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CHAPTER VIII THE STORY OF HORATIUS
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“They held a council, standing1
Before the river gate.
Short time was there, ye well may guess
Out spake the council roundly
‘The bridge must straight go down,
For since Janiculum is lost,
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HE sun had risen early to get a good start, and at nine o'clock was shining down with relentless4 fury on Cherry Street. Theodore was wont5 to declare that the rain was wetter and the dew damper and the sun hotter on this street than in any other portion of the inhabited globe; and it was certainly true that the rows of small houses, unprotected by trees or-87- awnings6, did look unusually torrid in the broad glare of light.
In the Lee house the shutters7 were closed and the green shades drawn8 down, but the heat seemed to radiate from the painted door, on the south porch, where a small red-headed boy was trying to ring the door bell. It was a long reach for the little arms, and after raising himself so high upon his tiptoes that he nearly lost his balance, he gave up the attempt, and thumped9 lustily upon the panel. There was no response. He waited a moment, his small bare feet squirming about uneasily upon the hot floor, and then rapped a second time and a third. At the last knock another small red-roofed boy appeared over the top of the board fence that separated the Canary yard from the Lee home.
"Try it again," advised the owner of Red Head Number Two.
"I have tried it lots of agains."
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standing
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musing
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naught
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| n.无,零 [=nought] | |
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relentless
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wont
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| adj.习惯于;v.习惯;n.习惯 | |
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shutters
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| 百叶窗( shutter的名词复数 ); (照相机的)快门 | |
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thumped
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kin
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untying
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apron
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afterward
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holly
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belle
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mite
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| n.极小的东西;小铜币 | |
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reassuringly
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| ad.安心,可靠 | |
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bug
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sobbed
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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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triumphantly
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| ad.得意洋洋地;得胜地;成功地 | |
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shriek
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| v./n.尖叫,叫喊 | |
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heartily
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| adv.衷心地,诚恳地,十分,很 | |
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hubbub
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| n.嘈杂;骚乱 | |
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decided
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hilarious
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| adj.充满笑声的,欢闹的;[反]depressed | |
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retirement
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premises
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grooved
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| v.沟( groove的过去式和过去分词 );槽;老一套;(某种)音乐节奏 | |
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raven
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adorned
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| [计]被修饰的 | |
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frayed
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vent
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compartment
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| n.卧车包房,隔间;分隔的空间 | |
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painstaking
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| adj.苦干的;艰苦的,费力的,刻苦的 | |
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painstakingly
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hew
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lull
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proceedings
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strutting
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| 加固,支撑物 | |
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carnival
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hull
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| n.船身;(果、实等的)外壳;vt.去(谷物等)壳 | |
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outfit
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| n.(为特殊用途的)全套装备,全套服装 | |
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accomplished
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| adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的 | |
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scarlet
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| n.深红色,绯红色,红衣;adj.绯红色的 | |
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Augmented
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jeered
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| v.嘲笑( jeer的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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taunts
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| 嘲弄的言语,嘲笑,奚落( taunt的名词复数 ) | |
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alacrity
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inspector
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| n.检查员,监察员,视察员 | |
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impartial
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| adj.(in,to)公正的,无偏见的 | |
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vigour
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| (=vigor)n.智力,体力,精力 | |
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resolute
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| adj.坚决的,果敢的 | |
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throng
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pricked
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| 刺,扎,戳( prick的过去式和过去分词 ); 刺伤; 刺痛; 使剧痛 | |
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gallant
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| adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的 | |
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knight
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buffalo
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| n.(北美)野牛;(亚洲)水牛 | |
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excellence
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admonished
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| v.劝告( admonish的过去式和过去分词 );训诫;(温和地)责备;轻责 | |
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defiantly
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bust
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| vt.打破;vi.爆裂;n.半身像;胸部 | |
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consul
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foe
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slay
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teller
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darted
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waded
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sheathed
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gee
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armour
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severely
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statutes
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petunias
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testimony
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reluctance
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iconoclastic
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| adj.偶像破坏的,打破旧习的 | |
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prudence
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| n.谨慎,精明,节俭 | |
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mighty
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tug
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