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C H A P T E R 2 2
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C H A P T E R 2 2
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Brambleclaw crouched1 in the bushes and watched the full moon sus-pended in the dark blue sky. Back at Fourtrees, the Clans3 would have met for their Gathering4. The thought of the clearing thronged5 with cats, of gossip exchanged and stories told, made him feel lonelier than ever.
For another endless day they had struggled through the Twolegplace, along Thunderpaths, through fences, over walls.
At least they had left the worst of the hard ground behind them; now the Thunderpaths were edged with grass, and gardens surrounded the Twoleg nests. They had found shelter for the night beneath some shrubs6, and had even managed to hunt.
Yet the sharp teeth of his anxiety kept Brambleclaw awake.
He still did not know if they were going the right way.
Purdy led them on confidently, but the twisting route he took among the Twoleg nests took no account of the sun, and Brambleclaw felt as if the sun-drown place were as far away as it had ever been.
“I think we’re farther away than ever.” Crowpaw had scornfully echoed his thoughts before he settled down to sleep.
Worst of all were his worries about Tawnypelt’s shoulder.
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Though his sister was too proud to admit she was in pain, by the time they stopped for the night she could barely walk. The rat bite had stopped bleeding, but her shoulder was swollen8 and the flesh where her fur had been torn away was red and puffy. Brambleclaw didn’t need to be a medicine cat to know that the bite was infected. Squirrelpaw and Feathertail had taken turns licking the wound while Tawnypelt slipped into an uneasy, shallow sleep, but every cat knew that it would take more than that to heal her.
Brambleclaw jumped at a scrabbling sound close by in the bushes, then relaxed when Stormfur appeared and crouched down beside him.
“I’ll watch for a bit if you like,” the gray
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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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crouch
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| v.蹲伏,蜷缩,低头弯腰;n.蹲伏 | |
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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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gathering
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| n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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thronged
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| v.成群,挤满( throng的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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shrubs
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| 灌木( shrub的名词复数 ) | |
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pelt
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swollen
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warrior
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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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starry
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| adj.星光照耀的, 闪亮的 | |
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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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scent
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braced
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| adj.拉牢的v.支住( brace的过去式和过去分词 );撑牢;使自己站稳;振作起来 | |
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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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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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twitching
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prodded
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ribs
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| n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 );(船或屋顶等的)肋拱;肋骨状的东西;(织物的)凸条花纹 | |
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abrasive
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| adj.使表面磨损的;粗糙的;恼人的 | |
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soothe
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| vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻,蔑视 | |
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jaws
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| n.口部;嘴 | |
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muzzle
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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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gratitude
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determined
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spat
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abruptly
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shrieked
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retrace
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flattened
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| [医](水)平扁的,弄平的 | |
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vile
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| adj.卑鄙的,可耻的,邪恶的;坏透的 | |
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itched
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| v.发痒( itch的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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immediate
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| adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的 | |
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poking
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| n. 刺,戳,袋 vt. 拨开,刺,戳 vi. 戳,刺,捅,搜索,伸出,行动散慢 | |
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gaped
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astonishment
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clumps
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kit
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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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wafting
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underneath
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badger
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prey
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trickle
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hawthorn
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| 山楂 | |
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predators
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predator
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moss
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exhaustion
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decided
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killing
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numb
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applied
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swelling
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halfway
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spun
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gasped
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