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CHAPTER XIV THE STAMPEDE
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The sight drove all thoughts of the raging storm from Bob Somers’ mind. Directly in the path of the headlong rush of fear-stricken animals they were in imminent1 danger of being run down and trampled2 under foot.
Again and again he yelled his warning. Would Tom realize his danger in time? Then self-preservation demanded that he himself act on the instant.
No longer did he hold “Whirly-gig” in check. His quirt came down with stinging force upon the animal’s flank. With a loud snort he leaped ahead.
Bob Somers, striving to cut across the front of that line of racing3, plunging4 horses, urged him on with both voice and spurs. It was a wild and thrilling ride in the raging storm. The lad was forced to take desperate chances; for any instant he realized that his horse[149] might stumble in the springy, water-soaked soil.
Daring to swing partly around in his saddle he saw a picture which made his brow knit in lines of desperation. And even when he turned away, his brain still seemed to retain a terrifying impression of outstretched necks, of flying hoofs5, of wildly tossing manes and tails.
Even in those nerve-racking moments he strove to discover some signs of Tom Clifton. But his efforts were all in vain.
Terror made “Whirly-gig” pound along at such a terrific pace that it required all of the Rambler’s skill as a rider to keep from being jolted8 headlong from the saddle.
Once more he turned. An instantaneous glance over his shoulder made him utter a yell of triumph; the race was almost won, he was gaining. It nerved him to renewed exertions
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1 imminent | |
adj.即将发生的,临近的,逼近的 | |
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2 trampled | |
踩( trample的过去式和过去分词 ); 践踏; 无视; 侵犯 | |
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3 racing | |
n.竞赛,赛马;adj.竞赛用的,赛马用的 | |
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4 plunging | |
adj.跳进的,突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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5 hoofs | |
n.(兽的)蹄,马蹄( hoof的名词复数 )v.(兽的)蹄,马蹄( hoof的第三人称单数 ) | |
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6 hoarsely | |
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adj.嘶哑的,沙哑的 | |
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8 jolted | |
(使)摇动, (使)震惊( jolt的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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n.努力( exertion的名词复数 );费力;(能力、权力等的)运用;行使 | |
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10 spurt | |
v.喷出;突然进发;突然兴隆 | |
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11 lashing | |
n.鞭打;痛斥;大量;许多v.鞭打( lash的现在分词 );煽动;紧系;怒斥 | |
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12 steadily | |
adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地 | |
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13 plucky | |
adj.勇敢的 | |
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14 tremor | |
n.震动,颤动,战栗,兴奋,地震 | |
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15 buffeted | |
反复敲打( buffet的过去式和过去分词 ); 连续猛击; 打来打去; 推来搡去 | |
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n.(声音大而持续或重复的)洪亮的响声( peal的名词复数 );隆隆声;洪亮的钟声;钟乐v.(使)(钟等)鸣响,(雷等)发出隆隆声( peal的第三人称单数 ) | |
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17 physically | |
adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律 | |
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18 lessened | |
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19 rifts | |
n.裂缝( rift的名词复数 );裂隙;分裂;不和 | |
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adj.闪耀的,反光的v.湿物闪耀,闪亮( glisten的现在分词 ) | |
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21 ridge | |
n.山脊;鼻梁;分水岭 | |
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22 binoculars | |
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23 painstaking | |
adj.苦干的;艰苦的,费力的,刻苦的 | |
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24 mused | |
v.沉思,冥想( muse的过去式和过去分词 );沉思自语说(某事) | |
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25 buoyed | |
v.使浮起( buoy的过去式和过去分词 );支持;为…设浮标;振奋…的精神 | |
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26 scouting | |
守候活动,童子军的活动 | |
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27 reassuringly | |
ad.安心,可靠 | |
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