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CHAPTER 11
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CHAPTER 11
Moonlight shone into the cave, turningthe waterfall into a sheet of rippling1 silver. Stormfur felt as though the day had lasted for a moon, and now even the shallow, sandy dips in the cave floor were looking as comfortable as his nest among the reeds back home.
Stoneteller had returned and shown the forest cats to sleeping hollows at the side of the main cave, their curved sides lined with a sparse2 layer of moss3 and feathers. “You may rest here,” he meowed. “Stay many days—for as long as you want. You are all welcome.”
Once he had gone, Brambleclaw beckoned4 with his tail for all his friends to gather around. “We need to talk,” he mewed. “How long do you think we should stay here?”
Crowpaw’s tail lashed5 from side to side. “I don’t know how you can ask that!” he rasped. “I thought we were on a mission. What about taking Midnight’s news to the forest?”
“Crowpaw’s right,” Stormfur meowed, stifling6 a brief stab of annoyance7 that he had to agree with the WindClan apprentice9. “I think we should leave right away.”
“Me too,” mewed Tawnypelt. “Leaf-bare’s coming, and there’ll be snow up here.”
“But what about your shoulder?” Brambleclaw reminded her. Since their plunge11 over the waterfall, she’d been limping on three legs, and a trickle12 of dried blood ran down her shoulder,
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rippling
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| 起涟漪的,潺潺流水般声音的 | |
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| adj.稀疏的,稀稀落落的,薄的 | |
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moss
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| n.恼怒,生气,烦恼 | |
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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pelt
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| v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲 | |
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precipices
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| n.悬崖,峭壁( precipice的名词复数 ) | |
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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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| n.低语,低声的怨言;v.低语,低声而言 | |
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| 挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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lithe
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jaws
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spoke
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warrior
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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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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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murmurs
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spun
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exhaustion
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| n.耗尽枯竭,疲惫,筋疲力尽,竭尽,详尽无遗的论述 | |
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cascade
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| n.小瀑布,喷流;层叠;vi.成瀑布落下 | |
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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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| n.琥珀;琥珀色;adj.琥珀制的 | |
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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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spotted
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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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eerie
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| adj.怪诞的;奇异的;可怕的;胆怯的 | |
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| adj.担心的,恐惧的,善于领会的 | |
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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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gathering
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| n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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friendliness
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ledge
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streaked
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catching
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| adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住 | |
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scanty
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| adj.缺乏的,仅有的,节省的,狭小的,不够的 | |
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boulders
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prospects
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meager
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pelts
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ginger
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nibbling
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falcon
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admiration
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hawk
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| 复得( regain的现在分词 ); 赢回; 重回; 复至某地 | |
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