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XXIII OF MANY THINGS
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XXIII OF MANY THINGS
 Van threw his arms around Joel. "Make quick work, Thomas," called Mr. King from his doorway1.
The pistol fell from Thomas's hand. "I've shot one of the boys. Och, murther!" he screamed.
And everybody rushing up supposed it was Van, who was writhing2 and screaming unintelligibly3 in
the corner.
"Oh! I've killed him," they finally made out.
"Who--who? Oh, Van! who?"
"Joey," screamed Van, bending over a white heap on the floor. "Oh! make him get up. Oh! I've
killed him."
The mask was hanging by one end from his white face, and and his eyes protruded4 wildly. Up flew
another figure adorned5 with a second black mask.
"No, no, it was I," and Percy rushed forward with an "Oh, Joel, Joel!"
Somebody lighted the gas, that flashed suddenly over the terrified group, and somebody else lifted
the heap from the corner. And as they did so, Joel stirred and opened his eyes.
"Don't make such a fuss," he said crossly. One hand had gripped the sleeve of his night-dress,
trying to hold it up in a little wad on the shoulder, the blood pouring down the arm. At sight of
this, Van collapsed6 and slid to the floor.
"Don't frighten Mamsie," said Joel, his head drooping7, despite his efforts to hold it up. "I'm all
right; nothing but a scratch. Ugh! let me be, will you?" to Mr. Whitney and Jasper, who were
trying to support him.
And Mother Fisher, for the first time since the children had known her, lost her self-control.
"Oh, Joey! and mother was cross to you," she could only sob8 as she reached him.
Polly, at a nod from the little doctor's night-cap and a few hurried words, ran as in a dream for the
case of instruments in his bedroom.
"All right, Mamsie!" exclaimed Joel in surprise, and trying to stagger to his feet.
"Good heavens and earth!" cried old Mr. King, approaching. "What? oh! it's monstrous--Joel!"
"Och, murther!" Thomas sidled along the edge of the group, rolling fearful eyes at them, and
repeating over and over, "I've shot that boy-- that boy!"
All this occupied but an instant, and Joel was laid on his bed, and the wound which proved to be
only a flesh one, the ball cutting a little furrow9 as it grazed the shoulder, was dressed, and
everybody drew a long breath. "Tell Van that I'm all right," Joel kept saying all the time.
Polly undertook to do this.
"Van--Van!" she cried, running out into the hall to lay a shaking hand on his arm, where he lay on
the floor. "Joel sent me to say that he is all right."
"Polly, I've killed him!" Van thrust his head up suddenly and looked at her, with wild eyes. "I
have--don't speak to me, or look at me. I've killed Joel!"
"Take off this dreadful thing," said Polly with a shiver, and kneeling down, she seized the strings10
that tied the mask. "O dear! it's all in a knot. Wait, I'll get the scissors," and she found her feet, and
ran off to her room.
"Now you are all right;" he gave a little sob as the mask tumbled off. "Oh! how could you?" she
wanted to say, but Van's distress11 was too dreadful for anything but comfort.
"Don't you see," said Polly, sitting down on the floor and cuddling up his head in her lap, "that
Joel is really all right now? Suppose we hadn't a Father Fisher who was a doctor, what should we
do then?" and she even managed a faint laugh.
"O dear! but I've killed Joel." Van covered his face with the folds of her flannel12 dress and wailed13
on.
"Now, just see here, Van Whitney," said Polly, with the air of authority, "I tell you that Joel is all
right now. Don't you say that again--not once more, Vanny."
"But I have ki--I mean I saw Thomas shoot, and I couldn't stop him," and Van writhed14 fearfully,
ending with a scream "I've ki"--but Polly, clapping her hand over his mouth, kept the words back.
Meanwhile Percy had rushed out of the house.
"Oh!" cried Polly, when this new alarm sprang up, and everybody was running hither and thither15
to comfort him by the assurance that Joel was not much hurt, "do, Uncle Mason and Jasper, let me
go with you."
"No, no, you stay here, Polly," cried Jasper, throwing wide the heavy front door. "Brother Mason
and I will find him. Don't worry, Polly."
