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CHAPTER XV. A STRANGER.
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At daybreak, next morning, Austin, who happened to be on guard, heard Dingo bark, and noticed that he started up and ran towards the river. Arousing the inmates1 of the grotto2, he announced to them that some one was coming.
"It isn't Negoro," said Tom; "Dingo would bark louder than that if Negoro were to be seen."
"Who, then, can it be?" asked Mrs. Weldon, with an inquiring glance towards Dick.
"We must wait and see, madam," replied Dick quietly.
Bidding Bat, Austin, and Hercules follow his example, Dick Sands took up a cutlass and a rifle, into the breach3 of which he slipped a cartridge4. Thus armed, the four young men made their way towards the river bank. Tom and Actæon were left with Mrs. Weldon at the entrance of the grotto.
The sun was just rising. Its rays, intercepted5 by the lofty range of mountains in the east, did not fall directly on the cliff; but the sea to its western horizon was sparkling in the sunbeams as the party marched along the shore. Dingo was motionless as a setter, but did not cease barking. It soon proved not to be his old enemy who was disturbing him. A man, who was not Negoro, appeared round the angle of the cliff, and advancing cautiously along the bank of the stream, seemed by his gestures to be endeavouring to pacify6 the dog, with which an encounter would certainly have been by no means desirable.
"That's not Negoro!" said Hercules.
[Illustration: "Good morning, my young friend."]
"No loss for any of us," muttered Bat.
"You are right," replied Dick; "perhaps he is a native; let us hope he may be able to tell us our whereabouts, and save us the trouble of exploring."
With their rifles on their shoulders, they advanced
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1 inmates | |
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3 breach | |
n.违反,不履行;破裂;vt.冲破,攻破 | |
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4 cartridge | |
n.弹壳,弹药筒;(装磁带等的)盒子 | |
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5 intercepted | |
拦截( intercept的过去式和过去分词 ); 截住; 截击; 拦阻 | |
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6 pacify | |
vt.使(某人)平静(或息怒);抚慰 | |
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7 steadily | |
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8 apparently | |
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9 entirely | |
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10 scattered | |
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11 slung | |
抛( sling的过去式和过去分词 ); 吊挂; 遣送; 押往 | |
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12 retrace | |
v.折回;追溯,探源 | |
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14 hesitation | |
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15 grizzly | |
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16 complexion | |
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17 tunic | |
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18 erect | |
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19 rigid | |
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21 streaked | |
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22 betokened | |
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23 conjecture | |
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24 wrung | |
绞( wring的过去式和过去分词 ); 握紧(尤指别人的手); 把(湿衣服)拧干; 绞掉(水) | |
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25 ply | |
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26 courteously | |
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27 vessel | |
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28 vestige | |
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29 stranded | |
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30 schooner | |
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31 fully | |
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32 chili | |
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33 promontory | |
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34 ashore | |
adv.在(向)岸上,上岸 | |
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35 latitude | |
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36 latitudes | |
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37 discrepancy | |
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38 deserted | |
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39 disappearance | |
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40 scrutinizing | |
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41 hearty | |
adj.热情友好的;衷心的;尽情的,纵情的 | |
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42 conveyance | |
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43 irony | |
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44 jack | |
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45 awakened | |
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46 catching | |
adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住 | |
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47 darted | |
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48 pony | |
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49 tempting | |
a.诱人的, 吸引人的 | |
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50 coaxing | |
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51 genial | |
adj.亲切的,和蔼的,愉快的,脾气好的 | |
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52 vexed | |
adj.争论不休的;(指问题等)棘手的;争论不休的问题;烦恼的v.使烦恼( vex的过去式和过去分词 );使苦恼;使生气;详细讨论 | |
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53 judgment | |
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见 | |
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54 conceal | |
v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽 | |
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55 fatiguing | |
a.使人劳累的 | |
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56 spoke | |
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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57 seaport | |
n.海港,港口,港市 | |
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58 countenance | |
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
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59 vessels | |
n.血管( vessel的名词复数 );船;容器;(具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的)人 | |
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60 promptly | |
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61 intrude | |
vi.闯入;侵入;打扰,侵扰 | |
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62 generosity | |
n.大度,慷慨,慷慨的行为 | |
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63 frankly | |
adv.坦白地,直率地;坦率地说 | |
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64 thwarting | |
阻挠( thwart的现在分词 ); 使受挫折; 挫败; 横过 | |
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65 nomad | |
n.游牧部落的人,流浪者,游牧民 | |
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66 professed | |
公开声称的,伪称的,已立誓信教的 | |
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67 connoisseur | |
n.鉴赏家,行家,内行 | |
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68 enlisted | |
adj.应募入伍的v.(使)入伍, (使)参军( enlist的过去式和过去分词 );获得(帮助或支持) | |
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69 gaily | |
adv.欢乐地,高兴地 | |
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70 interval | |
n.间隔,间距;幕间休息,中场休息 | |
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71 acquiescence | |
n.默许;顺从 | |
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72 bridle | |
n.笼头,束缚;vt.抑制,约束;动怒 | |
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73 Portuguese | |
n.葡萄牙人;葡萄牙语 | |
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74 caravan | |
n.大蓬车;活动房屋 | |
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CHAPTER XIV. ASHORE.
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