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"lemma","pos","cefr_level","coverage_rank","context_sentence","context_sentence_zh","definition_zh"
"killer","Noun","UNKNOWN","4701","""Ye've got yerself one dragon-killer of a bow, me friend,"" Bradwarden offered.","",""
"naturally","Adverb","UNKNOWN","4702","Jill was naturally strong, but surely not as strong as he had been.","",""
"meander","Verb","UNKNOWN","4703","The path meandered, joining another, then forking three ways.","",""
"converge","Verb","UNKNOWN","4704","The hundreds of purplish rings converged in the middle of the room.","",""
"bigger","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4705","Our enemies know of us, and there is certainly concern among their ranks, but they have a bigger goal before them and that diversion gives us some hope, gives us the ability to proclaim with confidence that they will not catch us.","",""
"homage","Noun","UNKNOWN","4706","Elbryan went right to the heart of the grove, paying homage to whoever was buried there, then came back to the edge, wanting to feel the breeze in his face.","",""
"downwind","Verb","UNKNOWN","4707","It was taking his measure, Elbryan knew, though he was not downwind and too far for most horses even to notice him.","",""
"steed","Noun","UNKNOWN","4708","He knew the magnificent steed would not return that day, and so he walked away, not in the direction in which the horse had run but back toward Dundalis.","",""
"silly","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4709","""If we missed them, I'll beat ye silly,"" the large man huffed at Chipmunk, who wisely shifted to the side, out of arm's reach.","",""
"spell","Noun","UNKNOWN","4710","He took a step forward and the horse ran off, breaking the spell and ending the encounter.","",""
"swear","Verb","UNKNOWN","4711","The wind rushed past his ears, the landscape flying along beneath, such a thrill of the run, such a smoothness of stride, that Elbryan would have sworn he was flying across a cushion of air.","",""
"lash","Verb","UNKNOWN","4712","She wanted to lash out at Avelyn at that moment, but she could not deny his last words.","",""
"aimlessly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","4713","Brother Justice had not gained on his intended prey -
had, in fact, lost ground, wandering aimlessly about the large city.","",""
"deter","Verb","UNKNOWN","4714","The brave woman was not easily deterred.","",""
"nip","PastTense","UNKNOWN","4715","The demon's arms shot forward, fingers extended, and black tendrils of crackling electricity spouted from them, biting against the wall and running the length of the straight passage, nipping and snapping at Elbryan and Avelyn, at Pony and Bradwarden as they followed their friends around the bend.","",""
"shrink","Verb","UNKNOWN","4716","The name
""Elbryan"" nipped at the edges of her mind, but with it came an overwhelming sense of grief and loss: that black wall of pain that caused her to shrink away, that had made her put the glowing ember in Connor Bildeborough's face.","",""
"bet","Verb","UNKNOWN","4717","""We would climb up to the top rail and bet on how long we could walk it.""
