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2 On the Road To Opar
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It was two weeks later that John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, riding in from a tour of inspection1 of his vast African estate, glimpsed the head of a column of men crossing the plain that lay between his bungalow2 and the forest to the north and west.
He reined4 in his horse and watched the little party as it emerged from a concealing5 swale. His keen eyes caught the reflection of the sun upon the white helmet of a mounted man, and with the conviction that a wandering European hunter was seeking his hospitality, he wheeled his mount and rode slowly forward to meet the newcomer.
A half hour later he was mounting the steps leading to the veranda6 of his bungalow, and introducing M. Jules Frecoult to Lady Greystoke.
"I was completely lost," M. Frecoult was explaining. "My head man had never before been in this part of the country and the guides who were to have accompanied me from the last village we passed knew even less of the country than we. They finally deserted7 us two days since. I am very fortunate indeed to have stumbled so providentially upon succor8. I do not know what I should have done, had I not found you."
It was decided9 that Frecoult and his party should remain several days, or until they were thoroughly10 rested, when Lord Greystoke would furnish guides to lead them safely back into country with which Frecoult's head man was supposedly familiar.
In his guise11 of a French gentleman of leisure, Werper found little difficulty in deceiving his host and in ingratiating himself with both Tarzan and Jane Clayton; but the longer he remained the less hopeful he became of an easy
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inspection
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n.检查,审查,检阅 | |
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n.平房,周围有阳台的木造小平房 | |
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n.疆绳,统治,支配;vt.以僵绳控制,统治 | |
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reined
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勒缰绳使(马)停步( rein的过去式和过去分词 ); 驾驭; 严格控制; 加强管理 | |
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v.隐藏,隐瞒,遮住( conceal的现在分词 ) | |
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veranda
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deserted
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thoroughly
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guise
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accomplishment
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savage
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loyalty
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warriors
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warrior
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preclude
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vt.阻止,排除,防止;妨碍 | |
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bribery
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n.贿络行为,行贿,受贿 | |
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ransom
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retired
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profusely
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remains
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futile
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adj.原始的;简单的;n.原(始)人,原始事物 | |
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veneer
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wont
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deferred
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insidious
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hypocrisy
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n.伪善,虚伪 | |
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longings
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渴望,盼望( longing的名词复数 ) | |
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ambush
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n.埋伏(地点);伏兵;v.埋伏;伏击 | |
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jugular
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n.颈静脉 | |
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infancy
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n.婴儿期;幼年期;初期 | |
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insistent
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adj.迫切的,坚持的 | |
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渴望,热望( crave的过去式 ); 恳求,请求 | |
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渴望,切盼,向往( yearn的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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