Into the Wild: Chapters 17–25

by Erin Hunter
In the first book of the Warriors series, a house cat named Rusty joins up with a clan of wild cats.

Here are links to our lists for the novel: Prologue–Chapter 2, Chapters 3–5, Chapters 6–9, Chapters 10–16, Chapters 17–25
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  1. dire
    causing fear or dread or terror
    Firepaw looked at her as she calmed the helpless kits, and Brokenstar’s dire warning about the ShadowClan rogue flashed through his mind.
  2. submissive
    inclined or willing to give in to orders or wishes of others
    "Yes, Darkstripe,” Firepaw mewed, dipping his head submissively.
  3. offhand
    casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
    “I could sneak out and get some,” Firepaw offered. He had resented Darkstripe’s offhand treatment and welcomed the chance to outwit him.
  4. tawny
    having the color of tanned leather
    Firepaw spun around expectantly and met her tawny gaze. Her eyes burned back at him.
  5. glower
    look angry or sullen as if to signal disapproval
    “Graypaw,” continued Tigerclaw, “you can join my training session. Do you think you’re up to it, Ravenpaw?” He glowered at his apprentice.
  6. strew
    spread by scattering
    The path was strewn with freshly fallen golden leaves that rustled beneath their paws.
  7. revel
    take delight in
    The rising sun made his pelt glow with warmth, and he stretched appreciatively, reveling in the suppleness of his spine and the strength in his legs.
  8. supple
    capable of moving or bending freely
    The rising sun made his pelt glow with warmth, and he stretched appreciatively, reveling in the suppleness of his spine and the strength in his legs.
  9. melancholy
    grave or even gloomy in character
    Bluestar looked serious. “Lovely they may be, but they mean more mouths to feed, and the season of leaf-bare will soon be here.” Then she glanced at Firepaw, who was unable to hide his surprise at her melancholy tone.
  10. bask
    derive or receive pleasure from
    For once, Firepaw didn’t stop to bask in her praise.
  11. wry
    humorously sarcastic or mocking
    “That’s true,” Bluestar acknowledged with a wry nod.
  12. punctuate
    interrupt periodically
    Lightning crackled overhead, punctuating Tigerclaw’s words with a glaring white flash, and a clap of thunder rolled around the woods.
  13. dismay
    the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
    The cats stopped on the bank and looked down in dismay at the wide, brown, swirling river.
  14. sodden
    wet through and through; thoroughly wet
    Ravenpaw had halted farther down the slope, his sides heaving as he caught his breath. He looked smaller than ever with his sodden fur clinging to his scrawny body.
  15. gale
    a strong wind moving 34–40 knots
    “We can’t take you any farther, Ravenpaw,” meowed Firepaw through the gale.
  16. falter
    be or become weak, unsteady, or uncertain
    Firepaw began to hope that each new smell would take them in a different direction, but the trail was unfaltering.
  17. foliage
    the collective amount of leaves of one or more plants
    Quickly Graypaw and Mousefur dug down through the foliage until they had uncovered the missing ThunderClan kits at the bottom of a small pit.
  18. bittersweet
    tinged with sadness
    “Where’s Ravenpaw?” meowed Bluestar suddenly, jolting Firepaw out of his bittersweet remembrances.
  19. commend
    present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence
    “I, Bluestar, leader of ThunderClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on these two apprentices. They have trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend them to you as warriors in their turn.”
  20. naive
    inexperienced
    Fireheart was not the same naive young cat who had joined the Clan all those moons ago.
Created on Tue Mar 10 13:59:10 EDT 2020 (updated Tue Mar 10 15:49:51 EDT 2020)

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