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"blond","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3301","Jill shook her head, her short shock of blond hair bouncing about.","",""
"attendance","Noun","UNKNOWN","3302","It was bad enough that the carriage would roll through every part of the large city, bad enough that more than five hundred people would be in attendance at the church when she and Connor were wed, but the thought of what would come later, after the grand ball ...","",""
"gentlemen","Noun","UNKNOWN","3303","After the carnage ride, the newlyweds came to a hall filled with music and drink, with ladies and gentlemen spinning about, twirling and laughing.","",""
"suggestion","Plural","UNKNOWN","3304","Elbryan absorbed all their words, sifted through their suggestions.","",""
"nightgown","Noun","UNKNOWN","3305","I will do as I please, when I please!"" As if to accentuate his point, he reached over with one hand and tore down the side of Jill's nightgown, pulling it low enough to reveal one of her breasts.","",""
"glassy","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3306","CHAPTER 18 The Test of Faith
Hour after endless hour, day after endless day, the Windrunner glided lazily across the sparkling glassy surface of the South Mirianic.","",""
"emptiness","Noun","UNKNOWN","3307","Some said it was, the work of ghosts, or evil monsters of the deeper waters, but most rational, experienced sailors attributed it to fear and suspicion, to the long days of emptiness and the undeniable feeling that the sea would never end, that the ship would sail and sail until there was no more to eat and no more to drink.","",""
"intimacy","Noun","UNKNOWN","3308","The issue of physical intimacy did not come up between them during those weeks, for both of them had found a more special intimacy, far more satisfying.","",""
"starboard","Noun","UNKNOWN","3309","""Whale to starboard!"" the lookout cried a moment later.","",""
"damnation","Singular","UNKNOWN","3310","""Damnation,"" Avelyn sputtered, and he scrambled with all speed back to the shelter of the cave.","",""
"pedal","Noun","UNKNOWN","3311","The dwarves can pedal all day, while most men tire within the hour - or after a couple of hours, at most.""
Quintall nodded, his respect for the stoic, tireless enemy redoubled.","",""
"cargo","Noun","UNKNOWN","3312","He did not wake up until long after the dawn, his precious cargo intact in his pack.","",""
"tarry","Verb","UNKNOWN","3313","Avelyn blanched, so did Thagraine and Pellimar, but Quintall only let out a low growl and tarried his gaze back in the direction of the distant powrie ship.","",""
"bound","Noun","UNKNOWN","3314","Avelyn feared that Quintall, in issuing such a clear order, might have overstepped his bounds this time.","",""
"tail","Verb","UNKNOWN","3315","But the powries tailed her; the lookout called down repeatedly, his tone growing thick with frustration and fear, that the barrelboat was keeping pace, was even beginning to close a bit.","",""
"tread","Gerund","UNKNOWN","3316","Once in the water, Avelyn found Quintall treading high not so far away, half his body clear of the sea.","",""
"greasy","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3317","Bunkus Smealy turned his greasy grin on Avelyn, holding one hand up, his thumb and index finger about five inches apart.","",""
"crazed","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3318","Half-crazed, his entire world shattered, Avelyn understood.","",""
"leaning","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3319","He found Quintall standing with Adjonas, the captain, looking weary, leaning against the mainmast.","",""
"provision","Plural","UNKNOWN","3320","Perhaps it was the boredom, the heat, or the tasteless provisions, but the crew grew increasingly uneasy, even hostile.","",""
"uneasy","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3321","Avelyn grew uneasy, and then desperate.","",""
"ensue","Verb","UNKNOWN","3322","A long moment of silence ensued, all five - the three humans, Juraviel, and Tuntun - feeling the weight of confirmation.","",""
"cough","Verb","UNKNOWN","3323","Smealy pulled away, coughing and, predictably, turned to the crew for help.","",""
"plea","Singular","UNKNOWN","3324","""We're too far out,"" he said to his captain, his plea sounding as a whine.","",""
"lagoon","Noun","UNKNOWN","3325","So they circled, spotting one promising lagoon, and then sailed out to deeper waters for the longest five days of the trip, particularly for Avelyn and Thagraine.","",""
"withstand","Noun","UNKNOWN","3326","On board Quintall launched right away into lies about the dangers to the foolish seaman, about how the monks, and the monks alone, were trained to withstand the fury of the showers.","",""
