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The call came drifting through the black of night. Jon pushed himself onto an elbow, his hand reaching for Longclaw by force of habit as the camp began to stir. The horn that wakes the sleepers1, he thought. The long low note lingered at the edge of hearing. The sentries2 at the ringwall stood still in their footsteps, breath frosting and heads turned toward the west. As the sound of the horn faded, even the wind ceased to blow. Men rolled from their blankets and reached for spears and swordbelts, moving quietly, listening. A horse whickered and was hushed. For a heartbeat it seemed as if the whole forest were holding its breath. The brothers of the Night’s Watch waited for a second blast, praying they should not hear it, fearing that they would. When the silence had stretched unbearably3 long and the men knew at last that the horn would not wind again, they grinned at one another sheepishly, as if to deny that they had been anxious. Jon Snow fed a few sticks to the fire, buckled4 on his swordbelt, pulled on his boots, shook the dirt and dew from the cloak, and fastened it around his shoulders. The flames blazed up beside him, welcome heat beating against his face as he dressed. He could hear the Lord Commander moving inside the tent. After a moment Mormont lifted the flap. “One blast?” On his shoulder, his raven5 sat fluffed and silent, looking miserable6. “One, my lord,” Jon agreed. “Brothers returning.” Mormont moved to the fire. “The Halfhand. And past time.” He had grown more restive7 every day they waited; much longer and he would have been fit to whelp cubs8. “See that there’s hot food for the men and fodder9 for the horses. I’ll see Qhorin at once.” “I’ll bring him, my lord.” The men from the Shadow Tower had been expected days ago. When they had not appeared, the brothers had begun to wonder. Jon had heard gloomy mutterings around the cookfire, and not just from
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1 sleepers | |
n.卧铺(通常以复数形式出现);卧车( sleeper的名词复数 );轨枕;睡觉(呈某种状态)的人;小耳环 | |
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2 sentries | |
哨兵,步兵( sentry的名词复数 ) | |
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3 unbearably | |
adv.不能忍受地,无法容忍地;慌 | |
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4 buckled | |
a. 有带扣的 | |
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5 raven | |
n.渡鸟,乌鸦;adj.乌亮的 | |
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6 miserable | |
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 | |
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7 restive | |
adj.不安宁的,不安静的 | |
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8 cubs | |
n.幼小的兽,不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 ) | |
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9 fodder | |
n.草料;炮灰 | |
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10 dolorous | |
adj.悲伤的;忧愁的 | |
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11 gathering | |
n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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12 horde | |
n.群众,一大群 | |
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13 thralls | |
n.奴隶( thrall的名词复数 );奴役;奴隶制;奴隶般受支配的人 | |
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14 decided | |
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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15 puffing | |
v.使喷出( puff的现在分词 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧 | |
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16 hood | |
n.头巾,兜帽,覆盖;v.罩上,以头巾覆盖 | |
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17 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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18 ranger | |
n.国家公园管理员,护林员;骑兵巡逻队员 | |
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19 forefinger | |
n.食指 | |
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20 reins | |
感情,激情; 缰( rein的名词复数 ); 控制手段; 掌管; (成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的)保护带 | |
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21 sheared | |
v.剪羊毛( shear的过去式和过去分词 );切断;剪切 | |
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22 catching | |
adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住 | |
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23 axe | |
n.斧子;v.用斧头砍,削减 | |
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24 skull | |
n.头骨;颅骨 | |
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25 spurted | |
(液体,火焰等)喷出,(使)涌出( spurt的过去式和过去分词 ); (短暂地)加速前进,冲刺 | |
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26 slew | |
v.(使)旋转;n.大量,许多 | |
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27 foe | |
n.敌人,仇敌 | |
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28 scout | |
n.童子军,侦察员;v.侦察,搜索 | |
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29 corpse | |
n.尸体,死尸 | |
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30 squatted | |
v.像动物一样蹲下( squat的过去式和过去分词 );非法擅自占用(土地或房屋);为获得其所有权;而占用某片公共用地。 | |
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31 poked | |
v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 );戳出;拨弄;与(某人)性交 | |
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32 punctuated | |
v.(在文字中)加标点符号,加标点( punctuate的过去式和过去分词 );不时打断某事物 | |
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33 bloodiest | |
adj.血污的( bloody的最高级 );流血的;屠杀的;残忍的 | |
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34 slain | |
杀死,宰杀,杀戮( slay的过去分词 ); (slay的过去分词) | |
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35 folly | |
n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话 | |
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36 lark | |
n.云雀,百灵鸟;n.嬉戏,玩笑;vi.嬉戏 | |
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37 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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38 stony | |
adj.石头的,多石头的,冷酷的,无情的 | |
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39 dagger | |
n.匕首,短剑,剑号 | |
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40 hempen | |
adj. 大麻制的, 大麻的 | |
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41 twine | |
v.搓,织,编饰;(使)缠绕 | |
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42 albeit | |
conj.即使;纵使;虽然 | |
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43 brittle | |
adj.易碎的;脆弱的;冷淡的;(声音)尖利的 | |
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44 rim | |
n.(圆物的)边,轮缘;边界 | |
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