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“My lady, you ought cover your head,” Ser Rodrik told her as their horses plodded1 north. “Youwill take a chill.”
“It is only water, Ser Rodrik,” Catelyn replied. Her hair hung wet and heavy, a loose strand2 stuckto her forehead, and she could imagine how ragged3 and wild she must look, but for once she did notcare. The southern rain was soft and warm. Catelyn liked the feel of it on her face, gentle as amother’s kisses. It took her back to her childhood, to long grey days at Riverrun. She remembered thegodswood, drooping5 branches heavy with moisture, and the sound of her brother’s laughter as hechased her through piles of damp leaves. She remembered making mud pies with Lysa, the weight ofthem, the mud slick and brown between her fingers. They had served them to Littlefinger, giggling,and he’d eaten so much mud he was sick for a week. How young they all had been.
Catelyn had almost forgotten. In the north, the rain fell cold and hard, and sometimes at night itturned to ice. It was as likely to kill a crop as nurture6 it, and it sent grown men running for the nearestshelter. That was no rain for little girls to play in.
“I am soaked through,” Ser Rodrik complained. “Even my bones are wet.” The woods pressedclose around them, and the steady pattering of rain on leaves was accompanied by the small suckingsounds their horses made as their hooves pulled free of the mud. “We will want a fire tonight, mylady, and a hot meal would serve us both.”
“There is an inn at the crossroads up ahead,” Catelyn told him. She had slept many a night there inher youth, traveling with her father. Lord Hoster Tully had been a restless man in his prime, alwaysriding somewhere. She still remembered the innkeep, a fat woman named Masha Heddle who chewedsourleaf night and day and seemed to have an endless supply of smiles and sweet cakes for thechildren. The sweet cakes had been soaked with honey, rich and heavy on the tongue, but howCatelyn had dreaded7 those smiles. The sourleaf had stained Masha’s teeth a dark red, and made hersmile a
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plodded
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v.沉重缓慢地走(路)( plod的过去式和过去分词 );努力从事;沉闷地苦干;缓慢进行(尤指艰难枯燥的工作) | |
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vt.使(船)搁浅,使(某人)困于(某地) | |
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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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n.头巾,兜帽,覆盖;v.罩上,以头巾覆盖 | |
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drooping
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adj. 下垂的,无力的 动词droop的现在分词 | |
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nurture
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n.养育,照顾,教育;滋养,营养品;vt.养育,给与营养物,教养,扶持 | |
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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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wary
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swollen
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adj.肿大的,水涨的;v.使变大,肿胀 | |
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reined
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勒缰绳使(马)停步( rein的过去式和过去分词 ); 驾驭; 严格控制; 加强管理 | |
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sodden
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adj.浑身湿透的;v.使浸透;使呆头呆脑 | |
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indigo
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n.靛青,靛蓝 | |
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knights
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骑士; (中古时代的)武士( knight的名词复数 ); 骑士; 爵士; (国际象棋中)马 | |
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knight
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n.骑士,武士;爵士 | |
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squires
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n.地主,乡绅( squire的名词复数 ) | |
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harps
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abbr.harpsichord 拨弦古钢琴n.竖琴( harp的名词复数 ) | |
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harp
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n.竖琴;天琴座 | |
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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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laden
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adj.装满了的;充满了的;负了重担的;苦恼的 | |
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hops
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跳上[下]( hop的第三人称单数 ); 单足蹦跳; 齐足(或双足)跳行; 摘葎草花 | |
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craftsmen
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n. 技工 | |
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lavish
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adj.凿刻的,轮廓分明的v.凿,雕,镌( chisel的过去式 ) | |
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adj.简短的,草率的 | |
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confluence
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n.汇合,聚集 | |
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cursory
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adj.粗略的;草率的;匆促的 | |
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cramped
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a.狭窄的 | |
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deafening
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adj. 振耳欲聋的, 极喧闹的 动词deafen的现在分词形式 | |
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pane
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n.窗格玻璃,长方块 | |
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milky
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adj.牛奶的,多奶的;乳白色的 | |
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yearned
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渴望,切盼,向往( yearn的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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gathering
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n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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brace
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n. 支柱,曲柄,大括号; v. 绷紧,顶住,(为困难或坏事)做准备 | |
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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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loath
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adj.不愿意的;勉强的 | |
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chasms
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裂缝( chasm的名词复数 ); 裂口; 分歧; 差别 | |
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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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perilous
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adj.危险的,冒险的 | |
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clans
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宗族( clan的名词复数 ); 氏族; 庞大的家族; 宗派 | |
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brigands
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n.土匪,强盗( brigand的名词复数 ) | |
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descending
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n. 下行 adj. 下降的 | |
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loyalty
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n.忠诚,忠心 | |
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racing
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n.竞赛,赛马;adj.竞赛用的,赛马用的 | |
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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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levies
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(部队)征兵( levy的名词复数 ); 募捐; 被征募的军队 | |
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tug
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v.用力拖(或拉);苦干;n.拖;苦干;拖船 | |
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exasperation
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n.愤慨 | |
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forth
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adv.向前;向外,往外 | |
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skewer
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n.(烤肉用的)串肉杆;v.用杆串好 | |
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skewers
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n.串肉扦( skewer的名词复数 );烤肉扦;棒v.(用串肉扦或类似物)串起,刺穿( skewer的第三人称单数 ) | |
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mingling
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adj.混合的 | |
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reeking
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v.发出浓烈的臭气( reek的现在分词 );散发臭气;发出难闻的气味 (of sth);明显带有(令人不快或生疑的跡象) | |
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wizened
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adj.凋谢的;枯槁的 | |
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swapped
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交换(工作)( swap的过去式和过去分词 ); 用…替换,把…换成,掉换(过来) | |
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boon
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n.恩赐,恩物,恩惠 | |
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capes
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碎谷; 斗篷( cape的名词复数 ); 披肩; 海角; 岬 | |
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blessings
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n.(上帝的)祝福( blessing的名词复数 );好事;福分;因祸得福 | |
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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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rebuke
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v.指责,非难,斥责 [反]praise | |
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scurrying
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v.急匆匆地走( scurry的现在分词 ) | |
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chunks
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厚厚的一块( chunk的名词复数 ); (某物)相当大的数量或部分 | |
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plaintive
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copper
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n.铜;铜币;铜器;adj.铜(制)的;(紫)铜色的 | |
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groused
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v.抱怨,发牢骚( grouse的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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chamber
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n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所 | |
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blizzards
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暴风雪( blizzard的名词复数 ); 暴风雪似的一阵,大量(或大批) | |
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tightening
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上紧,固定,紧密 | |
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hideous
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adj.丑陋的,可憎的,可怕的,恐怖的 | |
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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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fleas
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n.跳蚤( flea的名词复数 );爱财如命;没好气地(拒绝某人的要求) | |
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flicked
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(尤指用手指或手快速地)轻击( flick的过去式和过去分词 ); (用…)轻挥; (快速地)按开关; 向…笑了一下(或瞥了一眼等) | |
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wink
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n.眨眼,使眼色,瞬间;v.眨眼,使眼色,闪烁 | |
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briefly
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gaped
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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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chagrin
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n.懊恼;气愤;委屈 | |
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frantic
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adj.狂乱的,错乱的,激昂的 | |
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embroidered
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conspired
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密谋( conspire的过去式和过去分词 ); 搞阴谋; (事件等)巧合; 共同导致 | |
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drawn
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v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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