"I know I could help," said Polly, hanging over the stair-railing. "Oh! do let me," she begged.
"No, no, child," said Mr. Whitney, quickly. "Stay where you are, and take care of the others. Now,
then, Jasper, is Jencks ready with the lantern?"
"All right," said Jasper. "Come on."
Polly, longing16 to fly to the window to watch, at least, the lantern's twinkling light across the lawn,
hurried off to comfort Aunt Whitney, who at this new stage in the affairs, was walking her room,
biting her lips to keep from screaming the terror that clutched at her heart.
"Oh, Polly!" she cried, "I'm so glad you've come. I should die if left alone here much longer;" her
soft hair floated down the white robe, and the blue eyes were filled with tears. "Do tell me, don't
you think they will find Percy?"
"Yes, indeed!" declared Polly, cuddling up to the little woman. "Oh, Auntie! remember when
Dicky's leg was broken."
"But this is much worse," said Mrs. Whitney, sobbing17, and holding close to Polly's warm hand.
"But we thought he was dead," and Polly gave a little shiver.
"Don't--don't," begged Mrs. Whitney, clasping her hands; "Oh, Polly! don't."
"But he wasn't, you see, Auntie," Polly hurried on, "and so now you know it will come out all right
about Per--There! Oh! they've found him!" as a shout from the lawn rang out.
"Do you suppose it, Polly?" cried Mrs. Whitney, breathlessly. "Oh! do run to the window and
see!"
So Polly ran to the window in the next room that overlooked that part of the lawn where Mr.
Whitney and Jasper were searching, and strained her gaze up and down, and in every direction.
"Have they? oh! have they?" cried Mrs. Whitney. "Oh, Polly! do tell me."
"I don't see any of them," said Polly, listening eagerly for another cry, "but I do believe they've
found him."
"Do come back," implored18 Mrs. Whitney; "there, now, don't go again, Polly," as Polly hurried to
her side, "but just hold my hand."
"I will," said Polly, "just as tight as I can, Auntie."
"Oh--oh! Percy is so much worse off than Joel," wailed Mrs. Whitney. "Oh! to do such a thing,
Polly!" she groaned19.
"They only meant it in fun," said Polly, swallowing hard the lump in her throat, "don't let us talk
about it, Auntie."
"And Van," cried Mrs. Whitney, running on. "Oh! my poor, poor boys. Will your mother ever
forgive me, Polly?"
"Oh, Auntie! don't talk so," said Polly tenderly; "and we both ought to be out helping20. There's
Van, Auntie; just think how he feels."
"I can't go near him," cried Mrs. Whitney in distress, "as long as he is in Joel's room, for I can see
your mother's eyes, Polly. It would kill me to have her look at me."
The door opened at this, and the trail of a long silken wrapper was heard on the floor.
"Mrs. Chatterton," said Mrs. Whitney, raising her head and looking at the new-comer with as
much anger as her gentle face could contain, "I really cannot see you in my room to-night. Excuse
me, but I am unstrung by all that has occurred. Will you please not come in"--
"I thought I might sit with you," said Mrs. Chatterton. In the brief interval21 since the arousing of the
household, she had contrived22 to make a perfect breakfast toilet, and she folded her hands over her
handsome gown. "Polly might then be with her mother. But if you don't wish me to remain, I will
go."
"I do not need you," said Mrs. Whitney, decidedly, and she turned to Polly again.
Mrs. Chatterton moved away, and closed the door after her.
"Auntie," said Polly, "she really wants to help you."
"Polly, you needn't say anything about it," exclaimed Mrs. Whitney, like many other gentle
creatures, when roused, becoming unreasonably24 prejudiced; "I cannot bear the sight of that
woman. She has been here so long, and is so intensely disagreeable to us all."
Polly's eyes became very round, and she held her breath in astonishment25.
"Don't look so, child," said Mrs. Whitney at length, "you don't understand, my dear. But you
would if you were in my place"--
"She's sorry for it," said Polly, finding her tongue at last.
