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"lemma","pos","cefr_level","coverage_rank","context_sentence","context_sentence_zh","definition_zh"
"sympathy","Noun","UNKNOWN","1901","They saw only sympathy on his handsome face.","",""
"imposing","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1902","He straightened his shoulders and looked squarely at the imposing Master Siherton.","",""
"suck","Verb","UNKNOWN","1903","But it was right there beside her, pulling at her life force, sucking her into its depths.","",""
"impress","Verb","UNKNOWN","1904","Even Tuntun was impressed by his stamina.","",""
"ache","Noun","UNKNOWN","1905","The work was ended now, and the ache settled in.","",""
"steel","Noun","UNKNOWN","1906","Avelyn rolled off the cot and fumbled with his flint and steel, finally getting the candle lit.","",""
"blessing","Noun","UNKNOWN","1907","The change came as a mixed blessing to Elbryan and his forest band.","",""
"upward","Noun","UNKNOWN","1908","He reached between the powrie's legs and tossed the stone upward, toward the hatch.","",""
"waiting","Noun","UNKNOWN","1909","This moment, so many years in the waiting, was the marker of the end of that relationship with the girl, the beginning of the new and deeper relationship with the woman.","",""
"oil","Verb","UNKNOWN","1910","At night, they huddled together around oil lamps and candles, trying to ward off the chill.","",""
"singing","Noun","UNKNOWN","1911","A soft singing he could not quite discern?","",""
"execution","Singular","UNKNOWN","1912","Quintall neither denied nor confirmed the execution.","",""
"combine","Verb","UNKNOWN","1913","There was something most sacred, yet particularly unmysterious, and thus unholy, in all of this, a tingling of ecstasy combined with a slightly foul taste that Avelyn Desbris could not ignore.","",""
"practical","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1914","Avelyn shrugged, having no practical response.","",""
"explode","Verb","UNKNOWN","1915","Aida, the very mountain itself, exploded.","",""
"impossibly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","1916","Its feel was impossibly smooth, almost liquid.","",""
"decipher","Verb","UNKNOWN","1917","Avelyn had never seen such a display, couldn't begin to decipher it.","",""
"wriggle","Gerund","UNKNOWN","1918","Again came the wriggling, the tearing of clothes and scraping of skin, the frantic pull and twist that, at last, freed her from the hole.","",""
"facedown","Noun","UNKNOWN","1919","Carralee's mother lay facedown in the road, just a few feet from the threshold where lay the baby.","",""
"amount","Noun","UNKNOWN","1920","And the amount of damage to the house was remarkable.","",""
"check","Noun","UNKNOWN","1921","Elbryan scrambled to his feet, did a quick check of the dead goblins in the area.","",""
"slay","Verb","UNKNOWN","1922","He had done well this day, though he regretted having to slay the bear.","",""
"blacken","Verb","UNKNOWN","1923","On the charred threshold of one ruin, he saw a tiny corpse, a blackened ball.","",""
"cradle","Gerund","UNKNOWN","1924","Avelyn squatted on the floor, cradling the woman.","",""
"desperation","Singular","UNKNOWN","1925","But that wasn't the point, wasn't the source of the Father Abbot's desperation.","",""
"haul","Gerund","UNKNOWN","1926","Soon the basket was full, so Elbryan hauled it back to the bank and collected another one.","",""
"community","Noun","UNKNOWN","1927","It was a difficult concept for Elbryan, because he had been brought up with the idea of community, and within that concept, such elevation of self was considered the worst of sins: pride.","",""
"likewise","Adverb","UNKNOWN","1928","Thagraine was likewise chuckling the next day on the deck.","",""
"spur","Verb","UNKNOWN","1929","But thoughts of his slain family and friends, of Pony, spurred him on.","",""
"material","Noun","UNKNOWN","1930","What manifestation of hell had come to walk the material world?","",""
"knife","Verb","UNKNOWN","1931","Brother Justice knifed his hand into her throat, dropping her back to the snow and dirt.","",""
"harsh","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1932","Ask not for a second chance when the harsh justice of the Touel'alfar falls upon you.""
The threat was open and clear.","",""
"lying","Noun","UNKNOWN","1933","Avelyn then let go and dropped into a leg sweep that left Thagraine lying flat on the deck.","",""
"failure","Noun","UNKNOWN","1934","Think not of the failure but of the triumph.","",""
"pointedly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","1935","The barkeep came around the bar with a heavy club, moving pointedly for the fat monk.","",""
"myself","Noun","UNKNOWN","1936","You decide which of us, myself or Quintall, deserves the title he carried.""
