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XIII CAPITULATION
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Late on the second day after the battle Asensio returned to his bohio. Rosa and Evangelina, already frantic1 at the delay, heard him crying to them while he was still hidden in the woods, and knew that the worst had happened. There was little need for him to tell his story, for he was weaponless, stained, and bloody2. He had crossed the hills on foot after a miraculous3 escape from that ravine of death. Of his companions he knew nothing whatever; the mention of Esteban's name caused him to beat his breast and cry aloud. He was weak and feverish4, and his incoherent story of the midnight encounter was so highly colored that Rosa nearly swooned with horror.
The girl stood swaying while he told how the night had betrayed them, how he had wrought5 incredible feats6 of valor7 before the shifting tide of battle had spewed him out the end of the sunken road and left him half dead in the grass. Asensio had lain there until, finding himself growing stronger, he had burrowed8 into a tangle9 of vines at the foot of a wall, where he had remained until the fighting ceased. When the Spaniards had finally discovered their mistake and had ceased riding one another down, when lights came and he heard Colonel Cobo cursing them like one insane, he had wriggled10 away, crossed the calzada, and hidden in the woods until dawn. He had been walking ever since; he had come home to die.
Rosa heard only parts of the story, for her mind was numbed
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frantic
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adj.狂乱的,错乱的,激昂的 | |
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bloody
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adj.非常的的;流血的;残忍的;adv.很;vt.血染 | |
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miraculous
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adj.像奇迹一样的,不可思议的 | |
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feverish
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adj.发烧的,狂热的,兴奋的 | |
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wrought
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v.引起;以…原料制作;运转;adj.制造的 | |
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feats
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功绩,伟业,技艺( feat的名词复数 ) | |
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valor
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n.勇气,英勇 | |
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burrowed
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wriggled
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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.使麻木,使麻痹( numb的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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glazed
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afterward
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inert
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stupor
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coma
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affected
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possessed
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mutual
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utterly
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asunder
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unity
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supreme
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animated
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adj.生气勃勃的,活跃的,愉快的 | |
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personalities
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uncommon
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extremity
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potent
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yearning
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a.刺激的 | |
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spoke
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atrocities
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copper
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adj.原始的;简单的;n.原(始)人,原始事物 | |
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hampered
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scoured
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走遍(某地)搜寻(人或物)( scour的过去式和过去分词 ); (用力)刷; 擦净; 擦亮 | |
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frightfulness
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可怕; 丑恶; 讨厌; 恐怖政策 | |
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tenacious
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mighty
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cowering
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v.畏缩,抖缩( cower的现在分词 ) | |
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cane
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n.手杖,细长的茎,藤条;v.以杖击,以藤编制的 | |
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ragged
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adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的 | |
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miserably
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adv.痛苦地;悲惨地;糟糕地;极度地 | |
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entirely
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ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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demurred
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v.表示异议,反对( demur的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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misery
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gathering
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n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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