"And father is nearly worn out with her," continued Mrs. Whitney. "And now to come parading
her attentions upon me, it"--
"Who--who?" Dicky, now that the excitement in Joel's room had died down, had lost his relish26 for
it, and he now pranced27 into Mrs. Whitney's room. "Who, mamma?"
"Mrs. Chatterton," said Mrs. Whitney unguardedly. "She has disagreeably intruded28 herself upon
me."  "Has she been in here?" asked Dick in astonishment.
"Yes; asking if she can sit with me," and Polly started at the look in the usually soft blue eyes.
"And you wouldn't let her?" asked Dick, stopping short and regarding his mother curiously29.
"Of course not, Dicky," she made haste to say.
"Then I think you did very wrong," declared Dick flatly.
"Oh, Dick!" exclaimed Polly in consternation30.
"And you don't act like my mother at all," said Dick, standing31 quite stiffly on his sturdy legs, and
gazing at her with disapprobation. "Didn't Mrs. Chatterton save my life," he exploded, "when the
real burglar was going for me? Say, didn't she?" he cried.
"I have yet to find out that is the truth," said Mrs. Whitney, finding her voice. "Oh, Dicky," she
added, hurt that he should defend another, worst of all, Mrs. Chatterton, "don't talk about her."
"But I ought to talk about her," persisted Dick. "She saved me as much as she could. Because she
won't let anybody thank her, I like her more myself. I'm going to stay with her."
With that, he held his head high, and marched to the door.
"Dick, Dick!" called his mother, "come back, dear."
Dick slowly turned and made his way to her side, but he still regarded her with disapproval32.
"Dick, I want you to go to Mrs. Chatterton's room, and say that I am sorry I refused her offer to
help, and that I would like to have her sit with me. Remember, say I am sorry I refused her offer to
help, Dicky." She leaned forward and kissed her boy, her long, soft hair falling like a veil around
the two faces.
Dick threw his arms around her neck.
"Now, you're a brick!" he declared impulsively33. "I'll bring the old lady, and we'll both sit with
you."
So Polly was free to run back to Mamsie. On the way there she opened the door of Phronsie's little
room, just out of Father and Mother Fisher's.
"How good it is that she sleeps through it all," said Polly, listening to the regular breathing. Then
she stole across the room and stood beside the small bed.
"She looks just as she did the night she took her new shoes to bed," thought Polly; "one hand is
over her head, exactly as it was then. Oh, Phronsie! to think that you're to have no party to-
morrow," and she turned off with a sigh, went out, and closed the door.
"Percy's here--all right!" cried Jasper, running over the stairs to meet her at the top.
His eyes were gleaming with excitement, and his face was torn and bleeding.
"Are you hurt?" cried Polly, feeling as if the whole family were bound to destruction. "Oh, Jasper!
did you fall?"
"Nothing but a scratch. I was fool enough to forget the ledge34, and walked off for my pains"--
"Oh, Jasper!" cried Polly, with paling cheeks, "let me bathe it for you, do;" her strength began to
return at the thought of action, and she sprang for a basin of water.
"Nonsense. No, Polly!" cried Jasper, with a quick hand detaining her, "it's nothing but a mere35
scratch, I tell you, but I suppose it looks terribly. I'll go and wash it off. Run and tell his mother
that Percy is found."
"Is he all right?" asked Polly fearfully, holding her breath for the answer.
"Sound as a nut," declared Jasper; "we found him streaking36 it down the locust37 path; he said he was
going to run off to sea."  "Run off to sea!" repeated Polly. "Oh, Jasper!"
"Well, he was so frightened, of course he didn't know what to say," replied Jasper. "And ashamed,
too. He didn't care to show his head at home. I don't know as I blame him, Polly. Well, it's too bad
about Phronsie's party, isn't it?" added Jasper, mopping up his face as the two went down the hall.
"Yes," said Polly with a sigh, stopping at Mrs. Whitney's door, "but, oh! think how happy we are
now that Percy is safe, Jasper."
"Still, it's too bad for Phronsie," repeated Jasper, looking back.