""My friends,"" Jill said, without really thinking about her answer.","",""
"suffocate","Gerund","UNKNOWN","4718","Though she was outside, she felt as if she were suffocating, closed within a space that was too tight.","",""
"downstairs","Noun","UNKNOWN","4719","He was downstairs soon enough, drinking and talking amid a huge crowd, for many of the area trappers had come in to lay in provisions in preparation of the coming winter.","",""
"arguing","Noun","UNKNOWN","4720","They were a tough bunch indeed, reclusive and opinionated, men and a few women who lived by their weapons and their cunning, and Avelyn was soon enough arguing with one rake that a town whose history was as dark as that of Dundalis should be better prepared to face the danger.","",""
"hateful","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4721","The folk of Elkenbrook had never known such a huge gathering of goblins, could not conceive of the notion that the hateful, selfish creatures could ever band together in such numbers.","",""
"astride","Noun","UNKNOWN","4722","Out from the gaps in the line came the next surprise, a goblin cavalry, the diminutive creatures astride shaggy ponies.","",""
"disciplined","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4723","And working in concert,"" he added, sweeping his arm across the panorama of the encampment, indicating the disciplined manner in which the creatures were organizing their camp.","",""
"toll","Noun","UNKNOWN","4724","The folk recognized the dramatic movement as a signal and braced for the charge, determined to take their toll, whatever the final outcome.","",""
"massacre","Noun","UNKNOWN","4725","So fast and complete was the massacre that Avelyn never used his magic.","",""
"misshapen","Noun","UNKNOWN","4726","Jill's eyes opened wide, the memory suddenly too vivid, the recollection of that ugly, misshapen dead thing assaulting her, telling her mind to run away.","",""
"unarmed","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4727","The big man gasped in desperation, unarmed and eyeing the deadly ranger.","",""
"unwanted","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4728","Might the mad friar's increasing reputation have brought unwanted recognition from the strict order?","",""
"deft","Noun","UNKNOWN","4729","A deft twist by the woman turned the sword out of harm's way, allowing Brother Justice merely a glancing hit that forced Jill back a step.","",""
"ruse","Noun","UNKNOWN","4730","She understood then that his mental attack had been but a ruse, a distraction from which he could recover much faster than she.","",""
"enthusiastically","Adverb","UNKNOWN","4731","of that marauding black bear?""
asked Belster O'Comely, moving down to that end of the bar, wiping it rather enthusiastically to force two of the men away.","",""
"lately","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4732","Lately, though, Belster had begun changing that.","",""
"sick","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4733","""The bear was sick and dying anyway,"" Tol Yuganick blustered on.","",""
"lord","Noun","UNKNOWN","4734","He studied the man in the distant corner, the one Tol had referred to sarcastically as ""our lord protector,"" with new interest.","",""
"protecting","Noun","UNKNOWN","4735","Ye're smart enough to see that Pony needs little protecting.""","",""
"vertically","Adverb","UNKNOWN","4736","Elbryan casually put Hawkwing out vertically in front of him, picking off the punch with the hard wood.","",""
"groaning","Noun","UNKNOWN","4737","It went down hard, groaning, trying to shake the dizziness, growling against the searing pain.","",""
"skilled","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4738","Then the ranger began his scan again, seeking the newcomer, this skilled fighter, this assassin.","",""
"hustle","Verb","UNKNOWN","4739","The ranger shrugged it away and hustled to the side of the fat monk.","",""
"herb","Noun","UNKNOWN","4740","This man had been-poisoned, no doubt about it, but the poison was not based in any substance, in any herb or plant or any animal venom.","",""
"swerved","Noun","UNKNOWN","4741","Elbryan watched him go, taking some comfort in the fact that the man swerved for the inn's side door and was apparently going to his room, not back to the common room.","",""
"affair","Noun","UNKNOWN","4742","Elbryan didn't know exactly where he might fit in to such a private affair, but he expected that he and the fat monk - and likely the deadly stranger, as well - had not seen the last of one another.","",""
"forewarn","Verb","UNKNOWN","4743","Now Avelyn was indeed growing fearful; it wasn't like Jill to disappear for so long without forewarning him or without finding some way to contact him.","",""
"uncompromising","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4744","to find you, yes, yes,"" Avelyn finally explained, finding his wits against that uncompromising stare.","",""
"wearily","Adverb","UNKNOWN","4745","I cannot be sure.""
Elbryan sighed wearily.","",""
"dimly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","4746","Quintall stood at the back of the dimly lit cave, leaning easily against the wall, flicking flint against steel until a light caught on the torch he had propped there.","",""
"foolishly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","4747","And then they were buried beneath the subsequent memories: the death of Thagraine, of the boy who had foolishly gone onto Pimaninicuit, of all the crew of the Windrunner, of Dansally, of Siherton.","",""
"vine","Plural","UNKNOWN","4748","Elbryan took the torch with him as he pushed aside the vines and entered the inner chamber.","",""
"powerfully","Adverb","UNKNOWN","4749","Elbryan jammed one end of Hawkwing into the dirt and swept the staff powerfully across in front of him, left to right, deflecting the blow.","",""
"wraith","Noun","UNKNOWN","4750","He stood on the legs of a wraith facing the dactyl demon.","",""
"magnificence","Singular","UNKNOWN","4751","- in all its horrible beauty, in all its magnificence.","",""
"claims","Noun","UNKNOWN","4752","""Not all of his claims were untrue, I fear,"" the monk admitted.","",""
"device","Singular","UNKNOWN","4753","Perhaps the stones served as a warning device to the masters back in St.-Mere-Abelle, a signal that Quintall was dead, that Quintall had failed.","",""
"abuse","Verb","B2","4754","You stole the stones because you rightly judged that they were being abused.""
