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Four days after Theresa left Wilmington, Garrett had another dream, only this time it was about Catherine. In the dream they were in a grassy1 field bordered by a cliff overlooking the ocean. They were walking together, holding hands and talking, when Garrett said something that made her laugh. All at once she broke away from him. Looking over her shoulder and laughing, she called for Garrett to chase her. He did, laughing as well, feeling much as he had the day they were married.
Watching her run, he couldn't help but notice how beautiful she was. Her flowing hair reflected the light of the high yellow sun, her legs were lean and moving rhythmically2, effortlessly. Her smile, despite the fact she was running, looked easy and relaxed, as if she were standing3 still.
"Chase me, Garrett. Can you catch me?" she called.
The sound of laughter after she said it floated in the air around him, sounding musical.
He was slowly gaining on her when he noticed that she was heading toward the cliff. In her excitement and joy, she didn't seem to realize where she was going.
But that's ridiculous, he thought. She has to know.
Garrett called for her to stop, but instead she began to run faster.
She was approaching the edge of the cliff.
With a feeling of certain dread4, he saw that he was still too far behind her to catch her.
He ran as fast as he could, screaming for her to turn around. She didn't appear to hear him. He felt the adrenaline rush through his body, fed by a paralyzing fear. "Stop, Catherine!" he shouted, his lungs exhausted5. "The cliff-you're not watching where you're going!" The more he shouted, the softer his voice became, until it turned into a whisper.
Catherine kept on running, unaware6. The cliff was only a few feet away.
He was closing ground.
But he was still too far behind.
"Stop!" he screamed again, though this time he knew she couldn't hear it. His voice had diminished to nothing. The panic he felt then was greater than anything he'd ever known. With everything he had, he willed his legs to move faster, but they began to tire, turning heavier with every step he took.
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grassy
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| adj.盖满草的;长满草的 | |
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rhythmically
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| adv.有节奏地 | |
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standing
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dread
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| vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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exhausted
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| adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的 | |
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unaware
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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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afterward
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depressed
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| adj.沮丧的,抑郁的,不景气的,萧条的 | |
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eyebrow
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entirely
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spoke
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| n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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turnip
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| n.萝卜,芜菁 | |
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softening
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numbness
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subsided
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scuba
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instructor
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irony
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frustrated
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| adj.挫败的,失意的,泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 );挫败;使受挫折;令人沮丧 | |
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pointed
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spinach
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buffet
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| n.自助餐;饮食柜台;餐台 | |
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shrugged
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| vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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craving
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dressing
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| n.(食物)调料;包扎伤口的用品,敷料 | |
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seafood
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eyebrows
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safari
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| n.远征旅行(探险、考察);探险队,狩猎队 | |
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regain
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complexities
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| 复杂性(complexity的名词复数); 复杂的事物 | |
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rummaging
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| 翻找,搜寻( rummage的现在分词 ); 海关检查 | |
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itinerary
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perfectly
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melancholy
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pajamas
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gliding
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banishing
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screeched
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steadily
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congestion
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| n.阻塞,消化不良 | |
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reclaiming
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impersonal
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| adj.无个人感情的,与个人无关的,非人称的 | |
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entailed
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leisurely
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columnists
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bin
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celebrity
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| n.名人,名流;著名,名声,名望 | |
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wry
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wryly
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| adv. 挖苦地,嘲弄地 | |
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celebrities
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intimidated
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curiously
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caressed
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biased
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lash
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admiration
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| n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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distractions
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celebrated
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brunch
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lipstick
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gathering
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broached
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catching
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retrieved
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unpacked
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tablecloth
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| v.使眼色( wink的过去式和过去分词 );递眼色(表示友好或高兴等);(指光)闪烁;闪亮 | |
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| adj.经常遭责怪的;被压制的;感到厌烦的;被激怒的v.不断地挑剔或批评(某人)( nag的过去式和过去分词 );不断地烦扰或伤害(某人);无休止地抱怨;不断指责 | |
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baggy
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browsing
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| v.吃草( browse的现在分词 );随意翻阅;(在商店里)随便看看;(在计算机上)浏览信息 | |
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| n.人群( throng的名词复数 )v.成群,挤满( throng的第三人称单数 ) | |
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| n.对超自然力敏感的人;adj.有超自然力的 | |
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