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Chapter 12. Kidnaped!
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I searched about the spot carefully. At last I was rewarded by the discovery of her javelin1, a few yards from the bush that had concealed2 us from the charging thag — her javelin and the indications of a struggle revealed by the trampled3 vegetation and the overlapping4 footprints of a woman and a man. Filled with consternation5 and dismay, I followed these latter to where they suddenly disappeared a hundred yards from where the struggle had occurred. There I saw the huge imprints6 of a lidi’s feet.
The story of the tragedy was all too plain. A Thurian had either been following us, or had accidentally espied7 Dian and taken a fancy to her. While Juag and I had been engaged with the thag, he had abducted8 her. I ran swiftly back to where Juag was working over the kill. As I approached him I saw that something was wrong in this quarter as well, for the islander was standing9 upon the carcass of the thag, his javelin poised10 for a throw.
When I had come nearer I saw the cause of his belligerent11 attitude. Just beyond him stood two large jaloks, or wolf-dogs, regarding him intently — a male and a female. Their behavior was rather peculiar12, for they did not seem preparing to charge him. Rather, they were
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belligerent
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anticipation
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imminent
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hurled
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dangling
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abreast
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crouched
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fangs
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ferocious
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brute
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n.野兽,兽性 | |
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savage
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catastrophe
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nostrils
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leisurely
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lumbering
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gallop
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plaintive
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enveloped
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entirely
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sufficiently
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twilight
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n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期 | |
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intercept
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monstrous
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adj.巨大的;恐怖的;可耻的,丢脸的 | |
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tenaciously
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retarding
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使减速( retard的现在分词 ); 妨碍; 阻止; 推迟 | |
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extricate
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v.拯救,救出;解脱 | |
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agile
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wield
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vt.行使,运用,支配;挥,使用(武器等) | |
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antagonist
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n.敌人,对抗者,对手 | |
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prey
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n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨 | |
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killers
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凶手( killer的名词复数 ); 消灭…者; 致命物; 极难的事 | |
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slaying
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riotousness
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trotting
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