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I have said that I was not satisfied with the result of my last excursion with Mr. Browne to the north. I could not but think that we had approached to within a tangible1 distance of an inland sea, from the extreme depression and peculiar2 character of the country we traversed. I determined3, therefore, to make another attempt to penetrate4 beyond the point already gained, and to ascertain5 the nature of the interior there; making up my mind at the same time to examine the country both to the eastward6 and westward7 of the northern ranges before I should return to the camp. Mr. Poole and Mr. Browne being too weak to venture on a protracted8 excursion of such a kind, I took Mr. Stuart, my draftsman, with me. I should have delayed this excursion for a few days, however, only that I feared the total failure of the creeks9 in the distant interior; I proposed, in the first place, to make for the last and most distant water-hole in the little creek10 beyond the ranges. Thence to take the light cart with one horse, carrying as much water as he could draw, and with one man, on foot, to pursue a due north course into the brush. I hoped by this arrangement to gain the 27th parallel, and in so doing to satisfy myself as to the point on which I was so anxious. I selected a fine young lad to accompany me, named Joseph Cowley, because I felt some confidence in his moral courage in the event of any disaster befalling us. On this occasion I had the tank reconstructed, and took all the barrels I could, to enable me to go as far as possible, and the day after I returned to the camp with Mr. Poole, again left it with Mr. Stuart, Joseph, and Flood, in whose charge I intended to leave my horse during my absence — during which I also proposed that Mr. Stuart should employ his time tracing in the hills.
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penetrate
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creek
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interpretation
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jaw
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congregated
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migration
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procuring
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rugged
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putrid
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brute
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solitary
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solitudes
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ridges
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shrubs
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provident
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meridian
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longitude
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profusely
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reigned
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dreary
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shunned
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pointed
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descended
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pint
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latitude
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exhaustion
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stunted
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elevation
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inclination
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n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好 | |
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consultation
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n.咨询;商量;商议;会议 | |
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prudence
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n.谨慎,精明,节俭 | |
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decided
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remonstrated
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v.抗议( remonstrate的过去式和过去分词 );告诫 | |
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ascended
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v.上升,攀登( ascend的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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ramble
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trifling
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draught
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n.拉,牵引,拖;一网(饮,吸,阵);顿服药量,通风;v.起草,设计 | |
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justify
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exhausted
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adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的 | |
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docility
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n.容易教,易驾驶,驯服 | |
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persevering
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a.坚忍不拔的 | |
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implored
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attachment
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kindly
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literally
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puddle
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pricked
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partially
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remains
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proceeding
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junction
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fugitive
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extremity
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foliage
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alluvial
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tenacious
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ripen
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