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26.Wind
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On their way back Sam stops at the deserted1 town pump. The usual crowds are dispersed2 tonight, leaving only the squeak3 of the handle. The gush4 of water. The hiss5 between Sam’s teeth as Sam puts a fist in the stream. As the dark stain on Sam’s knuckles6 begins to wash free.
That color—impossible to see it true in the dark. Lucy touches a smaller stain high on Sam’s sleeve. She puts her wet fingers to her nose and smells a jangling.
It’s blood.
“It ain’t mine,” Sam reassures7 her. “I only bloodied8 his nose.”
“You said you chattedwith Charles.”
“He said things about you. I was protecting you.” Sam’s chin lifts. “I did right.”
“You can’t—” Lucy begins. But Sam did. Sam who doesn’t bend to the world’s rules but bends them. Sam came to town and became the impossible tiger. “I hope you broke it.”
Sam doesn’t recoil9 from that ugliness. Only says, “She’s not a friend to you, either, you know. However rich or pretty.”
“I know,” Lucy says, in a small voice.
“I hope you picked your other friends smarter.”
“You don’t have to worry about that.” Lucy sits down, exhausted10, right there on the wet flagstones. Damp creeps up her shift. She stretches her legs out, lies all the way back with a hand pressed to her eyes. She feels rather than sees Sam bending,
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1 deserted | |
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 | |
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2 dispersed | |
adj. 被驱散的, 被分散的, 散布的 | |
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3 squeak | |
n.吱吱声,逃脱;v.(发出)吱吱叫,侥幸通过;(俚)告密 | |
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4 gush | |
v.喷,涌;滔滔不绝(说话);n.喷,涌流;迸发 | |
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5 hiss | |
v.发出嘶嘶声;发嘘声表示不满 | |
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6 knuckles | |
n.(指人)指关节( knuckle的名词复数 );(指动物)膝关节,踝v.(指人)指关节( knuckle的第三人称单数 );(指动物)膝关节,踝 | |
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7 reassures | |
v.消除恐惧或疑虑,恢复信心( reassure的第三人称单数 ) | |
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8 bloodied | |
v.血污的( bloody的过去式和过去分词 );流血的;屠杀的;残忍的 | |
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9 recoil | |
vi.退却,退缩,畏缩 | |
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10 exhausted | |
adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的 | |
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11 hovering | |
鸟( hover的现在分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫 | |
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12 stiffens | |
(使)变硬,(使)强硬( stiffen的第三人称单数 ) | |
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13 stifling | |
a.令人窒息的 | |
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14 belongings | |
n.私人物品,私人财物 | |
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15 debtor | |
n.借方,债务人 | |
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16 glorified | |
美其名的,变荣耀的 | |
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17 purported | |
adj.传说的,谣传的v.声称是…,(装得)像是…的样子( purport的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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18 eerie | |
adj.怪诞的;奇异的;可怕的;胆怯的 | |
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19 unfamiliar | |
adj.陌生的,不熟悉的 | |
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20 tempo | |
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21 exasperating | |
adj. 激怒的 动词exasperate的现在分词形式 | |
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22 snarls | |
n.(动物的)龇牙低吼( snarl的名词复数 );愤怒叫嚷(声);咆哮(声);疼痛叫声v.(指狗)吠,嗥叫, (人)咆哮( snarl的第三人称单数 );咆哮着说,厉声地说 | |
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23 flinches | |
v.(因危险和痛苦)退缩,畏惧( flinch的第三人称单数 ) | |
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24 futile | |
adj.无效的,无用的,无希望的 | |
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25 jaw | |
n.颚,颌,说教,流言蜚语;v.喋喋不休,教训 | |
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26 swollen | |
adj.肿大的,水涨的;v.使变大,肿胀 | |
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27 remains | |
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹 | |
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28 scattered | |
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的 | |
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