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I FORCED MYEYES — FROZEN WIDE OPEN WITH SHOCK — to move, so that I could not examine too closelythe oval object wrapped in tendrils of shivering, fiery1 hair.
Edward was in motion again. Swift and coolly businesslike, he dismembered the headless corpse2.
I could not go to him — I could not make my feet respond; they were bolted to the stone beneath them.
But I scrutinized3 his every action minutely, looking for any evidence that he had been harmed. My heartslowed to a healthier rhythm when I found nothing. He was lithe4 and graceful5 as ever. I couldn’t even see atear in his clothes.
He did not look at me — where I stood frozen to the cliff wall, horrified6 — while he piled the quivering,twitching limbs and then covered them with dry pine needles. He still did not meet my shocked gaze as hedarted into the forest after Seth.
I didn’t have time to recover before both he and Seth were back, Edward with his arms full of Riley. Sethwas carrying a large chunk7 — the torso — in his mouth. They added their burden to the pile, and Edwardpulled a silver rectangle from his pocket. He flipped8 open the butane lighter9 and held the flame to the drytinder. It caught at once; long tongues of orange fire licked rapidly across the pyre.
“Get every piece,” Edward said in a low aside to Seth.
Together, the vampire10 and the werewolf scoured11
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fiery
adj.燃烧着的,火红的;暴躁的;激烈的
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corpse
n.尸体,死尸
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scrutinized
v.仔细检查,详审( scrutinize的过去式和过去分词 )
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lithe
adj.(指人、身体)柔软的,易弯的
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graceful
adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的
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horrified
a.(表现出)恐惧的
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chunk
n.厚片,大块,相当大的部分(数量)
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flipped
轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 ); 按(开关); 快速翻转; 急挥
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lighter
n.打火机,点火器;驳船;v.用驳船运送;light的比较级
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vampire
n.吸血鬼
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scoured
走遍(某地)搜寻(人或物)( scour的过去式和过去分词 ); (用力)刷; 擦净; 擦亮
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incense
v.激怒;n.香,焚香时的烟,香气
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scent
n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉
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flickered
(通常指灯光)闪烁,摇曳( flicker的过去式和过去分词 )
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wary
adj.谨慎的,机警的,小心的
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clattered
发出咔哒声(clatter的过去式与过去分词形式)
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sob
n.空间轨道的轰炸机;呜咽,哭泣
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gasped
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要
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gasp
n.喘息,气喘;v.喘息;气吁吁他说
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tightened
收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)变紧; (使)绷紧; 加紧
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chuckled
轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 )
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smoothly
adv.平滑地,顺利地,流利地,流畅地
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offhand
adj.临时,无准备的;随便,马虎的
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tilted
v. 倾斜的
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shrugged
vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式)
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stunt
n.惊人表演,绝技,特技;vt.阻碍...发育,妨碍...生长
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glower
v.怒目而视
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feigning
假装,伪装( feign的现在分词 ); 捏造(借口、理由等)
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offense
n.犯规,违法行为;冒犯,得罪
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flinched
v.(因危险和痛苦)退缩,畏惧( flinch的过去式和过去分词 )
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throbbed
抽痛( throb的过去式和过去分词 ); (心脏、脉搏等)跳动
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stiffened
加强的
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collapsed
adj.倒塌的
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abruptly
adv.突然地,出其不意地
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whined
v.哀号( whine的过去式和过去分词 );哀诉,诉怨
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spasm
n.痉挛,抽搐;一阵发作
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blistering
adj.酷热的;猛烈的;使起疱的;可恶的v.起水疱;起气泡;使受暴晒n.[涂料] 起泡
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clenched
v.紧握,抓紧,咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 )
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winced
赶紧避开,畏缩( wince的过去式和过去分词 )
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anguish
n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦,烦恼
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plural
n.复数;复数形式;adj.复数的
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sagged
下垂的
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crouch
v.蹲伏,蜷缩,低头弯腰;n.蹲伏
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crouched
v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的过去式和过去分词 )
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agonized
v.使(极度)痛苦,折磨( agonize的过去式和过去分词 );苦斗;苦苦思索;感到极度痛苦
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constricted
adj.抑制的,约束的
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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intercede
vi.仲裁,说情
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jolted
(使)摇动, (使)震惊( jolt的过去式和过去分词 )
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plummeting
v.垂直落下,骤然跌落( plummet的现在分词 )
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contingent
adj.视条件而定的;n.一组,代表团,分遣队
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momentous
adj.重要的,重大的
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bleak
adj.(天气)阴冷的;凄凉的;暗淡的
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unwilling
adj.不情愿的
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harass
vt.使烦恼,折磨,骚扰
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tempt
vt.引诱,勾引,吸引,引起…的兴趣
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exquisite
adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的
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truces
休战( truce的名词复数 ); 停战(协定); 停止争辩(的协议); 中止
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shreds
v.撕碎,切碎( shred的第三人称单数 );用撕毁机撕毁(文件)
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racing
n.竞赛,赛马;adj.竞赛用的,赛马用的
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blur
n.模糊不清的事物;vt.使模糊,使看不清楚
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jade
n.玉石;碧玉;翡翠
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mumbled
含糊地说某事,叽咕,咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 )
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fixed
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
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touching
adj.动人的,使人感伤的
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soothing
adj.慰藉的;使人宽心的;镇静的
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dread
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧
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eyelids
n.眼睑( eyelid的名词复数 );眼睛也不眨一下;不露声色;面不改色
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placating
v.安抚,抚慰,使平静( placate的现在分词 )
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perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
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reassuring
a.使人消除恐惧和疑虑的,使人放心的
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vertical
adj.垂直的,顶点的,纵向的;n.垂直物,垂直的位置
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hovering
鸟( hover的现在分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫
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haze
n.霾,烟雾;懵懂,迷糊;vi.(over)变模糊
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intensity
n.强烈,剧烈;强度;烈度
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numb
adj.麻木的,失去感觉的;v.使麻木
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vampires
n.吸血鬼( vampire的名词复数 );吸血蝠;高利贷者;(舞台上的)活板门
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irises
n.虹( iris的名词复数 );虹膜;虹彩;鸢尾(花)
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venom
n.毒液,恶毒,痛恨
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grimaced
v.扮鬼相,做鬼脸( grimace的过去式和过去分词 )
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wailed
v.哭叫,哀号( wail的过去式和过去分词 )
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shrilly
尖声的; 光亮的,耀眼的
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growled
v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说
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growl
v.(狗等)嗥叫,(炮等)轰鸣;n.嗥叫,轰鸣
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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overdone
v.做得过分( overdo的过去分词 );太夸张;把…煮得太久;(工作等)过度
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peeked
v.很快地看( peek的过去式和过去分词 );偷看;窥视;微露出
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groaned
v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 );发牢骚;抱怨;受苦
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crimson
n./adj.深(绯)红色(的);vi.脸变绯红色
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tugging
n.牵引感v.用力拉,使劲拉,猛扯( tug的现在分词 )
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torment
n.折磨;令人痛苦的东西(人);vt.折磨;纠缠
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sprint
n.短距离赛跑;vi. 奋力而跑,冲刺;vt.全速跑过
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pall
v.覆盖,使平淡无味;n.柩衣,棺罩;棺材;帷幕
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alabaster
adj.雪白的;n.雪花石膏;条纹大理石
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dominant
adj.支配的,统治的;占优势的;显性的;n.主因,要素,主要的人(或物);显性基因
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shuddering
v.战栗( shudder的现在分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动
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writhing
(因极度痛苦而)扭动或翻滚( writhe的现在分词 )
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mesmerized
v.使入迷( mesmerize的过去式和过去分词 )
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dense
a.密集的,稠密的,浓密的;密度大的
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apathy
n.漠不关心,无动于衷;冷淡
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courteous
adj.彬彬有礼的,客气的
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solidifying
(使)成为固体,(使)变硬,(使)变得坚固( solidify的现在分词 ); 使团结一致; 充实,巩固; 具体化
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hood
n.头巾,兜帽,覆盖;v.罩上,以头巾覆盖
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wink
n.眨眼,使眼色,瞬间;v.眨眼,使眼色,闪烁
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luminous
adj.发光的,发亮的;光明的;明白易懂的;有启发的
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spoke
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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onus
n.负担;责任
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consternation
n.大为吃惊,惊骇
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animated
adj.生气勃勃的,活跃的,愉快的
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gritted
v.以沙砾覆盖(某物),撒沙砾于( grit的过去式和过去分词 );咬紧牙关
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intensified
v.(使)增强, (使)加剧( intensify的过去式和过去分词 )
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shrieked
v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 )
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flinching
v.(因危险和痛苦)退缩,畏惧( flinch的现在分词 )
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shuddered
v.战栗( shudder的过去式和过去分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动
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babbled
v.喋喋不休( babble的过去式和过去分词 );作潺潺声(如流水);含糊不清地说话;泄漏秘密
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jaw
n.颚,颌,说教,流言蜚语;v.喋喋不休,教训
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flex
n.皮线,花线;vt.弯曲或伸展
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noted
adj.著名的,知名的
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grudge
n.不满,怨恨,妒嫉;vt.勉强给,不情愿做
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beatific
adj.快乐的,有福的
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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glitch
n.干扰;误操作,小故障
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eyebrow
n.眉毛,眉
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boredom
n.厌烦,厌倦,乏味,无聊
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rumbling
n. 隆隆声, 辘辘声
adj. 隆隆响的
动词rumble的现在分词
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crunching
v.嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼( crunch的现在分词 );嘎吱作响;(快速大量地)处理信息;数字捣弄