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CHAPTER 41
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The prophecies of the King proved the power of their pinions1 before fourteen suns had passed over the Black Wild's heart. Richard of Lauretia had plotted to starve Fulviac into giving him battle, or into a retreat from the forest upon Gilderoy. The royal prognostications were pitiless and unflinching as candescent steel. It was no mere2 battle-ground that he sought, but rather an amphitheatre where he might martyr3 the rebel host like a mob of revolted slaves.
Whatever tidings may have muttered on the breeze, riders came in hotly to the royal pavilion towards the noon of the fourteenth day. There was soon much stir on the hills hard by Geraint. Knights4 and nobles thronged5 the royal tent, captains clanged shoulders, gallopers rode south and west with fiery6 despatches to Morolt and Sir Simon of Imbrecour. Battle breathed in the wind. Before night came, the King's pavilion had vanished from the hills; his columns were winding7 round the northern hem8 of the forest, to strike the road that ran from Geraint to Gilderoy.
The royal scouts9 and rangers10 had not played their master false. A river of steel was curling through the black depths of the wild, threading the valleys towards the east. The King's scouts had caught the glimmer12 of armour13
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v.抓住[捆住](双臂)( pinion的第三人称单数 ) | |
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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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侦察员[机,舰]( scout的名词复数 ); 童子军; 搜索; 童子军成员 | |
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护林者( ranger的名词复数 ); 突击队员 | |
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armour
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(=armor)n.盔甲;装甲部队 | |
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standing
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procrastination
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lair
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n.野兽的巢穴;躲藏处 | |
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hazardous
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extremity
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n.末端,尽头;尽力;终极;极度 | |
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climax
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shimmered
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v.闪闪发光,发微光( shimmer的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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chuckling
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轻声地笑( chuckle的现在分词 ) | |
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shimmering
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v.闪闪发光,发微光( shimmer的现在分词 ) | |
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growth; economy; management; and customer satisfaction 增长 | |
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胸部( bosom的名词复数 ); 胸怀; 女衣胸部(或胸襟); 和爱护自己的人在一起的情形 | |
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ragged
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sneered
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讥笑,冷笑( sneer的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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plodding
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glimmering
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n.微光,隐约的一瞥adj.薄弱地发光的v.发闪光,发微光( glimmer的现在分词 ) | |
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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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勒缰绳使(马)停步( rein的过去式和过去分词 ); 驾驭; 严格控制; 加强管理 | |
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adj.闪耀的,反光的v.湿物闪耀,闪亮( glisten的现在分词 ) | |
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bristled
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adj. 直立的,多刺毛的 动词bristle的过去式和过去分词 | |
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gilded
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a.镀金的,富有的 | |
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chamber
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n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所 | |
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v.湿物闪耀,闪亮( glisten的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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chivalry
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n.骑士气概,侠义;(男人)对女人彬彬有礼,献殷勤 | |
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panoply
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n.全副甲胄,礼服 | |
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pessimist
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n.悲观者;悲观主义者;厌世 | |
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tranquillity
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n. 平静, 安静 | |
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stiffened
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raven
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bluff
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strenuous
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深沟,地沟( trench的名词复数 ); 战壕 | |
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四轮的运货马车( waggon的名词复数 ); 铁路货车; 小手推车 | |
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parleys
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rattle
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squires
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blessings
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点缀(gem的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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解(渴)( quench的过去式和过去分词 ); 终止(某事物); (用水)扑灭(火焰等); 将(热物体)放入水中急速冷却 | |
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