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"lemma","pos","cefr_level","coverage_rank","global_frequency","context_sentence","context_sentence_zh","definition_zh"
"him","Noun","UNKNOWN","1","1188","Elbryan's father had assured him that Wyndon boys were normally late in sprouting.","",""
"back","Verb","UNKNOWN","2","791","The spirit had come back to Corona encased in obsidian!","",""
"them","Noun","UNKNOWN","3","579","The men were expected back any day, and Elbryan meant to meet them and lead their procession into the village.","",""
"monk","Noun","UNKNOWN","4","485","Again the young monk could only shrug helplessly, wanting to know but afraid to know.","",""
"down","Verb","UNKNOWN","5","456","A thin crack ran down the center of the obsidian sarcophagus.","",""
"stone","Noun","UNKNOWN","6","444","Its gray rock walls seemed to grow right from the solid stone, an extension of the earth's power.","",""
"away","Adverb","UNKNOWN","7","418","The boy looked away, angry at himself for allowing such feelings.","",""
"goblin","Noun","UNKNOWN","8","412","The wicked goblins certainly, so full of anger and greed, so delighting in murder and war.","",""
"way","Noun","UNKNOWN","9","412","Gradually a smile found its way back onto her face, her dimples showing the slightest blush of red.","",""
"turn","Verb","A2","10","357","Its thoughts turned from its enemies to those it would summon as minions.","",""
"elf","Noun","UNKNOWN","11","336","Juraviel didn't have to look Tuntun's way to know her pose, for the obstinate elf struck it often.","",""
"right","Adverb","A2","12","334","Its gray rock walls seemed to grow right from the solid stone, an extension of the earth's power.","",""
"hard","Adjective","A2","13","325","Olwan Wyndon told the tale again in full to the gathering, trying hard not to embellish it.","",""
"long","Adjective","A2","14","306","Elbryan and Pony lingered long by the corpse, studying it intently.","",""
"young","Adjective","UNKNOWN","15","304","Earlier that year, at the beginning of summer, some of the younger children had snagged a badger in a noose.","",""
"other","Adjective","UNKNOWN","16","294","Panic hit him, wrestling hard with a jumble of other emotions that Elbryan did not understand.","",""
"head","Noun","UNKNOWN","17","281","Pony sighed, too, and shook her head as if to show her ultimate frustration with adults.","",""
"giant","Noun","UNKNOWN","18","265","Pony shrugged, not willing to discount the possibility of giants, not after viewing a dead goblin.","",""
"side","Noun","UNKNOWN","19","248","Immediately a pair of mugs came up into the air from the side of the room.","",""
"foot","Noun","UNKNOWN","20","247","Realizing she hadn't been hit by anything, she put her feet back under her and ran on.","",""
"arm","Noun","UNKNOWN","21","234","Jilseponie moved first, a single, tiny step, her arm reaching out helplessly.","",""
"against","Adjective","B1","22","226","Pony squeezed in tight between two buildings and put her head against a wall.","",""
"own","Adjective","A2","23","222","Elbryan was glad that the distracted girl had not noticed his own shade of red.","",""
"word","Noun","UNKNOWN","24","216","Pony spoke the words again, under her breath.","",""
"sword","Noun","UNKNOWN","25","212","Even as the goblin began to turn, Elbryan's sword came down hard on its head.","",""
"such","Adverb","UNKNOWN","26","211","It didn't seem such a momentous thing, just a gradual stirring in a deep cave in a far, empty mountain.","",""
"far","Adjective","UNKNOWN","27","211","It didn't seem such a momentous thing, just a gradual stirring in a deep cave in a far, empty mountain.","",""
"reply","Verb","UNKNOWN","28","207","The look the stocky man gave him in reply did little to allay the monk's mounting suspicions.","",""
"behind","Adjective","UNKNOWN","29","206","The new class of twenty-five stood one behind the other.","",""
"good","Adjective","UNKNOWN","30","206","The tangible, corporeal body felt good to the wandering spirit.","",""
"centaur","Noun","UNKNOWN","31","201","Elbryan turned a wry gaze on the centaur.","",""
"realize","Verb","B1","32","200","The object on the fourth shoulder pole, each man realized, would be enough to get the lesson across.","",""
"master","Noun","UNKNOWN","33","199","Without a word, the tall master stalked from the room.","",""
"tree","Noun","UNKNOWN","34","197","It moved nimbly from branch to branch, crossing over to nearby trees with barely a whisper.","",""
"world","Noun","A2","35","194","All the world seemed still, not a bird calling, not a whisper of wind.","",""
