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The ashes fell like a soft grey snow. He padded over dry needles and brown leaves, to the edge of the wood where the pines grew thin. Beyond the open fields he could see the great piles of man-rock stark1 against the swirling2 flames. The wind blew hot and rich with the smell of blood and burnt meat, so strong he began to slaver. Yet as one smell drew them onward3, others warned them back. He sniffed4 at the drifting smoke. Men, many men, many horses, and fire, fire, fire. No smell was more dangerous, not even the hard cold smell of iron, the stuff of manclaws and hardskin. The smoke and ash clouded his eyes, and in the sky he saw a great winged snake whose roar was a river of flame. He bared his teeth, but then the snake was gone. Behind the cliffs tall fires were eating up the stars. All through the night the fires crackled, and once there was a great roar and a crash that made the earth jump under his feet. Dogs barked and whined5 and horses screamed in terror. Howls shuddered6 through the night; the howls of the man-pack, wails7 of fear and wild shouts, laughter and screams. No beast was as noisy as man. He pricked8 up his ears and listened, and his brother growled9 at every sound. They prowled under the trees as a piney wind blew ashes and embers through the sky. In time the flames began to dwindle10, and then they were gone. The sun rose grey and smoky that morning. Only then did he leave the trees, stalking slow across the fields. His brother ran with him, drawn
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1 stark | |
adj.荒凉的;严酷的;完全的;adv.完全地 | |
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2 swirling | |
v.旋转,打旋( swirl的现在分词 ) | |
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3 onward | |
adj.向前的,前进的;adv.向前,前进,在先 | |
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4 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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5 whined | |
v.哀号( whine的过去式和过去分词 );哀诉,诉怨 | |
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6 shuddered | |
v.战栗( shudder的过去式和过去分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动 | |
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7 wails | |
痛哭,哭声( wail的名词复数 ) | |
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8 pricked | |
刺,扎,戳( prick的过去式和过去分词 ); 刺伤; 刺痛; 使剧痛 | |
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9 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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10 dwindle | |
v.逐渐变小(或减少) | |
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11 drawn | |
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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12 dens | |
n.牙齿,齿状部分;兽窝( den的名词复数 );窝点;休息室;书斋 | |
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13 collapsed | |
adj.倒塌的 | |
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14 scent | |
n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉 | |
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15 screeching | |
v.发出尖叫声( screech的现在分词 );发出粗而刺耳的声音;高叫 | |
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16 cuffed | |
v.掌打,拳打( cuff的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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17 submission | |
n.服从,投降;温顺,谦虚;提出 | |
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18 stony | |
adj.石头的,多石头的,冷酷的,无情的 | |
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19 slayer | |
n. 杀人者,凶手 | |
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20 starry | |
adj.星光照耀的, 闪亮的 | |
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21 dribbled | |
v.流口水( dribble的过去式和过去分词 );(使液体)滴下或作细流;运球,带球 | |
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22 smeared | |
弄脏; 玷污; 涂抹; 擦上 | |
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23 elk | |
n.麋鹿 | |
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24 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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25 stank | |
n. (英)坝,堰,池塘 动词stink的过去式 | |
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26 fumbling | |
n. 摸索,漏接 v. 摸索,摸弄,笨拙的处理 | |
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27 squint | |
v. 使变斜视眼, 斜视, 眯眼看, 偏移, 窥视; n. 斜视, 斜孔小窗; adj. 斜视的, 斜的 | |
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28 seeped | |
v.(液体)渗( seep的过去式和过去分词 );渗透;渗出;漏出 | |
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29 granite | |
adj.花岗岩,花岗石 | |
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30 likeness | |
n.相像,相似(之处) | |
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31 fugitives | |
n.亡命者,逃命者( fugitive的名词复数 ) | |
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32 huddled | |
挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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33 charred | |
v.把…烧成炭( char的过去式);烧焦 | |
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34 askew | |
adv.斜地;adj.歪斜的 | |
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35 tangle | |
n.纠缠;缠结;混乱;v.(使)缠绕;变乱 | |
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36 planks | |
(厚)木板( plank的名词复数 ); 政纲条目,政策要点 | |
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37 strapped | |
adj.用皮带捆住的,用皮带装饰的;身无分文的;缺钱;手头紧v.用皮带捆扎(strap的过去式和过去分词);用皮带抽打;包扎;给…打绷带 | |
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38 belly | |
n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛 | |
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39 slain | |
杀死,宰杀,杀戮( slay的过去分词 ); (slay的过去分词) | |
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40 armory | |
n.纹章,兵工厂,军械库 | |
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41 mere | |
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
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42 shipwright | |
n.造船工人 | |
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43 entirely | |
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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44 nervously | |
adv.神情激动地,不安地 | |
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