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CHAPTER2
Jayfeather picked through the herbs inthe storage cave at the back of his den1. The leaves and stems felt dry and crackly, and their scents3 were musty. I should be stocking up for leaf-fall, he thought. But how can I when there’s no fresh growth?
The pressure of being ThunderClan’s only medicine cat weighed like a stone in his belly6. He remembered all the times he had grumbled7 about Leafpool telling him what to do. Now he wished that she had never resigned as a medicine cat and gone to live in the warriors’ den. What does it matter that she had kits10? She still knows all about herbs, and what to do when a cat is injured.
His pelt11 prickled with the bitter memory of a few days ago, when Briarpaw had pelted12 into the camp and skidded13 to a halt in front of his den.
“Jayfeather!” she panted. “Come quick! Firestar’s hurt!”
“What? Where?”
“A fox got him!” The young apprentice14’s voice was shaking with fear. “On the ShadowClan border, near the dead tree.”
“Okay, I’m coming.” Inwardly Jayfeather felt just as scared, but he forced himself to sound confident. “Go find Leafpool and tell her.”
Briarpaw let out a startled gasp15, but Jayfeather didn’t pause to ask why. Grabbing a few stems of horsetail, he raced out through the thorn tunnel and headed for the ShadowClan border. Only when he was already on his way did he remember that Leafpool wasn’t a medicine cat any longer.
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den
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| n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室 | |
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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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| n.家族,亲属,血缘关系;adj.亲属关系的,同类的 | |
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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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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grumbled
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| 抱怨( grumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 发牢骚; 咕哝; 发哼声 | |
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warrior
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| n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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kit
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| n.用具包,成套工具;随身携带物 | |
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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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pelt
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pelted
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| (连续地)投掷( pelt的过去式和过去分词 ); 连续抨击; 攻击; 剥去…的皮 | |
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| v.(通常指车辆) 侧滑( skid的过去式和过去分词 );打滑;滑行;(住在)贫民区 | |
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apprentice
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| n.学徒,徒弟 | |
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gasp
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| n.喘息,气喘;v.喘息;气吁吁他说 | |
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clump
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| n.树丛,草丛;vi.用沉重的脚步行走 | |
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crouched
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stump
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| n.残株,烟蒂,讲演台;v.砍断,蹒跚而走 | |
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gash
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| v.深切,划开;n.(深长的)切(伤)口;裂缝 | |
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binding
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| 有约束力的,有效的,应遵守的 | |
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numbly
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| adv.失去知觉,麻木 | |
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mentor
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reassured
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| adj.使消除疑虑的;使放心的v.再保证,恢复信心( reassure的过去式和过去分词) | |
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boughs
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| 大树枝( bough的名词复数 ) | |
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badger
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| v.一再烦扰,一再要求,纠缠 | |
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wheezing
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| v.喘息,发出呼哧呼哧的喘息声( wheeze的现在分词 );哮鸣 | |
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prodded
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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.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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hoarse
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| adj.嘶哑的,沙哑的 | |
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grunted
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| (猪等)作呼噜声( grunt的过去式和过去分词 ); (指人)发出类似的哼声; 咕哝着说 | |
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nag
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| v.(对…)不停地唠叨;n.爱唠叨的人 | |
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gathering
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nibble
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| n.轻咬,啃;v.一点点地咬,慢慢啃,吹毛求疵 | |
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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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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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snarled
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| v.(指狗)吠,嗥叫, (人)咆哮( snarl的过去式和过去分词 );咆哮着说,厉声地说 | |
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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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apprentices
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| 学徒,徒弟( apprentice的名词复数 ) | |
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irritably
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| ad.易生气地 | |
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muffled
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| adj.(声音)被隔的;听不太清的;(衣服)裹严的;蒙住的v.压抑,捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 );用厚厚的衣帽包着(自己) | |
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rustling
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| n. 瑟瑟声,沙沙声 adj. 发沙沙声的 | |
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moss
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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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scampered
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stifling
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scraps
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| 油渣 | |
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scrap
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| n.碎片;废料;v.废弃,报废 | |
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frustrated
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| adj.挫败的,失意的,泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 );挫败;使受挫折;令人沮丧 | |
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mentors
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| n.(无经验之人的)有经验可信赖的顾问( mentor的名词复数 )v.(无经验之人的)有经验可信赖的顾问( mentor的第三人称单数 ) | |
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sneer
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| v.轻蔑;嘲笑;n.嘲笑,讥讽的言语 | |
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fleas
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| n.跳蚤( flea的名词复数 );爱财如命;没好气地(拒绝某人的要求) | |
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helping
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mumbled
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| adj.较小(少)的,较次要的;n.辅修学科;vi.辅修 | |
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dealing
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straightforward
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fulfill
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twitched
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acrid
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tickling
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nostrils
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screeched
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scented
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racing
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veered
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bristle
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debris
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| n.瓦砾堆,废墟,碎片 | |
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frustrating
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| adj.产生挫折的,使人沮丧的,令人泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的现在分词 );挫败;使受挫折;令人沮丧 | |
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pointed
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| adj.尖的,直截了当的 | |
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distress
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| n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛 | |
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sniff
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| vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻,蔑视 | |
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