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Chapter Six LESSONS WITH MR. ROLAND
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Chapter Six LESSONS WITH MR. ROLAND
NEXT morning the children felt a little gloomy. Lessons! How horrid1 in the holidays! Still, Mr.
Roland wasn't so bad. The children had not had him with them in the sitting-room2 the night before,because he had gone to talk to their uncle. So they were able to get out the mysterious bit of linenagain and pore over it.
But it wasn't a bit of good. Nobody could make anything of it at all. Secret Way! What did it mean?
Was it really directions for a Secret Way? And where was the way, and why was it secret? It wasmost exasperating4 not to be able to find out.
'I really feel we'll have to ask someone soon,' Julian had said with a sigh. 'I can't bear this mysterymuch longer. I keep on and on thinking of it.'
He had dreamt of it too that night, and now it was morning, with lessons ahead. He wondered whatlesson Mr. Roland would take - Latin perhaps. Then he could ask him what the words 'VIAOCCULTA' meant.
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Mr. Roland had seen all their reports and had noted5 the subjects they were weak in. One was Latin,and another was French. Maths were very weak in both Dick's report and George's. Both childrenmust be helped on in those. Geometry was Julian's weakest spot.
Anne was not supposed to need any coaching. 'But if you like to come along and join us, I'll give yousome painting to do,' said Mr. Roland, his blue eyes twinkling at her. He liked Anne. She was notdifficult and sulky like George.
Anne loved painting. 'Oh, yes,' she said, happily, I’d love to do some painting. I can paint flowers,Mr. Roland. I'll paint you some red poppies and blue cornflowers out of my head.'
'We will start at half-past nine,' said Mr. Roland. 'We are to work in the sitting-room. Take yourschool-books there, and be ready punctually.'
So all the children were there, sitting round a table, their books in front of them, at half-past nine.
Anne had some painting water and her painting-box. The others looked at her enviously6. LuckyAnne, to be doing painting whilst they worked hard at difficult things like Latin and maths!
'Where's Timothy?' asked Julian in a low voice, as they waited for their tutor to come in.
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1 horrid | |
adj.可怕的;令人惊恐的;恐怖的;极讨厌的 | |
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n.(BrE)客厅,起居室 | |
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3 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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4 exasperating | |
adj. 激怒的 动词exasperate的现在分词形式 | |
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5 noted | |
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6 enviously | |
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7 defiant | |
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9 bristling | |
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v.嘟哝;作呼噜声;n.呼噜声,嘟哝 | |
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发出咔哒声(clatter的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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17 kennel | |
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n.掷飞镖游戏;飞镖( dart的名词复数 );急驰,飞奔v.投掷,投射( dart的第三人称单数 );向前冲,飞奔 | |
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22 sneering | |
嘲笑的,轻蔑的 | |
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23 obstinately | |
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24 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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25 longing | |
n.(for)渴望 | |
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26 thumped | |
v.重击, (指心脏)急速跳动( thump的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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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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