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  • Chapter XIV. And Jill Finds It Out

    Jill worried about it more than he did, for she was a faithful little friend, and it was a great trial to have Jack1 even suspected of doing anything wrong. School is a child's world while he is there, and its small affairs are very important to him, so Jill felt that the one thing to be done was to clear away the cloud about her dear boy, and restore him to public favor.

    “Ed will be here Saturday night and may be he will find out, for Jack tells him everything. I do hate to have him hectored so, for I know he is, though he's too proud to complain,” she said, on Thursday evening, when Frank told her some joke played upon his brother that day.

    “I let him alone, but I see that he isn't badgered too much. That's all I can do. If Ed had only come home last Saturday it might have done some good, but now it will be too late; for the reports are given out to-morrow, you know,” answered Frank, feeling a little jealous of Ed's influence over Jack, though his own would have been as great if he had been as gentle.

    “Has Jerry come back?” asked Jill, who kept all her questions for Frank, because she seldom alluded2 to the tender subject when with Jack.

    “No, he's off for the summer. Got a place somewhere. Hope he'll stay there and let Bob alone.”

    “Where is Bob now? I don't hear much about him lately,” said Jill, who was constantly on the lookout3 for “the other fellow,” since it was not Joe.

    “Oh, he went to Captain Skinner's the first of March, chores round, and goes to school up there. Captain is strict, and won't let Bob come to town, except Sundays; but he don't mind it much, for he likes horses, has nice grub, and the Hill fellows are good chaps for him to be with. So he's all right, if he only behaves.”

    “How far is it to Captain Skinner's?” asked Jill suddenly, having listened, with her sharp eyes on Frank, as he tinkered away at his model, since he was forbidden all other indulgence in his beloved pastime.

    “It's four miles to Hill District, but the Captain lives this side of the school-house. About three from here, I should say.”

    “How long would it take a boy to walk up there?” went on the questioner, with a new idea in her head.

    “Depends on how much of a walkist he is.”

    “Suppose he was lame4 and it was sloshy, and he made a call and came back. How long would that take?” asked Jill impatiently.

    “Well, in that case, I should say two or three hours. But it's impossible to tell exactly, unless you know how lame the fellow was, and how long a call he made,” said Frank, who liked to be accurate.

    “Jack couldn't do it in less, could he?”

    “He used to run up that hilly road for a breather, and think nothing of it. It would be a long job for him now, poor little chap, for his leg often troubles him, though he hates to own it.”

    Jill lay back and laughed, a happy little laugh, as if she was pleased about something, and Frank looked over his shoulder to ask questions in his turn.

    “What are you laughing at?”

    “Can't tell.”

    “Why do you want to know about Hill District? Are you going there?”

    “Wish I could! I'd soon have it out of him.”

    “Who?”

    “Never mind. Please push up my table. I must write a letter, and I want you to post it for me to-night, and never say a word till I give you leave.”

    “Oh, now you are going to have secrets and be mysterious, and get into a mess, are you?” and Frank looked down at her with a suspicious air, though he was intensely curious to know what she was about.

    “Go away till I'm done. You will have to see the outside, but you can't know the inside till the answer comes;” and propping5 herself up, Jill wrote the following note, with some hesitation6 at the beginning and end, for she did not know the gentleman she was addressing, except by sight, and it was rather awkward:—

    “Robert Walker.

    “Dear Sir, I want to ask if Jack Minot came to see you last Friday afternoon. He got into trouble being seen with Jerry Shannon. He paid him some money. Jack won't tell, and Mr. Acton talked to him about it before all the school. We feel bad, because we think Jack did not do wrong. I don't know as you have anything to do with it, but I thought I'd ask. Please answer quick. Respectfully yours,

    “Jane Pecq”

    To make sure that her despatch7 was not tampered8 with, Jill put a great splash of red sealing-wax on it, which gave it a very official look, and much impressed Bob when he received it.

