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CHAPTER XVIII THE SPOOR OF REVENGE
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AS Tarzan of the Apes, adapting his speed to that of Jad-bal-ja, made his comparatively slow way toward home, he reviewed with varying emotions the experiences of the past week. While he had been unsuccessful in raiding the treasure vaults1 of Opar, the sack of diamonds which he carried compensated2 several-fold for this miscarriage3 of his plans. His only concern now was for the safety of his Waziri, and, perhaps, a troublesome desire to seek out the whites who had drugged him and mete4 out to them the punishment they deserved. In view, however, of his greater desire to return home he decided5 to make no effort at apprehending6 them for the time being at least.
Hunting together, feeding together, and sleeping together, the man and the great lion trod the savage7 jungle trails toward home. Yesterday they shared the meat of Bara, the deer, today they feasted upon the carcass of Horta, the boar, and between them there was little chance that either would go hungry.
They had come within a day’s march of the bungalow8 when Tarzan discovered the spoor of a considerable body of warriors9. As some men devour10 the latest stock-market quotations11 as though their very existence depended upon an accurate knowledge of them, so Tarzan of the Apes devoured
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逮捕,拘押( apprehend的现在分词 ); 理解 | |
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warriors
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武士,勇士,战士( warrior的名词复数 ) | |
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devoured
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吞没( devour的过去式和过去分词 ); 耗尽; 津津有味地看; 狼吞虎咽地吃光 | |
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鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 ) | |
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lessened
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大树枝( bough的名词复数 ) | |
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tottering
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civilized
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foe
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shrill
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crumpled
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concealing
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hostilities
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reigned
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emanating
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prey
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accustom
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squatting
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