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CHAPTER XXXVIII
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The King and Richard the Roman were lodged1 that night at the Priory of St. Pancras, Prince Edward with De Warenne in the castle of Lewes. Nor would it have been easy to choose between St. Pancras Priory and Lewes Town in the matter of furious and indiscriminate drinking. Some said that the King’s host mustered2 sixty thousand men. One thing was certain, that a very great number of them were drunk that night, and that the lords and captains were no better than the men.
“The King will hunt swine to-morrow.”
Such was the night’s apothegm, and men flung it with variations and with a liberal garnishing3 of oaths into each other’s faces. The metaphor4 was acceptable to those who were in their cups, and much repetition piled assurance upon assurance. The great army of the King had its head full of drunken insolence5. Its mouth uttered one huge oath. It would only have to show itself on the morrow, and De Montfort’s dirty burghers would take to their heels and run.
Bonfires had been lit everywhere, and round them were crowds of grotesque6 faces that bawled7, and gulped8, and fed. There was no lack of food and drink, sheep and oxen were roasted whole; men gorged9 themselves like dogs about the carcases. Cressets flared10 upon the castle towers, and Prince Edward had set twenty trumpeters to blow fanfares11 before the gate. The Priory bells were jangling like fuddled men quarrelling with one another. There was no discipline anywhere, no sign of a high purpose, no forethought for the morrow. “The King will hunt swine!” Men
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lodged
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v.存放( lodge的过去式和过去分词 );暂住;埋入;(权利、权威等)归属 | |
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v.集合,召集,集结(尤指部队)( muster的过去式和过去分词 );(自他人处)搜集某事物;聚集;激发 | |
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v.给(上餐桌的食物)加装饰( garnish的现在分词 ) | |
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metaphor
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insolence
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n.傲慢;无礼;厚颜;傲慢的态度 | |
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bawled
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v.大叫,大喊( bawl的过去式和过去分词 );放声大哭;大声叫出;叫卖(货物) | |
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v.狼吞虎咽地吃,吞咽( gulp的过去式和过去分词 );大口地吸(气);哽住 | |
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v.(用食物把自己)塞饱,填饱( gorge的过去式和过去分词 );作呕 | |
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adj. 端部张开的, 爆发的, 加宽的, 漏斗式的 动词flare的过去式和过去分词 | |
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fanfares
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n.仪式上用的短曲( fanfare的名词复数 ) | |
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bellowed
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superstition
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n.迷信,迷信行为 | |
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contented
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lighting
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n.照明,光线的明暗,舞台灯光 | |
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squealing
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v.长声尖叫,用长而尖锐的声音说( squeal的现在分词 ) | |
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repulsive
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adj.排斥的,使人反感的 | |
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spouted
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adj.装有嘴的v.(指液体)喷出( spout的过去式和过去分词 );滔滔不绝地讲;喋喋不休地说;喷水 | |
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skits
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n.讽刺文( skit的名词复数 );小喜剧;若干;一群 | |
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clergy
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n.[总称]牧师,神职人员 | |
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adv.热心地;热情地;积极地;狂热地 | |
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smeared
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弄脏; 玷污; 涂抹; 擦上 | |
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rascals
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流氓( rascal的名词复数 ); 无赖; (开玩笑说法)淘气的人(尤指小孩); 恶作剧的人 | |
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scrambling
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v.快速爬行( scramble的现在分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞 | |
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whim
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n.一时的兴致,突然的念头;奇想,幻想 | |
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plunged
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v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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stew
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n.炖汤,焖,烦恼;v.炖汤,焖,忧虑 | |
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sincerity
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n.真诚,诚意;真实 | |
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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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密集( swarm的过去式和过去分词 ); 云集; 成群地移动; 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去 | |
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beetles
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shuddered
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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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n.长而尖锐的叫声( squeal的名词复数 )v.长声尖叫,用长而尖锐的声音说( squeal的第三人称单数 ) | |
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ironical
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scrambled
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v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞 | |
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scramble
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v.爬行,攀爬,杂乱蔓延,碎片,片段,废料 | |
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weird
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smother
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vt./vi.使窒息;抑制;闷死;n.浓烟;窒息 | |
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gentry
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n.绅士阶级,上层阶级 | |
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dicing
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n.掷骰子,(皮革上的)菱形装饰v.将…切成小方块,切成丁( dice的现在分词 ) | |
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monks
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n.修道士,僧侣( monk的名词复数 ) | |
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meek
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docile
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adj.驯服的,易控制的,容易教的 | |
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Christian
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adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒 | |
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doctrine
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n.教义;主义;学说 | |
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discretion
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n.谨慎;随意处理 | |
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tyrant
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n.暴君,专制的君主,残暴的人 | |
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tyrants
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专制统治者( tyrant的名词复数 ); 暴君似的人; (古希腊的)僭主; 严酷的事物 | |
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cloisters
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n.(学院、修道院、教堂等建筑的)走廊( cloister的名词复数 );回廊;修道院的生活;隐居v.隐退,使与世隔绝( cloister的第三人称单数 ) | |
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primitive
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adj.原始的;简单的;n.原(始)人,原始事物 | |
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debauch
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v.使堕落,放纵 | |
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tawny
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adj.茶色的,黄褐色的;n.黄褐色 | |
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gliding
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buttress
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vaulting
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sprawled
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v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的过去式和过去分词);蔓延;杂乱无序地拓展;四肢伸展坐着(或躺着) | |
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knights
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骑士; (中古时代的)武士( knight的名词复数 ); 骑士; 爵士; (国际象棋中)马 | |
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throbbing
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sanctuaries
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sable
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tragic
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strut
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trumpets
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喇叭( trumpet的名词复数 ); 小号; 喇叭形物; (尤指)绽开的水仙花 | |
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(不顾困难地)促成某事( contrive的现在分词 ); 巧妙地策划,精巧地制造(如机器); 设法做到 | |
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flickering
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sentimental
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follies
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罪恶,时事讽刺剧; 愚蠢,蠢笨,愚蠢的行为、思想或做法( folly的名词复数 ) | |
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n.(象等动物的)长牙( tusk的名词复数 );獠牙;尖形物;尖头 | |
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