1. I have just returned from a visit to my landlord，Mr Heathcliff．

解析：return from的意思是從......回來。例如：I have returned from the converse of the streets as from a forgotten dream.（我從街頭談話回來，就仿佛從一個遺忘了的夢里回來一樣。）He has just returned from his trip abroad.（他剛剛從國外旅行回來。）表示“結束到某處的訪問回到家”可以用return from a visit to somewhere. 例如：I have just return from a visit to my parents. （我拜訪我的父母，剛回到家。）

2. I am delighted with the house I am renting from him．

解析：be delighted with的意思是“對......高興，開心”。例如：I bought it, read it over and over, and was much delighted with it.（我把它買來，讀了一遍又一遍，真是趣味盎然。）

Rent from的意思是“租某人的房子”。

3. Mr Heathcliff，in fact，is my only neighbour，and I think his character is similar to mine．

解析：in fact是副詞性短語，意思是“實際上”。例如：In fact he could not dismiss his vision of the two Nachmans.（真的，他的腦子里老擺不脫兩個納克曼的影子。）

Be similar to的意思是“和......一樣”。例如：Their house is similar to ours, but ours has a bigger garden.（他們的房子和我們的差不多, 只是我們的花園大些。）

Only 在這里的意思是“唯一的”。 例如：She was the only person able to do it. （她是唯一能做那事的人。）This is the only painting in this style that we have. （這種風格的畫我們僅有這一幅。）

5. ...when I met him at the gate to his house．

解析：at the gate的意思是“在大門口”。例如：Don't stand talking at the gate, Bruce. Invite your friend in.（布魯斯，別站在大門口談話了。請你的朋友進來吧。）

表示“通向.......的門口”在gate的后面用介詞to，即：the gate to...。例如：At the end of the tree-lined path, about one kilometre long, is the gate to the burial ground.（走完1千米長的林蔭大道，便是孔林大門。）

6. He said nothing，but frowned，and did not encourage me to enter．

解析：frowned的是frown的過去分詞，在這里做伴隨狀況狀語。描繪了這位老人的神情。

Encourage是“鼓勵和支持”的意思，這里用這個詞語，表示了作者去拜訪這位老人的時候，是帶著畏懼的心情的。

7. After a while，however，he decided to invite me in．

解析：after a while的意思是“過了一會兒”。例如：After a while she wept, and her tears brought some relief.（過了一會兒，她哭起來，她的眼淚讓她心里輕松了一些。）

However這個詞語如果放于句子中間，前后要用逗號隔開。