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Chapter XXII Out of the Niche
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Numa, the lion, growled2 futilely3 in baffled rage as he slipped back to the ground at the foot of the wall after his unsuccessful attempt to drag down the fleeing ape-man. He poised4 to make a second effort to follow his escaping quarry5 when his nose picked up a hitherto unnoticed quality in the scent6 spoor of his intended prey7. Sniffing8 at the ground that Tarzan's feet had barely touched, Numa's growl1 changed to a low whine9, for he had recognized the scent spoor of the man-thing that had rescued him from the pit of the Wamabos.
What thoughts passed through that massive head? Who may say? But now there was no indication of baffled rage as the great lion turned and moved majestically10 eastward11 along the wall. At the eastern end of the city he turned toward the south, continuing his way to the south side of the wall along which were the pens and corrals where the herbivorous flocks were fattened12 for the herds14 of domesticated15 lions within the city. The great black lions of the forest fed with almost equal
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growl
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v.(狗等)嗥叫,(炮等)轰鸣;n.嗥叫,轰鸣 | |
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growled
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futilely
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futile(无用的)的变形; 干 | |
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poised
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quarry
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n.采石场;v.采石;费力地找 | |
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scent
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n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉 | |
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prey
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n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨 | |
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sniffing
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n.探查法v.以鼻吸气,嗅,闻( sniff的现在分词 );抽鼻子(尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气);抱怨,不以为然地说 | |
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whine
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v.哀号,号哭;n.哀鸣 | |
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majestically
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雄伟地; 庄重地; 威严地; 崇高地 | |
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eastward
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adv.向东;adj.向东的;n.东方,东部 | |
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fattened
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v.喂肥( fatten的过去式和过去分词 );养肥(牲畜);使(钱)增多;使(公司)升值 | |
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herd
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herds
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impartiality
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toll
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cub
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maniacs
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maniac
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n.精神癫狂的人;疯子 | |
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schooling
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n.教育;正规学校教育 | |
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突然的剧痛( pang的名词复数 ); 悲痛 | |
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intervals
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scented
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benefactor
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gateway
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mighty
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advent
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den
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挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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hoofs
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disturbance
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commotion
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n.骚动,动乱 | |
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severed
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accosted
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tunic
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winding
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weird
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simultaneously
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lieutenant
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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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plaza
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n.广场,市场 | |
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queried
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v.质疑,对…表示疑问( query的过去式和过去分词 );询问 | |
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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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descended
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a.为...后裔的,出身于...的 | |
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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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arcade
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n.拱廊;(一侧或两侧有商店的)通道 | |
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bent
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n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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investigation
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n.调查,调查研究 | |
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niche
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n.壁龛;合适的职务(环境、位置等) | |
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streak
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n.条理,斑纹,倾向,少许,痕迹;v.加条纹,变成条纹,奔驰,快速移动 | |
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alcove
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n.凹室 | |
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aperture
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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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tribal
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adj.部族的,种族的 | |
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apparently
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interfere
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v.(in)干涉,干预;(with)妨碍,打扰 | |
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vapid
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adj.无味的;无生气的 | |
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appraisement
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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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disarm
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v.解除武装,回复平常的编制,缓和 | |
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subduing
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征服( subdue的现在分词 ); 克制; 制服; 色变暗 | |
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warrior
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n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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lessened
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forth
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corpse
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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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subdued
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concealed
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smother
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slay
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lapsed
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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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entirely
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ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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