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Chapter 3 Croydon
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Chapter 3 Croydon
The steward1 and the doctor were no longer in charge of the situation. Their place was usurped2 by the rather absurd-looking little man in the muffler. He spoke3 with an authority and a certainty of being obeyed that no one thought of questioning.
He whispered to Mitchell and the latter nodded, and - pushing his way through the passengers - he took up his stand in the doorway4 leading past the wash rooms to the front car.
The plane was running along the ground now. When it finally came to a stop, Mitchell raised his voice:
"I must ask you, ladies and gentlemen, to keep your seats and remain here until somebody in authority takes charge. I hope you will not be detained long."
The reasonableness of this order was appreciated by most of the occupants of the car, but one person protested shrilly5.
"Nonsense!" cried Lady Horbury angrily. "Don't you know who I am? I insist on being allowed to leave at once!"
"Very sorry, my lady. Can't make exceptions."
"But it's absurd - absolutely absurd." Cicely tapped her foot angrily. "I shall report you to the company. It's outrageous6 that we should be shut up here with a dead body."
"Really, my dear," Venetia Kerr spoke with her well-bred drawl, "too devastating7, but I fancy we'll have to put up with it." She herself sat down and drew out a cigarette case. "Can I smoke now, steward?"
The harassed8 Mitchell said: "I don't suppose it matters now, miss."
He glanced over his shoulder. Davis had disembarked the passengers from the front car by the emergency door and had now gone in search of orders.
The wait was not a long one, but it seemed to the passengers as though half an hour, at least, had passed before an
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steward
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n.乘务员,服务员;看管人;膳食管理员 | |
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篡夺,霸占( usurp的过去式和过去分词 ); 盗用; 篡夺,篡权 | |
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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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shrilly
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尖声的; 光亮的,耀眼的 | |
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outrageous
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devastating
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constable
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inspector
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gratitude
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muffled
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adj.(声音)被隔的;听不太清的;(衣服)裹严的;蒙住的v.压抑,捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 );用厚厚的衣帽包着(自己) | |
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gale
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awfully
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shuddered
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knack
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bug
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smuggling
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chagrin
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lethal
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concealed
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layman
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sensational
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dart
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darts
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n.掷飞镖游戏;飞镖( dart的名词复数 );急驰,飞奔v.投掷,投射( dart的第三人称单数 );向前冲,飞奔 | |
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fingerprint
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stewards
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(轮船、飞机等的)乘务员( steward的名词复数 ); (俱乐部、旅馆、工会等的)管理员; (大型活动的)组织者; (私人家中的)管家 | |
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brutal
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winked
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hesitation
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luncheon
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battered
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motive
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collaborate
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vi.协作,合作;协调 | |
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distinguished
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perfectly
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excavations
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n.挖掘( excavation的名词复数 );开凿;开凿的洞穴(或山路等);(发掘出来的)古迹 | |
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prehistoric
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adj.(有记载的)历史以前的,史前的,古老的 | |
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pottery
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n.陶器,陶器场 | |
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pounced
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v.突然袭击( pounce的过去式和过去分词 );猛扑;一眼看出;抓住机会(进行抨击) | |
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squeaked
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v.短促地尖叫( squeak的过去式和过去分词 );吱吱叫;告密;充当告密者 | |
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agitation
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n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动 | |
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motives
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n.动机,目的( motive的名词复数 ) | |
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intonation
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fingerprints
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n.指纹( fingerprint的名词复数 )v.指纹( fingerprint的第三人称单数 ) | |
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illustrating
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给…加插图( illustrate的现在分词 ); 说明; 表明; (用示例、图画等)说明 | |
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charing
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kindly
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illustrate
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v.举例说明,阐明;图解,加插图 | |
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scarlet
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petal
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bent
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continental
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alibi
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wasps
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黄蜂( wasp的名词复数 ); 胡蜂; 易动怒的人; 刻毒的人 | |
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fishy
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verity
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demeanor
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austerely
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exclamation
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elicited
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引出,探出( elicit的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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dodge
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trumps
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belongings
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inspectors
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superintendents
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警长( superintendent的名词复数 ); (大楼的)管理人; 监管人; (美国)警察局长 | |
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