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Chapter 13 Tracking the Bird of Prey
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The two lime merchants, with their escort, entered the dominions1 of Miss Abbey Potterson, to whom their escort (presenting them and their pretended business over the half-door of the bar, in a confidential2 way) preferred his figurative request that ‘a mouthful of fire’ might be lighted in Cosy3. Always well disposed to assist the constituted authorities, Miss Abbey bade Bob Gliddery attend the gentlemen to that retreat, and promptly4 enliven it with fire and gaslight. Of this commission the bare-armed Bob, leading the way with a flaming wisp of paper, so speedily acquitted5 himself, that Cosy seemed to leap out of a dark sleep and embrace them warmly, the moment they passed the lintels of its hospitable6 door.
‘They burn sherry very well here,’ said Mr Inspector7, as a piece of local intelligence. ‘Perhaps you gentlemen might like a bottle?’
The answer being By all means, Bob Gliddery received his instructions from Mr Inspector, and departed in a becoming state of alacrity8 engendered9 by reverence10 for the majesty11 of the law.
‘It’s a certain fact,’ said Mr Inspector, ‘that this man we have received our information from,’ indicating Riderhood with his thumb over his shoulder, ‘has for some time past given the other man a bad name arising out of your lime
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1 dominions | |
统治权( dominion的名词复数 ); 领土; 疆土; 版图 | |
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adj.秘(机)密的,表示信任的,担任机密工作的 | |
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4 promptly | |
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5 acquitted | |
宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 ); 使(自己)作出某种表现 | |
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7 inspector | |
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8 alacrity | |
n.敏捷,轻快,乐意 | |
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9 engendered | |
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10 reverence | |
n.敬畏,尊敬,尊严;Reverence:对某些基督教神职人员的尊称;v.尊敬,敬畏,崇敬 | |
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11 majesty | |
n.雄伟,壮丽,庄严,威严;最高权威,王权 | |
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12 barges | |
驳船( barge的名词复数 ) | |
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13 vaguely | |
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14 judgment | |
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见 | |
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15 distinguished | |
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16 proceeding | |
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17 distress | |
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18 jug | |
n.(有柄,小口,可盛水等的)大壶,罐,盂 | |
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19 forth | |
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20 momentous | |
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21 pointed | |
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22 meritoriously | |
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23 projection | |
n.发射,计划,突出部分 | |
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24 vessel | |
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25 hiss | |
v.发出嘶嘶声;发嘘声表示不满 | |
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26 bestowed | |
赠给,授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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27 uncommonly | |
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28 fraught | |
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29 virtues | |
美德( virtue的名词复数 ); 德行; 优点; 长处 | |
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30 fortifying | |
筑防御工事于( fortify的现在分词 ); 筑堡于; 增强; 强化(食品) | |
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31 countenance | |
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32 traitor | |
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33 pickpocket | |
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34 divested | |
v.剥夺( divest的过去式和过去分词 );脱去(衣服);2。从…取去…;1。(给某人)脱衣服 | |
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35 crouching | |
v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的现在分词 ) | |
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36 varied | |
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37 moored | |
adj. 系泊的 动词moor的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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38 scramble | |
v.爬行,攀爬,杂乱蔓延,碎片,片段,废料 | |
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39 ragged | |
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40 flicker | |
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41 solitary | |
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42 receding | |
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43 steadily | |
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44 lustre | |
n.光亮,光泽;荣誉 | |
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45 ooze | |
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46 remarkably | |
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47 vault | |
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48 sneak | |
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49 mighty | |
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50 groaned | |
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51 diabolical | |
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52 swarm | |
n.(昆虫)等一大群;vi.成群飞舞;蜂拥而入 | |
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53 tickled | |
(使)发痒( tickle的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)愉快,逗乐 | |
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54 twitched | |
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55 transact | |
v.处理;做交易;谈判 | |
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56 drawn | |
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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57 pint | |
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58 heartily | |
adv.衷心地,诚恳地,十分,很 | |
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59 intensification | |
n.激烈化,增强明暗度;加厚 | |
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60 negligent | |
adj.疏忽的;玩忽的;粗心大意的 | |
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61 thoroughly | |
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62 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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63 perspiring | |
v.出汗,流汗( perspire的现在分词 ) | |
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64 forgery | |
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65 depressed | |
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66 oars | |
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67 scent | |
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68 gliding | |
v. 滑翔 adj. 滑动的 | |
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69 lighter | |
n.打火机,点火器;驳船;v.用驳船运送;light的比较级 | |
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70 agitated | |
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71 ashore | |
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72 leeward | |
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73 emergence | |
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74 precarious | |
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75 expended | |
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76 proneness | |
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77 lurking | |
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78 contradictory | |
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79 honourable | |
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80 gallant | |
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81 naval | |
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82 speculation | |
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83 spoke | |
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84 crouched | |
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85 expressive | |
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86 watchfulness | |
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87 hesitation | |
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88 speck | |
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89 forgeries | |
伪造( forgery的名词复数 ); 伪造的文件、签名等 | |
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90 assassination | |
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91 suspense | |
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92 miserable | |
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93 dozing | |
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