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The Men of Forty Mile
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When Big Jim Belden ventured the apparently1 innocuous proposition that mush-ice was 'rather pecooliar,' he little dreamed of what it would lead to.
Neither did Lon McFane, when he affirmed that anchor-ice was even more so; nor did Bettles, as he instantly disagreed, declaring the very existence of such a form to be a bugaboo.
'An' ye'd be tellin' me this,' cried Lon, 'after the years ye've spint in the land! An' we atin' out the same pot this many's the day!' 'But the thing's agin reasin,' insisted Bettles.
'Look you, water's warmer than ice—' 'An' little the difference, once ye break through.'
'Still it's warmer, because it ain't froze. An' you say it freezes on the bottom?' 'Only the anchor-ice, David, only the anchor-ice. An' have ye niver drifted along, the water clear as glass, whin suddin, belike a cloud over the sun, the mushy-ice comes bubblin' up an' up till from bank to bank an' bind2 to bind it's drapin' the river like a first snowfall?' 'Unh, hunh! more'n once when I took a doze3 at the steering-oar. But it allus come out the nighest side-channel, an' not bubblin' up an' up.' 'But with niver a wink4 at the helm?'
'No; nor you. It's agin reason. I'll leave it to any man!' Bettles appealed to the circle about the stove, but the fight was on between himself and Lon McFane.
'Reason or no reason, it's the truth I'm tellin' ye. Last fall, a year gone, 'twas Sitka Charley and meself saw the sight, droppin' down the riffle ye'll remember below Fort Reliance. An' regular fall weather it was—the glint o' the sun on the golden larch5 an' the quakin' aspens; an' the glister of light on ivery ripple7; an' beyand, the winter an' the blue haze8 of the North comin' down hand in hand. It's well ye know the same, with a fringe to the river an' the ice formin' thick in the
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apparently
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adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 | |
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v.打瞌睡;n.打盹,假寐 | |
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n.眨眼,使眼色,瞬间;v.眨眼,使眼色,闪烁 | |
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n.家族,亲属,血缘关系;adj.亲属关系的,同类的 | |
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n.涟波,涟漪,波纹,粗钢梳;vt.使...起涟漪,使起波纹; vi.呈波浪状,起伏前进 | |
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(水、烟等的)漩涡,涡流( eddy的名词复数 ) | |
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fore
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yarn
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n.纱,纱线,纺线;奇闻漫谈,旅行轶事 | |
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v.看,注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟 | |
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v.劝告( admonish的过去式和过去分词 );训诫;(温和地)责备;轻责 | |
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adj. 端部张开的, 爆发的, 加宽的, 漏斗式的 动词flare的过去式和过去分词 | |
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nuance
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n.(意义、意见、颜色)细微差别 | |
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courteous
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adj.彬彬有礼的,客气的 | |
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caliber
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n.能力;水准 | |
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walnuts
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胡桃(树)( walnut的名词复数 ); 胡桃木 | |
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mittened
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v.(使)变得潮湿,变得湿润( moisten的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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remonstrances
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offense
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n.犯规,违法行为;冒犯,得罪 | |
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adj.即席的,即兴的;adv.即兴的(地),无准备的(地) | |
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vi.勾引;乞求;vt.请求,乞求;招揽(生意) | |
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interfere
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v.(in)干涉,干预;(with)妨碍,打扰 | |
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duel
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n./v.决斗;(双方的)斗争 | |
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obsolete
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adj.已废弃的,过时的 | |
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ethics
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prerogative
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vi.急匆匆地走;使急赶;催促;n.快步急跑,疾走;仓皇奔跑声;骤雨,骤雪;短距离赛马 | |
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fang
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chunk
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n.厚片,大块,相当大的部分(数量) | |
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widower
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n.鳏夫 | |
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amuck
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ad.狂乱地 | |
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census
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obedience
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n.服从,顺从 | |
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formulated
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v.构想出( formulate的过去式和过去分词 );规划;确切地阐述;用公式表示 | |
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implicitly
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adv. 含蓄地, 暗中地, 毫不保留地 | |
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fathoms
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英寻( fathom的名词复数 ) | |
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fathom
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v.领悟,彻底了解 | |
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precedent
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n.先例,前例;惯例;adj.在前的,在先的 | |
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prophesied
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v.预告,预言( prophesy的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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followers
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追随者( follower的名词复数 ); 用户; 契据的附面; 从动件 | |
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soothing
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adj.慰藉的;使人宽心的;镇静的 | |
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overtures
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n.主动的表示,提议;(向某人做出的)友好表示、姿态或提议( overture的名词复数 );(歌剧、芭蕾舞、音乐剧等的)序曲,前奏曲 | |
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reiterated
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反复地说,重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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flaunted
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v.炫耀,夸耀( flaunt的过去式和过去分词 );有什么能耐就施展出来 | |
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forth
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adv.向前;向外,往外 | |
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slay
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v.杀死,宰杀,杀戮 | |
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strata
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n.地层(复数);社会阶层 | |
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sullen
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adj.愠怒的,闷闷不乐的,(天气等)阴沉的 | |
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hibernation
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n.冬眠 | |
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opposition
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n.反对,敌对 | |
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acquiescence
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n.默许;顺从 | |
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proceedings
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n.进程,过程,议程;诉讼(程序);公报 | |
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grunted
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(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 | |
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casually
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batch
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impatience
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raisin
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killing
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n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
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dubiously
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bluff
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vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 );在(尤指支票的)背面签字;在(文件的)背面写评论;在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品 | |
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deity
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weird
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swelled
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增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 ); 肿胀; (使)凸出; 充满(激情) | |
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winks
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v.使眼色( wink的第三人称单数 );递眼色(表示友好或高兴等);(指光)闪烁;闪亮 | |
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bristle
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intercepted
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拦截( intercept的过去式和过去分词 ); 截住; 截击; 拦阻 | |
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adj.快v.(马等)猛然弓背跃起( buck的过去式和过去分词 );抵制;猛然震荡;马等尥起后蹄跳跃 | |
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