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Chapter 24 A GRAND SURPRISE
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Chapter 24 A GRAND SURPRISE
The thought that the men might soon return even angrier than they had been before was mostunpleasant.
'As soon as Markhoff tries the key in the door of the tower room he'll find it won't unlock it, and he'llknow that Jo has tricked him!' said George.
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'And then he'll be in such a fury that he'll tear down here again, and goodness knows what willhappen to us!' groaned1 Julian. 'What shall we do? Hide again?'
'No,' said Dick. 'Let's get out of here and climb down the cliff to the sea. I'd feel safer there than uphere in this cave. We might be able to find a better hiding-place down on the rocks in that little cove2.'
'It's a pity my boat's smashed,' said George, with a sigh for her lovely boat. 'And, I say - how are wegoing to get old Timmy down?'
There was a conference about this. Timmy couldn't climb down, that was certain. Jo remembered therope still hanging down the side of the cliff to the ledges3 below - the one she had tied there to helpJulian and Dick climb up the steep sides of the cliff.
'I know,' she said, her quick mind working hard again. 'You go down first, Julian, then Dick.
Then George can go - each of you holding on to the rope as you climb down, in case you fall.
'Then I'll haul up the rope and tie old Timmy to it, round his waist - and I'll lower him down to you.
He's so sleepy still, he won't struggle. He won't even know what's happening!'
'But what about you?' said Dick. 'You'll be last of all. Will you mind? You'll be all alone up on thisledge, with the men coming behind you at any minute.'
'No, I don't mind,' said Jo. 'But let's be quick.'
Julian went down first, glad of the rope to hold to as his feet and hands searched for crevices5 andcracks. Then came Dick, almost slipping in his anxiety to get down.
Then George climbed down, slowly and anxiously, not at all liking6 the steep cliff. Once she glanceddown to the sea below, and felt sick. She shut her eyes for a moment and clung with one hand to therope.
It was a dreadful business getting Timmy down. George stood below, anxiously waiting. Jo found itvery difficult to tie Timmy safely. He was big and heavy, and didn't like being tied up at all, thoughhe really seemed hardly to know what was going on. At last Jo had got the knots well and securelytied, and called out to the others.
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1 groaned | |
v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 );发牢骚;抱怨;受苦 | |
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2 cove | |
n.小海湾,小峡谷 | |
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n.(墙壁,悬崖等)突出的狭长部分( ledge的名词复数 );(平窄的)壁架;横档;(尤指)窗台 | |
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n.壁架,架状突出物;岩架,岩礁 | |
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5 crevices | |
n.(尤指岩石的)裂缝,缺口( crevice的名词复数 ) | |
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6 liking | |
n.爱好;嗜好;喜欢 | |
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7 mid | |
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8 puffed | |
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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9 awfully | |
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10 descended | |
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11 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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12 untying | |
untie的现在分词 | |
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13 swelling | |
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14 subsiding | |
v.(土地)下陷(因在地下采矿)( subside的现在分词 );减弱;下降至较低或正常水平;一下子坐在椅子等上 | |
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15 battered | |
adj.磨损的;v.连续猛击;磨损 | |
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16 shriek | |
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17 pointed | |
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18 fronds | |
n.蕨类或棕榈类植物的叶子( frond的名词复数 ) | |
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19 perfectly | |
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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20 joyful | |
adj.欢乐的,令人欢欣的 | |
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21 thumped | |
v.重击, (指心脏)急速跳动( thump的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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22 hip | |
n.臀部,髋;屋脊 | |
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23 hurrah | |
int.好哇,万岁,乌拉 | |
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24 untied | |
松开,解开( untie的过去式和过去分词 ); 解除,使自由; 解决 | |
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25 tugged | |
v.用力拉,使劲拉,猛扯( tug的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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26 buck | |
n.雄鹿,雄兔;v.马离地跳跃 | |
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27 savage | |
adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人 | |
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28 pounced | |
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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29 steadily | |
adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地 | |
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30 ruffling | |
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31 joyfully | |
adv. 喜悦地, 高兴地 | |
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32 smelt | |
v.熔解,熔炼;n.银白鱼,胡瓜鱼 | |
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33 oars | |
n.桨,橹( oar的名词复数 );划手v.划(行)( oar的第三人称单数 ) | |
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