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CHAPTER16
Hollypaw turned to stare at hermother. “You knowthis kittypet?”
Squirrelflight’s eyes were bright. “We met him on our first journey,” she explained. “He helped us find the way to the sun-drown-place.”
Tawnypelt sprang up from where she had been sleeping in the shelter of the bramble thicket3. “Hey, Purdy!” she called, bounding across the grass to touch noses with the old tabby. “How’s the prey4 running?”
Stormfur padded up after her. “Greetings, Purdy. I’m glad that StarClan has joined our paths again.”
“A friend o’ mine told me there were strange cats in the woods, an’ I reckoned they might be you,” the old tom meowed. “But where’s the rest of you? Where’s that scrawny young apprentice6 who was always arguin’?”
“Here.” Crowfeather stalked up to stand with the others.
“Are you going to let him talk to you like that?” Breezepaw demanded, gazing at the tabby tom with undisguised hostility7. “I could rip his fur off with one paw.”
Crowfeather’s eyes narrowed. “You don’t understand, Breezepaw. Purdy was part of our journey. That’s important.”
Breezepaw gave a disdainful sniff8.
“Crowfeather’s a warrior9 now,” Brambleclaw mewed hurriedly. Hollypaw guessed he was trying to distract Purdy from Breezepaw’s rudeness.
“So am I,” Squirrelflight added. “My warrior name is Squirrelflight.”
“Well I never!” Purdy’s amber10 eyes gleamed. “But there were six of you,” he added, glancing from side to side. “Where’s the silver cat—Feathersomethin’?”
“She died,” Crowfeather rasped, before any other cat could speak.
“I’m sorry to hear it.” Purdy’s tail
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pelt
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| v.投掷,剥皮,抨击,开火 | |
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| vi.缓行,漫步 | |
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thicket
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| n.灌木丛,树林 | |
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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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clan
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apprentice
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hostility
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warrior
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drooped
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pointed
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beckoning
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brook
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talon
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bristle
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| v.(毛发)直立,气势汹汹,发怒;n.硬毛发 | |
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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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ragged
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jaws
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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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| 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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groomed
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spotted
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fleas
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apprentices
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clans
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hiss
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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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privately
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rusty
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shrugged
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| vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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rambling
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growled
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| v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说 | |
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itched
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perceptiveness
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bristling
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swooped
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scent
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apprehension
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unfamiliar
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tempting
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scampered
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scamper
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annoyance
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| n.恼怒,生气,烦恼 | |
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pricked
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hawthorn
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warriors
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belly
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wriggled
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edgy
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shriek
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gasp
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squeal
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| v.发出长而尖的声音;n.长而尖的声音 | |
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mumbled
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| 含糊地说某事,叽咕,咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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