When they arrived at Elbryan's camp, when the ranger and Pony settled beside a fire, Avelyn did as promised.","",""
"proclaim","Verb","UNKNOWN","1937","""My consciousness creates the world around me,"" the elf had proclaimed.","",""
"arid","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1938","The delicate creature stepped lightly onto a branch and jumped again immediately, disappearing into the thick brush so completely arid easily that Elbryan blinked and rubbed his eyes.","",""
"dancing","Noun","UNKNOWN","1939","Even a bit drunk, Jill was agile, and she got through the dancing with her purity intact.","",""
"milk","Noun","UNKNOWN","1940","The combination of bog water and milk-stones, as the elves called them, produced some of the sweetest juices in all of Corona.","",""
"hopeful","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1941","On those first two occasions, the hopeful lad had fallen victim to ever more cunning elvish traps.","",""
"stinging","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1942","Elbryan snapped his staff down low, quite hard, stinging the man on the forearm.","",""
"lumbering","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1943","Avelyn ran between the pair, easily avoiding their lumbering attempts to grab him.","",""
"barb","Noun","UNKNOWN","1944","He found his answer in the form of four barbed darts, stuck deep into the bear's rump.","",""
"hoist","Verb","UNKNOWN","1945","That done, he hoisted the last basket and started back the half mile to the trough.","",""
"boggle","Verb","UNKNOWN","1946","From this raw product, the elves would make their intoxicating wine, Questel ni'touel to the elves, but known to the wide world simply as ""boggle."" The swamplike connotation of the name was usually completely lost on the humans, who thought the term a mere reference to their state of mind after but a few sips of the potent liquid.","",""
"taint","Verb","UNKNOWN","1947","Even if he went and retrieved it, the liquid within the stone had been tainted and was no good.","",""
"surly","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1948","After his first few encounters with the surly elf, Elbryan had wondered what it was that so prompted her desire to punish.","",""
"intruder","Noun","UNKNOWN","1949","Then she was up, meeting the second intruder with a foot in his face as his head came above the roof edge.","",""
"batter","Verb","UNKNOWN","1950","Where trees and thick brush had grown was now only battered pulp and blasted stone.","",""
"darken","Verb","UNKNOWN","1951","Only then did he notice the room had darkened almost to the point of absolute blackness.","",""
"subsequent","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1952","The only secret remained the subsequent destination of that ship, for only the masters and the four chosen monks knew the magical name Pimaninicuit.","",""
"fade","Verb","UNKNOWN","1953","So gradually that Elbryan never noticed it, the elven voices faded away one by one.","",""
"understanding","Noun","UNKNOWN","1954","Elbryan still could not navigate this area, but he was gaining some understanding.","",""
"trade","Noun","UNKNOWN","1955","Here and there debates sprang up concerning the value of the spirits and what they should bring in trade, for the spring caravan.","",""
"spinning","Noun","UNKNOWN","1956","The song came louder, faster, and Juraviel began to dance delicate, spinning circles wrapped in a larger circle that encompassed the plants.","",""
"diagonally","Adverb","UNKNOWN","1957","Now firmly held in both hands, his staff made a second twirl, then came arching diagonally toward the ground, toward Tuntun.","",""
"leer","Noun","UNKNOWN","1958","He was right in her face, leering at her.","",""
"yours","Noun","UNKNOWN","1959","""The choice is yours,"" Quintall finished.","",""
"balanced","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1960","A combination of strength and agility, a balanced, thinking warrior.","",""
"swoon","Noun","UNKNOWN","1961","What young woman would not swoon at the mere thought of such a day?","",""
"clue","Noun","UNKNOWN","1962","It wasn't until Quintall had left, though, that he finally got the clue he needed.","",""
"uncontrollable","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1963","Untamed, uncontrollable, fearfully strong.","",""
"eyebrow","Noun","UNKNOWN","1964","Avelyn cocked an eyebrow at that curious title, not the response he had expected.","",""
"telling","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1965","His grin was telling when he looked back at Avelyn, and he merely tipped his great feathered hat and continued on his way.","",""
"ashore","Noun","UNKNOWN","1966","They put into Freeport only briefly, with but a handful of sailors going ashore in the boat.","",""
"seclude","Verb","UNKNOWN","1967","Avelyn found himself secluded from the rest of the monks over the next few weeks.","",""
"arch","Verb","UNKNOWN","1968","Now firmly held in both hands, his staff made a second twirl, then came arching diagonally toward the ground, toward Tuntun.","",""
"whale","Noun","UNKNOWN","1969","""No whale,"" Adjonas answered grimly.","",""
"spout","Noun","UNKNOWN","1970","Avelyn was in the tavern, as usual, standing atop a table, spouting warnings and curses.","",""
"port","Noun","UNKNOWN","1971","The four were at the port rail out of sight of the barrelboat soon after.","",""
"flaming","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1972","Bestesbulzibar turned on Avelyn, murder in its flaming eyes.","",""
"finished","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1973","""How will they know when we are finished?"" Thagraine asked suddenly, wildly.","",""
"yach","Noun","UNKNOWN","1974","You cannot outrun us, yach you cannot, nor can you hope to give a, fight.","",""
"sturdy","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1975","Elbryan looked at his weapons, so ineffective against the sturdy powrie.","",""
"fleeing","Noun","UNKNOWN","1976","Elbryan thought that a curious thing; why hadn't the wretched humanoids pursued the fleeing humans?","",""
"hillside","Noun","UNKNOWN","1977","He looked back in the direction of the cave, then out over the hillside to the water.","",""
"desert","Verb","UNKNOWN","1978","To a man once of my order but who deserted the way and who stole from my abbey.","",""
"crease","PastTense","UNKNOWN","1979","Finally, Elbryan found that crease between breastplate and girdle, mentally marking the spot.","",""
"company","Noun","UNKNOWN","1980","""So you shall repay me with your company,"" the ranger reasoned.","",""
"setting","Noun","UNKNOWN","1981","It was risky setting a light in the dark forest, but these folk sorely needed the warmth.","",""
"emanate","Gerund","UNKNOWN","1982","From the sounds emanating from within, it was quite obvious what was going on in there.","",""
"fern","Noun","UNKNOWN","1983","Joycenevial nodded solemnly; he had treated the fern stem perfectly for the carving.","",""
