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Chapter Sixteen.
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Describes “Holing to a House of Water” and its Terrible Consequences.
One morning, about seven o’clock, George and James, the two fair-haired sons of poor John Batten of Botallack, started for their work as usual. They were in high spirits, having obtained a good “pitch” on last setting-day, and things were looking well.
They put on their underground clothing at the changing-house, and with several spare candles attached to buttons on the breasts of their coats, and their tools slung1 over their shoulders, walked towards the head of the ladder-shaft2. At the mouth of the shaft they paused for a moment and glanced round. The sky was bright, the landscape green, and the sun lit up many a distant sail on the Atlantic.
“I do wish,” said the younger with a slight sigh, “that our work was more in the sunshine?”
“You’ll never be a true miner, Jimmy, if ’ee go hankerin’ after the sun like that,” said his brother with a laugh, as he stepped on the ladder and began to descend3.
Jimmy took a last look at the rising sun, and followed him close without replying. The lads were soon beyond the reach of daylight.
This was the last they ever saw of earthly sunshine. In a few minutes there came a low soft sound up the shaft; it was the lads singing one of Wesley’s beautiful hymns4. They had been taught to sing these by their mother from their infancy5, and usually beguiled6 the tedium7 of the long descent of the ladders by singing one or two of them.
Arrived at their place of work the brothers threw down their tools, fixed8 their candles against the walls of the level, and began the labour of the day.
Other men were in that part of the mine at the time, and the brothers found that a message had been sent to one of the captains requesting him to come and examine the place, as the men were becoming uneasy at the increasing flow of water from the walls. One miner, named John Nicols, was “driving an end,” that is, extending the level lengthwise, and two others were “stopeing,” or cutting up into the roof in pursuit of a
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抛( sling的过去式和过去分词 ); 吊挂; 遣送; 押往 | |
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n.(工具的)柄,杆状物 | |
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vt./vi.传下来,下来,下降 | |
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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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infancy
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n.婴儿期;幼年期;初期 | |
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beguiled
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v.欺骗( beguile的过去式和过去分词 );使陶醉;使高兴;消磨(时间等) | |
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tedium
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promising
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lode
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trickled
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accurately
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gathering
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descended
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outstrip
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v.超过,跑过 | |
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sufficiently
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chaotic
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adj.混沌的,一片混乱的,一团糟的 | |
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catastrophe
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n.大灾难,大祸 | |
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extremity
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n.末端,尽头;尽力;终极;极度 | |
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shafts
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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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downwards
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adj./adv.向下的(地),下行的(地) | |
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dreaded
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adj.令人畏惧的;害怕的v.害怕,恐惧,担心( dread的过去式和过去分词) | |
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adj.(声音)被隔的;听不太清的;(衣服)裹严的;蒙住的v.压抑,捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 );用厚厚的衣帽包着(自己) | |
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irresistible
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adj.非常诱人的,无法拒绝的,无法抗拒的 | |
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trumpet
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n.喇叭,喇叭声;v.吹喇叭,吹嘘 | |
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mingled
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混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系] | |
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mighty
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hideous
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grandeur
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n.伟大,崇高,宏伟,庄严,豪华 | |
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peals
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n.(声音大而持续或重复的)洪亮的响声( peal的名词复数 );隆隆声;洪亮的钟声;钟乐v.(使)(钟等)鸣响,(雷等)发出隆隆声( peal的第三人称单数 ) | |
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ramifications
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dealing
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n.经商方法,待人态度 | |
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windings
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projections
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chisel
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plunged
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chasm
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planks
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plank
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gulf
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n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂 | |
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bent
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ascend
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vi.渐渐上升,升高;vt.攀登,登上 | |
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miserably
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adv.痛苦地;悲惨地;糟糕地;极度地 | |
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sweeping
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adj.范围广大的,一扫无遗的 | |
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onward
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adj.向前的,前进的;adv.向前,前进,在先 | |
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fathom
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v.领悟,彻底了解 | |
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fathoms
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英寻( fathom的名词复数 ) | |
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torrent
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n.激流,洪流;爆发,(话语等的)连发 | |
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deafening
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adj. 振耳欲聋的, 极喧闹的 动词deafen的现在分词形式 | |
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cataract
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n.大瀑布,奔流,洪水,白内障 | |
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stoutest
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粗壮的( stout的最高级 ); 结实的; 坚固的; 坚定的 | |
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quail
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n.鹌鹑;vi.畏惧,颤抖 | |
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inundation
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n.the act or fact of overflowing | |
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corpses
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n.死尸,尸体( corpse的名词复数 ) | |
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abate
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abated
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awfully
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wagon
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partially
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severely
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drenched
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