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CHAPTER 22
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CHAPTER 22
This was madness, sheer madness. Thewords echoed to the thud of Stormfur’s paws as he allowed Crag and another cave-guard to escort him back into the cave behind the waterfall. The other forest cats were ushered1 in close behind him, with more guards on either side, while Talon2 and his fellow outlaws3 brought up the rear. A patrol had spotted4 them as soon as they reached the river; Stormfur was pretty sure they were prisoners now rather than guests, and he did not know what the Tribe cats would do to them. They had fought their way out two nights before, so it was reasonable to expect hostility5. Talon and his friends were taking an even bigger risk, because they had been ordered not to come back until Sharptooth was dead.
The first rays of glimmering6 moonlight were creeping through the sheet of water at the cave entrance, and soon Sharptooth would be on the prowl. Stormfur was not even sure that he could make the Tribe listen to Squirrelpaw’s plan. As he sought inside himself for courage, Silverstream’s scent7 drifted faintly around him. Stormfur glanced back, wondering if Feathertail could sense it, too. His sister was just behind him, her blue eyes troubled. But none of them had flinched8 when the cave-guards swarmed9 out from behind the rocks, as well hidden as ever by their mud-streaked fur. Stormfur felt humbled10 by his friends’ bravery, by their loyalty11 to him and to the
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| v.引,领,陪同( usher的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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talon
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| n.爪;(如爪般的)手指;爪状物 | |
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outlaws
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| 歹徒,亡命之徒( outlaw的名词复数 ); 逃犯 | |
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spotted
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hostility
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| n.敌对,敌意;抵制[pl.]交战,战争 | |
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| n.微光,隐约的一瞥adj.薄弱地发光的v.发闪光,发微光( glimmer的现在分词 ) | |
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scent
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swarmed
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| 密集( swarm的过去式和过去分词 ); 云集; 成群地移动; 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去 | |
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humbled
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loyalty
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warrior
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prey
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pelt
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cavern
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scorched
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brook
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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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gathering
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| v.发出嘶嘶声;发嘘声表示不满 | |
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clan
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apprentice
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murmurs
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puny
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kit
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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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| (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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jaws
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glossy
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| vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻,蔑视 | |
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| adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地 | |
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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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| 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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| 增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 ); 肿胀; (使)凸出; 充满(激情) | |
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| v.猛投,用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 );大声叫骂 | |
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lashed
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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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uncertainty
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outrage
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ambush
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scarlet
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ferocious
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racing
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| vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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| a.使人消除恐惧和疑虑的,使人放心的 | |
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hovering
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| 鸟( hover的现在分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫 | |
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