"waterskin","Noun","UNKNOWN","1984","Instinctively, the ranger's hand went to his waterskin, and he found it less than half full.","",""
"shack","Noun","UNKNOWN","1985","The walls of the shack were in bad disrepair, with cracks between every board.","",""
"heave","Verb","UNKNOWN","1986","But then, Quintall gave a great heave and caught the rope again, barely inches below Elbryan's feet.","",""
"vicious","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1987","Still, the vicious monk would have let it go, but then Tenegrid made a dangerous mistake.","",""
"loop","PastTense","UNKNOWN","1988","She looped it up on one try, but lost her grip on the rope and started to tumble.","",""
"perish","Verb","UNKNOWN","1989","And if I perish in the journey, then so be it.","",""
"betray","Verb","UNKNOWN","1990","His eyes betrayed his idea, roaming to the centaur's strong back.","",""
"role","Noun","B2","1991","The elf had played only a minor role in the battle, fired only a single arrow.","",""
"flatten","Verb","UNKNOWN","1992","Elkenbrook was flattened before the sun dipped below the horizon.","",""
"saddle","Noun","UNKNOWN","1993","Elbryan hoisted the woman onto Symphony's back, into the saddle, then placed the boy behind her.","",""
"newcomer","Noun","UNKNOWN","1994","Then the ranger began his scan again, seeking the newcomer, this skilled fighter, this assassin.","",""
"campfire","Noun","UNKNOWN","1995","Elbryan paced about the campfire, looking down often at the map.","",""
"enact","Verb","UNKNOWN","1996","Using the sunstone he had taken from Quintall, he had enacted a shield against divining magic.","",""
"vigilant","Adjective","C1","1997","But despite her feelings, Jill kept her vigilant watch, day after day, often long into the night.","",""
"tired","Adjective","A2","1998","Indeed he was tired from the previous day's labors, but so full of excitement that.","",""
"sorry","Adjective","A2","1999","""We of St.-Mere-Abelle are sorry for your loss,"" he said to Jayson Desbris.","",""
"patience","Noun","B1","2000","Bestesbulzibar had little patience with that.","",""
"lemma","pos","cefr_level","coverage_rank","global_frequency","context_sentence","context_sentence_zh","definition_zh"
"worthy","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1901","7","The dactyl scoffed as if the notion were absurd, revealing that he did not think these pitiful few worthy of his time and energy.","",""
"select","Verb","UNKNOWN","1902","7","- one of a man he had selected to go along on the raid to the evergreen vale, but who had refused, claiming sickness.","",""
"sympathy","Noun","UNKNOWN","1903","7","In a rare display of sympathy, with Jojonah glaring at him out of the corner of his brown eye, Siherton let it go.","",""
"imposing","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1904","7","All four of the dactyl's guests felt that imposing weight keenly.","",""
"suck","Verb","UNKNOWN","1905","7","But it was right there beside her, pulling at her life force, sucking her into its depths.","",""
"impress","Verb","UNKNOWN","1906","7","Even Tuntun was impressed by his stamina.","",""
"ache","Noun","UNKNOWN","1907","7","The work was ended now, and the ache settled in.","",""
"steel","Noun","UNKNOWN","1908","7","Avelyn rolled off the cot and fumbled with his flint and steel, finally getting the candle lit.","",""
"blessing","Noun","UNKNOWN","1909","7","The change came as a mixed blessing to Elbryan and his forest band.","",""
"upward","Noun","UNKNOWN","1910","7","He reached between the powrie's legs and tossed the stone upward, toward the hatch.","",""
"waiting","Noun","UNKNOWN","1911","7","This moment, so many years in the waiting, was the marker of the end of that relationship with the girl, the beginning of the new and deeper relationship with the woman.","",""
"oil","Verb","UNKNOWN","1912","7","Others had to be treated with oils for many days, that their magic be locked permanently within them.","",""
"singing","Noun","UNKNOWN","1913","7","A soft singing he could not quite discern?","",""
"execution","Singular","UNKNOWN","1914","7","Quintall neither denied nor confirmed the execution.","",""
"combine","Verb","UNKNOWN","1915","7","There was something most sacred, yet particularly unmysterious, and thus unholy, in all of this, a tingling of ecstasy combined with a slightly foul taste that Avelyn Desbris could not ignore.","",""
"practical","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1916","7","Avelyn shrugged, having no practical response.","",""
"explode","Verb","UNKNOWN","1917","7","Earthquakes and thunderstorms, swirling tornadoes, even exploding volcanoes, were more often than not natural events.","",""
"impossibly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","1918","7","Its feel was impossibly smooth, almost liquid.","",""
"decipher","Verb","UNKNOWN","1919","7","Avelyn had never seen such a display, couldn't begin to decipher it.","",""
"wriggle","Gerund","UNKNOWN","1920","7","Again came the wriggling, the tearing of clothes and scraping of skin, the frantic pull and twist that, at last, freed her from the hole.","",""
"facedown","Noun","UNKNOWN","1921","7","Carralee's mother lay facedown in the road, just a few feet from the threshold where lay the baby.","",""
"amount","Noun","UNKNOWN","1922","7","And the amount of damage to the house was remarkable.","",""
"check","Noun","UNKNOWN","1923","7","Elbryan scrambled to his feet, did a quick check of the dead goblins in the area.","",""
"slay","Verb","UNKNOWN","1924","7","He had done well this day, though he regretted having to slay the bear.","",""
"blacken","Verb","UNKNOWN","1925","7","On the charred threshold of one ruin, he saw a tiny corpse, a blackened ball.","",""
"cradle","Gerund","UNKNOWN","1926","7","Avelyn squatted on the floor, cradling the woman.","",""
"desperation","Singular","UNKNOWN","1927","7","But that wasn't the point, wasn't the source of the Father Abbot's desperation.","",""
"haul","Gerund","UNKNOWN","1928","7","So he ran on, hauling bodies, peeking under rubble, kicking aside piles of dead goblins to see who might be underneath.","",""
"community","Noun","UNKNOWN","1929","7","It was a difficult concept for Elbryan, because he had been brought up with the idea of community, and within that concept, such elevation of self was considered the worst of sins: pride.","",""
"likewise","Adverb","UNKNOWN","1930","7","Thagraine was likewise chuckling the next day on the deck.","",""
"spur","Verb","UNKNOWN","1931","7","But thoughts of his slain family and friends, of Pony, spurred him on.","",""
"preparation","Singular","UNKNOWN","1932","7","In addition to their daily duties as first - and second - year students at the abbey, they were given the extra chores of preparation for their journey to Pimaninicuit.","",""
"material","Noun","UNKNOWN","1933","7","Something beyond the rich materials caught his eyes, though; as the lids were being secured in place once more.","",""
