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C H A P T E R 2 1
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C H A P T E R 2 1
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Leafpaw jumped up from her nest in the ferns outside Cinderpelt’s den2. The sun was just rising, its rays glittering on drops of water that trembled on each fern frond3 and blade of grass.
There was a chill in the air, reminding Leafpaw that leaf-fall would give way to leaf-bare before many moons.
At first she was not sure what had awakened4 her. There was no sound except for the gentle sigh of wind in the tree-tops and the distant murmur5 of the warriors6 rousing in the main clearing. Cinderpelt had not called her, yet Leafpaw’s fur prickled with the certainty that there was something she had to do
Almost of their own accord her paws took her to the mouth of Cinderpelt’s den. Peering into the cleft8 in the rock, she meowed softly, “Cinderpelt, are you awake?”
“I am now.” The medicine cat’s voice was sleepy. “What’s the matter? ShadowClan attacking? StarClan walking among us?”
“No, Cinderpelt.” Leafpaw shuffled10 her paws. “I just wanted to check if we have any burdock root.”
“Burdock root?” Leafpaw heard her mentor11 scramble12 to her paws, and a heartbeat later Cinderpelt poked13 her head 2 5 3
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out of the den. “What do you want that for? Come on, Leafpaw, what do we use burdock root for?”
“Rat bites, Cinderpelt,” Leafpaw meowed. She sat down and wrapped her tail around her paws, trying to calm her heart, which was pounding as if she’d just run all the way from Fourtrees. “Especially if they’re infected.”
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pelt
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| v.投掷,剥皮,抨击,开火 | |
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| n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室 | |
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frond
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| n.棕榈类植物的叶子 | |
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awakened
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| v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到 | |
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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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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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cleft
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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shuffled
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| v.洗(纸牌)( shuffle的过去式和过去分词 );拖着脚步走;粗心地做;摆脱尘世的烦恼 | |
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mentor
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scramble
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| v.爬行,攀爬,杂乱蔓延,碎片,片段,废料 | |
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poked
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prodding
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clumps
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tugging
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| n.牵引感v.用力拉,使劲拉,猛扯( tug的现在分词 ) | |
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judgment
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spotted
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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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apprentice
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burrowed
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gathering
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wry
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amber
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disturbance
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sleek
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gatherings
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crouched
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pounce
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prey
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catching
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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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condemn
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snarl
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truce
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hostility
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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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slits
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plentiful
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pointedly
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disapproval
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badger
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throng
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predators
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murmurs
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frustrated
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