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CHAPTER IX
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It began quietly, as the fateful unexpected so often begins. Children, of all ages and sizes, were playing in the street, and Saxon, by the open front window, was watching them and dreaming day dreams of her child soon to be. The sunshine mellowed1 peacefully down, and a light wind from the bay cooled the air and gave to it a tang of salt. One of the children pointed2 up Pine Street toward Seventh. All the children ceased playing, and stared and pointed. They formed into groups, the larger boys, of from ten to twelve, by themselves, the older girls anxiously clutching the small children by the hands or gathering3 them into their arms.
Saxon could not see the cause of all this, but she could guess when she saw the larger boys rush to the gutter4, pick up stones, and sneak5 into the alleys6 between the houses. Smaller boys tried to imitate them. The girls, dragging the tots by the arms, banged gates and clattered8 up the front steps of the small houses. The doors slammed behind them, and the street was deserted9, though here and there front shades were drawn10 aside so that anxious-faced women might peer forth11. Saxon heard the uptown train puffing12 and snorting as it pulled out from Center Street. Then, from the direction of Seventh, came a hoarse13, throaty manroar. Still, she could see nothing, and she remembered Mercedes Higgins' words “THEY ARE LIKE DOGS
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mellowed
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(使)成熟( mellow的过去式和过去分词 ); 使色彩更加柔和,使酒更加醇香 | |
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adj.尖的,直截了当的 | |
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gathering
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gutter
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n.沟,街沟,水槽,檐槽,贫民窟 | |
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vt.潜行(隐藏,填石缝);偷偷摸摸做;n.潜行;adj.暗中进行 | |
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胡同,小巷( alley的名词复数 ); 小径 | |
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发出咔哒声(clatter的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 | |
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puffing
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v.使喷出( puff的现在分词 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧 | |
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adj.嘶哑的,沙哑的 | |
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wrangling
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apprehension
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picket
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augur
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n.占卦师;v.占卦 | |
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perspiration
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n.汗水;出汗 | |
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belly
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n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛 | |
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streaks
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n.(与周围有所不同的)条纹( streak的名词复数 );(通常指不好的)特征(倾向);(不断经历成功或失败的)一段时期v.快速移动( streak的第三人称单数 );使布满条纹 | |
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adj.著名的,知名的 | |
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toddling
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v.(幼儿等)东倒西歪地走( toddle的现在分词 );蹒跚行走;溜达;散步 | |
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adj.美好的,乐观的,玫瑰色的 | |
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toddled
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v.(幼儿等)东倒西歪地走( toddle的过去式和过去分词 );蹒跚行走;溜达;散步 | |
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mighty
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exertion
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rattling
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adj. 格格作响的, 活泼的, 很好的 adv. 极其, 很, 非常 动词rattle的现在分词 | |
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forefathers
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eruption
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pickets
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astounding
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adj.使人震惊的vt.使震惊,使大吃一惊astound的现在分词) | |
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wink
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jocosely
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contortion
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cylinder
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abrupt
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sagging
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下垂[沉,陷],松垂,垂度 | |
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muzzle
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snarls
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n.(动物的)龇牙低吼( snarl的名词复数 );愤怒叫嚷(声);咆哮(声);疼痛叫声v.(指狗)吠,嗥叫, (人)咆哮( snarl的第三人称单数 );咆哮着说,厉声地说 | |
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incessant
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adj.不停的,连续的 | |
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numb
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adj.麻木的,失去感觉的;v.使麻木 | |
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incapable
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adj.无能力的,不能做某事的 | |
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sprawled
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v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的过去式和过去分词);蔓延;杂乱无序地拓展;四肢伸展坐着(或躺着) | |
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deliberately
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pulped
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水果的肉质部分( pulp的过去式和过去分词 ); 果肉; 纸浆; 低级书刊 | |
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butt
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n.笑柄;烟蒂;枪托;臀部;v.用头撞或顶 | |
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wielded
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手持着使用(武器、工具等)( wield的过去式和过去分词 ); 具有; 运用(权力); 施加(影响) | |
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grotto
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squinting
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斜视( squint的现在分词 ); 眯着眼睛; 瞟; 从小孔或缝隙里看 | |
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collapsed
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prone
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trampling
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踩( trample的现在分词 ); 践踏; 无视; 侵犯 | |
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wagons
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n.四轮的运货马车( wagon的名词复数 );铁路货车;小手推车 | |
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诉诸(武力),施行(暴力),发(脾气)( wreak的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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defiant
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groaned
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adj. 枯萎的,干瘪的,(人身体的部分器官)因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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beckoning
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