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CHAPTER III. ON THE MARCH AGAIN.
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"Africa! Africa!" was the terrible word that echoed and re-echoed in the mind of Dick Sands. As he pondered over the events of the preceding weeks he could now understand why, notwithstanding the rapid progress of the ship, the land seemed ever to be receding1, and why the voyage had been prolonged to twice its anticipated length. It remained, however, a mystery inexplicable2 as before, how and when they had rounded Cape3 Horn and passed into another ocean. Suddenly the idea flashed upon him that the compass must have been tampered4 with; and he remembered the fall of the first compass; he recalled the night when he had been roused by Tom's cry of alarm that Negoro had fallen against the binnacle. As he recollected5 these circumstances he became more and more convinced that it was Negoro who was the mainspring of all the mischief6; that it was he who had contrived7 the loss of the "Pilgrim," and compromised the safety of all on board.
What had been the career, what could be the motives9 of a man who was capable of such vile10 machinations?
But shrouded11 in mystery as were the events of the past, the present offered a prospect12 equally obscure.
Beyond the fact that he was in Africa and a hundred miles from the coast, Dick knew absolutely nothing. He could only
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1 receding | |
v.逐渐远离( recede的现在分词 );向后倾斜;自原处后退或避开别人的注视;尤指问题 | |
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2 inexplicable | |
adj.无法解释的,难理解的 | |
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3 cape | |
n.海角,岬;披肩,短披风 | |
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4 tampered | |
v.窜改( tamper的过去式 );篡改;(用不正当手段)影响;瞎摆弄 | |
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5 recollected | |
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6 mischief | |
n.损害,伤害,危害;恶作剧,捣蛋,胡闹 | |
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7 contrived | |
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8 motive | |
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9 motives | |
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10 vile | |
adj.卑鄙的,可耻的,邪恶的;坏透的 | |
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11 shrouded | |
v.隐瞒( shroud的过去式和过去分词 );保密 | |
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13 conjecture | |
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14 traitor | |
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15 disastrous | |
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16 survivors | |
幸存者,残存者,生还者( survivor的名词复数 ) | |
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17 odious | |
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18 stratagem | |
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19 accomplished | |
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20 wreak | |
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21 vengeance | |
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22 contemplating | |
深思,细想,仔细考虑( contemplate的现在分词 ); 注视,凝视; 考虑接受(发生某事的可能性); 深思熟虑,沉思,苦思冥想 | |
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23 flinch | |
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24 pointed | |
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25 preponderated | |
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26 resolute | |
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27 glimmer | |
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28 assent | |
v.批准,认可;n.批准,认可 | |
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29 watchfulness | |
警惕,留心; 警觉(性) | |
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30 nomad | |
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31 treacherous | |
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32 undoubtedly | |
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33 Portuguese | |
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34 retrace | |
v.折回;追溯,探源 | |
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35 accomplices | |
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36 descending | |
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37 defensive | |
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38 longing | |
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39 speculations | |
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40 stranded | |
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41 affluent | |
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42 affluents | |
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43 rivulet | |
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44 rivulets | |
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45 caravan | |
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46 torrent | |
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47 tinged | |
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48 oxide | |
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49 sleepers | |
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50 jack | |
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51 dozing | |
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52 abated | |
减少( abate的过去式和过去分词 ); 减去; 降价; 撤消(诉讼) | |
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53 exhausted | |
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54 entirely | |
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55 rascals | |
流氓( rascal的名词复数 ); 无赖; (开玩笑说法)淘气的人(尤指小孩); 恶作剧的人 | |
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56 sanguine | |
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57 procuring | |
v.(努力)取得, (设法)获得( procure的现在分词 );拉皮条 | |
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58 guilt | |
n.犯罪;内疚;过失,罪责 | |
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59 dwelling | |
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60 embark | |
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61 thoroughly | |
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62 professed | |
公开声称的,伪称的,已立誓信教的 | |
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63 slumber | |
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64 consigned | |
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65 fatigue | |
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66 disappearance | |
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67 naturalist | |
n.博物学家(尤指直接观察动植物者) | |
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68 acting | |
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69 reverberating | |
回响,回荡( reverberate的现在分词 ); 使反响,使回荡,使反射 | |
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70 distinguished | |
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71 gathering | |
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72 sufficiently | |
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73 clumps | |
n.(树、灌木、植物等的)丛、簇( clump的名词复数 );(土、泥等)团;块;笨重的脚步声v.(树、灌木、植物等的)丛、簇( clump的第三人称单数 );(土、泥等)团;块;笨重的脚步声 | |
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74 clump | |
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75 betokened | |
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76 glades | |
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77 crimson | |
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78 orchids | |
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79 Fertilized | |
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80 incessantly | |
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81 hovered | |
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82 shreds | |
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83 ligneous | |
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84 proboscis | |
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85 exudes | |
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86 resin | |
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87 fragrant | |
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88 vanilla | |
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89 shrub | |
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90 emanated | |
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91 disorder | |
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92 slumbering | |
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93 annoyance | |
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94 impeded | |
阻碍,妨碍,阻止( impede的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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95 entanglement | |
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96 faculty | |
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97 spines | |
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98 axe | |
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99 obstructions | |
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100 remarkable | |
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101 foliage | |
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102 incognito | |
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104 herd | |
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105 ostriches | |
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107 buffaloes | |
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108 refreshment | |
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109 concealed | |
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110 nourishment | |
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111 animated | |
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