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The night next but one after this meditation1 saw a new order in the world. A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering2 electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
The arrangement had not been effected without friction3, the explanation had proved difficult. Evidently she did not appreciate the full seriousness of Lewisham's mediocre4 position in the list. "But you have _passed_ all right," she said. Neither could she grasp the importance of evening study. "Of course I don't know," she said judicially5; "but I thought you were learning all day." She calculated the time consumed by their walk as half an hour, "just one half hour;" she forgot that he had to get to Chelsea and then to return to his lodgings6. Her customary tenderness was veiled by an only too apparent resentment8. First at him, and then when he protested, at Fate. "I suppose it _has_ to be," she said. "Of course, it doesn't matter, I suppose, if we _don't_ see each other quite so often," with a quiver of pale lips.
He had returned from the parting with an uneasy mind, and that evening had gone in the composition of a letter that was to make things clearer. But his scientific studies rendered his prose style "hard," and things he could whisper he could not write. His justification9 indeed did him no sort of justice. But her reception of it made her seem a very unreasonable10 person. He had some violent
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meditation
n.熟虑,(尤指宗教的)默想,沉思,(pl.)冥想录
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flickering
adj.闪烁的,摇曳的,一闪一闪的
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friction
n.摩擦,摩擦力
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mediocre
adj.平常的,普通的
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judicially
依法判决地,公平地
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lodgings
n. 出租的房舍, 寄宿舍
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lodging
n.寄宿,住所;(大学生的)校外宿舍
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resentment
n.怨愤,忿恨
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justification
n.正当的理由;辩解的理由
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unreasonable
adj.不讲道理的,不合情理的,过度的
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fluctuations
波动,涨落,起伏( fluctuation的名词复数 )
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scathing
adj.(言词、文章)严厉的,尖刻的;不留情的adv.严厉地,尖刻地v.伤害,损害(尤指使之枯萎)( scathe的现在分词)
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acrid
adj.辛辣的,尖刻的,刻薄的
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disposition
n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署
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wrought
v.引起;以…原料制作;运转;adj.制造的
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wholesome
adj.适合;卫生的;有益健康的;显示身心健康的
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memoranda
n. 备忘录, 便条
名词memorandum的复数形式
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twig
n.小树枝,嫩枝;v.理解
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aesthetic
adj.美学的,审美的,有美感
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bust
vt.打破;vi.爆裂;n.半身像;胸部
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stimulating
adj.有启发性的,能激发人思考的
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constraints
强制( constraint的名词复数 ); 限制; 约束
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dozed
v.打盹儿,打瞌睡( doze的过去式和过去分词 )
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bent
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
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dismal
adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的
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solitary
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士
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thwarted
阻挠( thwart的过去式和过去分词 ); 使受挫折; 挫败; 横过
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insufficient
adj.(for,of)不足的,不够的
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gathering
n.集会,聚会,聚集
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begotten
v.为…之生父( beget的过去分词 );产生,引起
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strenuous
adj.奋发的,使劲的;紧张的;热烈的,狂热的
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sitting-room
n.(BrE)客厅,起居室
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suburban
adj.城郊的,在郊区的
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specks
n.眼镜;斑点,微粒,污点( speck的名词复数 )
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depressed
adj.沮丧的,抑郁的,不景气的,萧条的
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discourse
n.论文,演说;谈话;话语;vi.讲述,著述
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bristling
a.竖立的
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quotations
n.引用( quotation的名词复数 );[商业]行情(报告);(货物或股票的)市价;时价
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abolition
n.废除,取消
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unctuous
adj.油腔滑调的,大胆的
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devout
adj.虔诚的,虔敬的,衷心的 (n.devoutness)
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saturated
a.饱和的,充满的
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disapproval
n.反对,不赞成
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loyalty
n.忠诚,忠心
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smear
v.涂抹;诽谤,玷污;n.污点;诽谤,污蔑
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inevitable
adj.不可避免的,必然发生的
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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wholesale
n.批发;adv.以批发方式;vt.批发,成批出售
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unprecedented
adj.无前例的,新奇的
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admiration
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
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whack
v.敲击,重打,瓜分;n.重击,重打,尝试,一份
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mutual
adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的
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toil
vi.辛劳工作,艰难地行动;n.苦工,难事
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spotted
adj.有斑点的,斑纹的,弄污了的
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smoker
n.吸烟者,吸烟车厢,吸烟室
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lengthy
adj.漫长的,冗长的
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mellifluous
adj.(音乐等)柔美流畅的
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wrangle
vi.争吵
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immediate
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
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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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exponents
n.倡导者( exponent的名词复数 );说明者;指数;能手
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virtue
n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力
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irresistible
adj.非常诱人的,无法拒绝的,无法抗拒的
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eloquent
adj.雄辩的,口才流利的;明白显示出的
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verge
n.边,边缘;v.接近,濒临
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confidential
adj.秘(机)密的,表示信任的,担任机密工作的
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paragon
n.模范,典型
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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essentially
adv.本质上,实质上,基本上
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copious
adj.丰富的,大量的
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anecdotes
n.掌故,趣闻,轶事( anecdote的名词复数 )
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sufficiently
adv.足够地,充分地
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cognate
adj.同类的,同源的,同族的;n.同家族的人,同源词
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idiotic
adj.白痴的
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reciprocate
v.往复运动;互换;回报,酬答
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lode
n.矿脉
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boredom
n.厌烦,厌倦,乏味,无聊
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discoursing
演说(discourse的现在分词形式)
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exasperation
n.愤慨
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chatter
vi./n.喋喋不休;短促尖叫;(牙齿)打战
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motive
n.动机,目的;adv.发动的,运动的
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abruptly
adv.突然地,出其不意地
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astonishment
n.惊奇,惊异
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receding
v.逐渐远离( recede的现在分词 );向后倾斜;自原处后退或避开别人的注视;尤指问题
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trotting
小跑,急走( trot的现在分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走
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spoke
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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buffalo
n.(北美)野牛;(亚洲)水牛
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loathsome
adj.讨厌的,令人厌恶的
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savageness
天然,野蛮
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longing
n.(for)渴望
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receded
v.逐渐远离( recede的过去式和过去分词 );向后倾斜;自原处后退或避开别人的注视;尤指问题
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haze
n.霾,烟雾;懵懂,迷糊;vi.(over)变模糊
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reiteration
n. 重覆, 反覆, 重说
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interpretation
n.解释,说明,描述;艺术处理