"accusation","Singular","UNKNOWN","3327","""Do you think that you belong in Dundalis?"" the man asked bluntly, again the words sounding like an accusation, or a threat.","",""
"purplish","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3328","The hundreds of purplish rings converged in the middle of the room.","",""
"seal","Verb","UNKNOWN","3329","She heard a commotion far behind and understood that the other giants - probably three or four more, if her count at the previous fight was accurate - had sealed off that end of the gully.","",""
"gaping","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3330","Avelyn meant to turn him over, but he could not find his breath when he looked at the fatal wound, a gaping hole smashed right through Thagraine's skull, brain matter splattered all about.","",""
"splatter","Verb","UNKNOWN","3331","One fireball hit against the village's east wall, splattering the two men standing nearby with burning pitch.","",""
"remnant","Noun","UNKNOWN","3332","Many showed no magical power at all, and Avelyn soon realized that these were the remnants of previous showers, brought up to the surface by the battering of the storm.","",""
"egg","Noun","UNKNOWN","3333","He selected an egg-sized hematite next, and then a ruby, small but flawless to his trained eye.","",""
"dramatic","Adjective","B2","3334","Only then did Avelyn take the time to note that dramatic change that had come over Pimaninicuit.","",""
"unyielding","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3335","Gofflaw growled at her, but under Jill's unyielding glare, he replaced his sword in its sheath.","",""
"retain","Noun","UNKNOWN","3336","But his orders concerning Pimaninicuit had been explicit and unyielding: only those stones treated to retain their magic could be brought from the island.","",""
"overwhelmed","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3337","Thus, Avelyn simply sat staring outward, too overwhelmed even to eat, and waited for the Windrunner.","",""
"grumbling","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3338","Aside from Paulson's typical grumbling, he caught no direction to their conversation.","",""
"emerald","Noun","UNKNOWN","3339","At the first town he entered, he happened upon a caravan of several merchant wagons, and there he sold the common emerald, giving him all the funds he would need for a long, long time.","",""
"remorse","Noun","UNKNOWN","3340","But to kill without remorse?","",""
"supposedly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","3341","Avelyn could appreciate their notion of the ""greater good,"" for that would surely be the excuse given, but somehow all of this was out of line with justice, and justice was supposedly among the major tenets of the Abellican Church.","",""
"recoil","Verb","UNKNOWN","3342","Avelyn recoiled instinctively, out of shyness.","",""
"reduce","Verb","B2","3343","The man would be reduced to an instrument of destruction, Avelyn's destruction.","",""
"surrounding","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3344","He didn't quite understand it, nor could he make out the aura of magic surrounding Master Siherton.","",""
"suspicious","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3345","Suspicious, but wise enough to keep his mouth shut, Avelyn bid farewell to Adjonas and the others - though not a man aboard the Windrunner regretted the departure of the three monks - and went ashore.","",""
"wager","Noun","UNKNOWN","3346","Perhaps he hadn't really done it right, or perhaps Adjonas had ordered her to bed Avelyn, or even had made a wager with her that she could not bed the man.","",""
"chapel","Noun","UNKNOWN","3347","Avelyn ran from the chapel, skittering down the empty halls, his footsteps echoing noisily.","",""
"creation","Singular","UNKNOWN","3348","He knew the properties of diamonds, the creation of light, but had never used quartz.","",""
"hopelessly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","3349","He watched helplessly; hopelessly, as the ship that had been his home for nearly eight months jolted and listed, then broke apart on the reef as still more missiles soared in.","",""
"ebb","Noun","UNKNOWN","3350","The strong ebb tide of All Saints Bay would collect the flotsam and jetsam and carry it out to the open sea.","",""
"location","Singular","UNKNOWN","3351","""There can be no witnesses to the location of Pimaninicuit,"" Father Abbot Markwart said evenly.","",""
"flatly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","3352","""Your master?"" the monk asked flatly.","",""
"commit","Verb","UNKNOWN","3353","""She has committed no crimes.","",""
"spy","Noun","UNKNOWN","3354","He didn't really know what he would do, other than spy on the masters and confirm his fears of his approaching fate.","",""
