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CHAPTER 22
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CHAPTER 22
Tigerclaw went on ahead, and bythe time Fireheart and Cinderpaw reached the camp with Silverstream’s kits1, the whole Clan2 knew what had happened. Warriors3 and apprentices5 had gathered outside their dens7, watching in silence. Fireheart could almost smell their shock and disbelief.
Bluestar stood at the entrance to the nursery as if she was waiting for them. Fireheart half expected her to turn them away, refusing to take care of a different Clan’s kits, but she only meowed quietly, “Come inside.”
In the heart of the bramble thicket8, all was dim and quiet. Brindleface was curled around her kits, asleep in a heap of gray and tawny9 fur with Cloudkit’s white coat shining among them like a patch of snow. Close by her, in a nest of moss10 lined with downy feathers, Goldenflower lay on her side, suckling her new kits. One was a pale ginger11 color like Goldenflower herself, and the other a dark tabby.
“Goldenflower,” murmured Bluestar, “I have something to ask you. Can you manage two more? Their mother has just died.”
Goldenflower raised her head, her startled look softening12 when she saw the two helpless scraps13 of fur dangling14 from Fireheart’s and Cinderpaw’s mouths. They had begun to
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| 衣物和装备( kit的名词复数 ); 成套用品; 配套元件 | |
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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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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apprentices
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| 学徒,徒弟( apprentice的名词复数 ) | |
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| n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室 | |
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thicket
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| adj.茶色的,黄褐色的;n.黄褐色 | |
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moss
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ginger
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softening
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dangling
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astonishment
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pricked
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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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disapproval
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squeaking
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| v.短促地尖叫( squeak的现在分词 );吱吱叫;告密;充当告密者 | |
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misery
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snarled
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muzzle
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joints
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turmoil
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| 聚集( gathering的名词复数 ); 收集; 采集; 搜集 | |
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loyalty
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| adv. 悲剧地,悲惨地 | |
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stiffened
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flinched
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