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CHAPTER18
Jaypaw tried to sink his clawsinto the bare rock. The wind buffeted1 him, threatening to hurl2 him off the narrow ridge3 of stone where he clung, terrified. Above his head were the stars, cold and glittering; around his paws nothing but shadows, blotting4 out everything but a few tail-lengths of rock, sharp as a cat’s spine5.
Somewhere in front of him the shadows parted and a cat paced toward him. Jaypaw recognized the lumpy, hairless body and sightless eyes of Rock. The ancient cat drew closer, balancing as easily on the thin claw of stone as if the forest stretched all around him.
“I’m here, just like you said.” Jaypaw tried not to let his voice quiver. “You told me to come to the mountains, remember?”
Rock shook his head. “There should be three of you.”
“There arethree of us,” Jaypaw protested, glancing back over his shoulder to see if he could spot Lionpaw and Hollypaw. “I must have left them behind on the climb. They can’t—”
His last word rose into a terrified yowl as his paws slipped on the rocky ridge. He clawed frantically7, but he couldn’t get a grip on the smooth stone. He felt himself plunging8 into the shadows, down and down…
“Wake up!” Jaypaw felt a paw jabbing him in the ribs9. It was Lionpaw. “For StarClan’s sake, you’re thrashing around like a dying fish.”
Relief flooded over him. He was safe in his makeshift nest at the edge of the forest, and Lionpaw was with him. Tasting the air, he picked up Hollypaw’s scent10 nearby and relaxed even more, shaking off the last clinging cobwebs of the dream. He struggled to his paws and arched his back in a long stretch. The chill of dawn crept into his
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buffeted
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| 反复敲打( buffet的过去式和过去分词 ); 连续猛击; 打来打去; 推来搡去 | |
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hurl
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| vt.猛投,力掷,声叫骂 | |
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ridge
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| n.山脊;鼻梁;分水岭 | |
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blotting
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| 吸墨水纸 | |
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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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frantically
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| ad.发狂地, 发疯地 | |
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plunging
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| adj.跳进的,突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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ribs
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| n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 );(船或屋顶等的)肋拱;肋骨状的东西;(织物的)凸条花纹 | |
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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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pelt
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| v.投掷,剥皮,抨击,开火 | |
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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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devouring
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| 吞没( devour的现在分词 ); 耗尽; 津津有味地看; 狼吞虎咽地吃光 | |
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gulped
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| v.狼吞虎咽地吃,吞咽( gulp的过去式和过去分词 );大口地吸(气);哽住 | |
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apprentices
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| 学徒,徒弟( apprentice的名词复数 ) | |
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apprentice
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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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irritation
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| n.激怒,恼怒,生气 | |
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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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annoyance
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| n.恼怒,生气,烦恼 | |
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brook
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| n.小河,溪;v.忍受,容让 | |
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mingled
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| 混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系] | |
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longing
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murmur
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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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grit
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| vi.衰退,减退;n.处于低潮,处于衰退状态 | |
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| n./v.尖叫;(发出)刺耳的声音 | |
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| v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要 | |
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flexed
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unfamiliar
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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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warrior
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| n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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whining
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| n. 抱怨,牢骚 v. 哭诉,发牢骚 | |
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rattle
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| v.飞奔,碰响;激怒;n.碰撞声;拨浪鼓 | |
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| adv.违反习俗地;不自然地;勉强地;不近人情地 | |
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belly
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| n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛 | |
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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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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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sparse
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cleft
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twilight
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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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awesome
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| adj.令人惊叹的,难得吓人的,很好的 | |
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disturbance
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defiant
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snarl
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| v.吼叫,怒骂,纠缠,混乱;n.混乱,缠结,咆哮 | |
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hisses
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| 嘶嘶声( hiss的名词复数 ) | |
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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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