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Into the Primitive1"Old longings2 nomadic3 leap, Chafing4 at custom's chain;Again from its brumal sleep Wakens the ferine strain."Buck5 did not read the newspapers, or he would have known thattrouble was brewing6, not alone for himself, but for every tide- water dog,strong of muscle and with warm, long hair, from Puget Sound to SanDiego. Because men, groping in the Arctic darkness, had found ayellow metal, and because steamship7 and transportation companies werebooming the find, thousands of men were rushing into the Northland.
These men wanted dogs, and the dogs they wanted were heavy dogs,with strong muscles by which to toil8, and furry9 coats to protect them from the frost.
Buck lived at a big house in the sun-kissed Santa Clara Valley.
Judge Miller's place, it was called. It stood back from the road, halfhidden among the trees, through which glimpses could be caught of thewide cool veranda10 that ran around its four sides. The house wasapproached by gravelled driveways which wound about through wide-spreading lawns and under the interlacing boughs11 of tall poplars. Atthe rear things were on even a more spacious12 scale than at the front.
There were great stables, where a dozen
收听单词发音
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primitive
adj.原始的;简单的;n.原(始)人,原始事物
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longings
渴望,盼望( longing的名词复数 )
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nomadic
adj.流浪的;游牧的
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chafing
n.皮肤发炎v.擦热(尤指皮肤)( chafe的现在分词 );擦痛;发怒;惹怒
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buck
n.雄鹿,雄兔;v.马离地跳跃
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brewing
n. 酿造, 一次酿造的量
动词brew的现在分词形式
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steamship
n.汽船,轮船
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toil
vi.辛劳工作,艰难地行动;n.苦工,难事
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furry
adj.毛皮的;似毛皮的;毛皮制的
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veranda
n.走廊;阳台
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boughs
大树枝( bough的名词复数 )
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spacious
adj.广阔的,宽敞的
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grooms
n.新郎( groom的名词复数 );马夫v.照料或梳洗(马等)( groom的第三人称单数 );使做好准备;训练;(给动物)擦洗
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orchards
(通常指围起来的)果园( orchard的名词复数 )
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plunge
v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲
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demesne
n.领域,私有土地
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populous
adj.人口稠密的,人口众多的
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kennels
n.主人外出时的小动物寄养处,养狗场;狗窝( kennel的名词复数 );养狗场
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recesses
n.壁凹( recess的名词复数 );(工作或业务活动的)中止或暂停期间;学校的课间休息;某物内部的凹形空间v.把某物放在墙壁的凹处( recess的第三人称单数 );将(墙)做成凹形,在(墙)上做壁龛;休息,休会,休庭
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yelped
v.发出短而尖的叫声( yelp的过去式和过去分词 )
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plunged
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降
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twilight
n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期
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rambles
(无目的地)漫游( ramble的第三人称单数 ); (喻)漫谈; 扯淡; 长篇大论
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utterly
adv.完全地,绝对地
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scotch
n.伤口,刻痕;苏格兰威士忌酒;v.粉碎,消灭,阻止;adj.苏格兰(人)的
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aristocrat
n.贵族,有贵族气派的人,上层人物
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insular
adj.岛屿的,心胸狭窄的
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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pampered
adj.饮食过量的,饮食奢侈的v.纵容,宠,娇养( pamper的过去式和过去分词 )
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tonic
n./adj.滋补品,补药,强身的,健体的
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ragged
adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的
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undesirable
adj.不受欢迎的,不良的,不合意的,讨厌的;n.不受欢迎的人,不良分子
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besetting
adj.不断攻击的v.困扰( beset的现在分词 );不断围攻;镶;嵌
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lottery
n.抽彩;碰运气的事,难于算计的事
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gambling
n.赌博;投机
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progeny
n.后代,子孙;结果
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raisin
n.葡萄干
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athletic
adj.擅长运动的,强健的;活跃的,体格健壮的
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memorable
adj.值得回忆的,难忘的,特别的,显著的
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solitary
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士
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growl
v.(狗等)嗥叫,(炮等)轰鸣;n.嗥叫,轰鸣
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growled
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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tightened
收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)变紧; (使)绷紧; 加紧
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halfway
adj.中途的,不彻底的,部分的;adv.半路地,在中途,在半途
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deft
adj.灵巧的,熟练的(a deft hand 能手)
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futilely
futile(无用的)的变形; 干
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vilely
adv.讨厌地,卑劣地
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ebbed
(指潮水)退( ebb的过去式和过去分词 ); 落; 减少; 衰落
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glazed
adj.光滑的,像玻璃的;上过釉的;呆滞无神的v.装玻璃( glaze的过去式);上釉于,上光;(目光)变得呆滞无神
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jolted
(使)摇动, (使)震惊( jolt的过去式和过去分词 )
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conveyance
n.(不动产等的)转让,让与;转让证书;传送;运送;表达;(正)运输工具
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shriek
v./n.尖叫,叫喊
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jaws
n.口部;嘴
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mangled
vt.乱砍(mangle的过去式与过去分词形式)
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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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eloquently
adv. 雄辩地(有口才地, 富于表情地)
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grumbled
抱怨( grumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 发牢骚; 咕哝; 发哼声
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bloody
