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CHAPTER IV. PIRACY
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BY DUSK the trim little brigantine was scudding1 away toward the west before a wind that could not have suited her better had it been made to order at the special behest of the devil himself to speed his minions4 upon their devil's work.
All hands were in the best of humor. The crew had forgotten their recent rancor5 at not having been permitted shore leave at Honolulu in the expectancy6 of adventure in the near future, for there was that in the atmosphere of the Halfmoon which proclaimed louder than words the proximity7 of excitement, and the goal toward which they had been sailing since they left San Francisco.
Skipper Simms and Divine were elated at the luck which had brought them to Honolulu in the nick of time, and at the success of Theriere's mission at that port. They had figured upon a week at least there before the second officer of the Halfmoon could ingratiate himself sufficiently8 into the goodwill9 of the Hardings to learn their plans, and now they were congratulating themselves upon their acumen10 in selecting so fit an agent as the Frenchman for the work he had handled so expeditiously11 and so well.
Ward2 was pleased that he had not been forced to prolong the galling12 masquerade of valet to his inferior officer. He was hopeful, too, that coming events would bring to the fore
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n.刮面v.(尤指船、舰或云彩)笔直、高速而平稳地移动( scud的现在分词 ) | |
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expectancy
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goodwill
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acumen
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expeditiously
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galling
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vengeance
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arduous
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labor
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conspiracy
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seamen
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enlist
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immediate
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vessel
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hull
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lookout
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distress
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neatly
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perfectly
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exclamation
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boiler
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frantically
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determined
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remunerative
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ruse
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ransoms
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付赎金救人,赎金( ransom的名词复数 ) | |
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mightily
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smitten
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猛打,重击,打击( smite的过去分词 ) | |
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accomplices
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从犯,帮凶,同谋( accomplice的名词复数 ) | |
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concoct
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asinine
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hoax
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repel
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sinister
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thwarted
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阻挠( thwart的过去式和过去分词 ); 使受挫折; 挫败; 横过 | |
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query
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n.疑问,问号,质问;vt.询问,表示怀疑 | |
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dynamite
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n./vt.(用)炸药(爆破) | |
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fathom
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v.领悟,彻底了解 | |
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concussion
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n.脑震荡;震动 | |
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entirely
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ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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swarmed
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密集( swarm的过去式和过去分词 ); 云集; 成群地移动; 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去 | |
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instinctively
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petulantly
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huddled
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挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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outright
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adv.坦率地;彻底地;立即;adj.无疑的;彻底的 | |
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blurted
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v.突然说出,脱口而出( blurt的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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eloquent
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adj.雄辩的,口才流利的;明白显示出的 | |
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provocation
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tighten
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standing
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n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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whetted
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v.(在石头上)磨(刀、斧等)( whet的过去式和过去分词 );引起,刺激(食欲、欲望、兴趣等) | |
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flannels
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法兰绒男裤; 法兰绒( flannel的名词复数 ) | |
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natty
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supremacy
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crumple
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clinch
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brute
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brutal
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foe
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antagonist
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vainglorious
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flipper
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