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Odo had appointed to leave Turin some two weeks after Trescorre'sdeparture; but the preparations for a young gentleman's travels were inthose days a momentous1 business, and one not to be discharged withoutvexatious postponements. The travelling-carriage must be purchased andfitted out, the gold-mounted dressing-case selected and engraved2 withthe owner's arms, servants engaged and provided with liveries, and thenoble tourist's own wardrobe stocked with an assortment3 of costumessuited to the vicissitudes4 of travel and the requirements of court life.
Odo's impatience5 to be gone increased with every delay, and at length hedetermined to go forward at all adventure, leaving Cantapresto toconclude the preparations and overtake him later. It had been agreedwith Trescorre that Odo, on his way to Pianura, should visit hisgrandfather, the old Marquess, whose increasing infirmities had for someyears past imprisoned6 him on his estates, and accordingly about theAscension he set out in the saddle for Donnaz, attended only by oneservant, and having appointed that Cantapresto should meet him with thecarriage at Ivrea.
The morning broke cloudy as he rode out of the gates. Beyond the suburbsa few drops fell, and as he pressed forward the country lay before himin the emerald freshness of a spring rain, vivid strips of vineyardalternating with silvery bands of oats, the domes7 of the walnut-treesdripping above the roadside, and the poplars along the water-courses allslanting one way in the soft continuous downpour. He had left Turin inthat mood of clinging melancholy8 which waits on the most hopefuldepartures, and the landscape seemed an image of anticipations9
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momentous
adj.重要的,重大的
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engraved
v.在(硬物)上雕刻(字,画等)( engrave的过去式和过去分词 );将某事物深深印在(记忆或头脑中)
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assortment
n.分类,各色俱备之物,聚集
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vicissitudes
n.变迁,世事变化;变迁兴衰( vicissitude的名词复数 );盛衰兴废
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impatience
n.不耐烦,急躁
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imprisoned
下狱,监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )
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domes
n.圆屋顶( dome的名词复数 );像圆屋顶一样的东西;圆顶体育场
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melancholy
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的
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anticipations
预期( anticipation的名词复数 ); 预测; (信托财产收益的)预支; 预期的事物
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Forsaken
adj. 被遗忘的, 被抛弃的
动词forsake的过去分词
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marred
adj. 被损毁, 污损的
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prospects
n.希望,前途(恒为复数)
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lengthening
(时间或空间)延长,伸长( lengthen的现在分词 ); 加长
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vista
n.远景,深景,展望,回想
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importuned
v.纠缠,向(某人)不断要求( importune的过去式和过去分词 );(妓女)拉(客)
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tune
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整
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conjure
v.恳求,祈求;变魔术,变戏法
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peril
n.(严重的)危险;危险的事物
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discretion
n.谨慎;随意处理
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folly
n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话
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gorge
n.咽喉,胃,暴食,山峡;v.塞饱,狼吞虎咽地吃
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gorges
n.山峡,峡谷( gorge的名词复数 );咽喉v.(用食物把自己)塞饱,填饱( gorge的第三人称单数 );作呕
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rustle
v.沙沙作响;偷盗(牛、马等);n.沙沙声声
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torrents
n.倾注;奔流( torrent的名词复数 );急流;爆发;连续不断
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twilight
n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期
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regained
复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 ); 赢回; 重回; 复至某地
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solitude
n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方
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hoofs
n.(兽的)蹄,马蹄( hoof的名词复数 )v.(兽的)蹄,马蹄( hoof的第三人称单数 )
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slumbering
微睡,睡眠(slumber的现在分词形式)
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gateway
n.大门口,出入口,途径,方法
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chamber
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所
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flaring
a.火焰摇曳的,过份艳丽的
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piety
n.虔诚,虔敬
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recesses
n.壁凹( recess的名词复数 );(工作或业务活动的)中止或暂停期间;学校的课间休息;某物内部的凹形空间v.把某物放在墙壁的凹处( recess的第三人称单数 );将(墙)做成凹形,在(墙)上做壁龛;休息,休会,休庭
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divesting
v.剥夺( divest的现在分词 );脱去(衣服);2。从…取去…;1。(给某人)脱衣服
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fascination
n.令人着迷的事物,魅力,迷恋
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hearth
n.壁炉炉床,壁炉地面
