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The man with the scarred face leant over the table and looked at my bundle.
“Orchids?” he asked.
“A few,” I said.
“Cypripediums,” he said.
“Chiefly,” said I.
“Anything new? I thought not. I did these islands twenty-five—twenty-seven years ago. If you find anything new here—well it’s brand new. I didn’t leave much.”
“I’m not a collector,” said I.
“I was young then,” he went on. “Lord! how I used to fly round.” He seemed to take my measure. “I was in the East Indies two years, and in Brazil seven. Then I went to Madagascar.”
“Dawsons. I wonder if you’ve heard the name of Butcher ever?”
“Butcher—Butcher?” The name seemed vaguely2 present in my memory; then I recalled Butcher v. Dawson. “Why!” said I, “you are the man who sued them for four years’ salary—got cast away on a desert island ...”
“Your servant,” said the man with the scar, bowing. “Funny case, wasn’t it? Here was me, making a little fortune on that island, doing nothing for it neither, and them quite unable to give me notice. It often used to amuse me thinking over it while I was there. I did calculations of it—big—all over the blessed atoll in ornamental3 figuring.”
“How did it happen?” said I. “I don’t rightly remember the case.”
“Well.... You’ve heard of the Aepyornis?”
“Rather. Andrews was telling me of a new species he was working on only a month or so ago. Just before I sailed. They’ve got a thigh4 bone, it seems, nearly a yard long. Monster the thing must have been!”
“I believe you,” said the man with the scar. “It was a monster. Sinbad’s roc was just a legend of ’em. But when did they find these bones?”
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yarn
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n.纱,纱线,纺线;奇闻漫谈,旅行轶事 | |
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vaguely
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ornamental
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adj.装饰的;作装饰用的;n.装饰品;观赏植物 | |
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thigh
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n.大腿;股骨 | |
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missionaries
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mosaic
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pouch
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perfectly
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helping
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peculiar
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cantankerous
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streaks
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hazy
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tranquil
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yelp
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vi.狗吠 | |
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jabbered
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v.急切而含混不清地说( jabber的过去式和过去分词 );急促兴奋地说话 | |
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jeered
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v.嘲笑( jeer的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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stunned
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adj. 震惊的,惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词 | |
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huddled
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挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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steadily
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adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地 | |
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bawled
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v.大叫,大喊( bawl的过去式和过去分词 );放声大哭;大声叫出;叫卖(货物) | |
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waded
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(从水、泥等)蹚,走过,跋( wade的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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navigate
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ripple
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n.涟波,涟漪,波纹,粗钢梳;vt.使...起涟漪,使起波纹; vi.呈波浪状,起伏前进 | |
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chary
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dozed
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puffed
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adj.疏松的v.使喷出( puff的过去式和过去分词 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧 | |
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cape
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n.海角,岬;披肩,短披风 | |
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underneath
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scorpion
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n.蝎子,心黑的人,蝎子鞭 | |
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schooner
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hull
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thoroughly
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v.发出浓烈的臭气( reek的过去式和过去分词 );散发臭气;发出难闻的气味 (of sth);明显带有(令人不快或生疑的跡象) | |
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n.水疱( blister的名词复数 );水肿;气泡 | |
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broached
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v.谈起( broach的过去式和过去分词 );打开并开始用;用凿子扩大(或修光);(在桶上)钻孔取液体 | |
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yolk
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membranes
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rustle
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v.沙沙作响;偷盗(牛、马等);n.沙沙声声 | |
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lagoon
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n.泻湖,咸水湖 | |
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ashore
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prospecting
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n.探矿 | |
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adventurous
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adj.爱冒险的;惊心动魄的,惊险的,刺激的 | |
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monotonous
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adj.单调的,一成不变的,使人厌倦的 | |
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flicked
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(尤指用手指或手快速地)轻击( flick的过去式和过去分词 ); (用…)轻挥; (快速地)按开关; 向…笑了一下(或瞥了一眼等) | |
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pebbles
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[复数]鹅卵石; 沙砾; 卵石,小圆石( pebble的名词复数 ) | |
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firmament
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n.苍穹;最高层 | |
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writhing
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(因极度痛苦而)扭动或翻滚( writhe的现在分词 ) | |
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fiery
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adj.燃烧着的,火红的;暴躁的;激烈的 | |
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hissing
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n. 发嘶嘶声, 蔑视 动词hiss的现在分词形式 | |
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plank
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n.板条,木板,政策要点,政纲条目 | |
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vestiges
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残余部分( vestige的名词复数 ); 遗迹; 痕迹; 毫不 | |
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whack
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v.敲击,重打,瓜分;n.重击,重打,尝试,一份 | |
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winked
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v.使眼色( wink的过去式和过去分词 );递眼色(表示友好或高兴等);(指光)闪烁;闪亮 | |
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backwards
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adv.往回地,向原处,倒,相反,前后倒置地 | |
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chirp
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v.(尤指鸟)唧唧喳喳的叫 | |
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beak
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n.鸟嘴,茶壶嘴,钩形鼻 | |
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warty
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crest
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snug
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rims
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texture
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meditative
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tilt
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sledge
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hoarser
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strutting
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加固,支撑物 | |
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bruises
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decided
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brutal
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ingratitude
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malice
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buffets
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(火车站的)饮食柜台( buffet的名词复数 ); (火车的)餐车; 自助餐 | |
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n.(calf的复数)笨拙的男子,腓;腿肚子( calf的名词复数 );牛犊;腓;小腿肚v.生小牛( calve的第三人称单数 );(冰川)崩解;生(小牛等),产(犊);使(冰川)崩解 | |
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dodge
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corpse
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desolate
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dealer
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vi.膨胀,肿胀;增长,增强 | |
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