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CHAPTER 13
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CHAPTER 13
Dark shapes flitted around Jayfeather, andfrom far away he could hear the wailing1 of unseen cats. Who are you? What do you want from me?
But there was no answer, and the mournful sound went on and on. Gradually the roar of the waterfall replaced the distant cries, and Jayfeather became aware of soft whispering, much closer to him. The shadowy shapes faded into blackness as he woke from troubled sleep.
“Don’t worry, Lark2.” Jayfeather recognized the voice of Brook3’s kit4 Pine. “He’s blind! He won’t know we’re creeping up on him.”
Oh, won’t he?
Jayfeather tensed his muscles as he detected the pad of tiny paws on the stone floor of the cave, and heard a stifled5 mrrowof laughter. He waited as their scent6 grew stronger, and he sensed soft breath riffling the tips of his whiskers.
Two high-pitched squeals9 bounced around the cave. He listened with satisfaction to the sound of paw steps skittering away.
“He’s going to eat us!”
Jayfeather’s satisfaction faded and his pelt11 grew hot with embarrassment12. They’re only small. They didn’t mean any harm.
“Sorry!” he called out. “I wouldn’t hurt you,
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wailing
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| v.哭叫,哀号( wail的现在分词 );沱 | |
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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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kit
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| n.用具包,成套工具;随身携带物 | |
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stifled
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| (使)窒息, (使)窒闷( stifle的过去式和过去分词 ); 镇压,遏制; 堵 | |
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| n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉 | |
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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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| n./v.尖叫;(发出)刺耳的声音 | |
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| v.发出嘶嘶声;发嘘声表示不满 | |
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| n. 发嘶嘶声, 蔑视 动词hiss的现在分词形式 | |
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annoyance
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squeaked
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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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scurried
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bustle
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cavern
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squeaks
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twigs
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| 细枝,嫩枝( twig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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| 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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illuminating
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tapering
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spike
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jaws
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mentor
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scrap
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frustration
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invaders
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| 入侵者,侵略者,侵入物( invader的名词复数 ) | |
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foam
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torrent
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flailing
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| v.鞭打( flail的现在分词 );用连枷脱粒;(臂或腿)无法控制地乱动;扫雷坦克 | |
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spotted
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exhausted
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exhaustion
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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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