Avelyn nodded, so glad to hear those words.","",""
"judged","Verb","UNKNOWN","4755","You stole the stones because you rightly judged that they were being abused.""
Avelyn nodded, so glad to hear those words.","",""
"observation","Plural","UNKNOWN","4756","I cannot know, can only guess, and I fear that any guess I make will be tainted by the observations of my current life.","",""
"betterment","Noun","UNKNOWN","4757","Those elven friends created Nightbird, this ranger, hopefully for the betterment of the world and surely for the betterment of me.","",""
"shaken","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4758","His only lament was that Pony seemed truly shaken by her return to this area.","",""
"mournful","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4759","His tune, mournful and hopeful all at once, calmed Avelyn and bolstered his resolve.","",""
"intend","Verb","UNKNOWN","4760","""What magic do you intend for Symphony?"" he wanted to know.","",""
"beneficial","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4761","""Beneficial or baneful?""
""Beneficial,"" Avelyn said with all confidence and without hesitation.","",""
"interference","Singular","UNKNOWN","4762","The horse knew things simply, without the interference of reason that was the domain of men, elves, and the higher races.","",""
"jostle","Verb","UNKNOWN","4763","Symphony snorted again and jostled about, but gradually came to accept the woman.","",""
"culmination","Singular","UNKNOWN","4764","For Elbryan, it was the culmination of his youth, where every waking thought had led him to this point with this woman, his soulmate, his Pony.","",""
"insignia","Noun","UNKNOWN","4765","Thankfully, there were no giants or even powries to be seen, but there were at least fifty goblins down there, with several, Elbryan noted, wearing the black-and-gray insignia of the dactyl's army.","",""
"reconcile","Verb","UNKNOWN","4766","The large man's knowledge of goblins simply didn't reconcile with this sight before him.","",""
"ballistae","Noun","UNKNOWN","4767","Even more surprising to the three men were the war engines, a dozen at least, great catapults and spear-throwing ballistae, and huge corkscrew devices, obviously for burrowing through fortified walls.","",""
"corkscrew","Noun","UNKNOWN","4768","Even more surprising to the three men were the war engines, a dozen at least, great catapults and spear-throwing ballistae, and huge corkscrew devices, obviously for burrowing through fortified walls.","",""
"concoct","Noun","UNKNOWN","4769","One of the giants continued to stammer on about bad luck and other such nonsense, trying hard to concoct some excuse that might keep its skin attached to its body.","",""
"forthcoming","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4770","""Ye did!"" Bradwarden roared, ending any forthcoming lies from the man and his two companions.","",""
"crest","Verb","UNKNOWN","4771","True to her word, Pony was riding hard to the south as the sun crested the eastern horizon.","",""
"reins","Noun","UNKNOWN","4772","Elbryan slipped down from Symphony and handed his reins to Bradwarden.","",""
"thievery","Noun","UNKNOWN","4773","Stealthy thievery seemed the order of the day.","",""
"diving","Noun","UNKNOWN","4774","Hawkwing's bowstring hummed, the arrow flying true, diving into the back of the peeing goblin's head.","",""
"hatchet","Noun","UNKNOWN","4775","The ranger dropped Hawkwing, reached behind him to his pack, and tore free his hatchet.","",""
"ineffective","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4776","Elbryan looked at his weapons, so ineffective against the sturdy powrie.","",""
"stringing","Verb","UNKNOWN","4777","He took the dwarf's cap and gathered up Hawkwing, quickly replacing the feathered tip and stringing the weapon.","",""
"pierced","Verb","UNKNOWN","4778","Elbryan's next shot pierced its heart and drove deep into the tree behind it, and the goblin slumped, quite dead, but standing, pegged to the tree.","",""
"peg","Verb","UNKNOWN","4779","Chipmunk popped out the last fastening peg, and, with the strength of a giant, the centaur lifted free the huge beam.","",""
"ghostly","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4780","Elbryan first noticed the ghostly figures moving through the mist as twilight descended.","",""