But Joel flatly declared that the first one that even so much as hinted that a single item of the
arrangements for Phronsie's getting-well party should be changed, he'd make it disagreeable as
only he knew how, for that one when he got up from his bed. "Yes, sir!" and he scolded, and
fretted38, and fussed, and laid down the law so generally to all, not excepting the doctor, that at last
it was decided23 to let the party go on. Then he lay back against the pillows quite exhausted39, but
with a beatific40 face.
"I should think you would be tired, Joe," exclaimed Jasper, "you've bullied41 us so. Dear me! people
ought to be angelic when they're sick, at least."
"If you'd had him to take care of as I did," observed Dr. Fisher, "you'd know better; goodness me!
the little brown house scarcely held him when he was getting over the measles42."
"What's the use of being sick," said Joel reflectively, turning on his pillow, "if you can't make
people stand around, I'd like to know. Now that point's settled about Phronsie's party, won't you all
go out? I'd like to speak to Father Fisher a moment."
"You don't mean me, Joey?" said Mother Fisher at the head of the bed, holding her boy's hand.
"Yes; you, too, Mamsie," said Joel, giving her an affectionate glance, "it's something that only the
doctor and I are to know."
"You're not hurt anywhere else, are you, Joey?" asked his mother, a sudden alarm leaping to her
black eyes.
"Not a scratch," said Joel promptly43. "I want to see Father Fisher about something. Sometime you
shall know, Mamsie." He gave her hand a sudden pressure, then let it go.
"Perhaps you would better step out, my dear," said the little doctor, nodding to his wife. So Mrs.
Fisher, smothering44 a sigh, went out reluctantly.
"All out?" asked Joel, trying to raise his head to see for himself.
"Every soul," said Dr. Fisher.
"Well, see here, will you," said Joel, pointing to the table, the schoolbooks scattered45 as he had left
them, "pack those things all away in the closet on the shelf, you know, and put the rubbish on the
floor there, back on the table?"
Dr. Fisher could not for his life, refrain from asking curiously, as he did as requested, "Been
having a pull at the books, eh, Joe?"
"Um--um--maybe," said Joel, twisting uneasily. "Well, now, come here, please, Father Fisher."
The little man turned away from the table, with its sprawling46 array of delightful47 things, to stand by
the bedside.
"You must get me well as soon as you can," said Joel confidentially48.
"All right; I understand," Dr. Fisher nodded professionally.
"And whatever you say, don't let it be that I must be careful of my eyes," said Joel.
"All right; that is, if you get up quickly," agreed the doctor.
"That's all," said Joel in great satisfaction. "Now, call Mamsie in and the others."
And in the morning, no one told Phronsie what had happened the night before. She only knew that
Joel was not very well, and was going to keep his room; all her pleadings to do something for him
being set one side by Grandpapa's demands upon her instant attention whenever the idea suggested
itself to her. And so the time wore along till the party began.
Alexia was the first to arrive, her bowl of orange jelly in her hand, and after her, a tall slight figure
jumped from the carriage, her flaxen hair streaming out in two pale braids.
"I thought I'd pick Cathie up," said Alexia carelessly; "had to pass her door, you know. O dear me,
what perfectly49 dreadful times you had last night, Polly Pepper."
"I didn't bring macaroons," said Cathie, "as I really think that they wouldn't be good for Phronsie.
Besides, I've forgotten how to make them, and our cook was cross and said I shouldn't come into
her kitchen. But I bought a doll for Phronsie; my mother said it would be a great deal more
sensible present," and she hugged the long box under her arm with great satisfaction.
"O dear! dear!" groaned Alexia, falling back with Polly as the three raced along the hall, "she
showed it to me in the carriage, and it's a perfect guy, besides counting one more."
But afflictions like this were small to Polly now, and although for the next hour it rained dolls into
Phronsie's puzzled hands, Polly helped her to thank the givers and to dispose them safely on
neighboring chairs and tables and sofas.
Mrs. Chatterton's was the pattern of old Mr. King's phonograph doll, at which discovery he turned
upon her with venom50 in his eye.