"soon","Adjective","A2","36","186","The snicker was soon gone, but the smile remained, all the wider for the sight.","",""
"great","Adjective","UNKNOWN","37","186","A grinding sound, the great gates sliding open, brought the young man from his contemplations.","",""
"well","Adverb","UNKNOWN","38","185","The dactyl's ears were pointed as well, poking up about the demon creature's thin tuft of black hair.","",""
"indeed","Adverb","UNKNOWN","39","184","Faith heeded no proof - indeed the very value of faith was loyalty to beliefs without proof!","",""
"ground","Noun","UNKNOWN","40","184","Elbryan prodded the ground with the tip of his sword.","",""
"perhaps","Adverb","UNKNOWN","41","184","It wouldn't matter, she quickly reminded herself, and perhaps this way, defenseless, the end would come more quickly.","",""
"creature","Noun","UNKNOWN","42","182","For the demonic creature in the cave, such questions hardly mattered.","",""
"dactyl","Noun","UNKNOWN","43","181","By sheer will and brute strength, the dactyl flexed its wings.","",""
"human","Noun","UNKNOWN","44","180","Its head, too, was somewhat human, except more angular, with a narrow jaw and pointed chin.","",""
"wall","Noun","UNKNOWN","45","180","Its gray rock walls seemed to grow right from the solid stone, an extension of the earth's power.","",""
"moment","Noun","B1","46","178","Then she turned and skipped off, and was startled a moment later when Elbryan jumped out in front of her.","",""
"last","Adjective","UNKNOWN","47","178","How many decades, even centuries, had passed since its last visit to Corona?","",""
"end","Verb","UNKNOWN","48","174","Stubborn to the end, he stabbed again as hard as he could, then closed his eyes.","",""
"line","Verb","UNKNOWN","49","163","There were no lines of defense anymore, no organized pockets of resistance.","",""
"fight","Verb","UNKNOWN","50","163","To where his parents were fighting, to where Pony had run.","",""
"fast","Adjective","A2","51","162","That relief fast transformed into a sinking feeling as Elbryan realized the meaning of this creature's positioning.","",""
"under","Adjective","UNKNOWN","52","162","Pony spoke the words again, under her breath.","",""
"body","Noun","UNKNOWN","53","161","The tangible, corporeal body felt good to the wandering spirit.","",""
"fear","Noun","B1","54","160","That notion brought fear and Elbryan tried to pull away - and did break the hold long enough to catch his breath.","",""
"light","Verb","A2","55","159","The texture of its skin was rough and thick, an armored hide, reddish in hue and shiny, as if lit by its own inner glow.","",""
"nod","Verb","UNKNOWN","56","159","Elbryan shrugged and nodded down the road to the north, then led the girl off at a swift pace.","",""
"low","Adjective","A2","57","156","A line of drool hung low from the dactyl's mouth as it considered its former and future allies, its army of woe.","",""
"thing","Noun","UNKNOWN","58","154","It didn't seem such a momentous thing, just a gradual stirring in a deep cave in a far, empty mountain.","",""
"small","Adjective","UNKNOWN","59","153","Elbryan felt totally alone, yet one with the universe, a small part of majesty, a small but endless flicker in eternity.","",""
"explain","Verb","A2","60","151","The mysteries of stone magic could not be explained away by human desires of control and order.","",""
"himself","Noun","UNKNOWN","61","151","Dinoniel himself had come into this cave after the beast, had skewered the dactyl...","",""
"high","Adjective","UNKNOWN","62","148","The place was not bright, having only a handful of tiny windows set high up on the tall walls.","",""
"magic","Noun","UNKNOWN","63","148","Of course he knew of the Ring Stones, the heavenly gifts to St.-Mere-Abelle, the source of all the magic in the world.","",""
"here","Noun","UNKNOWN","64","147","A trip line here, a disguised patch of slick mud on a corner there.","",""
"past","Noun","A2","65","145","Avelyn tried not to think of the reality of his position as the tower walls slipped past his descending form.","",""
"little","Adjective","A2","66","144","Goblins were little seen creatures; many considered them more myth than truth.","",""
"voice","Noun","B1","67","144","Pony recognized the frustration in his voice, though he did well to hide it.","",""
"something","Noun","UNKNOWN","68","144","Elbryan felt suddenly closer to the girl, as if they two had shared something very special and very private.","",""
"wide","Adjective","UNKNOWN","69","141","The snicker was soon gone, but the smile remained, all the wider for the sight.","",""
