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Water thundered down from the mountaintop,screening the entrance to the cave with a shimmering2 cascade3. Gray light filtered through it and shadows gathered in the corners of the cavern4 like soft black wings. Near the sheet of falling water, two kits6 were scuffling over a bunch of feathers, batting it back and forth7 and letting out shrill8 squeals9 of excitement. The pale tabby fur of the little she-cat and the tom’s brown pelt10 almost blended into the dark stone floor.
At the back of the cave, an old brown tabby tom was crouching11 in the mouth of a tunnel. His eyes were narrowed, and his amber12 gaze never left the kits. He was motionless, except for the occasional twitch13 of his ears.
The tabby kit5 leaped high into the air, clawing at the feathers; as she landed with the bunch in her paws her brother flung himself on top of her, rolling over and snapping at the feathers with teeth like tiny white thorns.
“That’s enough.” A gentle voice came from close by as a graceful
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prologue
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| n.开场白,序言;开端,序幕 | |
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shimmering
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| v.闪闪发光,发微光( shimmer的现在分词 ) | |
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cascade
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| n.小瀑布,喷流;层叠;vi.成瀑布落下 | |
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cavern
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| n.洞穴,大山洞 | |
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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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| adv.向前;向外,往外 | |
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shrill
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| adj.尖声的;刺耳的;v尖叫 | |
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squeals
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| n.长而尖锐的叫声( squeal的名词复数 )v.长声尖叫,用长而尖锐的声音说( squeal的第三人称单数 ) | |
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pelt
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| v.投掷,剥皮,抨击,开火 | |
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crouching
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| v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的现在分词 ) | |
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amber
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twitch
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| v.急拉,抽动,痉挛,抽搐;n.扯,阵痛,痉挛 | |
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graceful
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| adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的 | |
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lark
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| n.云雀,百灵鸟;n.嬉戏,玩笑;vi.嬉戏 | |
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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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trespass
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| n./v.侵犯,闯入私人领地 | |
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hurled
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| v.猛投,用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 );大声叫骂 | |
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brook
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| n.小河,溪;v.忍受,容让 | |
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spat
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| n.口角,掌击;v.发出呼噜呼噜声 | |
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screech
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| n./v.尖叫;(发出)刺耳的声音 | |
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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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irritable
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| adj.急躁的;过敏的;易怒的 | |
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morsel
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scent
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scattered
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| adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的 | |
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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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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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standing
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teller
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| n.银行出纳员;(选举)计票员 | |
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bristling
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thaw
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| adj.闪烁的,摇曳的,一闪一闪的 | |
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flatten
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flicked
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mentors
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intercept
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| vt.拦截,截住,截击 | |
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squeaked
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| v.短促地尖叫( squeak的过去式和过去分词 );吱吱叫;告密;充当告密者 | |
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butted
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| 对接的 | |
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romping
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| adj.嬉戏喧闹的,乱蹦乱闹的v.嬉笑玩闹( romp的现在分词 );(尤指在赛跑或竞选等中)轻易获胜 | |
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pointed
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trickled
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| v.滴( trickle的过去式和过去分词 );淌;使)慢慢走;缓慢移动 | |
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flinched
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touching
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shards
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| n.(玻璃、金属或其他硬物的)尖利的碎片( shard的名词复数 ) | |
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flickered
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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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deserted
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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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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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rift
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doomed
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