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Chapter Nineteen The Conquest of the Witch
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Now as soon as the conquest of King Krewl had taken place, one of the Orks had been dispatched to Pon's house with the joyful1 news. At once Gloria and Pon and Trot2 and Button-Bright hastened toward the castle. They were somewhat surprised by the sight that met their eyes, for there was the Scarecrow, crowned King, and all the people kneeling humbly3 before him. So they likewise bowed low to the new ruler and then stood beside the throne. Cap'n Bill, as the gray grasshopper4, was still perched upon Trot's shoulder, but now he hopped5 to the shoulder of the Scarecrow and whispered into the painted ear:
"I thought Gloria was to be Queen of Jinxland."
The Scarecrow shook his head.
"Not yet," he answered. "No Queen with a frozen heart is fit to rule any country." Then he turned to his new friend, the Ork, who was strutting6 about, very proud of what he had done, and said: "Do you suppose you, or your followers7, could find old Blinkie the Witch?"
"Where is she?" asked the Ork.
"Somewhere in Jinxland, I'm sure."
"Then," said the Ork, "we shall certainly be able to find her."
"It will give me great pleasure," declared the Scarecrow. "When you have found her, bring her here to me, and I will then decide what to do with her."
The Ork called his followers together and spoke8 a few words to them in a low tone. A moment after they rose into the air—so suddenly that the Scarecrow, who was very light in weight, was blown quite out of his throne and into the arms of Pon, who replaced him carefully upon his seat. There was an
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joyful
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| adj.欢乐的,令人欢欣的 | |
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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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humbly
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| adv. 恭顺地,谦卑地 | |
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grasshopper
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| n.蚱蜢,蝗虫,蚂蚱 | |
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| 跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 ); 单足蹦跳; 齐足(或双足)跳行; 摘葎草花 | |
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followers
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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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| 跳上[下]( hop的第三人称单数 ); 单足蹦跳; 齐足(或双足)跳行; 摘葎草花 | |
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| adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的 | |
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| vt.解开,松开;取消,撤销 | |
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witchcraft
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| 淋湿的,湿透的 | |
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antidote
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| n.解毒药,解毒剂 | |
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| adj.狂乱的,错乱的,激昂的 | |
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| adv. 恳求地, 哀求地 | |
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| adj.美好的,乐观的,玫瑰色的 | |
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| adj.明显的,无疑的;透明的 | |
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| adj.古雅的,离奇有趣的,奇怪的 | |
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amazement
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| n.懊恼;气愤;委屈 | |
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sobbing
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| <主方>Ⅰ adj.湿透的 | |
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