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CHAPTER17
Jayfeather lifted his head and tastedthe air, which had cooled a little as evening approached. A faint breeze rustled1 the branches of the trees above the stone hollow and stirred the dust on the floor of his den2. A few cats were gathered around the meager3 fresh-kill pile; their soft voices drifted through the bramble screen, reaching Jayfeather in a blur4 of sound.
Sighing, he wished that he had Dovepaw’s far-reaching senses, so that he could track her and Lionblaze and the rest of the patrol. They had been gone two days now, and Jayfeather had no idea whether they were still searching, or whether they had found the brown animals and the trapped water. The night before, he had tried to walk in Lionblaze’s dreams and had found himself padding up the dry bed of the stream, with unfamiliar5 trees arching their branches overhead. He had picked up his brother’s scent6, and once he thought he spotted7 the tip of a golden tail whisking away around a boulder8 just ahead of him. But however fast he ran he couldn’t catch up, and Lionblaze didn’t respond when he called out.
He’s too far away, Jayfeather thought regretfully as he woke, his legs aching as if he really had tried to pursue his littermate. There’s no way you can catch him now
His pelt9 itched10 with the longing11 to tell Lionblaze about his encounter with Breezepelt on the lake the day before. He was still shaken by the
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rustled
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| v.发出沙沙的声音( rustle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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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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meager
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blur
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unfamiliar
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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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spotted
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boulder
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pelt
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longing
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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cleft
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warrior
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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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embarrassment
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| n.尴尬;使人为难的人(事物);障碍;窘迫 | |
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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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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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kit
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belly
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vomiting
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| adj.逐渐减少的v.逐渐变少或变小( dwindle的现在分词 ) | |
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moss
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boulders
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ridge
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silhouetted
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spun
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trekking
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| v.艰苦跋涉,徒步旅行( trek的现在分词 );(尤指在山中)远足,徒步旅行,游山玩水 | |
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scorching
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| adj. 灼热的 | |
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| adj.易碎的;脆弱的;冷淡的;(声音)尖利的 | |
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gnawing
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| a.痛苦的,折磨人的 | |
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scented
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| adj.有香味的;洒香水的;有气味的v.嗅到(scent的过去分词) | |
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huddled
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mound
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| n.土墩,堤,小山;v.筑堤,用土堆防卫 | |
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| adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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| 学徒,徒弟( apprentice的名词复数 ) | |
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apprentice
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rebuke
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| ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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hiss
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| v.发出嘶嘶声;发嘘声表示不满 | |
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mentors
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| 鸟叫,虫鸣( chirp的过去式 ) | |
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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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poked
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boughs
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| 大树枝( bough的名词复数 ) | |
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nettle
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| 赶紧避开,畏缩( wince的现在分词 ) | |
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writhing
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| (因极度痛苦而)扭动或翻滚( writhe的现在分词 ) | |
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sweeping
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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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