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CHAPTER 18
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CHAPTER 18
“Look!” Rainwhisker yowled, making the catsjump. At the top of the rise that marked the beginning of WindClan territory, silhouetted2 against the gray sky, stood WindClan. They lined the crest3 of the hill like stones, waiting.
“Let’s go,” Blackstar ordered.
He plunged4 out of the shelter of the trees and hurried up the muddy slope, followed by his Clanmates. Squirrelpaw stared sadly at the forest, sinking her claws into the familiar rain-softened earth. All the RiverClan and ThunderClan cats lingered at the edge of the trees, as though leaving was harder than they had ever imagined.
“This is no longer our home,” Firestar reminded them gently. “Home is waiting for us at the end of our journey.” He began to pad away, lowering his head against the driving rain.
Squirrelpaw joined the other cats as they poured slowly out of the forest after him. Beside her, Brackenfur arched his back against the bracken fronds5, brushing his scent6 on their dripping tips one last time.
“We thought you’d changed your mind,” Mudclaw growled7 as the three Clans8 neared the top of the slope.
“Mudfur was dying,” Leopardstar explained. “We waited until he had gone to join StarClan.”
Tallstar sat shivering beside his warriors9. His ribs11 stuck out like gnarled twigs12. As the Clans reached the top of the rise, he stood up, wincing
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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| 显出轮廓的,显示影像的 | |
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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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plunged
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| v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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fronds
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| n.蕨类或棕榈类植物的叶子( frond的名词复数 ) | |
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scent
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growled
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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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| 武士,勇士,战士( warrior的名词复数 ) | |
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warrior
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ribs
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twigs
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wincing
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pelt
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spine
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twitched
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moor
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scrambled
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exhaustion
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kit
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jaws
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relentless
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ridge
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verge
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collapse
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| vi.累倒;昏倒;倒塌;塌陷 | |
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rumble
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cluttering
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belly
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drench
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crouched
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rumbled
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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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ledge
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| n.壁架,架状突出物;岩架,岩礁 | |
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scrambling
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apprentice
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hissed
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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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steering
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scrap
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lashed
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| adj.具睫毛的v.鞭打( lash的过去式和过去分词 );煽动;紧系;怒斥 | |
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spotted
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pelting
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hurled
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desperately
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racing
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scooped
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crevice
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crouching
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wheezed
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kits
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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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pointed
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pricked
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frustration
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brink
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huddling
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squealed
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jolt
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snarling
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dodged
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spun
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commotion
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