"My gift to my little granddaughter," taking especial care to emphasize the relationship, "has
always been a doll, I suppose you knew that, Cousin Eunice; and to try to procure51 one exactly like
the one I have purchased, is very presuming in you, to say the least."
"And why may I not present a doll to Phronsie Pepper, if I care to, pray tell?" demanded Mrs.
Chatterton in a high, cold tone.
"Why? because you have always showed a marked dislike for the child," cried old Mr. King
angrily, "that's why, Cousin Eunice."
"Grandpapa--Grandpapa," said Phronsie, laying her hand on his arm.
"And to parade any special affection, such as the presentation of a gift indicates, is a piece of
presumption52 on your part, I say it again, Cousin Eunice."
"Grandpapa!" said Phronsie again at his elbow.
"Now, Phronsie," turning to her, "you are to take that doll," pointing to a gorgeous affair reposing53
on the sofa, with Mrs. Algernon Chatterton's card attached to it, "and go over to Mrs. Chatterton,
and say, very distinctly, 'I cannot accept this gift;' mind you say it distinctly, Phronsie, that there
may be no mistake in the future."
"Oh, Grandpapa!" cried Phronsie in dismay.
"Yes, child; I know what is best for you. Take that doll, and do exactly as I bid you."
A dreadful pause fell upon the room. Polly clasped her hands, while Alexia and the other girls
huddled54 into a corner saying softly, "Oh! how perfectly dreadful!"
"No use to say anything to father when he looks like that," groaned Jasper, when Polly besought55
him to try his influence, "his blood is up now; he's borne a good deal, you know, Polly."
"O dear, dear!" whispered Polly, back again, "just look at Mrs. Chatterton's face, and at poor
Phronsie's; can't you do something, Jasper?"
"I'm afraid not," said Jasper gloomily. "No; he's making her give it back; see, Polly."
"You'll know it's for the best," Mr. King was repeating as he led the child to Mrs. Chatterton
standing cold and silent at the end of the room, "sometime, child, and then you'll thank me that I
saved you from further annoyance56 of this sort. There, Cousin Eunice, is your gift," taking the doll
from Phronsie's hand, and placing it in the long, jeweled one. "My little granddaughter receives
presents only from those who love her. All others are unwarranted, and must be returned."
Phronsie burst out tearfully, "She's sorry, Grandpapa, I know she is, and she loves me now. Please
let me keep the doll."
But Mrs. Chatterton had left the room, the doll in her hand.

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1 doorway 2s0xK     
n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径
参考例句:
  • They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
  • Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。
2 writhing 8e4d2653b7af038722d3f7503ad7849c     
(因极度痛苦而)扭动或翻滚( writhe的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • She was writhing around on the floor in agony. 她痛得在地板上直打滚。
  • He was writhing on the ground in agony. 他痛苦地在地上打滚。
3 unintelligibly 18a8a57f1a716fc2116c2a8a28eb4fa8     
难以理解地
参考例句:
  • The foreigners spoke unintelligibly. 那些外国人说的话令人无法听懂。
4 protruded ebe69790c4eedce2f4fb12105fc9e9ac     
v.(使某物)伸出,(使某物)突出( protrude的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The child protruded his tongue. 那小孩伸出舌头。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The creature's face seemed to be protruded, because of its bent carriage. 那人的脑袋似乎向前突出,那是因为身子佝偻的缘故。 来自英汉文学