"auction","Verb","UNKNOWN","3355","They were talking about a private auction of the sacred stones!","",""
"rod","Noun","UNKNOWN","3356","She slipped the graphite rod into her sword hand, clutching it tightly against the weapon's hilt, and wondered if her plan would work.","",""
"inanimate","Singular","UNKNOWN","3357","Avelyn rolled out of the way; the inanimate stone crashed down and rolled from the dais.","",""
"pursuing","Noun","UNKNOWN","3358","With the malachite, he floated gently over cliffs that any pursuing monks would spend hours climbing down.","",""
"cone","Noun","UNKNOWN","3359","Spotting him, the great stallion reared and snorted, its breath coming out as a great cone of steam.","",""
"definite","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3360","The elf had been searching for Symphony, her desires formulating into a definite plan.","",""
"seeming","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3361","He looked much better, seeming his old bouncy self, except for a slight limp.","",""
"interpretation","Plural","UNKNOWN","3362","What was, in the horse's eyes, simply was with no interpretation, an efficient and perfect way of perception that sorted through emotion, that lived in the present without concern for the future or interference from the past.","",""
"sliver","Noun","UNKNOWN","3363","He stood atop the treeless hillock and he waited, his eyes glued to the eastern horizon, to the tiny sliver of light heralding the approach of dawn.","",""
"dasada","Noun","UNKNOWN","3364","Every morning he performed bi'nelle dasada and then his physical conditioning with the milk-stones.","",""
"intricate","Verb","UNKNOWN","3365","The young man continued for nearly an hour, his arms and weapon weaving ever more intricate patterns in the empty air.","",""
"strategy","Noun","UNKNOWN","3366","Every attack and parry angle became ingrained in him; what had been conscious battle strategy melded into a reactive response or an anticipatory strike.","",""
"significance","Noun","UNKNOWN","3367","""You do not even understand the significance,"" Tuntun replied distastefully.","",""
"unending","Verb","UNKNOWN","3368","Even Juraviel couldn't suppress a chuckle at his elven companion's unending games.","",""
"hence","Adverb","UNKNOWN","3369","How will they judge me twenty years hence, a mere day by an elf's measure?.","",""
"initially","Adverb","UNKNOWN","3370","Indeed she had thrived; initially, at least, in the military.","",""
"fearsome","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3371","Elbryan smiled wryly at Bradwarden before the fearsome centaur could take offense.","",""
"coastline","Noun","UNKNOWN","3372","Pireth Tulme was but one in a series of keeps dotting Honce-the-Bear's coastline.","",""
"disastrous","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3373","Jill, whose only experience with a man had been so very disastrous, did not like the odds.","",""
"resign","Verb","UNKNOWN","3374","She gave a sigh, resigned to the reality about her.","",""
"consistent","Adjective","B2","3375","""A difficult winter would be consistent,"" Tuntun replied, her expression even more grave than usual.","",""
"irony","Noun","UNKNOWN","3376","He gave a chuckle at the irony of his own words.","",""
"unprepared","Verb","UNKNOWN","3377","He swung about, some score of yards from the tavern entrance, and launched into a diatribe on the coming dark days, about a world unprepared to face the forces of evil, about a darkness being fed by the internal rot of the land.","",""
"aged","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3378","This would be Joycenevial's first human task since Mather, and, since the bowyer was aged even by elven standards, most likely his last.","",""
"frond","Noun","UNKNOWN","3379","They walked carefully past the cultivated rows to the tallest fern of -
all, one whose broad fronds were above Elbryan's head.","",""
"implement","Verb","B2","3380","He recognized the implements of the trapping trade hanging all about the shack, along with dozens of drying pelts.","",""
"pliable","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3381","The monsters' take of lumber would not have been useful; the spruce and pines were too short for catapults, too wet and sappy for wood fires, and too pliable for any construction.","",""
"encompass","Verb","UNKNOWN","3382","The song came louder, faster, and Juraviel began to dance delicate, spinning circles wrapped in a larger circle that encompassed the plants.","",""
"praise","Verb","UNKNOWN","3383","Juraviel praised him once, then started away, Elbryan in tow.","",""
"powder","Noun","UNKNOWN","3384","Without explanation, Lady Dasslerond then threw a handful of glittering powder in Elbryan's face.","",""
"stripe","Noun","UNKNOWN","3385","The twirling elf tossed several puffs of powder upon the plant, then bent low and with some reddish gel painted a stripe around the base of the stem just an inch or two from the ground.","",""
