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CHAPTER 15
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CHAPTER 15
A terrible shrieking1 broke out inthe cave, slicing through the sound of the rain pattering around them and even the noise of the falls. Feathertail sprang to her paws; every hair on her pelt3 told her to flee as far from the cave as she could. Only the thought of the danger that Stormfur was in made her stay where she was.
“Come on!” Brambleclaw’s voice was tense.
The rest of the cats stared at him in disbelief.
“Down there?” Crowpaw demanded. “Are you mouse-brained?”
“Think!” Brambleclaw was already bounding toward the cave entrance; he paused and swung around to face the apprentice4. “With Sharptooth in the cave, no cat will notice us. This might be our only chance to get Stormfur out.”
Without waiting to see if the others were following he leaped down the rocks toward the path.
“I still think he’s crazy!” muttered Crowpaw, but he followed all the same.
Feathertail scrambled5 down after them, her paws sliding on the wet rocks, her claws scraping painfully as she tried to keep her balance. She ran along the ledge6 behind the falls with barely enough time to be afraid of slipping and falling into the turbulent pool below. The screeching7 grew louder. Terror surged through Feathertail as she imagined what they would find inside the cave; Sharptooth might be sinking his fangs8 into Stormfur’s neck at that very moment, clawing her brother’s pelt and turning him into fresh-kill.
She skidded9 into the cave and halted just behind Brambleclaw. For a moment she could hardly make sense of what she was seeing. With the moon covered by clouds, the cave was almost dark; the huge shape of Sharptooth seemed to be everywhere at once, massive paws pounding on the floor as he sprang from wall to wall, blood spattered against his flanks and
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shrieking
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shriek
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| v./n.尖叫,叫喊 | |
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pelt
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| v.投掷,剥皮,抨击,开火 | |
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apprentice
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| n.学徒,徒弟 | |
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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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ledge
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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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| n.(尤指狗和狼的)长而尖的牙( fang的名词复数 );(蛇的)毒牙;罐座 | |
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| v.(通常指车辆) 侧滑( skid的过去式和过去分词 );打滑;滑行;(住在)贫民区 | |
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saliva
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scrambling
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hustling
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dangling
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trickle
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shrill
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clan
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scent
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exclamation
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astonishment
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twine
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spun
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glazed
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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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predator
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prey
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gusted
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| 发出隆隆声,发出辘辘声( rumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 轰鸣着缓慢行进; 发现…的真相; 看穿(阴谋) | |
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wailing
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