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CHAPTER 24
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CHAPTER 24
“Get off!” Hazelpaw complained.
“Can’t you smell it?”
Hazelpaw yawned. “Smell what?”
“It’s warmer!” Hollypaw jumped out of her nest.
She ducked out of the den5 and screwed up her eyes against the light. The frost had gone. The clearing was damp where the ice had melted, the bushes dripping, and sunshine was already filling the camp with pale yellow. At the top of the cliffs, the trees seemed wrapped in a green haze3. Newleaf had arrived at last.
Firestar was grooming6 Sandstorm below Highledge. His bones looked sharp beneath his pelt7 as he crouched8 to lick Sandstorm’s ears, but his tail flicked9 happily. Icekit and Foxkit squealed11 with delight as Birchfall and Berrypaw chased them in circles outside the nursery. Ferncloud rested beside Daisy at the den entrance, clearly enjoying the morning’s warmth. Her eyes were clear, and only a little crust around her nose betrayed that she had been so ill. Poppypaw was on the mend too, recovering in the elders’ nest with Mousefur, though she wouldn’t be well enough to go to the Gathering12 tonight.
Hollypaw heard paws pounding through the thorn barrier, and Thornclaw charged into camp at the head of a patrol. A mouse
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twitched
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twitch
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| v.急拉,抽动,痉挛,抽搐;n.扯,阵痛,痉挛 | |
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grooming
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| n. 修饰, 美容,(动物)梳理毛发 | |
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crouched
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| v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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flicked
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| (尤指用手指或手快速地)轻击( flick的过去式和过去分词 ); (用…)轻挥; (快速地)按开关; 向…笑了一下(或瞥了一眼等) | |
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| n.快速的轻打,轻打声,弹开;v.轻弹,轻轻拂去,忽然摇动 | |
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squealed
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| v.长声尖叫,用长而尖锐的声音说( squeal的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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gathering
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| n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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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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| n.口部;嘴 | |
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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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primroses
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| n.报春花( primrose的名词复数 );淡黄色;追求享乐(招至恶果) | |
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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warrior
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| n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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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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apprentice
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| n.学徒,徒弟 | |
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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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| v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔 | |
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| v.跺脚,践踏,重踏( stomp的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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sneak
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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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tugging
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| n.牵引感v.用力拉,使劲拉,猛扯( tug的现在分词 ) | |
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apprentices
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| 学徒,徒弟( apprentice的名词复数 ) | |
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frustration
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| n.挫折,失败,失效,落空 | |
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reassured
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stiffened
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| 加强的 | |
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| v.有刺痛感( tingle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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anticipation
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| n.预期,预料,期望 | |
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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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| n.改变的;犹豫的;顺时针方向转向;特指使船尾转向上风来改变航向v.(尤指交通工具)改变方向或路线( veer的现在分词 );(指谈话内容、人的行为或观点)突然改变;(指风) (在北半球按顺时针方向、在南半球按逆时针方向)逐渐转向;风向顺时针转 | |
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swerved
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| v.(使)改变方向,改变目的( swerve的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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rumbled
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| 发出隆隆声,发出辘辘声( rumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 轰鸣着缓慢行进; 发现…的真相; 看穿(阴谋) | |
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lengthened
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| (时间或空间)延长,伸长( lengthen的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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marsh
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boggy
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silhouette
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| n.黑色半身侧面影,影子,轮廓;v.描绘成侧面影,照出影子来,仅仅显出轮廓 | |
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scrambled
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tangled
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twigs
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| 细枝,嫩枝( twig的名词复数 ) | |
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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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thumped
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apprehensive
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| adj.担心的,恐惧的,善于领会的 | |
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huddled
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| 挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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warier
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| 谨慎的,小心翼翼的( wary的比较级 ) | |
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murmur
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hiss
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wrestled
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truce
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bristle
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snarl
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| (因极度痛苦而)扭动或翻滚( writhe的现在分词 ) | |
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| 使泛起涟漪(ripple的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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dread
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outrage
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| 讥笑,冷笑( sneer的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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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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blessings
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| n.(上帝的)祝福( blessing的名词复数 );好事;福分;因祸得福 | |
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virtue
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pelts
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catching
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flicking
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| (尤指用手指或手快速地)轻击( flick的现在分词 ); (用…)轻挥; (快速地)按开关; 向…笑了一下(或瞥了一眼等) | |
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chattering
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| n. (机器振动发出的)咔嗒声,(鸟等)鸣,啁啾 adj. 喋喋不休的,啾啾声的 动词chatter的现在分词形式 | |
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