2.How many warders were guarding the convicted man and preparing him for the gallows?How were the warders guarding the man? Six tall Indian warders were guarding him and getting him ready for the gallows.Two of them stood by with rifles and fixed bayonets, while the others handcuffed him,passed a chain through his handcuffs and fixed it to their belts,and bound his arms tightly to his sides.They crowded very close about him, their hands gripping him carefully all the while, as if feeling him to make sure he was there
2. How many warders were guarding the convicted man and preparing him for the gallows? How were the warders guarding the man? Six tall Indian warders were guarding him and getting him ready for the gallows. Two of them stood by with rifles and fixed bayonets, while the others handcuffed him, passed a chain through his handcuffs and fixed it to their belts, and bound his arms tightly to his sides. They crowded very close about him, their hands gripping him carefully all the while, as if feeling him to make sure he was there
3.According to the superintendent of the jail,by what time should the condemned man have been hanged to death? From Paragraph 3,we know that the condemned man ought to have been hanged to death by eight o'clock on that sodden morning. 4.How was the condemned man escorted to the gallows? Two warders marched on either side of the prisoner,with their rifles at the slope;two others marched close against him,gripping him by arm and shoulder,as though at once pushing and supporting him
3. According to the superintendent of the jail, by what time should the condemned man have been hanged to death? From Paragr aph 3, we know that the condemned man ought to have been hanged to death by eight o'clock on that sodden morning. 4. How was the condemned man escorted to the gallows? Two warders marched on either side of the prisoner, with their rifles at the slope; two others marched close against him, gripping him by arm and shoulder, as though at once pushing and supporting him
5.How did the prisoner walk? He walked clumsily with his bound arms, but quite steadily.At each step his muscles slid neatly into place,the lock of hair on his scalp moved rhythmically up and down,and his feet left footmarks on the wet gravel which formed the surface of the path.And once,in spite of the men who gripped him by each shoulder,he stepped slightly aside to avoid a puddle on the path
5. How did the prisoner walk? He walked clumsily with his bound arms, but quite steadily. At each step his muscles slid neatly into place, the lock of hair on his scalp moved rhythmically up and down, and his feet left footmarks on the wet gravel which formed the surface of the path. And once, in spite of the men who gripped him by each shoulder, he stepped slightly aside to avoid a puddle on the path
Language work warder:n.a jailer,a person who works as a guard in a prison e.g.: (1)The POWs (prisoners of war)clubbed their warder to death and escaped from the concentration camp. handcuff:n.a pair of lockable linked metal rings for securing a prisoner's wrists e.g.: (1)The detective took out his handcuffs and put it on the man's wrist. vt.put handcuffs on e.g.: (1)The policeman pounced upon the terrorist and had him handcuffed before he could make an attempt to resist
Language work • warder: n. a jailer, a person who works as a guard in a prison e.g.: (1)The POWs (prisoners of war) clubbed their warder to death and escaped from the concentration camp. • handcuff: n. a pair of lockable linked metal rings for securing a prisoner's wrists e.g.: (1)The detective took out his handcuffs and put it on the man's wrist. vt. put handcuffs on e.g.: (1) The policeman pounced upon the terrorist and had him handcuffed before he could make an attempt to resist
lash:vt.fasten things together securely with ropes,etc.;tie sth.securely in position with ropes,etc. e.g.: (1)The slave trader lashed the slaves tightly to rings on the board. (2)The captain lashed down the cargo on the deck. limply:adv.not stiffly or firmly;in a way which lacks strength or energy e.g.: (1)He gestured and responded limply,for he had been much weakened physically
• lash: vt. fasten things together securely with ropes, etc.; tie sth. securely in position with ropes, etc. e.g.: (1) The slave trader lashed the slaves tightly to rings on the board. (2)The captain lashed down the cargo on the deck. • limply: adv. not stiffly or firmly; in a way which lacks strength or energy e.g.: (1) He gestured and responded limply, for he had been much weakened physically