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As no objection was made to the young people's engagement with their aunt, and all Mr. Collins's scruples1 of leaving Mr. and Mrs. Bennet for a single evening during his visit were most steadily2 resisted, the coach conveyed him and his five cousins at a suitable hour to Meryton; and the girls had the pleasure of hearing, as they entered the drawing-room, that Mr. Wickham had accepted their uncle's invitation, and was then in the house.
When this information was given, and they had all taken their seats, Mr. Collins was at leisure to look around him and admire, and he was so much struck with the size and furniture of the apartment, that he declared he might almost have supposed himself in the small summer breakfast parlour at Rosings; a comparison that did not at first convey much gratification; but when Mrs. Philips understood from him what Rosings was, and who was its proprietor3, when she had listened to the description of only one of Lady Catherine's drawing-rooms, and found that the chimney-piece alone had cost eight hundred pounds, she felt all the force of the compliment, and would hardly have resented a comparison with the housekeeper's room.
In describing to her all the grandeur4 of Lady Catherine and her mansion5, with occasional digressions in praise of his own humble6 abode7 and the improvements it was receiving, he was happily employed until the gentlemen joined them; and he found in Mrs. Philips a very attentive8 listener, whose opinion of his consequence increased with what she heard, and who was resolving to retail9 it all among her neighbours as soon as she could. To the girls, who could not listen to their cousin, and who had nothing to do but to wish for an instrument, and examine their own indifferent imitations of china on the mantlepiece, the
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scruples
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n.良心上的不安( scruple的名词复数 );顾虑,顾忌v.感到于心不安,有顾忌( scruple的第三人称单数 ) | |
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steadily
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adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地 | |
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proprietor
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n.所有人;业主;经营者 | |
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grandeur
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n.伟大,崇高,宏伟,庄严,豪华 | |
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mansion
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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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adj.注意的,专心的;关心(别人)的,殷勤的 | |
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retail
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v./n.零售;adv.以零售价格 | |
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interval
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unreasonable
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admiration
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n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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countenance
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n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
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stuffy
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insignificance
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n.不重要;无价值;无意义 | |
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intervals
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n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 );间隔时间;[数学]区间;(戏剧、电影或音乐会的)幕间休息 | |
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watchfulness
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警惕,留心; 警觉(性) | |
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compliance
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n.顺从;服从;附和;屈从 | |
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engrossing
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adj.使人全神贯注的,引人入胜的v.使全神贯注( engross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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determined
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adj.坚定的;有决心的 | |
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lottery
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n.抽彩;碰运气的事,难于算计的事 | |
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unwilling
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adj.不情愿的 | |
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infancy
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n.婴儿期;幼年期;初期 | |
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qualified
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adj.合格的,有资格的,胜任的,有限制的 | |
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impartial
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adj.(in,to)公正的,无偏见的 | |
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favourably
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adv. 善意地,赞成地 =favorably | |
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imposing
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affected
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delicacy
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n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴 | |
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inquiry
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n.打听,询问,调查,查问 | |
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intelligible
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adj.可理解的,明白易懂的,清楚的 | |
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prospect
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n.前景,前途;景色,视野 | |
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corps
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tempted
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v.怂恿(某人)干不正当的事;冒…的险(tempt的过去分词) | |
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procured
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v.(努力)取得, (设法)获得( procure的过去式和过去分词 );拉皮条 | |
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solitude
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n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方 | |
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eligible
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adj.有条件被选中的;(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的 | |
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redress
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n.赔偿,救济,矫正;v.纠正,匡正,革除 | |
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bequest
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n.遗赠;遗产,遗物 | |
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mere
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adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
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conditional
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forfeited
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(因违反协议、犯规、受罚等)丧失,失去( forfeit的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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motive
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jealousy
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uncommon
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attachment
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n.附属物,附件;依恋;依附 | |
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descending
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malicious
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injustice
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n.非正义,不公正,不公平,侵犯(别人的)权利 | |
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resentments
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(因受虐待而)愤恨,不满,怨恨( resentment的名词复数 ) | |
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disposition
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n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署 | |
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vouch
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v.担保;断定;n.被担保者 | |
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amiable
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adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的 | |
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contented
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adj.满意的,安心的,知足的 | |
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inmates
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parental
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adj.父母的;父的;母的 | |
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devoted
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adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的 | |
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esteemed
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adj.受人尊敬的v.尊敬( esteem的过去式和过去分词 );敬重;认为;以为 | |
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confidential
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adj.秘(机)密的,表示信任的,担任机密工作的 | |
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gratitude
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adj.感激,感谢 | |
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abominable
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adj.可厌的,令人憎恶的 | |
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virtue
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n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力 | |
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tenants
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n.房客( tenant的名词复数 );佃户;占用者;占有者 | |
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degenerate
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v.退步,堕落;adj.退步的,堕落的;n.堕落者 | |
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guardian
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n.监护人;守卫者,保护者 | |
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accomplished
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adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的 | |
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reverting
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恢复( revert的现在分词 ); 重提; 回到…上; 归还 | |
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intimacy
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n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行 | |
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honourable
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adj.可敬的;荣誉的,光荣的 | |
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inquiries
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n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听 | |
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undoubtedly
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adv.确实地,无疑地 | |
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arrogant
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adj.傲慢的,自大的 | |
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conceited
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adj.自负的,骄傲自满的 | |
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dictatorial
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adj. 独裁的,专断的 | |
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insolent
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adj.傲慢的,无理的 | |
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remarkably
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ad.不同寻常地,相当地 | |
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derives
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v.得到( derive的第三人称单数 );(从…中)得到获得;源于;(从…中)提取 | |
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authoritative
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adj.有权威的,可相信的;命令式的;官方的 | |
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mutual
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adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的 | |
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gracefully
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ad.大大方方地;优美地 | |
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incessantly
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ad.不停地 | |
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enumerating
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v.列举,枚举,数( enumerate的现在分词 ) | |
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