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The funeral was over. The carriages rolled away through the soft mud, and only the poor remained. They approached to the newly-dug shaft1 and looked their last at the coffin2, now almost hidden beneath the spadefuls of clay. It was their moment. Most of them were women from the dead woman's district, to whom black garments had been served out by Mr. Wilcox's orders. Pure curiosity had brought others. They thrilled with the excitement of a death, and of a rapid death, and stood in groups or moved between the graves, like drops of ink. The son of one of them, a wood-cutter, was perched high above their heads, pollarding one of the churchyard elms. From where he sat he could see the village of Hilton, strung upon the North Road, with its accreting3 suburbs; the sunset beyond, scarlet4 and orange, winking5 at him beneath brows of grey; the church; the plantations6; and behind him an unspoilt country of fields and farms. But he, too, was rolling the event luxuriously7 in his mouth. He tried to tell his mother down below all that he had felt when he saw the coffin approaching: how he could not leave his work, and yet did not like to go on with it; how he had almost slipped out of the tree, he was so upset; the rooks had cawed, and no wonder--it was as if rooks knew too. His mother claimed the prophetic power herself--she had seen a strange look about Mrs. Wilcox for some time. London had done the mischief8, said others. She had been a kind lady; her grandmother had been kind, too--a plainer person, but very kind. Ah, the old sort was dying out! Mr. Wilcox, he was a kind gentleman. They advanced to the topic again and again, dully, but with exaltation. The funeral of a rich person was to them what the funeral of Alcestis or Ophelia is to the educated. It was Art; though remote from life, it enhanced life's values, and they witnessed it
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shaft
n.(工具的)柄,杆状物
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coffin
n.棺材,灵柩
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accreting
v.共生( accrete的现在分词 );合生;使依附;使连接
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scarlet
n.深红色,绯红色,红衣;adj.绯红色的
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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
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plantations
n.种植园,大农场( plantation的名词复数 )
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luxuriously
adv.奢侈地,豪华地
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mischief
n.损害,伤害,危害;恶作剧,捣蛋,胡闹
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avidly
adv.渴望地,热心地
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cleft
n.裂缝;adj.裂开的
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chattering
n. (机器振动发出的)咔嗒声,(鸟等)鸣,啁啾
adj. 喋喋不休的,啾啾声的
动词chatter的现在分词形式
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chestnut
n.栗树,栗子
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poised
a.摆好姿势不动的
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rhythmically
adv.有节奏地
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bough
n.大树枝,主枝
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grunt
v.嘟哝;作呼噜声;n.呼噜声,嘟哝
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descended
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的
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dwelling
n.住宅,住所,寓所
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tawny
adj.茶色的,黄褐色的;n.黄褐色
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chrysanthemum
n.菊,菊花
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chrysanthemums
n.菊花( chrysanthemum的名词复数 )
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trudging
vt.& vi.跋涉,吃力地走(trudge的现在分词形式)
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furtively
adv. 偷偷地, 暗中地
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wrenched
v.(猛力地)扭( wrench的过去式和过去分词 );扭伤;使感到痛苦;使悲痛
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abutted
v.(与…)邻接( abut的过去式和过去分词 );(与…)毗连;接触;倚靠
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steering
n.操舵装置
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infinity
n.无限,无穷,大量
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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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spasms
n.痉挛( spasm的名词复数 );抽搐;(能量、行为等的)突发;发作
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morsel
n.一口,一点点
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virtue
n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力
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frivolity
n.轻松的乐事,兴高采烈;轻浮的举止
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innocence
n.无罪;天真;无害
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formerly
adv.从前,以前
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dissenters
n.持异议者,持不同意见者( dissenter的名词复数 )
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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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fully
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
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deliberately
adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地
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merging
合并(分类)
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abruptly
adv.突然地,出其不意地
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skull