    “There! Go and post it, and don't let any one see or know about it,” she said, handing it over to Frank, who left his work with unusual alacrity9 to do her errand. When his eye fell on the address, he laughed, and said in a teasing way,—

    “Are you and Bob such good friends that you correspond? What will Jack say?”

    “Don't know, and don't care! Be good, now, and let's have a little secret as well as other folks. I'll tell you all about it when he answers,” said Jill in her most coaxing10 tone.

    “Suppose he doesn't?”

    “Then I shall send you up to see him. I must know something, and I want to do it myself, if I can.”

    “Look here; what are you after? I do believe you think——” Frank got no farther, for Jill gave a little scream, and stopped him by crying eagerly, “Don't say it out loud! I really do believe it may be, and I'm going to find out.”

    “What made you think of him?” and Frank looked thoughtfully at the letter, as if turning carefully over in his mind the idea that Jill's quick wits had jumped at.

    “Come here and I'll tell you.”

    Holding him by one button, she whispered something in his ear that made him exclaim, with a look at the rug,—

    “No! did he? I declare I shouldn't wonder! It would be just like the dear old blunder-head.”

    “I never thought of it till you told me where Bob was, and then it all sort of burst upon me in one minute!” cried Jill, waving her arms about to express the intellectual explosion which had thrown light upon the mystery, like sky-rockets in a dark night.

    “You are as bright as a button. No time to lose; I'm off;” and off he was, splashing through the mud to post the letter, on the back of which he added, to make the thing sure, “Hurry up. F.M.”

    Both felt rather guilty next day, but enjoyed themselves very much nevertheless, and kept chuckling11 over the mine they were making under Jack's unconscious feet. They hardly expected an answer at noon, as the Hill people were not very eager for their mail, but at night Jill was sure of a letter, and to her great delight it came. Jack brought it himself, which added to the fun, and while she eagerly read it he sat calmly poring over the latest number of his own private and particular “Youth's Companion.”

    Bob was not a “complete letter-writer” by any means, and with great labor and much ink had produced the following brief but highly satisfactory epistle. Not knowing how to address his fair correspondent he let it alone, and went at once to the point in the frankest possible way:—

    “Jack did come up Friday. Sorry he got into a mess. It was real kind of him, and I shall pay him back soon. Jack paid Jerry for me and I made him promise not to tell. Jerry said he'd come here and make a row if I didn't cash up. I was afraid I'd lose the place if he did, for the Capt. is awful strict. If Jack don't tell now, I will. I ain't mean. Glad you wrote.

    “R.O.W.”

    Hurrah12!” cried Jill, waving the letter over her head in great triumph. “Call everybody and read it out,” she added, as Frank snatched it, and ran for his mother, seeing at a glance that the news was good. Jill was so afraid she should tell before the others came that she burst out singing “Pretty Bobby Shafto” at the top of her voice, to Jack's great disgust, for he considered the song very personal, as he was rather fond of “combing down his yellow hair,” and Jill often plagued him by singing it when he came in with the golden quirls very smooth and nice to hide the scar on his forehead.

    In about five minutes the door flew open and in came Mamma, making straight for bewildered Jack, who thought the family had gone crazy when his parent caught him in her arms, saying tenderly,—

    “My good, generous boy! I knew he was right all the time!” while Frank worked his hand up and down like a pump-handle, exclaiming heartily13,—

    “You're a trump14, sir, and I'm proud of you!” Jill meantime calling out, in wild delight,—

    “I told you so! I told you so! I did find out; ha, ha, I did!”

    “Come, I say! What's the matter? I'm all right. Don't squeeze the breath out of me, please,” expostulated Jack, looking so startled and innocent, as he struggled feebly, that they all laughed, and this plaintive15 protest caused him to be released. But the next proceeding16 did not enlighten him much, for Frank kept waving a very inky paper before him and ordering him to read it, while Mamma made a charge at Jill, as if it was absolutely necessary to hug somebody.

    “Hullo!” said Jack, when he got the letter into his own hand and read it. “Now who put Bob up to this? Nobody had any business to interfere—but it's mighty17 good of him, anyway,” he added, as the anxious lines in his round face smoothed themselves away, while a smile of relief told how hard it had been for him to keep his word.

