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For two days the she-wolf and One Eye hung about the Indian camp.
He was worried and apprehensive1, yet the camp lured2 his mate and shewas loath3 to depart. But when, one morning, the air was rent with thereport of a rifle close at hand, and a bullet smashed against a tree trunkseveral inches from One Eye's head, they hesitated no more, but went offon a long, swinging lope that put quick miles between them and thedanger.
They did not go far - a couple of days' journey. The she-wolf's need tofind the thing for which she searched had now become imperative4. Shewas getting very heavy, and could run but slowly. Once, in the pursuit of arabbit, which she ordinarily would have caught with ease, she gave overand lay down and rested. One Eye came to her; but when he touched herneck gently with his muzzle5 she snapped at him with such quick fiercenessthat he tumbled over backward and cut a ridiculous figure in his effort toescape her teeth. Her temper was now shorter than ever; but he hadbecome more patient than ever and more solicitous6.
And then she found the thing for which she sought. It was a few milesup a small stream that in the summer time flowed into the Mackenzie, butthat then was frozen over and frozen down to its rocky bottom - a deadstream of solid white from source to mouth. The she-wolf was trottingwearily along, her mate well in advance, when she came upon theoverhanging, high clay-bank. She turned aside and trotted8 over to it. Thewear and tear of spring storms and melting snows had underwashed thebank and in one place had made a small cave out of a narrow fissure9.
She paused at the mouth of the cave and looked the wall over carefully.
Then, on one side and the other, she ran along the base of the wall towhere its
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apprehensive
adj.担心的,恐惧的,善于领会的
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lured
吸引,引诱(lure的过去式与过去分词形式)
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loath
adj.不愿意的;勉强的
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imperative
n.命令,需要;规则;祈使语气;adj.强制的;紧急的
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muzzle
n.鼻口部;口套;枪(炮)口;vt.使缄默
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solicitous
adj.热切的,挂念的
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trotting
小跑,急走( trot的现在分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走
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trotted
小跑,急走( trot的过去分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走
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fissure
n.裂缝;裂伤
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fully
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
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abrupt
adj.突然的,意外的;唐突的,鲁莽的
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merged
(使)混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 ); 相融; 融入; 渐渐消失在某物中
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crouch
v.蹲伏,蜷缩,低头弯腰;n.蹲伏
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chamber
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所
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painstaking
adj.苦干的;艰苦的,费力的,刻苦的
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grunt
v.嘟哝;作呼噜声;n.呼噜声,嘟哝
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pointed
adj.尖的,直截了当的
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dozed
v.打盹儿,打瞌睡( doze的过去式和过去分词 )
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trickles
n.细流( trickle的名词复数 );稀稀疏疏缓慢来往的东西v.滴( trickle的第三人称单数 );淌;使)慢慢走;缓慢移动
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awakening
n.觉醒,醒悟 adj.觉醒中的;唤醒的
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ascending
adj.上升的,向上的
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shackles
手铐( shackle的名词复数 ); 脚镣; 束缚; 羁绊
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shrill
adj.尖声的;刺耳的;v尖叫
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lone
adj.孤寂的,单独的;唯一的
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thawed
解冻
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snarl
v.吼叫,怒骂,纠缠,混乱;n.混乱,缠结,咆哮
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snarled
v.(指狗)吠,嗥叫, (人)咆哮( snarl的过去式和过去分词 );咆哮着说,厉声地说
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bellied
adj.有腹的,大肚子的
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muffled
adj.(声音)被隔的;听不太清的;(衣服)裹严的;蒙住的v.压抑,捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 );用厚厚的衣帽包着(自己)
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irritably
ad.易生气地
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pervaded
v.遍及,弥漫( pervade的过去式和过去分词 )
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lair
n.野兽的巢穴;躲藏处
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lurked
vi.潜伏,埋伏(lurk的过去式与过去分词形式)
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progeny
n.后代,子孙;结果
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cubs
n.幼小的兽,不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )
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crouched
v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的过去式和过去分词 )
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deliberately
adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地
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quarry
n.采石场;v.采石;费力地找
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porcupine
