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CHAPTER 5
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CHAPTER 5
Firestar’s yowl halted Leafpool on her way back from the elders’ den3, where she had been checking Mousefur’s wound. The brown-furred elder was still complaining of stiffness, but the claw marks had begun to heal, and there was no sign of infection.
Leafpool made her way toward the edge of the clearing, stopping beneath the ledge2 where Firestar stood looking down at his Clan4. Sandstorm and Thornclaw got up from the fresh-kill pile and padded over, while Cloudtail and Rainwhisker left their work on the thorn barrier. Uneasiness gnawed5 in Leafpool’s belly6. The dawn patrol had just returned and gone straight to Firestar; had they discovered more badgers7, or maybe signs that ShadowClan was trying to take over part of the territory?
Trying to stifle9 her anxiety, Leafpool sat down beside Ferncloud, who mewed a greeting and asked anxiously, “How’s Birchpaw?”
“He’ll be fine,” Leafpool replied. Birchpaw was Ferncloud’s kit10, the only one of his litter to survive the famine in the old forest; she could understand how worried his mother must be about his injuries. “The swelling11 around his eye is going down. But I’ll keep him with me for a few more days until I’m sure there’s no infection.”
Ferncloud gave Leafpool’s ear a grateful lick. “You’re a wonderful medicine cat, Leafpool. I’m so glad you came back.”
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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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| n.壁架,架状突出物;岩架,岩礁 | |
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den
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| n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室 | |
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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gnawed
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| 咬( gnaw的过去式和过去分词 ); (长时间) 折磨某人; (使)苦恼; (长时间)危害某事物 | |
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belly
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| n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛 | |
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badgers
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| n.獾( badger的名词复数 );獾皮;(大写)獾州人(美国威斯康星州人的别称);毛鼻袋熊 | |
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badger
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| v.一再烦扰,一再要求,纠缠 | |
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stifle
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| vt.使窒息;闷死;扼杀;抑止,阻止 | |
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kit
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swelling
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nervously
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brook
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hovered
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| 鸟( hover的过去式和过去分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫 | |
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beckoned
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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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standing
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wails
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| 痛哭,哭声( wail的名词复数 ) | |
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crouched
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bristling
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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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snarl
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| v.吼叫,怒骂,纠缠,混乱;n.混乱,缠结,咆哮 | |
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spoke
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| n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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poke
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embarrassment
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| n.尴尬;使人为难的人(事物);障碍;窘迫 | |
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ginger
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| n.姜,精力,淡赤黄色;adj.淡赤黄色的;vt.使活泼,使有生气 | |
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admiration
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| n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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lookout
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scent
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racing
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briefly
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twitching
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pelt
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flick
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sniffed
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| v.以鼻吸气,嗅,闻( sniff的过去式和过去分词 );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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grunt
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| v.嘟哝;作呼噜声;n.呼噜声,嘟哝 | |
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jaws
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trickle
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| vi.淌,滴,流出,慢慢移动,逐渐消散 | |
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judgment
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warrior
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| n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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humbly
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| adv. 恭顺地,谦卑地 | |
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dabbing
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| 石面凿毛,灰泥抛毛 | |
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frustrated
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| adj.挫败的,失意的,泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 );挫败;使受挫折;令人沮丧 | |
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dens
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| n.牙齿,齿状部分;兽窝( den的名词复数 );窝点;休息室;书斋 | |
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mutinously
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| adv.反抗地,叛变地 | |
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twitched
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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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misery
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| n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦 | |
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anguished
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guilt
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pelts
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starry
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flexed
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| adj.[医]曲折的,屈曲v.屈曲( flex的过去式和过去分词 );弯曲;(为准备大干而)显示实力;摩拳擦掌 | |
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cleft
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apprentice
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sagging
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| 下垂[沉,陷],松垂,垂度 | |
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amazement
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tangled
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| adj. 纠缠的,紊乱的 动词tangle的过去式和过去分词 | |
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mingled
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| 混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系] | |
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