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With the realization1 that Dejah Thoris was no longer within the throneroom came the belated recollection of the dark face that I had glimpsed peering from behind the draperies that backed the throne of Salensus Oll at the moment that I had first come so unexpectedly upon the strange scene being enacted3 within the chamber4.
Why had the sight of that evil countenance5 not warned me to greater caution? Why had I permitted the rapid development of new situations to efface6 the recollection of that menacing danger? But, alas7, vain regret would not erase8 the calamity9 that had befallen.
Once again had Dejah Thoris fallen into the clutches of that archfiend, Thurid, the black dator of the First Born. Again was all my arduous10 labor11 gone for naught12. Now I realized the cause of the rage that had been writ13 so large upon the features of Matai Shang and the cruel pleasure that I had seen upon the face of Phaidor.
They had known or guessed the truth, and the hekkador of the Holy Therns, who had evidently come to the chamber in the hope of thwarting14 Salensus Oll in his
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realization
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n.实现;认识到,深刻了解 | |
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v.回忆,想起,记起,忆起,记得 | |
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制定(法律),通过(法案)( enact的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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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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countenance
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n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
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efface
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v.擦掉,抹去 | |
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alas
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int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等) | |
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erase
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v.擦掉;消除某事物的痕迹 | |
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calamity
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n.灾害,祸患,不幸事件 | |
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arduous
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adj.艰苦的,费力的,陡峭的 | |
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labor
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n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦 | |
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n.无,零 [=nought] | |
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writ
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n.命令状,书面命令 | |
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thwarting
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阻挠( thwart的现在分词 ); 使受挫折; 挫败; 横过 | |
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contemplated
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adj. 预期的 动词contemplate的过去分词形式 | |
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perfidy
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n.背信弃义,不忠贞 | |
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coveted
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adj.令人垂涎的;垂涎的,梦寐以求的v.贪求,觊觎(covet的过去分词);垂涎;贪图 | |
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hatred
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n.憎恶,憎恨,仇恨 | |
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doorway
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n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径 | |
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ornament
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v.装饰,美化;n.装饰,装饰物 | |
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bauble
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n.美观而无价值的饰物 | |
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winding
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n.绕,缠,绕组,线圈 | |
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formerly
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adv.从前,以前 | |
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diverging
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分开( diverge的现在分词 ); 偏离; 分歧; 分道扬镳 | |
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pointed
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adj.尖的,直截了当的 | |
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spoke
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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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ledge
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n.壁架,架状突出物;岩架,岩礁 | |
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initiated
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n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始,创始,启蒙,介绍加入 | |
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frightful
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adj.可怕的;讨厌的 | |
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frigidity
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n.寒冷;冷淡;索然无味;(尤指妇女的)性感缺失 | |
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wiles
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n.(旨在欺骗或吸引人的)诡计,花招;欺骗,欺诈( wile的名词复数 ) | |
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situated
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outfit
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n.(为特殊用途的)全套装备,全套服装 | |
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bleak
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adj.(天气)阴冷的;凄凉的;暗淡的 | |
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vexed
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adj.争论不休的;(指问题等)棘手的;争论不休的问题;烦恼的v.使烦恼( vex的过去式和过去分词 );使苦恼;使生气;详细讨论 | |
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harassed
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adj. 疲倦的,厌烦的 动词harass的过去式和过去分词 | |
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canyon
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n.峡谷,溪谷 | |
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jutting
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v.(使)突出( jut的现在分词 );伸出;(从…)突出;高出 | |
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promontory
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n.海角;岬 | |
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crest
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n.顶点;饰章;羽冠;vt.达到顶点;vi.形成浪尖 | |
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scoffed
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嘲笑,嘲弄( scoff的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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descended
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a.为...后裔的,出身于...的 | |
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vessel
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n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管 | |
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espied
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v.看到( espy的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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propeller
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n.螺旋桨,推进器 | |
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agility
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n.敏捷,活泼 | |
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mighty
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adj.强有力的;巨大的 | |
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radically
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ad.根本地,本质地 | |
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dagger
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n.匕首,短剑,剑号 | |
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shriek
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v./n.尖叫,叫喊 | |
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frantically
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ad.发狂地, 发疯地 | |
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sprawling
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adj.蔓生的,不规则地伸展的v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的现在分词 );蔓延;杂乱无序地拓展;四肢伸展坐着(或躺着) | |
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goaded
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v.刺激( goad的过去式和过去分词 );激励;(用尖棒)驱赶;驱使(或怂恿、刺激)某人 | |
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dangling
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悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 ); 摆动不定; 用某事物诱惑…; 吊胃口 | |
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supreme
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adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的 | |
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tantalizing
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adj.逗人的;惹弄人的;撩人的;煽情的v.逗弄,引诱,折磨( tantalize的现在分词 ) | |
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gratitude
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adj.感激,感谢 | |
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scrambled
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v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞 | |
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brink
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n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘,边沿 | |
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chasm
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n.深坑,断层,裂口,大分岐,利害冲突 | |
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pulp
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n.果肉,纸浆;v.化成纸浆,除去...果肉,制成纸浆 | |
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horrid
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adj.可怕的;令人惊恐的;恐怖的;极讨厌的 | |
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horrified
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a.(表现出)恐惧的 | |
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shrieking
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v.尖叫( shriek的现在分词 ) | |
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accounting
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n.会计,会计学,借贷对照表 | |
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bosom
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n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的 | |
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relentless
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adj.残酷的,不留情的,无怜悯心的 | |
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wondrous
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adj.令人惊奇的,奇妙的;adv.惊人地;异乎寻常地;令人惊叹地 | |
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unfamiliar
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adj.陌生的,不熟悉的 | |
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bloody
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adj.非常的的;流血的;残忍的;adv.很;vt.血染 | |
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shrieked
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v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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vile
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adj.卑鄙的,可耻的,邪恶的;坏透的 | |
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villain
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n.反派演员,反面人物;恶棍;问题的起因 | |
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vindictive
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adj.有报仇心的,怀恨的,惩罚的 | |
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wan
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(wide area network)广域网 | |
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haughty
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adj.傲慢的,高傲的 | |
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wrought
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v.引起;以…原料制作;运转;adj.制造的 | |
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disapproval
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n.反对,不赞成 | |
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expiate
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v.抵补,赎罪 | |
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sincerity
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n.真诚,诚意;真实 | |
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avowal
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n.公开宣称,坦白承认 | |
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rapture
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n.狂喜;全神贯注;着迷;v.使狂喜 | |
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