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CHAPTER 16
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CHAPTER 16
“No.” Graystripe’s voice rasped in his throat.
Firestar pressed closer to his friend, sharing his grief at Stonefur’s death and his anger that the RiverClan warrior2’s courage had been worth nothing in an unfair fight.
Blackfoot looked down at Stonefur’s body in satisfaction.
Darkstripe whirled to confront the two apprentices4. “Tigerstar,” he meowed, “let me kill them.”
Graystripe would have sprung forward then, in spite of anything Firestar could do, but before he could move Tigerstar shook his battle-scarred head. “Really, Darkstripe? A prisoner can defeat you, but you think you could take on two apprentices?”
Darkstripe bowed his head in shame. His leader’s eyes narrowed coldly as he stared at the two young cats. They were huddled5 together, trembling with shock. They hardly seemed to realize that their own lives were hanging by a hair.
“No,” Tigerstar meowed at last. “For now I will let them live. They may be useful to me alive.”
Firestar flashed a look at Graystripe, who returned his glance with mingled7 relief and apprehension8 in his eyes.
Tigerstar summoned Jaggedtooth. “Take the apprentices back to their prison.”
The ShadowClan warrior dipped his head and herded9 the two stunned10 cats away through the reeds. Graystripe’s hungry gaze followed them out of sight.
“The meeting is at an end,” Tigerstar declared.
At once the cats in the clearing began to slip away. Tigerstar leaped down from the Bonehill and vanished into the reeds, flanked by Blackfoot and Darkstripe. Eventually only Leopardstar was left. She padded forward until she stood over the broken body of her former deputy. Slowly she bent11 her head and nosed Stonefur’s torn gray
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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warrior
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| n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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apprentice
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| n.学徒,徒弟 | |
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apprentices
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| 学徒,徒弟( apprentice的名词复数 ) | |
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huddled
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| 挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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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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| 混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系] | |
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apprehension
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| n.理解,领悟;逮捕,拘捕;忧虑 | |
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herded
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| 群集,纠结( herd的过去式和过去分词 ); 放牧; (使)向…移动 | |
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stunned
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bent
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pelt
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kits
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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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spat
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murmur
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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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scents
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| n.香水( scent的名词复数 );气味;(动物的)臭迹;(尤指狗的)嗅觉 | |
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rustle
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| v.沙沙作响;偷盗(牛、马等);n.沙沙声声 | |
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crouching
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den
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gratitude
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beckoning
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| adj.引诱人的,令人心动的v.(用头或手的动作)示意,召唤( beckon的现在分词 ) | |
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slaughter
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prey
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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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crouched
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grassy
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clump
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hawthorn
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halfway
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muzzle
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anticipation
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relishing
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| vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻,蔑视 | |
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growled
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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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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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sniffed
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stink
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| vi.发出恶臭;糟透,招人厌恶;n.恶臭 | |
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rib
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ribs
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flinched
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pointed
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briefly
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embarrassment
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engulfed
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steadily
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jolt
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hoarse
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determinedly
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ragged
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lookout
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ominous
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bristled
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longing
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scattered
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imprisonment
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