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CHAPTER LIX. INTO THE DEPTHS.
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Momentarily I saw—a black mote1 in that flickering2 violet transparency—the figure of Duke as he ran before me bobbing up and down like the shadow of the invisible man. Drawn3 by a sure instinct, he was heading for the mill, and every nerve must I strain to overtake him, now goaded4 by fear and triumph to maniacal5 frenzy6.
But half the distance was covered when the rain swept down in one blinding sheet, that lashed7 the gutters8 into froth a foot high and numbed9 the soul with its terrific uproar10.
On I staggered, knowing only for my comfort that the pursued must needs labor11 against no less resistance than the pursuer. Inch by inch I fought my way, taking advantage of every buttress12 and coign of shelter that presented itself; leaping aside with thump-heart from the crash of falling tiles or dropping swing of branches, as the wind flung them right and left in its passing; now stumbling and regaining13 my feet, shoulder to the storm, now driven back a pace by some gust—a giant among its fellows—inch by inch I drove on till the mill yard was reached; and all the way I gained never a foot upon him I strove to run down.
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v.刺激( goad的过去式和过去分词 );激励;(用尖棒)驱赶;驱使(或怂恿、刺激)某人 | |
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(路边)排水沟( gutter的名词复数 ); 阴沟; (屋顶的)天沟; 贫贱的境地 | |
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labor
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regaining
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一阵强风( gust的名词复数 ); (怒、笑等的)爆发; (感情的)迸发; 发作 | |
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lulls
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n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 );(船或屋顶等的)肋拱;肋骨状的东西;(织物的)凸条花纹 | |
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吵闹( tumult的名词复数 ); 喧哗; 激动的吵闹声; 心烦意乱 | |
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v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的现在分词 ) | |
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v.发出尖叫声( screech的过去式和过去分词 );发出粗而刺耳的声音;高叫 | |
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shriek
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fumbling
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fulsome
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viper
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(使某物)燃烧,着火( kindle的过去式和过去分词 ); 激起(感情等); 发亮,放光 | |
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standing
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wrestle
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braced
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tonic
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gasping
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