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As we strolled slowly back toward the boat, planning and discussing this, we were suddenly startled by a loud and unmistakable detonation1.
"A shell from the U-33!" exclaimed von Schoenvorts.
"They are in trouble," I answered for all, "and it's up to us to get back to them. drop that carcass," I directed the men carrying the meat, "and follow me!" I set off at a rapid run in the direction of the harbor.
We ran for the better part of a mile without hearing anything more from the direction of the harbor, and then I reduced the speed to a walk, for the exercise was telling on us who had been cooped up for so long in the confined interior of the U-33. Puffing3 and panting, we plodded4 on until within about a mile of the harbor we came upon a sight that brought us all up standing5. We had been passing through a little heavier timber than was usual to this part of the country, when we suddenly emerged into an open space in the center of which was such a band as might have caused the most courageous6 to pause. It consisted of upward of five hundred individuals representing several species closely allied7 to man. There were anthropoid8 apes and gorillas9—these I had no difficulty in recognizing; but there were other forms which I had never before seen, and I was hard put to it to say whether they were ape or man. Some of them resembled the corpse10
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gorillas
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n.大猩猩( gorilla的名词复数 );暴徒,打手 | |
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corpse
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cowardice
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n.胆小,怯懦 | |
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skull
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antelope
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n.羚羊;羚羊皮 | |
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corpses
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profusion
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sufficiently
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frightful
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ferocious
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prehistoric
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reptile
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baron
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muzzle
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n.鼻口部;口套;枪(炮)口;vt.使缄默 | |
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belly
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n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛 | |
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bullies
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rigidly
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detailed
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adj.详细的,详尽的,极注意细节的,完全的 | |
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unfamiliar
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adj.陌生的,不熟悉的 | |
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hissing
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n. 发嘶嘶声, 蔑视 动词hiss的现在分词形式 | |
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countless
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adj.无数的,多得不计其数的 | |
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v.包围,笼罩,包住( envelop的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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growling
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n.吠声, 咆哮声 v.怒吠, 咆哮, 吼 | |
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depressed
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adj.沮丧的,抑郁的,不景气的,萧条的 | |
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myriad
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adj.无数的;n.无数,极大数量 | |
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manifestations
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n.表示,显示(manifestation的复数形式) | |
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savagery
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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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brutality
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n.野蛮的行为,残忍,野蛮 | |
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whatsoever
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longing
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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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creed
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lamely
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weird
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mighty
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minor
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antelopes
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羚羊( antelope的名词复数 ); 羚羊皮革 | |
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perennial
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torpedo
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reptiles
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plentiful
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rhinoceros
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prey
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crater
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pall
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ammunition
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puncturing
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