"father","Noun","UNKNOWN","70","141","Elbryan's father had assured him that Wyndon boys were normally late in sprouting.","",""
"suddenly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","71","140","Elbryan felt suddenly closer to the girl, as if they two had shared something very special and very private.","",""
"once","Adverb","UNKNOWN","72","140","Avelyn dropped his gaze once more, fearful of discipline should he be caught peeking out from under his hood.","",""
"point","Verb","UNKNOWN","73","139","The dactyl's ears were pointed as well, poking up about the demon creature's thin tuft of black hair.","",""
"smile","Verb","A2","74","138","Elbryan moved up to the comer of the next house, smiling for his cleverness, and peered around.","",""
"consider","Verb","B1","75","133","A line of drool hung low from the dactyl's mouth as it considered its former and future allies, its army of woe.","",""
"hit","Noun","B1","76","132","Realizing she hadn't been hit by anything, she put her feet back under her and ran on.","",""
"shoulder","Noun","UNKNOWN","77","132","The object on the fourth shoulder pole, each man realized, would be enough to get the lesson across.","",""
"near","Adjective","UNKNOWN","78","130","The village was not even walled, as earlier settlements near the Wilderlands had been, and the folk were not well armed.","",""
"along","Verb","UNKNOWN","79","130","From up here: St.-Mere-Abelle appeared as a thick and stretched snake, winding its way along the top of the sea cliff.","",""
"step","Verb","UNKNOWN","80","126","Jilseponie moved first, a single, tiny step, her arm reaching out helplessly.","",""
"deep","Adjective","UNKNOWN","81","125","It didn't seem such a momentous thing, just a gradual stirring in a deep cave in a far, empty mountain.","",""
"bear","Verb","UNKNOWN","82","125","As if in a grotesque mockery of that hope, a goblin marched around that corner, bearing down on the girl.","",""
"village","Noun","UNKNOWN","83","124","Work in the village was at full pace, readying for winter.","",""
"next","Adjective","UNKNOWN","84","123","Elbryan moved up to the comer of the next house, smiling for his cleverness, and peered around.","",""
"pair","Noun","UNKNOWN","85","122","Immediately a pair of mugs came up into the air from the side of the room.","",""
"powrie","Noun","UNKNOWN","86","122","It was a powrie mannikin, Avelyn realized.","",""
"fly","Verb","UNKNOWN","87","118","Something tapped him on the shoulder, not hard at first, but then he was flying once more, sidelong this time.","",""
"old","Adjective","UNKNOWN","88","118","The younger children came out in a mob, swarming around the older pair.","",""
"powries","Noun","UNKNOWN","89","117","It wasn't lost on Juraviel, though, for the elf had battled the fierce, evil powries many times over the centuries.","",""
"star","Verb","UNKNOWN","90","117","All eyes turned to Kristeena, a girl of ten who always seemed to be staring at Elbryan.","",""
"dark","Noun","UNKNOWN","91","116","Yes, the dark vibrations were running strong through the stone.","",""
"group","Noun","UNKNOWN","92","116","Pony's first instincts were to try and join that battle group, but she quickly surmised that she would never get in.","",""
"alone","Adjective","UNKNOWN","93","113","Elbryan felt totally alone, yet one with the universe, a small part of majesty, a small but endless flicker in eternity.","",""
"course","Gerund","UNKNOWN","94","112","The elves, of course; had little trouble keeping ahead of him, silent and out of sight.","",""
"bow","Verb","UNKNOWN","95","111","The weight of his first kill descended upon him, bowing his shoulders, nearly driving him to his knees.","",""
"cry","Verb","UNKNOWN","96","111","Pony let out a cry, hurled one of her stones at the creature, and ran off.","",""
"dead","Adjective","UNKNOWN","97","110","Finally he stopped, realizing it was dead, that it could no longer hurt him.","",""
"sight","Noun","UNKNOWN","98","110","In the hollow of the twin pines, he had lost sight of his enemy - the first, and often fatal, mistake.","",""
"strong","Adjective","UNKNOWN","99","110","Pony dared to reach out then; the connection was too strong to let the moment pass.","",""
"force","Verb","B1","100","109","Now she remembered her training, forced herself to think clearly and concisely.","",""
1 lemma pos cefr_level coverage_rank global_frequency context_sentence context_sentence_zh definition_zh
2 him Noun UNKNOWN 1 1188 Elbryan's father had assured him that Wyndon boys were normally late in sprouting.