    “I did!” cried Jill, clapping her hands, and looking so happy that he could not have scolded her if he had wanted to.

    “Who told you he was in the scrape?” demanded Jack, in a hurry to know all about it now the seal was taken off his own lips.

    “You did;” and Jill's face twinkled with naughty satisfaction, for this was the best fun of all.

    “I didn't! When? Where? It's a joke!”

    “You did,” cried Jill, pointing to the rug. “You went to sleep there after the long walk, and talked in your sleep about 'Bob' and 'All right, old boy,' and ever so much gibberish. I didn't think about it then, but when I heard that Bob was up there I thought may be he knew something about it, and last night I wrote and asked him, and that's the answer, and now it is all right, and you are the best boy that ever was, and I'm so glad!”

    Here Jill paused, all out of breath, and Frank said, with an approving pat on the head,—

    “It won't do to have such a sharp young person round if we are going to have secrets. You'd make a good detective, miss.”

    “Catch me taking naps before people again;” and Jack looked rather crestfallen18 that his own words had set “Fine Ear” on the track. “Never mind, I didn't mean to tell, though I just ached to do it all the time, so I haven't broken my word. I'm glad you all know, but you needn't let it get out, for Bob is a good fellow, and it might make trouble for him,” added Jack, anxious lest his gain should be the other's loss.

    “I shall tell Mr. Acton myself, and the Captain, also, for I'm not going to have my son suspected of wrong-doing when he has only tried to help a friend, and borne enough for his sake,” said Mamma, much excited by this discovery of generous fidelity19 in her boy; though when one came to look at it calmly, one saw that it might have been done in a wiser way.

    “Now, please, don't make a fuss about it; that would be most as bad as having every one down on me. I can stand your praising me, but I won't be patted on the head by anybody else;” and Jack assumed a manly20 air, though his face was full of genuine boyish pleasure at being set right in the eyes of those he loved.

    “I'll be discreet21, dear, but you owe it to yourself, as well as Bob, to have the truth known. Both have behaved well, and no harm will come to him, I am sure. I'll see to that myself,” said Mrs. Minot, in a tone that set Jack's mind at rest on that point.

    “Now do tell all about it,” cried Jill, who was pining to know the whole story, and felt as if she had earned the right to hear it.

    “Oh, it wasn't much. We promised Ed to stand by Bob, so I did as well as I knew how;” and Jack seemed to think that was about all there was to say.

    “I never saw such a fellow for keeping a promise! You stick to it through thick and thin, no matter how silly or hard it is. You remember, mother, last summer, how you told him not to go in a boat and he promised, the day we went on the picnic. We rode up, but the horse ran off home, so we had to come back by way of the river, all but Jack, and he walked every step of five miles because he wouldn't go near a boat, though Mr. Burton was there to take care of him. I call that rather overdoing22 the matter;” and Frank looked as if he thought moderation even in virtue23 a good thing.

    “And I call it a fine sample of entire obedience24. He obeyed orders, and that is what we all must do, without always seeing why, or daring to use our own judgment25. It is a great safeguard to Jack, and a very great comfort to me; for I know that if he promises he will keep his word, no matter what it costs him,” said Mamma warmly, as she tumbled up the quirls with an irrepressible caress26, remembering how the boy came wearily in after all the others, without seeming for a moment to think that he could have done anything else.

    “Like Casabianca!” cried Jill, much impressed, for obedience was her hardest trial.

    “I think he was a fool to burn up,” said Frank, bound not to give in.

    “I don't. It's a splendid piece, and every one likes to speak it, and it was true, and it wouldn't be in all the books if he was a fool. Grown people know what is good,” declared Jill, who liked heroic actions, and was always hoping for a chance to distinguish herself in that way.

