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An Odyssey of the North
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The sleds were singing their eternal lament1 to the creaking of the harness and the tinkling3 bells of the leaders; but the men and dogs were tired and made no sound. The trail was heavy with new-fallen snow, and they had come far, and the runners, burdened with flint-like quarters of frozen moose, clung tenaciously4 to the unpacked5 surface and held back with a stubbornness almost human.
Darkness was coming on, but there was no camp to pitch that night. The snow fell gently through the pulseless air, not in flakes6, but in tiny frost crystals of delicate design. It was very warm—barely ten below zero—and the men did not mind. Meyers and Bettles had raised their ear flaps, while Malemute Kid had even taken off his mittens7.
The dogs had been fagged out early in the after noon, but they now began to show new vigor8. Among the more astute9 there was a certain restlessness—an impatience10 at the restraint of the traces, an indecisive quickness of movement, a sniffing11 of snouts and pricking12 of ears. These became incensed13 at their more phlegmatic14 brothers, urging them on with numerous sly nips on their hinder quarters. Those, thus chidden, also contracted and helped spread the
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lament
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n.悲叹,悔恨,恸哭;v.哀悼,悔恨,悲叹 | |
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n.家族,亲属,血缘关系;adj.亲属关系的,同类的 | |
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v.从(包裹等)中取出(所装的东西),打开行李取出( unpack的过去式和过去分词 );拆包;解除…的负担;吐露(心事等) | |
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小薄片( flake的名词复数 ); (尤指)碎片; 雪花; 古怪的人 | |
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n.活力,精力,元气 | |
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impatience
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sniffing
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n.探查法v.以鼻吸气,嗅,闻( sniff的现在分词 );抽鼻子(尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气);抱怨,不以为然地说 | |
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刺,刺痕,刺痛感 | |
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incensed
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adj.冷静的,冷淡的,冷漠的,无活力的 | |
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contagion
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whine
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v.哀号,号哭;n.哀鸣 | |
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crouching
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v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的现在分词 ) | |
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gathering
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tightening
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上紧,固定,紧密 | |
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n.马;int.向右!前进!,惊讶时所发声音;v.向右转 | |
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叫喊( whoop的过去式和过去分词 ); 高声说; 唤起 | |
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joyous
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adj.充满快乐的;令人高兴的 | |
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n.(因痛苦、气愤、兴奋等的)短而尖的叫声( yelp的名词复数 )v.发出短而尖的叫声( yelp的第三人称单数 ) | |
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adj. 格格作响的, 活泼的, 很好的 adv. 极其, 很, 非常 动词rattle的现在分词 | |
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v./n.(马或骑马等)飞奔;飞速发展 | |
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abruptly
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defiance
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v.(突如其来地)使发生( precipitate的过去式和过去分词 );促成;猛然摔下;使沉淀 | |
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scarlet
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n.深红色,绯红色,红衣;adj.绯红色的 | |
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n.束腰外衣 | |
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(从水、泥等)蹚,走过,跋( wade的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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v.分配( dispense的现在分词 );施与;配(药) | |
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soothing
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adj.慰藉的;使人宽心的;镇静的 | |
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adv.坦白地,直率地;坦率地说 | |
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forth
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adv.向前;向外,往外 | |
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v.引起;以…原料制作;运转;adj.制造的 | |
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meager
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adj.缺乏的,不足的,瘦的 | |
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v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的过去式和过去分词);蔓延;杂乱无序地拓展;四肢伸展坐着(或躺着) | |
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bunk
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n.(车、船等倚壁而设的)铺位;废话 | |
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buffalo
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n.(北美)野牛;(亚洲)水牛 | |
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virtue
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n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力 | |
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lavish
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adj.无节制的;浪费的;vt.慷慨地给予,挥霍 | |
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rusty
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adj.生锈的;锈色的;荒废了的 | |
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odysseys
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adj.具睫毛的v.鞭打( lash的过去式和过去分词 );煽动;紧系;怒斥 | |
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混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系] | |
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眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 ) | |
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n.颚,颌,说教,流言蜚语;v.喋喋不休,教训 | |
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irrelevantly
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bout
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n.侵袭,发作;一次(阵,回);拳击等比赛 | |
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otter
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clam
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n.蛤,蛤肉 | |
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whet
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v.磨快,刺激 | |
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missionary
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adj.教会的,传教(士)的;n.传教士 | |
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afterward
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fretted
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焦躁的,附有弦马的,腐蚀的 | |
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otters
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n.(水)獭( otter的名词复数 );獭皮 | |
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spanking
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adj.强烈的,疾行的;n.打屁股 | |
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awfully
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lesser
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lore
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undertaking
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v.办理(业务等)( transact的过去式和过去分词 );交易,谈判 | |
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avarice
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adj.美丽如画的,(语言)生动的,绘声绘色的 | |
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adj.高低不平的,粗糙的,粗壮的,强健的 | |
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softened
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(使)变软( soften的过去式和过去分词 ); 缓解打击; 缓和; 安慰 | |
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n.(与周围有所不同的)条纹( streak的名词复数 );(通常指不好的)特征(倾向);(不断经历成功或失败的)一段时期v.快速移动( streak的第三人称单数 );使布满条纹 | |
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adj.逗人的;惹弄人的;撩人的;煽情的v.逗弄,引诱,折磨( tantalize的现在分词 ) | |
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两栖动物( amphibian的名词复数 ); 水陆两用车; 水旱两生植物; 水陆两用飞行器 | |
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v.哀号( whine的过去式和过去分词 );哀诉,诉怨 | |
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