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There was complaint in the village. The women chattered1 together with shrill2, high-pitched voices. The men were glum3 and doubtful of aspect, and the very dogs wandered dubiously5 about, alarmed in vague ways by the unrest of the camp, and ready to take to the woods on the first outbreak of trouble. The air was filled with suspicion. No man was sure of his neighbor, and each was conscious that he stood in like unsureness with his fellows. Even the children were oppressed and solemn, and little Di Ya, the cause of it all, had been soundly thrashed, first by Hooniah, his mother, and then by his father, Bawn, and was now whimpering and looking pessimistically out upon the world from the shelter of the big overturned canoe on the beach.
And to make the matter worse, Scundoo, the shaman, was in disgrace, and his known magic could not be called upon to seek out the evil-doer. Forsooth, a month gone, he had promised a fair south wind so that the tribe might journey to the potlatch at Tonkin, where Taku Jim was giving away the savings7 of twenty years; and when the day came, lo, a grievous north wind blew, and of the first three canoes to venture forth8, one was swamped in the big seas, and two were pounded to pieces on the rocks, and a child was drowned. He had pulled the string of the wrong bag, he explained,—a mistake. But the people refused to listen; the offerings of meat and fish and fur ceased to come to his door; and he sulked within—so they thought, fasting in bitter penance9; in reality, eating generously from his well-stored cache and meditating10 upon the fickleness11 of the mob.
The blankets of Hooniah were missing. They were good blankets, of most marvellous thickness and warmth, and her pride in them was greatened in that they had been come by so cheaply. Ty-Kwan, of the next village but one, was a fool to have so easily parted with them. But then, she did not know they were the blankets of the murdered Englishman, because of whose take-off the United States cutter nosed along the coast for a time, while its launches
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chattered
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(人)喋喋不休( chatter的过去式 ); 唠叨; (牙齿)打战; (机器)震颤 | |
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shrill
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adj.尖声的;刺耳的;v尖叫 | |
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glum
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adj.闷闷不乐的,阴郁的 | |
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wan
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(wide area network)广域网 | |
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dubiously
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adv.可疑地,怀疑地 | |
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soot
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n.煤烟,烟尘;vt.熏以煤烟 | |
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savings
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penance
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meditating
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fickleness
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n.易变;无常;浮躁;变化无常 | |
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puffed
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adj.疏松的v.使喷出( puff的过去式和过去分词 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧 | |
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boundless
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celebrated
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adj.有名的,声誉卓著的 | |
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disclaimed
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behold
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v.看,注视,看到 | |
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awed
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adj.充满敬畏的,表示敬畏的v.使敬畏,使惊惧( awe的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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odious
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adj.可憎的,讨厌的 | |
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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witchcraft
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n.魔法,巫术 | |
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stolidly
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adv.迟钝地,神经麻木地 | |
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dread
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vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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exultation
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n.狂喜,得意 | |
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descended
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a.为...后裔的,出身于...的 | |
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appalling
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adj.骇人听闻的,令人震惊的,可怕的 | |
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ordeal
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possessed
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frightful
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adj.可怕的;讨厌的 | |
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obstinate
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afterward
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shuddered
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v.战栗( shudder的过去式和过去分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动 | |
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dire
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adj.可怕的,悲惨的,阴惨的,极端的 | |
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scoffer
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destined
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choleric
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crooked
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adj.弯曲的;不诚实的,狡猾的,不正当的 | |
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defiant
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发出隆隆声,发出辘辘声( rumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 轰鸣着缓慢行进; 发现…的真相; 看穿(阴谋) | |
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stature
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n.(高度)水平,(高度)境界,身高,身材 | |
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gratitude
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adj.感激,感谢 | |
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nay
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adv.不;n.反对票,投反对票者 | |
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briefly
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adv.简单地,简短地 | |
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walrus
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n.海象 | |
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attentively
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adv.聚精会神地;周到地;谛;凝神 | |
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remarkable
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adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的 | |
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noted
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obedience
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judgment
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n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见 | |
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ferociously
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野蛮地,残忍地 | |
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spines
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n.脊柱( spine的名词复数 );脊椎;(动植物的)刺;书脊 | |
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waddled
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v.(像鸭子一样)摇摇摆摆地走( waddle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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bent
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n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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averted
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防止,避免( avert的过去式和过去分词 ); 转移 | |
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whined
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v.哀号( whine的过去式和过去分词 );哀诉,诉怨 | |
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bellowed
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v.发出吼叫声,咆哮(尤指因痛苦)( bellow的过去式和过去分词 );(愤怒地)说出(某事),大叫 | |
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hoarsely
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adv.嘶哑地 | |
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stiffened
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hideous
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adj.丑陋的,可憎的,可怕的,恐怖的 | |
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jaw
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n.颚,颌,说教,流言蜚语;v.喋喋不休,教训 | |
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grovelling
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adj.卑下的,奴颜婢膝的v.卑躬屈节,奴颜婢膝( grovel的现在分词 );趴 | |
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writhing
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(因极度痛苦而)扭动或翻滚( writhe的现在分词 ) | |
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torment
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n.折磨;令人痛苦的东西(人);vt.折磨;纠缠 | |
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wailing
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v.哭叫,哀号( wail的现在分词 );沱 | |
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succumbed
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不再抵抗(诱惑、疾病、攻击等)( succumb的过去式和过去分词 ); 屈从; 被压垮; 死 | |
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thighs
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n.股,大腿( thigh的名词复数 );食用的鸡(等的)腿 | |
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thigh
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n.大腿;股骨 | |
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shrieking
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blot
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vt.弄脏(用吸墨纸)吸干;n.污点,污渍 | |
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frantically
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ad.发狂地, 发疯地 | |
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frenzy
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n.疯狂,狂热,极度的激动 | |
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venting
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消除; 泄去; 排去; 通风 | |
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unison
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n.步调一致,行动一致 | |
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cowered
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v.畏缩,抖缩( cower的过去式 ) | |
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clove
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jeer
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onward
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adj.向前的,前进的;adv.向前,前进,在先 | |
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vile
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adj.卑鄙的,可耻的,邪恶的;坏透的 | |
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lulls
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n.间歇期(lull的复数形式)vt.使镇静,使安静(lull的第三人称单数形式) | |
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eerily
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adv.引起神秘感或害怕地 | |
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murmurs
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n.低沉、连续而不清的声音( murmur的名词复数 );低语声;怨言;嘀咕 | |
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apprehension
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n.理解,领悟;逮捕,拘捕;忧虑 | |
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swarmed
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密集( swarm的过去式和过去分词 ); 云集; 成群地移动; 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去 | |
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futile
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adj.无效的,无用的,无希望的 | |
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vt.指定,详细说明 | |
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entreating
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恳求,乞求( entreat的现在分词 ) | |
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imploring
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恳求的,哀求的 | |
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mighty
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adj.强有力的;巨大的 | |
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sneered
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讥笑,冷笑( sneer的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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smote
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v.猛打,重击,打击( smite的过去式 ) | |
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resounding
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adj. 响亮的 | |
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huddled
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挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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(使)发出格格的响声, (使)作嘎嘎声( rattle的第三人称单数 ); 喋喋不休地说话; 迅速而嘎嘎作响地移动,堕下或走动; 使紧张,使恐惧 | |
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intake
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轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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shrieks
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抛( sling的过去式和过去分词 ); 吊挂; 遣送; 押往 | |
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v.(像鸭子一样)摇摇摆摆地走( waddle的现在分词 ) | |
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