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CHAPTER IV A PRISONER
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We had gone perhaps ten miles when the ground began to rise very rapidly. We were, as I was later to learn, nearing the edge of one of Mars' long-dead seas, in the bottom of which my encounter with the Martians had taken place.
In a short time we gained the foot of the mountains, and after traversing a narrow gorge1 came to an open valley, at the far extremity2 of which was a low table land upon which I beheld3 an enormous city. Toward this we galloped4, entering it by what appeared to be a ruined roadway leading out from the city, but only to the edge of the table land, where it ended abruptly5 in a flight of broad steps.
Upon closer observation I saw as we passed them that the buildings were deserted6, and while not greatly decayed had the appearance of not having been tenanted for years, possibly for ages. Toward the center of the city was a large plaza7, and upon this and in the buildings immediately surrounding it were camped some nine or ten hundred creatures of the same breed as my captors, for such I now considered them despite the suave8 manner in which I had been trapped.
With the exception of their ornaments9 all were naked. The women varied10 in appearance but little from the men, except that their tusks11 were much larger in proportion to their height, in some instances curving nearly to their high-set ears. Their bodies were smaller and
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gorge
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(使马)飞奔,奔驰( gallop的过去式和过去分词 ); 快速做[说]某事 | |
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deserted
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rudiments
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entirely
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precisely
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maturity
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bosom
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乘船( embark的现在分词 ); 装载; 从事 | |
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duels
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counteract
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longevity
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warfare
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diminution
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scintillated
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canopy
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warrior
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cape
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antiquity
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tars
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briefly
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blanch
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variance
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provocative
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hilarity
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inflict
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warriors
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武士,勇士,战士( warrior的名词复数 ) | |
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monstrous
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grasshopper
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bruising
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severely
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heartily
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brutality
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boorishness
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jaw
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vengeance
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odds
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manifestation
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approbation
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gathering
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