n.豪猪, 箭猪
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porcupines
n.豪猪,箭猪( porcupine的名词复数 )
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sniffed
v.以鼻吸气,嗅,闻( sniff的过去式和过去分词 );抽鼻子(尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气);抱怨,不以为然地说
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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inert
adj.无活动能力的,惰性的;迟钝的
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quills
n.(刺猬或豪猪的)刺( quill的名词复数 );羽毛管;翮;纡管
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quill
n.羽毛管;v.给(织物或衣服)作皱褶
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flick
n.快速的轻打,轻打声,弹开;v.轻弹,轻轻拂去,忽然摇动
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rankling
v.(使)痛苦不已,(使)怨恨不已( rankle的现在分词 )
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crouching
v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的现在分词 )
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deft
adj.灵巧的,熟练的(a deft hand 能手)
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belly
n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛
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growled
v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说
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futilely
futile(无用的)的变形; 干
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awakened
v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到
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thicket
n.灌木丛,树林
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pounced
v.突然袭击( pounce的过去式和过去分词 );猛扑;一眼看出;抓住机会(进行抨击)
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scuttled
v.使船沉没( scuttle的过去式和过去分词 );快跑,急走
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crunched
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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gliding
v. 滑翔
adj. 滑动的
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prospected
vi.勘探(prospect的过去式与过去分词形式)
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vista
n.远景,深景,展望,回想
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imprints
n.压印( imprint的名词复数 );痕迹;持久影响
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maker
n.制造者,制造商
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leeward
adj.背风的;下风的
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petrifaction
n.石化,化石;吓呆;惊呆
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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armour
(=armor)n.盔甲;装甲部队
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agitated
adj.被鼓动的,不安的
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tremor
n.震动,颤动,战栗,兴奋,地震
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anticipation
n.预期,预料,期望
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bristling
a.竖立的
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lengthened
(时间或空间)延长,伸长( lengthen的过去式和过去分词 )
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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rigid
adj.严格的,死板的;刚硬的,僵硬的
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talons
n.(尤指猛禽的)爪( talon的名词复数 );(如爪般的)手指;爪状物;锁簧尖状突出部
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withdrawn
vt.收回;使退出;vi.撤退,退出
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astonishment
n.惊奇,惊异
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savagely
adv. 野蛮地,残酷地
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squealing
v.长声尖叫,用长而尖锐的声音说( squeal的现在分词 )
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grunting
咕哝的,呼噜的
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anatomy
n.解剖学,解剖;功能,结构,组织
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flicked
(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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monstrous
adj.巨大的;恐怖的;可耻的,丢脸的
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fiery
adj.燃烧着的,火红的;暴躁的;激烈的
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twigs
细枝,嫩枝( twig的名词复数 )
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frenzy
n.疯狂,狂热,极度的激动
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lashing
n.鞭打;痛斥;大量;许多v.鞭打( lash的现在分词 );煽动;紧系;怒斥
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erect
n./v.树立,建立,使竖立;adj.直立的,垂直的
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scooped
v.抢先报道( scoop的过去式和过去分词 );(敏捷地)抱起;抢先获得;用铲[勺]等挖(洞等)
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relish
n.滋味,享受,爱好,调味品;vt.加调味料,享受,品味;vi.有滋味
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mightily
ad.强烈地;非常地
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grunts
(猪等)作呼噜声( grunt的第三人称单数 ); (指人)发出类似的哼声; 咕哝着说; 石鲈
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sobs
啜泣(声),呜咽(声)( sob的名词复数 )
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squeals
n.长而尖锐的叫声( squeal的名词复数 )v.长声尖叫,用长而尖锐的声音说( squeal的第三人称单数 )
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drooping
adj. 下垂的,无力的
动词droop的现在分词
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defiant
adj.无礼的,挑战的
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drooped
弯曲或下垂,发蔫( droop的过去式和过去分词 )
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recollected
adj.冷静的;镇定的;被回忆起的;沉思默想的v.记起,想起( recollect的过去式和过去分词 )
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promptly
adv.及时地,敏捷地
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instinctive
adj.(出于)本能的;直觉的;(出于)天性的
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devour
v.吞没;贪婪地注视或谛听,贪读;使着迷