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CHAPTER 2
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CHAPTER 2
It was the first time Squirrelflighthad left the camp since the battle with Mudclaw, and she found herself enjoying the feel of wind in her fur and the crackle of leaves underpaw. Here and there she glimpsed early signs of newleaf: a few pale snowdrops scattered1 under a tree, and a single early coltsfoot flower like a splash of sunlight against a mossy green trunk. Squirrelflight reminded herself to tell her sister, Leafpool, where it could be found. Coltsfoot was a good remedy for shortness of breath.
Once they were well away from camp, Brambleclaw stopped. “Why don’t you two take the lead?” he suggested, nodding to Ashfur and Rainwhisker. “Let’s see how well you know the territory.”
“Sure,” Rainwhisker agreed enthusiastically, picking up the pace.
But Ashfur gave the tabby warrior3 a hard stare before sliding through the bracken after Rainwhisker. Squirrelflight knew why.
“What did you say that for?” she mewed crossly to Brambleclaw when they were alone. “You’re treating them as if they’re your apprentices5. Ashfur’s older than you, don’t forget.”
“And I’m leading this patrol,” Brambleclaw pointed6 out. “If you don’t like my orders, you’d better go back.”
Squirrelflight opened her mouth for a stinging reply, then closed it again. She didn’t want to get dragged into yet another quarrel. Instead, she whisked past Brambleclaw and bounded around the edge of a clump7 of brambles, following the scent8 trail Rainwhisker and Ashfur had left.
Ashfur must have heard her brushing through the bracken; he waited for her to catch up and slowed his pace to pad next to her. “The buds on the trees are swelling,” he remarked, flicking9 his tail toward the branches of an oak. “Not long now till newleaf.”
“I can’t wait,” Squirrelflight mewed. “No more ice and snow, lots more
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warrior
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apprentice
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apprentices
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badgers
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frustration
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invitingly
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flicked
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warriors
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tempting
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gusts
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foamed
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buffeting
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grumbled
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crest
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racing
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belly
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squeal
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decided
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twitched
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rim
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holly
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nostrils
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| 鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 ) | |
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flaring
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| a.火焰摇曳的,过份艳丽的 | |
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pricking
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| 刺,刺痕,刺痛感 | |
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thicket
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skidded
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allied
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hostility
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interfere
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clans
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rivalry
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| 小跑,急走( trot的现在分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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pang
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scents
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poke
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pebbly
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scattering
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| (液体)沸腾( seethe的过去式和过去分词 ); 激动,大怒; 强压怒火; 生闷气(~with sth|~ at sth) | |
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| v.狼吞虎咽地吃,吞咽( gulp的过去式和过去分词 );大口地吸(气);哽住 | |
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| v.发出短而尖的叫声( yelp的现在分词 ) | |
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| 挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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| v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔 | |
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| v.(尤指交通工具)改变方向或路线( veer的过去式和过去分词 );(指谈话内容、人的行为或观点)突然改变;(指风) (在北半球按顺时针方向、在南半球按逆时针方向)逐渐转向;风向顺时针转 | |
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| v.挥砍( slash的过去式和过去分词 );鞭打;割破;削减 | |
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battered
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| adj.磨损的;v.连续猛击;磨损 | |
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lumbering
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foxhole
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| n.(军)散兵坑 | |
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| 群集,纠结( herd的过去式和过去分词 ); 放牧; (使)向…移动 | |
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| v.(液体)渗( seep的现在分词 );渗透;渗出;漏出 | |
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