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CHAPTER XIII ANOTHER TRIP UP THE MOUNTAIN.
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 Eleven o’clock found the four friends, for the boys always considered Sicum as one of them whenever he was present, waiting in the cabin for the show to begin, as Jack1 put it. They had secured from Jacques an extra cot for Kernertok although the old Indian had insisted that a rug was a good enough bed for him.
 
“Bet you nothing happens,” Jack said just as the clock struck the hour.
 
“If nothing does it means that somebody is on to our movements,” Bob declared.
 
“And the somebody is?”
 
“We won’t mention names, but I hardly see how it could be anybody else,” Bob replied and Kernertok slowly shook his head.
 
“Well, one thing is in our favor anyway,” Jack declared after a few minutes of silence.
 
“Meaning?”
 
“That nothing very drastic has happened as a result of the three warnings we’ve received.”
 
“But the end is not yet,” Bob cautioned.
 
“Maybe not, but I’m betting that those warnings were simply a bluff2.”
 
“I hope so,” Bob said soberly.
 
The half hour struck.
 
“Time for the curtain to go up,” Jack said as he turned down the light.
 
But nothing happened. The spot did not appear and no rapping was heard. Midnight came and then the half hour struck and still not sign of the ghost was manifest.
 
“I told you so,” Jack yawned.
 
“We’ll wait another half hour,” Bob proposed.
 
It was a long half hour but the clock finally struck and Bob turned up the light.
 
“Guess we might as well hit the hay,” he declared as he threw off his coat.
 
“Me for that,” Jack agreed. “But you wake me up if you hear anything.”
 
“I will,” Bob promised as he tumbled into bed.
 
But if any ghost came around that night he was very quiet about it for none of them was disturbed and the sun was shining in at the window when Bob awoke.
 
It was Sunday and breakfast was an hour later than usual so he decided3 to let Jack sleep. Kernertok’s bed was empty and Sicum was not in the room.
 
“Guess they’ve gone out for an early morning walk,” he thought as he began to dress.
 
It was only six o’clock and he knew that the old Indian was an early riser so he felt no alarm at his absence.
 
“It’s a peach of a morning,” he said half aloud as he stepped out and softly closed the door behind him.
 
For a moment he stood just outside drawing into his lungs great draughts4 of the crisp air heavily laden5 with the mingled6 scent7 of spruce and pine. Then he walked slowly toward the lake. As soon as he came around the corner of the big cabin he saw Kernertok and Sicum standing8 on the end of the wharf9 gazing out over the lake.
 
“She heap fine body of water,” the Indian said as he joined them.
 
“Sure is,” Bob agreed as he bent10 over to pat Sicum’s head. “But I hope we haven’t dragged you and Sicum up here for nothing.”
 
“We catch um ghost heap soon,” Kernertok assured him.
 
“I hope so,” Bob returned but there was no note of assurance in his voice.
 
For an hour they sat on the end of the wharf and discussed the situation and then Jack joined them.
 
“Why didn’t you wake me?” he demanded.
 
“Thought you needed the sleep,” Bob returned with a smile.
 
“Well, I got it all right.”
 
Jack sat down beside Sicum and began stroking his long ears, an action of which the dog thoroughly11 approved.
 
At half past seven the welcome sound of the breakfast horn broke up the conversation and they hurried to the big cabin.
 
“Any ghosts?” Mr. Sleeper12 asked as he entered a few minutes later with Mrs. Sleeper and Helen.
 
“Narry a ghost,” Jack declared.
 
“And it’s the first night they’ve missed isn’t it?”
 
“Yes, that is, since we’ve been here,” Bob assured him.
 
“Don’t you think it’s a bit strange?”
 
“Rather.”
 
The day passed quietly. In the afternoon they were all gathered on the porch of the Sleepers13’ cabin and Kernertok entertained them for several hours with stories of his early life in Northern Canada. Despite his broken English the old Indian was a past master in the art of story telling and he had an abundance of material to draw from and held his listener spellbound with his vivid word pictures of life amid the deep snows and rushing streams.
 
“He’s wonderful,” Helen whispered to Bob as they were going to supper.
 
“A wonderful man and a wonderful dog,” Bob assured her.
 