3 back Verb UNKNOWN 2 791 The spirit had come back to Corona encased in obsidian!
4 them Noun UNKNOWN 3 579 The men were expected back any day, and Elbryan meant to meet them and lead their procession into the village.
5 monk Noun UNKNOWN 4 485 Again the young monk could only shrug helplessly, wanting to know but afraid to know.
6 down Verb UNKNOWN 5 456 A thin crack ran down the center of the obsidian sarcophagus.
7 stone Noun UNKNOWN 6 444 Its gray rock walls seemed to grow right from the solid stone, an extension of the earth's power.
8 away Adverb UNKNOWN 7 418 The boy looked away, angry at himself for allowing such feelings.
9 goblin Noun UNKNOWN 8 412 The wicked goblins certainly, so full of anger and greed, so delighting in murder and war.
10 way Noun UNKNOWN 9 412 Gradually a smile found its way back onto her face, her dimples showing the slightest blush of red.
11 turn Verb A2 10 357 Its thoughts turned from its enemies to those it would summon as minions.
12 elf Noun UNKNOWN 11 336 Juraviel didn't have to look Tuntun's way to know her pose, for the obstinate elf struck it often.
13 right Adverb A2 12 334 Its gray rock walls seemed to grow right from the solid stone, an extension of the earth's power.
14 hard Adjective A2 13 325 Olwan Wyndon told the tale again in full to the gathering, trying hard not to embellish it.
15 long Adjective A2 14 306 Elbryan and Pony lingered long by the corpse, studying it intently.
16 young Adjective UNKNOWN 15 304 Earlier that year, at the beginning of summer, some of the younger children had snagged a badger in a noose.
17 other Adjective UNKNOWN 16 294 Panic hit him, wrestling hard with a jumble of other emotions that Elbryan did not understand.
18 head Noun UNKNOWN 17 281 Pony sighed, too, and shook her head as if to show her ultimate frustration with adults.
19 giant Noun UNKNOWN 18 265 Pony shrugged, not willing to discount the possibility of giants, not after viewing a dead goblin.
20 side Noun UNKNOWN 19 248 Immediately a pair of mugs came up into the air from the side of the room.
21 foot Noun UNKNOWN 20 247 Realizing she hadn't been hit by anything, she put her feet back under her and ran on.
22 arm Noun UNKNOWN 21 234 Jilseponie moved first, a single, tiny step, her arm reaching out helplessly.
23 against Adjective B1 22 226 Pony squeezed in tight between two buildings and put her head against a wall.
24 own Adjective A2 23 222 Elbryan was glad that the distracted girl had not noticed his own shade of red.
25 word Noun UNKNOWN 24 216 Pony spoke the words again, under her breath.
26 sword Noun UNKNOWN 25 212 Even as the goblin began to turn, Elbryan's sword came down hard on its head.
27 such Adverb UNKNOWN 26 211 It didn't seem such a momentous thing, just a gradual stirring in a deep cave in a far, empty mountain.
28 far Adjective UNKNOWN 27 211 It didn't seem such a momentous thing, just a gradual stirring in a deep cave in a far, empty mountain.
29 reply Verb UNKNOWN 28 207 The look the stocky man gave him in reply did little to allay the monk's mounting suspicions.
30 behind Adjective UNKNOWN 29 206 The new class of twenty-five stood one behind the other.
31 good Adjective UNKNOWN 30 206 The tangible, corporeal body felt good to the wandering spirit.
32 centaur Noun UNKNOWN 31 201 Elbryan turned a wry gaze on the centaur.