5 adorned 1e50de930eb057fcf0ac85ca485114c8     
[计]被修饰的
参考例句:
  • The walls were adorned with paintings. 墙上装饰了绘画。
  • And his coat was adorned with a flamboyant bunch of flowers. 他的外套上面装饰着一束艳丽刺目的鲜花。
6 collapsed cwWzSG     
adj.倒塌的
参考例句:
  • Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
  • The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
7 drooping drooping     
adj. 下垂的,无力的 动词droop的现在分词
参考例句:
  • The drooping willows are waving gently in the morning breeze. 晨风中垂柳袅袅。
  • The branches of the drooping willows were swaying lightly. 垂柳轻飘飘地摆动。
8 sob HwMwx     
n.空间轨道的轰炸机;呜咽,哭泣
参考例句:
  • The child started to sob when he couldn't find his mother.孩子因找不到他妈妈哭了起来。
  • The girl didn't answer,but continued to sob with her head on the table.那个女孩不回答,也不抬起头来。她只顾低声哭着。
9 furrow X6dyf     
n.沟;垄沟;轨迹;车辙;皱纹
参考例句:
  • The tractor has make deep furrow in the loose sand.拖拉机在松软的沙土上留下了深深的车辙。
  • Mei did not weep.She only bit her lips,and the furrow in her brow deepened.梅埋下头,她咬了咬嘴唇皮,额上的皱纹显得更深了。
10 strings nh0zBe     
n.弦
参考例句:
  • He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上,随意地拨着吉他的弦。
  • She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
11 distress 3llzX     
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛
参考例句:
  • Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
  • Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。
12 flannel S7dyQ     
n.法兰绒;法兰绒衣服
参考例句:
  • She always wears a grey flannel trousers.她总是穿一条灰色法兰绒长裤。
  • She was looking luscious in a flannel shirt.她穿着法兰绒裙子,看上去楚楚动人。
13 wailed e27902fd534535a9f82ffa06a5b6937a     
v.哭叫,哀号( wail的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She wailed over her father's remains. 她对着父亲的遗体嚎啕大哭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The women of the town wailed over the war victims. 城里的妇女为战争的死难者们痛哭。 来自辞典例句
14 writhed 7985cffe92f87216940f2d01877abcf6     
(因极度痛苦而)扭动或翻滚( writhe的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He writhed at the memory, revolted with himself for that temporary weakness. 他一想起来就痛悔不已,只恨自己当一时糊涂。
  • The insect, writhed, and lay prostrate again. 昆虫折腾了几下,重又直挺挺地倒了下去。
15 thither cgRz1o     
adv.向那里;adj.在那边的,对岸的
参考例句:
  • He wandered hither and thither looking for a playmate.他逛来逛去找玩伴。
  • He tramped hither and thither.他到处流浪。
16 longing 98bzd     
n.(for)渴望
参考例句:
  • Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
  • His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。
17 sobbing df75b14f92e64fc9e1d7eaf6dcfc083a     
<主方>Ⅰ adj.湿透的
参考例句:
  • I heard a child sobbing loudly. 我听见有个孩子在呜呜地哭。
  • Her eyes were red with recent sobbing. 她的眼睛因刚哭过而发红。
18 implored 0b089ebf3591e554caa381773b194ff1     
恳求或乞求(某人)( implore的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She implored him to stay. 她恳求他留下。
  • She implored him with tears in her eyes to forgive her. 她含泪哀求他原谅她。
19 groaned 1a076da0ddbd778a674301b2b29dff71     
v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 );发牢骚;抱怨;受苦
参考例句:
  • He groaned in anguish. 他痛苦地呻吟。
  • The cart groaned under the weight of the piano. 大车在钢琴的重压下嘎吱作响。 来自《简明英汉词典》
20 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
参考例句:
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
21 interval 85kxY     
n.间隔,间距;幕间休息,中场休息
参考例句:
  • The interval between the two trees measures 40 feet.这两棵树的间隔是40英尺。
  • There was a long interval before he anwsered the telephone.隔了好久他才回了电话。
22 contrived ivBzmO     
adj.不自然的,做作的;虚构的
参考例句:
  • There was nothing contrived or calculated about what he said.他说的话里没有任何蓄意捏造的成分。