    “You admire 'The Charge of the Light Brigade,' and glow all over as you thunder it out. Yet they went gallantly27 to their death rather than disobey orders. A mistake, perhaps, but it makes us thrill to hear of it; and the same spirit keeps my Jack true as steel when once his word is passed, or he thinks it is his duty. Don't be laughed out of it, my son, for faithfulness in little things fits one for heroism28 when the great trials come. One's conscience can hardly be too tender when honor and honesty are concerned.”

    “You are right, mother, and I am wrong. I beg your pardon, Jack, and you sha'n't get ahead of me next time.”

    Frank made his mother a little bow, gave his brother a shake of the hand, and nodded to Jill, as if anxious to show that he was not too proud to own up when he made a mistake.

    “Please tell on, Jack. This is very nice, but I do want to know all about the other,” said Jill, after a short pause.

    “Let me see. Oh, I saw Bob at church, and he looked rather blue; so, after Sunday School, I asked what the matter was. He said Jerry bothered him for some money he lent him at different times when they were loafing round together, before we took him up. He wouldn't get any wages for some time. The Captain keeps him short on purpose, I guess, and won't let him come down town except on Sundays. He didn't want any one to know about it, for fear he'd lose his place. So I promised I wouldn't tell. Then I was afraid Jerry would go and make a fuss, and Bob would run off, or do something desperate, being worried, and I said I'd pay it for him, if I could. So he went home pretty jolly, and I scratched 'round for the money. Got it, too, and wasn't I glad?”

    Jack paused to rub his hands, and Frank said, with more than usual respect,

    “Couldn't you get hold of Jerry in any other place, and out of school time? That did the mischief29, thanks to Joe. I thrashed him, Jill—did I mention it?”

    “I couldn't get all my money till Friday morning, and I knew Jerry was off at night. I looked for him before school, and at noon, but couldn't find him, so afternoon recess30 was my last chance. I was bound to do it and I didn't mean to break the rule, but Jerry was just going into the shop, so I pelted31 after him, and as it was private business we went to the billiard-room. I declare I never was so relieved as when I handed over that money, and made him say it was all right, and he wouldn't go near Bob. He's off, so my mind is easy, and Bob will be so grateful I can keep him steady, perhaps. That will be worth two seventy-five, I think,” said Jack heartily.

    “You should have come to me,” began Frank.

    “And got laughed at—no, thank you,” interrupted Jack, recollecting32 several philanthropic little enterprises which were nipped in the bud for want of co-operation.

    “To me, then,” said his mother. “It would have saved so much trouble.”

    “I thought of it, but Bob didn't want the big fellows to know for fear they'd be down on him, so I thought he might not like me to tell grown people. I don't mind the fuss now, and Bob is as kind as he can be. Wanted to give me his big knife, but I wouldn't take it. I'd rather have this,” and Jack put the letter in his pocket with a slap outside, as if it warmed the cockles of his heart to have it there.

    “Well, it seems rather like a tempest in a teapot, now it is all over, but I do admire your pluck, little boy, in holding out so well when every one was scolding at you, and you in the right all the time,” said Frank, glad to praise, now that he honestly could, after his wholesale33 condemnation34.

    “That is what pulled me through, I suppose. I used to think if I had done anything wrong, that I couldn't stand the snubbing a day. I should have told right off, and had it over. Now, I guess I'll have a good report if you do tell Mr. Acton,” said Jack, looking at his mother so wistfully, that she resolved to slip away that very evening, and make sure that the thing was done.

    “That will make you happier than anything else, won't it?” asked Jill, eager to have him rewarded after his trials.

    “There's one thing I like better, though I'd be very sorry to lose my report. It's the fun of telling Ed I tried to do as he wanted us to, and seeing how pleased he'll be,” added Jack, rather bashfully, for the boys laughed at him sometimes for his love of this friend.

    “I know he won't be any happier about it than someone else, who stood by you all through, and set her bright wits to work till the trouble was all cleared away,” said Mrs. Minot, looking at Jill's contented35 face, as she lay smiling on them all.

    Jack understood, and, hopping36 across the room, gave both the thin hands a hearty37 shake; then, not finding any words quite cordial enough in which to thank this faithful little sister, he stooped down and kissed her gratefully.