"knife","Verb","UNKNOWN","1934","7","When he got there, Juraviel handed him a full pack, a fine knife strapped on one side, a balanced hand axe on the other.","",""
"harsh","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1935","7","A harsh noise from somewhere in the forest startled the pair and stole the moment.","",""
"lying","Noun","UNKNOWN","1936","7","Avelyn then let go and dropped into a leg sweep that left Thagraine lying flat on the deck.","",""
"failure","Noun","UNKNOWN","1937","7","Think not of the failure but of the triumph.","",""
"pointedly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","1938","7","Father Abbot Markwart had pointedly mentioned that there were no ships in; Avelyn knew where he was supposed to go.","",""
"myself","Noun","UNKNOWN","1939","7","And for myself, I pledge now that I will deliver Brother Avelyn to the Barbacan, to the fiendish head of our enemy.","",""
"trial","Noun","UNKNOWN","1940","7","Though the trial of the four stones, the high wall, and the cold sea had exhausted him, he did not sleep that night.","",""
"arid","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1941","7","The delicate creature stepped lightly onto a branch and jumped again immediately, disappearing into the thick brush so completely arid easily that Elbryan blinked and rubbed his eyes.","",""
"dancing","Noun","UNKNOWN","1942","7","Elbryan had once seen a handful of elves dancing and playing on the ice.","",""
"milk","Noun","UNKNOWN","1943","7","Every morning he performed bi'nelle dasada and then his physical conditioning with the milk-stones.","",""
"understood","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1944","7","Always it was a hot meal they set, and Elbryan soon understood why.","",""
"hopeful","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1945","7","On those first two occasions, the hopeful lad had fallen victim to ever more cunning elvish traps.","",""
"stinging","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1946","7","Elbryan snapped his staff down low, quite hard, stinging the man on the forearm.","",""
"lumbering","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1947","7","Avelyn ran between the pair, easily avoiding their lumbering attempts to grab him.","",""
"barb","Noun","UNKNOWN","1948","7","And so I accept the barbs and open chiding.","",""
"hoist","Verb","UNKNOWN","1949","7","That done, he hoisted the last basket and started back the half mile to the trough.","",""
"boggle","Verb","UNKNOWN","1950","7","Bradwarden laughed riotously, then hoisted a huge skin and poured an amber-colored liquid - Elbryan recognized it as boggle - into his mouth, a considerable amount splashing over his bearded face.","",""
"taint","Verb","UNKNOWN","1951","7","Even if he went and retrieved it, the liquid within the stone had been tainted and was no good.","",""
"coax","Verb","UNKNOWN","1952","7","To a squirrel and a rabbit, he could become perfectly unthreatening, coaxing the beast to feed right from his hand.","",""
"surly","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1953","7","After his first few encounters with the surly elf, Elbryan had wondered what it was that so prompted her desire to punish.","",""
"intruder","Noun","UNKNOWN","1954","7","Then she was up, meeting the second intruder with a foot in his face as his head came above the roof edge.","",""
"batter","Verb","UNKNOWN","1955","7","Where trees and thick brush had grown was now only battered pulp and blasted stone.","",""
"darken","Verb","UNKNOWN","1956","7","Only then did he notice the room had darkened almost to the point of absolute blackness.","",""
"subsequent","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1957","7","The only secret remained the subsequent destination of that ship, for only the masters and the four chosen monks knew the magical name Pimaninicuit.","",""
"fade","Verb","UNKNOWN","1958","7","So gradually that Elbryan never noticed it, the elven voices faded away one by one.","",""
"understanding","Noun","UNKNOWN","1959","7","Elbryan still could not navigate this area, but he was gaining some understanding.","",""
"trade","Noun","UNKNOWN","1960","7","Here and there debates sprang up concerning the value of the spirits and what they should bring in trade, for the spring caravan.","",""
"spinning","Noun","UNKNOWN","1961","7","Then suddenly, brutally, he leaped ahead, fell low in a spinning crouch, and kicked up hard at Jill's extended sword.","",""
"diagonally","Adverb","UNKNOWN","1962","7","Now firmly held in both hands, his staff made a second twirl, then came arching diagonally toward the ground, toward Tuntun.","",""
"leer","Noun","UNKNOWN","1963","7","The demon leered down at the monk from its obsidian throne.","",""
"yours","Noun","UNKNOWN","1964","7","""The choice is yours,"" Quintall finished.","",""
"balanced","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1965","7","When he got there, Juraviel handed him a full pack, a fine knife strapped on one side, a balanced hand axe on the other.","",""
"swoon","Noun","UNKNOWN","1966","7","What young woman would not swoon at the mere thought of such a day?","",""
"clue","Noun","UNKNOWN","1967","7","It wasn't until Quintall had left, though, that he finally got the clue he needed.","",""
"uncontrollable","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1968","7","Untamed, uncontrollable, fearfully strong.","",""
"eyebrow","Noun","UNKNOWN","1969","7","Avelyn cocked an eyebrow at that curious title, not the response he had expected.","",""
"telling","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1970","7","Elbryan noticed the man's hands - for hands were often the most telling of all - were rough and thick with calluses.","",""
"ashore","Noun","UNKNOWN","1971","7","Using the amber, he walked across the cold water to a point where he could get ashore, then he moved off down the road.","",""
"seclude","Verb","UNKNOWN","1972","7","Avelyn found himself secluded from the rest of the monks over the next few weeks.","",""
"arch","Verb","UNKNOWN","1973","7","Even as Adjonas spoke, a flaming quarrel arched over the taffrail of the Windrunner, slashing into the rear sail.","",""
"whale","Noun","UNKNOWN","1974","7","Moments of excitement - a whale spout, the flight of a dolphin beside the prow, a run of bluefish churning white the water - came all too rarely and lasted barely seconds, to be inevitably replaced by the emptiness of the open sea.","",""
"spout","Noun","UNKNOWN","1975","7","Avelyn was in the tavern, as usual, standing atop a table, spouting warnings and curses.","",""
"port","Noun","UNKNOWN","1976","7","The Windrunner veered hard to port, sails filling and pushing the square-rigged caravel on with tremendous speed.","",""
"flaming","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1977","7","Even as Adjonas spoke, a flaming quarrel arched over the taffrail of the Windrunner, slashing into the rear sail.","",""
"finished","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1978","7","Quintall was shaking his head before Adjonas even finished.","",""
