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CHAPTER16
Hollypaw wriggled1 against Willowpaw, trying toget comfortable. There was hardly enough moss2 in this nest for one cat, never mind two. And how could Willowpaw sleep so soundly with the water constantly washing against the rocks?
Rain sprayed the lake, dripping from the overhang, puddling on the floor. Through the entrance to the cave, Hollypaw could see the rocky causeway, slick in the darkness. She strained to see the ThunderClan shore far beyond it, but the air was murky4 and she could only just make out the shape of the distant forest against the cloudy predawn sky.
She had been in the RiverClan camp for two days. Leopardstar still insisted it was not safe for her to travel home, but every cat—Hollypaw included—knew she was being kept on the island to stop her from reporting RiverClan’s weakness to her Clanmates. She rolled over, her belly5 growling6 with hunger.
“Can’t you keep still?” Willowpaw sighed sleepily.
“Sorry.” Hollypaw’s heart ached. She was so far from home.
Willowpaw must have heard the sadness in her friend’s mew. She sat up and stretched, her eyes glowing sympathetically in the half-light. “You’ll be able to go back soon,” she promised.
“How soon?”
“The dams should be finished in a quarter moon,” Willowpaw mewed. “And we’ll be able to move back to our old camp. I’m sure Leopardstar will organize an escort for you then.”
A quarter moon!She couldn’t stay here that long! “But what about my Clan3?”
“I know they’ll be worried,” Willowpaw commiserated7. “But think how pleased they’ll be when you get back.”
And angry.Hollypaw’s heart sank as she imagined Brambleclaw’s pelt8
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wriggled
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moss
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| n.苔,藓,地衣 | |
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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murky
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| adj.黑暗的,朦胧的;adv.阴暗地,混浊地;n.阴暗;昏暗 | |
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| n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛 | |
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growling
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| n.吠声, 咆哮声 v.怒吠, 咆哮, 吼 | |
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pelt
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pricking
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annoyance
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disapproval
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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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hostility
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Flared
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warriors
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warrior
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bristled
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aggression
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pelts
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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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drooping
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jaws
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growled
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prey
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herding
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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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stiffened
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scenting
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drizzle
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nervously
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uncertainty
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pricked
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spine
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| n.脊柱,脊椎;(动植物的)刺;书脊 | |
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apprentice
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apprentices
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| 枪口( muzzle的名词复数 ); (防止动物咬人的)口套; (四足动物的)鼻口部; (狗)等凸出的鼻子和口 | |
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muzzle
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steadily
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| adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地 | |
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twitching
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| n.颤搐 | |
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judgment
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flexed
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racing
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rippled
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winced
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curtly
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flattened
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steering
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| n.操舵装置 | |
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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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meekly
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| adv.温顺地,逆来顺受地 | |
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fixed
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| adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
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arrogant
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interfere
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moor
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twitched
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guilt
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gnawed
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resentment
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nettles
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grouchy
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clump
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sifting
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crunched
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| v.嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼( crunch的过去式和过去分词 );嘎吱作响;(快速大量地)处理信息;数字捣弄 | |
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scents
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bossy
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| adj.爱发号施令的,作威作福的 | |
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touching
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gulping
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| v.狼吞虎咽地吃,吞咽( gulp的现在分词 );大口地吸(气);哽住 | |
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badger
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sniffed
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butted
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