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Chapter Eleven.
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A Change in the Weather—Rabbits and Bears Appear.
“Hi! Hallo! I say, Nelly, what’s all this?” There was good cause for the tone of surprise in which Roy uttered these words when he awoke, for the fireplace and the lower half of his own, as well as his sister’s, blanket were covered with at least half a foot of snow. It had found its way in at the hole in the roof of the hut, and the wind had blown a great deal through the crevices1 of the doorway2, so that a snow-wreath more than a foot high lay close to Nelly’s elbow.
This was bad enough, but what made it worse was that a perfect hurricane was blowing outside. Fortunately the hut was sheltered by the woods, and by a high cliff on the windward side; but this cliff, although it broke the force of the gale3, occasioned an eddy4 which sent fearful gusts5 and thick clouds of snow ever and anon full against the doorway.
“O Roy! what shall we do?” said Nelly, in an anxious tone.
“Don’t know,” said Roy, jumping up and tightening6 his belt; “you never can know what’s got to be done till you’ve took an observation o’ what’s goin’ on, as daddy used to say. Hallo! hold on. I say, if it goes on like this it’ll blow the hut down. Come, Nelly, don’t whimper; it’s only a puff7, after all, an’ if it did capsize us, it wouldn’t be the first time we had a tumble in the snow. Seems to me that we’re goin’ to have a stormy Sabbath, though. Rouse up, lass, and while you’re clearin’ off the snow, I’ll go get a bundle o’ sticks, and light the fire.”
Roy stooped to pass under the low doorway, or, rather, hole of the hut, and bending his head to the blast passed out; while Nelly, whose heart was cheered by her brother’s confident tone more than by his words, set about
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crevices
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n.(尤指岩石的)裂缝,缺口( crevice的名词复数 ) | |
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doorway
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n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径 | |
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gale
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n.大风,强风,一阵闹声(尤指笑声等) | |
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eddy
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n.漩涡,涡流 | |
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gusts
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一阵强风( gust的名词复数 ); (怒、笑等的)爆发; (感情的)迸发; 发作 | |
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tightening
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上紧,固定,紧密 | |
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puff
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n.一口(气);一阵(风);v.喷气,喘气 | |
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shovelling
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v.铲子( shovel的现在分词 );锹;推土机、挖土机等的)铲;铲形部份 | |
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clatter
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v./n.(使)发出连续而清脆的撞击声 | |
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gasped
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v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要 | |
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appalled
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v.使惊骇,使充满恐惧( appall的过去式和过去分词)adj.惊骇的;丧胆的 | |
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bent
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n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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groaned
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v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 );发牢骚;抱怨;受苦 | |
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twigs
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细枝,嫩枝( twig的名词复数 ) | |
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hurled
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v.猛投,用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 );大声叫骂 | |
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shrieked
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v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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turmoil
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n.骚乱,混乱,动乱 | |
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reigned
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vi.当政,统治(reign的过去式形式) | |
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reign
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n.统治时期,统治,支配,盛行;v.占优势 | |
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testimony
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n.证词;见证,证明 | |
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kindle
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v.点燃,着火 | |
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propped
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支撑,支持,维持( prop的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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kindled
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(使某物)燃烧,着火( kindle的过去式和过去分词 ); 激起(感情等); 发亮,放光 | |
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dint
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n.由于,靠;凹坑 | |
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perseverance
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n.坚持不懈,不屈不挠 | |
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devoured
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吞没( devour的过去式和过去分词 ); 耗尽; 津津有味地看; 狼吞虎咽地吃光 | |
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erecting
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v.使直立,竖起( erect的现在分词 );建立 | |
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conversed
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hymns
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n.赞美诗,圣歌,颂歌( hymn的名词复数 ) | |
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avocations
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n.业余爱好,嗜好( avocation的名词复数 );职业 | |
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overhauled
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v.彻底检查( overhaul的过去式和过去分词 );大修;赶上;超越 | |
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forth
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adv.向前;向外,往外 | |
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snares
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n.陷阱( snare的名词复数 );圈套;诱人遭受失败(丢脸、损失等)的东西;诱惑物v.用罗网捕捉,诱陷,陷害( snare的第三人称单数 ) | |
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snare
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n.陷阱,诱惑,圈套;(去除息肉或者肿瘤的)勒除器;响弦,小军鼓;vt.以陷阱捕获,诱惑 | |
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wilderness
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n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等,荒漠 | |
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beads
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n.(空心)小珠子( bead的名词复数 );水珠;珠子项链 | |
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adventurous
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adj.爱冒险的;惊心动魄的,惊险的,刺激的 | |
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penetrate
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v.透(渗)入;刺入,刺穿;洞察,了解 | |
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bough
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downwards
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determined
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catching
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adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住 | |
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exertions
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n.努力( exertion的名词复数 );费力;(能力、权力等的)运用;行使 | |
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denuded
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adj.[医]变光的,裸露的v.使赤裸( denude的过去式和过去分词 );剥光覆盖物 | |
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