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It was a sad leave-taking as in silence I shook hands with each of the three remaining men. Even poor Nobs appeared dejected as we quit the compound and set out upon the well-marked spoor of the abductor. Not once did I turn my eyes backward toward Fort Dinosaur1. I have not looked upon it since—nor in all likelihood shall I ever look upon it again. The trail led northwest until it reached the western end of the sandstone cliffs to the north of the fort; there it ran into a well-defined path which wound northward2 into a country we had not as yet explored. It was a beautiful, gently rolling country, broken by occasional outcroppings of sandstone and by patches of dense3 forest relieved by open, park-like stretches and broad meadows whereon grazed countless4 herbivorous animals—red deer, aurochs, and infinite variety of antelope5 and at least three distinct species of horse, the latter ranging in size from a creature about as large as Nobs to a magnificent animal fourteen to sixteen hands high. These creatures fed together in perfect amity6; nor did they show any great indications of terror when Nobs and I approached. They moved out of our way and kept their eyes upon us until we had passed; then they resumed their feeding.
The path led straight across the clearing into another forest, lying upon the verge7 of which I saw a bit of white. It appeared to stand out in marked contrast and incongruity8 to all its surroundings, and when I stopped to examine it, I found that it was a small strip of muslin—part of the hem9 of a garment. At once I was all excitement, for I knew that it was a sign left by Lys that she had been carried this way; it was a tiny bit torn from the hem of the undergarment that she wore in lieu of the night-robes she had lost with the sinking of the liner. Crushing the bit of
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n.恐龙 | |
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antelope
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fatigue
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dinosaurs
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nostrils
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pungent
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aroma
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n.香气,芬芳,芳香 | |
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obedience
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brute
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jaw
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stentorian
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implement
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poking
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shrieks
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hideous
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shuddering
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v.战栗( shudder的现在分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动 | |
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sob
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n.空间轨道的轰炸机;呜咽,哭泣 | |
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hurled
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v.猛投,用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 );大声叫骂 | |
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savage
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brandished
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v.挥舞( brandish的过去式和过去分词 );炫耀 | |
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ledges
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n.(墙壁,悬崖等)突出的狭长部分( ledge的名词复数 );(平窄的)壁架;横档;(尤指)窗台 | |
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belligerent
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capability
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cavern
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n.洞穴,大山洞 | |
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strata
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n.地层(复数);社会阶层 | |
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filth
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n.肮脏,污物,污秽;淫猥 | |
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rubble
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embedded
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doorway
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n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径 | |
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retired
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scrambling
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relish
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layman
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tadpoles
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reptile
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