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CHAPTER VI. A WHALE IN SIGHT.
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It was only what might be expected that the dog's singular exhibition of sagacity should repeatedly form a subject of conversation between Mrs. Weldon, the captain, and Dick. The young apprentice1 in particular began to entertain a lurking2 feeling of distrust towards Negoro, although it must be owned that the man's conduct in general afforded no tangible3 grounds for suspicion.
Nor as it only among the stern passengers that Dingo's remarkable4 feat5 was discussed; amongst the crew in the bow the dog not only soon gained the reputation of being able to read, but was almost credited with being able to write too, as well as any sailor among them; indeed the chief wonder was that he did not speak.
"Perhaps he can," suggested Bolton, the helmsman, "and likely enough some fine day we shall have him coming to ask about our bearings, and to inquire which way the wind lies."
"Ah! why not?" assented7 another sailor; "parrots talk, and magpies8 talk; why shouldn't a dog? For my part, I should guess it must be easier to speak with a mouth than with a beak9."
"Of course it is," said Howick, the boatswain; "only a quadruped has never yet been known to do it."
Perhaps, however, the worthy10 fellow would have been amazed to hear that a certain Danish savant once possesed a dog that could actually pronounce quite distinctly nearly twenty different words, demonstrating that the construction
[Illustration: "This Dingo is nothing out of the way."]
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apprentice
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n.学徒,徒弟 | |
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lurking
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tangible
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fin
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assented
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同意,赞成( assent的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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magpies
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喜鹊(magpie的复数形式) | |
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beak
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n.鸟嘴,茶壶嘴,钩形鼻 | |
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aperture
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emission
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hull
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hesitation
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professed
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beavers
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海狸( beaver的名词复数 ); 海狸皮毛; 棕灰色; 拼命工作的人 | |
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accurately
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mathematician
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creed
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vindicate
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aquatic
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vent
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skilful
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fleas
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harangues
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hatred
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schooner
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favourable
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veered
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v.(尤指交通工具)改变方向或路线( veer的过去式和过去分词 );(指谈话内容、人的行为或观点)突然改变;(指风) (在北半球按顺时针方向、在南半球按逆时针方向)逐渐转向;风向顺时针转 | |
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deserted
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latitude
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monotonous
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marine
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furrowing
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unlimited
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evaporation
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backwards
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appreciation
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n.评价;欣赏;感谢;领会,理解;价格上涨 | |
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derived
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descending
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specimens
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congregate
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penguins
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n.企鹅( penguin的名词复数 ) | |
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pointed
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fins
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[医]散热片;鱼鳍;飞边;鸭掌 | |
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swoop
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n.俯冲,攫取;v.抓取,突然袭击 | |
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plunge
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v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲 | |
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plunged
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v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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beaks
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n.鸟嘴( beak的名词复数 );鹰钩嘴;尖鼻子;掌权者 | |
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obtuse
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hue
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tinged
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jack
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n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克 | |
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standing
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myriads
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mere
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naturalist
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n.博物学家(尤指直接观察动植物者) | |
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disdain
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n.鄙视,轻视;v.轻视,鄙视,不屑 | |
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sneer
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v.轻蔑;嘲笑;n.嘲笑,讥讽的言语 | |
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entirely
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harpoon
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harpoons
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astonishment
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jaws
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shrimps
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commotion
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mechanism
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prey
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nostrils
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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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coveted
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