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Martin Valliant did not tarry long under the thorn tree. He knelt for a moment to listen, and then started on his way around the mere1, crawling on hands and knees through the rich rank grass that grew near the water. It was wet with dew, and the brown sorrel and the great white daisies brushed against his face. The smell of the green growth touched him like a subtle, clinging memory. He did not think of death or wounds, but only of Mellis and what might happen to her if he failed.
Skirting the mere, he came to the sluice2 ditch, all choked with shrubs3 and brambles. The ditch was less than two hundred paces from the causeway, and about the same distance from the shelter of leaves, and Martin scrambled4 down and took cover in spite of the thorns and brambles. He half stood and half lay, with his head and shoulders above the bank, and a stunted5 thorn stretching a canopy6 above him. He could see the two fires, and Fulk de Lisle’s red figure. Mellis’s bower7 lay between the sluice ditch and the camp fires; Martin could not pick it out of the darkness, though he strained his eyes till the lids began to flicker8.
Still, he knew where she lay, and there was nothing for him to do but to lie still and wait for Swartz’s horn. He could feel his heart beating as he leaned against the grassy9 bank. Every nerve and muscle in him seemed a-quiver. He fingered the point and edge of his knife, and smiled.
Then a strange thought came to him. What if he failed—what if he found the adventure hopeless?
He would die—he meant to die in such a case—but Mellis would be living. He would go out into the great darkness leaving her alone. Rough hands might do what they pleased with her. Fulk de Lisle would come down full of his wine, violent and
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adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
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shrubs
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灌木( shrub的名词复数 ) | |
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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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n.凉亭,树荫下凉快之处;闺房;v.荫蔽 | |
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spasm
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frenzy
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n.疯狂,狂热,极度的激动 | |
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nay
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adv.不;n.反对票,投反对票者 | |
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anguish
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brayed
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v.发出驴叫似的声音( bray的过去式和过去分词 );发嘟嘟声;粗声粗气地讲话(或大笑);猛击 | |
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beech
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exultation
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n.狂喜,得意 | |
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loomed
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v.隐约出现,阴森地逼近( loom的过去式和过去分词 );隐约出现,阴森地逼近 | |
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thong
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n.皮带;皮鞭;v.装皮带 | |
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stifled
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(使)窒息, (使)窒闷( stifle的过去式和过去分词 ); 镇压,遏制; 堵 | |
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bosom
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n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的 | |
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exquisite
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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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adj.动人的,使人感伤的 | |
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miraculous
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exultant
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adj.欢腾的,狂欢的,大喜的 | |
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blessing
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n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿 | |
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friendliness
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n.友谊,亲切,亲密 | |
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grassland
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n.牧场,草地,草原 | |
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sickle
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n.镰刀 | |
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foam
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v./n.泡沫,起泡沫 | |
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n.果园,果园里的全部果树,(美俚)棒球场 | |
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a.火焰摇曳的,过份艳丽的 | |
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ripples
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逐渐扩散的感觉( ripple的名词复数 ) | |
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aglow
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bridle
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功绩,伟业,技艺( feat的名词复数 ) | |
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n.纠缠;缠结;混乱;v.(使)缠绕;变乱 | |
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smothered
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(使)窒息, (使)透不过气( smother的过去式和过去分词 ); 覆盖; 忍住; 抑制 | |
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踩( trample的过去式和过去分词 ); 践踏; 无视; 侵犯 | |
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knightliness
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骑士的,勋爵士的,骑士似的 | |
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v.以暴力夺取,强夺( rape的过去式和过去分词 );强奸 | |
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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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scattered
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adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的 | |
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Flared
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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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galloping
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adj. 飞驰的, 急性的 动词gallop的现在分词形式 | |
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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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beeches
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murmur
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n.低语,低声的怨言;v.低语,低声而言 | |
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scattering
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n.[物]散射;散乱,分散;在媒介质中的散播adj.散乱的;分散在不同范围的;广泛扩散的;(选票)数量分散的v.散射(scatter的ing形式);散布;驱散 | |
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