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When lily woke she had the bed to herself, and the winter light was in the room.
She sat up, bewildered by the strangeness of her surroundings; then memory returned, and she looked about her with a shiver. In the cold slant1 of light reflected from the back wall of a neighbouring building, she saw her evening dress and opera cloak lying in a tawdry heap on a chair. Finery laid off is as unappetizing as the remains2 of a feast, and it occurred to Lily that, at home, her maid's vigilance had always spared her the sight of such incongruities3. Her body ached with fatigue4, and with the constriction5 of her attitude in Gerty's bed. All through her troubled sleep she had been conscious of having no space to toss in, and the long effort to remain motionless made her feel as if she had spent her night in a train.
This sense of physical discomfort6 was the first to assert itself; then she perceived, beneath it, a corresponding mental prostration7, a languor8 of horror more insufferable than the first rush of her disgust. The thought of having to wake every morning with this weight on her breast roused her tired mind to fresh effort. She must find some way out of the slough9 into which she had stumbled: it was not so much compunction as the dread10 of her morning thoughts that pressed on her the need of action. But she was unutterably tired; it was weariness to think connectedly. She lay back, looking about the poor slit11
收听单词发音
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slant
v.倾斜,倾向性地编写或报道;n.斜面,倾向
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remains
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
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incongruities
n.不协调( incongruity的名词复数 );不一致;不适合;不协调的东西
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fatigue
n.疲劳,劳累
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constriction
压缩; 紧压的感觉; 束紧; 压缩物
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discomfort
n.不舒服,不安,难过,困难,不方便
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prostration
n. 平伏, 跪倒, 疲劳
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languor
n.无精力,倦怠
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slough
v.蜕皮,脱落,抛弃
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dread
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧
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slit
n.狭长的切口;裂缝;vt.切开,撕裂
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renewal
adj.(契约)延期,续订,更新,复活,重来
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dingy
adj.昏暗的,肮脏的
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penetrated
adj. 击穿的,鞭辟入里的
动词penetrate的过去式和过去分词形式
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swollen
adj.肿大的,水涨的;v.使变大,肿胀
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dreary
adj.令人沮丧的,沉闷的,单调乏味的
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constraint
n.(on)约束,限制;限制(或约束)性的事物
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sluggish
adj.懒惰的,迟钝的,无精打采的
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scrambled
v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞
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agitation
n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动
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panacea
n.万灵药;治百病的灵药
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disorders
n.混乱( disorder的名词复数 );凌乱;骚乱;(身心、机能)失调
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solitude
n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方
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rave
vi.胡言乱语;热衷谈论;n.热情赞扬
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pretext
n.借口,托词
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solace
n.安慰;v.使快乐;vt.安慰(物),缓和
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outraged
a.震惊的,义愤填膺的
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insignificance
n.不重要;无价值;无意义
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sordid
adj.肮脏的,不干净的,卑鄙的,暗淡的
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luncheon
n.午宴,午餐,便宴
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prying
adj.爱打听的v.打听,刺探(他人的私事)( pry的现在分词 );撬开
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sitting-room
n.(BrE)客厅,起居室
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confide
v.向某人吐露秘密
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smirk
n.得意地笑;v.傻笑;假笑着说
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assail
v.猛烈攻击,抨击,痛斥
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incessant
adj.不停的,连续的
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coppers
铜( copper的名词复数 ); 铜币
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scoured
走遍(某地)搜寻(人或物)( scour的过去式和过去分词 ); (用力)刷; 擦净; 擦亮
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abruptly
adv.突然地,出其不意地
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astonishment
n.惊奇,惊异
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inconvenient
adj.不方便的,令人感到麻烦的
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secondly
adv.第二,其次
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apprehensively
adv.担心地
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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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jewelry
n.(jewllery)(总称)珠宝
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asperity
n.粗鲁,艰苦
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racing
n.竞赛,赛马;adj.竞赛用的,赛马用的