That night was a repetition of the previous one. The camp was as well behaved as any one could desire, much to the disgust of the two boys.
 
“It’s disgusting, that’s what it is,” Jack declared as he rolled into bed.
 
“And then some,” Bob agreed from his side of the room.
 
But Kernertok merely grunted14 as he stretched his long frame on his cot.
 
They were up bright and early the next morning and, after a plunge15 in the lake, Bob suggested that they pay a visit to the cave on Mount Katahdin.
 
“The mountain wouldn’t come to Mahomet, you remember, so Mahomet had to go to the mountain,” he laughed. “Well, the ghost won’t seem to come to us any more so we might as well go to him.”
 
“But why do you think he’s there?” Jack asked.
 
“I don’t, but we may get a clue. Somehow I can’t help thinking that the fellow they call Jim the Penman is in some way mixed up in the ghost business.”
 
“Well, it’ll get rid of the day anyhow,” Jack said, and Kernertok agreed that it was a good plan.
 
They started immediately after breakfast, telling the Sleepers that they were going to the dam and might not be back until night. The wind was blowing strong down the lake and Kernertok and Jack made the light canoe almost fly through the water.
 
“Haven’t seen anything more of those fellows have you?” Bob asked the old dam tender, who met them as they landed.
 
“No, but I seen a light up on the mountain, ’bout ten o’clock las’ night,” he told them.
 
“Did it flash as though someone was signaling?” Bob asked excitedly.
 
“Well, it did kinder seem so. Kept it up fer as much as ten minutes mebby more, then it went out an’ I didn’t see it agin’.”
 
“Then they must be back,” Bob said turning to Jack and Kernertok.
 
“Looks like it,” Jack agreed.
 
A moment later and they were making their way down the deep gorge16, Sicum leading the way.
 
“I’d give a cent to know if they were signaling to Mr. Sleeper,” Bob said to Jack as they walked side by side.
 
“Who else could it be?”
 
“Ah, there’s the rub,” Bob quoted.
 
“And there’s the balloon,” Jack added. “That must have been a signal and it doesn’t seem hardly possible that both parties are signaling to a third person, does it?”
 
“Hardly. But what possible connection can there be between them?”
 
“Ask me something easy,” Jack said as he wiped the sweat from his face. “Whew, but it’s hot.”
 
As soon as they reached the foot of the mountain they stopped for a rest and a council of war, as Jack put it.
 
“We’ve got to be mighty17 careful now,” Bob told them. “They’ll treat us rough if they get us in their power again. They’ll think we put the officers onto them and they’ll have little mercy.”
 
“None comes nearer to it I’d say,” Jack declared.
 
“We go heap quiet,” Kernertok advised with a solemn shake of his head.
 
“Frankly it’s my opinion that you’d better stay here and let me go up alone,” Bob proposed. “One can go with less noise than four, you know.”
 
“Not much,” Jack objected. “We’ll hang together in this.”
 
“White boy no go alone,” Kernertok shook his head and Bob did not insist, realizing that they were probably right.
 
It was a hot day and the climb up the mountain was hard and both boys were puffing18 when they reached a point only a few rods from the cave. But Kernertok was not in the least winded.
 
“Now we’re almost there,” Bob said as they came to a stop. “You wait here and I’ll creep up and see what’s doing. Oh, I’ll be careful and yell if they get me,” he added as he saw that Jack was about to object again.
 
Kernertok nodded assent19 and Bob crept noiselessly away. They had followed the path up the mountain but now he left it and stole around to the right so that he might get a view of the front of the shack20. He made not the slightest sound as he worked his way through the thick underbrush and soon was crouching21 behind a bush from which he had a good view of the shack by slightly parting a couple of branches. Not a soul was in sight and the place had a deserted22 look which went far toward convincing him that they had not returned. Still there was the light which the old man had seen the night before and he decided to wait awhile before coming to a conclusion.
 
