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CHAPTER 6
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CHAPTER 6
Leafpaw burst up through the surfaceof the water, gasping1 for air as she scrambled3 to find solid ground. Managing to stand in spite of the river flowing strongly around her legs, she shook icy drops of water from her pelt4. The riverbank was only a couple of tail-lengths away. She shivered in the pale sun of leaf-fall as she looked up to see Mothwing peering down at her from an overhanging rock.
The RiverClan cat’s amber6 eyes were narrowed in amusement. “You don’t fish by jumping in the river,” she pointed7 out.
“I know that!” Leafpaw retorted crossly. “I slipped, that’s all.”
“I believe you,” Mothwing purred, giving her golden chest fur a quick lick. “Now come out, and we’ll have another go. I’ll teach you to fish if it’s the last thing I do.”
“I’m still not sure we should be doing this,” Leafpaw meowed as she waded8 back to the bank.
“Of course we should. The rabbits and squirrels are starting to disappear, thanks to the Twolegs, but there’s still plenty of fish for every cat.”
“But I had to come onto RiverClan territory to get it,” Leafpaw pointed out anxiously. “What would Leopardstar say if she knew?”
Mothwing blinked. “We’re both medicine cats, so Clan5 boundaries don’t matter for us like they do for other cats.”
Leafpaw didn’t think that was how the warrior9 code worked. Her friend had said much the same a couple of days earlier, when she had rescued Leafpaw and Sorreltail from the pursuing WindClan warriors10. This morning she had called to Leafpaw while she was
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| adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的 动词gasp的现在分词 | |
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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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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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pelt
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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pointed
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waded
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| (从水、泥等)蹚,走过,跋( wade的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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warrior
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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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gathering
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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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crouch
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scoop
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longing
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crouched
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| v.狼吞虎咽地吃,吞咽( gulp的现在分词 );大口地吸(气);哽住 | |
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scent
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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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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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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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rogue
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trotting
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| 小跑,急走( trot的现在分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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frantic
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magpie
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frustration
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flicker
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rogues
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entirely
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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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