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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precipitated
v.(突如其来地)使发生( precipitate的过去式和过去分词 );促成;猛然摔下;使沉淀
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avowal
n.公开宣称,坦白承认
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petrifying
v.吓呆,使麻木( petrify的现在分词 );使吓呆,使惊呆;僵化
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gambling
n.赌博;投机
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countenance
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
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humiliation
n.羞辱
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stony
adj.石头的,多石头的,冷酷的,无情的
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dishonour
n./vt.拒付(支票、汇票、票据等);vt.凌辱,使丢脸;n.不名誉,耻辱,不光彩
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misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
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confiding
adj.相信人的,易于相信的v.吐露(秘密,心事等)( confide的现在分词 );(向某人)吐露(隐私、秘密等)
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plunge
v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲
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afterward
adv.后来;以后
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relic
n.神圣的遗物,遗迹,纪念物
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semblance
n.外貌,外表
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worthy
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
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confession
n.自白,供认,承认
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recurred
再发生,复发( recur的过去式和过去分词 ); 治愈
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judgment
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
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ardent
adj.热情的,热烈的,强烈的,烈性的
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feverishly
adv. 兴奋地
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perilous
adj.危险的,冒险的
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scrawled
乱涂,潦草地写( scrawl的过去式和过去分词 )
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veins
n.纹理;矿脉( vein的名词复数 );静脉;叶脉;纹理
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moulder
v.腐朽,崩碎
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pang
n.剧痛,悲痛,苦闷
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irritation
n.激怒,恼怒,生气
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amicably
adv.友善地
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superfluous
adj.过多的,过剩的,多余的
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impersonal
adj.无个人感情的,与个人无关的,非人称的
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interval
n.间隔,间距;幕间休息,中场休息
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tenaciously
坚持地
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champagne
n.香槟酒;微黄色
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attentively
adv.聚精会神地;周到地;谛;凝神
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affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
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withdrawn
vt.收回;使退出;vi.撤退,退出
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averted
防止,避免( avert的过去式和过去分词 ); 转移
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grudge
n.不满,怨恨,妒嫉;vt.勉强给,不情愿做
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gad
n.闲逛;v.闲逛
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lapse
n.过失,流逝,失效,抛弃信仰,间隔;vi.堕落,停止,失效,流逝;vt.使失效
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tumult
n.喧哗;激动,混乱;吵闹
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miserable
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
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grotesque
adj.怪诞的,丑陋的;n.怪诞的图案,怪人(物)
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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allusion
n.暗示,间接提示
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repudiate
v.拒绝,拒付,拒绝履行
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abash
v.使窘迫,使局促不安
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bluff
v.虚张声势,用假象骗人;n.虚张声势,欺骗
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quelled
v.(用武力)制止,结束,镇压( quell的过去式和过去分词 )
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scruple
n./v.顾忌,迟疑
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dispelled
v.驱散,赶跑( dispel的过去式和过去分词 )
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motive
n.动机,目的;adv.发动的,运动的
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fugitive
adj.逃亡的,易逝的;n.逃犯,逃亡者
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leniency
n.宽大(不严厉)
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obedience
n.服从,顺从
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undue
adj.过分的;不适当的;未到期的
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acquiescence
n.默许;顺从
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subdue
vt.制服,使顺从,征服;抑制,克制
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smote
v.猛打,重击,打击( smite的过去式 )
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postponed
vt.& vi.延期,缓办,(使)延迟vt.把…放在次要地位;[语]把…放在后面(或句尾)vi.(疟疾等)延缓发作(或复发)
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sleepless
adj.不睡眠的,睡不著的,不休息的
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lucid
adj.明白易懂的,清晰的,头脑清楚的
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phantom
n.幻影,虚位,幽灵;adj.错觉的,幻影的,幽灵的
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despatch
n./v.(dispatch)派遣;发送;n.急件;新闻报道
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monstrous
adj.巨大的;恐怖的;可耻的,丢脸的
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Mediterranean
adj.地中海的;地中海沿岸的