  • The plot seems contrived.情节看起来不真实。
23 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。
24 unreasonably 7b139a7b80379aa34c95638d4a789e5f     
adv. 不合理地
参考例句:
  • He was also petty, unreasonably querulous, and mean. 他还是个气量狭窄,无事生非,平庸刻薄的人。
  • Food in that restaurant is unreasonably priced. 那家饭店价格不公道。
25 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。
26 relish wBkzs     
n.滋味,享受,爱好,调味品;vt.加调味料,享受,品味;vi.有滋味
参考例句:
  • I have no relish for pop music.我对流行音乐不感兴趣。
  • I relish the challenge of doing jobs that others turn down.我喜欢挑战别人拒绝做的工作。
27 pranced 7eeb4cd505dcda99671e87a66041b41d     
v.(马)腾跃( prance的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Their horses pranced and whinnied. 他们的马奔腾着、嘶鸣着。 来自辞典例句
  • The little girl pranced about the room in her new clothes. 小女孩穿着新衣在屋里雀跃。 来自辞典例句
28 intruded 8326c2a488b587779b620c459f2d3c7e     
n.侵入的,推进的v.侵入,侵扰,打扰( intrude的过去式和过去分词 );把…强加于
参考例句:
  • One could believe that human creatures had never intruded there before. 你简直会以为那是从来没有人到过的地方。 来自辞典例句
  • The speaker intruded a thin smile into his seriousness. 演说人严肃的脸上掠过一丝笑影。 来自辞典例句
29 curiously 3v0zIc     
adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地
参考例句:
  • He looked curiously at the people.他好奇地看着那些人。
  • He took long stealthy strides. His hands were curiously cold.他迈着悄没声息的大步。他的双手出奇地冷。
30 consternation 8OfzB     
n.大为吃惊,惊骇
参考例句:
  • He was filled with consternation to hear that his friend was so ill.他听说朋友病得那么厉害,感到非常震惊。
  • Sam stared at him in consternation.萨姆惊恐不安地注视着他。
31 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。
32 disapproval VuTx4     
n.反对,不赞成
参考例句:
  • The teacher made an outward show of disapproval.老师表面上表示不同意。
  • They shouted their disapproval.他们喊叫表示反对。
33 impulsively 0596bdde6dedf8c46a693e7e1da5984c     
adv.冲动地
参考例句:
  • She leant forward and kissed him impulsively. 她倾身向前,感情冲动地吻了他。
  • Every good, true, vigorous feeling I had gathered came impulsively round him. 我的一切良好、真诚而又强烈的感情都紧紧围绕着他涌现出来。
34 ledge o1Mxk     
n.壁架,架状突出物;岩架,岩礁
参考例句:
  • They paid out the line to lower him to the ledge.他们放出绳子使他降到那块岩石的突出部分。
  • Suddenly he struck his toe on a rocky ledge and fell.突然他的脚趾绊在一块突出的岩石上,摔倒了。
35 mere rC1xE     
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
参考例句:
  • That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
  • It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。
36 streaking 318ae71f4156ab9482b7b884f6934612     
n.裸奔(指在公共场所裸体飞跑)v.快速移动( streak的现在分词 );使布满条纹
参考例句:
  • Their only thought was of the fiery harbingers of death streaking through the sky above them. 那个不断地在空中飞翔的死的恐怖把一切别的感觉都赶走了。 来自汉英文学 - 家(1-26) - 家(1-26)
  • Streaking is one of the oldest tricks in the book. 裸奔是有书面记载的最古老的玩笑之一。 来自互联网
37 locust m8Dzk     
n.蝗虫;洋槐,刺槐
参考例句:
  • A locust is a kind of destructive insect.蝗虫是一种害虫。
  • This illustration shows a vertical section through the locust.本图所示为蝗虫的纵剖面。
38 fretted 82ebd7663e04782d30d15d67e7c45965     
焦躁的,附有弦马的,腐蚀的
参考例句:
  • The wind whistled through the twigs and fretted the occasional, dirty-looking crocuses. 寒风穿过枯枝,有时把发脏的藏红花吹刮跑了。 来自英汉文学
  • The lady's fame for hitting the mark fretted him. 这位太太看问题深刻的名声在折磨着他。
39 exhausted 7taz4r     
adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的
参考例句:
  • It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长,到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
  • Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。
40 beatific qd4yj     
adj.快乐的,有福的
参考例句:
