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CHAPTER23
Hollypaw paused from washing herself.“Are you going to the Gathering1?”
Jaypaw heard her tongue scrape along her foreleg. “Yes.” He rolled onto his side, feeling full.
“Me too.” Lionpaw kicked the remains2 of the squirrel away and stretched out.
The fresh-kill pile had been restocked in the days following the battle, and they had eaten well. Now they lay beside the halfrock enjoying the last of the evening sun.
Hollypaw yawned. “Do you think the other Clans3 will turn up?” No one had seen any sign of WindClan since the battle, but tension was still high, with continual patrols along the WindClan border.
“They’ll be scared of upsetting StarClan if they don’t,” Jaypaw mewed.
Lionpaw’s claws scratched the halfrock. “I hope WindClan are there.”
“Don’t forget the truce,” Hollypaw reminded him.
“Like I would.” Lionpaw snorted. “I just want WindClan to see that we’re as strong as we ever were, and ready to fight them again if we have to.”
ThunderClan’s warriors5 and apprentices7 were steadily9 recovering from their battle wounds. Even Spiderleg was taking walks around the clearing. Squirrelflight was still in her nest in the medicine cats’ den10, though increasingly impatient at being confined there. But Leafpool wouldn’t let her move, fearful the wound would reopen before it had a chance to heal properly.
Jaypaw suspected that his mother’s injury was the reason Leafpool wasn’t coming with him to the Gathering. She didn’t trust any other cat to keep Squirrelflight in her nest. She hadn’t even been to the Moonpool to share with StarClan yet.
“If StarClan have something to share with me, they’ll share it,” she had told Firestar.
Jaypaw lifted his head as Graystripe padded out of the nursery. The gray
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gathering
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| n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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remains
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| n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹 | |
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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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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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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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warrior
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| n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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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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steadily
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den
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pelt
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| v.投掷,剥皮,抨击,开火 | |
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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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catching
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| adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住 | |
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strutting
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| 加固,支撑物 | |
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dozed
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| v.打盹儿,打瞌睡( doze的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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scrambled
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scuffed
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| v.使磨损( scuff的过去式和过去分词 );拖着脚走 | |
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crunched
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| v.嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼( crunch的过去式和过去分词 );嘎吱作响;(快速大量地)处理信息;数字捣弄 | |
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shingle
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| n.木瓦板;小招牌(尤指医生或律师挂的营业招牌);v.用木瓦板盖(屋顶);把(女子头发)剪短 | |
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spiky
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| adj.长而尖的,大钉似的 | |
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soothed
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| v.安慰( soothe的过去式和过去分词 );抚慰;使舒服;减轻痛苦 | |
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gritted
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| v.以沙砾覆盖(某物),撒沙砾于( grit的过去式和过去分词 );咬紧牙关 | |
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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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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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dangle
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| v.(使)悬荡,(使)悬垂 | |
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puffed
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scrambling
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shredded
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tangled
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| adj. 纠缠的,紊乱的 动词tangle的过去式和过去分词 | |
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regain
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barrage
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fretted
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| 焦躁的,附有弦马的,腐蚀的 | |
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hatred
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shaft
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defensive
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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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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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murmur
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trotting
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| 小跑,急走( trot的现在分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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gatherings
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prey
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amazement
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humble
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| adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低 | |
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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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helping
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| n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的 | |
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pelts
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chattered
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| (人)喋喋不休( chatter的过去式 ); 唠叨; (牙齿)打战; (机器)震颤 | |
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pointed
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ruffle
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spoke
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| n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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