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Their voices rose like cinders1, swirling2 up into purple evening sky. “Lead us from the darkness, O my Lord. Fill our hearts with fire, so we may walk your shining path.” The nightfire burned against the gathering3 dark, a great bright beast whose shifting orange light threw shadows twenty feet tall across the yard. All along the walls of Dragonstone the army of gargoyles4 and grotesques5 seemed to stir and shift. Davos looked down from an arched window in the gallery above. He watched Melisandre lift her arms, as if to embrace the shivering flames. “R’hllor,” she sang in a voice loud and clear, “you are the light in our eyes, the fire in our hearts, the heat in our loins. Yours is the sun that warms our days, yours the stars that guard us in the dark of night.” “Lord of Light, defend us. The night is dark and full of terrors.” Queen Selyse led the responses, her pinched face full of fervor6. King Stannis stood beside her, jaw7 clenched8 hard, the points of his red-gold crown shimmering9 whenever he moved his head. He is with them, but not of them, Davos thought. Princess Shireen was between them, the mottled grey patches on her face and neck almost black in the firelight. “Lord of Light, protect us,” the queen sang. The king did not respond with the others. He was staring into the flames. Davos wondered what he saw there. Another vision of the war to come? Or something closer to home? “R’hllor who gave us breath, we thank you,” sang Melisandre. “R’hllor who gave us day, we thank you.” “We thank you for the sun that warms us,” Queen Selyse and the other worshipers replied. “We thank you for the stars that watch us. We thank you for our
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cinders
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n.煤渣( cinder的名词复数 );炭渣;煤渣路;煤渣跑道 | |
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v.旋转,打旋( swirl的现在分词 ) | |
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gathering
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n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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gargoyles
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n.怪兽状滴水嘴( gargoyle的名词复数 ) | |
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n.衣着、打扮、五官等古怪,不协调的样子( grotesque的名词复数 ) | |
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fervor
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n.热诚;热心;炽热 | |
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jaw
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n.颚,颌,说教,流言蜚语;v.喋喋不休,教训 | |
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v.紧握,抓紧,咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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shimmering
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v.闪闪发光,发微光( shimmer的现在分词 ) | |
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hearths
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壁炉前的地板,炉床,壁炉边( hearth的名词复数 ) | |
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hearth
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n.壁炉炉床,壁炉地面 | |
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savage
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adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人 | |
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trumpet
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n.喇叭,喇叭声;v.吹喇叭,吹嘘 | |
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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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smite
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v.重击;彻底击败;n.打;尝试;一点儿 | |
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foes
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敌人,仇敌( foe的名词复数 ) | |
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warrior
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n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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demon
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n.魔鬼,恶魔 | |
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banish
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vt.放逐,驱逐;消除,排除 | |
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smuggler
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n.走私者 | |
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bastard
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n.坏蛋,混蛋;私生子 | |
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tattered
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adj.破旧的,衣衫破的 | |
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chivalry
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n.骑士气概,侠义;(男人)对女人彬彬有礼,献殷勤 | |
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bluff
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v.虚张声势,用假象骗人;n.虚张声势,欺骗 | |
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eyebrows
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眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 ) | |
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killing
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n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
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waylay
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v.埋伏,伏击 | |
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doom
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n.厄运,劫数;v.注定,命定 | |
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cape
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n.海角,岬;披肩,短披风 | |
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tally
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n.计数器,记分,一致,测量;vt.计算,记录,使一致;vi.计算,记分,一致 | |
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dawdle
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vi.浪费时间;闲荡 | |
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hood
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n.头巾,兜帽,覆盖;v.罩上,以头巾覆盖 | |
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hooded
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adj.戴头巾的;有罩盖的;颈部因肋骨运动而膨胀的 | |
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chambers
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n.房间( chamber的名词复数 );(议会的)议院;卧室;会议厅 | |
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chamber
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n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所 | |
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curiously
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adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地 | |
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displease
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vt.使不高兴,惹怒;n.不悦,不满,生气 | |
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knight
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n.骑士,武士;爵士 | |
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galley
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n.(飞机或船上的)厨房单层甲板大帆船;军舰舰长用的大划艇; | |
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chuckled
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streak
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n.条理,斑纹,倾向,少许,痕迹;v.加条纹,变成条纹,奔驰,快速移动 | |
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judgment
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n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见 | |
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curt
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adj.简短的,草率的 | |
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loomed
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v.隐约出现,阴森地逼近( loom的过去式和过去分词 );隐约出现,阴森地逼近 | |
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wrath
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n.愤怒,愤慨,暴怒 | |
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velvet
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n.丝绒,天鹅绒;adj.丝绒制的,柔软的 | |
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shutters
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百叶窗( shutter的名词复数 ); (照相机的)快门 | |
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imp
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haze
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n.霾,烟雾;懵懂,迷糊;vi.(over)变模糊 | |
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carvings
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n.雕刻( carving的名词复数 );雕刻术;雕刻品;雕刻物 | |
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gusted
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n. 突然一阵 n. 风味 vi. 猛吹 | |
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swirled
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v.旋转,打旋( swirl的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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ascended
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v.上升,攀登( ascend的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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wail
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vt./vi.大声哀号,恸哭;呼啸,尖啸 | |
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morsel
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n.一口,一点点 | |
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arbor
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n.凉亭;树木 | |
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perilous
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adj.危险的,冒险的 | |
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wont
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adj.习惯于;v.习惯;n.习惯 | |
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scraps
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belly
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n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛 | |
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dagger
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n.匕首,短剑,剑号 | |
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leech
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n.水蛭,吸血鬼,榨取他人利益的人;vt.以水蛭吸血;vi.依附于别人 | |
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killer
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n.杀人者,杀人犯,杀手,屠杀者 | |
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grudgingly
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prophesied
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herald
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vt.预示...的来临,预告,宣布,欢迎 | |
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ruby
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throbbing
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flicker
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uncertainty
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n.易变,靠不住,不确知,不确定的事物 | |
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bruises
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n.瘀伤,伤痕,擦伤( bruise的名词复数 ) | |
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loyalty
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n.忠诚,忠心 | |
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obedience
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n.服从,顺从 | |
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veins
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n.纹理;矿脉( vein的名词复数 );静脉;叶脉;纹理 | |
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meddle
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coves
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n.小海湾( cove的名词复数 );家伙 | |
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fumbled
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(笨拙地)摸索或处理(某事物)( fumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 乱摸,笨拙地弄; 使落下 | |
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