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C H A P T E R 1 8
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C H A P T E R 1 8
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“We’re running short of celandine.” Cinderpelt poked2 her head out of the cleft3 in the rock. “I’ve used nearly all of it to soothe4 Longtail’s eyes. Do you think you could go out and get some more?”
Leafpaw looked up from the daisy leaves she was chewing into a paste. “Sure,” she meowed, spitting out the last scraps5.
“This is just about ready. Do you want me to take it along to Speckletail?”
“No, I’d better check on her myself. Her joints6 have been aching badly since the weather turned so damp.” Cinderpelt came out of her den7 and let out a purr of approval as she nosed the chewed-up leaves. “That’s fine. Off you go—and take a warrior8 with you. The best celandine grows near Fourtrees, along the RiverClan border, and RiverClan aren’t happy that WindClan are still coming down to drink at the river.”
Leafpaw was surprised. “Still? But there’s been so much rain—they must have water of their own by now.”
Cinderpelt shrugged10. “Try telling that to WindClan.”
Leafpaw put the news out of her mind as she brushed through the fern tunnel into the main clearing. That quarrel 2 0 9
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had nothing to do with ThunderClan, and most of her thoughts were taken up with anxiety about Squirrelpaw and Brambleclaw. The sun had risen four times since she saw them leave. Her private sense of Squirrelpaw told her that her sister was still alive, but she knew nothing about where they were or what they were doing.
She had not eaten that morning, so she padded across to the fresh-kill pile, where Sorreltail was finishing off a vole.
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pelt
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| v.投掷,剥皮,抨击,开火 | |
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poked
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| v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 );戳出;拨弄;与(某人)性交 | |
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cleft
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| n.裂缝;adj.裂开的 | |
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soothe
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| v.安慰;使平静;使减轻;缓和;奉承 | |
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scraps
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joints
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| 接头( joint的名词复数 ); 关节; 公共场所(尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所) (非正式); 一块烤肉 (英式英语) | |
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den
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warrior
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| n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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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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flicked
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| (尤指用手指或手快速地)轻击( flick的过去式和过去分词 ); (用…)轻挥; (快速地)按开关; 向…笑了一下(或瞥了一眼等) | |
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gulped
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| v.狼吞虎咽地吃,吞咽( gulp的过去式和过去分词 );大口地吸(气);哽住 | |
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jaws
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| n.口部;嘴 | |
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amber
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| n.琥珀;琥珀色;adj.琥珀制的 | |
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drooping
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| adj. 下垂的,无力的 动词droop的现在分词 | |
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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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muzzle
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| n.鼻口部;口套;枪(炮)口;vt.使缄默 | |
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guilt
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| n.犯罪;内疚;过失,罪责 | |
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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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joyful
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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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clumps
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| n.(树、灌木、植物等的)丛、簇( clump的名词复数 );(土、泥等)团;块;笨重的脚步声v.(树、灌木、植物等的)丛、簇( clump的第三人称单数 );(土、泥等)团;块;笨重的脚步声 | |
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pointed
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| adj.尖的,直截了当的 | |
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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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nervously
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| adv.神情激动地,不安地 | |
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helping
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| n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的 | |
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bristling
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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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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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gathering
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| n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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impulsively
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spotted
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hesitation
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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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confrontation
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| n.对抗,对峙,冲突 | |
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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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courteously
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glossy
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| adj.平滑的;有光泽的 | |
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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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lashing
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| n.鞭打;痛斥;大量;许多v.鞭打( lash的现在分词 );煽动;紧系;怒斥 | |
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wincing
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| 赶紧避开,畏缩( wince的现在分词 ) | |
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blurted
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disappearance
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| n.消失,消散,失踪 | |
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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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predator
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| n.捕食其它动物的动物;捕食者 | |
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shuddered
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| v.战栗( shudder的过去式和过去分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动 | |
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reassure
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| v.使放心,使消除疑虑 | |
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badger
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| v.一再烦扰,一再要求,纠缠 | |
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owl
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| n.猫头鹰,枭 | |
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stonily
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| 石头地,冷酷地 | |
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flexed
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| adj.[医]曲折的,屈曲v.屈曲( flex的过去式和过去分词 );弯曲;(为准备大干而)显示实力;摩拳擦掌 | |
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pelts
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| n. 皮毛,投掷, 疾行 vt. 剥去皮毛,(连续)投掷 vi. 猛击,大步走 | |
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darted
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gratitude
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| adj.感激,感谢 | |
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sprawled
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kits
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flay
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snarled
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reassured
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desperately
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mentor
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amazement
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| v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要 | |
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uncertainty
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| n.易变,靠不住,不确知,不确定的事物 | |
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fervently
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| adv.热烈地,热情地,强烈地 | |
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| n.竞赛,赛马;adj.竞赛用的,赛马用的 | |
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