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CHAPTER1
Hollypaw crouched1 low, pressing her bellyagainst the boulder3. It was still warm from the sun, which was dipping behind the distant hills. A cold wind rolling from the mountains ruffled4 her fur. From here she could see green fields unfolding toward a swath of forest; somewhere beyond those trees lay the lake, and home.
Though the trees were still in full leaf, they were a shabby green, and the air had a new, musty taste that hadn’t been there on the journey to the mountains. Leaf-fall is coming,she thought.
She couldn’t wait to be home. It felt as though they had been with the Tribe for moons. At least they were safely out of the mountains. The ground would be softer underpaw from here on, the hunting easier, and the territory steadily5 more familiar than rock and water and stunted6 trees.
She glanced over her shoulder. Brambleclaw and Squirrelflight were talking in low voices with Stormfur and Brook7. Tawnypelt and Crowfeather leaned in beside them. Were they saying good-bye?
Hollypaw was still shocked that Stormfur and Brook were staying behind. Last night, at the farewell feast in the cave behind the waterfall, Stormfur had announced that he and Brook would accompany the Clan9 cats to the foothills, but no farther. Jaypaw, of course, had just shrugged10 and nodded, as though he’d known all along the two cats would not be returning to ThunderClan. But Hollypaw could only guess at why any cat would want to stay in the mountains when they could live by the lake. Brook must feel the same way about the mountains as I do about my home. And Stormfur loves her enough to stay with her, wherever she is.
Suddenly, a flash of brown feather caught her eye. An eagle was skimming over the rough slope below her. Ahead of it a hare
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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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belly
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| n.巨砾;卵石,圆石 | |
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| adj. 有褶饰边的, 起皱的 动词ruffle的过去式和过去分词 | |
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steadily
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| adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地 | |
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stunted
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| adj.矮小的;发育迟缓的 | |
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brook
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| v.投掷,剥皮,抨击,开火 | |
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clan
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shrugged
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talons
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prey
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frustration
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warrior
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warriors
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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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| 弄皱( ruffle的现在分词 ); 弄乱; 激怒; 扰乱 | |
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scrambled
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compassion
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rogues
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mischief
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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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foliage
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