"sturdy","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1979","7","Elbryan looked at his weapons, so ineffective against the sturdy powrie.","",""
"fleeing","Noun","UNKNOWN","1980","7","Elbryan thought that a curious thing; why hadn't the wretched humanoids pursued the fleeing humans?","",""
"hillside","Noun","UNKNOWN","1981","7","Elbryan skipped down one tree-covered hillside, into a narrow vale and to the edge of a rushing river.","",""
"desert","Verb","UNKNOWN","1982","7","To a man once of my order but who deserted the way and who stole from my abbey.","",""
"crease","PastTense","UNKNOWN","1983","7","Finally, Elbryan found that crease between breastplate and girdle, mentally marking the spot.","",""
"company","Noun","UNKNOWN","1984","7","The ranger invited the centaur in, of course, but was surprised indeed to find his half-horse friend in the company of such rogues.","",""
"setting","Noun","UNKNOWN","1985","7","It was risky setting a light in the dark forest, but these folk sorely needed the warmth.","",""
"emanate","Gerund","UNKNOWN","1986","7","From the sounds emanating from within, it was quite obvious what was going on in there.","",""
"fern","Noun","UNKNOWN","1987","7","Without saying a word, he dropped between the pair, took the cut fern from Juraviel, and held it up near Elbryan.","",""
"waterskin","Noun","UNKNOWN","1988","7","Instinctively, the ranger's hand went to his waterskin, and he found it less than half full.","",""
"shack","Noun","UNKNOWN","1989","7","The walls of the shack were in bad disrepair, with cracks between every board.","",""
"heave","Verb","UNKNOWN","1990","7","But then, Quintall gave a great heave and caught the rope again, barely inches below Elbryan's feet.","",""
"vicious","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1991","7","Still, the vicious monk would have let it go, but then Tenegrid made a dangerous mistake.","",""
"loop","PastTense","UNKNOWN","1992","7","Pony got Symphony and her roan around the back, ropes looped about the war engine and tied to the tugging horses.","",""
"perish","Verb","UNKNOWN","1993","7","And if I perish in the journey, then so be it.","",""
"betray","Verb","UNKNOWN","1994","7","Suddenly he felt guilty for what he had just given this woman he hardly knew, felt as if he had somehow betrayed God, giving a blessing without first asking for any guidance or sacrifice.","",""
"role","Noun","B2","1995","7","The elf had played only a minor role in the battle, fired only a single arrow.","",""
"flatten","Verb","UNKNOWN","1996","7","Elkenbrook was flattened before the sun dipped below the horizon.","",""
"saddle","Noun","UNKNOWN","1997","7","Elbryan hoisted the woman onto Symphony's back, into the saddle, then placed the boy behind her.","",""
"newcomer","Noun","UNKNOWN","1998","7","Then the ranger began his scan again, seeking the newcomer, this skilled fighter, this assassin.","",""
"campfire","Noun","UNKNOWN","1999","7","Elbryan paced about the campfire, looking down often at the map.","",""
"enact","Verb","UNKNOWN","2000","7","Using the sunstone he had taken from Quintall, he had enacted a shield against divining magic.","",""
1 lemma pos cefr_level coverage_rank global_frequency context_sentence context_sentence_zh definition_zh
2 sympathy worthy Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 1901 7 They saw only sympathy on his handsome face. The dactyl scoffed as if the notion were absurd, revealing that he did not think these pitiful few worthy of his time and energy.
3 imposing select Adjective Verb UNKNOWN 1902 7 He straightened his shoulders and looked squarely at the imposing Master Siherton. - one of a man he had selected to go along on the raid to the evergreen vale, but who had refused, claiming sickness.
4 suck sympathy Verb Noun UNKNOWN 1903 7 But it was right there beside her, pulling at her life force, sucking her into its depths. In a rare display of sympathy, with Jojonah glaring at him out of the corner of his brown eye, Siherton let it go.
5 impress imposing Verb Adjective UNKNOWN 1904 7 Even Tuntun was impressed by his stamina. All four of the dactyl's guests felt that imposing weight keenly.
6 ache suck Noun Verb UNKNOWN 1905 7 The work was ended now, and the ache settled in. But it was right there beside her, pulling at her life force, sucking her into its depths.
7 steel impress Noun Verb UNKNOWN 1906 7 Avelyn rolled off the cot and fumbled with his flint and steel, finally getting the candle lit. Even Tuntun was impressed by his stamina.
8 blessing ache Noun UNKNOWN 1907 7 The change came as a mixed blessing to Elbryan and his forest band. The work was ended now, and the ache settled in.
9 upward steel Noun UNKNOWN 1908 7 He reached between the powrie's legs and tossed the stone upward, toward the hatch. Avelyn rolled off the cot and fumbled with his flint and steel, finally getting the candle lit.
10 waiting blessing Noun UNKNOWN 1909 7 This moment, so many years in the waiting, was the marker of the end of that relationship with the girl, the beginning of the new and deeper relationship with the woman. The change came as a mixed blessing to Elbryan and his forest band.
11 oil upward Verb Noun UNKNOWN 1910 7 At night, they huddled together around oil lamps and candles, trying to ward off the chill. He reached between the powrie's legs and tossed the stone upward, toward the hatch.
12 singing waiting Noun UNKNOWN 1911 7 A soft singing he could not quite discern? This moment, so many years in the waiting, was the marker of the end of that relationship with the girl, the beginning of the new and deeper relationship with the woman.
13 execution oil Singular Verb UNKNOWN 1912 7 Quintall neither denied nor confirmed the execution. Others had to be treated with oils for many days, that their magic be locked permanently within them.
14 combine singing Verb Noun UNKNOWN 1913 7 There was something most sacred, yet particularly unmysterious, and thus unholy, in all of this, a tingling of ecstasy combined with a slightly foul taste that Avelyn Desbris could not ignore. A soft singing he could not quite discern?
15 practical execution Adjective Singular UNKNOWN 1914 7 Avelyn shrugged, having no practical response. Quintall neither denied nor confirmed the execution.
16 explode combine Verb UNKNOWN 1915 7 Aida, the very mountain itself, exploded. There was something most sacred, yet particularly unmysterious, and thus unholy, in all of this, a tingling of ecstasy combined with a slightly foul taste that Avelyn Desbris could not ignore.
17 impossibly practical Adverb Adjective UNKNOWN 1916 7 Its feel was impossibly smooth, almost liquid. Avelyn shrugged, having no practical response.
18 decipher explode Verb UNKNOWN 1917 7 Avelyn had never seen such a display, couldn't begin to decipher it. Earthquakes and thunderstorms, swirling tornadoes, even exploding volcanoes, were more often than not natural events.