For nearly a half hour he waited and then, just as he was thinking that he might as well go back to the others, the sound of voices off to his right caught his ear. Someone was coming toward him and he squirmed farther into the clump23 of bushes hoping that they would pass without seeing him. He lay perfectly24 still hardly daring to breathe while the voices rapidly approached and soon two men passed not more than six feet from him. He was unable to see them, but he had no difficulty in recognizing Jim the Penman by his voice. He was not so sure of the identity of the other, but had little doubt that it was one of the half-breeds who had been with him at the shack. He waited until he judged that they had time to reach the shack and then he began slowly to back out. But as it happened he came out of the clump much quicker than he had intended. He had hardly started when his feet were grabbed by a powerful pair of hands and he was violently jerked out. So quickly was it done that he had no time to shout before a huge hand was pressed over his mouth while another seized him by the throat.
 
“You mak’ der noise an’ I keel you,” a voice hissed25 in his ear.
 
He knew that he was no match for the powerful giant and that the latter was quite capable of carrying out his threat. So he kept still and the man, removing his hand from his throat, seized him by the collar and yanked him to his feet.
 
“You come ’long an’ mak’ no sound,” he ordered as he started for the shack keeping a firm hold on the boy’s collar.
 
Bob knew that there was nothing to do but obey, so he made no resistance and in a moment they were at the door of the shack which opened just as they reached it and Jim the Penman, followed by the other breed, came out.
 
“So you have paid us another visit, eh,” Jim sneered26. “Well, we’ll see that you don’t get away so easily this time. Tie him up good and strong,” he ordered.
 
But before the breed could carry out the order a sudden interruption intervened.
 
“Hands up.”
 
The order came in stern tones and, as they turned, their eyes met a sight which caused Bob’s heart to jump with joy. Standing just at the edge of the woods were five men and each held a Winchester which was pointing directly at them.
 
Without a word the hands of the three men shot into the air and Bob, thinking he might not be recognized, did the same.
 
“I didn’t mean you, Bob,” the sheriff said as he came forward, and Bob gladly lowered his hands.
 
“You came just in time, sir,” he said.
 
“And I’m mighty glad of it. Keep ’em covered, boys, while I frisk ’em,” he ordered.
 
Quickly he removed an automatic from a pocket of each of the men and then, satisfied that they had no more weapons upon them, he told them that they could lower their hands.
 
“But no funny business,” he warned them.
 
“Well, Jim, you’ve led me a pretty long chase but I’ve got you at last,” the detective said as he snapped a pair of handcuffs on his wrists.
 
“It would seem so just now,” the man smiled.
 
In another minute the two breeds were handcuffed and Bob could not repress a sight of relief.
 
“You made your big mistake when you flashed that light last night,” the detective said turning to the man called Jim. “Friend of mine saw it and phoned me.”
 
“I think I know who it was,” the man returned. “Some day I may be able to thank him.”
 
“Not for a good many years, I reckon,” the detective said dryly. “You’ll be the state’s star boarder for some time to come.”
 
“Maybe, but I’ve seen sicker cats than this get well,” the man smiled.
 
Leaving the three deputies to guard the prisoners, the sheriff accompanied by the detective and Bob made a search of the shack and cave. Bob showed them the trap door in the corner and, after they had descended27 and squeezed through into the second chamber28, he showed them how he and Jack had made their escape.
 
“But there must be another room or something of the sort here,” the detective insisted when they had returned to the upper cave. “They must have some food here and I haven’t seen a sign of it.”
 
For some time they searched going over every foot of the walls and floor and were about to give it up when Bob discovered the secret. He was on the side of the cave opposite the door which opened into the shack and suddenly his quick eye caught sight of a crack in the rock. Playing his flash up and down on the wall he could trace it from the floor to a point about even with the top of his head. Then it turned sharply at right angles. It was such a small crack that it was little wonder that it had eluded29 him when he had searched the cave before.
 
“I think I’ve found something,” he called and the others hastened to his side.
 
“See that crack?” he asked eagerly.
 
“Yes, but—”
 
“Wait a minute,” Bob interrupted as he darted30 across the cave and passed through the door into the shack.
 
He was back in a minute with a screw driver which he remembered to have seen in the shack. This he inserted in a place, he had noticed, about two feet from the floor and carefully using it as a pry31, he gave a cry of satisfaction as a small door swung open, a door so cunningly constructed and closely fitted that probably not one man in a dozen would ever have found it. It was made of boards, the side facing the cave being covered with thin slabs32 of rock so skillfully cemented together and to the door that it was practically impossible to distinguish between it and the rest of the wall.
 
