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Chapter Three.
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Obedient to orders, Tom Brixton lay perfectly1 still on his back, just where he had fallen, wondering much whether the cord was really cut, for he did not feel much relaxation2 of it or abatement3 of the pain. He resolved, at any rate, to give no further cause for rough treatment, but to await the issue of events as patiently as he could.
True to his promise, the Irishman after supper sang several songs, which, if not characterised by sweetness of tone, were delivered with a degree of vigour4 that seemed to make full amends5 in the estimation of his hearers. After that he told a thrilling ghost story, which drew the entire band of men round him. Paddy had a natural gift in the way of relating ghost stories, for, besides the power of rapid and sustained discourse6, without hesitation7 or redundancy of words, he possessed8 a vivid imagination, a rich fancy, a deep bass9 voice, an expressive11 countenance12, and a pair of large coal-black eyes, which, as one of the Yankee diggers said, “would sartinly bore two holes in a blanket if he only looked at it long enough.”
We do not intend to inflict13 that ghost story on the reader. It is sufficient to say that Paddy began it by exclaiming in a loud voice—“‘Now or niver, boys—now or niver.’ That’s what the ghost said.”
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countenance
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witticisms
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propriety
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virtues
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美德( virtue的名词复数 ); 德行; 优点; 长处 | |
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wan
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meditation
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pint
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exertion
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pretext
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graphic
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darted
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scramble
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agility
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promptly
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mimicking
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gasping
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adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的 动词gasp的现在分词 | |
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ruse
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bully
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fuming
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愤怒( fume的现在分词 ); 大怒; 发怒; 冒烟 | |
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untied
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松开,解开( untie的过去式和过去分词 ); 解除,使自由; 解决 | |
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bin
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消除; 泄去; 排去; 通风 | |
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perspiration
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防波堤( mole的名词复数 ); 鼹鼠; 痣; 间谍 | |
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wrath
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obedience
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grudge
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vt.遗弃,抛弃;舍弃,放弃 | |
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slake
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(从水、泥等)蹚,走过,跋( wade的现在分词 ) | |
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强烈的愿望( aspiration的名词复数 ); 志向; 发送气音; 发 h 音 | |
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