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C H A P T E R 6
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C H A P T E R 6
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All night Leafpaw’s sleep had been disturbed by strange, vivid dreams. At first she thought she was following a scent1 trail toward Fourtrees, running through the forest along the invisible path. Then the dream changed and she felt the fur on her neck and shoulders rise as if she confronted an enemy, with battle only a heartbeat away. The threat of danger faded, but now she grew colder and colder, until she jerked awake to find the clump2 of ferns where she slept heavy with raindrops, and rain drumming softly on the forest all around her.
Scrambling3 to her paws, she dashed across the small, fern-enclosed clearing and took shelter just inside Cinderpelt’s den5. The medicine cat was sleeping soundly in her mossy nest beside the back wall and did not move when Leafpaw came in, shaking water from her pelt4.
The young apprentice7 blinked and yawned as she gazed out into the clearing. Above her head she could just make out the black outlines of trees against a sky that was growing gray with the first light of dawn. Part of her rejoiced that the long, dry spell was coming to an end with this downpour that the forest needed so badly. The rest of her could not help feeling 8 1
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troubled about what her dreams might mean. Was StarClan sending her a sign? Or had she somehow picked up thoughts from Squirrelpaw? This would not be the first time she had known what her sister was doing without being told.
Leafpaw let out a long sigh. Little as she liked the idea, she was almost convinced that Squirrelpaw must have slipped out of camp to hunt by night, sending Leafpaw the images of running through the forest. There was no way she had been on an official patrol. What sort of trouble would Squirrelpaw be in if Firestar found out?
As Leafpaw crouched9 there, she realized that the rain was easing off and the clouds were turning pale yellow and thinning out. With a last glance at the sleeping Cinderpelt she slipped outside again, ignoring the water that soaked her fur as she pushed through the fern tunnel into the main clearing.
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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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clump
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| n.树丛,草丛;vi.用沉重的脚步行走 | |
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scrambling
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| v.快速爬行( scramble的现在分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞 | |
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pelt
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| v.投掷,剥皮,抨击,开火 | |
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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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moss
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| n.苔,藓,地衣 | |
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apprentice
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| n.学徒,徒弟 | |
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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crouched
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| v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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apprentices
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| 学徒,徒弟( apprentice的名词复数 ) | |
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puddle
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| n.(雨)水坑,泥潭 | |
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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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| n.用具包,成套工具;随身携带物 | |
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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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squealing
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| v.长声尖叫,用长而尖锐的声音说( squeal的现在分词 ) | |
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spun
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| v.纺,杜撰,急转身 | |
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illicit
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| adj.非法的,禁止的,不正当的 | |
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sleek
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| adj.光滑的,井然有序的;v.使光滑,梳拢 | |
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puddles
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| n.水坑, (尤指道路上的)雨水坑( puddle的名词复数 ) | |
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pricking
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| 刺,刺痕,刺痛感 | |
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scuttled
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| v.使船沉没( scuttle的过去式和过去分词 );快跑,急走 | |
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skidded
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| v.(通常指车辆) 侧滑( skid的过去式和过去分词 );打滑;滑行;(住在)贫民区 | |
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sniff
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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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flicking
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| (尤指用手指或手快速地)轻击( flick的现在分词 ); (用…)轻挥; (快速地)按开关; 向…笑了一下(或瞥了一眼等) | |
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forth
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amber
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| n.琥珀;琥珀色;adj.琥珀制的 | |
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pounced
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twitching
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| n.颤搐 | |
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winced
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| 赶紧避开,畏缩( wince的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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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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scampered
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mentor
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| n.指导者,良师益友;v.指导 | |
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warrior
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| n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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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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spoke
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| n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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thorny
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| adj.多刺的,棘手的 | |
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hind
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| adj.后面的,后部的 | |
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catching
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| adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住 | |
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flattened
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| [医](水)平扁的,弄平的 | |
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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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hissed
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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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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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wailing
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| v.哭叫,哀号( wail的现在分词 );沱 | |
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discomfort
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| n.不舒服,不安,难过,困难,不方便 | |
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ruffled
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| adj. 有褶饰边的, 起皱的 动词ruffle的过去式和过去分词 | |
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jaws
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| n.口部;嘴 | |
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unevenly
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gulf
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| n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂 | |
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frantically
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| ad.发狂地, 发疯地 | |
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wailed
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| v.哭叫,哀号( wail的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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dangling
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| 悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 ); 摆动不定; 用某事物诱惑…; 吊胃口 | |
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gasping
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| adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的 动词gasp的现在分词 | |
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gorge
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| n.咽喉,胃,暴食,山峡;v.塞饱,狼吞虎咽地吃 | |
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gaping
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swirling
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| v.旋转,打旋( swirl的现在分词 ) | |
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stony
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| adj.石头的,多石头的,冷酷的,无情的 | |
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sodden
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onward
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loomed
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foam
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shuddering
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| v.战栗( shudder的现在分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动 | |
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canopy
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trickle
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parched
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grooming
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exhausted
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poked
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quench
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| vt.熄灭,扑灭;压制 | |
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droplets
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frond
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gust
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| n.阵风,突然一阵(雨、烟等),(感情的)迸发 | |
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rinsed
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spotted
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pelts
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muzzle
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horde
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bellowing
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barley
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| n.大麦,大麦粒 | |
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vividly
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| adv.清楚地,鲜明地,生动地 | |
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belly
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| n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛 | |
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logic
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clans
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| 宗族( clan的名词复数 ); 氏族; 庞大的家族; 宗派 | |
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reverence
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