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C H A P T E R 1 7
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C H A P T E R 1 7
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Brambleclaw jumped awake when a paw prodded1 him in the side.
Squirrelpaw’s voice meowed urgently, “Wake up, Brambleclaw! Feathertail and Crowpaw—are gone!”
Brambleclaw sat up, blinking. Tawnypelt was on her paws, and Stormfur was just emerging from the nest he had made for himself under a clump3 of ferns. But Squirrelpaw was right. There was no sign of Feathertail and Crowpaw.
His head whirling, he staggered to his paws. The sun had already climbed above the horizon in a bright blue sky dotted with puffs4 of white cloud. A stiff breeze was blowing, rippling5 the grass in the field, but it brought no scent6 of the missing cats. For a couple of heartbeats Brambleclaw wondered if they had gone home. They had not received the saltwater sign from StarClan; had that made them feel like giving up, as if they had been judged and found lacking? And if Feathertail and Crowpaw had turned back, could he and Tawnypelt succeed if they went on alone?
Then he realized he was being stupid. Crowpaw might think like that, but Feathertail never would, and wherever the two cats had gone they must be together. And it was unlikely 1 9 6
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that a predator8 had taken them; there were no scents9 of danger here, and in any case the noise would have woken the rest of them.
“See if they’ve gone for a drink at the pool,” he suggested to Squirrelpaw, who was still gazing at him with panic in her green eyes.
“I already have,” she mewed. “I’m not mouse-brained.”
“No, okay, then . . .” Brambleclaw glanced around wildly, desperate to come up with a plan, and caught sight of two small figures, pale gray and black, approaching across the field. The wind, blowing toward the broken-down wall, had carried their scent away. “There they are!” he exclaimed.
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prodded
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| v.刺,戳( prod的过去式和过去分词 );刺激;促使;(用手指或尖物)戳 | |
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pelt
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| v.投掷,剥皮,抨击,开火 | |
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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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puffs
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| n.吸( puff的名词复数 );(烟斗或香烟的)一吸;一缕(烟、蒸汽等);(呼吸或风的)呼v.使喷出( puff的第三人称单数 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧 | |
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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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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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predator
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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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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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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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thicket
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| n.灌木丛,树林 | |
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crouched
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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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determined
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decided
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forth
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shudder
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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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plaintively
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consolation
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| n.安慰,慰问 | |
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chunks
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| n.竞赛,赛马;adj.竞赛用的,赛马用的 | |
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plunging
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| adj.跳进的,突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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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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standing
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munching
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apprentice
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| n.学徒,徒弟 | |
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pelts
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nagging
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| adj.唠叨的,挑剔的;使人不得安宁的v.不断地挑剔或批评(某人)( nag的现在分词 );不断地烦扰或伤害(某人);无休止地抱怨;不断指责 | |
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hind
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| adj.长而尖的,大钉似的 | |
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amazement
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sarcastically
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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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warily
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spat
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| n.口角,掌击;v.发出呼噜呼噜声 | |
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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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murmur
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| n.低语,低声的怨言;v.低语,低声而言 | |
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grassy
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| adj.盖满草的;长满草的 | |
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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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spikes
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| n.穗( spike的名词复数 );跑鞋;(防滑)鞋钉;尖状物v.加烈酒于( spike的第三人称单数 );偷偷地给某人的饮料加入(更多)酒精( 或药物);把尖状物钉入;打乱某人的计划 | |
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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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pounced
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| v.突然袭击( pounce的过去式和过去分词 );猛扑;一眼看出;抓住机会(进行抨击) | |
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scrambled
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| v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞 | |
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jaws
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| n.口部;嘴 | |
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scattered
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| adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的 | |
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drowsy
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| adj.昏昏欲睡的,令人发困的 | |
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lookout
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mesh
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twigs
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flatten
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underneath
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wail
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ginger
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belly
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halfway
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tangle
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tangled
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tugged
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strands
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snarl
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braced
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faltered
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| (嗓音)颤抖( falter的过去式和过去分词 ); 支吾其词; 蹒跚; 摇晃 | |
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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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canopy
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concealment
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itching
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stony
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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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warrior
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| n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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