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THE LAW OF LIFE
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Old Koskoosh listened greedily. Though his sight had long since faded, his hearing was still acute, and the slightest sound penetrated1 to the glimmering2 intelligence which yet abode3 behind the withered4 forehead, but which no longer gazed forth5 upon the things of the world. Ah! that was Sit-cum-to-ha, shrilly6 anathematizing the dogs as she cuffed7 and beat them into the harnesses. Sit-cum-to-ha was his daughter's daughter, but she was too busy to waste a thought upon her broken grandfather, sitting alone there in the snow, forlorn and helpless. Camp must be broken. The long trail waited while the short day refused to linger. Life called her, and the duties of life, not death. And he was very close to death now.
The thought made the old man panicky for the moment, and he stretched forth a palsied hand which wandered tremblingly over the small heap of dry wood beside him. Reassured8 that it was indeed there, his hand returned to the shelter of his mangy furs, and he again fell to listening. The sulky crackling of half-frozen hides told him that the chief's moose-skin lodge9 had been struck, and even then was being rammed10 and jammed into portable compass. The chief was his son, stalwart and strong, head man of the tribesmen, and a mighty11 hunter. As the women toiled13
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penetrated
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adj. 击穿的,鞭辟入里的 动词penetrate的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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n.微光,隐约的一瞥adj.薄弱地发光的v.发闪光,发微光( glimmer的现在分词 ) | |
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adj. 枯萎的,干瘪的,(人身体的部分器官)因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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adv.向前;向外,往外 | |
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shrilly
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尖声的; 光亮的,耀眼的 | |
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v.掌打,拳打( cuff的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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lodge
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v.临时住宿,寄宿,寄存,容纳;n.传达室,小旅馆 | |
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v.夯实(土等)( ram的过去式和过去分词 );猛撞;猛压;反复灌输 | |
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vi.辛劳工作,艰难地行动;n.苦工,难事 | |
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toiled
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长时间或辛苦地工作( toil的过去式和过去分词 ); 艰难缓慢地移动,跋涉 | |
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chiding
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v.责骂,责备( chide的现在分词 ) | |
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standing
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v.嘟哝;作呼噜声;n.呼噜声,嘟哝 | |
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soothed
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v.安慰( soothe的过去式和过去分词 );抚慰;使舒服;减轻痛苦 | |
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tundra
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n.苔原,冻土地带 | |
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belly
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n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛 | |
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lashing
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n.鞭打;痛斥;大量;许多v.鞭打( lash的现在分词 );煽动;紧系;怒斥 | |
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thongs
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snarled
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whine
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v.哀号,号哭;n.哀鸣 | |
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v.嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼( crunch的过去式和过去分词 );嘎吱作响;(快速大量地)处理信息;数字捣弄 | |
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n.肚子( belly的名词复数 );腹部;(物体的)圆形或凸起部份;腹部…形的 | |
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eternity
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extremities
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n.端点( extremity的名词复数 );尽头;手和足;极窘迫的境地 | |
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willow
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obedience
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v.使永存,使永记不忘 | |
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maiden
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n.少女,处女;adj.未婚的,纯洁的,无经验的 | |
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默想( meditation的名词复数 ); 默念; 沉思; 冥想 | |
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v.发出短而尖的叫声( yelp的现在分词 ) | |
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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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smacked
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拍,打,掴( smack的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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painkiller
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n.止痛药 | |
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heartily
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adv.衷心地,诚恳地,十分,很 | |
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grumbled
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抱怨( grumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 发牢骚; 咕哝; 发哼声 | |
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afterward
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adv.后来;以后 | |
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crouched
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v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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bellied
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adj.有腹的,大肚子的 | |
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salmon
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n.鲑,大马哈鱼,橙红色的 | |
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caribou
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n.北美驯鹿 | |
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replenished
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补充( replenish的过去式和过去分词 ); 重新装满 | |
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naught
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n.无,零 [=nought] | |
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wailed
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v.哭叫,哀号( wail的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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lodges
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v.存放( lodge的第三人称单数 );暂住;埋入;(权利、权威等)归属 | |
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cluttered
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v.杂物,零乱的东西零乱vt.( clutter的过去式和过去分词 );乱糟糟地堆满,把…弄得很乱;(以…) 塞满… | |
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sprawling
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adj.蔓生的,不规则地伸展的v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的现在分词 );蔓延;杂乱无序地拓展;四肢伸展坐着(或躺着) | |
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craftiest
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狡猾的,狡诈的( crafty的最高级 ) | |
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halfway
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adj.中途的,不彻底的,部分的;adv.半路地,在中途,在半途 | |
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creek
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n.小溪,小河,小湾 | |
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herd
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n.兽群,牧群;vt.使集中,把…赶在一起 | |
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snarling
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v.(指狗)吠,嗥叫, (人)咆哮( snarl的现在分词 );咆哮着说,厉声地说 | |
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lighter
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n.打火机,点火器;驳船;v.用驳船运送;light的比较级 | |
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v.使苦恼( harry的过去式和过去分词 );不断烦扰;一再袭击;侵扰 | |
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踩( trample的过去式和过去分词 ); 践踏; 无视; 侵犯 | |
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desperately
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attested
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adj.经检验证明无病的,经检验证明无菌的v.证明( attest的过去式和过去分词 );证实;声称…属实;使宣誓 | |
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foes
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敌人,仇敌( foe的名词复数 ) | |
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slovenly
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vividly
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gauged
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adj.非常的的;流血的;残忍的;adv.很;vt.血染 | |
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fangs
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n.(尤指狗和狼的)长而尖的牙( fang的名词复数 );(蛇的)毒牙;罐座 | |
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brute
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v.以鼻吸气,嗅,闻( sniff的第三人称单数 );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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snarls
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n.(动物的)龇牙低吼( snarl的名词复数 );愤怒叫嚷(声);咆哮(声);疼痛叫声v.(指狗)吠,嗥叫, (人)咆哮( snarl的第三人称单数 );咆哮着说,厉声地说 | |
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brutes
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兽( brute的名词复数 ); 畜生; 残酷无情的人; 兽性 | |
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grunted
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(猪等)作呼噜声( grunt的过去式和过去分词 ); (指人)发出类似的哼声; 咕哝着说 | |
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