As the night was fast falling, and as the moon, being past the full, would not rise early, we held a little council: a short one, for clearly our course was to lie by at the first lonely tavern we could find. So, they plied their oars once more, and I looked out for anything like a house. Thus we held on, speaking little, for four or five dull miles. It was very cold, and, a collier coming by us, with her gallery-fire smoking and flaring, looked like a comfortable home. The night was as dark by this time as it would be until morning; and what light we had, seemed to come more from the river than the sky, as the oars in their dipping stuck at a few reflected stars.
相关单词：tavern
tavern解释：n.小旅馆，客栈；小酒店
tavern例句：
There is a tavern at the corner of the street.街道的拐角处有一家酒馆。
Philip always went to the tavern,with a sense of pleasure.菲利浦总是心情愉快地来到这家酒菜馆。
相关单词：plied
plied解释：v.使用（工具）( ply的过去式和过去分词 )；经常供应（食物、饮料）；固定往来；经营生意
plied例句：
They plied me with questions about my visit to England. 他们不断地询问我的英国之行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
They plied us with tea and cakes. 他们一个劲儿地让我们喝茶、吃糕饼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
相关单词：oars
oars解释：n.桨，橹( oar的名词复数 )；划手v.划（行）( oar的第三人称单数 )
oars例句：
He pulled as hard as he could on the oars. 他拼命地划桨。
The sailors are bending to the oars. 水手们在拼命地划桨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
相关单词：flaring
flaring解释：a.火焰摇曳的，过份艳丽的
flaring例句：
A vulgar flaring paper adorned the walls. 墙壁上装饰着廉价的花纸。
Goebbels was flaring up at me. 戈塔尔当时已对我面呈愠色。
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