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The hands of the Dresden clock upon the white travertine mantelshelf of Lady Sidonia’s boudoir pointed1 to the small hours. There was a discreet2 knock at the door. The maid, a pale, pretty young woman, who was wielding3 the hair-brush, laid the weapon down, and answered the knock.
“Who is it, Pauline?” asked Pauline’s mistress, with her eyes upon the mirror, which certainly framed a picture well worth looking at.
“Her Grace’s maid, my lady, asking whether you are too tired for a chat?”
“Say that I shall be delighted, and give me the blue Japanese kimono instead of this pink thing. Will my hair do? Because, if it needs no more brushing, you can go to bed.”
“Thank you, my lady.”
The door opened; trailing silks swept over the carpet....
“I can’t kiss you through all this brown-gold silk,” said the Duchess’s voice. “Stop, though! You shall have it on the top of your head.” And the kiss descended4, light as a puff5 of thistle-down. “I kiss Cull6 there sometimes, when I want him to be in a good temper. He says it thrills right down to the tips of his toes.... You’re smiling! I guess you think the stock of thrills ought to be exhausted7 by this time—three years since we stood up together on the deck of Cluny F. Farradaile’s anchored airship, a posse of detectives from Blueberry Street guarding the ends of the fore8 and aft 120cables, where they were anchored three hundred feet below in the grounds of the N’York ?ther Club, just to prevent any one of the dozens of Society girls who’d tried their level best to catch Cull and failed, from coming along with a bowie and cutting ’em.... You remember the
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adj.(言行)谨慎的;慎重的;有判断力的 | |
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手持着使用(武器、工具等)( wield的现在分词 ); 具有; 运用(权力); 施加(影响) | |
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n.一口(气);一阵(风);v.喷气,喘气 | |
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v.拣选;剔除;n.拣出的东西;剔除 | |
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mighty
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plank
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n.板条,木板,政策要点,政纲条目 | |
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soda
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glided
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complexion
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massage
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accomplishment
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n.完成,成就,(pl.)造诣,技能 | |
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mermaid
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n.美人鱼 | |
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ripples
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逐渐扩散的感觉( ripple的名词复数 ) | |
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恳求或乞求(某人)( implore的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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conjugal
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thoroughly
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adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地 | |
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rinse
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v.用清水漂洗,用清水冲洗 | |
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eyebrow
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exquisite
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adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的 | |
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confide
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confided
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candidly
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predilection
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trot
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commemorate
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vt.纪念,庆祝 | |
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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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veal
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n.小牛肉 | |
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massaging
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按摩,推拿( massage的现在分词 ) | |
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lighting
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n.照明,光线的明暗,舞台灯光 | |
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v./n.尖叫,叫喊 | |
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precisely
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adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地 | |
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enamels
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搪瓷( enamel的名词复数 ); 珐琅; 釉药; 瓷漆 | |
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coffin
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heterogeneous
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mingling
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confidentially
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ad.秘密地,悄悄地 | |
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illuminated
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adj.被照明的;受启迪的 | |
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candor
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persevered
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v.坚忍,坚持( persevere的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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v.遗赠(demise的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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cult
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n.异教,邪教;时尚,狂热的崇拜 | |
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prospectuses
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n.章程,简章,简介( prospectus的名词复数 ) | |
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pensively
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humbug
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drawn
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v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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electrified
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v.使电气化( electrify的过去式和过去分词 );使兴奋 | |
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shrieked
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v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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horrified
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demonstration
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n.表明,示范,论证,示威 | |
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bluffed
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以假象欺骗,吹牛( bluff的过去式和过去分词 ); 以虚张声势找出或达成 | |
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entreated
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恳求,乞求( entreat的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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bullion
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n.金条,银条 | |
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wink
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n.眨眼,使眼色,瞬间;v.眨眼,使眼色,闪烁 | |
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Amended
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adj. 修正的 动词amend的过去式和过去分词 | |
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hymn
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n.赞美诗,圣歌,颂歌 | |
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hymns
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worthy
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hull
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n.船身;(果、实等的)外壳;vt.去(谷物等)壳 | |
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plaintively
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incense
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linen
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proceedings
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eyebrows
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wailful
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clams
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hideous
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n.鞭挞( lash的名词复数 );鞭子;突然猛烈的一击;急速挥动v.鞭打( lash的第三人称单数 );煽动;紧系;怒斥 | |
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peculiarity
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n.独特性,特色;特殊的东西;怪癖 | |
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faltered
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v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要 | |
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perfectly
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frightful
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toddle
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shrugged
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awfully
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