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CHAPTER 4
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CHAPTER 4
Bright sunshine lit the hollow. TheClan was resting after its morning patrols.
As Lionblaze took a halfhearted bite from the mouse lying at his paws, Millie settled beside the warriors3’ den4.
“Bring me a shrew!” she called to Graystripe.
“There’s plenty.” Rosepetal was sharing a blackbird with Blossomfall. “We found a whole nestful.”
Graystripe padded toward the fresh-kill pile. It was well stocked. Hunting patrols had been stepped up to fatten5 the Clan1 before leaf-bare. Firestar wanted to make sure they faced the coming moons as fit and strong as any Clan.
“Can I join you?” Hollyleaf crossed the clearing and dropped a thrush beside Lionblaze.
Lionblaze rolled his mouse underneath6 his paw. “If you want.”
His sister settled beside him, nestling into the shade of the fallen beech7. “Jayfeather’s not back,” she observed before taking a bite from her thrush.
“I know.” Lionblaze plucked distractedly at the mouse.
“Why did he go to the Moonpool?” Hollyleaf’s mew was muffled9 by feathers. “Firestar told him to confine his medicine-cat duties to camp.”
“I guess he had his reasons.” Lionblaze twitched10 his ears uneasily. Jayfeather had been reckless to travel alone. What if a WindClan patrol found him? Would they show mercy to a cat they believed was a murderer?
Cinderheart padded over to them. Lionblaze focused on his mouse while she greeted his sister. “It’s been a good morning for hunting.”
Hollyleaf brushed a feather from her muzzle
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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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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fatten
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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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prey
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trotting
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| 小跑,急走( trot的现在分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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kits
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jaws
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darted
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catching
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apprentices
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| 学徒,徒弟( apprentice的名词复数 ) | |
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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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dozing
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moss
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sprained
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| v.&n. 扭伤 | |
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hissed
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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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trampling
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| 踩( trample的现在分词 ); 践踏; 无视; 侵犯 | |
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warily
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rustled
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wriggle
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scent
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belly
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pricking
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brittle
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crumbling
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streaking
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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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