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CHAPTER 14
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CHAPTER 14
Lionpaw jerked up his head. Firestar’s call had woken him from his warm nest. It was dawn, and he could feel Berrypaw stirring beside him.
Jaypaw was already stretching, curling his tail back till the tip brushed his spine2. “What does Firestar want so early?” he yawned.
“Clan3 meeting!” Lionpaw leaped to his paws. He hurried to be first out of the den4, squeezing ahead of his denmates.
“Stop pushing,” Berrypaw complained.
“The fastest hunter catches the most mice,” Lionpaw mewed cheerfully.
The air outside the den hit him like the lash6 of a birch sapling. Frost glittered on the bushes around the edge of the camp, and the icy ground made Lionpaw’s pads ache. Breath billowing, he trotted7 into the clearing, where the cats were already gathering8, huddling9 close for warmth.
Firestar sat on Highledge flanked by Brambleclaw and Graystripe. Brambleclaw’s pelt10 shone, the muscles beneath it taut11. Graystripe’s pelt was well-groomed, the knots and tangles12 smoothed at last, but it was dull and his ribs13 still showed beneath.
“He must have
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gathering
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huddling
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| n. 杂乱一团, 混乱, 拥挤 v. 推挤, 乱堆, 草率了事 | |
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intimidated
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warriors
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warrior
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twitched
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loyalty
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shrugged
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bristling
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perfectly
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mentor
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helping
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scrap
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crouched
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crouch
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wriggling
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apprentices
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| 学徒,徒弟( apprentice的名词复数 ) | |
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spines
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| adj.雕塑像下半身包在鞘中的;覆盖的;铠装的;装鞘了的v.将(刀、剑等)插入鞘( sheathe的过去式和过去分词 );包,覆盖 | |
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triumphantly
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| ad.得意洋洋地;得胜地;成功地 | |
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scrambled
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embarrassment
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trotting
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| 小跑,急走( trot的现在分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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clump
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spoke
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cubs
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flicked
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spiky
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pointed
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scent
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pricked
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spun
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skidded
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astonishment
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flicking
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sniffed
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flattened
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flipped
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| 轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 ); 按(开关); 快速翻转; 急挥 | |
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| 凸出( bulge的过去式和过去分词 ); 充满; 塞满(某物) | |
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