33 realize Verb B1 32 200 The object on the fourth shoulder pole, each man realized, would be enough to get the lesson across.
34 master Noun UNKNOWN 33 199 Without a word, the tall master stalked from the room.
35 tree Noun UNKNOWN 34 197 It moved nimbly from branch to branch, crossing over to nearby trees with barely a whisper.
36 world Noun A2 35 194 All the world seemed still, not a bird calling, not a whisper of wind.
37 soon Adjective A2 36 186 The snicker was soon gone, but the smile remained, all the wider for the sight.
38 great Adjective UNKNOWN 37 186 A grinding sound, the great gates sliding open, brought the young man from his contemplations.
39 well Adverb UNKNOWN 38 185 The dactyl's ears were pointed as well, poking up about the demon creature's thin tuft of black hair.
40 indeed Adverb UNKNOWN 39 184 Faith heeded no proof - indeed the very value of faith was loyalty to beliefs without proof!
41 ground Noun UNKNOWN 40 184 Elbryan prodded the ground with the tip of his sword.
42 perhaps Adverb UNKNOWN 41 184 It wouldn't matter, she quickly reminded herself, and perhaps this way, defenseless, the end would come more quickly.
43 creature Noun UNKNOWN 42 182 For the demonic creature in the cave, such questions hardly mattered.
44 dactyl Noun UNKNOWN 43 181 By sheer will and brute strength, the dactyl flexed its wings.
45 human Noun UNKNOWN 44 180 Its head, too, was somewhat human, except more angular, with a narrow jaw and pointed chin.
46 wall Noun UNKNOWN 45 180 Its gray rock walls seemed to grow right from the solid stone, an extension of the earth's power.
47 moment Noun B1 46 178 Then she turned and skipped off, and was startled a moment later when Elbryan jumped out in front of her.
48 last Adjective UNKNOWN 47 178 How many decades, even centuries, had passed since its last visit to Corona?
49 end Verb UNKNOWN 48 174 Stubborn to the end, he stabbed again as hard as he could, then closed his eyes.
50 line Verb UNKNOWN 49 163 There were no lines of defense anymore, no organized pockets of resistance.
51 fight Verb UNKNOWN 50 163 To where his parents were fighting, to where Pony had run.
52 fast Adjective A2 51 162 That relief fast transformed into a sinking feeling as Elbryan realized the meaning of this creature's positioning.
53 under Adjective UNKNOWN 52 162 Pony spoke the words again, under her breath.
54 body Noun UNKNOWN 53 161 The tangible, corporeal body felt good to the wandering spirit.
55 fear Noun B1 54 160 That notion brought fear and Elbryan tried to pull away - and did break the hold long enough to catch his breath.
56 light Verb A2 55 159 The texture of its skin was rough and thick, an armored hide, reddish in hue and shiny, as if lit by its own inner glow.
57 nod Verb UNKNOWN 56 159 Elbryan shrugged and nodded down the road to the north, then led the girl off at a swift pace.
58 low Adjective A2 57 156 A line of drool hung low from the dactyl's mouth as it considered its former and future allies, its army of woe.
59 thing Noun UNKNOWN 58 154 It didn't seem such a momentous thing, just a gradual stirring in a deep cave in a far, empty mountain.
60 small Adjective UNKNOWN 59 153 Elbryan felt totally alone, yet one with the universe, a small part of majesty, a small but endless flicker in eternity.
61 explain Verb A2 60 151 The mysteries of stone magic could not be explained away by human desires of control and order.
62 himself Noun UNKNOWN 61 151 Dinoniel himself had come into this cave after the beast, had skewered the dactyl...
63 high Adjective UNKNOWN 62 148 The place was not bright, having only a handful of tiny windows set high up on the tall walls.
64 magic Noun UNKNOWN 63 148 Of course he knew of the Ring Stones, the heavenly gifts to St.-Mere-Abelle, the source of all the magic in the world.
65 here Noun UNKNOWN 64 147 A trip line here, a disguised patch of slick mud on a corner there.
66 past Noun A2 65 145 Avelyn tried not to think of the reality of his position as the tower walls slipped past his descending form.
67 little Adjective A2 66 144 Goblins were little seen creatures; many considered them more myth than truth.
