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CHAPTER 37
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Sir Gregory’s scouts1 had been watching Troy Castle, and my Lord of Troy’s spies had had their eyes on Woodmere. Both parties were kept well victualed with news; but Sir Gregory was no better than a round-headed butcher, a mere2 bullying3, blasting Englishman, ever ready to think his enemy a fool; whereas Roger Bland4 had an Italian shrewdness and an imagination that made him something of a coward. A clever coward is worth any number of bull-headed fools. And in this game of hide-and-seek my Lord of Troy was too subtle and too cunning for the Foresters. He saw to it that they had false news, and no real knowledge of the power that he could bring against them.
“Troy is on the march. Fifty archers8 and a hundred men-at-arms. They have cannon9 with them. We can eat them up, lordings all.”
Such was the news, and the Forest captains rose to it, and set their trumpets10 blowing. But Roger Bland was no such facile fool. Sir Gregory’s scouts had watched Troy Castle, and the roads leading to it; they had reported faithfully, counted their men with honest precision, accurately11 judged the enemy’s strength. Yet no one appeared to remember that there might be another cloud in the sky, hidden from them by the tree-tops and the hills. My Lord of Troy had blundered, belittled12
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scouts
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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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adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
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bullying
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v.恐吓,威逼( bully的现在分词 );豪;跋扈 | |
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bland
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adj.淡而无味的,温和的,无刺激性的 | |
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galloped
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(使马)飞奔,奔驰( gallop的过去式和过去分词 ); 快速做[说]某事 | |
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gallop
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v./n.(马或骑马等)飞奔;飞速发展 | |
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exulting
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vi. 欢欣鼓舞,狂喜 | |
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archers
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n.弓箭手,射箭运动员( archer的名词复数 ) | |
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cannon
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n.大炮,火炮;飞机上的机关炮 | |
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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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adv.准确地,精确地 | |
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belittled
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使显得微小,轻视,贬低( belittle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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capes
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碎谷; 斗篷( cape的名词复数 ); 披肩; 海角; 岬 | |
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v.像动物一样蹲下( squat的过去式和过去分词 );非法擅自占用(土地或房屋);为获得其所有权;而占用某片公共用地。 | |
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prey
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n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨 | |
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lustful
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a.贪婪的;渴望的 | |
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sullen
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unreasonable
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adj.不讲道理的,不合情理的,过度的 | |
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growled
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v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说 | |
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flayed
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v.痛打( flay的过去式和过去分词 );把…打得皮开肉绽;剥(通常指动物)的皮;严厉批评 | |
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squire
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n.护卫, 侍从, 乡绅 | |
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sentries
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哨兵,步兵( sentry的名词复数 ) | |
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drawn
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v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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thickets
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n.灌木丛( thicket的名词复数 );丛状物 | |
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jutted
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v.(使)突出( jut的过去式和过去分词 );伸出;(从…)突出;高出 | |
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beeches
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n.山毛榉( beech的名词复数 );山毛榉木材 | |
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hawk
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n.鹰,骗子;鹰派成员 | |
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hovering
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鸟( hover的现在分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫 | |
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knight
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n.骑士,武士;爵士 | |
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reined
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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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thigh
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n.大腿;股骨 | |
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plume
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n.羽毛;v.整理羽毛,骚首弄姿,用羽毛装饰 | |
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embroidered
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brass
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n.黄铜;黄铜器,铜管乐器 | |
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belly
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n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛 | |
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ponderous
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adj.沉重的,笨重的,(文章)冗长的 | |
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shrilling
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(声音)尖锐的,刺耳的,高频率的( shrill的现在分词 ); 凄厉 | |
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backwards
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adv.往回地,向原处,倒,相反,前后倒置地 | |
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solitary
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ambush
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impartiality
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n. 公平, 无私, 不偏 | |
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devoured
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吞没( devour的过去式和过去分词 ); 耗尽; 津津有味地看; 狼吞虎咽地吃光 | |
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plunder
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vt.劫掠财物,掠夺;n.劫掠物,赃物;劫掠 | |
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gentry
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n.绅士阶级,上层阶级 | |
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swarmed
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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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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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sinister
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adj.不吉利的,凶恶的,左边的 | |
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conjure
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v.恳求,祈求;变魔术,变戏法 | |
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forth
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adv.向前;向外,往外 | |
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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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disorder
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n.紊乱,混乱;骚动,骚乱;疾病,失调 | |
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sluggish
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adj.懒惰的,迟钝的,无精打采的 | |
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standing
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n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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dire
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adj.可怕的,悲惨的,阴惨的,极端的 | |
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peril
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n.(严重的)危险;危险的事物 | |
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rattling
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adj. 格格作响的, 活泼的, 很好的 adv. 极其, 很, 非常 动词rattle的现在分词 | |
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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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scattered
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adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的 | |
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puffs
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n.吸( puff的名词复数 );(烟斗或香烟的)一吸;一缕(烟、蒸汽等);(呼吸或风的)呼v.使喷出( puff的第三人称单数 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧 | |
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belch
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v.打嗝,喷出 | |
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faltered
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(嗓音)颤抖( falter的过去式和过去分词 ); 支吾其词; 蹒跚; 摇晃 | |
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tangled
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adj. 纠缠的,紊乱的 动词tangle的过去式和过去分词 | |
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hoofs
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n.(兽的)蹄,马蹄( hoof的名词复数 )v.(兽的)蹄,马蹄( hoof的第三人称单数 ) | |
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torrent
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n.激流,洪流;爆发,(话语等的)连发 | |
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overthrow
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slaughter
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swarming
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密集( swarm的现在分词 ); 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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rout
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disastrous
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adj.灾难性的,造成灾害的;极坏的,很糟的 | |
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pricked
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刺,扎,戳( prick的过去式和过去分词 ); 刺伤; 刺痛; 使剧痛 | |
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heroism
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n.大无畏精神,英勇 | |
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turmoil
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tussle
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n.&v.扭打,搏斗,争辩 | |
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bridle
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n.笼头,束缚;vt.抑制,约束;动怒 | |
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drooping
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meddled
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v.干涉,干预(他人事务)( meddle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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upwards
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adv.向上,在更高处...以上 | |
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reins
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感情,激情; 缰( rein的名词复数 ); 控制手段; 掌管; (成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的)保护带 | |
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