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CHAPTER IV. ROUGH TRAVELLING.
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Just at this moment Jack1 woke up and put his arms round his mother's neck. His eyes were brighter, and there was manifestly no return of fever.
"You are better, darling!" said Mrs. Weldon, pressing him tenderly to her.
"Yes, mamma, I am better; but I am very thirsty."
Some cold water was soon procured2, which the child drank eagerly, and then began to look about him. His first inquiry3 was for his old friends, Dick and Hercules, both of whom approached at his summons and greeted him affectionately.
"Where is the horse?" was the next question.
"Gone away, Master Jack; I am your horse now," said Hercules.
"You may put a bit in my mouth if you like, master Jack," replied Hercules, extending his jaws5, "and then you may pull as hard as you please."
"O, I shall not pull very hard," said Jack; "but haven't we nearly come to Mr. Harris's farm?"
Mrs. Weldon assured the child that they should soon be where they wanted to be, and Dick, finding that the conversation was approaching dangerous ground, proposed that the journey should be now resumed. Mrs. Weldon assented6; the encampment was forthwith broken up and the march continued as before.
[Illustration: It was a scene only too common in Central Africa]
In order not to lose sight of the watercourse, it was necessary to cut a way right through the underwood: progress was consequently very slow; and a little over a mile was all that was accomplished7 in about three hours. Footpaths
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1 jack | |
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克 | |
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2 procured | |
v.(努力)取得, (设法)获得( procure的过去式和过去分词 );拉皮条 | |
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3 inquiry | |
n.打听,询问,调查,查问 | |
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4 bridle | |
n.笼头,束缚;vt.抑制,约束;动怒 | |
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5 jaws | |
n.口部;嘴 | |
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6 assented | |
同意,赞成( assent的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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7 accomplished | |
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的 | |
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8 footpaths | |
人行小径,人行道( footpath的名词复数 ) | |
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9 entirely | |
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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10 wielded | |
手持着使用(武器、工具等)( wield的过去式和过去分词 ); 具有; 运用(权力); 施加(影响) | |
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11 axe | |
n.斧子;v.用斧头砍,削减 | |
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12 vent | |
n.通风口,排放口;开衩;vt.表达,发泄 | |
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13 stentorian | |
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14 groans | |
n.呻吟,叹息( groan的名词复数 );呻吟般的声音v.呻吟( groan的第三人称单数 );发牢骚;抱怨;受苦 | |
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15 grunts | |
(猪等)作呼噜声( grunt的第三人称单数 ); (指人)发出类似的哼声; 咕哝着说; 石鲈 | |
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16 devouring | |
吞没( devour的现在分词 ); 耗尽; 津津有味地看; 狼吞虎咽地吃光 | |
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17 converging | |
adj.收敛[缩]的,会聚的,趋同的v.(线条、运动的物体等)会于一点( converge的现在分词 );(趋于)相似或相同;人或车辆汇集;聚集 | |
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18 apparently | |
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19 indented | |
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20 gnawed | |
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21 prey | |
n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨 | |
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22 fetters | |
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23 strewed | |
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24 slaughter | |
n.屠杀,屠宰;vt.屠杀,宰杀 | |
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25 miserable | |
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26 caravans | |
(可供居住的)拖车(通常由机动车拖行)( caravan的名词复数 ); 篷车; (穿过沙漠地带的)旅行队(如商队) | |
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27 countless | |
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28 lash | |
v.系牢;鞭打;猛烈抨击;n.鞭打;眼睫毛 | |
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29 succumb | |
v.屈服,屈从;死 | |
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30 mingled | |
混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系] | |
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31 fatigue | |
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32 remorse | |
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33 scattered | |
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34 engrossed | |
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35 fully | |
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36 amazement | |
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37 upheaval | |
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38 cemetery | |
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39 rivulet | |
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40 torrent | |
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41 tributary | |
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42 fixed | |
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43 hesitation | |
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44 entanglement | |
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45 arduous | |
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46 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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47 rustling | |
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48 marshy | |
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49 inundated | |
v.淹没( inundate的过去式和过去分词 );(洪水般地)涌来;充满;给予或交予(太多事物)使难以应付 | |
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50 mosses | |
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51 graceful | |
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52 betokened | |
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53 vein | |
n.血管,静脉;叶脉,纹理;情绪;vt.使成脉络 | |
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54 treacherous | |
adj.不可靠的,有暗藏的危险的;adj.背叛的,背信弃义的 | |
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55 warily | |
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56 marshes | |
n.沼泽,湿地( marsh的名词复数 ) | |
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57 quagmire | |
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58 mire | |
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59 slough | |
v.蜕皮,脱落,抛弃 | |
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60 naturalist | |
n.博物学家(尤指直接观察动植物者) | |
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61 thoroughly | |
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62 specimens | |
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63 mishap | |
n.不幸的事,不幸;灾祸 | |
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64 extricated | |
v.使摆脱困难,脱身( extricate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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65 disseminated | |
散布,传播( disseminate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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66 odious | |
adj.可憎的,讨厌的 | |
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67 waded | |
(从水、泥等)蹚,走过,跋( wade的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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68 porous | |
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69 ooze | |
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70 discomfort | |
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71 reluctance | |
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72 peril | |
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73 perilous | |
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74 sufficiently | |
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75 margin | |
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76 watery | |
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77 percolated | |
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78 proximity | |
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79 obstructed | |
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80 growl | |
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81 gathering | |
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82 torrents | |
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83 utterly | |
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84 excavation | |
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85 scrutinizing | |
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86 elevations | |
(水平或数量)提高( elevation的名词复数 ); 高地; 海拔; 提升 | |
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87 vigour | |
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88 deluge | |
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89 descend | |
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90 awakened | |
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91 distress | |
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛 | |
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92 pacify | |
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93 deserted | |
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94 darted | |
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95 termites | |
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96 decided | |
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97 cone | |
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98 hatchet | |
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99 aperture | |
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100 descending | |
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101 tenement | |
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