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    1 jack [dʒæk] 53Hxp   第7级
    n.插座,千斤顶,男人;vt.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克
    参考例句:
    • I am looking for the headphone jack. 我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
    • He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre. 他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
    2 alluded [əˈlu:did] 69f7a8b0f2e374aaf5d0965af46948e7   第8级
    提及,暗指( allude的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • In your remarks you alluded to a certain sinister design. 在你的谈话中,你提到了某个阴谋。
    • She also alluded to her rival's past marital troubles. 她还影射了对手过去的婚姻问题。
    3 lookout [ˈlʊkaʊt] w0sxT   第8级
    n.注意,前途,瞭望台
    参考例句:
    • You can see everything around from the lookout. 从了望台上你可以看清周围的一切。
    • It's a bad lookout for the company if interest rates don't come down. 如果利率降不下来,公司的前景可就不妙了。
    4 lame [leɪm] r9gzj   第7级
    adj.跛的,(辩解、论据等)无说服力的;vi.变跛;vt.使跛;使成残废
    参考例句:
    • The lame man needs a stick when he walks. 那跛脚男子走路时需借助拐棍。
    • I don't believe his story. It'sounds a bit lame. 我不信他讲的那一套。他的话听起来有些靠不住。
    5 propping ['prɒpɪŋ] 548f07f69caff3c98b65a959401073ee   第7级
    支撑
    参考例句:
    • You can usually find Jack propping up the bar at his local. 你常常可以看见杰克频繁出没于他居住的那家酒店。
    • The government was accused of propping up declining industries. 政府被指责支持日益衰败的产业。
    6 hesitation [ˌhezɪ'teɪʃn] tdsz5   第7级
    n.犹豫,踌躇
    参考例句:
    • After a long hesitation, he told the truth at last. 踌躇了半天,他终于直说了。
    • There was a certain hesitation in her manner. 她的态度有些犹豫不决。
    7 despatch [dɪ'spætʃ] duyzn1   第7级
    vt.(dispatch)派遣;发送;vi. 匆匆离开;n.急件;新闻报道
    参考例句:
    • The despatch of the task force is purely a contingency measure. 派出特遣部队纯粹是应急之举。
    • He rushed the despatch through to headquarters. 他把急件赶送到总部。
    8 tampered [ˈtæmpəd] 07b218b924120d49a725c36b06556000   第9级
    v.窜改( tamper的过去式 );篡改;(用不正当手段)影响;瞎摆弄
    参考例句:
    • The records of the meeting had been tampered with. 会议记录已被人擅自改动。 来自辞典例句
    • The old man's will has been tampered with. 老人的遗嘱已被窜改。 来自辞典例句
    9 alacrity [əˈlækrəti] MfFyL   第10级
    n.敏捷,轻快,乐意
    参考例句:
    • Although the man was very old, he still moved with alacrity. 他虽然很老,动作仍很敏捷。
    • He accepted my invitation with alacrity. 他欣然接受我的邀请。
    10 coaxing [ˈkəʊksɪŋ] 444e70224820a50b0202cb5bb05f1c2e   第8级
    v.哄,用好话劝说( coax的现在分词 );巧言骗取;哄劝,劝诱;“锻炼”效应
    参考例句:
    • No amount of coaxing will make me change my mind. 任你费尽口舌也不会说服我改变主意。
    • It took a lot of coaxing before he agreed. 劝说了很久他才同意。 来自辞典例句
    11 chuckling [ˈtʃʌklɪŋ] e8dcb29f754603afc12d2f97771139ab   第9级
    轻声地笑( chuckle的现在分词 )
    参考例句:
    • I could hear him chuckling to himself as he read his book. 他看书时,我能听见他的轻声发笑。
    • He couldn't help chuckling aloud. 他忍不住的笑了出来。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
    12 hurrah [həˈrɑ:] Zcszx   第10级
    int.好哇,万岁,乌拉
    参考例句:
    • We hurrah when we see the soldiers go by. 我们看到士兵经过时向他们欢呼。
    • The assistants raised a formidable hurrah. 助手们发出了一片震天的欢呼声。
    13 heartily [ˈhɑ:tɪli] Ld3xp   第8级
    adv.衷心地,诚恳地,十分,很
    参考例句:
    • He ate heartily and went out to look for his horse. 他痛快地吃了一顿,就出去找他的马。
    • The host seized my hand and shook it heartily. 主人抓住我的手,热情地和我握手。
    14 trump [trʌmp] LU1zK   第10级
    n.王牌,法宝;v.打出王牌,吹喇叭
    参考例句:
    • He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown. 他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
    • The coach saved his star player for a trump card. 教练保留他的明星选手,作为他的王牌。
    15 plaintive [ˈpleɪntɪv] z2Xz1   第10级
    adj.可怜的,伤心的
    参考例句:
    • Her voice was small and plaintive. 她的声音微弱而哀伤。
    • Somewhere in the audience an old woman's voice began plaintive wail. 观众席里,一位老太太伤心地哭起来。
    16 proceeding [prəˈsi:dɪŋ] Vktzvu   第7级
    n.行动,进行,(pl.)会议录,学报
    参考例句:
    • This train is now proceeding from Paris to London. 这次列车从巴黎开往伦敦。
    • The work is proceeding briskly. 工作很有生气地进展着。
    17 mighty [ˈmaɪti] YDWxl   第7级
    adj.强有力的;巨大的
    参考例句:
    • A mighty force was about to break loose. 一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
    • The mighty iceberg came into view. 巨大的冰山出现在眼前。
    18 crestfallen [ˈkrestfɔ:lən] Aagy0   第11级
    adj. 挫败的,失望的,沮丧的
    参考例句:
    • He gathered himself up and sneaked off, crushed and crestfallen. 他爬起来,偷偷地溜了,一副垂头丧气、被斗败的样子。
    • The youth looked exceedingly crestfallen. 那青年看上去垂头丧气极了。
    19 fidelity [fɪˈdeləti] vk3xB   第8级
    n.忠诚,忠实;精确
    参考例句:
    • There is nothing like a dog's fidelity. 没有什么能比得上狗的忠诚。
    • His fidelity and industry brought him speedy promotion. 他的尽职及勤奋使他很快地得到晋升。
    20 manly [ˈmænli] fBexr   第8级
    adj.有男子气概的;adv.男子般地,果断地
    参考例句:
    • The boy walked with a confident manly stride. 这男孩以自信的男人步伐行走。
    • He set himself manly tasks and expected others to follow his example. 他给自己定下了男子汉的任务,并希望别人效之。
    21 discreet [dɪˈskri:t] xZezn   第8级
    adj.(言行)谨慎的;慎重的;有判断力的
    参考例句:
    • He is very discreet in giving his opinions. 发表意见他十分慎重。
    • It wasn't discreet of you to ring me up at the office. 你打电话到我办公室真是太鲁莽了。
    22 overdoing [ˌəʊvəˈdu:ɪŋ] 89ebeb1ac1e9728ef65d83e16bb21cd8   第8级
    v.做得过分( overdo的现在分词 );太夸张;把…煮得太久;(工作等)过度
    参考例句:
    • He's been overdoing things recently. 近来他做事过分努力。 来自辞典例句
    • You think I've been overdoing it with the work thing? 你认为我对工作的关注太过分了吗? 来自电影对白
    23 virtue [ˈvɜ:tʃu:] BpqyH   第7级
    n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力
    参考例句:
    • He was considered to be a paragon of virtue. 他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
    • You need to decorate your mind with virtue. 你应该用德行美化心灵。
    24 obedience [ə'bi:dɪəns] 8vryb   第8级
    n.服从,顺从
    参考例句:
    • Society has a right to expect obedience of the law. 社会有权要求人人遵守法律。
    • Soldiers act in obedience to the orders of their superior officers. 士兵们遵照上级军官的命令行动。