The door opened into a large room which was furnished with several cots and chairs as well as a cook stove and the necessary cooking utensils33. A good supply of food was stored in a closet in one corner.
 
“I knew there must be some place,” the detective declared as he stood in the middle of the room and looked about.
 
“But how in thunder did he make that door?” the sheriff asked.
 
“Maybe he didn’t,” the detective returned. “Looks to me as though that door was made some years ago. But how he found out about it beats me.”
 
Just then a low cry from one of the deputies attracted their attention and, hastening to his side, they found him gazing with wide staring eyes at a suit-case which lay open on the floor at his feet. It was no wonder he had uttered the cry of astonishment34 for the case was filled with piles of new ten-dollar bills.
 
“Gosh, I didn’t know there was that much money in the world,” the man gasped35. “I reckon as how there must be close on ter a billion dollars there.”
 
“Hardly that much,” the detective laughed as he picked up one of the bundles. “There’s quite a lot of it though, but the trouble is it isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on.”
 
“What you mean, it ain’t worth nothin’?”
 
“Phony. Green goods.”
 
“You mean it’s counterfeit36?”
 
“Exactly.”
 
“But it looks good ter me,” the man insisted picking up another of the bundles.
 
“Of course it does,” the detective laughed. “It has to look mighty good to get by these days.”
 
They spent a few more minutes searching the room but nothing more of consequence was found and the detective declared that they might as well be on their way back.
 
“I won’t feel easy till I get them fellows behind the bars,” he declared as he picked up the suit-case and led the way out through the cave.
 
“That room explains how he got away that time we had him tied up,” Bob thought. “Those others must have been in there all the time.”
 
As they came out into the open the two half breeds glared at the suit-case with ill-concealed rage, but the leader only smiled as though it was a matter of no importance.
 
“Don’t suppose you’d tell me how you found the door leading into that room, Jim,” the detective said as he stood in front of the man.
 
“And I guess you’re right in your supposition,” he smiled.
 
“All right, it doesn’t matter. We’ve got the goods and that’s the main thing.”
 
On the way down the mountain they picked up Jack and Kernertok and they were much surprised as well as gratified when they learned how the affair had turned out.
 
It was nearly noon when they reached the dam and the sheriff insisted that the boys and Kernertok help them eat the bountiful lunch which he had brought with him. Soon after the men, together with their prisoners, departed in the two cars in which they had made the trip up and, after bidding them good-bye the four friends started on their way up the lake.
 
“Well, that chapter is closed so far as we’re concerned,” Jack declared.
 
“And mighty satisfactorily,” Bob added.
 
“The question now is whether the ghost has gone with them,” Jack said.
 
“That’s what,” Bob agreed.
 
“How you betting?”
 
“That it has. Take me?”
 
“Nope. That’s my bet too.”
 
They were in no hurry to get back and took it easy so that it was nearly three o’clock when they reached the camp. There was no one on the wharf and no one in sight about the camp as they walked slowly up the bank toward the big cabin.
 
“Reminds me of the deserted village,” Bob laughed.
 
“It doesn’t look exactly lively,” Jack agreed.
 
As they reached the front of the cabin the door opened and Jacques stepped out.
 
“Where’s all the folks?” Bob asked.
 
“Gone,” the man replied.
 
“Gone! Gone where?”
 
“I dunno. Dey had me tak’ ’em down to dam little while after you go.”
 
“But didn’t they say where or why they were going?” Bob asked.
 
“Dey say nottin’, only dat they go.”
 
“Did they take their stuff with them?”
 
“Oui, dey tak’ it all. Dey no come back.”
 
“I reckon you’re right, but it beats me,” Bob declared as he led the way to their cabin. “What do you make of it, Jack?” he asked as soon as they had closed the door behind them.
 
“Why, that they had something to do with that other gang. What do you think?”
 
“Looks as though you were right, but how could that fellow signal to them from the mountain? You can’t see it from here.”
 
“See it from hill over there,” Kernertok said.
 
