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CHAPTER 20
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CHAPTER 20
Brambleclaw stood in the clearing andwatched the hunting patrols leave through the thorn tunnel. The dawn patrol had already left, and the early-morning mist was beginning to clear. Above the trees the sky was a pale, distant blue, promising1 a warm day later. Soon the sun would rise.
The tabby tom glanced around, anxious to make sure that all duties were being covered. The fresh-kill pile was low, but the hunting patrols would take care of that. Daisy was yawning at the entrance to the nursery, watching her kits3 play fighting in front of her. Leafpool crossed the camp to the elders’ den4, where Mousefur had just emerged, scratching her ear vigorously with one hind5 paw. Every cat looked sleek6 and well-fed; even slender Leafpool had grown quite plump. The famine in their old home had become nothing more than an unpleasant memory.
Behind Brambleclaw the branches of the warriors7’ den rustled9; he glanced back to see Ashfur slipping between them and stopping to give his pelt10 a quick grooming11.
Brambleclaw padded up to him. Whitepaw had gone with her mentor12, Brackenfur, on hunting patrol, so the apprentices13 wouldn’t be training together today.
“Where’s Birchpaw?” he asked. “This would be a good time for a training session.”
Ashfur narrowed his eyes. “I can mentor my own apprentice,” he meowed. “I’ve arranged to give him an
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promising
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| adj.有希望的,有前途的 | |
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| n.用具包,成套工具;随身携带物 | |
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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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| n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室 | |
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sleek
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| adj.光滑的,井然有序的;v.使光滑,梳拢 | |
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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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| n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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rustled
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| v.发出沙沙的声音( rustle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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pelt
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| v.投掷,剥皮,抨击,开火 | |
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grooming
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| n. 修饰, 美容,(动物)梳理毛发 | |
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| n.指导者,良师益友;v.指导 | |
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apprentices
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| 学徒,徒弟( apprentice的名词复数 ) | |
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assessment
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groaning
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| adj. 呜咽的, 呻吟的 动词groan的现在分词形式 | |
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clan
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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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spotted
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| adj.有斑点的,斑纹的,弄污了的 | |
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instinctively
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flipping
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| 讨厌之极的 | |
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glimmer
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| v.发出闪烁的微光;n.微光,微弱的闪光 | |
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| n.口角,掌击;v.发出呼噜呼噜声 | |
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scrambled
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flicking
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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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| 宗族( clan的名词复数 ); 氏族; 庞大的家族; 宗派 | |
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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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foam
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muzzle
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| n.鼻口部;口套;枪(炮)口;vt.使缄默 | |
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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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| n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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| (通常指灯光)闪烁,摇曳( flicker的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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| 讥笑,冷笑( sneer的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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lashing
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| n.鞭打;痛斥;大量;许多v.鞭打( lash的现在分词 );煽动;紧系;怒斥 | |
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