"strung","Noun","UNKNOWN","4781","He brought Symphony up behind a thick tangle of white birch and strung Hawkwing, ready to fight all the way to the westernmost village if need be.","",""
"bearish","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4782","Elbryan let the boy down to Paulson's waiting grasp, and the ranger was touched by how gently the bearish man handled the youngster.","",""
"compassion","Noun","UNKNOWN","4783","Whatever complaints Cric and Chipmunk might offer, they had remained in the area because of the refugees, out of simple compassion.","",""
"undetect","PastTense","UNKNOWN","4784","He left Symphony in the forest and moved tree to tree, crossing past goblin sentries undetected, at last finding a good vantage point on the edge of the village.","",""
"calls","Noun","UNKNOWN","4785","But there were more, many more, and the pursuit from the town was organized and systematic, calls from sentries gradually narrowing the possible area.","",""
"streams","Noun","UNKNOWN","4786","This was a place of natural noises: running streams, cackling birds, and chattering animals.","",""
"threateningly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","4787","Elbryan didn't flinch nor did he look back threateningly when a mug shattered against the wall beside the exit, a missile obviously aimed at the back of his head.","",""
"troubled","Verb","UNKNOWN","4788","As for those on the hills, three friends are already preparing for them.""
Pony nodded, not doubting the ranger's words, but still, another part of the plan troubled her deeply.","",""
"unleash","Verb","UNKNOWN","4789","The stone; as if it were something sentient, had called to the monk on that day when he had presented it to Elbryan and Symphony, and Avelyn, who had floated down the face of a cliff, who had walked on water and unleashed tremendous fireballs, who had held the power of a thunderstorm in his puny, mortal hands, would not discount any possibilities of its God-given power.","",""
"ignorance","Noun","UNKNOWN","4790","The goblins'
ignorance saved the creatures' lives that night, for death was barely an arm's length away; more important, the goblins' ignorance also saved Elbryan's plan.","",""
"fro","Noun","UNKNOWN","4791","The sky brightened to a dull gray shortly before the dawn, another lazy snowstorm dropping scattered flakes that floated to and fro during their descent.","",""
"admiring","Noun","UNKNOWN","4792","He put a hand on Elbryan's shoulder and gave the man a sincere, admiring look.","",""
"smother","Verb","UNKNOWN","4793","It slammed into a young tree, snapping branches and stumbling, but held its balance - stupidly, for the ground offered its only chance of smothering the flames - and ran on.","",""
"southwestern","Noun","UNKNOWN","4794","Every so often a cloud would rush overhead, pushed by southwestern breezes, but for the most part the stars shone crisp and clear, and die smell of spring was everywhere, the smell of new life.","",""
"protruded","Verb","UNKNOWN","4795","A long arrow protruded from its back, an arrow with fletchings familiar to the woman.","",""
"carrying","Noun","UNKNOWN","4796","The powerful centaur was still carrying the sack with the kicking powrie, and somehow managing to put his great bow to use every so often, but he still had enough strength to allow the fat monk up on his back.","",""
"mounts","Noun","UNKNOWN","4797","The rain intensified then, as did the wind, sheets of water blowing past, making them and their mounts all thoroughly miserable.","",""
"bittersweet","Noun","UNKNOWN","4798","The encampment that night, closer to Dundalis than to Weedy Meadow, was filled with a bittersweet atmosphere.","",""
"dinner","Noun","UNKNOWN","4799","Elbryan had interrogated the captured powrie, getting no information of any value, and then the centaur had claimed the dwarf as his catch - and as his dinner.","",""
"observed","Verb","UNKNOWN","4800","They struck out west more than north, wanting to cut a wide circuit around the long caravan that Avelyn had magically observed.","",""
1 lemma pos cefr_level coverage_rank context_sentence context_sentence_zh definition_zh
2 killer Noun UNKNOWN 4701 "Ye've got yerself one dragon-killer of a bow, me friend," Bradwarden offered.
