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"Now, many is the philosophickal Mind,— including my own,— convinced that rapid motion through the air is possible along and above certain invisible straight Lines, crossing the earthly land?scape, particularly in Britain, where they are known as Ley-lines. Any number of devout1 enthusiasts2, annual Stonehenge and Ave-bury Pilgrims, Quacks4, Mongers, Bedlamites,— each has his tale of real flights over the countryside, above these Ley-lines. Withal, 'tis possible to transfer from one of them to another, and thus in theory travel to the furthest reaches of the Kingdom, without once touching6 the Earth. Something is there, that permits it. No one knows what it is, tho' thousands speculate.
"Here went we off upon the most prodigious8 such Line yet attempted,— in America, where undertakings9 of its scale are possible,— astronomically10 precise,— carefully set prisms of Oolite,— the Master-valve of rose Quartz11, at the eastern Termi?nus. Any Argument from Design, here, must include a yearning12 for Flight, perhaps even higher and faster than is customary along Ley-lines we know. I try not to wonder. I must wonder. Whenever the Surveyors separate, they run into Thickets13, Bogs14, bad Dreams,— united, they pursue a ride through the air, they are link'd to the stars, to that inhuman
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devout
adj.虔诚的,虔敬的,衷心的 (n.devoutness)
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enthusiasts
n.热心人,热衷者( enthusiast的名词复数 )
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rim
n.(圆物的)边,轮缘;边界
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quacks
abbr.quacksalvers 庸医,骗子(16世纪习惯用水银或汞治疗梅毒的人)n.江湖医生( quack的名词复数 );江湖郎中;(鸭子的)呱呱声v.(鸭子)发出嘎嘎声( quack的第三人称单数 )
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bedlam
n.混乱,骚乱;疯人院
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touching
adj.动人的,使人感伤的
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pro
n.赞成,赞成的意见,赞成者
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prodigious
adj.惊人的,奇妙的;异常的;巨大的;庞大的
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undertakings
企业( undertaking的名词复数 ); 保证; 殡仪业; 任务
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astronomically
天文学上
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quartz
n.石英
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yearning
a.渴望的;向往的;怀念的
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thickets
n.灌木丛( thicket的名词复数 );丛状物
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bogs
n.沼泽,泥塘( bog的名词复数 );厕所v.(使)陷入泥沼, (使)陷入困境( bog的第三人称单数 );妨碍,阻碍
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inhuman
adj.残忍的,不人道的,无人性的
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defer
vt.推迟,拖延;vi.(to)遵从,听从,服从
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westward
n.西方,西部;adj.西方的,向西的;adv.向西
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haze
n.霾,烟雾;懵懂,迷糊;vi.(over)变模糊
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ranger
n.国家公园管理员,护林员;骑兵巡逻队员
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elk
n.麋鹿
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creek
n.小溪,小河,小湾
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bustling
adj.喧闹的
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awfully
adv.可怕地,非常地,极端地
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cannibalism
n.同类相食;吃人肉
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bickering
v.争吵( bicker的现在分词 );口角;(水等)作潺潺声;闪烁
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acting
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的
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peculiar
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
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curiously
adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地
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prostrated
v.使俯伏,使拜倒( prostrate的过去式和过去分词 );(指疾病、天气等)使某人无能为力
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chunk
n.厚片,大块,相当大的部分(数量)
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longitude
n.经线,经度
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eastward
adv.向东;adj.向东的;n.东方,东部
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waggon
n.运货马车,运货车;敞篷车箱
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ostensible
adj.(指理由)表面的,假装的
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specimen
n.样本,标本
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recoiling
v.畏缩( recoil的现在分词 );退缩;报应;返回
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intervention
n.介入,干涉,干预
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shafts
n.轴( shaft的名词复数 );(箭、高尔夫球棒等的)杆;通风井;一阵(疼痛、害怕等)
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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stationary
adj.固定的,静止不动的
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latitude
n.纬度,行动或言论的自由(范围),(pl.)地区
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spun
v.纺,杜撰,急转身
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warranty
n.担保书,证书,保单
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replacement
n.取代,替换,交换;替代品,代用品
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stamina
n.体力;精力;耐力
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projector
n.投影机,放映机,幻灯机
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lateral
adj.侧面的,旁边的
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squint
v. 使变斜视眼, 斜视, 眯眼看, 偏移, 窥视; n. 斜视, 斜孔小窗; adj. 斜视的, 斜的
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intoxication
n.wild excitement;drunkenness;poisoning
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devotedly
专心地; 恩爱地; 忠实地; 一心一意地
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industrious
adj.勤劳的,刻苦的,奋发的
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hop
n.单脚跳,跳跃;vi.单脚跳,跳跃;着手做某事;vt.跳跃,跃过
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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tangled
adj. 纠缠的,紊乱的
动词tangle的过去式和过去分词
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woe
n.悲哀,苦痛,不幸,困难;int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌
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rigid
adj.严格的,死板的;刚硬的,僵硬的
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mime
n.指手画脚,做手势,哑剧演员,哑剧;vi./vt.指手画脚的表演,用哑剧的形式表演
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vigor
n.活力,精力,元气
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bishop
n.主教,(国际象棋)象
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auspicious
adj.吉利的;幸运的,吉兆的
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sentimentally
adv.富情感地
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magnetism
n.磁性,吸引力,磁学
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proceeding
n.行动,进行,(pl.)会议录,学报
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waggons
四轮的运货马车( waggon的名词复数 ); 铁路货车; 小手推车
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trampling
踩( trample的现在分词 ); 践踏; 无视; 侵犯
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molesting
v.骚扰( molest的现在分词 );干扰;调戏;猥亵
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orchards
(通常指围起来的)果园( orchard的名词复数 )
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marine
adj.海的;海生的;航海的;海事的;n.水兵
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mattresses
褥垫,床垫( mattress的名词复数 )
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brass
n.黄铜;黄铜器,铜管乐器
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infantry
n.[总称]步兵(部队)
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quill
n.羽毛管;v.给(织物或衣服)作皱褶
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reluctance
n.厌恶,讨厌,勉强,不情愿
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intimidated
v.恐吓;威胁adj.害怕的;受到威胁的
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implicit
a.暗示的,含蓄的,不明晰的,绝对的
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amiable
adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的
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mischievous
adj.调皮的,恶作剧的,有害的,伤人的
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pitchers
大水罐( pitcher的名词复数 )
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streaks
n.(与周围有所不同的)条纹( streak的名词复数 );(通常指不好的)特征(倾向);(不断经历成功或失败的)一段时期v.快速移动( streak的第三人称单数 );使布满条纹
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hemp
n.大麻;纤维
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tacks
大头钉( tack的名词复数 ); 平头钉; 航向; 方法
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mingling
adj.混合的
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larder
n.食物贮藏室,食品橱
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gape
v.张口,打呵欠,目瞪口呆地凝视
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unaware
a.不知道的,未意识到的
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guts
v.狼吞虎咽,贪婪地吃,飞碟游戏(比赛双方每组5人,相距15码,互相掷接飞碟);毁坏(建筑物等)的内部( gut的第三人称单数 );取出…的内脏n.勇气( gut的名词复数 );内脏;消化道的下段;肠
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insufficient
adj.(for,of)不足的,不够的
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kindly
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地