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CHAPTER 15
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CHAPTER 15
“That’s enough.” Stone Song stepped betweenJayfeather and Broken Shadows. His voice was firm but his eyes were sympathetic as he gazed at the grieving she-cat. “You were one of the cats who chose to come, Broken Shadows. And we all abide1 by the casting of the stones.” Laying his tail over her shoulder, he drew her away to the edge of the cave. “Let’s find you some fresh-kill,” he meowed. “And then you should rest. We’ll all feel better after a good sleep.”
Rising Moon followed them and stayed with Broken Shadows, while Stone Song returned to Jayfeather. “Are you okay?” he asked, sounding friendlier. “You must have had a hard time, following us on your own. Whatever made you stay behind by yourself?”
“I got scared.” Jayfeather offered the same lie that he had given to Half Moon.
“You?”Stone Song sounded incredulous. “But you were the one who wanted to leave! You convinced me that there was a place for us among these stone hills.”
“I know.” Jayfeather scraped his forepaws across the hard rock of the cave floor, hoping that his confusion would be put down to guilt3 and embarrassment4. “That’s what scared me. I’d sort of taken responsibility, and I couldn’t face it. I’m sorry.”
“But you’re here now,” Half Moon murmured. “You didn’t want to leave us after all.” There was hope in her voice.
“That’s right. And even though I was scared, I never doubted what we were doing. This is the place where we’re supposed to be.” Suddenly a wave of exhaustion5 swept over Jayfeather. The light in the cave was gray; it could have been dawn or twilight6 for all he knew. He had no idea how he had come to be here among the ancient cats, or what he was supposed to do now.
While he stood trying to collect his chaotic7 thoughts, Chasing Clouds came
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abide
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| vi.遵守;坚持;vt.忍受 | |
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| adj.后面的,后部的 | |
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guilt
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| n.犯罪;内疚;过失,罪责 | |
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embarrassment
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| n.尴尬;使人为难的人(事物);障碍;窘迫 | |
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exhaustion
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| n.耗尽枯竭,疲惫,筋疲力尽,竭尽,详尽无遗的论述 | |
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twilight
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| n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期 | |
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chaotic
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| adj.混沌的,一片混乱的,一团糟的 | |
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plodding
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clumped
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| adj.[医]成群的v.(树、灌木、植物等的)丛、簇( clump的过去式和过去分词 );(土、泥等)团;块;笨重的脚步声 | |
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moss
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twitch
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exhausted
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| adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的 | |
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musing
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| n. 沉思,冥想 adj. 沉思的, 冥想的 动词muse的现在分词形式 | |
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fawn
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| n.未满周岁的小鹿;v.巴结,奉承 | |
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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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swollen
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| adj.肿大的,水涨的;v.使变大,肿胀 | |
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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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prodding
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| v.刺,戳( prod的现在分词 );刺激;促使;(用手指或尖物)戳 | |
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badger
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| v.一再烦扰,一再要求,纠缠 | |
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whined
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| v.哀号( whine的过去式和过去分词 );哀诉,诉怨 | |
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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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scrambled
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| v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞 | |
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pebbles
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| [复数]鹅卵石; 沙砾; 卵石,小圆石( pebble的名词复数 ) | |
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ridge
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| n.山脊;鼻梁;分水岭 | |
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huddled
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| 挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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stammered
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| v.结巴地说出( stammer的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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jaws
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| n.口部;嘴 | |
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gust
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| n.阵风,突然一阵(雨、烟等),(感情的)迸发 | |
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wail
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| vt./vi.大声哀号,恸哭;呼啸,尖啸 | |
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darting
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| v.投掷,投射( dart的现在分词 );向前冲,飞奔 | |
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frantically
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poked
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| v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 );戳出;拨弄;与(某人)性交 | |
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| v.吐露(秘密,心事等)( confide的过去式和过去分词 );(向某人)吐露(隐私、秘密等) | |
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derisive
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| adj.嘲弄的 | |
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growl
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swirling
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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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drawn
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| v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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trudged
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| vt.& vi.跋涉,吃力地走(trudge的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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thicket
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| n.灌木丛,树林 | |
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grunted
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| (猪等)作呼噜声( grunt的过去式和过去分词 ); (指人)发出类似的哼声; 咕哝着说 | |
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pricked
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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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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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blustered
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| v.外强中干的威吓( bluster的过去式和过去分词 );咆哮;(风)呼啸;狂吹 | |
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flexing
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| n.挠曲,可挠性v.屈曲( flex的现在分词 );弯曲;(为准备大干而)显示实力;摩拳擦掌 | |
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crouching
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| v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的现在分词 ) | |
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underneath
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| adj.在...下面,在...底下;adv.在下面 | |
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outermost
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| adj.最外面的,远离中心的 | |
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tugged
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| v.用力拉,使劲拉,猛扯( tug的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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wailed
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pelt
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| v.投掷,剥皮,抨击,开火 | |
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veered
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| v.(尤指交通工具)改变方向或路线( veer的过去式和过去分词 );(指谈话内容、人的行为或观点)突然改变;(指风) (在北半球按顺时针方向、在南半球按逆时针方向)逐渐转向;风向顺时针转 | |
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pounce
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| n.猛扑;v.猛扑,突然袭击,欣然同意 | |
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puny
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| adj.微不足道的,弱小的 | |
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groan
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| vi./n.呻吟,抱怨;(发出)呻吟般的声音 | |
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vile
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scent
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horrified
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talons
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flailing
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triumphant
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desperately
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skidding
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tangle
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stunned
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| adj. 震惊的,惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词 | |
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swooped
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shrieked
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scarlet
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| n.深红色,绯红色,红衣;adj.绯红色的 | |
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rumble
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| n.隆隆声;吵嚷;v.隆隆响;低沉地说 | |
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| v.呱呱地叫( croak的过去式和过去分词 );用粗的声音说 | |
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blotted
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