metaphors
隐喻( metaphor的名词复数 )
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cramped
a.狭窄的
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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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tints
色彩( tint的名词复数 ); 带白的颜色; (淡色)染发剂; 痕迹
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anemone
n.海葵
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axe
n.斧子;v.用斧头砍,削减
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hew
v.砍;伐;削
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awry
adj.扭曲的,错的
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rectified
[医]矫正的,调整的
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instinctively
adv.本能地
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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kindly
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地
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syllables
n.音节( syllable的名词复数 )
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hubbub
n.嘈杂;骚乱
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frantic
adj.狂乱的,错乱的,激昂的
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confirmation
n.证实,确认,批准
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corroborated
v.证实,支持(某种说法、信仰、理论等)( corroborate的过去式 )
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glazed
adj.光滑的,像玻璃的;上过釉的;呆滞无神的v.装玻璃( glaze的过去式);上釉于,上光;(目光)变得呆滞无神
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intimacy
n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行
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repose
v.(使)休息;n.安息
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transparent
adj.明显的,无疑的;透明的
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irritation
n.激怒,恼怒,生气
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condemn
vt.谴责,指责;宣判(罪犯),判刑
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stimulated
a.刺激的
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susceptible
adj.过敏的,敏感的;易动感情的,易受感动的
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maneuvers
n.策略,谋略,花招( maneuver的名词复数 )
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frustrated
adj.挫败的,失意的,泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 );挫败;使受挫折;令人沮丧
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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philosophically
adv.哲学上;富有哲理性地;贤明地;冷静地
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discourse
n.论文,演说;谈话;话语;vi.讲述,著述
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attentive
adj.注意的,专心的;关心(别人)的,殷勤的
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scattered
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的
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stoutly
adv.牢固地,粗壮的
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vaguely
adv.含糊地,暖昧地
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phantoms
n.鬼怪,幽灵( phantom的名词复数 )
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melancholy
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的
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hoisting
起重,提升
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initiate
vt.开始,创始,发动;启蒙,使入门;引入
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trample
vt.踩,践踏;无视,伤害,侵犯
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prostrate
v.拜倒,平卧,衰竭;adj.拜倒的,平卧的,衰竭的
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lapsed
adj.流失的,堕落的v.退步( lapse的过去式和过去分词 );陷入;倒退;丧失
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moodily
adv.喜怒无常地;情绪多变地;心情不稳地;易生气地
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helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
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receding
v.逐渐远离( recede的现在分词 );向后倾斜;自原处后退或避开别人的注视;尤指问题
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conceal
v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽
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momentary
adj.片刻的,瞬息的;短暂的
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stationary
adj.固定的,静止不动的
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joint
adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合
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rigidly
adv.刻板地,僵化地
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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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proffering
v.提供,贡献,提出( proffer的现在分词 )
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relics
[pl.]n.遗物,遗迹,遗产;遗体,尸骸
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reverted
恢复( revert的过去式和过去分词 ); 重提; 回到…上; 归还
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severely
adv.严格地;严厉地;非常恶劣地
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grudged
怀恨(grudge的过去式与过去分词形式)
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destined
adj.命中注定的;(for)以…为目的地的
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hilarious
adj.充满笑声的,欢闹的;[反]depressed
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Christian
adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒
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tolerance
n.宽容;容忍,忍受;耐药力;公差
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friendliness
n.友谊,亲切,亲密
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attain
vt.达到,获得,完成
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isolation
n.隔离,孤立,分解,分离
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mortification
n.耻辱,屈辱