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His lordship will hear you now, smuggler1.”
The knight2 wore silver armor, his greaves and gauntlet inlaid with niello to suggest flowing fronds3 of seaweed. The helm beneath his arm was the head of the merling king, with a crown of mother-of-pearl and a jutting5 beard of jet and jade6. His own beard was as grey as the winter sea.
Davos rose. “May I know your name, ser?”
“Ser Marlon Manderly.” He was a head taller than Davos and three stones heavier, with slate-grey eyes and a haughty7 way of speaking. “I have the honor to be Lord Wyman’s cousin and commander of his garrison8. Follow me.”
Davos had come to White Harbor as an envoy9, but they had made him a captive. His chambers10 were large, airy, and handsomely furnished, but there were guards outside his doors. From his window he could see the streets of White Harbor beyond the castle walls, but he was not allowed to walk them. He could see the harbor too, and had watched Merry Midwife make her way down the firth. Casso Mogat had waited four days instead of three before departing. Another fortnight had passed since then.
Lord Manderly’s household guard wore cloaks of blue-green wool and carried silver tridents in place of common spears. One went before him, one behind, and one to either side. They walked past the faded banners, broken shields, and rusted13 swords of a hundred ancient victories, and a score of wooden figures, cracked and worm-riddled, that could only have
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1 smuggler | |
n.走私者 | |
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2 knight | |
n.骑士,武士;爵士 | |
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3 fronds | |
n.蕨类或棕榈类植物的叶子( frond的名词复数 ) | |
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4 kin | |
n.家族,亲属,血缘关系;adj.亲属关系的,同类的 | |
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5 jutting | |
v.(使)突出( jut的现在分词 );伸出;(从…)突出;高出 | |
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6 jade | |
n.玉石;碧玉;翡翠 | |
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7 haughty | |
adj.傲慢的,高傲的 | |
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8 garrison | |
n.卫戍部队;驻地,卫戍区;vt.派(兵)驻防 | |
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9 envoy | |
n.使节,使者,代表,公使 | |
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10 chambers | |
n.房间( chamber的名词复数 );(议会的)议院;卧室;会议厅 | |
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v.娶,嫁,与…结婚 | |
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12 den | |
n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室 | |
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14 riddle | |
n.谜,谜语,粗筛;vt.解谜,给…出谜,筛,检查,鉴定,非难,充满于;vi.出谜 | |
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15 adorned | |
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16 prows | |
n.船首( prow的名词复数 ) | |
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17 herald | |
vt.预示...的来临,预告,宣布,欢迎 | |
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18 butt | |
n.笑柄;烟蒂;枪托;臀部;v.用头撞或顶 | |
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19 plank | |
n.板条,木板,政策要点,政纲条目 | |
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20 planks | |
(厚)木板( plank的名词复数 ); 政纲条目,政策要点 | |
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21 notched | |
a.有凹口的,有缺口的 | |
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22 crabs | |
n.蟹( crab的名词复数 );阴虱寄生病;蟹肉v.捕蟹( crab的第三人称单数 ) | |
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23 clams | |
n.蛤;蚌,蛤( clam的名词复数 )v.(在沙滩上)挖蛤( clam的第三人称单数 ) | |
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24 eels | |
abbr. 电子发射器定位系统(=electronic emitter location system) | |
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25 drooped | |
弯曲或下垂,发蔫( droop的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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26 depicted | |
描绘,描画( depict的过去式和过去分词 ); 描述 | |
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27 galley | |
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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28 serene | |
adj. 安详的,宁静的,平静的 | |
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29 battered | |
adj.磨损的;v.连续猛击;磨损 | |
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30 omen | |
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31 likeness | |
n.相像,相似(之处) | |
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32 overflow | |
v.(使)外溢,(使)溢出;溢出,流出,漫出 | |
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33 sagged | |
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34 slumped | |
大幅度下降,暴跌( slump的过去式和过去分词 ); 沉重或突然地落下[倒下] | |
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35 corpse | |
n.尸体,死尸 | |
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36 pallid | |
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37 corpses | |
n.死尸,尸体( corpse的名词复数 ) | |
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38 garish | |
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39 warden | |
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40 defender | |
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41 vassals | |
n.奴仆( vassal的名词复数 );(封建时代)诸侯;从属者;下属 | |
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42 petitioners | |
n.请求人,请愿人( petitioner的名词复数 );离婚案原告 | |
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43 bent | |
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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44 ravens | |
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45 squinted | |
斜视( squint的过去式和过去分词 ); 眯着眼睛; 瞟; 从小孔或缝隙里看 | |
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46 smuggling | |
n.走私 | |
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47 privy | |
