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THE QUEEN’S HAND
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The Dornish prince was three days dying.
He took his last shuddering1 breath in the bleak2 black dawn, as cold rain hissed3 from a dark sky to turn the brick streets of the old city into rivers. The rain had drowned the worst of the fires, but wisps of smoke still rose from the smoldering4 ruin that had been the pyramid of Hazkar, and the great black pyramid of Yherizan where Rhaegal had made his lair5 hulked in the gloom like a fat woman bedecked with glowing orange jewels.
Perhaps the gods are not deaf after all, Ser Barristan Selmy reflected as he watched those distant embers. If not for the rain, the fires might have consumed all of Meereen by now.
He saw no sign of dragons, but he had not expected to. The dragons did not like the rain. A thin red slash6 marked the eastern horizon where the sun might soon appear. It reminded Selmy of the first blood welling from a wound. Often, even with a deep cut, the blood came before the pain.
He stood beside the parapets of the highest step of the Great Pyramid, searching the sky as he did every morning, knowing that the dawn must come and hoping that his queen would come with it. She will not have abandoned us, she would never leave her people, he was telling himself, when he heard the prince’s death rattle7 coming from the queen’s apartments.
Ser Barristan went inside. Rainwater ran down the back of his white cloak, and his boots left wet tracks on the floors and carpets. At his command, Quentyn Martell had been laid out in the queen’s own bed. He had been a knight8, and a prince of Dorne besides. It seemed only kind to let him die in the bed he had crossed half a world to reach. The bedding was ruined—sheets, covers, pillows, mattress
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1 shuddering | |
v.战栗( shudder的现在分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动 | |
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2 bleak | |
adj.(天气)阴冷的;凄凉的;暗淡的 | |
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3 hissed | |
发嘶嘶声( hiss的过去式和过去分词 ); 发嘘声表示反对 | |
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4 smoldering | |
v.用文火焖烧,熏烧,慢燃( smolder的现在分词 ) | |
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5 lair | |
n.野兽的巢穴;躲藏处 | |
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6 slash | |
vi.大幅度削减;vt.猛砍,尖锐抨击,大幅减少;n.猛砍,斜线,长切口,衣衩 | |
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7 rattle | |
v.飞奔,碰响;激怒;n.碰撞声;拨浪鼓 | |
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8 knight | |
n.骑士,武士;爵士 | |
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9 mattress | |
n.床垫,床褥 | |
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10 reeked | |
v.发出浓烈的臭气( reek的过去式和过去分词 );散发臭气;发出难闻的气味 (of sth);明显带有(令人不快或生疑的跡象) | |
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v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要 | |
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12 mare | |
n.母马,母驴 | |
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13 devoured | |
吞没( devour的过去式和过去分词 ); 耗尽; 津津有味地看; 狼吞虎咽地吃光 | |
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14 hideous | |
adj.丑陋的,可憎的,可怕的,恐怖的 | |
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15 beetles | |
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16 loath | |
adj.不愿意的;勉强的 | |
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17 sloughed | |
v.使蜕下或脱落( slough的过去式和过去分词 );舍弃;除掉;摒弃 | |
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18 skull | |
n.头骨;颅骨 | |
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19 corpse | |
n.尸体,死尸 | |
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20 suffused | |
v.(指颜色、水气等)弥漫于,布满( suffuse的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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21 garb | |
n.服装,装束 | |
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22 brazen | |
adj.厚脸皮的,无耻的,坚硬的 | |
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23 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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24 slay | |
v.杀死,宰杀,杀戮 | |
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25 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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26 corpses | |
n.死尸,尸体( corpse的名词复数 ) | |
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27 tally | |
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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28 dreading | |
v.害怕,恐惧,担心( dread的现在分词 ) | |
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29 dread | |
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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30 grumbled | |
抱怨( grumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 发牢骚; 咕哝; 发哼声 | |
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31 buckled | |
a. 有带扣的 | |
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32 petitioners | |
n.请求人,请愿人( petitioner的名词复数 );离婚案原告 | |
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33 grotesque | |
adj.怪诞的,丑陋的;n.怪诞的图案,怪人(物) | |
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34 spiked | |
adj.有穗的;成锥形的;有尖顶的 | |
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35 archer | |
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36 widower | |
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37 joint | |
adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合 | |
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38 squinty | |
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39 spotted | |
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40 brutes | |
兽( brute的名词复数 ); 畜生; 残酷无情的人; 兽性 | |
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41 killers | |
凶手( killer的名词复数 ); 消灭…者; 致命物; 极难的事 | |
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42 lumbered | |
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43 belly | |
