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CHAPTER 23
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CHAPTER 23
Dovepaw dug her paws deeper intothe grass as Blackstar strode from the trees, flanked by Russetfur and Rowanclaw. She would not give way, no matter what. Ivypaw was pressing against her flank. Dovepaw was aware of her sister’s stillness beside her own trembling body. Wasn’t Ivypaw scared?
She could hear ShadowClan coming, stalking through their territory, their paws scuffing2 the needle-strewn forest floor, their pelts4 brushing against pine trunks, their breath coming short and fast. She could picture them slicing through the sparse5 undergrowth, scoring marks on the ground with unsheathed claws. Their stench rolled over her, choking her until she felt as if she could no longer breathe.
Blackstar was challenging Firestar.
Blood roared in her ears. She could see her leader’s mouth moving but heard nothing but her own blood pulsing through her
Then ShadowClan warriors6 erupted like a flock of ravens8 from the misty9 pine forest.
“Make every blow count!” Dovepaw hardly heard Lionblaze’s order before he leaped away.
Crouching10 low, she fought to remember her battle moves as her mind emptied of everything except panic. Cats lunged on either side of her and she shrank back, staring wildly around her
Then the noise began. Every breath, every rip of fur, every scrape of tooth on bone. Growls11 and shrieks13 tore at her senses. As she struggled to shut out the chaos14 of sound, the scent
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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warriors
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warrior
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ravens
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crouching
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belly
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shrieking
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twitched
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apprentice
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darted
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killing
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prey
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tangle
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tangled
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crunch
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| n.关键时刻;艰难局面;v.发出碎裂声 | |
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lashing
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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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snarling
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slashing
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nagging
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