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The spring of the year was at hand when Grey Beaver1 finished his longjourney. It was April, and White Fang2 was a year old when he pulled intothe home villages and was loosed from the harness by Mit-sah. Though along way from his full growth, White Fang, next to Lip-lip, was the largestyearling in the village. Both from his father, the wolf, and from Kiche, hehad inherited stature3 and strength, and already he was measuring upalongside the full-grown dogs. But he had not yet grown compact. Hisbody was slender and rangy, and his strength more stringy than massive,His coat was the true wolf-grey, and to all appearances he was true wolfhimself. The quarter-strain of dog he had inherited from Kiche had left nomark on him physically4, though it had played its part in his mental make- up.
He wandered through the village, recognising with staid satisfactionthe various gods he had known before the long journey. Then there werethe dogs, puppies growing up like himself, and grown dogs that did notlook so large and formidable as the memory pictures he retained of them.
Also, he stood less in fear of them than formerly5, stalking among themwith a certain careless ease that was as new to him as it was enjoyable.
There was Baseek, a grizzled old fellow that in his younger days hadbut to uncover his fangs6 to send White Fang cringing7 and crouching8 to theright about. From him White Fang had learned much of his owninsignificance; and from him he was now to learn much of the change anddevelopment that had taken place in himself. While Baseek had beengrowing weaker with age, White Fang had been growing stronger withyouth.
It was at the cutting-up of a moose, fresh-killed, that White Fanglearned of the changed relations in which he stood to the dog- world. Hehad got for himself a
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beaver
n.海狸,河狸
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fang
n.尖牙,犬牙
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stature
n.(高度)水平,(高度)境界,身高,身材
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physically
adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律
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formerly
adv.从前,以前
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fangs
n.(尤指狗和狼的)长而尖的牙( fang的名词复数 );(蛇的)毒牙;罐座
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cringing
adj.谄媚,奉承
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crouching
v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的现在分词 )
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hoof
n.(马,牛等的)蹄
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withdrawn
vt.收回;使退出;vi.撤退,退出
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immediate
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
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scramble
v.爬行,攀爬,杂乱蔓延,碎片,片段,废料
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thicket
n.灌木丛,树林
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devouring
吞没( devour的现在分词 ); 耗尽; 津津有味地看; 狼吞虎咽地吃光
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slash
vi.大幅度削减;vt.猛砍,尖锐抨击,大幅减少;n.猛砍,斜线,长切口,衣衩
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slashed
v.挥砍( slash的过去式和过去分词 );鞭打;割破;削减
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temerity
n.鲁莽,冒失
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wont
adj.习惯于;v.习惯;n.习惯
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bully
n.恃强欺弱者,小流氓;vt.威胁,欺侮
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wrath
n.愤怒,愤慨,暴怒
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waning
adj.(月亮)渐亏的,逐渐减弱或变小的n.月亏v.衰落( wane的现在分词 );(月)亏;变小;变暗淡
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bristled
adj. 直立的,多刺毛的
动词bristle的过去式和过去分词
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ominously
adv.恶兆地,不吉利地;预示地
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ominous
adj.不祥的,不吉的,预兆的,预示的
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wilt
v.(使)植物凋谢或枯萎;(指人)疲倦,衰弱
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erred
犯错误,做错事( err的过去式和过去分词 )
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contented
adj.满意的,安心的,知足的
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verge
n.边,边缘;v.接近,濒临
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bent
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
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retrieve
vt.重新得到,收回;挽回,补救;检索
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glowering
v.怒视( glower的现在分词 )
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nostrils
鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 )
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devoured
吞没( devour的过去式和过去分词 ); 耗尽; 津津有味地看; 狼吞虎咽地吃光
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astounded
v.使震惊(astound的过去式和过去分词);愕然;愕;惊讶
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futile
adj.无效的,无用的,无希望的
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outraged
a.震惊的,义愤填膺的
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bristling
a.竖立的
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solitary
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士
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morose
adj.脾气坏的,不高兴的
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redoubtable
adj.可敬的;可怕的
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friendliness
n.友谊,亲切,亲密
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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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ERECTED
adj. 直立的,竖立的,笔直的
vt. 使 ... 直立,建立
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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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cubs
n.幼小的兽,不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )
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sprawled
v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的过去式和过去分词);蔓延;杂乱无序地拓展;四肢伸展坐着(或躺着)
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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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gashing
v.划伤,割破( gash的现在分词 )
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standing
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
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possessed
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的
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ferocious
adj.凶猛的,残暴的,极度的,十分强烈的
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besetting
adj.不断攻击的v.困扰( beset的现在分词 );不断围攻;镶;嵌
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dignified
a.可敬的,高贵的
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demon
n.魔鬼,恶魔
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woe
n.悲哀,苦痛,不幸,困难;int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌
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forsook
forsake的过去式
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preying
v.掠食( prey的现在分词 );掠食;折磨;(人)靠欺诈为生
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wailing
v.哭叫,哀号( wail的现在分词 );沱
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bellies
n.肚子( belly的名词复数 );腹部;(物体的)圆形或凸起部份;腹部…形的
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extremity
n.末端,尽头;尽力;终极;极度
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mittens
不分指手套
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misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
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adept
adj.老练的,精通的
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concealed
a.隐藏的,隐蔽的
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premature
adj.比预期时间早的;不成熟的,仓促的
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burrows
n.地洞( burrow的名词复数 )v.挖掘(洞穴),挖洞( burrow的第三人称单数 );翻寻
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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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snare
n.陷阱,诱惑,圈套;(去除息肉或者肿瘤的)勒除器;响弦,小军鼓;vt.以陷阱捕获,诱惑
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snares
n.陷阱( snare的名词复数 );圈套;诱人遭受失败(丢脸、损失等)的东西;诱惑物v.用罗网捕捉,诱陷,陷害( snare的第三人称单数 )
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intervals
n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 );间隔时间;[数学]区间;(戏剧、电影或音乐会的)幕间休息
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tilt
v.(使)倾侧;(使)倾斜;n.倾侧;倾斜
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exhausted
adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的
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lair
n.野兽的巢穴;躲藏处
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destined
adj.命中注定的;(for)以…为目的地的
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outgrown
长[发展] 得超过(某物)的范围( outgrow的过去分词 ); 长[发展]得不能再要(某物); 长得比…快; 生长速度超过
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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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eked
v.(靠节省用量)使…的供应持久( eke的过去式和过去分词 );节约使用;竭力维持生计;勉强度日
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bluff
v.虚张声势,用假象骗人;n.虚张声势,欺骗
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gorged
v.(用食物把自己)塞饱,填饱( gorge的过去式和过去分词 );作呕
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bullying
v.恐吓,威逼( bully的现在分词 );豪;跋扈
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persecution
n. 迫害,烦扰
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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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thoroughly
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地
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despatch
n./v.(dispatch)派遣;发送;n.急件;新闻报道
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overthrown
adj. 打翻的,推倒的,倾覆的
动词overthrow的过去分词
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scents
n.香水( scent的名词复数 );气味;(动物的)臭迹;(尤指狗的)嗅觉
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saluted
v.欢迎,致敬( salute的过去式和过去分词 );赞扬,赞颂