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Sergeant1 Mori Luk made an ideal soldier of the ranks. He came from the huge agricultural planets of the Pleiades where only army life could break the bond to the soil and the unavailing life of drudgery2; and he was typical of that background. Unimaginative enough to face danger without fear, he was strong and agile3 enough to face it successfully. He accepted orders instantly, drove the men under him unbendingly and adored his general unswervingly.
And yet with that, he was of a sunny nature. If he killed a man in the line of duty without a scrap4 of hesitation5, it was also without a scrap of animosity.
That Sergeant Luk should signal at the door before entering was further a sign of tact6, for he would have been perfectly7 within his rights to enter without signaling.
The two within looked up from their evening meal and one reached out with his foot to cut off the cracked voice which rattled8 out of the battered9 pocket-transmitter with bright liveliness.
"More books?" asked Lathan Devers.
The sergeant held out the tightly-wound cylinder10 of film and scratched his neck. "It belongs to Engineer Orre, but he'll have to have it back. He's going to send it to his kids, you know, like what you might call a souvenir, you know."
Ducem Barr turned the cylinder in his hands with interest. "And where did the engineer get it? He hasn't a transmitter also, has he?"
The sergeant shook his head emphatically. He
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sergeant
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cylinder
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pointed
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butt
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boisterous
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savagely
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skewer
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sneered
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assassination
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provocation
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villain
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yoke
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frustration
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rascal
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(使)发痒( tickle的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)愉快,逗乐 | |
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虚妄,禅病 | |
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humility
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adviser
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infamy
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noted
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liking
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patrician
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corruption
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deference
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a.狭窄的 | |
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不悦之色,怒容( scowl的名词复数 ) | |
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privy
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declivity
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fabric
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vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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v.在(硬物)上雕刻(字,画等)( engrave的过去式和过去分词 );将某事物深深印在(记忆或头脑中) | |
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barbarian
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worthy
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fluency
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apparently
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frightful
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adj.可怕的;讨厌的 | |
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Forsaken
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adj. 被遗忘的, 被抛弃的 动词forsake的过去分词 | |
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sterile
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feat
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slit
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n.狭长的切口;裂缝;vt.切开,撕裂 | |
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abdomen
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intestines
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n.肠( intestine的名词复数 ) | |
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psychic
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n.对超自然力敏感的人;adj.有超自然力的 | |
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forefinger
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negligently
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galaxy
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n.星系;银河系;一群(杰出或著名的人物) | |
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invitingly
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shrouded
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v.隐瞒( shroud的过去式和过去分词 );保密 | |
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nuclei
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n.核 | |
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dangling
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悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 ); 摆动不定; 用某事物诱惑…; 吊胃口 | |
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aluminum
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n.(aluminium)铝 | |
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scarcity
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whack
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violation
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rigidly
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scrambled
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reminder
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snarl
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strictly
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caressing
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爱抚的,表现爱情的,亲切的 | |
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majesty
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traitor
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