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The north went on forever.
Tyrion Lannister knew the maps as well as anyone, but a fortnight on the wild track that passed forthe kingsroad up here had brought home the lesson that the map was one thing and the land quiteanother.
They had left Winterfell on the same day as the king, amidst all the commotion1 of the royaldeparture, riding out to the sound of men shouting and horses snorting, to the rattle2 of wagons3 and thegroaning of the queen’s huge wheelhouse, as a light snow flurried about them. The kingsroad was justbeyond the sprawl4 of castle and town. There the banners and the wagons and the columns of knightsand freeriders turned south, taking the tumult5 with them, while Tyrion turned north with Benjen Starkand his nephew.
It had grown colder after that, and far more quiet.
West of the road were flint hills, grey and rugged7, with tall watchtowers on their stony8 summits. Tothe east the land was lower, the ground flattening9 to a rolling plain that stretched away as far as theeye could see. Stone bridges spanned swift, narrow rivers, while small farms spread in rings aroundholdfasts walled in wood and stone. The road was well trafficked, and at night for their comfort therewere rude inns to be found.
Three days ride from Winterfell, however, the farmland gave way to dense10 wood, and thekingsroad grew lonely. The flint hills rose higher and wilder with each passing mile, until by the fifthday they had turned into mountains, cold blue-grey giants with jagged promontories11 and snow ontheir shoulders. When the wind blew from the north, long
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n.骚动,动乱 | |
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v.飞奔,碰响;激怒;n.碰撞声;拨浪鼓 | |
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wagons
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n.四轮的运货马车( wagon的名词复数 );铁路货车;小手推车 | |
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vi.躺卧,扩张,蔓延;vt.使蔓延;n.躺卧,蔓延 | |
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n.喧哗;激动,混乱;吵闹 | |
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stark
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adj.荒凉的;严酷的;完全的;adv.完全地 | |
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adj.高低不平的,粗糙的,粗壮的,强健的 | |
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stony
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adj.石头的,多石头的,冷酷的,无情的 | |
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flattening
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dense
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a.密集的,稠密的,浓密的;密度大的 | |
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promontories
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n.岬,隆起,海角( promontory的名词复数 ) | |
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plumes
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羽毛( plume的名词复数 ); 羽毛饰; 羽毛状物; 升上空中的羽状物 | |
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veered
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v.(尤指交通工具)改变方向或路线( veer的过去式和过去分词 );(指谈话内容、人的行为或观点)突然改变;(指风) (在北半球按顺时针方向、在南半球按逆时针方向)逐渐转向;风向顺时针转 | |
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evergreen
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n.常青树;adj.四季常青的 | |
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pricked
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刺,扎,戳( prick的过去式和过去分词 ); 刺伤; 刺痛; 使剧痛 | |
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bastard
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n.坏蛋,混蛋;私生子 | |
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sinister
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adj.不吉利的,凶恶的,左边的 | |
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ragged
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adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的 | |
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ravens
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sullen
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greasy
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awakening
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n.觉醒,醒悟 adj.觉醒中的;唤醒的 | |
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curtly
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adv.简短地 | |
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thighs
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n.股,大腿( thigh的名词复数 );食用的鸡(等的)腿 | |
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cramping
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图像压缩 | |
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tattered
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woolens
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毛织品,毛料织物; 毛织品,羊毛织物,毛料衣服( woolen的名词复数 ) | |
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adj.武士精神的;对女人彬彬有礼的 | |
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northward
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ERECTED
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adj. 直立的,竖立的,笔直的 vt. 使 ... 直立,建立 | |
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amber
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n.琥珀;琥珀色;adj.琥珀制的 | |
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rumination
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n.反刍,沉思 | |
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grotesquely
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adv. 奇异地,荒诞地 | |
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sip
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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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utterly
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adj.不能渗透的,不能穿过的,不易伤害的 | |
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archer
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adj.病的;致病的;病态的;可怕的 | |
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fascination
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n.令人着迷的事物,魅力,迷恋 | |
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颅骨( skull的名词复数 ); 脑袋; 脑子; 脑瓜 | |
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skull
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shimmer
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sockets
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n.套接字,使应用程序能够读写与收发通讯协定(protocol)与资料的程序( Socket的名词复数 );孔( socket的名词复数 );(电器上的)插口;托座;凹穴 | |
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mere
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adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
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unleashed
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v.把(感情、力量等)释放出来,发泄( unleash的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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gaping
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adj.口的;张口的;敞口的;多洞穴的v.目瞪口呆地凝视( gape的现在分词 );张开,张大 | |
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jaws
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n.口部;嘴 | |
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awed
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adj.充满敬畏的,表示敬畏的v.使敬畏,使惊惧( awe的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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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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loyalties
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n.忠诚( loyalty的名词复数 );忠心;忠于…感情;要忠于…的强烈感情 | |
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fealty
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n.忠贞,忠节 | |
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beget
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v.引起;产生 | |
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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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remarkably
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ad.不同寻常地,相当地 | |
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dwarf
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n.矮子,侏儒,矮小的动植物;vt.使…矮小 | |
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pony
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adj.小型的;n.小马 | |
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alas
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int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等) | |
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ironies
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n.反语( irony的名词复数 );冷嘲;具有讽刺意味的事;嘲弄 | |
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repulsive
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adj.排斥的,使人反感的 | |
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stunted
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adj.矮小的;发育迟缓的 | |
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bowels
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n.肠,内脏,内部;肠( bowel的名词复数 );内部,最深处 | |
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guffawed
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v.大笑,狂笑( guffaw的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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horrified
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a.(表现出)恐惧的 | |
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eyebrow
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n.眉毛,眉 | |
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debtors
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bastards
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私生子( bastard的名词复数 ); 坏蛋; 讨厌的事物; 麻烦事 (认为别人走运或不幸时说)家伙 | |
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wrenched
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v.(猛力地)扭( wrench的过去式和过去分词 );扭伤;使感到痛苦;使悲痛 | |
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frustration
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n.挫折,失败,失效,落空 | |
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growl
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sagged
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grunt
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v.嘟哝;作呼噜声;n.呼噜声,嘟哝 | |
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humiliated
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entirely
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ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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trickled
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v.滴( trickle的过去式和过去分词 );淌;使)慢慢走;缓慢移动 | |
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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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scooped
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tangle
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stew
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n.炖汤,焖,烦恼;v.炖汤,焖,忧虑 | |
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鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 ) | |
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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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shrugged
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vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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bloody
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adj.非常的的;流血的;残忍的;adv.很;vt.血染 | |
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mellow
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adj.柔和的;熟透的;v.变柔和;(使)成熟 | |
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drawn
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