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CHAPTER XVII THE CAMP OF THE POACHERS
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Upton had just glanced at his watch and noted1 that the hour was 3 A. M. Hal and Sparrer were both asleep, the long vigil having proved too much for them despite their assertions early in the evening that they couldn't sleep a wink2. A slight sound outside the door caught Walter's attention. A second later the door swung open and Pat and Alec entered. It was clear that they had expected to find all the boys asleep, and were endeavoring to make as little noise as possible.
Walter flashed a keen look at the two faces and read there the success of the trip. "Hey, you sleepy-heads, they've found the camp!" he shouted, thumping4 Hal on the back.
"Wha-wha-what?" stammered5 Hal, rubbing his eyes and staring about him wildly, while Sparrer blinked stupidly. Then fully6 recovering his senses Hal sprang to his feet. "Did you really find the camp?" he asked eagerly.
Pat nodded. "Hurrah7!" cried the impetuous boy. "Say, who hit me? I was right in the middle of a dream. I had three outlaws8 lined up against a cabin wall and covered with a rifle when I felt that thump3, and for a minute I thought it was another one of 'em who had stolen up behind me and got me foul9, I'm certainly glad it was only a dream."
Everybody laughed. Upton meanwhile had hung a kettle of soup over the fire and was setting a couple of places at the table for the two trappers, knowing that they must be hungry after their long tramp. "Now tell us about it," he commanded when they had had a chance to dispose of the soup and a big
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noted
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wink
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thumping
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| adj.重大的,巨大的;重击的;尺码大的;极好的adv.极端地;非常地v.重击(thump的现在分词);狠打;怦怦地跳;全力支持 | |
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stammered
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| v.结巴地说出( stammer的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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outlaws
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foul
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| n.平板,厚的切片;v.切成厚板,以平板盖上 | |
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mighty
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clump
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| n.树丛,草丛;vi.用沉重的脚步行走 | |
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conceal
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joyously
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wilderness
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stimulate
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enchantment
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glistening
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scouts
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| 侦察员[机,舰]( scout的名词复数 ); 童子军; 搜索; 童子军成员 | |
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secrete
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detour
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| 由毒芹提取的毒药( hemlock的名词复数 ) | |
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thicket
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marrow
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subsided
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| v.(土地)下陷(因在地下采矿)( subside的过去式和过去分词 );减弱;下降至较低或正常水平;一下子坐在椅子等上 | |
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discomfort
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mound
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pointed
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| adj.(声音)被隔的;听不太清的;(衣服)裹严的;蒙住的v.压抑,捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 );用厚厚的衣帽包着(自己) | |
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doorway
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abrupt
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| adj.突然的,意外的;唐突的,鲁莽的 | |
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abruptly
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fumbled
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| (笨拙地)摸索或处理(某事物)( fumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 乱摸,笨拙地弄; 使落下 | |
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forth
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reluctance
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| n.厌恶,讨厌,勉强,不情愿 | |
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| 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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nostrils
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scowl
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| 怒视,生气地皱眉( scowl的现在分词 ) | |
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hoarse
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croak
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| vi.嘎嘎叫,发牢骚 | |
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raven
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instinctively
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entice
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doomed
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darted
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foresight
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sullenly
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| 不高兴地,绷着脸,忧郁地 | |
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sullen
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lumber
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fleeting
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cupidity
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