"scrub","Noun","UNKNOWN","3386","He held Cric back, hiding behind some scrub, while agile Chipmunk worked his way into position.","",""
"skyward","Noun","UNKNOWN","3387","He should have been watching the ground, he knew, but in accord with the wistful nature of his kind, his eyes kept lifting skyward to the stars and the mysteries.","",""
"demise","Noun","UNKNOWN","3388","In so pointedly reminding Elbryan and the others of the higher goal, the centaur helped them to put Tuntun's demise in proper perspective.","",""
"deepen","Verb","UNKNOWN","3389","As their friendship deepened, their trust becoming so strong, Avelyn again dared to use the hematite to instruct Jill.","",""
"covering","Noun","UNKNOWN","3390","He moved inside the grove, across the covering of snow to the secret cairn.","",""
"tilt","Verb","UNKNOWN","3391","Elbryan tilted back his head, considering the stars, the few rushing clouds.","",""
"deceive","Verb","UNKNOWN","3392","They had named the ranger Nightbird, and so the elf's dream had not deceived him.","",""
"smoothness","Noun","UNKNOWN","3393","He was amazed by its balance, by the smoothness of its long and comfortable draw.","",""
"tied","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3394","A quick tug showed Elbryan that it was tied off a short distance up the ledge.","",""
"don","Gerund","UNKNOWN","3395","With a trusting nod, the woman donned the mask, as did Elbryan, the ranger eyeing Pony all the while, admiring her gumption.","",""
"traveling","Noun","UNKNOWN","3396","He shook that thought away, shrugged off his cloak, and began donning the clothing: deerskin boots, high arid soft; supple breeches with a narrow belt made of rope lined with silverel for strength; a soft sleeveless shirt with a leather vest lined in silverel; and finally, a thick forest-green traveling cloak and a lighter-green triangular huntsmen's cap.","",""
"sparse","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3397","The land was relatively flat and brown, with sparse low shrubs poking here and there.","",""
"inspection","Singular","UNKNOWN","3398","He continued his inspection of the mouth and face, noted that the eyes were clear and not runny, then moved along the bear's torso.","",""
"territory","Noun","UNKNOWN","3399","However, Elbryan was not in any human settlement, not in any land claimed by his kind, and quite possibly was within the boundaries of goblin territory.","",""
"justify","Verb","B2","3400","If that was the case, would he be justified in waging battle with these six?","",""
"lemma","pos","cefr_level","coverage_rank","global_frequency","context_sentence","context_sentence_zh","definition_zh"
"explore","Verb","UNKNOWN","3301","3","What he came to understand from that viewpoint was a sense of self he had never before felt free to explore.","",""
"etch","Verb","UNKNOWN","3302","3","For Juraviel's anxiety was clearly etched on his fine features - how could it have been otherwise when he had been speaking to his protégé Elbryan about this very subject not a week's time past?","",""
"occurrence","Singular","UNKNOWN","3303","3","Gradually, as he came to see the light in Jill's eyes every time he entered the Way - a more and more common occurrence - the proud young man began to understand and accept that her problem was within the mysteries of her past and not with him.","",""
"predict","Verb","UNKNOWN","3304","3","The reaction of Pettibwa and Graevis to the news of the marriage was not hard to predict.","",""
"virgin","Noun","UNKNOWN","3305","3","Elbryan smiled wickedly as he considered those steep hillsides, all of varied angles and deep with virgin snow.","",""
"wench","Noun","UNKNOWN","3306","3","""You teasing little wench.","",""
"carriage","Noun","UNKNOWN","3307","3","It was a ceremony that had all of Palmaris talking; the women swooning, the men standing tall, feigning importance, wishing they were in the carriage in Connor Bildeborough's place as it made its winding way, through the streets.","",""
"peasant","Noun","UNKNOWN","3308","3","Any reservations that the nobleman's family had held toward the peasant orphan girl had been washed away when they met Jill, truly beautiful both inside and out.","",""
"blond","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3309","3","Jill shook her head, her short shock of blond hair bouncing about.","",""
"attendance","Noun","UNKNOWN","3310","3","It was bad enough that the carriage would roll through every part of the large city, bad enough that more than five hundred people would be in attendance at the church when she and Connor were wed, but the thought of what would come later, after the grand ball ...","",""
