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CHAPTER 2
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CHAPTER 2
Fireheart saw a ripple1 of paleamber fur and looked up to see Goldenflower slip out of the nursery behind the dark tabby kit5. A pale ginger6 kit dangled7 from her jaws8, and she placed it gently on the ground next to Bramblekit. Fireheart knew at once that Goldenflower had seen his reaction, for the pale ginger queen wrapped her tail protectively around her kits9 and lifted her chin, as if she were challenging Fireheart to say something.
Fireheart felt a rush of guilt10. What was he thinking of? He was the Clan11 deputy, for StarClan’s sake! He knew he had to reassure12 Goldenflower that these kits would be cared for and respected like any other member’s of ThunderClan. “Your…your kits look healthy,” he stammered13, but his fur prickled as the dark tabby kit stared up at him with unblinking amber2 eyes, the image of Tigerclaw’s menacing glare.
Fireheart tried to push away the fear and anger that made him instinctively14 unsheathe his claws and press them against the hard ground. It was Tigerclaw who betrayed ThunderClan, he told himself. Not this tiny kit.
“It’s Tawnykit’s first time out of the nursery,” Goldenflower told him. She glanced anxiously down at the little kit.
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ripple
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| n.琥珀;琥珀色;adj.琥珀制的 | |
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kits
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clan
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stammered
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warrior
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rogue
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apprentices
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apprentice
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prey
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clans
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warriors
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apprenticeship
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tremor
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stiffened
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darted
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| a.使人消除恐惧和疑虑的,使人放心的 | |
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flexed
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thicket
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frustration
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fretting
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wrath
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grunted
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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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flecks
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tangle
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scent
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glands
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trotted
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| 小跑,急走( trot的过去分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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nostrils
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sinister
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seethed
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niche
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cleft
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watchful
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magpie
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cleansing
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robustly
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reassured
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pointed
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interfere
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loyalty
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spoke
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