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CHAPTER 16
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CHAPTER 16
“Squirrelflight, take Cloudtail, Cinderpaw, Thornclaw, and Poppypaw and bring back as much fresh-kill as you can.” Jaypaw lay on the halfrock and listened as Firestar gave the order. “Our warriors1 will be hungry tonight.”
Jaypaw dangled3 his tired paws over the edge of the halfrock, feeling the cold stone soothe4 his aching body. The battle had left him battered5 and scratched, but he could tend to his own wounds.
Leafpool left a trail of marigold scent6 in her wake as she went to apply a salve to the scratches on Stormfur’s shoulder. Hollypaw was busy treating Millie, though Jaypaw was confused when he detected revulsion rather than concern pulsing through his sister’s paws as she applied7 the pungent8 horsetail balm. Something was upsetting her, but he was too busy with his own thoughts to probe Hollypaw’s much further.
He kept wondering if he could have beaten Owlpaw without Lionpaw’s help. Stubbornly he told himself that he could. He’d been able to pinpoint9 the ShadowClan’s apprentice11 by scent and sound. But a nagging12 doubt gnawed13 at his belly14. The battle had been so fast, he just hadn’t been able to keep up. The sound of Owlpaw’s breath in one ear had not warned him of the fierce jab that had raked the other. The thud of the ShadowClan apprentice’s paws on the leaves had been drowned by the cries of the other warriors, and Jaypaw had twisted and
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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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dangled
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| 悬吊着( dangle的过去式和过去分词 ); 摆动不定; 用某事物诱惑…; 吊胃口 | |
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soothe
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| v.安慰;使平静;使减轻;缓和;奉承 | |
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battered
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| adj.磨损的;v.连续猛击;磨损 | |
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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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applied
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| adj.(气味、味道)刺激性的,辛辣的;尖锐的 | |
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| vt.准确地确定;用针标出…的精确位置 | |
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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apprentice
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| n.学徒,徒弟 | |
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nagging
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| adj.唠叨的,挑剔的;使人不得安宁的v.不断地挑剔或批评(某人)( nag的现在分词 );不断地烦扰或伤害(某人);无休止地抱怨;不断指责 | |
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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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darted
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badger
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destined
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hesitation
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growled
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pelt
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| v.投掷,剥皮,抨击,开火 | |
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clans
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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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loyalty
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pointed
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kit
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| n.用具包,成套工具;随身携带物 | |
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brook
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fragrant
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| vt.谴责,指责;宣判(罪犯),判刑 | |
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gathering
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ripple
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furtive
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apprentices
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| 学徒,徒弟( apprentice的名词复数 ) | |
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den
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flinch
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pricked
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| 刺,扎,戳( prick的过去式和过去分词 ); 刺伤; 刺痛; 使剧痛 | |
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| v.折回( retrace的过去式和过去分词 );回忆;回顾;追溯 | |
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scented
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steadily
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| adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地 | |
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scrambling
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| v.快速爬行( scramble的现在分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞 | |
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reassuring
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| a.使人消除恐惧和疑虑的,使人放心的 | |
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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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pelts
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| n. 皮毛,投掷, 疾行 vt. 剥去皮毛,(连续)投掷 vi. 猛击,大步走 | |
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mentor
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frustrated
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resentment
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wafted
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| v.吹送,飘送,(使)浮动( waft的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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murky
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muzzle
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loomed
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astonishment
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pandering
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spine
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remarkable
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hissed
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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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relentless
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