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CHAPTER 15
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CHAPTER 15
Jayfeather wrinkled his nose as heswallowed a mouthful of herbs. The tansy tasted bitter and would sit like nettles1 in his belly2 till sunhigh, but he was determined3 not to catch any of the coughs and sneezes spreading through the Clan4 like fleas5. He sniffed6 Briarlight. The tang of green leaves was fresh on her breath. “Have you eaten all of them?”
“Yes.” Her fur brushed the floor as she crossed the medicine den7 and Jayfeather heard her lapping from the pool. “Why do herbs have to taste so bitter?” she complained.
“It stops the rabbits and mice from eating them,” Jayfeather replied.
The days of rain since the Gathering8—nearly a quarter moon ago—had brought with them the first real chill of leaf-fall. The Clan had been sheltering in their dens9 when they weren’t patrolling, and every sniffle had been passed from nest to nest. Nothing serious, but the sound of coughing and wheezing10 made Jayfeather edgy11.
He had turned Millie away yesterday when she’d come to visit Briarlight. “No cat is allowed in the medicine den except me.”
Millie had tensed, her tail twitching12 with
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nettles
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belly
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determined
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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fleas
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| n.跳蚤( flea的名词复数 );爱财如命;没好气地(拒绝某人的要求) | |
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sniffed
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| v.以鼻吸气,嗅,闻( sniff的过去式和过去分词 );抽鼻子(尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气);抱怨,不以为然地说 | |
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| n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室 | |
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gathering
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dens
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wheezing
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| v.喘息,发出呼哧呼哧的喘息声( wheeze的现在分词 );哮鸣 | |
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edgy
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twitching
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annoyance
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| n.恼怒,生气,烦恼 | |
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pricking
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| 刺,刺痕,刺痛感 | |
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pelt
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beech
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jaws
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clenched
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| v.紧握,抓紧,咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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drizzle
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| v.下毛毛雨;n.毛毛雨,蒙蒙细雨 | |
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flattened
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| [医](水)平扁的,弄平的 | |
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muffled
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| adj.(声音)被隔的;听不太清的;(衣服)裹严的;蒙住的v.压抑,捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 );用厚厚的衣帽包着(自己) | |
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scents
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| n.香水( scent的名词复数 );气味;(动物的)臭迹;(尤指狗的)嗅觉 | |
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scent
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| 发出隆隆声,发出辘辘声( rumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 轰鸣着缓慢行进; 发现…的真相; 看穿(阴谋) | |
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croaked
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cantankerous
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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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warriors
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warrior
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bickering
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rustled
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poked
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puffed
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soothe
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squeaking
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| v.短促地尖叫( squeak的现在分词 );吱吱叫;告密;充当告密者 | |
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steered
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| v.驾驶( steer的过去式和过去分词 );操纵;控制;引导 | |
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grumbled
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| 抱怨( grumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 发牢骚; 咕哝; 发哼声 | |
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clattered
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| 发出咔哒声(clatter的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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skidded
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muzzle
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battering
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flare
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| v.闪耀,闪烁;n.潮红;突发 | |
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pelting
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| 微不足道的,无价值的,盛怒的 | |
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flinched
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growled
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growl
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snarled
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truce
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pebbles
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bad-tempered
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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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trespassing
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frustration
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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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