"gentlemen","Noun","UNKNOWN","3311","3","After the carnage ride, the newlyweds came to a hall filled with music and drink, with ladies and gentlemen spinning about, twirling and laughing.","",""
"suggestion","Plural","UNKNOWN","3312","3","Elbryan only smiled, but Bradwarden's suggestion did not seem like such a bad idea.","",""
"nightgown","Noun","UNKNOWN","3313","3","When the tittering pair finally left, Jill was sitting on the edge of the great cushiony bed, wearing only a simple silk nightgown that was too low cut, both front and back, and didn't go nearly far enough down her legs.","",""
"glassy","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3314","3","Hour after endless hour, day after endless day, the Windrunner glided lazily across the sparkling glassy surface of the South Mirianic.","",""
"emptiness","Noun","UNKNOWN","3315","3","Elbryan closed his eyes, sympathetic to the tale, understanding completely the plight of these people, the horrible emptiness that some of them now felt, the complete hopelessness.","",""
"intimacy","Noun","UNKNOWN","3316","3","The issue of physical intimacy did not come up between them during those weeks, for both of them had found a more special intimacy, far more satisfying.","",""
"starboard","Noun","UNKNOWN","3317","3","Another ball of flaming pitch soared out from the monastery, skipping in along the starboard rail of the vessel, igniting the mainsail into one tremendous flame.","",""
"damnation","Singular","UNKNOWN","3318","3","Farther back along the deck, Avelyn was close enough to hear Captain Adjonas mutter, ""Damnation.""","",""
"pedal","Noun","UNKNOWN","3319","3","The dwarves can pedal all day, while most men tire within the hour - or after a couple of hours, at most.""","",""
"cargo","Noun","UNKNOWN","3320","3","He did not wake up until long after the dawn, his precious cargo intact in his pack.","",""
"tarry","Verb","UNKNOWN","3321","3","Avelyn blanched, so did Thagraine and Pellimar, but Quintall only let out a low growl and tarried his gaze back in the direction of the distant powrie ship.","",""
"bound","Noun","UNKNOWN","3322","3","Avelyn feared that Quintall, in issuing such a clear order, might have overstepped his bounds this time.","",""
"tail","Verb","UNKNOWN","3323","3","Thinking that the centaur had changed his mind and was trying to flee, the giant lunged for that tail, but Bradwarden's haunches came up high, the centaur kicking out with both his hind legs, hard hooves perfectly aligned with the stooping monster's ugly face.","",""
"tread","Gerund","UNKNOWN","3324","3","Once in the water, Avelyn found Quintall treading high not so far away, half his body clear of the sea.","",""
"greasy","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3325","3","Bunkus Smealy turned his greasy grin on Avelyn, holding one hand up, his thumb and index finger about five inches apart.","",""
"crazed","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3326","3","Half-crazed, his entire world shattered, Avelyn understood.","",""
"leaning","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3327","3","He found Quintall standing with Adjonas, the captain, looking weary, leaning against the mainmast.","",""
"provision","Plural","UNKNOWN","3328","3","Perhaps it was the boredom, the heat, or the tasteless provisions, but the crew grew increasingly uneasy, even hostile.","",""
"uneasy","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3329","3","Perhaps it was the boredom, the heat, or the tasteless provisions, but the crew grew increasingly uneasy, even hostile.","",""
"ensue","Verb","UNKNOWN","3330","3","A long moment of silence ensued, all five - the three humans, Juraviel, and Tuntun - feeling the weight of confirmation.","",""
"cough","Verb","UNKNOWN","3331","3","Smealy pulled away, coughing and, predictably, turned to the crew for help.","",""
"plea","Singular","UNKNOWN","3332","3","""We're too far out,"" he said to his captain, his plea sounding as a whine.","",""
"lagoon","Noun","UNKNOWN","3333","3","So they circled, spotting one promising lagoon, and then sailed out to deeper waters for the longest five days of the trip, particularly for Avelyn and Thagraine.","",""
"withstand","Noun","UNKNOWN","3334","3","On board Quintall launched right away into lies about the dangers to the foolish seaman, about how the monks, and the monks alone, were trained to withstand the fury of the showers.","",""
"accusation","Singular","UNKNOWN","3335","3","The accusation hit.","",""
"purplish","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3336","3","The hundreds of purplish rings converged in the middle of the room.","",""
"seal","Verb","UNKNOWN","3337","3","To his relief, they did not, but rather they fell against the metal, using their bulk to seal off any chance of entry.","",""
