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CHAPTER 21
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CHAPTER 21
Night was falling as the ThunderClancats crossed the stream and entered WindClan territory. Out of the shelter of the trees, a stiff wind was blowing with an icy sting of rain. Now and then the moon or a star shone fitfully between rags of cloud, but for most of the time thick darkness covered the moor2. The cats had to find their way by scent3 alone, barely able to see their own paws.
“That could mean they’re defending the camp,” Mistyfoot replied.
“Shh!” Firestar’s low hiss6 came out of the darkness. “Stay alert. We don’t know what we’re getting into.”
Soon they reached the stream that flowed down from the WindClan camp. Firestar followed it for a while, then halted to taste the air. Brambleclaw did the same; a strong scent of WindClan cats came from up ahead, but none of the other Clan1 scents7. There was no sound of fighting cats, just the buffeting8 of the wind and the gurgling stream. A faint hope began to grow inside Brambleclaw that Mistyfoot had made a mistake.
“Nothing,” Firestar murmured when the silence had stretched out for many heartbeats.
“We could go and ask Onewhisker if everything’s okay,” Brackenfur suggested.
“What? Stroll into his camp and tell him we came to fight off his enemies?” Dustpelt meowed. “I don’t think so.”
Sandstorm murmured agreement, and after a moment’s thought Firestar echoed it. “You’re right. The best thing we can do is go home.”
“But something’s wrong; I’m sure of it,” Mistyfoot protested. Her eyes gleamed with anxiety. “What about Leafpool’s dream?”
“We’ve no idea what Leafpool’s dream means,” Firestar
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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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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scent
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| n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉 | |
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sniffing
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| n.探查法v.以鼻吸气,嗅,闻( sniff的现在分词 );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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| vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻,蔑视 | |
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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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buffeting
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pointed
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gust
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jaws
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tangle
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plunge
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spat
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belly
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warrior
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buffeted
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| 反复敲打( buffet的过去式和过去分词 ); 连续猛击; 打来打去; 推来搡去 | |
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screeching
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| v.发出尖叫声( screech的现在分词 );发出粗而刺耳的声音;高叫 | |
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spotted
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hurling
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clump
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throng
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snarled
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jolting
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forth
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warriors
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battering
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fervently
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twitch
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| v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要 | |
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dodged
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streaking
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| n.裸奔(指在公共场所裸体飞跑)v.快速移动( streak的现在分词 );使布满条纹 | |
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invaders
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| 入侵者,侵略者,侵入物( invader的名词复数 ) | |
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eerie
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| adj.怪诞的;奇异的;可怕的;胆怯的 | |
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crest
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hissed
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