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14 A Priestess But Yet a Woman
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At first La closed her eyes and clung to Tarzan in terror, though she made no outcry; but presently she gained sufficient courage to look about her, to look down at the ground beneath and even to keep her eyes open during the wide, perilous1 swings from tree to tree, and then there came over her a sense of safety because of her confidence in the perfect physical creature in whose strength and nerve and agility2 her fate lay. Once she raised her eyes to the burning sun and murmured a prayer of thanks to her pagan god that she had not been permitted to destroy this godlike man, and her long lashes3 were wet with tears. A strange anomaly was La of Opar—a creature of circumstance torn by conflicting emotions. Now the cruel and bloodthirsty creature of a heartless god and again a melting woman filled with compassion4 and tenderness. Sometimes the incarnation of jealousy5 and revenge and sometimes a sobbing6 maiden7, generous and forgiving; at once a virgin8 and a wanton; but always—a woman. Such was La.
She pressed her cheek close to Tarzan's shoulder. Slowly she turned her head until her hot lips were pressed against his flesh. She loved him and would gladly have died for him; yet within an hour she had been ready to plunge9 a knife into his heart and might again within the coming hour.
A hapless priest seeking shelter in the jungle chanced to show himself to enraged10 Tantor. The great beast turned to one side, bore down upon the crooked
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perilous
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n.鞭挞( lash的名词复数 );鞭子;突然猛烈的一击;急速挥动v.鞭打( lash的第三人称单数 );煽动;紧系;怒斥 | |
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jealousy
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<主方>Ⅰ adj.湿透的 | |
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maiden
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v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲 | |
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使暴怒( enrage的过去式和过去分词 ); 歜; 激愤 | |
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trumpeting
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大声说出或宣告(trumpet的现在分词形式) | |
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scowling
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怒视,生气地皱眉( scowl的现在分词 ) | |
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slain
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杀死,宰杀,杀戮( slay的过去分词 ); (slay的过去分词) | |
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grumbled
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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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slay
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v.杀死,宰杀,杀戮 | |
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promising
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obedience
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sullenly
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不高兴地,绷着脸,忧郁地 | |
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longing
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drooped
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弯曲或下垂,发蔫( droop的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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v.像动物一样蹲下( squat的过去式和过去分词 );非法擅自占用(土地或房屋);为获得其所有权;而占用某片公共用地。 | |
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growth; economy; management; and customer satisfaction 增长 | |
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pouch
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unearth
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obliterated
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strap
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hanger
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emanating
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v.从…处传出,传出( emanate的现在分词 );产生,表现,显示 | |
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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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deplore
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olfactory
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atrophied
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adj.萎缩的,衰退的v.(使)萎缩,(使)虚脱,(使)衰退( atrophy的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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remains
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lucid
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adj.明白易懂的,清晰的,头脑清楚的 | |
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faculties
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n.能力( faculty的名词复数 );全体教职员;技巧;院 | |
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constrained
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overhaul
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quarry
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n.采石场;v.采石;费力地找 | |
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bide
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doggedly
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savage
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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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berth
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hordes
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rendezvous
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munching
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v.用力咀嚼(某物),大嚼( munch的现在分词 ) | |
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gnawed
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bulging
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膨胀; 凸出(部); 打气; 折皱 | |
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jaws
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marrow
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deserted
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sentries
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rawhide
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noose
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预测( projection的名词复数 ); 投影; 投掷; 突起物 | |
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taut
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dangling
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appalled
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worthy
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antagonist
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prey
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intruded
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scent
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[复数]鹅卵石; 沙砾; 卵石,小圆石( pebble的名词复数 ) | |
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aperture
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assailed
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irresistible
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destined
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secreted
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