“That’s so,” Bob declared. “I never thought of that. It’s only a little way to the top from here and now I think of it, Mr. Sleeper wasn’t with us after nine o’clock last night, you remember.”
 
“But just what do you suppose was the connection between them?”
 
“It’s no use guessing. Maybe we’ll know sometime.”
 
“Well, their going makes it all the more likely that we’ve seen the last of the ghost.”
 
“I suppose so,” Bob agreed.
 
“You don’t seem much pleased at the prospect,” Jack told him.
 
“Well, I can’t help feeling that we haven’t had much to do with it.”
 
“That’s so,” Jack agreed.

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1 jack 53Hxp     
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克
参考例句:
  • I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
  • He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
2 bluff ftZzB     
v.虚张声势,用假象骗人;n.虚张声势,欺骗
参考例句:
  • His threats are merely bluff.他的威胁仅仅是虚张声势。
  • John is a deep card.No one can bluff him easily.约翰是个机灵鬼。谁也不容易欺骗他。
3 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
4 draughts 154c3dda2291d52a1622995b252b5ac8     
n. <英>国际跳棋
参考例句:
  • Seal (up) the window to prevent draughts. 把窗户封起来以防风。
  • I will play at draughts with him. 我跟他下一盘棋吧!
5 laden P2gx5     
adj.装满了的;充满了的;负了重担的;苦恼的
参考例句:
  • He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
  • Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。
6 mingled fdf34efd22095ed7e00f43ccc823abdf     
混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系]
参考例句:
  • The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. 笑声和歌声交织在夜空中。
  • The man and the woman mingled as everyone started to relax. 当大家开始放松的时候,这一男一女就开始交往了。
7 scent WThzs     
n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉
参考例句:
  • The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
  • The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。
8 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
9 wharf RMGzd     
n.码头,停泊处
参考例句:
  • We fetch up at the wharf exactly on time.我们准时到达码头。
  • We reached the wharf gasping for breath.我们气喘吁吁地抵达了码头。
10 bent QQ8yD     
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
参考例句:
  • He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
  • We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
11 thoroughly sgmz0J     
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地
参考例句:
  • The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
  • The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。
12 sleeper gETyT     
n.睡眠者,卧车,卧铺
参考例句:
  • I usually go up to London on the sleeper. 我一般都乘卧车去伦敦。
  • But first he explained that he was a very heavy sleeper. 但首先他解释说自己睡觉很沉。
13 sleepers 1d076aa8d5bfd0daecb3ca5f5c17a425     
n.卧铺(通常以复数形式出现);卧车( sleeper的名词复数 );轨枕;睡觉(呈某种状态)的人;小耳环
参考例句:
  • He trod quietly so as not to disturb the sleepers. 他轻移脚步,以免吵醒睡着的人。 来自辞典例句
  • The nurse was out, and we two sleepers were alone. 保姆出去了,只剩下我们两个瞌睡虫。 来自辞典例句
14 grunted f18a3a8ced1d857427f2252db2abbeaf     
(猪等)作呼噜声( grunt的过去式和过去分词 ); (指人)发出类似的哼声; 咕哝着说
参考例句:
  • She just grunted, not deigning to look up from the page. 她只咕哝了一声,继续看书,不屑抬起头来看一眼。
  • She grunted some incomprehensible reply. 她咕噜着回答了些令人费解的话。
15 plunge 228zO     
v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲
参考例句:
  • Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
  • That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。
16 gorge Zf1xm     
n.咽喉,胃,暴食,山峡;v.塞饱,狼吞虎咽地吃
参考例句:
  • East of the gorge leveled out.峡谷东面地势变得平坦起来。
  • It made my gorge rise to hear the news.这消息令我作呕。
17 mighty YDWxl     
adj.强有力的;巨大的
参考例句:
  • A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
  • The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。
18 puffing b3a737211571a681caa80669a39d25d3     
v.使喷出( puff的现在分词 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧
参考例句:
  • He was puffing hard when he jumped on to the bus. 他跳上公共汽车时喘息不已。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • My father sat puffing contentedly on his pipe. 父亲坐着心满意足地抽着烟斗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
19 assent Hv6zL     
v.批准,认可;n.批准,认可
参考例句:
