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Story 1—Chapter 14.
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A Surprise and a Battle.
“Here! halloo! hi! Hobbs! I say,” shouted Mr Sudberry, running out at the front door, after having swept Lucy’s work-box off the table and trodden on the cat’s tail. “Where has that fellow gone to? He’s always out of the way. Halloo!” (looking up at the nursery window), “Mrs Brown!”
Mrs Brown, being deeply impressed with the importance of learning, (just because of Mrs Sudberry’s contempt thereof), was busily engaged at that moment in teaching Miss Tilly and Master Jacky a piece of very profound knowledge.
“Now, Miss Tilly, what is the meaning of procrastination2?” (“Ho! hi! halloo-o-o-o,” from Mr Sudberry; but Mrs Brown, supposing the shout is meant for any one but herself; takes no notice of it.)
Tilly.—“Doing to-day what you might have put off till to-morrow.” (“Halloo! ho! don’t you hear? hi!” from below.)
Mrs Brown.—“No, you little goose! What is it, Jacky?”
Jacky.—“Doing to-morrow what you might have put off till to-day.” (“Hi! halloo! are you deaf up there?”)
Mrs Brown.—“Worse and worse, stupid little goose!”
Jacky, (indignantly).—“Well, then, if it’s neither one thing nor t’other, just let’s hear what you make it out to be—” (“Hi! ho! halloo! Mrs Bra–a–own!”)
“Bless me, I think papa is calling on me. Yes, sir. Was you calling, sir?” (throwing up the window and looking out.)
“No, sir; ’Obbs is not ’ere, sir.”
“Well, then, be so good as to go and look for him, and say I want him directly to go for the letters.”
“’Ere I am, sir,” said Hobbs, coming suddenly round the corner of the house, with an appearance of extreme haste.
Hobbs had, in fact, been within hearing of his master, having been, during the last half-hour, seated in McAllister’s kitchen, where the uproarious merriment had drowned all other sounds. Hobbs had become a great favourite with the
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aged
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adj.年老的,陈年的 | |
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procrastination
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n.拖延,耽搁 | |
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shrieking
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v.尖叫( shriek的现在分词 ) | |
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highland
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n.(pl.)高地,山地 | |
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hearty
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adj.热情友好的;衷心的;尽情的,纵情的 | |
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repartee
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effrontery
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peculiar
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highlander
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simplicity
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wont
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pacified
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使(某人)安静( pacify的过去式和过去分词 ); 息怒; 抚慰; 在(有战争的地区、国家等)实现和平 | |
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foul
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thicket
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n.灌木丛,树林 | |
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shrubs
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灌木( shrub的名词复数 ) | |
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grouse
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defiance
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n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗 | |
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nostrils
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鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 ) | |
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dilated
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artillery
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v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的现在分词 ) | |
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ragged
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adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的 | |
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sociable
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disposition
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n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署 | |
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gallop
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stylish
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adj.流行的,时髦的;漂亮的,气派的 | |
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spanking
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adj.强烈的,疾行的;n.打屁股 | |
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salmon
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n.鲑,大马哈鱼,橙红色的 | |
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recollected
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adj.冷静的;镇定的;被回忆起的;沉思默想的v.记起,想起( recollect的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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斜视( squint的过去式和过去分词 ); 眯着眼睛; 瞟; 从小孔或缝隙里看 | |
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awfully
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adv.可怕地,非常地,极端地 | |
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adj.(产品)订做的;专做订货的v.预定( bespeak的过去式 );订(货);证明;预先请求 | |
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sarcastic
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adj.讥讽的,讽刺的,嘲弄的 | |
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lameness
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n. 跛, 瘸, 残废 | |
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exhaustion
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n.耗尽枯竭,疲惫,筋疲力尽,竭尽,详尽无遗的论述 | |
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fiery
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boxer
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n.制箱者,拳击手 | |
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amicable
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adj.和平的,友好的;友善的 | |
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possessed
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antagonist
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n.敌人,对抗者,对手 | |
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beheld
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v.看,注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟 | |
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daunted
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使(某人)气馁,威吓( daunt的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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vault
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n.拱形圆顶,地窖,地下室 | |
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vaulted
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primitive
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adj.原始的;简单的;n.原(始)人,原始事物 | |
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thumping
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adj.重大的,巨大的;重击的;尺码大的;极好的adv.极端地;非常地v.重击(thump的现在分词);狠打;怦怦地跳;全力支持 | |
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torments
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(肉体或精神上的)折磨,痛苦( torment的名词复数 ); 造成痛苦的事物[人] | |
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apprehension
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n.理解,领悟;逮捕,拘捕;忧虑 | |
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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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envious
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adj.嫉妒的,羡慕的 | |
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standing
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n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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melancholy
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n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的 | |
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mashing
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捣碎 | |
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twitch
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v.急拉,抽动,痉挛,抽搐;n.扯,阵痛,痉挛 | |
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alienate
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vt.使疏远,离间;转让(财产等) | |
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squeaking
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v.短促地尖叫( squeak的现在分词 );吱吱叫;告密;充当告密者 | |
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maniacs
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n.疯子(maniac的复数形式) | |
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dread
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vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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爱抚或抚摸…( caress的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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placid
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equanimity
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n.沉着,镇定 | |
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mighty
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uneven
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gulf
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gallows
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machinery
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apoplectic
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picturesque
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cosy
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(时间或空间)延长,伸长( lengthen的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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implements
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n.工具( implement的名词复数 );家具;手段;[法律]履行(契约等)v.实现( implement的第三人称单数 );执行;贯彻;使生效 | |
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musket
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n.滑膛枪 | |
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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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rendezvous
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stimulants
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n.兴奋剂( stimulant的名词复数 );含兴奋剂的饮料;刺激物;激励物 | |
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effervescing
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joviality
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exhausted
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glistened
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fiddling
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微小的 | |
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herding
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中畜群 | |
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同意,赞成( assent的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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contented
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gentry
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