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And out in the jungle, far away, Korak, covered with wounds, stiff with clotted1 blood, burning with rage and sorrow, swung back upon the trail of the great baboons3. He had not found them where he had last seen them, nor in any of their usual haunts; but he sought them along the well-marked spoor they had left behind them, and at last he overtook them. When first he came upon them they were moving slowly but steadily4 southward in one of those periodic migrations5 the reasons for which the baboon2 himself is best able to explain. At sight of the white warrior6 who came upon them from down wind the herd7 halted in response to the warning cry of the sentinel that had discovered him. There was much growling8 and muttering; much stiff-legged circling on the part of the bulls. The mothers, in nervous, high pitched tones, called their young to their sides, and with them moved to safety behind their lords and masters.
Korak called aloud to the king, who, at the familiar voice, advanced slowly, warily9, and still stiff-legged. He must have the confirmatory evidence of his nose before venturing to rely too implicitly10 upon the testimony11 of his ears and eyes. Korak stood perfectly12 still. To have advanced then might have
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增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 ); 肿胀; (使)凸出; 充满(激情) | |
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industrious
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fangs
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v.(使)旋转;n.大量,许多 | |
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ferociously
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野蛮地,残忍地 | |
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ferocious
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prey
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warriors
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demon
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lair
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futility
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