  • I cannot assent to what you ask.我不能应允你的要求。
  • The new bill passed by Parliament has received Royal Assent.议会所通过的新方案已获国王批准。
20 shack aE3zq     
adj.简陋的小屋,窝棚
参考例句:
  • He had to sit down five times before he reached his shack.在走到他的茅棚以前,他不得不坐在地上歇了五次。
  • The boys made a shack out of the old boards in the backyard.男孩们在后院用旧木板盖起一间小木屋。
21 crouching crouching     
v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • a hulking figure crouching in the darkness 黑暗中蹲伏着的一个庞大身影
  • A young man was crouching by the table, busily searching for something. 一个年轻人正蹲在桌边翻看什么。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
22 deserted GukzoL     
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的
参考例句:
  • The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
  • The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。
23 clump xXfzH     
n.树丛,草丛;vi.用沉重的脚步行走
参考例句:
  • A stream meandered gently through a clump of trees.一条小溪从树丛中蜿蜒穿过。
  • It was as if he had hacked with his thick boots at a clump of bluebells.仿佛他用自己的厚靴子无情地践踏了一丛野风信子。
24 perfectly 8Mzxb     
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
  • Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
25 hissed 2299e1729bbc7f56fc2559e409d6e8a7     
发嘶嘶声( hiss的过去式和过去分词 ); 发嘘声表示反对
参考例句:
  • Have you ever been hissed at in the middle of a speech? 你在演讲中有没有被嘘过?
  • The iron hissed as it pressed the wet cloth. 熨斗压在湿布上时发出了嘶嘶声。
26 sneered 0e3b5b35e54fb2ad006040792a867d9f     
讥笑,冷笑( sneer的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He sneered at people who liked pop music. 他嘲笑喜欢流行音乐的人。
  • It's very discouraging to be sneered at all the time. 成天受嘲讽是很令人泄气的。
27 descended guQzoy     
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的
参考例句:
  • A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
  • The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。
28 chamber wnky9     
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所
参考例句:
  • For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说,牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
  • The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。
29 eluded 8afea5b7a29fab905a2d34ae6f94a05f     
v.(尤指机敏地)避开( elude的过去式和过去分词 );逃避;躲避;使达不到
参考例句:
  • The sly fox nimbly eluded the dogs. 那只狡猾的狐狸灵活地躲避开那群狗。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The criminal eluded the police. 那个罪犯甩掉了警察的追捕。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
30 darted d83f9716cd75da6af48046d29f4dd248     
v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔
参考例句:
  • The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect. 蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The old man was displeased and darted an angry look at me. 老人不高兴了,瞪了我一眼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
31 pry yBqyX     
vi.窥(刺)探,打听;vt.撬动(开,起)
参考例句:
  • He's always ready to pry into other people's business.他总爱探听别人的事。
  • We use an iron bar to pry open the box.我们用铁棍撬开箱子。
32 slabs df40a4b047507aa67c09fd288db230ac     
n.厚板,平板,厚片( slab的名词复数 );厚胶片
参考例句:
  • The patio was made of stone slabs. 这天井是用石板铺砌而成的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The slabs of standing stone point roughly toward the invisible notch. 这些矗立的石块,大致指向那个看不见的缺口。 来自辞典例句
33 utensils 69f125dfb1fef9b418c96d1986e7b484     
器具,用具,器皿( utensil的名词复数 ); 器物
参考例句:
  • Formerly most of our household utensils were made of brass. 以前我们家庭用的器皿多数是用黄铜做的。
  • Some utensils were in a state of decay when they were unearthed. 有些器皿在出土时已经残破。
34 astonishment VvjzR     
n.惊奇,惊异
参考例句:
  • They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment.他们听见他惊奇地大叫一声。
  • I was filled with astonishment at her strange action.我对她的奇怪举动不胜惊异。
35 gasped e6af294d8a7477229d6749fa9e8f5b80     
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要
参考例句:
  • She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
  • People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
36 counterfeit 1oEz8     
vt.伪造,仿造;adj.伪造的,假冒的
参考例句:
  • It is a crime to counterfeit money.伪造货币是犯罪行为。
  • The painting looked old but was a recent counterfeit.这幅画看上去年代久远,实际是最近的一幅赝品。


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