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On their return to camp after her rescue Virginia talked a great deal to von Horn about the young giant who had rescued her, until the man feared that she was more interested in him than seemed good for his own plans.
He had now cast from him the last vestige1 of his loyalty2 for his employer, and thus freed had determined3 to use every means within his power to win Professor Maxon's daughter, and with her the heritage of wealth which he knew would be hers should her father, through some unforeseen mishap4, meet death before he could return to civilization and alter his will, a contingency5 which von Horn knew he might have to consider should he marry the girl against her father's wishes, and thus thwart6 the crazed man's mad, but no less dear project.
He realized that first he must let the girl fully7 understand the grave peril8 in which she stood, and turn her hope of protection from her father to himself. He imagined that the initial step in undermining Virginia's confidence in her father would be to narrate9 every detail of the weird10 experiments which Professor Maxon had brought to such successful issues during their residence upon the island.
The girl's own questioning gave him the lead he needed.
"Where could that horrid11 creature have come from that set upon me in the jungle and nearly killed poor Sing?" she asked.
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vestige
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n.痕迹,遗迹,残余 | |
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loyalty
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mishap
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n.不幸的事,不幸;灾祸 | |
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contingency
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n.意外事件,可能性 | |
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v.阻挠,妨碍,反对;adj.横(断的) | |
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peril
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narrate
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v.讲,叙述 | |
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adj.古怪的,离奇的;怪诞的,神秘而可怕的 | |
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horrid
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adj.可怕的;令人惊恐的;恐怖的;极讨厌的 | |
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n.疑问,问号,质问;vt.询问,表示怀疑 | |
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necessitate
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v.使成为必要,需要 | |
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hideous
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adj.丑陋的,可憎的,可怕的,恐怖的 | |
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vt.篡夺,霸占;vi.篡位 | |
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repulsive
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grotesque
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adj.怪诞的,丑陋的;n.怪诞的图案,怪人(物) | |
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v.吐露,泄露( divulge的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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divulge
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v.泄漏(秘密等);宣布,公布 | |
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shudder
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v.战粟,震动,剧烈地摇晃;n.战粟,抖动 | |
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wed
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reverently
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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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immediate
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vagaries
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v.口授;(使)听写;指令,指示,命令 | |
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wan
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(wide area network)广域网 | |
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accede
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foment
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discord
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superstitious
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horrified
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兽( brute的名词复数 ); 畜生; 残酷无情的人; 兽性 | |
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malignant
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bloody
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belongings
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cowardice
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abbr.high impact polystyrene 高冲击强度聚苯乙烯,耐冲性聚苯乙烯n.臀部( hip的名词复数 );[建筑学]屋脊;臀围(尺寸);臀部…的 | |
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elation
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n.兴高采烈,洋洋得意 | |
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decided
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adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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precipitately
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remarkable
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adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的 | |
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breach
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n.违反,不履行;破裂;vt.冲破,攻破 | |
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reconciliation
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n.和解,和谐,一致 | |
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ethics
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n.伦理学;伦理观,道德标准 | |
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mutual
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antagonism
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justification
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rudiments
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jack
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n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克 | |
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kindly
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awakening
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n.觉醒,醒悟 adj.觉醒中的;唤醒的 | |
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pointed
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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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butt
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n.笑柄;烟蒂;枪托;臀部;v.用头撞或顶 | |
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shrugged
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mincing
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adj.矫饰的;v.切碎;切碎 | |
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perilous
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adj.危险的,冒险的 | |
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remains
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vt.危及,损害 | |
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虚妄,禅病 | |
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vessel
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peculiar
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naught
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confinement
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sane
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