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Chapter Fifteen WHO IS ON THE ISLAND?
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Chapter Fifteen WHO IS ON THE ISLAND?
"Sh!" said Julian, at once. "Get down behind this bush, quick, everyone!"They had left the cove1 and were walking towards the castle when Timmy growled2. Now they allcrouched behind a mass of brambles, their hearts beating fast.
"Don't growl3, Timmy," said George, in Timothy's nearest ear. He stopped at once, but he stood stiffand quivering, on the watch.
Julian peeped through the bush, parting the brambles and scratching his hands. He could just seesomebody in the courtyard - one person - two persons - maybe three. He strained his eyes to try andsee, but even as he looked, they disappeared.
"I believe they've moved those big stones over the entrance to the dungeons5, and have gone downthere," he whispered. "Stay here, and I'll creep out a bit and see. I won't let anyone spot me."He came back and nodded. "Yes - they've gone down the dungeons. Do you think they can be thesmugglers? Do you suppose they are storing their smuggled6 goods down there? It would be amarvellous place, of course."
"Let's get back to the cave while they are underground," said George. "I'm so afraid Timmy will givethe game away by barking. He's just bursting himself trying not to make some sort of noise.""Come on, then!" said Julian. "Don't go across the courtyard - make for the shore and we'll scrambleround it till we get to the cave. Then one of us can pop up through the hole and hide behind that biggorse bush there to see who the smugglers are. They must have come in by boat either from thewreck, or by rowing cleverly through the rocks off-shore."69
They got to the cave at last and went in. But no sooner had Julian shinned up the rope, helped by theothers, than Timothy disappeared! He ran out of the cave while the others' backs were turned, andwhen George turned round there was no Timmy to be seen!
"Timmy!" she called in a low voice. "Timmy! Where are you?"But no answer came! Timmy had gone off on his own. If only the smugglers didn't see him!
What a bad dog he was to do that!
But Timmy had
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1 cove | |
n.小海湾,小峡谷 | |
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2 growled | |
v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说 | |
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3 growl | |
v.(狗等)嗥叫,(炮等)轰鸣;n.嗥叫,轰鸣 | |
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4 crouched | |
v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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5 dungeons | |
n.地牢( dungeon的名词复数 ) | |
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6 smuggled | |
水货 | |
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7 smelt | |
v.熔解,熔炼;n.银白鱼,胡瓜鱼 | |
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8 sniffing | |
n.探查法v.以鼻吸气,嗅,闻( sniff的现在分词 );抽鼻子(尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气);抱怨,不以为然地说 | |
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n.(因痛苦、气愤、兴奋等的)短而尖的叫声( yelp的名词复数 )v.发出短而尖的叫声( yelp的第三人称单数 ) | |
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10 resounded | |
v.(指声音等)回荡于某处( resound的过去式和过去分词 );产生回响;(指某处)回荡着声音 | |
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11 amazement | |
n.惊奇,惊讶 | |
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12 shrill | |
adj.尖声的;刺耳的;v尖叫 | |
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13 whining | |
n. 抱怨,牢骚 v. 哭诉,发牢骚 | |
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14 spotted | |
adj.有斑点的,斑纹的,弄污了的 | |
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15 puffing | |
v.使喷出( puff的现在分词 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧 | |
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16 awfully | |
adv.可怕地,非常地,极端地 | |
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17 hoarse | |
adj.嘶哑的,沙哑的 | |
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18 tiresome | |
adj.令人疲劳的,令人厌倦的 | |
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19 vessel | |
n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管 | |
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20 smuggling | |
n.走私 | |
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