3 naturally Adverb UNKNOWN 4702 Jill was naturally strong, but surely not as strong as he had been.
4 meander Verb UNKNOWN 4703 The path meandered, joining another, then forking three ways.
5 converge Verb UNKNOWN 4704 The hundreds of purplish rings converged in the middle of the room.
6 bigger Adjective UNKNOWN 4705 Our enemies know of us, and there is certainly concern among their ranks, but they have a bigger goal before them and that diversion gives us some hope, gives us the ability to proclaim with confidence that they will not catch us.
7 homage Noun UNKNOWN 4706 Elbryan went right to the heart of the grove, paying homage to whoever was buried there, then came back to the edge, wanting to feel the breeze in his face.
8 downwind Verb UNKNOWN 4707 It was taking his measure, Elbryan knew, though he was not downwind and too far for most horses even to notice him.
9 steed Noun UNKNOWN 4708 He knew the magnificent steed would not return that day, and so he walked away, not in the direction in which the horse had run but back toward Dundalis.
10 silly Adjective UNKNOWN 4709 "If we missed them, I'll beat ye silly," the large man huffed at Chipmunk, who wisely shifted to the side, out of arm's reach.
11 spell Noun UNKNOWN 4710 He took a step forward and the horse ran off, breaking the spell and ending the encounter.
12 swear Verb UNKNOWN 4711 The wind rushed past his ears, the landscape flying along beneath, such a thrill of the run, such a smoothness of stride, that Elbryan would have sworn he was flying across a cushion of air.
13 lash Verb UNKNOWN 4712 She wanted to lash out at Avelyn at that moment, but she could not deny his last words.
14 aimlessly Adverb UNKNOWN 4713 Brother Justice had not gained on his intended prey - had, in fact, lost ground, wandering aimlessly about the large city.
15 deter Verb UNKNOWN 4714 The brave woman was not easily deterred.
16 nip PastTense UNKNOWN 4715 The demon's arms shot forward, fingers extended, and black tendrils of crackling electricity spouted from them, biting against the wall and running the length of the straight passage, nipping and snapping at Elbryan and Avelyn, at Pony and Bradwarden as they followed their friends around the bend.
17 shrink Verb UNKNOWN 4716 The name "Elbryan" nipped at the edges of her mind, but with it came an overwhelming sense of grief and loss: that black wall of pain that caused her to shrink away, that had made her put the glowing ember in Connor Bildeborough's face.
18 bet Verb UNKNOWN 4717 "We would climb up to the top rail and bet on how long we could walk it." "My friends," Jill said, without really thinking about her answer.
19 suffocate Gerund UNKNOWN 4718 Though she was outside, she felt as if she were suffocating, closed within a space that was too tight.
20 downstairs Noun UNKNOWN 4719 He was downstairs soon enough, drinking and talking amid a huge crowd, for many of the area trappers had come in to lay in provisions in preparation of the coming winter.
21 arguing Noun UNKNOWN 4720 They were a tough bunch indeed, reclusive and opinionated, men and a few women who lived by their weapons and their cunning, and Avelyn was soon enough arguing with one rake that a town whose history was as dark as that of Dundalis should be better prepared to face the danger.
22 hateful Adjective UNKNOWN 4721 The folk of Elkenbrook had never known such a huge gathering of goblins, could not conceive of the notion that the hateful, selfish creatures could ever band together in such numbers.
23 astride Noun UNKNOWN 4722 Out from the gaps in the line came the next surprise, a goblin cavalry, the diminutive creatures astride shaggy ponies.
