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C H A P T E R 7
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C H A P T E R 7
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Brambleclaw emerged warily1 from the undergrowth at the edge of the trees above the riverbank, tasting the air for the scent2 of cats.
The traces of ThunderClan were all stale, though fresher RiverClan scents4 drifted across from the other side of the river. Hoping that no cat from either Clan3 would see him, Brambleclaw slipped swiftly down the bank to the water’s edge.
Brown water churned along past his paws. More rain had fallen during the day, though the clouds were thinning now to let pale sunshine through, so that the forest steamed. The river was swollen5, half submerging the stepping-stones, and Brambleclaw had to brace6 himself before he dared leap out onto the first of them.
He was on his way to visit Feathertail and Stormfur. All day he had been thinking about the second dream, becoming more and more convinced that they had to travel to the sun-drown place before they could learn what StarClan had to tell them. The dream had been too real to ignore—he could still taste salt in his mouth, and he flinched7 as droplets8 splashed against his nose from the stepping-stone, expecting the same 9 6
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sharp tang. And they ought to leave at once; his fur prickled with a strange sense of urgency, warning him that there was no time to wait until the next Gathering10. If the other chosen cats had also had the dream, they shouldn’t be hard to persuade.
He still had not told Squirrelpaw about the second dream.
Although he felt guilty that he was not keeping his promise, he was well aware that if she knew about the journey he was planning she would want to come too. And what would Firestar think if Brambleclaw dragged his daughter off into the unknown?
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warily
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| adv.留心地 | |
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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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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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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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swollen
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| adj.肿大的,水涨的;v.使变大,肿胀 | |
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brace
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| n. 支柱,曲柄,大括号; v. 绷紧,顶住,(为困难或坏事)做准备 | |
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flinched
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droplets
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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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gathering
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| n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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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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crouch
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| v.蹲伏,蜷缩,低头弯腰;n.蹲伏 | |
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trespassed
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ripple
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fixed
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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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ripples
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| 逐渐扩散的感觉( ripple的名词复数 ) | |
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pebbles
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| [复数]鹅卵石; 沙砾; 卵石,小圆石( pebble的名词复数 ) | |
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wafted
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| v.吹送,飘送,(使)浮动( waft的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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nostrils
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| 鼻孔( nostril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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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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bristle
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| v.(毛发)直立,气势汹汹,发怒;n.硬毛发 | |
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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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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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queried
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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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agitation
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| adv. 挖苦地,嘲弄地 | |
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reassure
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| v.使放心,使消除疑虑 | |
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gratitude
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| adj.感激,感谢 | |
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apprentice
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beckoned
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| v.(用头或手的动作)示意,召唤( beckon的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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foam
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| v./n.泡沫,起泡沫 | |
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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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ginger
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spotted
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| adj.有斑点的,斑纹的,弄污了的 | |
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mentor
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| n.指导者,良师益友;v.指导 | |
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frustrated
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| adj.挫败的,失意的,泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 );挫败;使受挫折;令人沮丧 | |
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underneath
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| adj.在...下面,在...底下;adv.在下面 | |
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briefly
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| adv.简单地,简短地 | |
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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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decided
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| adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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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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muzzle
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| n.鼻口部;口套;枪(炮)口;vt.使缄默 | |
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casually
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| adv.漠不关心地,无动于衷地,不负责任地 | |
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rustled
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| v.发出沙沙的声音( rustle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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hostility
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| n.敌对,敌意;抵制[pl.]交战,战争 | |
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growled
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apprehensive
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| adj.担心的,恐惧的,善于领会的 | |
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nervously
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grunt
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| v.嘟哝;作呼噜声;n.呼噜声,嘟哝 | |
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trekking
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| v.艰苦跋涉,徒步旅行( trek的现在分词 );(尤指在山中)远足,徒步旅行,游山玩水 | |
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snarl
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twilight
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puddles
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risky
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chestnut
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canopy
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bowling
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sheathed
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gasp
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retracted
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| v.撤回或撤消( retract的过去式和过去分词 );拒绝执行或遵守;缩回;拉回 | |
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scramble
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droop
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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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trespassing
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| [法]非法入侵 | |
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