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Chapter the Third The Beautiful People
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Section 1
The fire in the little house did not seem to be making headway. The smoke that came from it was much less now than when Mr. Barnstaple had first observed it. As they came close they found a quantity of twisted bits of bright metal and fragments of broken glass among the shattered masonry1. The suggestion of exploded scientific apparatus2 was very strong. Then almost simultaneously3 the entire party became aware of a body lying on the grassy4 slope behind the ruins. It was the body of a man in the prime of life, naked except for a couple of bracelets5 and a necklace and girdle, and blood was oozing6 from his mouth and nostrils7. With a kind of awe8 Mr. Barnstaple knelt down beside this prostrate9 figure and felt its still heart. He had never seen so beautiful a face and body before.
“Dead,” he whispered.
“Look!” cried the shrill10 voice of the man with the eye-glass. “Another!”
He was pointing to something that was hidden from Mr. Barnstaple by a piece of wall. Mr. Barnstaple had to get up and climb over a heap of rubble11 before he could see this second find. It was a slender girl, clothed as little as the man. She had evidently been flung with enormous violence against the wall and killed instantaneously. Her face was quite undistorted although her skull
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1 masonry | |
n.砖土建筑;砖石 | |
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2 apparatus | |
n.装置,器械;器具,设备 | |
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3 simultaneously | |
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4 grassy | |
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5 bracelets | |
n.手镯,臂镯( bracelet的名词复数 ) | |
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6 oozing | |
v.(浓液等)慢慢地冒出,渗出( ooze的现在分词 );使(液体)缓缓流出;(浓液)渗出,慢慢流出 | |
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7 nostrils | |
鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 ) | |
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8 awe | |
n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧 | |
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9 prostrate | |
v.拜倒,平卧,衰竭;adj.拜倒的,平卧的,衰竭的 | |
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10 shrill | |
adj.尖声的;刺耳的;v尖叫 | |
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13 copper | |
n.铜;铜币;铜器;adj.铜(制)的;(紫)铜色的 | |
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14 implement | |
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15 prone | |
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16 spoke | |
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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17 retract | |
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18 blandly | |
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19 mazed | |
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20 adipose | |
adj.脂肪质的,脂肪多的;n.(储于脂肪组织中的)动物脂肪;肥胖 | |
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21 idyllic | |
adj.质朴宜人的,田园风光的 | |
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22 apparently | |
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23 savages | |
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24 bias | |
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25 squeaked | |
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26 ruffled | |
adj. 有褶饰边的, 起皱的 动词ruffle的过去式和过去分词 | |
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27 stark | |
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28 astonishment | |
n.惊奇,惊异 | |
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29 reverberating | |
回响,回荡( reverberate的现在分词 ); 使反响,使回荡,使反射 | |
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30 astounding | |
adj.使人震惊的vt.使震惊,使大吃一惊astound的现在分词) | |
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31 amazement | |
n.惊奇,惊讶 | |
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32 trample | |
vt.踩,践踏;无视,伤害,侵犯 | |
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33 wreckage | |
n.(失事飞机等的)残骸,破坏,毁坏 | |
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34 entirely | |
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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35 confirmation | |
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36 endorsed | |
vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 );在(尤指支票的)背面签字;在(文件的)背面写评论;在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品 | |
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37 rustling | |
n. 瑟瑟声,沙沙声 adj. 发沙沙声的 | |
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38 serene | |
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39 invincible | |
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40 illustrated | |
adj. 有插图的,列举的 动词illustrate的过去式和过去分词 | |
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41 confidential | |
adj.秘(机)密的,表示信任的,担任机密工作的 | |
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42 awfully | |
adv.可怕地,非常地,极端地 | |
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43 sarcastic | |
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44 perfectly | |
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45 outspoken | |
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46 reassuring | |
a.使人消除恐惧和疑虑的,使人放心的 | |
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47 conspicuous | |
adj.明眼的,惹人注目的;炫耀的,摆阔气的 | |
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48 subjugate | |
v.征服;抑制 | |
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49 fended | |
v.独立生活,照料自己( fend的过去式和过去分词 );挡开,避开 | |
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50 minor | |
adj.较小(少)的,较次要的;n.辅修学科;vi.辅修 | |
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51 gulf | |
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂 | |
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52 humdrum | |
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53 bracing | |
adj.令人振奋的 | |
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54 solidified | |
(使)成为固体,(使)变硬,(使)变得坚固( solidify的过去式和过去分词 ); 使团结一致; 充实,巩固; 具体化 | |
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55 luminous | |
adj.发光的,发亮的;光明的;明白易懂的;有启发的 | |
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56 appraising | |
v.估价( appraise的现在分词 );估计;估量;评价 | |
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57 overthrown | |
adj. 打翻的,推倒的,倾覆的 动词overthrow的过去分词 | |
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58 intervention | |
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59 catching | |
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60 reverted | |
恢复( revert的过去式和过去分词 ); 重提; 回到…上; 归还 | |
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61 limousine | |
n.豪华轿车 | |
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62 leopards | |
n.豹( leopard的名词复数 );本性难移 | |
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63 feline | |
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64 malice | |
n.恶意,怨恨,蓄意;[律]预谋 | |
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65 subjugated | |
v.征服,降伏( subjugate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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66 hazardous | |
adj.(有)危险的,冒险的;碰运气的 | |
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67 consternation | |
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68 horrified | |
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69 distressed | |
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70 scrutiny | |
n.详细检查,仔细观察 | |
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71 lighter | |
n.打火机,点火器;驳船;v.用驳船运送;light的比较级 | |
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72 automobile | |
n.汽车,机动车 | |
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73 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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74 exquisitely | |
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75 scantily | |
adv.缺乏地;不充足地;吝啬地;狭窄地 | |
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76 thither | |
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77 refreshment | |
n.恢复,精神爽快,提神之事物;(复数)refreshments:点心,茶点 | |
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78 vegetarians | |
n.吃素的人( vegetarian的名词复数 );素食者;素食主义者;食草动物 | |
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79 parenthesis | |
n.圆括号,插入语,插曲,间歇,停歇 | |
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80 socket | |
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81 gastronomic | |
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82 perplexed | |
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83 breach | |
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84 habitually | |
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85 slough | |
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86 extraordinarily | |
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87 lamenting | |
adj.悲伤的,悲哀的v.(为…)哀悼,痛哭,悲伤( lament的现在分词 ) | |
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88 thoroughly | |
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89 peeve | |
v.气恼,怨恨;n.麻烦的事物,怨恨 | |
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90 remorse | |
n.痛恨,悔恨,自责 | |
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91 automobiles | |
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92 aviator | |
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93 inspection | |
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94 cultivation | |
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95 varied | |
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96 isolated | |
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97 turrets | |
(六角)转台( turret的名词复数 ); (战舰和坦克等上的)转动炮塔; (摄影机等上的)镜头转台; (旧时攻城用的)塔车 | |
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98 blotted | |
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99 diversified | |
adj.多样化的,多种经营的v.使多样化,多样化( diversify的过去式和过去分词 );进入新的商业领域 | |
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100 noted | |
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101 scrutinize | |
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102 chestnut | |
n.栗树,栗子 | |
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103 torrents | |
n.倾注;奔流( torrent的名词复数 );急流;爆发;连续不断 | |
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104 skilfully | |
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105 highland | |
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106 glacier | |
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107 descended | |
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108 intervals | |
n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 );间隔时间;[数学]区间;(戏剧、电影或音乐会的)幕间休息 | |
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109 distinguished | |
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110 graceful | |
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111 mooring | |
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112 gaily | |
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113 drawn | |
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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114 spires | |
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115 shrines | |
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116 maternity | |
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117 celebrated | |
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118 preposterous | |
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119 peculiar | |
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120 chauffeur | |
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