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The scent1 of hot bread drifting from the shops along the Street of Flour was sweeter than anyperfume Arya had ever smelled. She took a deep breath and stepped closer to the pigeon. It was aplump one, speckled brown, busily pecking at a crust that had fallen between two cobblestones, butwhen Arya’s shadow touched it, it took to the air.
Her stick sword whistled out and caught it two feet off the ground, and it went down in a flurry ofbrown feathers. She was on it in the blink of an eye, grabbing a wing as the pigeon flapped andfluttered. It pecked at her hand. She grabbed its neck and twisted until she felt the bone snap.
Compared with catching2 cats, pigeons were easy.
A passing septon was looking at her askance. “Here’s the best place to find pigeon,” Arya told himas she brushed herself off and picked up her fallen stick sword. “They come for the crumbs3.” Hehurried away.
She tied the pigeon to her belt and started down the street. A man was pushing a load of tarts5 by ona two-wheeled cart; the smells sang of blueberries and lemons and apricots. Her stomach made ahollow rumbly noise. “Could I have one?” she heard herself say. “A lemon, or … or any kind.”
The pushcart6 man looked her up and down. Plainly he did not like what he saw. “Three coppers7.”
Arya tapped her wooden sword against the side of her boot. “I’ll trade you a fat pigeon,” she said.
“The Others take your pigeon,” the pushcart man said.
The tarts were still warm from the oven. The smells were making her mouth water, but she did nothave three coppers … or one. She gave the pushcart man a look, remembering what Syrio had told herabout seeing. He was short, with a little round belly8, and when he moved he seemed to favor his leftleg a little. She was just thinking that if she snatched a
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1 scent | |
n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉 | |
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2 catching | |
adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住 | |
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3 crumbs | |
int. (表示惊讶)哎呀 n. 碎屑 名词crumb的复数形式 | |
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4 tart | |
adj.酸的;尖酸的,刻薄的;n.果馅饼;淫妇 | |
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5 tarts | |
n.果馅饼( tart的名词复数 );轻佻的女人;妓女;小妞 | |
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n.手推车 | |
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7 coppers | |
铜( copper的名词复数 ); 铜币 | |
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n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛 | |
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9 filthy | |
adj.卑劣的;恶劣的,肮脏的 | |
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10 gutter | |
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12 standing | |
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14 hip | |
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15 flea | |
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16 slain | |
杀死,宰杀,杀戮( slay的过去分词 ); (slay的过去分词) | |
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17 ruptured | |
v.(使)破裂( rupture的过去式和过去分词 );(使体内组织等)断裂;使(友好关系)破裂;使绝交 | |
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18 tolled | |
鸣钟(toll的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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19 toll | |
n.过路(桥)费;损失,伤亡人数;v.敲(钟) | |
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20 fleas | |
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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21 cape | |
n.海角,岬;披肩,短披风 | |
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22 crimson | |
n./adj.深(绯)红色(的);vi.脸变绯红色 | |
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23 wagons | |
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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24 wagon | |
n.四轮马车,手推车,面包车;无盖运货列车 | |
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25 treacherous | |
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26 alleys | |
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27 stew | |
n.炖汤,焖,烦恼;v.炖汤,焖,忧虑 | |
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28 barley | |
n.大麦,大麦粒 | |
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29 chunks | |
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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30 turnip | |
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31 bracelet | |
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32 huddled | |
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33 conceal | |
v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽 | |
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34 orchards | |
(通常指围起来的)果园( orchard的名词复数 ) | |
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35 maze | |
n.迷宫,八阵图,混乱,迷惑 | |
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36 dodge | |
v.闪开,躲开,避开;n.妙计,诡计 | |
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37 whooping | |
发嗬嗬声的,发咳声的 | |
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38 hoop | |
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39 resentment | |
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40 hoops | |
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41 puddles | |
n.水坑, (尤指道路上的)雨水坑( puddle的名词复数 ) | |
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42 puddle | |
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43 wary | |
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44 sobbing | |
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45 gull | |
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46 galleys | |
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47 galley | |
n.(飞机或船上的)厨房单层甲板大帆船;军舰舰长用的大划艇; | |
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48 decided | |
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49 wharfs | |
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50 hulls | |
船体( hull的名词复数 ); 船身; 外壳; 豆荚 | |
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51 hull | |
n.船身;(果、实等的)外壳;vt.去(谷物等)壳 | |
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52 oars | |
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53 pier | |
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54 woolen | |
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55 sleek | |
adj.光滑的,井然有序的;v.使光滑,梳拢 | |
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56 blurted | |
v.突然说出,脱口而出( blurt的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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57 shrugged | |
vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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58 dicing | |
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59 dice | |
n.骰子;vt.把(食物)切成小方块,冒险 | |
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60 crooked | |
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61 pigsties | |
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62 wailed | |
v.哭叫,哀号( wail的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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63 tolling | |
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64 scampered | |
v.蹦蹦跳跳地跑,惊惶奔跑( scamper的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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65 tangled | |
adj. 纠缠的,紊乱的 动词tangle的过去式和过去分词 | |
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66 sobbed | |
哭泣,啜泣( sob的过去式和过去分词 ); 哭诉,呜咽地说 | |
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67 throbbed | |
抽痛( throb的过去式和过去分词 ); (心脏、脉搏等)跳动 | |
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68 bloody | |
adj.非常的的;流血的;残忍的;adv.很;vt.血染 | |
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69 gallop | |
v./n.(马或骑马等)飞奔;飞速发展 | |
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70 chestnut | |
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71 homely | |
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72 freckled | |
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73 giggle | |
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74 stark | |
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75 traitor | |
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76 spat | |
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77 traitors | |
卖国贼( traitor的名词复数 ); 叛徒; 背叛者; 背信弃义的人 | |
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78 knight | |
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79 plaza | |
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80 looming | |
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81 spotted | |
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82 frantic | |
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83 smears | |
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84 velvet | |
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85 beads | |
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86 drawn | |
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87 squat | |
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89 spun | |
v.纺,杜撰,急转身 | |
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90 knights | |
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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91 prancing | |
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92 slashed | |
v.挥砍( slash的过去式和过去分词 );鞭打;割破;削减 | |
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93 gliding | |
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94 slippers | |
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95 pointed | |
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96 duel | |
n./v.决斗;(双方的)斗争 | |
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97 bracelets | |
n.手镯,臂镯( bracelet的名词复数 ) | |
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98 scowled | |
怒视,生气地皱眉( scowl的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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100 filigree | |
n.金银丝做的工艺品;v.用金银细丝饰品装饰;用华而不实的饰品装饰;adj.金银细丝工艺的 | |
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101 metallic | |
adj.金属的;金属制的;含金属的;产金属的;像金属的 | |
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102 shimmer | |
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103 prodded | |
v.刺,戳( prod的过去式和过去分词 );刺激;促使;(用手指或尖物)戳 | |
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104 taunts | |
嘲弄的言语,嘲笑,奚落( taunt的名词复数 ) | |
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105 depose | |
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106 gash | |
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107 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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108 swelling | |
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v.扭动,蠕动,蜿蜒行进( wriggle的过去式和过去分词 );(使身体某一部位)扭动;耍滑不做,逃避(应做的事等) | |
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111 apron | |
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112 fumbled | |
(笨拙地)摸索或处理(某事物)( fumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 乱摸,笨拙地弄; 使落下 | |
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114 ripple | |
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118 greasy | |
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119 squinting | |
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120 numb | |
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121 doorway | |
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