19 wriggle impossibly Gerund Adverb UNKNOWN 1918 7 Again came the wriggling, the tearing of clothes and scraping of skin, the frantic pull and twist that, at last, freed her from the hole. Its feel was impossibly smooth, almost liquid.
20 facedown decipher Noun Verb UNKNOWN 1919 7 Carralee's mother lay facedown in the road, just a few feet from the threshold where lay the baby. Avelyn had never seen such a display, couldn't begin to decipher it.
21 amount wriggle Noun Gerund UNKNOWN 1920 7 And the amount of damage to the house was remarkable. Again came the wriggling, the tearing of clothes and scraping of skin, the frantic pull and twist that, at last, freed her from the hole.
22 check facedown Noun UNKNOWN 1921 7 Elbryan scrambled to his feet, did a quick check of the dead goblins in the area. Carralee's mother lay facedown in the road, just a few feet from the threshold where lay the baby.
23 slay amount Verb Noun UNKNOWN 1922 7 He had done well this day, though he regretted having to slay the bear. And the amount of damage to the house was remarkable.
24 blacken check Verb Noun UNKNOWN 1923 7 On the charred threshold of one ruin, he saw a tiny corpse, a blackened ball. Elbryan scrambled to his feet, did a quick check of the dead goblins in the area.
25 cradle slay Gerund Verb UNKNOWN 1924 7 Avelyn squatted on the floor, cradling the woman. He had done well this day, though he regretted having to slay the bear.
26 desperation blacken Singular Verb UNKNOWN 1925 7 But that wasn't the point, wasn't the source of the Father Abbot's desperation. On the charred threshold of one ruin, he saw a tiny corpse, a blackened ball.
27 haul cradle Gerund UNKNOWN 1926 7 Soon the basket was full, so Elbryan hauled it back to the bank and collected another one. Avelyn squatted on the floor, cradling the woman.
28 community desperation Noun Singular UNKNOWN 1927 7 It was a difficult concept for Elbryan, because he had been brought up with the idea of community, and within that concept, such elevation of self was considered the worst of sins: pride. But that wasn't the point, wasn't the source of the Father Abbot's desperation.
29 likewise haul Adverb Gerund UNKNOWN 1928 7 Thagraine was likewise chuckling the next day on the deck. So he ran on, hauling bodies, peeking under rubble, kicking aside piles of dead goblins to see who might be underneath.
30 spur community Verb Noun UNKNOWN 1929 7 But thoughts of his slain family and friends, of Pony, spurred him on. It was a difficult concept for Elbryan, because he had been brought up with the idea of community, and within that concept, such elevation of self was considered the worst of sins: pride.
31 material likewise Noun Adverb UNKNOWN 1930 7 What manifestation of hell had come to walk the material world? Thagraine was likewise chuckling the next day on the deck.
32 knife spur Verb UNKNOWN 1931 7 Brother Justice knifed his hand into her throat, dropping her back to the snow and dirt. But thoughts of his slain family and friends, of Pony, spurred him on.
33 harsh preparation Adjective Singular UNKNOWN 1932 7 Ask not for a second chance when the harsh justice of the Touel'alfar falls upon you." The threat was open and clear. In addition to their daily duties as first - and second - year students at the abbey, they were given the extra chores of preparation for their journey to Pimaninicuit.
34 lying material Noun UNKNOWN 1933 7 Avelyn then let go and dropped into a leg sweep that left Thagraine lying flat on the deck. Something beyond the rich materials caught his eyes, though; as the lids were being secured in place once more.
35 failure knife Noun Verb UNKNOWN 1934 7 Think not of the failure but of the triumph. When he got there, Juraviel handed him a full pack, a fine knife strapped on one side, a balanced hand axe on the other.
36 pointedly harsh Adverb Adjective UNKNOWN 1935 7 The barkeep came around the bar with a heavy club, moving pointedly for the fat monk. A harsh noise from somewhere in the forest startled the pair and stole the moment.
37 myself lying Noun UNKNOWN 1936 7 You decide which of us, myself or Quintall, deserves the title he carried." When they arrived at Elbryan's camp, when the ranger and Pony settled beside a fire, Avelyn did as promised. Avelyn then let go and dropped into a leg sweep that left Thagraine lying flat on the deck.
38 proclaim failure Verb Noun UNKNOWN 1937 7 "My consciousness creates the world around me," the elf had proclaimed. Think not of the failure but of the triumph.
39 arid pointedly Adjective Adverb UNKNOWN 1938 7 The delicate creature stepped lightly onto a branch and jumped again immediately, disappearing into the thick brush so completely arid easily that Elbryan blinked and rubbed his eyes. Father Abbot Markwart had pointedly mentioned that there were no ships in; Avelyn knew where he was supposed to go.
40 dancing myself Noun UNKNOWN 1939 7 Even a bit drunk, Jill was agile, and she got through the dancing with her purity intact. And for myself, I pledge now that I will deliver Brother Avelyn to the Barbacan, to the fiendish head of our enemy.
41 milk trial Noun UNKNOWN 1940 7 The combination of bog water and milk-stones, as the elves called them, produced some of the sweetest juices in all of Corona. Though the trial of the four stones, the high wall, and the cold sea had exhausted him, he did not sleep that night.
42 hopeful arid Adjective UNKNOWN 1941 7 On those first two occasions, the hopeful lad had fallen victim to ever more cunning elvish traps. The delicate creature stepped lightly onto a branch and jumped again immediately, disappearing into the thick brush so completely arid easily that Elbryan blinked and rubbed his eyes.
43 stinging dancing Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 1942 7 Elbryan snapped his staff down low, quite hard, stinging the man on the forearm. Elbryan had once seen a handful of elves dancing and playing on the ice.
44 lumbering milk Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 1943 7 Avelyn ran between the pair, easily avoiding their lumbering attempts to grab him. Every morning he performed bi'nelle dasada and then his physical conditioning with the milk-stones.
45 barb understood Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 1944 7 He found his answer in the form of four barbed darts, stuck deep into the bear's rump. Always it was a hot meal they set, and Elbryan soon understood why.
