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Chapter Nineteen A MEETING WITH MARTIN
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Chapter Nineteen A MEETING WITH MARTIN
TIMMY ran round the house and made for the moor1 behind. It was most extraordinary.
Wherever was he going?
'This is awfully2 queer,' said Julian. 'I'm sure George can't be anywhere in this direction.'
Timmy went on swiftly, occasionally turning his head to make sure everyone was following him.
He led the way to the quarry3!
'The quarry! Did George come here then?' said Dick. 'But why?'
The dog disappeared down into the middle of the quarry, slipping and sliding down the steepsides as he went. The others followed as best they could. Luckily it was not as slippery as before,and they reached the bottom without accident.
Timmy went straight to the shelf of rock and disappeared underneath4 it. They heard him give ashort sharp bark as if to say 'Come on! This is the way! Hurry up!'
'He's gone into the tunnel under there,' said Dick. 'Where we thought we might explore anddidn't. There must be a passage or something there, then. But is George there?'
'I'll go first,' said Julian, and wriggled5 through the hole. He was soon in the wider bit and thencame out into the part where he could almost stand. He walked a little way in the dark, hearingTimmy bark impatiently now and then. But in a moment or two Julian stopped.
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'It's no good trying to follow you in the dark, Timmy!' he called. 'We'll have to go back and gettorches. I can't see a foot in front of me!'
Dick was just struggling through the first part of the hole. Julian called to him to go back.
'It's too dark,' he said. 'We must go and get torches. If George for some reason is up this passage,she must have had an accident, and we'd better get a rope, and some brandy.'
Anne began to cry. She didn't like the idea of George lying hurt in that dark passage. Julian puthis arm round her as soon as he was in the open air again. He helped her up the sides of thequarry, followed by Dick.
'Now don't worry. We'll get her all right. But it beats me why she went there and I still can'timagine how Tim and she came from the island, if they are here, instead of on the beach!'
'Look there's Martin!' suddenly said Dick in surprise. So there was! He was
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1 moor | |
n.荒野,沼泽;vt.(使)停泊;vi.停泊 | |
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2 awfully | |
adv.可怕地,非常地,极端地 | |
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3 quarry | |
n.采石场;v.采石;费力地找 | |
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4 underneath | |
adj.在...下面,在...底下;adv.在下面 | |
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5 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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6 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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7 sullen | |
adj.愠怒的,闷闷不乐的,(天气等)阴沉的 | |
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8 miserably | |
adv.痛苦地;悲惨地;糟糕地;极度地 | |
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9 sob | |
n.空间轨道的轰炸机;呜咽,哭泣 | |
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10 exasperation | |
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11 muffled | |
adj.(声音)被隔的;听不太清的;(衣服)裹严的;蒙住的v.压抑,捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 );用厚厚的衣帽包着(自己) | |
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12 guardian | |
n.监护人;守卫者,保护者 | |
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13 helping | |
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14 wireless | |
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15 crouched | |
v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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16 groaning | |
adj. 呜咽的, 呻吟的 动词groan的现在分词形式 | |
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17 horrid | |
adj.可怕的;令人惊恐的;恐怖的;极讨厌的 | |
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18 groaned | |
v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 );发牢骚;抱怨;受苦 | |
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