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Chapter 14 Alone in the Jungle
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Tambudza, leading Tarzan of the Apes toward the camp of the Russian, moved very slowly along the winding1 jungle path, for she was old and her legs stiff with rheumatism2.
So it was that the runners dispatched by M'ganwazam to warn Rokoff that the white giant was in his village and that he would be slain3 that night reached the Russian's camp before Tarzan and his ancient guide had covered half the distance.
The guides found the white man's camp in a turmoil4. Rokoff had that morning been discovered stunned5 and bleeding within his tent. When he had recovered his senses and realized that Jane Clayton had escaped, his rage was boundless6.
Rushing about the camp with his rifle, he had sought to shoot down the native sentries7 who had allowed the young woman to elude8 their vigilance, but several of the other whites, realizing that they were already in a precarious9 position owing to the numerous desertions that Rokoff's cruelty had brought about, seized and disarmed10 him.
Then came the messengers from M'ganwazam, but scarce had they told their story and Rokoff was preparing to depart with them for their village when other runners, panting from the exertions11 of their swift flight through the jungle, rushed breathless into the firelight, crying that the great white giant had escaped from M'ganwazam and was already on his way to
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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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哨兵,步兵( sentry的名词复数 ) | |
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vengeance
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deserted
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wilderness
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tirade
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wrest
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子弹( cartridge的名词复数 ); (打印机的)墨盒; 录音带盒; (唱机的)唱头 | |
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涡流,涡流的形成 | |
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scent
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鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 ) | |
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小跑,急走( trot的过去分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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apathy
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n.漠不关心,无动于衷;冷淡 | |
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amazement
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n.惊奇,惊讶 | |
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squatting
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v.像动物一样蹲下( squat的现在分词 );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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sanity
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warrior
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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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