68 voice Noun B1 67 144 Pony recognized the frustration in his voice, though he did well to hide it.
69 something Noun UNKNOWN 68 144 Elbryan felt suddenly closer to the girl, as if they two had shared something very special and very private.
70 wide Adjective UNKNOWN 69 141 The snicker was soon gone, but the smile remained, all the wider for the sight.
71 father Noun UNKNOWN 70 141 Elbryan's father had assured him that Wyndon boys were normally late in sprouting.
72 suddenly Adverb UNKNOWN 71 140 Elbryan felt suddenly closer to the girl, as if they two had shared something very special and very private.
73 once Adverb UNKNOWN 72 140 Avelyn dropped his gaze once more, fearful of discipline should he be caught peeking out from under his hood.
74 point Verb UNKNOWN 73 139 The dactyl's ears were pointed as well, poking up about the demon creature's thin tuft of black hair.
75 smile Verb A2 74 138 Elbryan moved up to the comer of the next house, smiling for his cleverness, and peered around.
76 consider Verb B1 75 133 A line of drool hung low from the dactyl's mouth as it considered its former and future allies, its army of woe.
77 hit Noun B1 76 132 Realizing she hadn't been hit by anything, she put her feet back under her and ran on.
78 shoulder Noun UNKNOWN 77 132 The object on the fourth shoulder pole, each man realized, would be enough to get the lesson across.
79 near Adjective UNKNOWN 78 130 The village was not even walled, as earlier settlements near the Wilderlands had been, and the folk were not well armed.
80 along Verb UNKNOWN 79 130 From up here: St.-Mere-Abelle appeared as a thick and stretched snake, winding its way along the top of the sea cliff.
81 step Verb UNKNOWN 80 126 Jilseponie moved first, a single, tiny step, her arm reaching out helplessly.
82 deep Adjective UNKNOWN 81 125 It didn't seem such a momentous thing, just a gradual stirring in a deep cave in a far, empty mountain.
83 bear Verb UNKNOWN 82 125 As if in a grotesque mockery of that hope, a goblin marched around that corner, bearing down on the girl.
84 village Noun UNKNOWN 83 124 Work in the village was at full pace, readying for winter.
85 next Adjective UNKNOWN 84 123 Elbryan moved up to the comer of the next house, smiling for his cleverness, and peered around.
86 pair Noun UNKNOWN 85 122 Immediately a pair of mugs came up into the air from the side of the room.
87 powrie Noun UNKNOWN 86 122 It was a powrie mannikin, Avelyn realized.
88 fly Verb UNKNOWN 87 118 Something tapped him on the shoulder, not hard at first, but then he was flying once more, sidelong this time.
89 old Adjective UNKNOWN 88 118 The younger children came out in a mob, swarming around the older pair.
90 powries Noun UNKNOWN 89 117 It wasn't lost on Juraviel, though, for the elf had battled the fierce, evil powries many times over the centuries.
91 star Verb UNKNOWN 90 117 All eyes turned to Kristeena, a girl of ten who always seemed to be staring at Elbryan.
92 dark Noun UNKNOWN 91 116 Yes, the dark vibrations were running strong through the stone.
93 group Noun UNKNOWN 92 116 Pony's first instincts were to try and join that battle group, but she quickly surmised that she would never get in.
94 alone Adjective UNKNOWN 93 113 Elbryan felt totally alone, yet one with the universe, a small part of majesty, a small but endless flicker in eternity.
95 course Gerund UNKNOWN 94 112 The elves, of course; had little trouble keeping ahead of him, silent and out of sight.
96 bow Verb UNKNOWN 95 111 The weight of his first kill descended upon him, bowing his shoulders, nearly driving him to his knees.
97 cry Verb UNKNOWN 96 111 Pony let out a cry, hurled one of her stones at the creature, and ran off.
98 dead Adjective UNKNOWN 97 110 Finally he stopped, realizing it was dead, that it could no longer hurt him.
99 sight Noun UNKNOWN 98 110 In the hollow of the twin pines, he had lost sight of his enemy - the first, and often fatal, mistake.
100 strong Adjective UNKNOWN 99 110 Pony dared to reach out then; the connection was too strong to let the moment pass.
101 force Verb B1 100 109 Now she remembered her training, forced herself to think clearly and concisely.