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CHAPTER 7
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CHAPTER 7
“Easy!” Briarlight leaned out, grabbed the pebble, and heaved it into her nest, the firm muscles in her shoulders curving under her pelt2.
Jayfeather stuck his nose into her nest and picked up the pebble between his teeth. He strained to lift it out. He’d chosen a heavy one for today’s exercise. He dropped it half a tail-length from her nest. “What about this?”
Briarlight stretched out with her forelegs again, puffing3 a little this time, but she still scooped4 the stone back into her nest with nimble paws.
“Let me check your spine5.” Jayfeather buried his muzzle6 into her pelt, feeling her muscles with gentle nips. They felt healthy and strong all the way down to the break. Beyond, they were lifeless and thin, but the fur covering them was sleek7 and shiny. “You’ve worked hard.” Jayfeather sat up. “As long as we keep up with your exercises, you’ll be fine.”
Briarlight flung the pebble out of her nest and began reaching for it again. “I want to be able to climb trees using my forepaws alone,” she puffed8.
As she struggled to reach the stone, Jayfeather’s attention drifted. He’d been worrying all morning about the fourth cat. Mothwing was the only one who’d offered any help fighting the Dark Forest. It must be her. He cast his mind out, as though releasing a bird, and let it skim across the lake toward RiverClan territory. As it reached the camp, he blocked out the clamor of emotions and probed for Mothwing. He sensed Willowshine, counting herbs, and felt Mothwing beside her, but as usual he could not
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pebble
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puffing
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| v.使喷出( puff的现在分词 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧 | |
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scooped
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| v.抢先报道( scoop的过去式和过去分词 );(敏捷地)抱起;抢先获得;用铲[勺]等挖(洞等) | |
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| adj.疏松的v.使喷出( puff的过去式和过去分词 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧 | |
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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beech
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hopped
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warrior
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warriors
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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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pebbles
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troublemaking
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inhaled
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scents
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frustration
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hostility
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trespasser
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flattened
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onward
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marsh
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prey
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sneer
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apprentice
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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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