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CHAPTER 16
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CHAPTER 16
A cold raindrop splashed onto Leafpaw’sfur, and she shook it away irritably1. Above her, a restless wind stirred the trees, sending brittle2 scarlet3 and gold leaves drifting into the clearing. Leaf-bare was barely a moon away, but it seemed like the least of the Clan4’s troubles.
“The rabbit smelled bad,” Cinderpelt reported to Firestar. “Barkface said that cats who ate them died. I believe him. This rabbit we saw wasn’t infected with any sort of sickness I’ve encountered. It must be something the Twolegs have done.”
Crouched7 beside the fresh-kill pile in the ThunderClan camp, Leafpaw listened anxiously as her mentor8 told Firestar what they had discovered on their way to Highstones. Leafpaw’s heart twisted with pity to see the shock in her father’s green eyes as he listened.
“This means we can’t eat rabbits either,” he meowed. “Great StarClan, what next? We’ll all starve.”
“No cat has died in our territory yet,” Sandstorm pointed9 out from where she sat a tail-length away, her tail wrapped neatly10 around her paws. She twitched11 as a falling leaf brushed against her ear. “Maybe the trouble’s just in WindClan.”
“But rabbits run across the border all the time,” replied Cinderpelt. “It might be safe to eat rabbits from the other end of our territory, near Treecutplace, but I don’t think we should take the risk even there.”
“You’re right.” Firestar heaved a deep sigh. “I’ll announce it to the rest of the Clan. No more rabbits.”
“Well, we have to eat something.” Sandstorm got briskly to her paws. “I’ll get my hunting patrol together and see what we can find.” She padded away and disappeared between the branches of the warriors’
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clan
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warrior
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prey
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moss
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appreciative
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hostility
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remains
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longingly
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trespass
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scuttling
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crevice
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gratitude
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muzzle
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apprentice
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blur
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skidded
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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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shrill
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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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wailing
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hesitation
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swollen
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debris
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swirling
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ripples
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| 逐渐扩散的感觉( ripple的名词复数 ) | |
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spotted
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jaws
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anguish
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pebbles
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| [复数]鹅卵石; 沙砾; 卵石,小圆石( pebble的名词复数 ) | |
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frantically
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eerie
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apprenticed
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affected
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