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CHAPTER 2
Leafpaw wrinkled her nose at thefoul scent1 and tried not to hiss2 in disgust. Shaking her head, she parted Sorreltail’s tortoiseshell fur with one paw and dabbed4 the wad of bile-soaked moss5 on the tick clinging to her shoulder.
Sorreltail wriggled6 as she felt the bile soak through her fur. “That’s better!” she meowed. “Has it gone yet?”
Leafpaw opened her mouth and dropped the twig7 that held the moss. “Give it time.”
“There’s only one good thing about ticks,” Sorreltail mewed. “They hate mouse bile just as much as we do.” Springing to her paws, she gave herself a vigorous shake and flicked9 the tick off her shoulder. “There! Thanks, Leafpaw.”
A breeze rustled10 through the trees that surrounded the medicine cat’s den11. A few leaves drifted down; there was a chill in the morning air that warned Leafpaw of how few moons there were before leaf-bare. This time there would be more than the cold and shortage of prey12 to face. Leafpaw closed her eyes and shuddered13 as she remembered what she had seen the day before on patrol with her father, Firestar.
The biggest monster the cats had ever seen had been forging a dreadful path through the forest, scoring deep ruts into the earth and tearing up trees by their roots. The huge, shiny monster had rolled inexorably through the bracken, roaring and
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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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| v.发出嘶嘶声;发嘘声表示不满 | |
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kin
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| n.家族,亲属,血缘关系;adj.亲属关系的,同类的 | |
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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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moss
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| v.扭动,蠕动,蜿蜒行进( wriggle的过去式和过去分词 );(使身体某一部位)扭动;耍滑不做,逃避(应做的事等) | |
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| n.小树枝,嫩枝;v.理解 | |
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flick
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| n.快速的轻打,轻打声,弹开;v.轻弹,轻轻拂去,忽然摇动 | |
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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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den
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| n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室 | |
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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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| 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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dread
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| vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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belching
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scattered
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prophesied
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pelt
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doom
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foretold
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shrieking
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clan
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decided
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apprentices
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| 学徒,徒弟( apprentice的名词复数 ) | |
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shafts
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| n.轴( shaft的名词复数 );(箭、高尔夫球棒等的)杆;通风井;一阵(疼痛、害怕等) | |
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kits
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| 衣物和装备( kit的名词复数 ); 成套用品; 配套元件 | |
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wail
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| vt./vi.大声哀号,恸哭;呼啸,尖啸 | |
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spotted
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rumors
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slanting
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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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gathering
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| n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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warrior
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bleakly
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| 无望地,阴郁地,苍凉地 | |
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weird
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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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uncertainty
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| n.易变,靠不住,不确知,不确定的事物 | |
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lash
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| v.系牢;鞭打;猛烈抨击;n.鞭打;眼睫毛 | |
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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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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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defense
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| n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩 | |
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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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apprehension
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| n.理解,领悟;逮捕,拘捕;忧虑 | |
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eerie
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| adj.怪诞的;奇异的;可怕的;胆怯的 | |
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reassurances
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| n.消除恐惧或疑虑( reassurance的名词复数 );恢复信心;使人消除恐惧或疑虑的事物;使人恢复信心的事物 | |
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apprehensive
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| adj.担心的,恐惧的,善于领会的 | |
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grunted
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| (猪等)作呼噜声( grunt的过去式和过去分词 ); (指人)发出类似的哼声; 咕哝着说 | |
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reassuring
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| a.使人消除恐惧和疑虑的,使人放心的 | |
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scourge
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| n.灾难,祸害;v.蹂躏 | |
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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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briefly
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mingled
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| 混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系] | |
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pricked
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| 刺,扎,戳( prick的过去式和过去分词 ); 刺伤; 刺痛; 使剧痛 | |
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| v.发出臭气;n.恶臭 | |
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tangling
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| (使)缠结, (使)乱作一团( tangle的现在分词 ) | |
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jaws
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stunned
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twitched
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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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mentor
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treacherous
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pointed
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sniffed
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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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reeks
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| n.恶臭( reek的名词复数 )v.发出浓烈的臭气( reek的第三人称单数 );散发臭气;发出难闻的气味 (of sth);明显带有(令人不快或生疑的跡象) | |
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ginger
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trespassing
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| [法]非法入侵 | |
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snarled
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dodge
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| v.闪开,躲开,避开;n.妙计,诡计 | |
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scrambled
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writhed
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| (因极度痛苦而)扭动或翻滚( writhe的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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screeching
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| v.发出尖叫声( screech的现在分词 );发出粗而刺耳的声音;高叫 | |
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hissing
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