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XV MAENCK BLUNDERS
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After a hurried breakfast Peter of Blentz and Captain Ernst Maenck left the castle of Blentz. Prince Peter rode north toward the frontier, Austria, and safety, Captain Maenck rode south toward Lustadt. Neither knew that general orders had been issued to soldiery and gendarmerie of Lutha to capture them dead or alive. So Prince Peter rode carelessly; but Captain Maenck, because of the nature of his business and the proximity1 of enemies about Lustadt, proceeded with circumspection2.
Prince Peter was arrested at Tafelberg, and, though he stormed and raged and threatened, he was immediately packed off under heavy guard back toward Lustadt.
Captain Ernst Maenck was more fortunate. He reached the capital of Lutha in safety, though he had to hide on several occasions from detachments of troops moving toward the north. Once within the city he rode rapidly to the house of a friend. Here he learned that which set him into a fine state of excitement and profanity. The king and the Princess Emma von der Tann were to be wed3 that very afternoon! It lacked but half an hour to four o'clock.
Maenck grabbed his cap and dashed from the house before his astonished friend could ask a single question. He hurried straight toward the cathedral. The king had just arrived, and entered when Maenck came up, breathless. The guard at the doorway4 did not recognize him. If they had they would have arrested him. Instead they contented5 themselves with refusing him admission, and when he insisted they threatened him with arrest.
To be arrested now would be to ruin his fine plan, so he turned and walked away. At the first cross street he turned up the side of the cathedral. The grounds were walled up on this side, and he sought in vain for entrance. At the rear he discovered a limousine6 standing7 in the alley
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proximity
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wed
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v.娶,嫁,与…结婚 | |
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doorway
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n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径 | |
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contented
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adj.满意的,安心的,知足的 | |
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limousine
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n.豪华轿车 | |
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n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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alley
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chauffeur
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n.(受雇于私人或公司的)司机;v.为…开车 | |
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subdued
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bishop
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cartridge
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n.弹壳,弹药筒;(装磁带等的)盒子 | |
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chamber
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n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所 | |
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cylinder
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mighty
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tilted
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v. 倾斜的 | |
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snarl
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v.吼叫,怒骂,纠缠,混乱;n.混乱,缠结,咆哮 | |
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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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hurl
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vt.猛投,力掷,声叫骂 | |
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frightful
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necessitated
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使…成为必要,需要( necessitate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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adversary
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adj.敌手,对手 | |
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inviting
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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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foe
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n.敌人,仇敌 | |
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v.滴( trickle的过去式和过去分词 );淌;使)慢慢走;缓慢移动 | |
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n.(线、绳、金属线、毛发等的)股( strand的名词复数 );缕;海洋、湖或河的)岸;(观点、计划、故事等的)部份v.使滞留,使搁浅( strand的第三人称单数 ) | |
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binding
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majesty
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ammunition
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excavation
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cadaver
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groom
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currying
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lout
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n.粗鄙的人;举止粗鲁的人 | |
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brooked
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demur
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v.表示异议,反对 | |
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bridle
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n.笼头,束缚;vt.抑制,约束;动怒 | |
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mellow
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adj.柔和的;熟透的;v.变柔和;(使)成熟 | |
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intrigue
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vt.激起兴趣,迷住;vi.耍阴谋;n.阴谋,密谋 | |
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trot
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n.疾走,慢跑;n.老太婆;现成译本;(复数)trots:腹泻(与the 连用);v.小跑,快步走,赶紧 | |
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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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perpendicular
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adj.垂直的,直立的;n.垂直线,垂直的位置 | |
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retraced
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v.折回( retrace的过去式和过去分词 );回忆;回顾;追溯 | |
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loyalty
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pointed
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adj.尖的,直截了当的 | |
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tunic
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n.束腰外衣 | |
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wresting
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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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conspirator
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n.阴谋者,谋叛者 | |
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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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amazement
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dreaded
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deception
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tampering
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partially
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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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futilely
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futile(无用的)的变形; 干 | |
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reigned
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admiration
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vindicate
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guise
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hereditary
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