saloon n.大廳 酒吧

pyramid錐體

nectarine n.油桃

sneer v.n.嘲笑

militia n.民兵組織

vigorously adv.有力地

repel v.擊退

meditated elopement 計(jì)劃 出走

coarse a. rough

brevity n. the quality of using few words when speaking or writing

detached a. not influenced by other people or by your own feelings

refrain v.to stop yourself from doing sth, especially sth that you want to do

vent v. give full vent to sth. :to express a feeling, especially anger, strongly

err v. err on the side of sth. :to show too much of a good quality

shrewish a. bad-tempered and always arguing

nettle v. nettle sb. it nettles sb. that: to make sb slightly angry

reputed a. generally thought to be sth or to have done sth, although this is not certain

miraculous a.不可思議的