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Chapter 4 A WORD IN DUE SEASON.
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Ere long, the shadowy wood-line was reached, and very soon a red twinkle of light became visible through the trees, broadening and brightening as they advanced. The sweet and solemn notes of a hymn1, sung by many voices, next pervaded2 the air; and in a few minutes more, they were standing4 on the edge of the camp-ground, interested observers of a singularly picturesque5 scene.
Opposite to them was the speaker's stand, well lighted, covered with evergreen6 boughs7, and affording accommodation to a goodly company of preachers, but too distant to be unpleasantly prominent. Between them and it, the whole vast space was crowded with negro worshippers; some sitting, some kneeling; here, an uncouth8 figure bowed in an attitude of absorbed meditation9 (or, it might be, indulging in a peaceful sleep); there, a dusky, upturned face, intent, or agonized10, or rapturous, according as the owner was devoutly11 receptive, torn with conviction of sin, or blissfully assured of pardon. From among them the brown trunks of the forest trees rose straight and shapely as the pillars of a vast temple; and overhead, the under surfaces of the leaves showed gray and spectral13 against the sombre night sky. Here and there, lanterns were fastened to the trees, but the place was chiefly illuminated14
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hymn
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n.赞美诗,圣歌,颂歌 | |
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v.遍及,弥漫( pervade的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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pervade
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v.弥漫,遍及,充满,渗透,漫延 | |
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picturesque
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adj.美丽如画的,(语言)生动的,绘声绘色的 | |
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evergreen
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n.常青树;adj.四季常青的 | |
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boughs
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大树枝( bough的名词复数 ) | |
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meditation
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devoutly
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devout
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adj.虔诚的,虔敬的,衷心的 (n.devoutness) | |
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spectral
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illuminated
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scattered
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illiterate
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ripple
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considerably
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outermost
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peril
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deft
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frantic
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applied
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smothering
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(使)窒息, (使)透不过气( smother的现在分词 ); 覆盖; 忍住; 抑制 | |
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stupor
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singed
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forth
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blessing
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n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿 | |
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blessings
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vi.膨胀,肿胀;增长,增强 | |
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inevitably
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interval
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gratitude
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possessed
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desolate
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guardianship
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n. 监护, 保护, 守护 | |
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decided
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determined
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sufficiently
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conformity
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n.一致,遵从,顺从 | |
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spoke
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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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exhausted
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intrusive
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kindly
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acquiescence
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n.默许;顺从 | |
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outstripped
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v.做得比…更好,(在赛跑等中)超过( outstrip的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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harmonious
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adj.和睦的,调和的,和谐的,协调的 | |
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murmurs
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n.低沉、连续而不清的声音( murmur的名词复数 );低语声;怨言;嘀咕 | |
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appalled
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v.使惊骇,使充满恐惧( appall的过去式和过去分词)adj.惊骇的;丧胆的 | |
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(=skillful)adj.灵巧的,熟练的 | |
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remorse
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slumbering
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微睡,睡眠(slumber的现在分词形式) | |
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reproof
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saviour
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comeliness
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attained
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virtue
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humbly
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sob
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