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So, as the child King grew day by day, the world seemed to grow fuller and fuller of wonders and beauties. There were the sun and the moon, the storm and the stars, the straight falling lances of rain, the springing of the growing things, the flight of the eagle, the songs and nests of small bird creatures, the changing seasons, and the work of the great brown earth giving its harvest and its fruits.
"All these wonders in one world and you a man upon it," said the Ancient One. "Hold high your head when you walk, young King, and often look upward. Never forget one marvel1 among them all."
He forgot nothing. He lived looking out on all things from great, clear, joyous2 eyes. Upon his mountain crag he never heard a paltry3 or unbeautiful word or knew of the existence of unfriendliness or baseness in thought. As soon as he was old enough to go out alone he roamed about the great mountain and feared neither storm nor wild beasts. Shaggy-maned lions and their mates drew near and fawned4 on him as their kind had fawned on young Adam in the Garden of Eden. There had never passed through his mind the thought that they were not his friends.
He did not know that there were men who killed their wild brothers. In the huge courtyard of the castle he learned to ride and to perform great feats5 of strength. Because he had not learned to be afraid he never feared that he could not do a thing. He grew so strong and beautiful that when he was ten years old he was as tall as a youth of sixteen, and when he was sixteen he was already like a young giant. This was because he had been brother to the storm and had lived close to the strength and splendor6 of the stars.
Only once, when he was a boy of twelve, a strange and painful thing happened to him. From his kingdom in the plains below there had been sent to him a beautiful young horse which had been bred for him. Never had so magnificent an animal been born in the royal stable. When he was brought into the courtyard the boy King's eyes shone with joy. He spent the greater part of the morning in exercising and leaping him over barriers. The Ancient One in his tower
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marvel
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| vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异;n.令人惊异的事 | |
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joyous
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| adj.充满快乐的;令人高兴的 | |
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paltry
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| adj.无价值的,微不足道的 | |
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fawned
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| v.(尤指狗等)跳过来往人身上蹭以示亲热( fawn的过去式和过去分词 );巴结;讨好 | |
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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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splendor
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| n.光彩;壮丽,华丽;显赫,辉煌 | |
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chamber
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exultation
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winding
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turquoise
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leopard
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scarlet
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veins
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| n.纹理;矿脉( vein的名词复数 );静脉;叶脉;纹理 | |
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| v.紧握,抓紧,咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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myriad
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labored
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| adj.吃力的,谨慎的v.努力争取(for)( labor的过去式和过去分词 );苦干;详细分析;(指引擎)缓慢而困难地运转 | |
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exquisitely
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| adv.精致地;强烈地;剧烈地;异常地 | |
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rapture
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| n.狂喜;全神贯注;着迷;v.使狂喜 | |
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fragrance
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dwellers
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misery
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| n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦 | |
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inhale
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pennants
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acclaimed
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reign
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folly
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| n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话 | |
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attire
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| v.穿衣,装扮[同]array;n.衣着;盛装 | |
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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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followers
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| 追随者( follower的名词复数 ); 用户; 契据的附面; 从动件 | |
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crouching
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| v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的现在分词 ) | |
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adorned
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embroidered
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velvet
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alleys
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| 胡同,小巷( alley的名词复数 ); 小径 | |
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tenements
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miserable
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| adj.令人畏惧的;害怕的v.害怕,恐惧,担心( dread的过去式和过去分词) | |
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pointed
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| adj.尖的,直截了当的 | |
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splendors
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| n.华丽( splendor的名词复数 );壮丽;光辉;显赫 | |
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rabble
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| n.乌合之众,暴民;下等人 | |
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hatred
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| n.憎恶,憎恨,仇恨 | |
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spoke
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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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throng
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| n.人群,群众;v.拥挤,群集 | |
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loathsome
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| adj.讨厌的,令人厌恶的 | |
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scurried
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| v.急匆匆地走( scurry的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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gutter
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cowered
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wretches
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| n.不幸的人( wretch的名词复数 );可怜的人;恶棍;坏蛋 | |
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darted
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| v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔 | |
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gasped
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| v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要 | |
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wrangle
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decided
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| adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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rumors
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| n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 );[古]名誉;咕哝;[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 );[古]名誉;咕哝;[古]喧嚷 | |
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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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| v.洗(纸牌)( shuffle的过去式和过去分词 );拖着脚步走;粗心地做;摆脱尘世的烦恼 | |
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outskirts
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bestow
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groaned
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rosy
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fret
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complexions
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fragrant
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clumps
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| n.(树、灌木、植物等的)丛、簇( clump的名词复数 );(土、泥等)团;块;笨重的脚步声v.(树、灌木、植物等的)丛、簇( clump的第三人称单数 );(土、泥等)团;块;笨重的脚步声 | |
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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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doorways
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| 挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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| <主方>Ⅰ adj.湿透的 | |
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gust
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| n.阵风,突然一阵(雨、烟等),(感情的)迸发 | |
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