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A white book sat on a white table in a white room. The room was round, its walls of whitewashed1 stone hung with white woolen2 tapestries3. It formed the first floor of White Sword Tower, a slender structure of four stories built into an angle of the castle wall overlooking the bay. The undercroft held arms and armor, the second and third floors the small spare sleeping cells of the six brothers of the Kingsguard. One of those cells had been his for eighteen years, but this morning he had moved his things to the topmost floor, which was given over entirely4 to the Lord Commander’s apartments. Those rooms were spare as well, though spacious5; and they were above the outer walls, which meant he would have a view of the sea. I will like that, he thought. The view, and all the rest. As pale as the room, Jaime sat by the book in his Kingsguard whites, waiting for his Sworn Brothers. A longsword hung from his hip6. From the wrong hip. Before he had always worn his sword on his left, and drawn7 it across his body when he unsheathed. He had shifted it to his right hip this morning, so as to be able to draw it with his left hand in the same manner, but the weight of it felt strange there, and when he had tried to pull the blade from the scabbard the whole motion seemed clumsy and unnatural8. His clothing fit badly as well. He had donned the winter raiment of the Kingsguard, a tunic9 and breeches of bleached10 white wool and a heavy white cloak, but it all seemed to hang loose on him. Jaime had spent his days at his brother’s trial,
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1 whitewashed | |
粉饰,美化,掩饰( whitewash的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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2 woolen | |
adj.羊毛(制)的;毛纺的 | |
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3 tapestries | |
n.挂毯( tapestry的名词复数 );绣帷,织锦v.用挂毯(或绣帷)装饰( tapestry的第三人称单数 ) | |
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4 entirely | |
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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5 spacious | |
adj.广阔的,宽敞的 | |
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6 hip | |
n.臀部,髋;屋脊 | |
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7 drawn | |
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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8 unnatural | |
adj.不自然的;反常的 | |
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9 tunic | |
n.束腰外衣 | |
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10 bleached | |
漂白的,晒白的,颜色变浅的 | |
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11 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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12 wed | |
v.娶,嫁,与…结婚 | |
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13 hearth | |
n.壁炉炉床,壁炉地面 | |
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14 blanched | |
v.使变白( blanch的过去式 );使(植物)不见阳光而变白;酸洗(金属)使有光泽;用沸水烫(杏仁等)以便去皮 | |
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15 knight | |
n.骑士,武士;爵士 | |
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16 demon | |
n.魔鬼,恶魔 | |
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17 exalted | |
adj.(地位等)高的,崇高的;尊贵的,高尚的 | |
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18 imp | |
n.顽童 | |
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19 bloody | |
adj.非常的的;流血的;残忍的;adv.很;vt.血染 | |
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20 squire | |
n.护卫, 侍从, 乡绅 | |
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21 feats | |
功绩,伟业,技艺( feat的名词复数 ) | |
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22 slew | |
v.(使)旋转;n.大量,许多 | |
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23 monstrous | |
adj.巨大的;恐怖的;可耻的,丢脸的 | |
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24 bastard | |
n.坏蛋,混蛋;私生子 | |
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25 meddle | |
v.干预,干涉,插手 | |
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26 defiance | |
n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗 | |
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27 avenge | |
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28 avenged | |
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29 brotherhood | |
n.兄弟般的关系,手中情谊 | |
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30 slaying | |
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31 scant | |
adj.不充分的,不足的;v.减缩,限制,忽略 | |
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32 valor | |
n.勇气,英勇 | |
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33 belly | |
n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛 | |
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34 outlaw | |
n.歹徒,亡命之徒;vt.宣布…为不合法 | |
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35 foe | |
n.敌人,仇敌 | |
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36 chivalry | |
n.骑士气概,侠义;(男人)对女人彬彬有礼,献殷勤 | |
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37 jumbled | |
adj.混乱的;杂乱的 | |
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38 notches | |
n.(边缘或表面上的)V型痕迹( notch的名词复数 );刻痕;水平;等级 | |
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39 bluff | |
v.虚张声势,用假象骗人;n.虚张声势,欺骗 | |
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40 notably | |
adv.值得注意地,显著地,尤其地,特别地 | |
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41 indifference | |
n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎 | |
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42 shrug | |
v.耸肩(表示怀疑、冷漠、不知等) | |
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43 privy | |
adj.私用的;隐密的 | |
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44 stark | |
adj.荒凉的;严酷的;完全的;adv.完全地 | |
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45 chalice | |
n.圣餐杯;金杯毒酒 | |
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46 afterward | |
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47 immediate | |
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49 beet | |
n.甜菜;甜菜根 | |
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50 hawked | |
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51 spat | |
n.口角,掌击;v.发出呼噜呼噜声 | |
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52 hacked | |
生气 | |
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53 melee | |
n.混战;混战的人群 | |
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54 melees | |
n. 混战( melee的名词复数 );乱战;混乱;混乱的人群 | |
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55 pointed | |
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56 stump | |
n.残株,烟蒂,讲演台;v.砍断,蹒跚而走 | |
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57 beak | |
n.鸟嘴,茶壶嘴,钩形鼻 | |
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58 gallant | |
adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的 | |
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59 pouches | |
n.(放在衣袋里或连在腰带上的)小袋( pouch的名词复数 );(袋鼠等的)育儿袋;邮袋;(某些动物贮存食物的)颊袋 | |
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60 chastise | |
vt.责骂,严惩 | |
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61 vows | |
誓言( vow的名词复数 ); 郑重宣布,许愿 | |
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62 obedience | |
n.服从,顺从 | |
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63 tilt | |
v.(使)倾侧;(使)倾斜;n.倾侧;倾斜 | |
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64 wary | |
adj.谨慎的,机警的,小心的 | |
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65 ransomed | |
付赎金救人,赎金( ransom的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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66 fealty | |
n.忠贞,忠节 | |
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67 erred | |
犯错误,做错事( err的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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68 usurper | |
n. 篡夺者, 僭取者 | |
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69 lithe | |
adj.(指人、身体)柔软的,易弯的 | |
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70 linen | |
n.亚麻布,亚麻线,亚麻制品;adj.亚麻布制的,亚麻的 | |
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71 insolence | |
n.傲慢;无礼;厚颜;傲慢的态度 | |
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72 slain | |
杀死,宰杀,杀戮( slay的过去分词 ); (slay的过去分词) | |
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73 arrogance | |
n.傲慢,自大 | |
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74 sullenly | |
不高兴地,绷着脸,忧郁地 | |
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75 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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76 defiantly | |
adv.挑战地,大胆对抗地 | |
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77 mare | |
n.母马,母驴 | |
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78 liar | |
n.说谎的人 | |
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79 helping | |
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的 | |
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80 entrusted | |
v.委托,托付( entrust的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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81 axe | |
n.斧子;v.用斧头砍,削减 | |
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82 grotesque | |
adj.怪诞的,丑陋的;n.怪诞的图案,怪人(物) | |
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83 grimaced | |
v.扮鬼相,做鬼脸( grimace的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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