24 disciplined Adjective UNKNOWN 4723 And working in concert," he added, sweeping his arm across the panorama of the encampment, indicating the disciplined manner in which the creatures were organizing their camp.
25 toll Noun UNKNOWN 4724 The folk recognized the dramatic movement as a signal and braced for the charge, determined to take their toll, whatever the final outcome.
26 massacre Noun UNKNOWN 4725 So fast and complete was the massacre that Avelyn never used his magic.
27 misshapen Noun UNKNOWN 4726 Jill's eyes opened wide, the memory suddenly too vivid, the recollection of that ugly, misshapen dead thing assaulting her, telling her mind to run away.
28 unarmed Adjective UNKNOWN 4727 The big man gasped in desperation, unarmed and eyeing the deadly ranger.
29 unwanted Adjective UNKNOWN 4728 Might the mad friar's increasing reputation have brought unwanted recognition from the strict order?
30 deft Noun UNKNOWN 4729 A deft twist by the woman turned the sword out of harm's way, allowing Brother Justice merely a glancing hit that forced Jill back a step.
31 ruse Noun UNKNOWN 4730 She understood then that his mental attack had been but a ruse, a distraction from which he could recover much faster than she.
32 enthusiastically Adverb UNKNOWN 4731 of that marauding black bear?" asked Belster O'Comely, moving down to that end of the bar, wiping it rather enthusiastically to force two of the men away.
33 lately Adjective UNKNOWN 4732 Lately, though, Belster had begun changing that.
34 sick Adjective UNKNOWN 4733 "The bear was sick and dying anyway," Tol Yuganick blustered on.
35 lord Noun UNKNOWN 4734 He studied the man in the distant corner, the one Tol had referred to sarcastically as "our lord protector," with new interest.
36 protecting Noun UNKNOWN 4735 Ye're smart enough to see that Pony needs little protecting."
37 vertically Adverb UNKNOWN 4736 Elbryan casually put Hawkwing out vertically in front of him, picking off the punch with the hard wood.
38 groaning Noun UNKNOWN 4737 It went down hard, groaning, trying to shake the dizziness, growling against the searing pain.
39 skilled Adjective UNKNOWN 4738 Then the ranger began his scan again, seeking the newcomer, this skilled fighter, this assassin.
40 hustle Verb UNKNOWN 4739 The ranger shrugged it away and hustled to the side of the fat monk.
41 herb Noun UNKNOWN 4740 This man had been-poisoned, no doubt about it, but the poison was not based in any substance, in any herb or plant or any animal venom.
42 swerved Noun UNKNOWN 4741 Elbryan watched him go, taking some comfort in the fact that the man swerved for the inn's side door and was apparently going to his room, not back to the common room.
43 affair Noun UNKNOWN 4742 Elbryan didn't know exactly where he might fit in to such a private affair, but he expected that he and the fat monk - and likely the deadly stranger, as well - had not seen the last of one another.
44 forewarn Verb UNKNOWN 4743 Now Avelyn was indeed growing fearful; it wasn't like Jill to disappear for so long without forewarning him or without finding some way to contact him.
45 uncompromising Adjective UNKNOWN 4744 to find you, yes, yes," Avelyn finally explained, finding his wits against that uncompromising stare.
46 wearily Adverb UNKNOWN 4745 I cannot be sure." Elbryan sighed wearily.
47 dimly Adverb UNKNOWN 4746 Quintall stood at the back of the dimly lit cave, leaning easily against the wall, flicking flint against steel until a light caught on the torch he had propped there.
48 foolishly Adverb UNKNOWN 4747 And then they were buried beneath the subsequent memories: the death of Thagraine, of the boy who had foolishly gone onto Pimaninicuit, of all the crew of the Windrunner, of Dansally, of Siherton.
49 vine Plural UNKNOWN 4748 Elbryan took the torch with him as he pushed aside the vines and entered the inner chamber.
50 powerfully Adverb UNKNOWN 4749 Elbryan jammed one end of Hawkwing into the dirt and swept the staff powerfully across in front of him, left to right, deflecting the blow.
