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CHAPTER2
Lionpaw pushed his way through clumpsof long grass wet with dew; he shivered as the moisture soaked his fur, and blinked sleep from his eyes. Clouds lay low over the forest, though a growing brightness above the trees showed where the sun was rising.
The dawn patrol was heading toward WindClan territory. Ashfur and Berrynose had drawn2 slightly ahead, discussing something in voices too low for Lionpaw to catch. After a few moments Berrynose glanced over his shoulder. “Don’t lag behind, Lionpaw,” he meowed loudly. “And watch out for fox traps.”
“Watch out yourself,” Lionpaw muttered. The cream-colored tom had been a warrior4 for three whole days, and already he was acting5 like a mentor6. But he needn’t think I’m going to obey his orders!
Lionpaw let himself drop even farther behind. His paws were tingling7 with memory as he rounded a bramble thicket8 and saw the entrance to the tunnels. It looked like a disused rabbit hole, half-hidden by bracken, but once it had led down to a cave with an underground river and then up again into WindClan territory. Pain stabbed Lionpaw’s heart as heremembered how he used to plunge10 into the tunnels at night and meet Heatherpaw in the cave. He wished they could go back to the time when she had been Heatherstar, leader of DarkClan, and he was her loyal deputy.
He hesitated outside the entrance for a heartbeat, then couldn’t resist squeezing through it and crawling along the tunnel until he came to the avalanche11 of mud left behind when the tunnels flooded. He opened his mouth, but all he could taste was wet soil and worms.
“Lionpaw! I know you’re in there!” Berrynose called. “Come out now!”
For a moment Lionpaw felt like ignoring him, but he realized how stupid that would be. He didn’t want to stay in this damp,
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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| v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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hind
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warrior
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acting
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| n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的 | |
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mentor
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| n.指导者,良师益友;v.指导 | |
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tingling
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thicket
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den
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| n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室 | |
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plunge
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avalanche
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stifling
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wriggled
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standing
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suffocated
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| (使某人)窒息而死( suffocate的过去式和过去分词 ); (将某人)闷死; 让人感觉闷热; 憋气 | |
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badger
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gathering
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kit
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arrogant
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growl
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growled
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scent
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mentoring
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scents
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twitch
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tug
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longing
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scrambled
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pelt
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amber
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belly
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moss
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annoyance
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apprentices
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| 学徒,徒弟( apprentice的名词复数 ) | |
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mumbled
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bout
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scraps
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flatten
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maneuvered
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tugging
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battering
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squealed
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bristle
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flick
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spotted
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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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twitched
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helping
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crouch
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| v.蹲伏,蜷缩,低头弯腰;n.蹲伏 | |
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bristled
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fronds
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conspiracy
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pestering
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| 使烦恼,纠缠( pester的现在分词 ) | |
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