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CHAPTER11
A warm breeze circled the hollow,drawing the night scents1 of the forest into the camp. The moon was high; Jaypaw could feel its light wash his pelt3. He shifted his paws, stiff from waiting.
“Are you sure there’s nothing I can do?” he whispered to Leafpool through the brambles covering the entrance of the medicine cats’ den4. She’d sent him outside when his pacing had knocked the poppy seeds flying across the floor. She was gathering5 them up now.
“I could help you clean up,” he offered.
“No, thanks,” Leafpool called back. “You just keep your ears pricked6 for any noise from the nursery.”
Millie had been circling her den restlessly since sunhigh, and, though her pains had not started properly, Leafpool had warned her the kittens might come anytime. The rest of the camp was asleep, except for Graystripe, who kept his own vigil outside the nursery. Jaypaw tried not to let the fear drifting from the gray warrior9 taint10 his own thoughts.
Millie will be fine.
The nursery brambles shivered, and paws pattered over the clearing.
“The kits11 are coming!” Daisy called, keeping her voice low.
Leafpool darted12 out of her den. “Follow me,” she hissed14 to Jaypaw.
Jaypaw hurried after her, his heart racing15 as Leafpool and Daisy squeezed into the nursery.
“Look after Millie.” Graystripe’s anxious
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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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| v.投掷,剥皮,抨击,开火 | |
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gathering
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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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kit
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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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| v.发出嘶嘶声;发嘘声表示不满 | |
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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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| v.(猛力地)扭( wrench的过去式和过去分词 );扭伤;使感到痛苦;使悲痛 | |
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mentor
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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wriggling
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moss
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| n.吱吱声,逃脱;v.(发出)吱吱叫,侥幸通过;(俚)告密 | |
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squeaked
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jaws
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| n.口部;嘴 | |
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crouched
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sniffed
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| vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻,蔑视 | |
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membrane
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squeaking
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| v.短促地尖叫( squeak的现在分词 );吱吱叫;告密;充当告密者 | |
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sniffing
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| n.探查法v.以鼻吸气,嗅,闻( sniff的现在分词 );抽鼻子(尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气);抱怨,不以为然地说 | |
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| vi./n.呻吟,抱怨;(发出)呻吟般的声音 | |
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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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latch
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milky
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petals
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muzzle
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lighter
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apprentice
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| n.学徒,徒弟 | |
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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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rummaging
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| 翻找,搜寻( rummage的现在分词 ); 海关检查 | |
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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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rattled
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| 慌乱的,恼火的 | |
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guilt
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smothering
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| (使)窒息, (使)透不过气( smother的现在分词 ); 覆盖; 忍住; 抑制 | |
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dangling
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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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| 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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scrambled
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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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| (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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| (使)窒息, (使)窒闷( stifle的过去式和过去分词 ); 镇压,遏制; 堵 | |
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