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MR. COLLINS was not a sensible man, and the deficiency of nature had been but little assisted by education or society; the greatest part of his life having been spent under the guidance of an illiterate1 and miserly father; and though he belonged to one of the universities, he had merely kept the necessary terms, without forming at it any useful acquaintance. The subjection in which his father had brought him up had given him originally great humility2 of manner, but it was now a good deal counteracted3 by the self-conceit4 of a weak head, living in retirement5, and the consequential6 feelings of early and unexpected prosperity. A fortunate chance had recommended him to Lady Catherine de Bourgh when the living of Hunsford was vacant; and the respect which he felt for her high rank and his veneration7 for her as his patroness, mingling8 with a very good opinion of himself, of his authority as a clergyman, and his rights as a rector, made him altogether a mixture of pride and obsequiousness9, self-importance and humility.
Having now a good house and very sufficient income, he intended to marry; and in seeking a reconciliation10 with the Longbourn family he had a wife in view, as he meant to chuse one of the daughters, if he found them as handsome and amiable11 as they were represented by common report. This was his plan of amends
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illiterate
adj.文盲的;无知的;n.文盲
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humility
n.谦逊,谦恭
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counteracted
对抗,抵消( counteract的过去式 )
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conceit
n.自负,自高自大
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retirement
n.退休,退职
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consequential
adj.作为结果的,间接的;重要的
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veneration
n.尊敬,崇拜
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mingling
adj.混合的
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obsequiousness
媚骨
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reconciliation
n.和解,和谐,一致
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amiable
adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的
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amends
n. 赔偿
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eligibility
n.合格,资格
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disinterested
adj.不关心的,不感兴趣的
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alteration
n.变更,改变;蚀变
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avowal
n.公开宣称,坦白承认
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complaisant
adj.顺从的,讨好的
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fixed
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
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positively
adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实
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eldest
adj.最年长的,最年老的
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incumbent
adj.成为责任的,有义务的;现任的,在职的
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thither
adv.向那里;adj.在那边的,对岸的
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nominally
在名义上,表面地; 应名儿
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tranquillity
n. 平静, 安静
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folly
n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话
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inviting
adj.诱人的,引人注目的
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pompous
adj.傲慢的,自大的;夸大的;豪华的
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assents
同意,赞同( assent的名词复数 )
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bonnet
n.无边女帽;童帽
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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pretence
n.假装,作假;借口,口实;虚伪;虚饰
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entreated
恳求,乞求( entreat的过去式和过去分词 )
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corps
n.(通信等兵种的)部队;(同类作的)一组
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countenance
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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standing
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
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corroborated
v.证实,支持(某种说法、信仰、理论等)( corroborate的过去式 )
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astonishment
n.惊奇,惊异
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deigned
v.屈尊,俯就( deign的过去式和过去分词 )
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entreaties
n.恳求,乞求( entreaty的名词复数 )
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draughts
n. <英>国际跳棋
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justified
a.正当的,有理的
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awed
adj.充满敬畏的,表示敬畏的v.使敬畏,使惊惧( awe的过去式和过去分词 )
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exclamations
n.呼喊( exclamation的名词复数 );感叹;感叹语;感叹词
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inquiries
n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听
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lottery
n.抽彩;碰运气的事,难于算计的事
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prospect
n.前景,前途;景色,视野
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mutual
adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的
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pointedly
adv.尖地,明显地
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utterly
adv.完全地,绝对地