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C H A P T E R 2
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C H A P T E R 2
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The sun had not yet risen when Brambleclaw set out with the dawn patrol. Even in the few days since Sorreltail’s warrior1 ceremony, the leaves had begun to turn to gold and the first chill of leaf-fall lay on the forest, though it still hadn’t rained for longer than a moon. The young warrior shivered as long grasses, heavy with dew, brushed against his fur. Cobwebs spread a gray film over the bushes, and the air was filled with damp, leafy scents2. The twittering of waking birds began to drown out the soft padding of the cats’ paws.
Brightheart’s brother, Thornclaw, who was in the lead, paused to look back at Brambleclaw and Ashfur. “Firestar wants us to check Snakerocks,” he meowed. “Watch out for adders4. There are more of them since the weather has been so hot.”
Brambleclaw instinctively5 unsheathed his claws. The adders would be hidden in cracks now, but as soon as the sun came up the warmth would tempt7 them out again. One bite from those poisoned jaws8 could kill a warrior before a medicine cat could do anything to help.
Before they had gone very far Brambleclaw began to hear 2 5
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faint sounds behind him, as if something were moving around in the undergrowth. He paused, glancing back in the hope of an easy bit of prey9. At first he could see nothing; then he noticed the fronds10 of a thick clump11 of fern waving about, though there was no breeze. He sniffed
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warrior
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| n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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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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scent
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| n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉 | |
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adders
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| n.加法器,(欧洲产)蝰蛇(小毒蛇),(北美产无毒的)猪鼻蛇( adder的名词复数 ) | |
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instinctively
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| adv.本能地 | |
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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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tempt
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| vt.引诱,勾引,吸引,引起…的兴趣 | |
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jaws
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| n.口部;嘴 | |
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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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fronds
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| n.蕨类或棕榈类植物的叶子( frond的名词复数 ) | |
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clump
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| n.树丛,草丛;vi.用沉重的脚步行走 | |
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sniffed
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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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ginger
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| n.姜,精力,淡赤黄色;adj.淡赤黄色的;vt.使活泼,使有生气 | |
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defiance
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| n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗 | |
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apprentice
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flick
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bickering
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| v.争吵( bicker的现在分词 );口角;(水等)作潺潺声;闪烁 | |
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growled
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| v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说 | |
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growl
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| v.(狗等)嗥叫,(炮等)轰鸣;n.嗥叫,轰鸣 | |
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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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kit
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skulking
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| v.潜伏,偷偷摸摸地走动,鬼鬼祟祟地活动( skulk的现在分词 ) | |
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pelt
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decided
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Flared
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mentor
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nostrils
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poke
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tempted
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squeak
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| n.吱吱声,逃脱;v.(发出)吱吱叫,侥幸通过;(俚)告密 | |
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savage
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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taunted
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| 嘲讽( taunt的过去式和过去分词 ); 嘲弄; 辱骂; 奚落 | |
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skidding
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| n.曳出,集材v.(通常指车辆) 侧滑( skid的现在分词 );打滑;滑行;(住在)贫民区 | |
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unfamiliar
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| adj.陌生的,不熟悉的 | |
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badger
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groaned
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| v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 );发牢骚;抱怨;受苦 | |
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badgers
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| n.獾( badger的名词复数 );獾皮;(大写)獾州人(美国威斯康星州人的别称);毛鼻袋熊 | |
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pointed
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muzzle
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bristling
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fixed
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lumbering
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| n.采伐林木 | |
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scented
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intruding
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pelted
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| (连续地)投掷( pelt的过去式和过去分词 ); 连续抨击; 攻击; 剥去…的皮 | |
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crouched
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forth
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scrambled
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tangle
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pang
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| n.剧痛,悲痛,苦闷 | |
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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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winced
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maneuver
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grumbled
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longingly
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lured
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defiantly
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plunged
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apprentices
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lashing
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apprehensively
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spotted
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scathing
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pelts
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spat
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acrid
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| [医](水)平扁的,弄平的 | |
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dabbing
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| 石面凿毛,灰泥抛毛 | |
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beetle
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| n.甲虫,近视眼的人 | |
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jolt
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twig
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moss
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mumbled
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| 含糊地说某事,叽咕,咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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grunting
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dabbed
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| (用某物)轻触( dab的过去式和过去分词 ); 轻而快地擦掉(或抹掉); 快速擦拭; (用某物)轻而快地涂上(或点上)… | |
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brute
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