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CHAPTER 14
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CHAPTER 14
Cool grass swept against Brambleclaw’s pelt1 as he prowled through the undergrowth. He could hear the scuttering of tiny creatures underneath2 the bushes, and his senses were flooded with the scent3 of prey4.
Before he could make a catch, he emerged into an open space. An almost-full moon hung in the clear sky, outlining every grass stem and leaf with pale silver rays. Just in front of him the ground fell away into a cleft5, with rocks jutting6 from its steep sides.
Brambleclaw stared in astonishment7. This was the ravine leading down to the old ThunderClan camp. He lifted his head and sniffed9 cautiously. There was no harsh tang of Twoleg monsters in the air, no noise louder than the gentle rustle10 of the wind in the trees. Their home was safe! The destruction of the forest, the fear and hunger, the long journey through the mountains, had been nothing more than a dream.
Brambleclaw pelted11 down the ravine to the gorse tunnel at the bottom, his heart nearly bursting with happiness. In a few heartbeats he would see all his Clanmates again: Graystripe would never have been captured by Twolegs; all Ferncloud’s kits12 would still be alive; the elders would be in their den14, querulously ordering the
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| v.投掷,剥皮,抨击,开火 | |
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scent
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prey
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cleft
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clan
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| (连续地)投掷( pelt的过去式和过去分词 ); 连续抨击; 攻击; 剥去…的皮 | |
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jaws
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amber
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warrior
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clans
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scraps
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belly
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gathering
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warriors
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bask
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longing
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fretting
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racing
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plaintive
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scrambling
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crouched
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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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battered
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spotted
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mentor
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eldest
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