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CHAPTER 1
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CHAPTER 1
It was Crowpaw who scented1 themoorland first as the morning sun spread creamy light over the dew-soaked grass. Although he made no sound, Squirrelpaw saw his ears prick4 up and sensed him shake off a little of the weariness he had struggled against since Feathertail’s death. The dark gray WindClan cat quickened his pace, hurrying up the slope, where mist still clung to the long grass. Squirrelpaw opened her mouth and drew in a deep breath until she too could taste the familiar scent2 of gorse and heather on the cold morning air. Then she dashed after him with Brambleclaw, Stormfur, and Tawnypelt following fast behind. They could all smell the moorland scents7 now; they all knew they were close to the end of their long, exhausting journey.
Without saying anything, the five cats stopped in a line at the edge of WindClan territory. Squirrelpaw glanced at her Clanmate, Brambleclaw, and then at Tawnypelt, the ShadowClan she-cat. Beside her, Stormfur, the gray RiverClan warrior8, narrowed his eyes against the cold wind; but it was Crowpaw who stared most intensely at the rough grassland9 where he had been born.
“We would not have come this far without Feathertail,” he murmured.
“She died to save us all,” Stormfur agreed.
Squirrelpaw winced10 at the raw sorrow in the RiverClan warrior’s voice. Feathertail was Stormfur’s sister. She had died saving them from a ferocious11 predator12 after they had met an unfamiliar13 group of cats in the mountains. The Tribe of Rushing Water lived behind a waterfall and listened to their own set of ancestors—not StarClan, but the Tribe of Endless Hunting. A mountain cat had been
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| adj.有香味的;洒香水的;有气味的v.嗅到(scent的过去分词) | |
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scent
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| n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉 | |
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moor
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| n.荒野,沼泽;vt.(使)停泊;vi.停泊 | |
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prick
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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scents
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| n.香水( scent的名词复数 );气味;(动物的)臭迹;(尤指狗的)嗅觉 | |
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warrior
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grassland
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winced
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| 赶紧避开,畏缩( wince的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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predator
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prey
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cavern
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growl
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| v.(狗等)嗥叫,(炮等)轰鸣;n.嗥叫,轰鸣 | |
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apprentice
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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.(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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badger
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| v.一再烦扰,一再要求,纠缠 | |
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spines
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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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warriors
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instinctive
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| adj.(出于)本能的;直觉的;(出于)天性的 | |
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| v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的现在分词 ) | |
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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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scrap
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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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| 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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belligerent
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ribs
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loyalties
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guilt
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| n.犯罪;内疚;过失,罪责 | |
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spat
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gathering
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reek
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nostrils
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hovered
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| 鸟( hover的过去式和过去分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫 | |
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kits
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