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Leafpaw caught a vole on her way back to the camp, and slipped down the ravine with it clamped in her jaws1, hoping that any cat who saw her would think that she had been out on an early hunting expedition. Her mind was still whirling with her sister’s departure, and how the prophecies of StarClan seemed to be gathering3 around Squirrelpaw and Brambleclaw like mist clinging to the branches of a gorse bush.
As she emerged into the clearing she heard Mousefur’s voice raised loudly. “That Brambleclaw is a lazy lump! It’s well past sunrise, and he isn’t up yet. I want him for a hunting patrol.”
“I’ll wake him.” Brightheart, who was sitting with Mousefur near the nettle4 patch, got up and went into the warriors5’ den7.
Leafpaw felt a cold knot in her belly8 at the thought of what would happen when the rest of ThunderClan discovered that Brambleclaw and Squirrelpaw had vanished. At that moment, Dustpelt appeared from the nursery and padded over to the apprentices11’ den, where Whitepaw and Shrewpaw were sunning themselves
“Hi,” the brown warrior6 greeted them. “Have you seen 1 4 7
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Squirrelpaw? She’s not ill, is she? She’s usually raring to go by now—before I’ve even had time for a piece of fresh-kill.”
Whitepaw and Shrewpaw exchanged a glance. “We haven’t seen her,” Whitepaw mewed. “She didn’t sleep in the den last night.”
Leafpaw saw Dustpelt roll his eyes. “What is she up to now?”
Brightheart pushed her way out of the warriors’ den and bounded across to Mousefur. Leafpaw
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jaws
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| n.口部;嘴 | |
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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gathering
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| n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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nettle
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| n.荨麻;v.烦忧,激恼 | |
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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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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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pelt
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| v.投掷,剥皮,抨击,开火 | |
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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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trotted
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| 小跑,急走( trot的过去分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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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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shrugged
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| vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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irritably
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| ad.易生气地 | |
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mentor
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| n.指导者,良师益友;v.指导 | |
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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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crouched
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| v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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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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dispersed
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| adj. 被驱散的, 被分散的, 散布的 | |
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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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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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muzzle
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| n.鼻口部;口套;枪(炮)口;vt.使缄默 | |
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rippling
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| 起涟漪的,潺潺流水般声音的 | |
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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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vows
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| 誓言( vow的名词复数 ); 郑重宣布,许愿 | |
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replenished
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| 补充( replenish的过去式和过去分词 ); 重新装满 | |
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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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sneaking
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| a.秘密的,不公开的 | |
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utterly
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loyalties
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miserably
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| adv.痛苦地;悲惨地;糟糕地;极度地 | |
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| adv.极度渴望地,绝望地,孤注一掷地 | |
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