adj.非常的的;流血的;残忍的;adv.很;vt.血染
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kidnapper
n.绑架者,拐骗者
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Undid
v. 解开, 复原
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throttled
v.扼杀( throttle的过去式和过去分词 );勒死;使窒息;压制
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torment
n.折磨;令人痛苦的东西(人);vt.折磨;纠缠
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tormentor
n. 使苦痛之人, 使苦恼之物, 侧幕
=tormenter
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brass
n.黄铜;黄铜器,铜管乐器
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crate
vt.(up)把…装入箱中;n.板条箱,装货箱
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wrath
n.愤怒,愤慨,暴怒
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impending
a.imminent, about to come or happen
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calamity
n.灾害,祸患,不幸事件
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rattled
慌乱的,恼火的
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bulging
膨胀; 凸出(部); 打气; 折皱
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joyful
adj.欢乐的,令人欢欣的
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savage
adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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promptly
adv.及时地,敏捷地
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assailed
v.攻击( assail的过去式和过去分词 );困扰;质问;毅然应对
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sullenly
不高兴地,绷着脸,忧郁地
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wagon
n.四轮马车,手推车,面包车;无盖运货列车
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imprisoned
下狱,监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )
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assortment
n.分类,各色俱备之物,聚集
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depot
n.仓库,储藏处;公共汽车站;火车站
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shrieking
v.尖叫( shriek的现在分词 )
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growls
v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的第三人称单数 );低声咆哮着说
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retaliated
v.报复,反击( retaliate的过去式和过去分词 )
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taunted
嘲讽( taunt的过去式和过去分词 ); 嘲弄; 辱骂; 奚落
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outrage
n.暴行,侮辱,愤怒;vt.凌辱,激怒
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parched
adj.焦干的;极渴的;v.(使)焦干
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boded
v.预示,预告,预言( bode的过去式和过去分词 );等待,停留( bide的过去分词 );居住;(过去式用bided)等待
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foul
adj.污秽的;邪恶的;v.弄脏;妨害;犯规;n.犯规
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hurled
v.猛投,用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 );大声叫骂
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savagely
adv. 野蛮地,残酷地
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hatchet
n.短柄小斧;v.扼杀
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pry
vi.窥(刺)探,打听;vt.撬动(开,起)
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scattering
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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perches
栖息处( perch的名词复数 ); 栖枝; 高处; 鲈鱼
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snarling
v.(指狗)吠,嗥叫, (人)咆哮( snarl的现在分词 );咆哮着说,厉声地说
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snarl
v.吼叫,怒骂,纠缠,混乱;n.混乱,缠结,咆哮
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growling
n.吠声, 咆哮声
v.怒吠, 咆哮, 吼
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bristling
a.竖立的
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foaming
adj.布满泡沫的;发泡
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mid
adj.中央的,中间的
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deliberately
adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地
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exquisite
adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的
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wrenching
n.修截苗根,苗木铲根(铲根时苗木不起土或部分起土)v.(猛力地)扭( wrench的现在分词 );扭伤;使感到痛苦;使悲痛
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withheld
withhold过去式及过去分词
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crumpled
adj. 弯扭的, 变皱的
动词crumple的过去式和过去分词形式
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consignment
n.寄售;发货;委托;交运货物
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bristled
adj. 直立的,多刺毛的
动词bristle的过去式和过去分词
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chunk
n.厚片,大块,相当大的部分(数量)
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reign
n.统治时期,统治,支配,盛行;v.占优势
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crates
n. 板条箱, 篓子, 旧汽车
vt. 装进纸条箱
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docilely
adv.容易教地,易驾驶地,驯服地
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dominion
n.统治,管辖,支配权;领土,版图
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brutal
adj.残忍的,野蛮的,不讲理的
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fawned
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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spat
n.口角,掌击;v.发出呼噜呼噜声
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uncouth
adj.无教养的,粗鲁的
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receding
v.逐渐远离( recede的现在分词 );向后倾斜;自原处后退或避开别人的注视;尤指问题
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destined
adj.命中注定的;(for)以…为目的地的
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impartial
adj.(in,to)公正的,无偏见的
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treacherous
adj.不可靠的,有暗藏的危险的;adj.背叛的,背信弃义的
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lash
v.系牢;鞭打;猛烈抨击;n.鞭打;眼睫毛
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morose
adj.脾气坏的,不高兴的
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bucked
adj.快v.(马等)猛然弓背跃起( buck的过去式和过去分词 );抵制;猛然震荡;马等尥起后蹄跳跃
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possessed
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的
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throbbed
抽痛( throb的过去式和过去分词 ); (心脏、脉搏等)跳动
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steadily
adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地
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pervaded
v.遍及,弥漫( pervade的过去式和过去分词 )
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sniffed
v.以鼻吸气,嗅,闻( sniff的过去式和过去分词 );抽鼻子(尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气);抱怨,不以为然地说
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curiously
adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地
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onlookers
n.旁观者,观看者( onlooker的名词复数 )