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CHAPTER 17
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CHAPTER 17
As he plunged1 into the streamFireheart managed to keep one clawhold on the branch. He felt as if he were fighting a spiky2 wooden enemy, twigs4 that lashed5 at him and raked through his fur while his breath bubbled into the dark water. His head broke the surface briefly6, but before he could gasp7 in air the branch twisted and rolled him under again.
Terror made him strangely calm, as if time had slowed down. Part of Fireheart’s mind told him to let go of the branch and fight his way to the surface, but he knew that if he did that he would risk his life; the current was far too strong for him to swim. The force of the water meant there was nothing he could do but dig his claws in and endure. StarClan help me! he thought frantically9.
His senses were just beginning to ebb10 into a tempting11 darkness when the branch rolled over again and brought him back to the surface. Choking and spitting he clung to it, with water churning along on either side of him. He could not see the bank. He tried to haul himself farther out of the water, but his sodden12 fur was too heavy and his limbs were growing stiff with cold. He did not know how long he could hold on.
Just as he felt that he was about to let go, something brought the branch to a jarring stop. It shuddered13 along its whole length, almost throwing Fireheart off. As he clung on
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plunged
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| v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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| adj.长而尖的,大钉似的 | |
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| n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室 | |
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twigs
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| 细枝,嫩枝( twig的名词复数 ) | |
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lashed
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| adj.具睫毛的v.鞭打( lash的过去式和过去分词 );煽动;紧系;怒斥 | |
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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tempting
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| v.战栗( shudder的过去式和过去分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动 | |
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desperately
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screech
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jutted
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crouched
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growled
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scrambled
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lurch
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crouching
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| v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要 | |
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warrior
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stammered
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droplets
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deliberately
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swollen
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exhausted
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mumbled
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poked
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fatigue
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leeches
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| n.水蛭( leech的名词复数 );蚂蟥;榨取他人脂膏者;医生 | |
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| (猪等)作呼噜声( grunt的过去式和过去分词 ); (指人)发出类似的哼声; 咕哝着说 | |
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| 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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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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apprentice
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lighter
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| n.打火机,点火器;驳船;v.用驳船运送;light的比较级 | |
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groomed
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| v.照料或梳洗(马等)( groom的过去式和过去分词 );使做好准备;训练;(给动物)擦洗 | |
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