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CHAPTER 13
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CHAPTER 13
Squirrelpaw dropped the mouse onto thefresh-kill pile. It did little to bulk up the meager1 offerings of a sparrow and a vole already brought in by the dawn patrol. Sorreltail had hunted with her, but had caught nothing.
“Take that straight to the elders,” Firestar mewed, padding over to them.
“Cinderpelt says she won’t eat anything yet.” Firestar sighed. “But Cody has been sharing food with Birchkit.”
“That kittypet should go back to her Twolegs and stop eating our fresh-kill,” Sorreltail commented irritably4. “She’s no good for hunting.”
“Cody takes hardly anything for herself,” Firestar pointed5 out. “And while she cares for Birchkit, the other cats have more time for hunting.”
Squirrelpaw glanced sympathetically at Sorreltail. She probably resented Cody more for taking up Leafpaw’s time than for being a kittypet. She picked up the mouse and carried it to where the elders were making the most of the frail6 warmth of sunhigh at the top of Sunningrocks.
Frostfur and Speckletail had their eyes closed, dozing7. Longtail, the blind tom who was no older than some of the warriors8, sat up. “I smell mouse,” he mewed.
“It’s not very big, I’m afraid,” Squirrelpaw apologized.
“It’s fine,” Longtail assured her. He prodded10 the mouse with his paw, and the tip of his tail twitched11 excitedly when the little body shifted, as if the desire to hunt for himself had not dimmed.
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| v.质疑,对…表示疑问( query的过去式和过去分词 );询问 | |
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pelt
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pointed
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frail
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| adj.身体虚弱的;易损坏的 | |
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dozing
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| v.打瞌睡,假寐 n.瞌睡 | |
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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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warrior
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| n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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prodded
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| v.刺,戳( prod的过去式和过去分词 );刺激;促使;(用手指或尖物)戳 | |
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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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scent
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clan
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faltering
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growled
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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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hawk
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shrugged
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bristled
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veins
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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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nagging
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pelted
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guilt
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prospect
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agitation
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croaking
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| v.呱呱地叫( croak的现在分词 );用粗的声音说 | |
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fixed
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crest
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| n.顶点;饰章;羽冠;vt.达到顶点;vi.形成浪尖 | |
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jolt
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spun
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imposing
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gasped
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eerily
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acrid
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possessed
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unnatural
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scrambled
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groaning
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flattening
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steadily
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tangle
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