46 hoist hopeful Verb Adjective UNKNOWN 1945 7 That done, he hoisted the last basket and started back the half mile to the trough. On those first two occasions, the hopeful lad had fallen victim to ever more cunning elvish traps.
47 boggle stinging Verb Adjective UNKNOWN 1946 7 From this raw product, the elves would make their intoxicating wine, Questel ni'touel to the elves, but known to the wide world simply as "boggle." The swamplike connotation of the name was usually completely lost on the humans, who thought the term a mere reference to their state of mind after but a few sips of the potent liquid. Elbryan snapped his staff down low, quite hard, stinging the man on the forearm.
48 taint lumbering Verb Adjective UNKNOWN 1947 7 Even if he went and retrieved it, the liquid within the stone had been tainted and was no good. Avelyn ran between the pair, easily avoiding their lumbering attempts to grab him.
49 surly barb Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 1948 7 After his first few encounters with the surly elf, Elbryan had wondered what it was that so prompted her desire to punish. And so I accept the barbs and open chiding.
50 intruder hoist Noun Verb UNKNOWN 1949 7 Then she was up, meeting the second intruder with a foot in his face as his head came above the roof edge. That done, he hoisted the last basket and started back the half mile to the trough.
51 batter boggle Verb UNKNOWN 1950 7 Where trees and thick brush had grown was now only battered pulp and blasted stone. Bradwarden laughed riotously, then hoisted a huge skin and poured an amber-colored liquid - Elbryan recognized it as boggle - into his mouth, a considerable amount splashing over his bearded face.
52 darken taint Verb UNKNOWN 1951 7 Only then did he notice the room had darkened almost to the point of absolute blackness. Even if he went and retrieved it, the liquid within the stone had been tainted and was no good.
53 subsequent coax Adjective Verb UNKNOWN 1952 7 The only secret remained the subsequent destination of that ship, for only the masters and the four chosen monks knew the magical name Pimaninicuit. To a squirrel and a rabbit, he could become perfectly unthreatening, coaxing the beast to feed right from his hand.
54 fade surly Verb Adjective UNKNOWN 1953 7 So gradually that Elbryan never noticed it, the elven voices faded away one by one. After his first few encounters with the surly elf, Elbryan had wondered what it was that so prompted her desire to punish.
55 understanding intruder Noun UNKNOWN 1954 7 Elbryan still could not navigate this area, but he was gaining some understanding. Then she was up, meeting the second intruder with a foot in his face as his head came above the roof edge.
56 trade batter Noun Verb UNKNOWN 1955 7 Here and there debates sprang up concerning the value of the spirits and what they should bring in trade, for the spring caravan. Where trees and thick brush had grown was now only battered pulp and blasted stone.
57 spinning darken Noun Verb UNKNOWN 1956 7 The song came louder, faster, and Juraviel began to dance delicate, spinning circles wrapped in a larger circle that encompassed the plants. Only then did he notice the room had darkened almost to the point of absolute blackness.
58 diagonally subsequent Adverb Adjective UNKNOWN 1957 7 Now firmly held in both hands, his staff made a second twirl, then came arching diagonally toward the ground, toward Tuntun. The only secret remained the subsequent destination of that ship, for only the masters and the four chosen monks knew the magical name Pimaninicuit.
59 leer fade Noun Verb UNKNOWN 1958 7 He was right in her face, leering at her. So gradually that Elbryan never noticed it, the elven voices faded away one by one.
60 yours understanding Noun UNKNOWN 1959 7 "The choice is yours," Quintall finished. Elbryan still could not navigate this area, but he was gaining some understanding.
61 balanced trade Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 1960 7 A combination of strength and agility, a balanced, thinking warrior. Here and there debates sprang up concerning the value of the spirits and what they should bring in trade, for the spring caravan.
62 swoon spinning Noun UNKNOWN 1961 7 What young woman would not swoon at the mere thought of such a day? Then suddenly, brutally, he leaped ahead, fell low in a spinning crouch, and kicked up hard at Jill's extended sword.
63 clue diagonally Noun Adverb UNKNOWN 1962 7 It wasn't until Quintall had left, though, that he finally got the clue he needed. Now firmly held in both hands, his staff made a second twirl, then came arching diagonally toward the ground, toward Tuntun.
64 uncontrollable leer Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 1963 7 Untamed, uncontrollable, fearfully strong. The demon leered down at the monk from its obsidian throne.
65 eyebrow yours Noun UNKNOWN 1964 7 Avelyn cocked an eyebrow at that curious title, not the response he had expected. "The choice is yours," Quintall finished.
66 telling balanced Adjective UNKNOWN 1965 7 His grin was telling when he looked back at Avelyn, and he merely tipped his great feathered hat and continued on his way. When he got there, Juraviel handed him a full pack, a fine knife strapped on one side, a balanced hand axe on the other.
67 ashore swoon Noun UNKNOWN 1966 7 They put into Freeport only briefly, with but a handful of sailors going ashore in the boat. What young woman would not swoon at the mere thought of such a day?
68 seclude clue Verb Noun UNKNOWN 1967 7 Avelyn found himself secluded from the rest of the monks over the next few weeks. It wasn't until Quintall had left, though, that he finally got the clue he needed.
69 arch uncontrollable Verb Adjective UNKNOWN 1968 7 Now firmly held in both hands, his staff made a second twirl, then came arching diagonally toward the ground, toward Tuntun. Untamed, uncontrollable, fearfully strong.
70 whale eyebrow Noun UNKNOWN 1969 7 "No whale," Adjonas answered grimly. Avelyn cocked an eyebrow at that curious title, not the response he had expected.
71 spout telling Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 1970 7 Avelyn was in the tavern, as usual, standing atop a table, spouting warnings and curses. Elbryan noticed the man's hands - for hands were often the most telling of all - were rough and thick with calluses.
72 port ashore Noun UNKNOWN 1971 7 The four were at the port rail out of sight of the barrelboat soon after. Using the amber, he walked across the cold water to a point where he could get ashore, then he moved off down the road.
73 flaming seclude Adjective Verb UNKNOWN 1972 7 Bestesbulzibar turned on Avelyn, murder in its flaming eyes. Avelyn found himself secluded from the rest of the monks over the next few weeks.
