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Brambleclaw scarcely slept that night, and when he did, his dreams were full of Firestar’s anger, and images of his leader driving him away from the camp. When he pushed his way out of the warriors1’ den3 the next morning, he still felt exhausted—even more so when he reflected that this was his last day in camp before his journey would begin.
A gray dawn light was filtering through the camp, and the wind was chilly4. Tasting the air, Brambleclaw thought he could make out the first scent5 of approaching leaf-fall. Change was on the way, he realized, whatever he and the other chosen cats tried to do.
Throughout the day he did not even bother trying to speak to Squirrelpaw. Though Firestar had not ordered them to stay apart, he obviously didn’t like them to be together. There was no point in deliberately6 looking for trouble. Brambleclaw caught a glimpse of the young apprentice7 leaving the camp with Dustpelt; she looked oddly subdued8, with her tail trailing against the earth and her ears flat.
“You look as if you’ve lost a rabbit and found a shrew,” a brisk voice spoke9 beside him.
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Brambleclaw looked up; it was Mousefur.
“Do you want to come hunting with me and Spiderpaw?”
the she-cat meowed.
For once Brambleclaw felt he hardly had the energy for hunting or anything else. With his journey due to start the next day, worries were crowding around him like cats at a Gathering10.
Was he really meant to lead four other cats out into the unknown, to face dangers they could not even imagine?
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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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| n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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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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chilly
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| adj.凉快的,寒冷的 | |
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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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deliberately
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| adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地 | |
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apprentice
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| n.学徒,徒弟 | |
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subdued
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| adj. 屈服的,柔和的,减弱的 动词subdue的过去式和过去分词 | |
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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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gathering
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| n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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prey
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regain
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| vt.重新获得,收复,恢复 | |
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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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abashed
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| adj.窘迫的,尴尬的v.使羞愧,使局促,使窘迫( abash的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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nibbling
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| v.啃,一点一点地咬(吃)( nibble的现在分词 );啃出(洞),一点一点咬出(洞);慢慢减少;小口咬 | |
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acorn
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| n.橡实,橡子 | |
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pounce
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| n.猛扑;v.猛扑,突然袭击,欣然同意 | |
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flick
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| n.快速的轻打,轻打声,弹开;v.轻弹,轻轻拂去,忽然摇动 | |
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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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mentor
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| n.指导者,良师益友;v.指导 | |
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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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rustling
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crouch
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clan
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promising
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pricked
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| 刺,扎,戳( prick的过去式和过去分词 ); 刺伤; 刺痛; 使剧痛 | |
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thicket
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spiky
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tangled
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| adj. 纠缠的,紊乱的 动词tangle的过去式和过去分词 | |
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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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tangles
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irritably
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ginger
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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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guilt
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desperately
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pelts
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bristling
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| a.竖立的 | |
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hiss
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| v.发出嘶嘶声;发嘘声表示不满 | |
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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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jaws
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outrage
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| n.暴行,侮辱,愤怒;vt.凌辱,激怒 | |
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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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drooped
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| 弯曲或下垂,发蔫( droop的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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distress
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| n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛 | |
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confrontation
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| n.对抗,对峙,冲突 | |
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loyalty
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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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wailed
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| v.哭叫,哀号( wail的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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gnawing
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| a.痛苦的,折磨人的 | |
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badger
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