n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛 | |
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44 sagging | |
下垂[沉,陷],松垂,垂度 | |
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45 follies | |
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46 scorched | |
烧焦,烤焦( scorch的过去式和过去分词 ); 使(植物)枯萎,把…晒枯; 高速行驶; 枯焦 | |
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47 engulfed | |
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48 locusts | |
n.蝗虫( locust的名词复数 );贪吃的人;破坏者;槐树 | |
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49 unleashed | |
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50 dagger | |
n.匕首,短剑,剑号 | |
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51 herded | |
群集,纠结( herd的过去式和过去分词 ); 放牧; (使)向…移动 | |
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52 slain | |
杀死,宰杀,杀戮( slay的过去分词 ); (slay的过去分词) | |
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53 wriggle | |
v./n.蠕动,扭动;蜿蜒 | |
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54 conspiring | |
密谋( conspire的现在分词 ); 搞阴谋; (事件等)巧合; 共同导致 | |
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55 ploy | |
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56 bribes | |
n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 );向(某人)行贿,贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 );向(某人)行贿,贿赂 | |
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57 domain | |
n.(活动等)领域,范围;领地,势力范围 | |
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58 straightforward | |
adj.正直的,坦率的;易懂的,简单的 | |
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59 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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60 beacon | |
n.烽火,(警告用的)闪火灯,灯塔 | |
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61 foes | |
敌人,仇敌( foe的名词复数 ) | |
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62 foe | |
n.敌人,仇敌 | |
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63 squires | |
n.地主,乡绅( squire的名词复数 ) | |
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64 dispositions | |
安排( disposition的名词复数 ); 倾向; (财产、金钱的)处置; 气质 | |
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65 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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66 archers | |
n.弓箭手,射箭运动员( archer的名词复数 ) | |
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67 cavalry | |
n.骑兵;轻装甲部队 | |
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68 deployed | |
(尤指军事行动)使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 ); 施展; 部署; 有效地利用 | |
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69 forth | |
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70 stiffen | |
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71 decided | |
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72 scent | |
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73 scarlet | |
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74 dungeons | |
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75 guilt | |
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76 demise | |
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77 linen | |
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78 folly | |
n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话 | |
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79 fealty | |
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80 spurned | |
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81 vilify | |
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82 obedience | |
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83 worthy | |
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84 doting | |
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85 bloody | |
adj.非常的的;流血的;残忍的;adv.很;vt.血染 | |
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86 slew | |
v.(使)旋转;n.大量,许多 | |
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87 afterward | |
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88 grimaced | |
v.扮鬼相,做鬼脸( grimace的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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89 warriors | |
武士,勇士,战士( warrior的名词复数 ) | |
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90 tattered | |
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91 hack | |
n.劈,砍,出租马车;v.劈,砍,干咳 | |
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92 feigned | |
a.假装的,不真诚的 | |
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93 glib | |
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94 scrambled | |
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95 taper | |
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96 shimmering | |
v.闪闪发光,发微光( shimmer的现在分词 ) | |
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97 refreshment | |
n.恢复,精神爽快,提神之事物;(复数)refreshments:点心,茶点 | |
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98 beckoned | |
v.(用头或手的动作)示意,召唤( beckon的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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99 goblet | |
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100 benevolence | |
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101 heed | |
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102 dire | |
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103 collapsed | |
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104 lairs | |
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106 consort | |
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107 tightened | |
收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)变紧; (使)绷紧; 加紧 | |
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108 devastation | |
n.毁坏;荒废;极度震惊或悲伤 | |
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109 wrought | |
v.引起;以…原料制作;运转;adj.制造的 | |
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111 growled | |
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