  • All parents wish their children could have a safe and beatific life.父母都渴望他们的孩子们平安快乐。
  • Perhaps the Beatific Vision itself has some remote kinship with this lowly experience.或许至福幻象本身就同这种平凡的体验有着某种淡薄的血缘关系。
41 bullied 2225065183ebf4326f236cf6e2003ccc     
adj.被欺负了v.恐吓,威逼( bully的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • My son is being bullied at school. 我儿子在学校里受欺负。
  • The boy bullied the small girl into giving him all her money. 那男孩威逼那个小女孩把所有的钱都给他。 来自《简明英汉词典》
42 measles Bw8y9     
n.麻疹,风疹,包虫病,痧子
参考例句:
  • The doctor is quite definite about Tom having measles.医生十分肯定汤姆得了麻疹。
  • The doctor told her to watch out for symptoms of measles.医生叫她注意麻疹出现的症状。
43 promptly LRMxm     
adv.及时地,敏捷地
参考例句:
  • He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
  • She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。
44 smothering f8ecc967f0689285cbf243c32f28ae30     
(使)窒息, (使)透不过气( smother的现在分词 ); 覆盖; 忍住; 抑制
参考例句:
  • He laughed triumphantly, and silenced her by manly smothering. 他胜利地微笑着,以男人咄咄逼人的气势使她哑口无言。
  • He wrapped the coat around her head, smothering the flames. 他用上衣包住她的头,熄灭了火。
45 scattered 7jgzKF     
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的
参考例句:
  • Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来,塞进文件夹里。
46 sprawling 3ff3e560ffc2f12f222ef624d5807902     
adj.蔓生的,不规则地伸展的v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的现在分词 );蔓延;杂乱无序地拓展;四肢伸展坐着(或躺着)
参考例句:
  • He was sprawling in an armchair in front of the TV. 他伸开手脚坐在电视机前的一张扶手椅上。
  • a modern sprawling town 一座杂乱无序拓展的现代城镇
47 delightful 6xzxT     
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的
参考例句:
  • We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
  • Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。
48 confidentially 0vDzuc     
ad.秘密地,悄悄地
参考例句:
  • She was leaning confidentially across the table. 她神神秘秘地从桌子上靠过来。
  • Kao Sung-nien and Wang Ch'u-hou talked confidentially in low tones. 高松年汪处厚两人低声密谈。
49 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。
50 venom qLqzr     
n.毒液,恶毒,痛恨
参考例句:
  • The snake injects the venom immediately after biting its prey.毒蛇咬住猎物之后马上注入毒液。
  • In fact,some components of the venom may benefit human health.事实上,毒液的某些成分可能有益于人类健康。
51 procure A1GzN     
vt.获得,取得,促成;vi.拉皮条
参考例句:
  • Can you procure some specimens for me?你能替我弄到一些标本吗?
  • I'll try my best to procure you that original French novel.我将尽全力给你搞到那本原版法国小说。
52 presumption XQcxl     
n.推测,可能性,冒昧,放肆,[法律]推定
参考例句:
  • Please pardon my presumption in writing to you.请原谅我很冒昧地写信给你。
  • I don't think that's a false presumption.我认为那并不是错误的推测。
53 reposing e5aa6734f0fe688069b823ca11532d13     
v.将(手臂等)靠在某人(某物)上( repose的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • His parents were now reposing in the local churchyard. 他的双亲现在长眠于本地教堂墓地。 来自辞典例句
  • The picture shows a nude reposing on a couch. 这幅画表现的是一个人赤身体躺在长沙发上。 来自辞典例句
54 huddled 39b87f9ca342d61fe478b5034beb4139     
挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • We huddled together for warmth. 我们挤在一块取暖。
  • We huddled together to keep warm. 我们挤在一起来保暖。
55 besought b61a343cc64721a83167d144c7c708de     
v.恳求,乞求(某事物)( beseech的过去式和过去分词 );(beseech的过去式与过去分词)
参考例句:
  • The prisoner besought the judge for mercy/to be merciful. 囚犯恳求法官宽恕[乞求宽大]。 来自辞典例句
  • They besought him to speak the truth. 他们恳求他说实话. 来自辞典例句
56 annoyance Bw4zE     
n.恼怒,生气,烦恼
参考例句:
  • Why do you always take your annoyance out on me?为什么你不高兴时总是对我出气?
  • I felt annoyance at being teased.我恼恨别人取笑我。


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