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Our party consisted of some dozen or fifteen persons, and as a hamper1 with luncheon2 in it had been left on the grassy3 slope at the base of the tomb of Cecilia Metella, the expedition had in it something of the nature of a picnic. Mrs. Talboys was of course with us, and Ida Talboys. O’Brien also was there. The hamper had been prepared in Mrs. Mackinnon’s room, under the immediate5 eye of Mackinnon himself, and they therefore were regarded as the dominant6 spirits of the party. My wife was leagued with Mrs. Mackinnon, as was usually the case; and there seemed to be a general opinion among those who were closely in confidence together, that something would happen in the O’Brien-Talboys matter. The two had been inseparable on the previous evening, for Mrs. Talboys had been urging on the young Irishman her counsels respecting his domestic troubles. Sir Cresswell Cresswell, she had told him, was his refuge. “Why should his soul submit to bonds which the world had now declared to be intolerable? Divorce was not now the privilege of the dissolute rich. Spirits which were incompatible7 need no longer be compelled to fret8 beneath the same cobbles.” In short, she had recommended him to go to England and get rid of his wife, as she would, with a little encouragement, have recommended any man to get rid of anything. I am sure that, had she been skilfully9 brought on to the subject, she might have been induced to pronounce a verdict against such ligatures for the body as coats, waistcoats, and trowsers. Her aspirations10 for freedom ignored all bounds, and, in theory, there were no barriers which she was not willing to
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vt.妨碍,束缚,限制;n.(有盖的)大篮子 | |
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n.午宴,午餐,便宴 | |
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adj.不相容的,不协调的,不相配的 | |
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强烈的愿望( aspiration的名词复数 ); 志向; 发送气音; 发 h 音 | |
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bust
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devoted
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enfranchisement
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bosom
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contrived
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susceptible
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glutton
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engrossed
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standing
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baron
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n.男爵;(商业界等)巨头,大王 | |
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picturesque
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n.账( tally的名词复数 );符合;(计数的)签;标签v.计算,清点( tally的第三人称单数 );加标签(或标记)于;(使)符合;(使)吻合 | |
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remains
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graceful
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cognate
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sepulchral
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grandeur
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n.伟大,崇高,宏伟,庄严,豪华 | |
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redound
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v.有助于;提;报应 | |
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bereaved
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champagne
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n.香槟酒;微黄色 | |
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enacted
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joyousness
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快乐,使人喜悦 | |
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forth
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concealed
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converse
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vi.谈话,谈天,闲聊;adv.相反的,相反 | |
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bumper
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n.(汽车上的)保险杠;adj.特大的,丰盛的 | |
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viands
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rosy
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interfere
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wilt
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hovering
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鸟( hover的现在分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫 | |
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pointed
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grove
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n.林子,小树林,园林 | |
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住所( abode的名词复数 ); 公寓; (在某地的)暂住; 逗留 | |
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invoke
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deities
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n.神,女神( deity的名词复数 );神祗;神灵;神明 | |
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ambrosia
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n.神的食物;蜂食 | |
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avowal
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n.公开宣称,坦白承认 | |
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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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avowed
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undoubtedly
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propriety
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majesty
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churl
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grovel
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averse
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flirtation
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inveighing
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grovelling
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adj.卑下的,奴颜婢膝的v.卑躬屈节,奴颜婢膝( grovel的现在分词 );趴 | |
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propensities
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dastard
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ascending
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conceited
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premature
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judgment
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admiration
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virtue
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excellence
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lodgings
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dignified
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veins
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