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XVII BY THE RIVER
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As Nan went down the street next morning with Captain Parish, who had been most prompt in keeping his appointment, they were met by Mr. Gerry and a young girl who proved to be Captain Parish's niece and the bearer of a cordial invitation. It would be just the evening for a boat-party, and it was hoped that Miss Prince the younger would be ready to go up the river at half-past five.
"Dear me, yes," said the captain; "your aunt will be pleased to have you go, I'm sure. These idle young folks mustn't expect us to turn back now, though, to have a visit from you. We have no end of business on hand."
"If Miss Prince will remember that I was really on my way to see her," said Mary Parish pleasantly, while she looked with eager interest at the stranger. The two girls were quite ready to be friends. "We will just stop to tell your aunt, lest she should make some other plan for you," she added, giving Nan a nod that was almost affectionate. "We have hardly used the boats this year, it has been such a cold, late spring, and we hope for a very good evening. George and I will call for you," and George, who had been listening to a suggestion about the ship business, smiled with pleasure as they separated.
"Nice young people," announced the captain, who was in a sympathetic mood. "There has been some reason for thinking that they meant to take up with each other for good and all. I don't know that either of them could do better, though I like the girl best; that's natural; she's my brother's daughter, and I was her guardian1; she only came of age last year. Her father and yours were boys together, younger than I am by a dozen years, both gone before me too," sighed the captain, and quickly changed so sad a subject by directing his companion's attention to one of the old houses, and telling the story of it as they walked along. Luckily they had the Highflyer all to themselves when they reached the wharf2, for the keeper had gone up into the town, and his wife, who had set up a frugal3 housekeeping in the captain's cabin, sat in the shade of the house with her sewing, the Monday's washing having been early spread to the breeze in a corner of the main deck. She accepted Captain Parish's explanations of his presence with equanimity4, and seemed surprised and amused at the young landswoman's curiosity and eagerness, for a ship was as commonplace to herself as any farm-house
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guardian
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| n.监护人;守卫者,保护者 | |
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wharf
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| n.码头,停泊处 | |
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frugal
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| adj.节俭的,节约的,少量的,微量的 | |
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equanimity
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ashore
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| adv.在(向)岸上,上岸 | |
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enumeration
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| n.计数,列举;细目;详表;点查 | |
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oar
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plank
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salute
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| vi.行礼,致意,问候,放礼炮;vt.向…致意,迎接,赞扬;n.招呼,敬礼,礼炮 | |
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friendliness
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chuckled
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| 轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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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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jack
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| n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克 | |
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wharves
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| n.码头,停泊处( wharf的名词复数 ) | |
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hawser
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kindly
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begrudges
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| 嫉妒( begrudge的第三人称单数 ); 勉强做; 不乐意地付出; 吝惜 | |
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inspector
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| n.检查员,监察员,视察员 | |
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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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galley
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| n.(飞机或船上的)厨房单层甲板大帆船;军舰舰长用的大划艇; | |
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snarled
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| v.(指狗)吠,嗥叫, (人)咆哮( snarl的过去式和过去分词 );咆哮着说,厉声地说 | |
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| v.使污秽( foul的过去式和过去分词 );弄脏;击球出界;(通常用废物)弄脏 | |
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vessel
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mischief
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vessels
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shoestrings
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| n.以极少的钱( shoestring的名词复数 ) | |
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bustling
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| adj.喧闹的 | |
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thoroughly
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seamanlike
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| 海员般的,熟练水手似的 | |
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grandeur
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disapproval
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interfere
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whim
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uncommon
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proficiency
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pointed
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rusty
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| adj.生锈的;锈色的;荒废了的 | |
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hawsers
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| n.(供系船或下锚用的)缆索,锚链( hawser的名词复数 ) | |
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propriety
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| n.正当行为;正当;适当 | |
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placidly
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| adv.平稳地,平静地 | |
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diligent
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confidentially
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exultantly
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wrecked
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| adj.失事的,遇难的 | |
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outrageous
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| adj.无理的,令人不能容忍的 | |
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attentive
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| adj.注意的,专心的;关心(别人)的,殷勤的 | |
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curiously
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refreshment
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dignified
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| a.可敬的,高贵的 | |
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mariners
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| 海员,水手(mariner的复数形式) | |
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decided
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oars
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| n.桨,橹( oar的名词复数 );划手v.划(行)( oar的第三人称单数 ) | |
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steered
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dexterity
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| n.(手的)灵巧,灵活 | |
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mishap
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| n.不幸的事,不幸;灾祸 | |
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outright
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| adv.坦率地;彻底地;立即;adj.无疑的;彻底的 | |
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conveyance
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droll
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standing
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sedate
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derisively
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chattered
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| (人)喋喋不休( chatter的过去式 ); 唠叨; (牙齿)打战; (机器)震颤 | |
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remonstrance
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marvel
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doorway
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misery
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| n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦 | |
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groans
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entirely
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scrambled
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acceded
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forth
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humbly
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admiration
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grove
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twilight
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embarked
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| 乘船( embark的过去式和过去分词 ); 装载; 从事 | |
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| (指潮水)退( ebb的过去式和过去分词 ); 落; 减少; 衰落 | |
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