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Chapter 16 THE SECRET WAY
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Chapter 16 THE SECRET WAY
All the children were so excited that they got into each other's way. Julian pushed them back.
'Let's be sensible! We can't all make the opening wider - let Harry1 and me get at it with the tools- and we'll soon make it bigger!'
It took only a minute to hack2 away at the sides of the hole to make it big enough for even Julian toclimb through. He stood there panting, smiling broadly.
'There - it's done! I'll get in first. Everyone got torches? We shall need them! It's going to be dark inthere!'
He clambered up and into the hole. He had to crawl on hands and knees for a little way, and then thehole suddenly went downwards4 and became considerably5 bigger. Julian could walk in it, if he bentdown, for at that point the tunnel was about three feet high.
He called back to the others. 'Follow me! Take hold of each other's coats or jerseys7 and hang on.
It's as dark as pitch in here!'
George followed after Julian, then Anne, then Dick, then Harry. Timmy went with George, of course,pushing and shoving like all the rest. Everyone was excited, and nobody could talk in a normal voice.
They all shouted!
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'I'll give you a hand! One good shove and you're in!'
'I say - isn't it dark!'
'What a crawl! I feel like a fox going into its den3!'
'Timmy, don't butt8 me from behind like that! I can't crawl any faster!'
'Ah - thank goodness I can stand up now! What size of rabbit do you think made this burrow9!'
'It was made by water at some time perhaps. Don't shove, Timmy!'
'Water doesn't run uphill, ass10! Hang on to my coat, Harry. Don't get left behind.'
Julian,
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1 harry | |
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼 | |
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2 hack | |
n.劈,砍,出租马车;v.劈,砍,干咳 | |
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3 den | |
n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室 | |
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4 downwards | |
adj./adv.向下的(地),下行的(地) | |
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5 considerably | |
adv.极大地;相当大地;在很大程度上 | |
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6 bent | |
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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7 jerseys | |
n.运动衫( jersey的名词复数 ) | |
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8 butt | |
n.笑柄;烟蒂;枪托;臀部;v.用头撞或顶 | |
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9 burrow | |
vt.挖掘(洞穴);钻进;vi.挖洞;翻寻;n.地洞 | |
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10 ass | |
n.驴;傻瓜,蠢笨的人 | |
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11 burrows | |
n.地洞( burrow的名词复数 )v.挖掘(洞穴),挖洞( burrow的第三人称单数 );翻寻 | |
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12 drawn | |
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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13 jutting | |
v.(使)突出( jut的现在分词 );伸出;(从…)突出;高出 | |
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14 alley | |
n.小巷,胡同;小径,小路 | |
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15 exclamation | |
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16 upwards | |
adv.向上,在更高处...以上 | |
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17 ledges | |
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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18 ledge | |
n.壁架,架状突出物;岩架,岩礁 | |
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19 hoist | |
n.升高,起重机,推动;v.升起,升高,举起 | |
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20 alas | |
int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等) | |
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