51 wraith Noun UNKNOWN 4750 He stood on the legs of a wraith facing the dactyl demon.
52 magnificence Singular UNKNOWN 4751 - in all its horrible beauty, in all its magnificence.
53 claims Noun UNKNOWN 4752 "Not all of his claims were untrue, I fear," the monk admitted.
54 device Singular UNKNOWN 4753 Perhaps the stones served as a warning device to the masters back in St.-Mere-Abelle, a signal that Quintall was dead, that Quintall had failed.
55 abuse Verb B2 4754 You stole the stones because you rightly judged that they were being abused." Avelyn nodded, so glad to hear those words.
56 judged Verb UNKNOWN 4755 You stole the stones because you rightly judged that they were being abused." Avelyn nodded, so glad to hear those words.
57 observation Plural UNKNOWN 4756 I cannot know, can only guess, and I fear that any guess I make will be tainted by the observations of my current life.
58 betterment Noun UNKNOWN 4757 Those elven friends created Nightbird, this ranger, hopefully for the betterment of the world and surely for the betterment of me.
59 shaken Adjective UNKNOWN 4758 His only lament was that Pony seemed truly shaken by her return to this area.
60 mournful Adjective UNKNOWN 4759 His tune, mournful and hopeful all at once, calmed Avelyn and bolstered his resolve.
61 intend Verb UNKNOWN 4760 "What magic do you intend for Symphony?" he wanted to know.
62 beneficial Adjective UNKNOWN 4761 "Beneficial or baneful?" "Beneficial," Avelyn said with all confidence and without hesitation.
63 interference Singular UNKNOWN 4762 The horse knew things simply, without the interference of reason that was the domain of men, elves, and the higher races.
64 jostle Verb UNKNOWN 4763 Symphony snorted again and jostled about, but gradually came to accept the woman.
65 culmination Singular UNKNOWN 4764 For Elbryan, it was the culmination of his youth, where every waking thought had led him to this point with this woman, his soulmate, his Pony.
66 insignia Noun UNKNOWN 4765 Thankfully, there were no giants or even powries to be seen, but there were at least fifty goblins down there, with several, Elbryan noted, wearing the black-and-gray insignia of the dactyl's army.
67 reconcile Verb UNKNOWN 4766 The large man's knowledge of goblins simply didn't reconcile with this sight before him.
68 ballistae Noun UNKNOWN 4767 Even more surprising to the three men were the war engines, a dozen at least, great catapults and spear-throwing ballistae, and huge corkscrew devices, obviously for burrowing through fortified walls.
69 corkscrew Noun UNKNOWN 4768 Even more surprising to the three men were the war engines, a dozen at least, great catapults and spear-throwing ballistae, and huge corkscrew devices, obviously for burrowing through fortified walls.
70 concoct Noun UNKNOWN 4769 One of the giants continued to stammer on about bad luck and other such nonsense, trying hard to concoct some excuse that might keep its skin attached to its body.
71 forthcoming Adjective UNKNOWN 4770 "Ye did!" Bradwarden roared, ending any forthcoming lies from the man and his two companions.
72 crest Verb UNKNOWN 4771 True to her word, Pony was riding hard to the south as the sun crested the eastern horizon.
73 reins Noun UNKNOWN 4772 Elbryan slipped down from Symphony and handed his reins to Bradwarden.
74 thievery Noun UNKNOWN 4773 Stealthy thievery seemed the order of the day.
75 diving Noun UNKNOWN 4774 Hawkwing's bowstring hummed, the arrow flying true, diving into the back of the peeing goblin's head.
76 hatchet Noun UNKNOWN 4775 The ranger dropped Hawkwing, reached behind him to his pack, and tore free his hatchet.
77 ineffective Adjective UNKNOWN 4776 Elbryan looked at his weapons, so ineffective against the sturdy powrie.
78 stringing Verb UNKNOWN 4777 He took the dwarf's cap and gathered up Hawkwing, quickly replacing the feathered tip and stringing the weapon.
