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CHAPTER 21
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CHAPTER 21
“They’re doing fine,” Leafpool meowed, steppingback from Sorreltail’s kits1. “You must be very proud.”
Sorreltail swallowed a bite of the thrush Leafpool had brought for her. “I am, but I’m sure they’ll be into all kinds of mischief2 when they’re a little bigger. Worse than Daisy’s, even.” Her amber3 eyes gleamed with amusement. “Cinderkit needs watching already.”
Leafpool looked down at the kits, where they lay in a purring, drowsy4 heap. Warmth flooded over her as she remembered what Spottedleaf had shown her. How long would it be before the Clan5 realized the truth about Cinderkit? Leafpool longed to share the joy of her knowledge with them, but she knew that time had not come yet.
“You’ll need to get all the rest you can, then,” she mewed to Sorreltail. “And keep your strength up. Four kits at once are a big responsibility.”
“I know. I’m really glad you’re here, Leafpool.”
Leafpool shut her eyes for a moment, trying to remember the feelings that had made her consider abandoning her Clan. It was like a shadow inside her, just out of reach. But now it swelled6, filling her mind; she tried to shake it off, but the dark feelings seemed to build and build inside her, the guilt7 changing into a vision of blood and roaring, drowning the soft sounds of Sorreltail’s kits and the warm, milky8 scents10 of the nursery.
Something terrible is happening—oh, StarClan, what can it be?
She stumbled blindly out into the clearing, ignoring Sorreltail’s startled
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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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mischief
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| n.损害,伤害,危害;恶作剧,捣蛋,胡闹 | |
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| n.琥珀;琥珀色;adj.琥珀制的 | |
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drowsy
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clan
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| 增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 ); 肿胀; (使)凸出; 充满(激情) | |
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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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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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exclamation
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deserted
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| adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 | |
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streaked
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| adj.有条斑纹的,不安的v.快速移动( streak的过去式和过去分词 );使布满条纹 | |
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fronds
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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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| 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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gasping
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| adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的 动词gasp的现在分词 | |
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