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CHAPTER 1
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CHAPTER 1
The icy wind whirled snow intoFireheart’s face as he struggled down the ravine toward the ThunderClan camp, the mouse he had just killed gripped firmly in his jaws2. The flakes3 were falling so thickly that he could scarcely see where he was going.
His mouth watered as the prey4-scent5 of mouse filled his nostrils6. He hadn’t eaten since the previous night, a grim sign of how scarce prey was in leaf-bare. Hunger clawed at his belly8, but Fireheart would not break the warrior9 code: The Clan1 must be fed first.
A glow of pride briefly10 drove off the chill from the snow that matted his flame-colored coat, as Fireheart remembered the battle that had taken place only three days before. He had joined the other ThunderClan warriors11 to help support WindClan when the moorland cats were attacked by the other two Clans12 in the forest. Many cats had been injured in that battle, so it was even more important for those who could still hunt to bring home prey.
As Fireheart pushed his way through the gorse tunnel leading into the camp, he dislodged snow from the spiky13 branches above, and he flicked15 his ears as the cold lumps fell on his head. The thorn trees around the camp gave some shelter from the wind, but the clearing in the center of the camp was
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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| n.口部;嘴 | |
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flakes
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| 小薄片( flake的名词复数 ); (尤指)碎片; 雪花; 古怪的人 | |
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prey
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| n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨 | |
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scent
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| n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉 | |
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nostrils
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| 鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 ) | |
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belly
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warrior
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| n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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warriors
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clans
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| 宗族( clan的名词复数 ); 氏族; 庞大的家族; 宗派 | |
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spiky
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flick
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| n.快速的轻打,轻打声,弹开;v.轻弹,轻轻拂去,忽然摇动 | |
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flicked
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| (尤指用手指或手快速地)轻击( flick的过去式和过去分词 ); (用…)轻挥; (快速地)按开关; 向…笑了一下(或瞥了一眼等) | |
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deserted
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| adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 | |
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den
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| n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室 | |
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dens
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| n.牙齿,齿状部分;兽窝( den的名词复数 );窝点;休息室;书斋 | |
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stumps
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| (被砍下的树的)树桩( stump的名词复数 ); 残肢; (板球三柱门的)柱; 残余部分 | |
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poked
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| v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 );戳出;拨弄;与(某人)性交 | |
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apprentice
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apprentices
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kits
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trotting
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| 小跑,急走( trot的现在分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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famished
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amber
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misgivings
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| n.疑虑,担忧,害怕;疑虑,担心,恐惧( misgiving的名词复数 );疑惧 | |
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gathering
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twitched
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| vt.& vi.(使)抽动,(使)颤动(twitch的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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| 发嘶嘶声( hiss的过去式和过去分词 ); 发嘘声表示反对 | |
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flinch
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| v.畏缩,退缩 | |
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flattened
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| [医](水)平扁的,弄平的 | |
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spat
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winced
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| 赶紧避开,畏缩( wince的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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cowardice
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loyalty
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helping
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| n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的 | |
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accusation
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snarl
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| v.吼叫,怒骂,纠缠,混乱;n.混乱,缠结,咆哮 | |
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crouch
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jolt
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barley
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frustration
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rustling
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scattering
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| 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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crouched
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penetrated
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| adj. 击穿的,鞭辟入里的 动词penetrate的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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canopy
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ravenous
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gulps
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grooming
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rekindled
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hostility
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murmur
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drowsy
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rustle
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glowered
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flicking
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tempted
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deliberately
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rumors
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ruffling
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| 弄皱( ruffle的现在分词 ); 弄乱; 激怒; 扰乱 | |
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| 起涟漪的,潺潺流水般声音的 | |
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| vt./vi.传下来,下来,下降 | |
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retaliation
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rogue
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crouching
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holly
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