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CHAPTER21
Lionblaze and Toadfoot lowered Rippletail’s bodyinto the hole they had scraped out under an oak tree. Beyond the undergrowth, Dovepaw could just make out the pool behind the dam, glittering in the morning sunlight. She hoped that Rippletail’s spirit was down there now, swimming and fishing just as he had wanted to.
Rage burned like a slow fire in her belly3. Rippletail shouldn’t have died on this journey!She wanted revenge on the beavers4 now, wanted it like a starving cat longed for a bite of fresh-kill. We have to destroy the dam! The water belongs to the Clans6!
As she stepped up to the edge of the grave and began to push soil and leaf mulch down onto Rippletail’s body, she paused to listen to the beavers. They were moving around quietly inside the lodge7, and she imagined them smug and gleeful because they’d chased off the cats in such an easy victory.
Lionblaze’s voice distracted her from her thoughts. “We can’t fight the beavers again.”
“I told you so,” Woody muttered from where he sat on one of the oak tree’s gnarled roots.
Lionblaze flicked8 an ear to show the loner he had heard, but he didn’t reply. “We need to find a different way to free the water,” he went on.
Petalfur looked up from covering her Clanmate’s body. Her eyes were still stunned10 with grief, but her voice was hard and determined11. “We could try luring12 the beavers away.”
“And then what?” Toadfoot asked.
“Then we destroy the dam,” Petalfur replied.
“But it’s huge!” Tigerheart objected. “It would take days. We can’t keep the beavers away for that long.”
“We don’t have to destroy it all.” Petalfur sounded confident. “If we can move enough of the top branches that the water spills over, the force of the stream will wash the rest of the logs away.”
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scrap
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| n.碎片;废料;v.废弃,报废 | |
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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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beavers
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| 海狸( beaver的名词复数 ); 海狸皮毛; 棕灰色; 拼命工作的人 | |
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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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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| (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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luring
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| 吸引,引诱(lure的现在分词形式) | |
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| (通常指灯光)闪烁,摇曳( flicker的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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dismantle
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| vt.拆开,拆卸;废除,取消 | |
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slashed
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| v.挥砍( slash的过去式和过去分词 );鞭打;割破;削减 | |
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lashed
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| adj.具睫毛的v.鞭打( lash的过去式和过去分词 );煽动;紧系;怒斥 | |
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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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amber
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decided
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flipping
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| 讨厌之极的 | |
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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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frustration
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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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lure
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| n.吸引人的东西,诱惑物;vt.引诱,吸引 | |
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flopping
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| n.贬调v.(指书、戏剧等)彻底失败( flop的现在分词 );(因疲惫而)猛然坐下;(笨拙地、不由自主地或松弛地)移动或落下;砸锅 | |
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| adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的 | |
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| v.(狗等)嗥叫,(炮等)轰鸣;n.嗥叫,轰鸣 | |
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astonishment
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| n.惊奇,惊异 | |
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pointed
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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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mentor
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| n.指导者,良师益友;v.指导 | |
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pebbly
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| 多卵石的,有卵石花纹的 | |
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clatter
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| v./n.(使)发出连续而清脆的撞击声 | |
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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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| 小跑,急走( trot的过去分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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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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nibbling
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| v.啃,一点一点地咬(吃)( nibble的现在分词 );啃出(洞),一点一点咬出(洞);慢慢减少;小口咬 | |
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jigsaw
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| n.缕花锯,竖锯,拼图游戏;vt.用竖锯锯,使互相交错搭接 | |
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wailed
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| v.哭叫,哀号( wail的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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crouching
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| v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的现在分词 ) | |
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swirling
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chaos
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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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skittish
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| adj.易激动的,轻佻的 | |
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racing
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| n.竞赛,赛马;adj.竞赛用的,赛马用的 | |
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spotted
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| adj.有斑点的,斑纹的,弄污了的 | |
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ginger
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| n.姜,精力,淡赤黄色;adj.淡赤黄色的;vt.使活泼,使有生气 | |
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basked
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| v.晒太阳,取暖( bask的过去式和过去分词 );对…感到乐趣;因他人的功绩而出名;仰仗…的余泽 | |
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joyfully
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| adv. 喜悦地, 高兴地 | |
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| adj. 直立的,多刺毛的 动词bristle的过去式和过去分词 | |
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dens
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| n.牙齿,齿状部分;兽窝( den的名词复数 );窝点;休息室;书斋 | |
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maze
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gusty
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scented
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basking
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pelt
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holly
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| n.[植]冬青属灌木 | |
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wary
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rumbled
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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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mound
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| n.土墩,堤,小山;v.筑堤,用土堆防卫 | |
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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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apprentice
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| n.学徒,徒弟 | |
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grunt
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| v.嘟哝;作呼噜声;n.呼噜声,嘟哝 | |
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