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CHAPTER IV IN THE BLUFF
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It was very dark amid the birches where Trooper Shannon sat motionless in his saddle gazing down into the denser1 blackness of the river hollow. The stream ran deep below the level of the prairie, as the rivers of that country usually do, and the trees which there alone found shelter from the winds straggled, gnarled and stunted2, up either side of the steep declivity3. Close behind the trooper a sinuous4 trail seamed by ruts and the print of hoofs5 stretched away across the empty prairie. It forked on the outskirts6 of the bluff7, and one arm dipped steeply to the river where, because the stream ran slow just there and the bottom was firm, a horseman might cross when the water was low, and heavy sledges8 make the passage on the ice in winter time. The other arm twisted in and out among the birches towards the bridge, but that detour9 increased the distance to any one traveling north or south by two leagues or so.
The ice, however, was not very thick as yet, and Shannon, who had heard it ring hollowly under him, surmised10 that while it might be possible to lead a laden11 horse across, there would be some risk attached to the operation. For that very reason, and although his opinion had not been asked, he agreed with Sergeant12 Stimson that the whisky-runners would attempt the passage. They were men who took the risks as they came, and that route would
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adj. 不易看透的, 密集的, 浓厚的, 愚钝的 | |
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declivity
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hoofs
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v.虚张声势,用假象骗人;n.虚张声势,欺骗 | |
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Ford
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presage
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blizzard
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v.旋转,打旋( swirl的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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细枝,嫩枝( twig的名词复数 ) | |
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刺,扎,戳( prick的过去式和过去分词 ); 刺伤; 刺痛; 使剧痛 | |
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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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penetrate
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congealing
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mitten
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flicker
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vi./n.闪烁,摇曳,闪现 | |
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v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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virtue
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n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力 | |
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stiffened
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加强的 | |
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wailing
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rhythmic
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gallop
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galloping
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adj. 飞驰的, 急性的 动词gallop的现在分词形式 | |
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bridle
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restive
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hoarse
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rattle
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v.飞奔,碰响;激怒;n.碰撞声;拨浪鼓 | |
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instinctively
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determined
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vindictive
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adj.有报仇心的,怀恨的,惩罚的 | |
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folly
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muzzle
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entangled
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adj.卷入的;陷入的;被缠住的;缠在一起的v.使某人(某物/自己)缠绕,纠缠于(某物中),使某人(自己)陷入(困难或复杂的环境中)( entangle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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apprehension
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forefinger
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defiance
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boughs
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大树枝( bough的名词复数 ) | |
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lashed
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