74 finished arch Adjective Verb UNKNOWN 1973 7 "How will they know when we are finished?" Thagraine asked suddenly, wildly. Even as Adjonas spoke, a flaming quarrel arched over the taffrail of the Windrunner, slashing into the rear sail.
75 yach whale Noun UNKNOWN 1974 7 You cannot outrun us, yach you cannot, nor can you hope to give a, fight. Moments of excitement - a whale spout, the flight of a dolphin beside the prow, a run of bluefish churning white the water - came all too rarely and lasted barely seconds, to be inevitably replaced by the emptiness of the open sea.
76 sturdy spout Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 1975 7 Elbryan looked at his weapons, so ineffective against the sturdy powrie. Avelyn was in the tavern, as usual, standing atop a table, spouting warnings and curses.
77 fleeing port Noun UNKNOWN 1976 7 Elbryan thought that a curious thing; why hadn't the wretched humanoids pursued the fleeing humans? The Windrunner veered hard to port, sails filling and pushing the square-rigged caravel on with tremendous speed.
78 hillside flaming Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 1977 7 He looked back in the direction of the cave, then out over the hillside to the water. Even as Adjonas spoke, a flaming quarrel arched over the taffrail of the Windrunner, slashing into the rear sail.
79 desert finished Verb Adjective UNKNOWN 1978 7 To a man once of my order but who deserted the way and who stole from my abbey. Quintall was shaking his head before Adjonas even finished.
80 crease sturdy PastTense Adjective UNKNOWN 1979 7 Finally, Elbryan found that crease between breastplate and girdle, mentally marking the spot. Elbryan looked at his weapons, so ineffective against the sturdy powrie.
81 company fleeing Noun UNKNOWN 1980 7 "So you shall repay me with your company," the ranger reasoned. Elbryan thought that a curious thing; why hadn't the wretched humanoids pursued the fleeing humans?
82 setting hillside Noun UNKNOWN 1981 7 It was risky setting a light in the dark forest, but these folk sorely needed the warmth. Elbryan skipped down one tree-covered hillside, into a narrow vale and to the edge of a rushing river.
83 emanate desert Gerund Verb UNKNOWN 1982 7 From the sounds emanating from within, it was quite obvious what was going on in there. To a man once of my order but who deserted the way and who stole from my abbey.
84 fern crease Noun PastTense UNKNOWN 1983 7 Joycenevial nodded solemnly; he had treated the fern stem perfectly for the carving. Finally, Elbryan found that crease between breastplate and girdle, mentally marking the spot.
85 waterskin company Noun UNKNOWN 1984 7 Instinctively, the ranger's hand went to his waterskin, and he found it less than half full. The ranger invited the centaur in, of course, but was surprised indeed to find his half-horse friend in the company of such rogues.
86 shack setting Noun UNKNOWN 1985 7 The walls of the shack were in bad disrepair, with cracks between every board. It was risky setting a light in the dark forest, but these folk sorely needed the warmth.
87 heave emanate Verb Gerund UNKNOWN 1986 7 But then, Quintall gave a great heave and caught the rope again, barely inches below Elbryan's feet. From the sounds emanating from within, it was quite obvious what was going on in there.
88 vicious fern Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 1987 7 Still, the vicious monk would have let it go, but then Tenegrid made a dangerous mistake. Without saying a word, he dropped between the pair, took the cut fern from Juraviel, and held it up near Elbryan.
89 loop waterskin PastTense Noun UNKNOWN 1988 7 She looped it up on one try, but lost her grip on the rope and started to tumble. Instinctively, the ranger's hand went to his waterskin, and he found it less than half full.
90 perish shack Verb Noun UNKNOWN 1989 7 And if I perish in the journey, then so be it. The walls of the shack were in bad disrepair, with cracks between every board.
91 betray heave Verb UNKNOWN 1990 7 His eyes betrayed his idea, roaming to the centaur's strong back. But then, Quintall gave a great heave and caught the rope again, barely inches below Elbryan's feet.
92 role vicious Noun Adjective B2 UNKNOWN 1991 7 The elf had played only a minor role in the battle, fired only a single arrow. Still, the vicious monk would have let it go, but then Tenegrid made a dangerous mistake.
93 flatten loop Verb PastTense UNKNOWN 1992 7 Elkenbrook was flattened before the sun dipped below the horizon. Pony got Symphony and her roan around the back, ropes looped about the war engine and tied to the tugging horses.
94 saddle perish Noun Verb UNKNOWN 1993 7 Elbryan hoisted the woman onto Symphony's back, into the saddle, then placed the boy behind her. And if I perish in the journey, then so be it.
95 newcomer betray Noun Verb UNKNOWN 1994 7 Then the ranger began his scan again, seeking the newcomer, this skilled fighter, this assassin. Suddenly he felt guilty for what he had just given this woman he hardly knew, felt as if he had somehow betrayed God, giving a blessing without first asking for any guidance or sacrifice.
96 campfire role Noun UNKNOWN B2 1995 7 Elbryan paced about the campfire, looking down often at the map. The elf had played only a minor role in the battle, fired only a single arrow.
97 enact flatten Verb UNKNOWN 1996 7 Using the sunstone he had taken from Quintall, he had enacted a shield against divining magic. Elkenbrook was flattened before the sun dipped below the horizon.
98 vigilant saddle Adjective Noun C1 UNKNOWN 1997 7 But despite her feelings, Jill kept her vigilant watch, day after day, often long into the night. Elbryan hoisted the woman onto Symphony's back, into the saddle, then placed the boy behind her.
99 tired newcomer Adjective Noun A2 UNKNOWN 1998 7 Indeed he was tired from the previous day's labors, but so full of excitement that. Then the ranger began his scan again, seeking the newcomer, this skilled fighter, this assassin.
100 sorry campfire Adjective Noun A2 UNKNOWN 1999 7 "We of St.-Mere-Abelle are sorry for your loss," he said to Jayson Desbris. Elbryan paced about the campfire, looking down often at the map.
101 patience enact Noun Verb B1 UNKNOWN 2000 7 Bestesbulzibar had little patience with that. Using the sunstone he had taken from Quintall, he had enacted a shield against divining magic.