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It seemed a thousand years ago that Catelyn Stark1 had carried her infant son out of Riverrun, crossingthe Tumblestone in a small boat to begin their journey north to Winterfell. And it was across theTumblestone that they came home now, though the boy wore plate and mail in place of swaddlingclothes.
Robb sat in the bow with Grey Wind, his hand resting on his direwolf’s head as the rowers pulledat their oars2. Theon Greyjoy was with him. Her uncle Brynden would come behind in the second boat,with the Greatjon and Lord Karstark.
Catelyn took a place toward the stern. They shot down the Tumblestone, letting the strong currentpush them past the looming3 Wheel Tower. The splash and rumble4 of the great waterwheel within wasa sound from her girlhood that brought a sad smile to Catelyn’s face. From the sandstone walls of thecastle, soldiers and servants shouted down her name, and Robb’s, and “Winterfell!” From everyrampart waved the banner of House Tully: a leaping trout6, silver, against a rippling7 blue-and-red field.
It was a stirring sight, yet it did not lift her heart. She wondered if indeed her heart would ever liftagain. Oh, Ned …Below the Wheel Tower, they made a wide turn and knifed through the churning water. The menput their backs into it. The wide arch of the Water Gate came into view, and she heard the creak ofheavy chains as the great iron portcullis was winched upward. It rose slowly as they approached, andCatelyn saw that the lower half of it was red with rust8. The bottom foot dripped brown mud on themas they passed underneath9, the barbed spikes10 mere
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1 stark | |
adj.荒凉的;严酷的;完全的;adv.完全地 | |
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n.桨,橹( oar的名词复数 );划手v.划(行)( oar的第三人称单数 ) | |
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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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4 rumble | |
n.隆隆声;吵嚷;v.隆隆响;低沉地说 | |
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5 ram | |
(random access memory)随机存取存储器 | |
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6 trout | |
n.鳟鱼;鲑鱼(属) | |
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7 rippling | |
起涟漪的,潺潺流水般声音的 | |
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8 rust | |
n.锈;v.生锈;(脑子)衰退 | |
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9 underneath | |
adj.在...下面,在...底下;adv.在下面 | |
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10 spikes | |
n.穗( spike的名词复数 );跑鞋;(防滑)鞋钉;尖状物v.加烈酒于( spike的第三人称单数 );偷偷地给某人的饮料加入(更多)酒精( 或药物);把尖状物钉入;打乱某人的计划 | |
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11 mere | |
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
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12 fiery | |
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13 raven | |
n.渡鸟,乌鸦;adj.乌亮的 | |
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14 scrambled | |
v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞 | |
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15 abruptly | |
adv.突然地,出其不意地 | |
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16 vaulted | |
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17 hoarsely | |
adv.嘶哑地 | |
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18 battered | |
adj.磨损的;v.连续猛击;磨损 | |
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19 aged | |
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20 vengeance | |
n.报复,报仇,复仇 | |
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21 steward | |
n.乘务员,服务员;看管人;膳食管理员 | |
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22 loomed | |
v.隐约出现,阴森地逼近( loom的过去式和过去分词 );隐约出现,阴森地逼近 | |
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23 dreading | |
v.害怕,恐惧,担心( dread的现在分词 ) | |
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24 somber | |
adj.昏暗的,阴天的,阴森的,忧郁的 | |
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25 monstrous | |
adj.巨大的;恐怖的;可耻的,丢脸的 | |
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26 frail | |
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27 dwarf | |
n.矮子,侏儒,矮小的动植物;vt.使…矮小 | |
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28 triangular | |
adj.三角(形)的,三者间的 | |
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29 jutted | |
v.(使)突出( jut的过去式和过去分词 );伸出;(从…)突出;高出 | |
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30 prow | |
n.(飞机)机头,船头 | |
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31 sagged | |
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32 streaked | |
adj.有条斑纹的,不安的v.快速移动( streak的过去式和过去分词 );使布满条纹 | |
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33 spasm | |
n.痉挛,抽搐;一阵发作 | |
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34 crabs | |
n.蟹( crab的名词复数 );阴虱寄生病;蟹肉v.捕蟹( crab的第三人称单数 ) | |
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35 belly | |
n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛 | |
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36 yearning | |
a.渴望的;向往的;怀念的 | |
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37 wed | |
v.娶,嫁,与…结婚 | |
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38 freckles | |
n.雀斑,斑点( freckle的名词复数 ) | |
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39 knight | |
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40 chuckled | |
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41 chiding | |
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42 garrison | |
n.卫戍部队;驻地,卫戍区;vt.派(兵)驻防 | |
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43 slaughter | |
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44 canopy | |
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45 ivy | |
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46 bower | |
n.凉亭,树荫下凉快之处;闺房;v.荫蔽 | |
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47 giggling | |
v.咯咯地笑( giggle的现在分词 ) | |
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48 vividly | |
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49 afterward | |
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50 sheathe | |
v.(将刀剑)插入鞘;包,覆盖 | |
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51 sheathed | |
adj.雕塑像下半身包在鞘中的;覆盖的;铠装的;装鞘了的v.将(刀、剑等)插入鞘( sheathe的过去式和过去分词 );包,覆盖 | |
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52 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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53 decided | |
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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54 convened | |
召开( convene的过去式 ); 召集; (为正式会议而)聚集; 集合 | |
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55 fugitive | |
adj.逃亡的,易逝的;n.逃犯,逃亡者 | |
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56 blustering | |
adj.狂风大作的,狂暴的v.外强中干的威吓( bluster的现在分词 );咆哮;(风)呼啸;狂吹 | |
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57 eldest | |
adj.最年长的,最年老的 | |
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58 sullen | |
adj.愠怒的,闷闷不乐的,(天气等)阴沉的 | |
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59 pointed | |
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60 bide | |
v.忍耐;等候;住 | |
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61 levies | |
(部队)征兵( levy的名词复数 ); 募捐; 被征募的军队 | |
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62 fealty | |
n.忠贞,忠节 | |
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63 laggardly | |
adj.缓慢的,落后的adv.行动缓慢地 | |
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64 imp | |
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65 eerily | |
adv.引起神秘感或害怕地 | |
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66 traitor | |
n.叛徒,卖国贼 | |
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67 lawful | |
adj.法律许可的,守法的,合法的 | |
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68 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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69 truce | |
n.休战,(争执,烦恼等的)缓和;v.以停战结束 | |
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70 ransoms | |
付赎金救人,赎金( ransom的名词复数 ) | |
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71 outrage | |
n.暴行,侮辱,愤怒;vt.凌辱,激怒 | |
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72 bellowed | |
v.发出吼叫声,咆哮(尤指因痛苦)( bellow的过去式和过去分词 );(愤怒地)说出(某事),大叫 | |
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73 valiant | |
adj.勇敢的,英勇的;n.勇士,勇敢的人 | |
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74 rumbled | |
发出隆隆声,发出辘辘声( rumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 轰鸣着缓慢行进; 发现…的真相; 看穿(阴谋) | |
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75 futility | |
n.无用 | |
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76 ravaging | |
毁坏( ravage的现在分词 ); 蹂躏; 劫掠; 抢劫 | |
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77 slaughtered | |
v.屠杀,杀戮,屠宰( slaughter的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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78 spat | |
n.口角,掌击;v.发出呼噜呼噜声 | |
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79 spiked | |
adj.有穗的;成锥形的;有尖顶的 | |
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80 mace | |
n.狼牙棒,豆蔻干皮 | |
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