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CHAPTER 17
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CHAPTER 17
Sunhigh came and wentas the cats made their way through WindClan’s old hunting grounds. Their heavy silence showed that they were still sore after the rat fight. Firepaw felt scratched and bitten all over. He could see Graypaw was limping, occasionally hopping2 on three legs to protect his injured back leg. But it was Bluestar who worried him most. Her pace was even slower now, but she refused to stop and rest. The grim look on her face, clouded by pain, told Firepaw how much she wanted to reach the ThunderClan camp.
“Don’t worry about ShadowClan warriors3,” she meowed through gritted5 teeth as Tigerclaw paused to sniff6 the air. “You won’t find any here today.”
How could she be so sure? Firepaw wondered.
They picked their way carefully down the steep, rocky hillside that led to Fourtrees and joined the familiar trail that led home. It was late afternoon, and Firepaw began to think longingly7 of his nest, and a plump helping8 of fresh-kill.
“I can still smell the stench of ShadowClan,” Graypaw muttered to Firepaw as they trekked9 through ThunderClan’s hunting grounds.
“Perhaps the breeze has carried it down from WindClan’s territory,” Firepaw suggested. He could smell it too, and his whiskers were trembling.
Suddenly Ravenpaw stopped. “Can you hear that?” he mewed in a hushed voice.
Firepaw strained his ears. At first he heard only the familiar sounds of the forest—leaves rustling11, a pigeon calling. Then his blood ran cold. In the distance he could hear battle-hungry yowls, and the shrill12
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n. 跳跃 动词hop的现在分词形式 | |
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warriors
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武士,勇士,战士( warrior的名词复数 ) | |
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warrior
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n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻,蔑视 | |
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rustling
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shrill
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squeal
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kits
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pelt
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v.投掷,剥皮,抨击,开火 | |
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bristled
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nostrils
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hind
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tussle
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gathering
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n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
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squealing
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wrenched
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rogue
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devastated
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invaders
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flopped
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v.(指书、戏剧等)彻底失败( flop的过去式和过去分词 );(因疲惫而)猛然坐下;(笨拙地、不由自主地或松弛地)移动或落下;砸锅 | |
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determined
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apprentice
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wail
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mentor
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groom
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