adj.私用的;隐密的 | |
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48 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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49 slew | |
v.(使)旋转;n.大量,许多 | |
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50 pointed | |
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51 slain | |
杀死,宰杀,杀戮( slay的过去分词 ); (slay的过去分词) | |
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52 gasp | |
n.喘息,气喘;v.喘息;气吁吁他说 | |
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53 stark | |
adj.荒凉的;严酷的;完全的;adv.完全地 | |
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54 smirking | |
v.傻笑( smirk的现在分词 ) | |
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55 liar | |
n.说谎的人 | |
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56 slander | |
n./v.诽谤,污蔑 | |
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57 sheathed | |
adj.雕塑像下半身包在鞘中的;覆盖的;铠装的;装鞘了的v.将(刀、剑等)插入鞘( sheathe的过去式和过去分词 );包,覆盖 | |
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58 traitor | |
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59 loyalty | |
n.忠诚,忠心 | |
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60 bastard | |
n.坏蛋,混蛋;私生子 | |
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61 defiance | |
n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗 | |
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62 spoke | |
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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63 belly | |
n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛 | |
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64 lawful | |
adj.法律许可的,守法的,合法的 | |
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65 sniff | |
vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻,蔑视 | |
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66 condemn | |
vt.谴责,指责;宣判(罪犯),判刑 | |
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67 disdain | |
n.鄙视,轻视;v.轻视,鄙视,不屑 | |
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68 sob | |
n.空间轨道的轰炸机;呜咽,哭泣 | |
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69 isles | |
岛( isle的名词复数 ) | |
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70 outlaws | |
歹徒,亡命之徒( outlaw的名词复数 ); 逃犯 | |
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71 demon | |
n.魔鬼,恶魔 | |
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72 followers | |
追随者( follower的名词复数 ); 用户; 契据的附面; 从动件 | |
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73 ransom | |
n.赎金,赎身;v.赎回,解救 | |
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74 lasting | |
adj.永久的,永恒的;vbl.持续,维持 | |
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75 spurn | |
v.拒绝,摈弃;n.轻视的拒绝;踢开 | |
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76 woe | |
n.悲哀,苦痛,不幸,困难;int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌 | |
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77 vowed | |
起誓,发誓(vow的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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78 doomed | |
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79 fumbled | |
(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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80 farce | |
n.闹剧,笑剧,滑稽戏;胡闹 | |
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81 vengeance | |
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82 eyebrows | |
眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 ) | |
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83 avenge | |
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84 vows | |
誓言( vow的名词复数 ); 郑重宣布,许愿 | |
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85 hush | |
int.嘘,别出声;n.沉默,静寂;v.使安静 | |
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86 beset | |
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87 peril | |
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88 virtue | |
n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力 | |
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89 wedlock | |
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90 dungeon | |
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91 murmur | |
n.低语,低声的怨言;v.低语,低声而言 | |
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92 assent | |
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93 sardonic | |
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94 puffed | |
adj.疏松的v.使喷出( puff的过去式和过去分词 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧 | |
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95 pact | |
n.合同,条约,公约,协定 | |
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96 vile | |
adj.卑鄙的,可耻的,邪恶的;坏透的 | |
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97 abruptly | |
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98 ponderous | |
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99 bind | |
vt.捆,包扎;装订;约束;使凝固;vi.变硬 | |
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100 ornament | |
v.装饰,美化;n.装饰,装饰物 | |
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101 squealing | |
v.长声尖叫,用长而尖锐的声音说( squeal的现在分词 ) | |
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102 shrugged | |
vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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103 soften | |
v.(使)变柔软;(使)变柔和 | |
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104 puckered | |
v.(使某物)起褶子或皱纹( pucker的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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105 sneaking | |
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106 flayed | |
v.痛打( flay的过去式和过去分词 );把…打得皮开肉绽;剥(通常指动物)的皮;严厉批评 | |
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n.长钉,钉鞋;v.以大钉钉牢,使...失效 | |
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