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24 The Messenger of Death
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The sun rose to see the forces of Ja-don still held at the palace gate. The old warrior1 had seized the tall structure that stood just beyond the palace and at the summit of this he kept a warrior stationed to look toward the northern wall of the palace where Ta-den was to make his attack; but as the minutes wore into hours no sign of the other force appeared, and now in the full light of the new sun upon the roof of one of the palace buildings appeared Lu-don, the high priest, Mo-sar, the pretender, and the strange, naked figure of a man, into whose long hair and beard were woven fresh ferns and flowers. Behind them were banked a score of lesser3 priests who chanted in unison4: "This is Jad-ben-Otho. Lay down your arms and surrender." This they repeated again and again, alternating it with the cry: "The false Dor-ul-Otho is a prisoner."
In one of those lulls5 which are common in battles between forces armed with weapons that require great physical effort in their use, a voice suddenly arose from among the followers6 of Ja-don: "Show us the Dor-ul-Otho. We do not believe you!"
"Wait," cried Lu-don. "If I do not produce him before the sun has moved his own width, the gates of the palace shall be opened to you and my warriors7 will lay down their arms."
He turned to one of his priests and issued brief instructions.
The ape-man paced the confines of his narrow cell. Bitterly he reproached himself for the stupidity which had led him into this trap, and yet was it stupidity? What else might he have done other than rush to the succor8 of his mate? He wondered how they had stolen her from Ja-lur, and then suddenly there flashed to his mind the features of the warrior whom he had just seen with her. They were strangely familiar. He racked his brain to recall where he had seen the man before and then it came to him. He was the strange warrior who had joined Ja-don's forces outside of Ja-lur the day that Tarzan had ridden upon the great GRYF from the uninhabited
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warrior
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n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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n.喧闹声,嘈杂声 | |
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adj.次要的,较小的;adv.较小地,较少地 | |
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unison
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n.步调一致,行动一致 | |
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n.间歇期(lull的复数形式)vt.使镇静,使安静(lull的第三人称单数形式) | |
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追随者( follower的名词复数 ); 用户; 契据的附面; 从动件 | |
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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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n.援助,帮助;v.给予帮助 | |
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gorge
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n.咽喉,胃,暴食,山峡;v.塞饱,狼吞虎咽地吃 | |
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fretted
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焦躁的,附有弦马的,腐蚀的 | |
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chafed
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v.擦热(尤指皮肤)( chafe的过去式 );擦痛;发怒;惹怒 | |
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participation
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aperture
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futile
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victorious
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chamber
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bowels
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n.肠,内脏,内部;肠( bowel的名词复数 );内部,最深处 | |
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unfamiliar
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adj.陌生的,不熟悉的 | |
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differentiated
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区分,区别,辨别( differentiate的过去式和过去分词 ); 区别对待; 表明…间的差别,构成…间差别的特征 | |
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accentuating
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v.重读( accentuate的现在分词 );使突出;使恶化;加重音符号于 | |
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savage
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adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人 | |
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pinioning
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v.抓住[捆住](双臂)( pinion的现在分词 ) | |
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hideous
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adj.丑陋的,可憎的,可怕的,恐怖的 | |
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thongs
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dangled
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悬吊着( dangle的过去式和过去分词 ); 摆动不定; 用某事物诱惑…; 吊胃口 | |
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n.陷阱( snare的名词复数 );圈套;诱人遭受失败(丢脸、损失等)的东西;诱惑物v.用罗网捕捉,诱陷,陷害( snare的第三人称单数 ) | |
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inflicting
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把…强加给,使承受,遭受( inflict的现在分词 ) | |
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lessened
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减少的,减弱的 | |
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factions
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组织中的小派别,派系( faction的名词复数 ) | |
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mentality
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astonishment
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n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
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n.陆军中尉,海军上尉;代理官员,副职官员 | |
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n.给以报应者,复仇者,难以对付的敌手 | |
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cringing
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adj.谄媚,奉承 | |
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apprehension
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n.理解,领悟;逮捕,拘捕;忧虑 | |
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adj.腐臭的;有毒的;已腐烂的;卑劣的 | |
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maniacal
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crafty
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adj.狡猾的,诡诈的 | |
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profaned
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v.不敬( profane的过去式和过去分词 );亵渎,玷污 | |
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congregate
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v.(使)集合,聚集 | |
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wrath
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n.愤怒,愤慨,暴怒 | |
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knaves
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n.恶棍,无赖( knave的名词复数 );(纸牌中的)杰克 | |
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gateway
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n.大门口,出入口,途径,方法 | |
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bolster
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n.枕垫;v.支持,鼓励 | |
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defenders
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n.防御者( defender的名词复数 );守卫者;保护者;辩护者 | |
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recede
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vi.退(去),渐渐远去;向后倾斜,缩进 | |
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mustered
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v.集合,召集,集结(尤指部队)( muster的过去式和过去分词 );(自他人处)搜集某事物;聚集;激发 | |
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defense
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n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩 | |
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inevitable
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adj.不可避免的,必然发生的 | |
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accomplice
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n.从犯,帮凶,同谋 | |
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jeering
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adj.嘲弄的,揶揄的v.嘲笑( jeer的现在分词 ) | |
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brute
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n.野兽,兽性 | |
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courageous
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adj.勇敢的,有胆量的 | |
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adj.充满活力的;(植物)繁茂的 | |
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naught
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n.无,零 [=nought] | |
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v.战栗( shudder的过去式和过去分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动 | |
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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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pointed
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meditate
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crumpled
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frenzy
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fanaticism
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doom
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superstitious
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alacrity
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v.使惊骇,使充满恐惧( appall的过去式和过去分词)adj.惊骇的;丧胆的 | |
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混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系] | |
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抛( sling的现在分词 ); 吊挂; 遣送; 押往 | |
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strap
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<主方>Ⅰ adj.湿透的 | |
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