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X THE STAGE RIDE
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“G’LANG there, whoa!” Mr. Tisbett brought up in fine style with one of his best flourishes in front of the well-worn gate to the Little Brown House, and swept it with a confident gaze.
But instead of seeing Joel and David, nearly overcome with joy, rush out of the house and run wildly down the pathway, there was absolutely nobody stirring that he could see, and all was quiet except the droning of the bees in the meadow across the road.
“Beats all natur where they be.” The stage-driver, unable to get any satisfaction by staring, took off his old straw hat and violently scratched his head. This afforded him some peace of mind, but the silence continuing, except for the bees and the twitters of an inquisitive1 bird or two hopping2 to a near-by branch by the roadside to[263] see what it was all about, he sat back on the old leather-covered seat and drew a long breath.
“Whew!” Then he laid the well-worn reins3 down and clambered from his perch4 to the ground, and with a “Stand still there,” to his horses,—a command they were always perfectly5 willing to obey,—he slouched up to the old green door and gave two emphatic6 raps, but nobody answered them.
Now by this time Mr. Tisbett was convinced that the most important business in all this world was to get Joel and David and start them on that long-promised ride over to Cherryville on top of his stage-coach. The invitation, with a message “to be lively and not keep me waiting,” had been sent to them only the afternoon before. Mr. Tisbett had left it at the village store to be delivered to one of the Pepper children or their mother, it being the day when Mr. Atkins expected some coats to be called for. But Phronsie had been sick and fretfully clung to Mother Pepper, and as Polly had a great deal more work to do than usually fell to her share, the coats were not called for, of course. And as a consequence, Mr. Atkins
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1 inquisitive | |
adj.求知欲强的,好奇的,好寻根究底的 | |
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2 hopping | |
n. 跳跃 动词hop的现在分词形式 | |
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3 reins | |
感情,激情; 缰( rein的名词复数 ); 控制手段; 掌管; (成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的)保护带 | |
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4 perch | |
n.栖木,高位,杆;v.栖息,就位,位于 | |
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5 perfectly | |
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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6 emphatic | |
adj.强调的,着重的;无可置疑的,明显的 | |
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7 hem | |
n.贴边,镶边;vt.缝贴边;(in)包围,限制 | |
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8 kin | |
n.家族,亲属,血缘关系;adj.亲属关系的,同类的 | |
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9 fully | |
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地 | |
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10 promptly | |
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11 distress | |
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛 | |
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痛苦的 | |
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13 swarm | |
n.(昆虫)等一大群;vi.成群飞舞;蜂拥而入 | |
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v.使为难( discomfit的过去式和过去分词);使狼狈;使挫折;挫败 | |
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15 linen | |
n.亚麻布,亚麻线,亚麻制品;adj.亚麻布制的,亚麻的 | |
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16 irritably | |
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17 wriggled | |
v.扭动,蠕动,蜿蜒行进( wriggle的过去式和过去分词 );(使身体某一部位)扭动;耍滑不做,逃避(应做的事等) | |
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18 hind | |
adj.后面的,后部的 | |
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19 deserted | |
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 | |
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20 inclination | |
n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好 | |
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21 crammed | |
adj.塞满的,挤满的;大口地吃;快速贪婪地吃v.把…塞满;填入;临时抱佛脚( cram的过去式) | |
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22 imperative | |
n.命令,需要;规则;祈使语气;adj.强制的;紧急的 | |
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23 countenance | |
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
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24 exasperated | |
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25 colloquy | |
n.谈话,自由讨论 | |
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26 joyfully | |
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27 assented | |
同意,赞成( assent的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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28 twitched | |
vt.& vi.(使)抽动,(使)颤动(twitch的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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29 vexed | |
adj.争论不休的;(指问题等)棘手的;争论不休的问题;烦恼的v.使烦恼( vex的过去式和过去分词 );使苦恼;使生气;详细讨论 | |
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30 bridling | |
给…套龙头( bridle的现在分词 ); 控制; 昂首表示轻蔑(或怨忿等); 动怒,生气 | |
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31 flora | |
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32 forth | |
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33 passionately | |
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34 bestowed | |
赠给,授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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哭泣,啜泣( sob的过去式和过去分词 ); 哭诉,呜咽地说 | |
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36 enviously | |
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37 disconsolately | |
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38 neatly | |
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39 brandish | |
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40 pointed | |
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41 snipping | |
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42 propped | |
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43 awfully | |
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n.四轮马车,手推车,面包车;无盖运货列车 | |
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47 drawn | |
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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48 rattled | |
慌乱的,恼火的 | |
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49 bawled | |
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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50 narration | |
n.讲述,叙述;故事;记叙体 | |
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51 gasped | |
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要 | |
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52 cramming | |
n.塞满,填鸭式的用功v.塞入( cram的现在分词 );填塞;塞满;(为考试而)死记硬背功课 | |
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53 pranced | |
v.(马)腾跃( prance的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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54 screech | |
n./v.尖叫;(发出)刺耳的声音 | |
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55 perspiration | |
n.汗水;出汗 | |
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56 wheedlingly | |
用甜言蜜语哄骗 | |
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57 emanating | |
v.从…处传出,传出( emanate的现在分词 );产生,表现,显示 | |
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58 pealed | |
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59 longingly | |
adv. 渴望地 热望地 | |
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60 astonishment | |
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61 imminent | |
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62 cantankerous | |
adj.爱争吵的,脾气不好的 | |
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63 poke | |
n.刺,戳,袋;vt.拨开,刺,戳;vi.戳,刺,捅,搜索,伸出,行动散慢 | |
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64 poked | |
v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 );戳出;拨弄;与(某人)性交 | |
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65 bonnet | |
n.无边女帽;童帽 | |
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66 rumbled | |
发出隆隆声,发出辘辘声( rumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 轰鸣着缓慢行进; 发现…的真相; 看穿(阴谋) | |
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67 detention | |
n.滞留,停留;拘留,扣留;(教育)留下 | |
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68 crutch | |
n.T字形拐杖;支持,依靠,精神支柱 | |
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70 sociably | |
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71 leisurely | |
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72 triumphantly | |
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73 commotion | |
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74 vying | |
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75 precisely | |
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76 shrilly | |
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77 meddling | |
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78 furry | |
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79 proceeding | |
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80 racing | |
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81 thicket | |
n.灌木丛,树林 | |
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82 wrung | |
绞( wring的过去式和过去分词 ); 握紧(尤指别人的手); 把(湿衣服)拧干; 绞掉(水) | |
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84 bloody | |
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85 gathering | |
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86 underneath | |
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87 piazza | |
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88 dingy | |
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89 landlady | |
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91 doorway | |
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92 consternation | |
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93 uproar | |
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94 lodger | |
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95 steadily | |
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