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CHAPTER 19 KING ANKO TO THE RESCUE
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The great magician Zog never slept. He was always watchful1 and alert. Some strange power warned him that his prisoners were about to escape.
Scarcely had the four left the castle by the broken window when the monster stepped from a doorway2 below and saw them. Instantly he blew upon a golden whistle, and at the summons a band of wolf-fish appeared and dashed after the prisoners. These creatures swam so swiftly that soon they were between the fugitives3 and the dome4, and then they turned and with wicked eyes and sharp fangs5 began a fierce attack upon the mermaids6 and the earth dwellers7.
Trot8 was a little frightened at the evil looks of the sea wolves, whose heads were enormous, and whose jaws9 contained rows of curved and pointed10 teeth. But Aquareine advanced upon them with her golden sword, and every touch of the charmed weapon instantly killed an enemy, so that one by one the wolf-fish rolled over upon their backs and sank helplessly downward through the water, leaving the prisoners free to continue their way toward the opening in the dome.
Zog witnessed the destruction of his wolves and uttered a loud laugh that was terrible to hear. Then the dread11 monster determined12 to arrest the fugitives himself, and in order to do this he was forced to discover himself in all the horror of his awful form, a form he was so ashamed of and
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watchful
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| adj.注意的,警惕的 | |
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doorway
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| n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径 | |
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fugitives
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| n.亡命者,逃命者( fugitive的名词复数 ) | |
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dome
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fangs
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| n.(尤指狗和狼的)长而尖的牙( fang的名词复数 );(蛇的)毒牙;罐座 | |
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mermaids
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| n.(传说中的)美人鱼( mermaid的名词复数 ) | |
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dwellers
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| n.居民,居住者( dweller的名词复数 ) | |
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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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jaws
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| n.口部;嘴 | |
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dread
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| vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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loathed
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| v.憎恨,厌恶( loathe的过去式和过去分词 );极不喜欢 | |
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concealed
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| a.隐藏的,隐蔽的 | |
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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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| v.扭动,蠕动,蜿蜒行进( wriggle的过去式和过去分词 );(使身体某一部位)扭动;耍滑不做,逃避(应做的事等) | |
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| v.(clave;cleaved)粘着,粘住;坚持;依恋 | |
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fowl
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reptile
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| n.爬行动物;两栖动物 | |
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repulsive
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| 似鳗的,滑头滑脑的,易滑脱的 | |
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| v.战栗( shudder的过去式和过去分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动 | |
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foe
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| abbr.off-reservation boarding school 在校寄宿学校n.球,天体,圆形物( orb的名词复数 ) | |
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shrill
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| adj.令人畏惧的;害怕的v.害怕,恐惧,担心( dread的过去式和过去分词) | |
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| 下狱,监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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pulp
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cleanse
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| vt.使清洁,使纯洁,清洗 | |
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opportunely
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reigned
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| vi.当政,统治(reign的过去式形式) | |
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cavern
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