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CHAPTER 15
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CHAPTER 15
“Why didn’t you want me tobring Dovepaw?” Lionblaze sat down beside the wall. The abandoned Twoleg nest loomed1 above them, stark2 against the leafless forest.
“I didn’t want to scare her.” Jayfeather patted earth around his precious catmint, shoring up its delicate stems against the snow he knew would come too soon.
“She’s got to know sometime,” Lionblaze pointed3 out.
But not yet.
Jayfeather stiffened4.
Pawsteps.
He lifted his muzzle6 and tasted the air.
Lionblaze jerked around. “What is it?” His pelt7 was pricking9. “Oh, it’s just Sandstorm’s patrol.”
Bushes swished as Sandstorm and Cloudtail raced through the trees nearby. Squirrelflight and Spiderleg pelted11 after them.
“So what did you want to know?” Lionblaze swished his tail over the cold earth.
“Have you had any dreams about Tigerstar lately?”
“None.”
Jayfeather sighed.
“What’s on your mind?” Lionblaze kneaded the earth.
“He’s not just going to give up, is he?” Jayfeather sniffed12 at a patch of borage that he’d discovered growing wild beside the Twoleg wall. “Help me with this.” The biggest leaves had withered14, but he could scent15 new shoots near the base that he wanted to collect. They were good for treating fever. He parted the dying stems so that Lionblaze could see the young growth. “Can you pick those?” he asked, holding back the
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loomed
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| v.隐约出现,阴森地逼近( loom的过去式和过去分词 );隐约出现,阴森地逼近 | |
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stark
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| adj.荒凉的;严酷的;完全的;adv.完全地 | |
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pointed
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| adj.尖的,直截了当的 | |
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stiffened
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stiffen
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| v.(使)硬,(使)变挺,(使)变僵硬 | |
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muzzle
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pelt
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prick
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pricking
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kin
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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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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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sniffed
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| v.以鼻吸气,嗅,闻( sniff的过去式和过去分词 );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.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻,蔑视 | |
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| adj. 枯萎的,干瘪的,(人身体的部分器官)因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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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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foliage
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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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warrior
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| n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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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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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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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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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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flicking
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| (尤指用手指或手快速地)轻击( flick的现在分词 ); (用…)轻挥; (快速地)按开关; 向…笑了一下(或瞥了一眼等) | |
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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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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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scents
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scouting
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| 守候活动,童子军的活动 | |
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rumbled
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loyalty
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gathering
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gasped
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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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| vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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apprentice
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apprentices
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| 学徒,徒弟( apprentice的名词复数 ) | |
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twitched
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| vt.& vi.(使)抽动,(使)颤动(twitch的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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| adj.多愁善感的,感伤的 | |
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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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trotted
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| 小跑,急走( trot的过去分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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trot
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standing
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wary
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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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ruffling
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| 弄皱( ruffle的现在分词 ); 弄乱; 激怒; 扰乱 | |
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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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trekked
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| v.艰苦跋涉,徒步旅行( trek的过去式和过去分词 );(尤指在山中)远足,徒步旅行,游山玩水 | |
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| v.欣赏( relish的过去式和过去分词 );从…获得乐趣;渴望 | |
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boulders
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| n.卵石( boulder的名词复数 );巨砾;(受水或天气侵蚀而成的)巨石;漂砾 | |
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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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scrambling
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| v.快速爬行( scramble的现在分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞 | |
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countless
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whining
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desolate
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rebuke
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| n.不满,怨恨,妒嫉;vt.勉强给,不情愿做 | |
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fretted
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| 焦躁的,附有弦马的,腐蚀的 | |
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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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