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Somewhere in the great stone maze1 of Winterfell, a wolf howled. The sound hung over the castle likea flag of mourning.
Tyrion Lannister looked up from his books and shivered, though the library was snug2 and warm.
Something about the howling of a wolf took a man right out of his here and now and left him in adark forest of the mind, running naked before the pack.
When the direwolf howled again, Tyrion shut the heavy leather-bound cover on the book he wasreading, a hundred-year-old discourse3 on the changing of the seasons by a long-dead maester. Hecovered a yawn with the back of his hand. His reading lamp was flickering4, its oil all but gone, asdawn light leaked through the high windows. He had been at it all night, but that was nothing new.
Tyrion Lannister was not much a one for sleeping.
His legs were stiff and sore as he eased down off the bench. He massaged5 some life back into themand limped heavily to the table where the septon was snoring softly, his head pillowed on an openbook in front of him. Tyrion glanced at the title. A life of the Grand Maester Aethelmure, no wonder.
“Chayle,” he said softly. The young man jerked up, blinking, confused, the crystal of his orderswinging wildly on its silver chain. “I’m off to break my fast. See that you return the books to theshelves. Be gentle with the Valyrian scrolls7, the parchment is very dry. Ayrmidon’s Engines of War isquite rare, and yours is the only complete copy I’ve ever seen.” Chayle gaped8 at him, still half-asleep.
Patiently, Tyrion repeated his instructions, then clapped the septon on the shoulder and left him to histasks.
Outside, Tyrion swallowed a lungful of the cold morning air and began his laborious9 descent of thesteep stone steps that corkscrewed around the
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maze
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n.迷宫,八阵图,混乱,迷惑 | |
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adj.温暖舒适的,合身的,安全的;v.使整洁干净,舒适地依靠,紧贴;n.(英)酒吧里的私房 | |
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n.论文,演说;谈话;话语;vi.讲述,著述 | |
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adj.闪烁的,摇曳的,一闪一闪的 | |
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massaged
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按摩,推拿( massage的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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n.顽童 | |
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n.(常用于录写正式文件的)纸卷( scroll的名词复数 );卷轴;涡卷形(装饰);卷形花纹v.(电脑屏幕上)从上到下移动(资料等),卷页( scroll的第三人称单数 );(似卷轴般)卷起;(像展开卷轴般地)将文字显示于屏幕 | |
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v.目瞪口呆地凝视( gape的过去式和过去分词 );张开,张大 | |
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exterior
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standing
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squire
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n.护卫, 侍从, 乡绅 | |
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squires
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swarmed
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密集( swarm的过去式和过去分词 ); 云集; 成群地移动; 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去 | |
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adj.荒凉的;严酷的;完全的;adv.完全地 | |
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hopped
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跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 ); 单足蹦跳; 齐足(或双足)跳行; 摘葎草花 | |
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bodyguard
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n.护卫,保镖 | |
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farce
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n.闹剧,笑剧,滑稽戏;胡闹 | |
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insolence
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n.傲慢;无礼;厚颜;傲慢的态度 | |
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petulant
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noted
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vi.遵守;坚持;vt.忍受 | |
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looming
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n.上现蜃景(光通过低层大气发生异常折射形成的一种海市蜃楼)v.隐约出现,阴森地逼近( loom的现在分词 );隐约出现,阴森地逼近 | |
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behold
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hideously
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adv.可怕地,非常讨厌地 | |
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knight
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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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timorously
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warily
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crooked
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sip
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gasp
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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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unnatural
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shrug
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v.耸肩(表示怀疑、冷漠、不知等) | |
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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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bastard
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n.坏蛋,混蛋;私生子 | |
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celibate
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adj.独身的,独身主义的;n.独身者 | |
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abruptly
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filth
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n.肮脏,污物,污秽;淫猥 | |
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kindly
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grotesque
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adj.怪诞的,丑陋的;n.怪诞的图案,怪人(物) | |
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v.重读( accentuate的过去式和过去分词 );使突出;使恶化;加重音符号于 | |
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perverse
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adj.刚愎的;坚持错误的,行为反常的 | |
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