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VIII PAWNEE KILLER PLAYS TRICKS
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Fort Hays was eighty miles west from Fort Harker, and Fort Harker was ninety miles west from Fort Riley; so that now Fort Riley was one hundred and seventy miles distant. Not much of a fort was Hays either, composed, like Harker, of quarters and stables built of logs roughly faced. It was located on the south side of the crooked1 Big Creek2, which between high clay banks flowed down to the Smoky Hill Fork River, fifteen miles south. On the north side of the creek, and up stream a little way, was the new town of Hays City, waiting for the railroad.
Fort Hays was glad to see the column ride down, and pitch its tents nearby. Back from its first campaign was the Seventh Cavalry3, and although it had not fired a shot, save the one by the picket4, it had many tales to tell to the Fort Hays garrison5.
Speedily up sprang like mushrooms the lines of dingy6 white army canvas. There was a great letter writing spell. Couriers were about to dash away with dispatches for General Hancock, and (what was of more importance) with word to Fort Riley. The general, as usual, had a regular journal to send.[115] General Gibbs also hastened off; for in the accumulation of mail awaiting at Fort Hays were letters from Mrs. Custer and Mrs. Gibbs and other women left behind, stating that the negro infantry7 there had mutinied and were behaving badly. However, General Gibbs was the man to discipline them, and he really ought not to attempt field service, anyway.
Shortly after the Seventh had reared its tents, Scout8 Bill Cody came riding in, and dismounted at headquarters. The orderly ushered9 him into the tent, to see the general. When the general and Bill emerged together, the general
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crooked
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cavalry
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picket
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infantry
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scout
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| n.童子军,侦察员;v.侦察,搜索 | |
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| v.引,领,陪同( usher的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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rascal
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lookout
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dignified
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| a.可敬的,高贵的 | |
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pony
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faltered
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| (嗓音)颤抖( falter的过去式和过去分词 ); 支吾其词; 蹒跚; 摇晃 | |
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abrupt
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| adj.突然的,意外的;唐突的,鲁莽的 | |
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treasury
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lieutenant
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chastisement
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sergeant
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contractor
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| (wide area network)广域网 | |
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| (猪等)作呼噜声( grunt的过去式和过去分词 ); (指人)发出类似的哼声; 咕哝着说 | |
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mule
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| n.大叫,呐喊,喘息声;v.叫喊,喘息 | |
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chattered
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lurking
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| 潜在 | |
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helping
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| n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的 | |
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garrisoned
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| 卫戍部队守备( garrison的过去式和过去分词 ); 派部队驻防 | |
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killer
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| n.杀人者,杀人犯,杀手,屠杀者 | |
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outfit
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| n.(为特殊用途的)全套装备,全套服装 | |
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| adj.茶色的,黄褐色的;n.黄褐色 | |
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suave
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| adj.温和的;柔和的;文雅的 | |
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crafty
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| adj.狡猾的,诡诈的 | |
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blandly
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| adv.温和地,殷勤地 | |
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warriors
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| 武士,勇士,战士( warrior的名词复数 ) | |
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raven
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| n.渡鸟,乌鸦;adj.乌亮的 | |
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promising
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| adj.有希望的,有前途的 | |
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thigh
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dodge
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ranches
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| 大农场, (兼种果树,养鸡等的)大牧场( ranch的名词复数 ) | |
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brewing
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constables
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savages
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| 未开化的人,野蛮人( savage的名词复数 ) | |
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savage
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| adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人 | |
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defiance
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crest
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elk
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antelope
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buffalo
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dubious
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contentedly
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shrill
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| int.呼喊声 | |
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| v.发出短而尖的叫声( yelp的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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growled
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| v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说 | |
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