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THE CAPTAIN OF GUARDS
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The blood oranges are well past ripe,” the prince observed in a weary voice, when the captain rolled him onto the terrace.
After that he did not speak again for hours.
It was true about the oranges. A few had fallen to burst open on the pale pink marble. The sharp sweet smell of them filled Hotah’s nostrils1 each time he took a breath. No doubt the prince could smell them too, as he sat beneath the trees in the rolling chair Maester Caleotte had made for him, with its goose-down cushions and rumbling2 wheels of ebony and iron.
For a long while the only sounds were the children splashing in the pools and fountains, and once a soft plop as another orange dropped onto the terrace to burst. Then, from the far side of the palace, the captain heard the faint drumbeat of boots on marble.
Obara. He knew her stride; long-legged, hasty, angry. In the stables by the gates, her horse would be lathered3, and bloody4 from her spurs. She always rode stallions, and had been heard to boast that she could master any horse in Dorne . . . and any man as well. The captain could hear other footsteps as well, the quick soft scuffing5 of Maester Caleotte hurrying to keep up.
Obara Sand always walked too fast. She is chasing after something she can never catch, the prince had told his daughter once, in the captain’s hearing.
When she appeared beneath the triple arch, Areo Hotah swung his longaxe sideways to block the way. The head was on a shaft7 of mountain ash six feet long, so she could not go around. “My lady, no farther.” His voice was a bass8 grumble9 thick with the accents of Norvos. “The prince does not wish to be disturbed.”
Her face had been stone before he spoke
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鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 ) | |
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n. 隆隆声, 辘辘声 adj. 隆隆响的 动词rumble的现在分词 | |
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adj.非常的的;流血的;残忍的;adv.很;vt.血染 | |
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n.刮[磨,擦,划]伤v.使磨损( scuff的现在分词 );拖着脚走 | |
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n.男低音(歌手);低音乐器;低音大提琴 | |
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vi.抱怨;咕哝;n.抱怨,牢骚;咕哝,隆隆声 | |
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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14 copper | |
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24 hips | |
abbr.high impact polystyrene 高冲击强度聚苯乙烯,耐冲性聚苯乙烯n.臀部( hip的名词复数 );[建筑学]屋脊;臀围(尺寸);臀部…的 | |
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接头( joint的名词复数 ); 关节; 公共场所(尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所) (非正式); 一块烤肉 (英式英语) | |
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36 viper | |
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37 pointed | |
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38 gallop | |
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41 inflame | |
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42 isolation | |
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44 grimacing | |
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45 wanly | |
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46 knight | |
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47 likeness | |
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48 skull | |
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49 ashen | |
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50 dwindle | |
v.逐渐变小(或减少) | |
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51 thump | |
v.重击,砰然地响;n.重击,重击声 | |
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52 thumped | |
v.重击, (指心脏)急速跳动( thump的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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53 butt | |
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54 outgrew | |
长[发展] 得超过(某物)的范围( outgrow的过去式 ); 长[发展]得不能再要(某物); 长得比…快; 生长速度超过 | |
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55 squire | |
n.护卫, 侍从, 乡绅 | |
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56 vows | |
誓言( vow的名词复数 ); 郑重宣布,许愿 | |
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57 imp | |
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58 winced | |
赶紧避开,畏缩( wince的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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59 fluted | |
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60 graceful | |
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61 chamber | |
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62 groaned | |
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63 niche | |
n.壁龛;合适的职务(环境、位置等) | |
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n.(声音大而持续或重复的)洪亮的响声( peal的名词复数 );隆隆声;洪亮的钟声;钟乐v.(使)(钟等)鸣响,(雷等)发出隆隆声( peal的第三人称单数 ) | |
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65 ginger | |
n.姜,精力,淡赤黄色;adj.淡赤黄色的;vt.使活泼,使有生气 | |
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66 fermented | |
v.(使)发酵( ferment的过去式和过去分词 );(使)激动;骚动;骚扰 | |
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67 flinched | |
v.(因危险和痛苦)退缩,畏惧( flinch的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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68 mattress | |
n.床垫,床褥 | |
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69 itch | |
n.痒,渴望,疥癣;vi.发痒,渴望 | |
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70 tart | |
adj.酸的;尖酸的,刻薄的;n.果馅饼;淫妇 | |
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71 dawdle | |
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72 soothing | |
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73 lotions | |
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74 cape | |
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75 tunic | |
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76 crest | |
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77 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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78 decided | |
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80 fiery | |
adj.燃烧着的,火红的;暴躁的;激烈的 | |
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81 nought | |
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82 orphan | |
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83 soothe | |
v.安慰;使平静;使减轻;缓和;奉承 | |
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84 sparse | |
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85 stunted | |
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86 halfway | |
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87 dune | |
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88 shimmering | |
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89 gust | |
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90 willow | |
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91 mare | |
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92 pebble | |
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93 vengeance | |
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94 slaying | |
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95 guilt | |
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96 tickled | |
(使)发痒( tickle的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)愉快,逗乐 | |
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97 grimaced | |
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98 mighty | |
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99 bastard | |
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100 unduly | |
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101 corpse | |
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103 gilded | |
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104 dome | |
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105 monstrous | |
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107 babble | |
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111 alleys | |
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112 bazaars | |
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adj.重大的,巨大的;重击的;尺码大的;极好的adv.极端地;非常地v.重击(thump的现在分词);狠打;怦怦地跳;全力支持 | |
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115 shrilled | |
(声音)尖锐的,刺耳的,高频率的( shrill的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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121 dwindled | |
v.逐渐变少或变小( dwindle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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122 knights | |
骑士; (中古时代的)武士( knight的名词复数 ); 骑士; 爵士; (国际象棋中)马 | |
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色彩( hue的名词复数 ); 色调; 信仰; 观点 | |
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124 thighs | |
n.股,大腿( thigh的名词复数 );食用的鸡(等的)腿 | |
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126 gasp | |
n.喘息,气喘;v.喘息;气吁吁他说 | |
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128 embroidery | |
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129 innocence | |
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adj.痛苦难忍的;使人苦恼的v.使极度痛苦;折磨(agonize的ing形式) | |
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135 blessing | |
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137 scurried | |
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138 obedience | |
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139 custody | |
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