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PART 1 CHAPTER 10
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O N THE FIRST DAY OF 1862, SOON TO BECOME THE MOST BATTLE - TORN year of the war in
Virginia, the morning unfolded beneath pewter clouds and a temperature mild for winter. It
wasn’t a bad day for nine thousand men to set off from Winchester, headed west across eight
mountain ranges toward Romney, Virginia.
With Ma’s oilcloth cast about my shoulders to ward1 against drizzle2, the softness of the
weather set me to daydreaming3. My body was light as a turkey feather. A wagon4 bore my
knapsack and blanket, leaving only my gun and ammunition5 for my back, and my feet
automatically followed those of the man in front of me. Jim Blue and Sam walked to my left
and, from time to time, sang a scrap6 of hymn7 or a verse from “The Girl I Left Behind Me.” They
demonstrated that they knew all the words to “Lorena,” unconcerned that neither could carry a
tune8. Several of the men drowned them out by boisterously9 singing to the tune of “Dixie”:
“Old Missus marry Will de Weaver10
Williams was a gay deceiver—
Look away, look away, look away, Dixieland!
But when he puts his arm around ’er
He smiles as fierce as a forty-pounder,
Look away, look away, look away,
Dixieland!”
Friendly shoves and jabs were shared between the two choirs11, each trying to silence the other.
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ward
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n.守卫,监护,病房,行政区,由监护人或法院保护的人(尤指儿童);vt.守护,躲开 | |
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v.下毛毛雨;n.毛毛雨,蒙蒙细雨 | |
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daydreaming
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v.想入非非,空想( daydream的现在分词 ) | |
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wagon
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n.四轮马车,手推车,面包车;无盖运货列车 | |
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ammunition
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n.军火,弹药 | |
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scrap
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n.碎片;废料;v.废弃,报废 | |
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hymn
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n.赞美诗,圣歌,颂歌 | |
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tune
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adv.喧闹地,吵闹地 | |
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weaver
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n.织布工;编织者 | |
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choirs
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n.教堂的唱诗班( choir的名词复数 );唱诗队;公开表演的合唱团;(教堂)唱经楼 | |
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leavened
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adj.加酵母的v.使(面团)发酵( leaven的过去式和过去分词 );在…中掺入改变的因素 | |
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drudgery
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sleet
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pelted
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planks
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(厚)木板( plank的名词复数 ); 政纲条目,政策要点 | |
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daggers
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匕首,短剑( dagger的名词复数 ) | |
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ragged
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greasy
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skull
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n.头骨;颅骨 | |
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lumbered
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砍伐(lumber的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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artillery
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wagons
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skid
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muffled
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adj.(声音)被隔的;听不太清的;(衣服)裹严的;蒙住的v.压抑,捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 );用厚厚的衣帽包着(自己) | |
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ribs
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n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 );(船或屋顶等的)肋拱;肋骨状的东西;(织物的)凸条花纹 | |
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numb
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thorny
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slabs
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slumber
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drawn
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lanky
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traction
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scrambled
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ledge
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n.壁架,架状突出物;岩架,岩礁 | |
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plunging
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streak
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n.条理,斑纹,倾向,少许,痕迹;v.加条纹,变成条纹,奔驰,快速移动 | |
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melee
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n.混战;混战的人群 | |
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standing
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n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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impasse
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n.僵局;死路 | |
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conveyances
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n.传送( conveyance的名词复数 );运送;表达;运输工具 | |
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stiffened
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huddled
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挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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mutual
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adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的 | |
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disdain
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n.鄙视,轻视;v.轻视,鄙视,不屑 | |
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mimicking
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v.(尤指为了逗乐而)模仿( mimic的现在分词 );酷似 | |
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pompous
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adj.傲慢的,自大的;夸大的;豪华的 | |
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orations
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giggled
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v.咯咯地笑( giggle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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pointed
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adj.尖的,直截了当的 | |
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renowned
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adj.著名的,有名望的,声誉鹊起的 | |
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noted
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adj.著名的,知名的 | |
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melancholic
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忧郁症患者 | |
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morbid
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steered
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v.驾驶( steer的过去式和过去分词 );操纵;控制;引导 | |
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resistant
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reminder
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n.提醒物,纪念品;暗示,提示 | |
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pangs
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突然的剧痛( pang的名词复数 ); 悲痛 | |
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oblivious
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adj.易忘的,遗忘的,忘却的,健忘的 | |
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rumbling
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cacophony
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n.刺耳的声音 | |
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commotion
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heralded
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brittle
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acrid
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swirls
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slumped
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大幅度下降,暴跌( slump的过去式和过去分词 ); 沉重或突然地落下[倒下] | |
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charred
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slaughtered
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hush
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perimeter
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faltered
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pall
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berated
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avert
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unnatural
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corpse
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intentionally
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smoldering
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murky
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watery
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slain
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gore
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stinks
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v.散发出恶臭( stink的第三人称单数 );发臭味;名声臭;糟透 | |
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nostrils
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鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 ) | |
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abruptly
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flaking
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刨成片,压成片; 盘网 | |
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spat
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parlor
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gnaw
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