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washwoman
n. 洗衣婦

wrinkled
a. having or showing small folds or lines in the skin 有皺紋的

*wrinkle
vi. (esp. of the skin) form into lines, folds, etc. 起皺紋
n. 皺紋

Jewish
a. of the Jews 猶太人的

sickly
a. often ill 常病的

possess
vt. own, have 擁有，具有

generation
n. a single stage or step in family descent 代，一代

for(e)bear
n. [常用復(fù)數(shù)] 祖先

bundle
n. (of) a number of articles tied, fastened or held together, usu. across the middle 捆，束，包

laundry
n. 1. clothes, sheets, etc., that need to be washed or have just been washed 付洗衣物；已洗好的衣物
2. a place or business where clothes, etc., are washed and ironed 洗衣房，洗衣店

accumulate
vi. gradually increase in numbers or amount until there is a large quantity in one place 積累，積聚

launder
vi. wash and iron clothes, sheets, etc. 洗熨衣物

pump
n. 泵，抽（水）機

attic
n. 閣樓；頂樓

clothesline
n. 晾衣繩

endure
vt. suffer, undergo (pain, hardship, etc.) 忍受（痛苦、困難等），耐住

penniless
a. 身無分文的

*bless
vt. (with) 使具有，使有權(quán)得到

bear(bore, borne)
vt. take (responsibility, etc.) on oneself 承擔(dān)（責(zé)任等）

wedding
n. a marriage ceremony, esp. with a party or meal after a church service 婚禮

bride
n. 新娘

altar
n. （教堂內(nèi)的）圣壇，祭壇

kitchen
n. 廚房，灶間

teapot
n. 茶壺

fingernail
n. 指甲

stubbornness
n. 倔強；頑強

*stubborn
a. 1. 頑固的, 倔強的
2. 頑強的, 堅持的

*stagger
vi. have trouble standing or walking; move unsteadily on one's feet 搖晃著移動; 蹣跚
n. 搖晃不穩(wěn)的動作; 蹣跚

*catastrophe
n. a terrible event that causes great suffering, misfortune, or ruin 災(zāi)難，災(zāi)禍，大禍

collapse
vi. （健康等）垮掉；倒坍

premonition
n. 預(yù)感

*mourn
vi. (for, over) feel and/or show grief, esp. for the death of someone; be sorrowful（尤指對某人的亡故）感到悲痛；哀悼

faithfully
ad. 1. with faith 忠實地
2. exactly 如實地；確切地

faithful
a. 1. loyal and true (to sb., to a cause, etc.) 忠實的，忠誠的
2. true to the facts or to an original 如實的

puff
n. a sudden short rush of air, smoke, etc.（空氣、煙霧等的）一陣，一股

totter
vi. walk with weak unsteady steps 蹣跚，踉蹌

*linen
a. 亞麻（布）的
n. 亞麻布（或線）；亞麻織品（床單、被單、桌布等）

utter
vt. make (a sound); say 發(fā)出（聲音）；說，講

half-choked
a. 半哽住的

*corpse
n. 死尸，尸體

unload
vt. 1. have (a load) removed 卸（貨）
2. remove a load from (sth.) 從 … 卸下貨物
vi. 卸貨

mumble
v. speak (words) unclearly 含糊地說（話），咕噥