n.头骨;颅骨
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constraint
n.(on)约束,限制;限制(或约束)性的事物
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plunged
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降
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crumbling
adj.摇摇欲坠的
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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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manor
n.庄园,领地
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willows
n.柳树( willow的名词复数 );柳木
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callous
adj.无情的,冷淡的,硬结的,起老茧的
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supreme
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
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encumbered
v.妨碍,阻碍,拖累( encumber的过去式和过去分词 )
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poignant
adj.令人痛苦的,辛酸的,惨痛的
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legacies
n.遗产( legacy的名词复数 );遗留之物;遗留问题;后遗症
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annuities
n.养老金;年金( annuity的名词复数 );(每年的)养老金;年金保险;年金保险投资
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posthumous
adj.遗腹的;父亡后出生的;死后的,身后的
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bustle
v.喧扰地忙乱,匆忙,奔忙;n.忙碌;喧闹
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culpable
adj.有罪的,该受谴责的
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indifference
n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎
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snarls
n.(动物的)龇牙低吼( snarl的名词复数 );愤怒叫嚷(声);咆哮(声);疼痛叫声v.(指狗)吠,嗥叫, (人)咆哮( snarl的第三人称单数 );咆哮着说,厉声地说
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sneers
讥笑的表情(言语)( sneer的名词复数 )
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vex
vt.使烦恼,使苦恼
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accomplished
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的
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honeymoon
n.蜜月(假期);vi.度蜜月
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miserable
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
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chauffeur
n.(受雇于私人或公司的)司机;v.为…开车
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vexed
adj.争论不休的;(指问题等)棘手的;争论不休的问题;烦恼的v.使烦恼( vex的过去式和过去分词 );使苦恼;使生气;详细讨论
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mimicking
v.(尤指为了逗乐而)模仿( mimic的现在分词 );酷似
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gravel
n.砂跞;砂砾层;结石
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chaos
n.混乱,无秩序
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inert
adj.无活动能力的,惰性的;迟钝的
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ominously
adv.恶兆地,不吉利地;预示地
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receded
v.逐渐远离( recede的过去式和过去分词 );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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jaw
n.颚,颌,说教,流言蜚语;v.喋喋不休,教训
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severely
adv.严格地;严厉地;非常恶劣地
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binding
有约束力的,有效的,应遵守的
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fortress
n.堡垒,防御工事
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justified
a.正当的,有理的
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interfere
v.(in)干涉,干预;(with)妨碍,打扰
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tablecloth
n.桌布,台布
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undue
adj.过分的;不适当的;未到期的
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scowling
怒视,生气地皱眉( scowl的现在分词 )
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calligraphy
n.书法
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demur
v.表示异议,反对
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dodging
n.避开,闪过,音调改变v.闪躲( dodge的现在分词 );回避
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smoothly
adv.平滑地,顺利地,流利地,流畅地
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extraordinarily
adv.格外地;极端地
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trenches
深沟,地沟( trench的名词复数 ); 战壕
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discredited
不足信的,不名誉的
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commentator
n.注释者,解说者;实况广播评论员
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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credible
adj.可信任的,可靠的
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acquit
vt.宣判无罪;(oneself)使(自己)表现出
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remains
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
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lamented
adj.被哀悼的,令人遗憾的v.(为…)哀悼,痛哭,悲伤( lament的过去式和过去分词 )
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treacherous
adj.不可靠的,有暗藏的危险的;adj.背叛的,背信弃义的
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scribbled
v.潦草的书写( scribble的过去式和过去分词 );乱画;草草地写;匆匆记下
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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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undertaking
n.保证,许诺,事业
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dictatorial
adj. 独裁的,专断的
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tiresome
adj.令人疲劳的,令人厌倦的
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cosmopolitan
adj.世界性的,全世界的,四海为家的,全球的
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cosmopolitans
世界性的( cosmopolitan的名词复数 ); 全球各国的; 有各国人的; 受各国文化影响的