79 pierced Verb UNKNOWN 4778 Elbryan's next shot pierced its heart and drove deep into the tree behind it, and the goblin slumped, quite dead, but standing, pegged to the tree.
80 peg Verb UNKNOWN 4779 Chipmunk popped out the last fastening peg, and, with the strength of a giant, the centaur lifted free the huge beam.
81 ghostly Adjective UNKNOWN 4780 Elbryan first noticed the ghostly figures moving through the mist as twilight descended.
82 strung Noun UNKNOWN 4781 He brought Symphony up behind a thick tangle of white birch and strung Hawkwing, ready to fight all the way to the westernmost village if need be.
83 bearish Adjective UNKNOWN 4782 Elbryan let the boy down to Paulson's waiting grasp, and the ranger was touched by how gently the bearish man handled the youngster.
84 compassion Noun UNKNOWN 4783 Whatever complaints Cric and Chipmunk might offer, they had remained in the area because of the refugees, out of simple compassion.
85 undetect PastTense UNKNOWN 4784 He left Symphony in the forest and moved tree to tree, crossing past goblin sentries undetected, at last finding a good vantage point on the edge of the village.
86 calls Noun UNKNOWN 4785 But there were more, many more, and the pursuit from the town was organized and systematic, calls from sentries gradually narrowing the possible area.
87 streams Noun UNKNOWN 4786 This was a place of natural noises: running streams, cackling birds, and chattering animals.
88 threateningly Adverb UNKNOWN 4787 Elbryan didn't flinch nor did he look back threateningly when a mug shattered against the wall beside the exit, a missile obviously aimed at the back of his head.
89 troubled Verb UNKNOWN 4788 As for those on the hills, three friends are already preparing for them." Pony nodded, not doubting the ranger's words, but still, another part of the plan troubled her deeply.
90 unleash Verb UNKNOWN 4789 The stone; as if it were something sentient, had called to the monk on that day when he had presented it to Elbryan and Symphony, and Avelyn, who had floated down the face of a cliff, who had walked on water and unleashed tremendous fireballs, who had held the power of a thunderstorm in his puny, mortal hands, would not discount any possibilities of its God-given power.
91 ignorance Noun UNKNOWN 4790 The goblins' ignorance saved the creatures' lives that night, for death was barely an arm's length away; more important, the goblins' ignorance also saved Elbryan's plan.
92 fro Noun UNKNOWN 4791 The sky brightened to a dull gray shortly before the dawn, another lazy snowstorm dropping scattered flakes that floated to and fro during their descent.
93 admiring Noun UNKNOWN 4792 He put a hand on Elbryan's shoulder and gave the man a sincere, admiring look.
94 smother Verb UNKNOWN 4793 It slammed into a young tree, snapping branches and stumbling, but held its balance - stupidly, for the ground offered its only chance of smothering the flames - and ran on.
95 southwestern Noun UNKNOWN 4794 Every so often a cloud would rush overhead, pushed by southwestern breezes, but for the most part the stars shone crisp and clear, and die smell of spring was everywhere, the smell of new life.
96 protruded Verb UNKNOWN 4795 A long arrow protruded from its back, an arrow with fletchings familiar to the woman.
97 carrying Noun UNKNOWN 4796 The powerful centaur was still carrying the sack with the kicking powrie, and somehow managing to put his great bow to use every so often, but he still had enough strength to allow the fat monk up on his back.
98 mounts Noun UNKNOWN 4797 The rain intensified then, as did the wind, sheets of water blowing past, making them and their mounts all thoroughly miserable.
99 bittersweet Noun UNKNOWN 4798 The encampment that night, closer to Dundalis than to Weedy Meadow, was filled with a bittersweet atmosphere.
100 dinner Noun UNKNOWN 4799 Elbryan had interrogated the captured powrie, getting no information of any value, and then the centaur had claimed the dwarf as his catch - and as his dinner.
101 observed Verb UNKNOWN 4800 They struck out west more than north, wanting to cut a wide circuit around the long caravan that Avelyn had magically observed.