    25 judgment ['dʒʌdʒmənt] e3xxC   第7级
    n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
    参考例句:
    • The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people. 主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
    • He's a man of excellent judgment. 他眼力过人。
    26 caress [kəˈres] crczs   第7级
    vt./n.爱抚,抚摸
    参考例句:
    • She gave the child a loving caress. 她疼爱地抚摸着孩子。
    • She feasted on the caress of the hot spring. 她尽情享受着温泉的抚爱。
    27 gallantly ['gæləntlɪ] gallantly   第9级
    adv. 漂亮地,勇敢地,献殷勤地
    参考例句:
    • He gallantly offered to carry her cases to the car. 他殷勤地要帮她把箱子拎到车子里去。
    • The new fighters behave gallantly under fire. 新战士在炮火下表现得很勇敢。
    28 heroism [ˈherəʊɪzəm] 5dyx0   第8级
    n.大无畏精神,英勇
    参考例句:
    • He received a medal for his heroism. 他由于英勇而获得一枚奖章。
    • Stories of his heroism resounded through the country. 他的英雄故事传遍全国。
    29 mischief [ˈmɪstʃɪf] jDgxH   第7级
    n.损害,伤害,危害;恶作剧,捣蛋,胡闹
    参考例句:
    • Nobody took notice of the mischief of the matter. 没有人注意到这件事情所带来的危害。
    • He seems to intend mischief. 看来他想捣蛋。
    30 recess [rɪˈses] pAxzC   第8级
    n.短期休息,壁凹(墙上装架子,柜子等凹处)
    参考例句:
    • The chairman of the meeting announced a ten-minute recess. 会议主席宣布休会10分钟。
    • Parliament was hastily recalled from recess. 休会的议员被匆匆召回开会。
    31 pelted [peltid] 06668f3db8b57fcc7cffd5559df5ec21   第11级
    (连续地)投掷( pelt的过去式和过去分词 ); 连续抨击; 攻击; 剥去…的皮
    参考例句:
    • The children pelted him with snowballs. 孩子们向他投掷雪球。
    • The rain pelted down. 天下着大雨。
    32 recollecting [ˌrekəˈlektɪŋ] ede3688b332b81d07d9a3dc515e54241   第7级
    v.记起,想起( recollect的现在分词 )
    参考例句:
    • Once wound could heal slowly, my Bo Hui was recollecting. 曾经的伤口会慢慢地愈合,我卜会甾回忆。 来自互联网
    • I am afraid of recollecting the life of past in the school. 我不敢回忆我在校过去的生活。 来自互联网
    33 wholesale [ˈhəʊlseɪl] Ig9wL   第8级
    n.批发;adv.以批发方式;vt.批发,成批出售
    参考例句:
    • The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail. 零售商批发购进货物,以零售价卖出。
    • Such shoes usually wholesale for much less. 这种鞋批发出售通常要便宜得多。
    34 condemnation [ˌkɔndem'neiʃən] 2pSzp   第7级
    n.谴责; 定罪
    参考例句:
    • There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
    • The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。
    35 contented [kənˈtentɪd] Gvxzof   第8级
    adj.满意的,安心的,知足的
    参考例句:
    • He won't be contented until he's upset everyone in the office. 不把办公室里的每个人弄得心烦意乱他就不会满足。
    • The people are making a good living and are contented, each in his station. 人民安居乐业。
    36 hopping ['hɒpɪŋ] hopping   第7级
    n. 跳跃 动词hop的现在分词形式
    参考例句:
    • The clubs in town are really hopping. 城里的俱乐部真够热闹的。
    • I'm hopping over to Paris for the weekend. 我要去巴黎度周末。
    37 hearty [ˈhɑ:ti] Od1zn   第7级
    adj.热情友好的;衷心的;尽情的,纵情的
    参考例句:
    • After work they made a hearty meal in the worker's canteen. 工作完了,他们在工人食堂饱餐了一顿。
    • We accorded him a hearty welcome. 我们给他热忱的欢迎。

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