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vigour
(=vigor)n.智力,体力,精力
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vehemence
n.热切;激烈;愤怒
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placid
adj.安静的,平和的
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apathy
n.漠不关心,无动于衷;冷淡
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ecclesiastic
n.教士,基督教会;adj.神职者的,牧师的,教会的
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formerly
adv.从前,以前
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countenance
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
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cataclysm
n.洪水,剧变,大灾难
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blasphemy
n.亵渎,渎神
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territorial
adj.领土的,领地的
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tithes
n.(宗教捐税)什一税,什一的教区税,小部分( tithe的名词复数 )
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toiling
长时间或辛苦地工作( toil的现在分词 ); 艰难缓慢地移动,跋涉
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everlasting
adj.永恒的,持久的,无止境的
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underlying
adj.在下面的,含蓄的,潜在的
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beheld
v.看,注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟
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prodigal
adj.浪费的,挥霍的,放荡的
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abstemious
adj.有节制的,节俭的
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lavish
adj.无节制的;浪费的;vt.慷慨地给予,挥霍
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tempts
v.引诱或怂恿(某人)干不正当的事( tempt的第三人称单数 );使想要
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paternal
adj.父亲的,像父亲的,父系的,父方的
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sediment
n.沉淀,沉渣,沉积(物)
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feudal
adj.封建的,封地的,领地的
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license
n.执照,许可证,特许;v.许可,特许
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cleanse
vt.使清洁,使纯洁,清洗
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entreaties
n.恳求,乞求( entreaty的名词复数 )
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thereby
adv.因此,从而
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mitigate
vt.(使)减轻,(使)缓和
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animated
adj.生气勃勃的,活跃的,愉快的
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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inclination
n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好
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humble
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低
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snare
n.陷阱,诱惑,圈套;(去除息肉或者肿瘤的)勒除器;响弦,小军鼓;vt.以陷阱捕获,诱惑
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saviour
n.拯救者,救星
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exponents
n.倡导者( exponent的名词复数 );说明者;指数;能手
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heresy
n.异端邪说;异教
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judgment
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
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drawn
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
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meshes
网孔( mesh的名词复数 ); 网状物; 陷阱; 困境
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penetrate
v.透(渗)入;刺入,刺穿;洞察,了解
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supreme
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
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chapel
n.小教堂,殡仪馆
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comely
adj.漂亮的,合宜的
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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oracles
神示所( oracle的名词复数 ); 神谕; 圣贤; 哲人
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estrangement
n.疏远,失和,不和
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curiously
adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地
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isolation
n.隔离,孤立,分解,分离
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genial
adj.亲切的,和蔼的,愉快的,脾气好的
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embodied
v.表现( embody的过去式和过去分词 );象征;包括;包含
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bustling
adj.喧闹的
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well-being
n.安康,安乐,幸福
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exuberant
adj.充满活力的;(植物)繁茂的
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effaced
v.擦掉( efface的过去式和过去分词 );抹去;超越;使黯然失色
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alluring
adj.吸引人的,迷人的
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mire
n.泥沼,泥泞;v.使...陷于泥泞,使...陷入困境
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ravages
劫掠后的残迹,破坏的结果,毁坏后的残迹
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plebeian
adj.粗俗的;平民的;n.平民;庶民
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annoyances
n.恼怒( annoyance的名词复数 );烦恼;打扰;使人烦恼的事
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utterance
n.用言语表达,话语,言语
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abreast
adv.并排地;跟上(时代)的步伐,与…并进地
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wreck
n.失事,遇难;沉船;vt.(船等)失事,遇难
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colloquy
n.谈话,自由讨论
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heeding
v.听某人的劝告,听从( heed的现在分词 )