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WHAT TAKES PLACE BETWEEN GEORGE MULLHOLLAND AND MR. SNIVEL
"Oh! George-George!" she whispers imploringly2, as her eyes meet his; and turning upon the couch of her chamber3, where he hath lain her, awakes to consciousness, and finds him watching over her with a lover's solicitude4. "I was not cold because I loved you less-oh no! It was to propitiate5 my ambition-to be free of the bondage6 of this house-to purge7 myself of the past-to better my future!" And she lays her pale, nervous hand gently on his arm-then grasps his hand and presses it fervently8 to her lips.
Though placed beyond the pale of society-though envied by one extreme and shunned9 by the other-she finds George her only true friend. He parts and smooths gently over her polished shoulders her dishevelled hair; he watches over her with the tenderness of a brother; he quenches10 and wipes away the blood oozing11 from her wounded breast; he kisses and kisses her flushed cheek, and bathes her Ion-like brow. He forgives all. His heart would speak if his tongue had words to represent it. He would the past were buried-the thought of having wronged him forgotten. She recognizes in his solicitude for her the
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prostrate
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| v.拜倒,平卧,衰竭;adj.拜倒的,平卧的,衰竭的 | |
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chamber
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solicitude
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propitiate
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bondage
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| n.整肃,清除,泻药,净化;vt.净化,清除,摆脱;vi.清除,通便,腹泻,变得清洁 | |
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| adv.热烈地,热情地,强烈地 | |
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quenches
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| 解(渴)( quench的第三人称单数 ); 终止(某事物); (用水)扑灭(火焰等); 将(热物体)放入水中急速冷却 | |
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sincerity
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gushing
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lured
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| 吸引,引诱(lure的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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deceptive
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| 啜泣(声),呜咽(声)( sob的名词复数 ) | |
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wrings
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| 绞( wring的第三人称单数 ); 握紧(尤指别人的手); 把(湿衣服)拧干; 绞掉(水) | |
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goads
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| n.赶牲口的尖棒( goad的名词复数 )v.刺激( goad的第三人称单数 );激励;(用尖棒)驱赶;驱使(或怂恿、刺激)某人 | |
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bosom
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fervor
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profaned
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slippers
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velvet
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soothes
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flamingo
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livelihood
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solitary
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humble
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cove
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postponed
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anatomy
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overflowing
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facetious
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prudent
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theatrical
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functionary
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potent
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sips
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isolated
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chivalry
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| n.骑士气概,侠义;(男人)对女人彬彬有礼,献殷勤 | |
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erect
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complexion
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freckled
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countenance
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intrusive
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brass
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avalanche
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jewelry
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puckered
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scrupulous
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| adj.审慎的,小心翼翼的,完全的,纯粹的 | |
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epithet
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swell
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| vi.膨胀,肿胀;增长,增强 | |
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uncertainty
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| n.易变,靠不住,不确知,不确定的事物 | |
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esteemed
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corrupt
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vices
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deport
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indifference
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wont
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consolation
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masticate
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jealousy
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profundity
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guardian
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guilt
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distraction
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rascal
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reconciliation
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amends
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blighting
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| 使凋萎( blight的现在分词 ); 使颓丧; 损害; 妨害 | |
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goading
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misery
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