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Chapter 5 THAT BOY AGAIN!
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Chapter 5 THAT BOY AGAIN!
George would not wake up. She grunted1 when Anne poked2 her and prodded3 her, and then she turnedover, almost falling off the small heather-bed.
'Oh George - please do wake!' begged Anne, in a whisper. She was afraid of speaking out loud incase anyone should hear her. Who knew what might happen if she drew attention to their little camp?
George awoke at last and was cross. 'Whatever is it, Anne?' she said, her voice sounding loud in thenight.
'Sh!' said Anne. 'Sh!'
'Why? We're all alone here! We can make as much noise as we like!' said George, surprised.
'George, do listen! There's someone in that old cottage!' said Anne, and at last George heard andunderstood. She sat up at once.
Anne told her the whole story - though it didn't really seem very much of a tale when she related it.
George spoke4 to Timmy.
'Tim!' she said, keeping her voice low. 'We'll go and do a little exploring, shall we? Come on, then -and keep quiet!'
She slid off the rug and stood up. 'You stay here,' she said to Anne. 'Timmy and I will be very quietand careful, and see what we can find out.'
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'Oh no - I couldn't stay here alone!' said Anne in alarm, and got up hurriedly. 'I shall have to cometoo. I don't mind a bit now Timmy's with us. I wonder he didn't bark at the people in the old cottage,whoever they were.'
'He probably thought it was you messing about,' said George, and Anne nodded. Yes, of course,Timmy must have thought that any noises he heard had been made by her.
They took the path that led to the old cottage. George had Timmy well to heel. He knew he must notpush forward unless told to. His ears were pricked5 now, and he was listening hard.
They came cautiously to the cottage. They could see its dark outline in the starlight, but little else.
There was no light flashing there. Nor did there seem to be any noises at all.
All three stood still and quiet for about five minutes. Then Timmy moved restlessly. This was boring!
Why wouldn't George let him run forward and explore everywhere if she wanted to know if intruderswere about?
'I don't think there's a soul here!' whispered George into Anne's ear. 'They must have gone -unless you dreamed it all, Anne!'
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1 grunted | |
(猪等)作呼噜声( grunt的过去式和过去分词 ); (指人)发出类似的哼声; 咕哝着说 | |
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2 poked | |
v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 );戳出;拨弄;与(某人)性交 | |
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3 prodded | |
v.刺,戳( prod的过去式和过去分词 );刺激;促使;(用手指或尖物)戳 | |
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4 spoke | |
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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5 pricked | |
刺,扎,戳( prick的过去式和过去分词 ); 刺伤; 刺痛; 使剧痛 | |
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6 trotted | |
小跑,急走( trot的过去分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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7 rattle | |
v.飞奔,碰响;激怒;n.碰撞声;拨浪鼓 | |
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8 slab | |
n.平板,厚的切片;v.切成厚板,以平板盖上 | |
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9 sniffed | |
v.以鼻吸气,嗅,闻( sniff的过去式和过去分词 );抽鼻子(尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气);抱怨,不以为然地说 | |
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10 ass | |
n.驴;傻瓜,蠢笨的人 | |
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11 trotting | |
小跑,急走( trot的现在分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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12 trench | |
n./v.(挖)沟,(挖)战壕 | |
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13 upwards | |
adv.向上,在更高处...以上 | |
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14 scowled | |
怒视,生气地皱眉( scowl的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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15 idiotic | |
adj.白痴的 | |
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16 amazement | |
n.惊奇,惊讶 | |
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17 archaeology | |
n.考古学 | |
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18 sarcastically | |
adv.挖苦地,讽刺地 | |
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19 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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20 growled | |
v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说 | |
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21 basking | |
v.晒太阳,取暖( bask的现在分词 );对…感到乐趣;因他人的功绩而出名;仰仗…的余泽 | |
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