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The crew that went up the river under the joint1 command of Captain Harris and the Master numbered in all nine persons, of whom (if I except Secundra Dass) there was not one that had not merited the gallows2. From Harris downward the voyagers were notorious in that colony for desperate, bloody-minded miscreants3; some were reputed pirates, the most hawkers of rum; all ranters and drinkers; all fit associates, embarking4 together without remorse5, upon this treacherous6 and murderous design. I could not hear there was much discipline or any set captain in the gang; but Harris and four others, Mountain himself, two Scotchmen—Pinkerton and Hastie—and a man of the name of Hicks, a drunken shoemaker, put their heads together and agreed upon the course. In a material sense, they were well enough provided; and the Master in particular brought with him a tent where he might enjoy some privacy and shelter.
Even this small indulgence told against him in the minds of his companions. But indeed he was in a position so entirely7 false (and even ridiculous) that all his habit of command and arts of pleasing were here thrown away. In the eyes of all, except Secundra Dass, he figured as a common gull8 and designated victim; going unconsciously to death; yet he could not but suppose himself the contriver9 and the leader of the expedition; he could scarce help but so conduct himself and at the least hint of authority or condescension10, his deceivers would be laughing in their sleeves. I was so used to see and to conceive him in a high,
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gallows
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miscreants
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| n.恶棍,歹徒( miscreant的名词复数 ) | |
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embarking
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| 乘船( embark的现在分词 ); 装载; 从事 | |
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remorse
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treacherous
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gull
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contriver
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| 发明者,创制者,筹划者 | |
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condescension
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authoritative
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surmise
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wilderness
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consultation
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rustling
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warfare
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| n.战争(状态);斗争;冲突 | |
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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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emergence
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accomplices
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conceal
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proficient
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| adj.行为不检的;n.放荡的人,浪子,肆意挥霍者 | |
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conspiracy
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traitors
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| 卖国贼( traitor的名词复数 ); 叛徒; 背叛者; 背信弃义的人 | |
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traitor
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rascality
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| 流氓性,流氓集团 | |
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rascal
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irrational
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| v.设法克服或避免(某事物),回避( circumvent的过去式和过去分词 );绕过,绕行,绕道旅行 | |
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caravan
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gallant
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mien
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spoke
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| n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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lessened
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pretext
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persecution
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entrap
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witty
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evaded
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countenance
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disarmed
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confirmation
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utterly
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truce
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heartiness
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| 诚实,热心 | |
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surfeit
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| v.使饮食过度;n.(食物)过量,过度 | |
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sentry
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pointed
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buffalo
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| n.(北美)野牛;(亚洲)水牛 | |
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draught
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puff
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remarkable
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sleeper
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vivacity
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forfeit
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inhumanly
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loyalty
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conspirators
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thaw
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scent
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lust
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quarry
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fatigued
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meditations
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| 默想( meditation的名词复数 ); 默念; 沉思; 冥想 | |
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scout
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fugitive
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beholding
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hubbub
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dealing
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viragoes
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flinched
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jovial
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rogue
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cozen
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skunk
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gulping
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sop
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carrion
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persuasion
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bravado
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disposition
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prospects
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brutality
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