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Chapter Six WHAT THE STORM DID
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Chapter Six WHAT THE STORM DID
THE four children stared out to sea. They had all been so interested in exploring the exciting oldcastle that not one of them had noticed the sudden change in the weather.
Another rumble1 came. It sounded like a big dog growling2 in the sky. Tim heard it and growled3 back,sounding like a small roll of thunder himself.
"My goodness, we're in for it now," said George, half-alarmed. "We can't get back in time, that'scertain. It's blowing up at top speed. Did ever you see such a change in the sky?"The sky had been blue when they started. Now it was overcast4, and the clouds seemed to hang verylow indeed. They scudded5 along as if someone was chasing them— and the wind howled round insuch a mournful way that Anne felt quite frightened.
"It's beginning to rain," said Julian, feeling an enormous drop spatter on his outstretched hand.
"We had better shelter, hadn't we, George? We shall get wet through."29
"Yes, we will in a minute," said George. "I say, just look at these big waves coming! My word, itreally is going to be a storm. Golly— what a flash of lightning!"The waves were certainly beginning to run very high indeed. It was queer to see what a change hadcome over them. They swelled6 up, turned over as soon as they came to rocks, and then rushed up thebeach of the island with a great roar.
"I think we'd better pull our boat up higher still," said George suddenly. "It's going to be a very badstorm indeed. Sometimes these sudden summer storms are worse than a winter one."She and Julian ran to the other side of the island where they had left the boat. It was a good thing theywent, for great waves were already racing7 right up to it. The two children pulled the boat up almost tothe top of the low cliff and George tied it to a stout gorse bush growing there.
By now the rain was simply
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rumble
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n.隆隆声;吵嚷;v.隆隆响;低沉地说 | |
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growling
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adj.阴天的,阴暗的,愁闷的;v.遮盖,(使)变暗,包边缝;n.覆盖,阴天 | |
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v.(尤指船、舰或云彩)笔直、高速而平稳地移动( scud的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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pelting
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undo
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cosy
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rumbled
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catching
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