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Our friend Grant’s sad story of John Macpherson of Invereshie and his unhappy lady produced so powerful an effect on his auditors1, that we continued to walk on in silence for some time after he had concluded, each of us musing2 after his own fashion. We had been accidentally joined by a stranger, a stout3 made athletic4 little man, in an old-fashioned rusty5 black coat and waistcoat, corduroy breeches, and grey worsted stockings. In one hand he carried a good oaken stick, and in the other a little bundle, tied up in a red cotton handkerchief. This personage walked sturdily forth6 from a small house of refreshment7 by the wayside a few minutes before our friend had commenced his narrative8; and we had been too much occupied with our own conversation at the time of his appearance to notice him further than by exchanging with him the customary “good day to you” of salutation. But the stranger, having taken even this much as a sufficient introduction among pedestrians9 travelling in the same direction in so lonely a country as that we were then passing through, ventured to continue to keep pace with us in such a way as to be all the while within earshot of what was said. To the story of John Macpherson he listened with most unremitting attention; and to our no small surprise he was the first person to open his mouth to make a comment upon it, now that it was ended. After taking a short trot10 of several yards, to bring himself abreast
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auditors
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n.审计员,稽核员( auditor的名词复数 );(大学课程的)旁听生 | |
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musing
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n. 沉思,冥想 adj. 沉思的, 冥想的 动词muse的现在分词形式 | |
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athletic
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adj.擅长运动的,强健的;活跃的,体格健壮的 | |
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rusty
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refreshment
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n.恢复,精神爽快,提神之事物;(复数)refreshments:点心,茶点 | |
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n.疾走,慢跑;n.老太婆;现成译本;(复数)trots:腹泻(与the 连用);v.小跑,快步走,赶紧 | |
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adv.并排地;跟上(时代)的步伐,与…并进地 | |
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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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courteous
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adj.彬彬有礼的,客气的 | |
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remarkable
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adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的 | |
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contrive
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vt.谋划,策划;设法做到;设计,想出 | |
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pious
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Ford
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n.浅滩,水浅可涉处;v.涉水,涉过 | |
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humble
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adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低 | |
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honourable
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adj.可敬的;荣誉的,光荣的 | |
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highland
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n.(pl.)高地,山地 | |
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clan
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n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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dubious
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adj.怀疑的,无把握的;有问题的,靠不住的 | |
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authentic
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a.真的,真正的;可靠的,可信的,有根据的 | |
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obsequious
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adj.谄媚的,奉承的,顺从的 | |
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inclination
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n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好 | |
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inquiry
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n.打听,询问,调查,查问 | |
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secondly
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punctilious
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adj.谨慎的,谨小慎微的 | |
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investigation
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n.调查,调查研究 | |
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gratuitous
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adj.无偿的,免费的;无缘无故的,不必要的 | |
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worthy
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eddy
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fascination
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n.令人着迷的事物,魅力,迷恋 | |
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discording
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vt.渴望得到,迫切需要,恳求,请求 | |
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v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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(从水、泥等)蹚,走过,跋( wade的现在分词 ) | |
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entirely
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ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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buoyed
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v.使浮起( buoy的过去式和过去分词 );支持;为…设浮标;振奋…的精神 | |
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v.(使)打漩,(使)涡卷;n.漩涡,螺旋形 | |
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jutting
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v.(使)突出( jut的现在分词 );伸出;(从…)突出;高出 | |
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twig
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n.小树枝,嫩枝;v.理解 | |
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twiggy
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多细枝的,小枝繁茂的 | |
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memorable
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adj.值得回忆的,难忘的,特别的,显著的 | |
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deviation
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n.背离,偏离;偏差,偏向;离题 | |
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remains
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n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹 | |
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gallantly
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adv. 漂亮地,勇敢地,献殷勤地 | |
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dignified
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a.可敬的,高贵的 | |
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considerably
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adv.极大地;相当大地;在很大程度上 | |
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Augmented
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adj.增音的 动词augment的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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oration
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n.演说,致辞,叙述法 | |
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acumen
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n.敏锐,聪明 | |
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touching
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arena
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n.竞技场,运动场所;竞争场所,舞台 | |
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possessed
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adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的 | |
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discrepancy
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n.不同;不符;差异;矛盾 | |
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mingled
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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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recollect
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v.回忆,想起,记起,忆起,记得 | |
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alluded
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提及,暗指( allude的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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propriety
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n.正当行为;正当;适当 | |
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brink
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n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘,边沿 | |
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agitation
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n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动 | |
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candidly
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adv.坦率地,直率而诚恳地 | |
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perfectly
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adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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retrenchment
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n.节省,删除 | |
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disappearance
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n.消失,消散,失踪 | |
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plumed
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utterly
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divers
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malicious
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attentive
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adj.注意的,专心的;关心(别人)的,殷勤的 | |
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celebrated
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adj.有名的,声誉卓著的 | |
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speculation
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cursory
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adj.粗略的;草率的;匆促的 | |
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solitary
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strictly
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literally
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migration
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n.迁移,移居,(鸟类等的)迁徙 | |
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adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
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influx
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n.流入,注入 | |
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tempestuous
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lessened
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减少的,减弱的 | |
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aquatic
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geologist
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n.地质学家 | |
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sentry
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uncouth
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withered
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adj. 枯萎的,干瘪的,(人身体的部分器官)因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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n.(刺猬或豪猪的)刺( quill的名词复数 );羽毛管;翮;纡管 | |
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adj.古雅的,离奇有趣的,奇怪的 | |
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