"gaping","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3338","3","Avelyn meant to turn him over, but he could not find his breath when he looked at the fatal wound, a gaping hole smashed right through Thagraine's skull, brain matter splattered all about.","",""
"splatter","Verb","UNKNOWN","3339","3","One fireball hit against the village's east wall, splattering the two men standing nearby with burning pitch.","",""
"remnant","Noun","UNKNOWN","3340","3","Many showed no magical power at all, and Avelyn soon realized that these were the remnants of previous showers, brought up to the surface by the battering of the storm.","",""
"egg","Noun","UNKNOWN","3341","3","He selected an egg-sized hematite next, and then a ruby, small but flawless to his trained eye.","",""
"dramatic","Adjective","B2","3342","3","Only then did Avelyn take the time to note that dramatic change that had come over Pimaninicuit.","",""
"unyielding","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3343","3","Gofflaw growled at her, but under Jill's unyielding glare, he replaced his sword in its sheath.","",""
"retain","Noun","UNKNOWN","3344","3","But his orders concerning Pimaninicuit had been explicit and unyielding: only those stones treated to retain their magic could be brought from the island.","",""
"overwhelmed","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3345","3","Thus, Avelyn simply sat staring outward, too overwhelmed even to eat, and waited for the Windrunner.","",""
"grumbling","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3346","3","Aside from Paulson's typical grumbling, he caught no direction to their conversation.","",""
"emerald","Noun","UNKNOWN","3347","3","At the first town he entered, he happened upon a caravan of several merchant wagons, and there he sold the common emerald, giving him all the funds he would need for a long, long time.","",""
"remorse","Noun","UNKNOWN","3348","3","Elbryan nodded, glad that the man felt some remorse for his traitorous actions.","",""
"supposedly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","3349","3","He saw reflected in the mirror those images that had been peripheral to him at that time: a supposedly ill man standing at the side of the camp and, more important, the expression on that man's face, hardly noticed at the time, but clear now to Elbryan.","",""
"recoil","Verb","UNKNOWN","3350","3","Avelyn recoiled instinctively, out of shyness.","",""
"reduce","Verb","B2","3351","3","The man would be reduced to an instrument of destruction, Avelyn's destruction.","",""
"surrounding","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3352","3","The one advantage on the ranger's side was his knowledge of the region surrounding Weedy Meadow.","",""
"suspicious","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3353","3","Suspicious, but wise enough to keep his mouth shut, Avelyn bid farewell to Adjonas and the others - though not a man aboard the Windrunner regretted the departure of the three monks - and went ashore.","",""
"wager","Noun","UNKNOWN","3354","3","Perhaps he hadn't really done it right, or perhaps Adjonas had ordered her to bed Avelyn, or even had made a wager with her that she could not bed the man.","",""
"chapel","Noun","UNKNOWN","3355","3","Avelyn ran from the chapel, skittering down the empty halls, his footsteps echoing noisily.","",""
"creation","Singular","UNKNOWN","3356","3","He knew the properties of diamonds, the creation of light, but had never used quartz.","",""
"hopelessly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","3357","3","Juraviel sighed and looked hopelessly at his Lady, his guilt obvious upon his fair face.","",""
"ebb","Noun","UNKNOWN","3358","3","The strong ebb tide of All Saints Bay would collect the flotsam and jetsam and carry it out to the open sea.","",""
"flatly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","3359","3","""They knew,"" Elbryan said flatly: ""They had to know.""","",""
"commit","Verb","UNKNOWN","3360","3","He was somewhat concerned that no sounds of battle came to him from further south, from the lead group, but he and his companions were committed, he knew, and would have to trust that Pony would not let the goblins and giant get behind them, cutting off any quick retreat.","",""
"spy","Noun","UNKNOWN","3361","3","He didn't really know what he would do, other than spy on the masters and confirm his fears of his approaching fate.","",""
"auction","Verb","UNKNOWN","3362","3","They were talking about a private auction of the sacred stones!","",""
"rod","Noun","UNKNOWN","3363","3","Then Avelyn and the remaining guard began selecting and collecting stones: the giant crystal amethyst, a rod of graphite, a small but potent ruby, and several others, including turquoise and amber, celestine and a tiger's paw, a chrysoberyl, or cat's eye, some gypsum and malachite, a sheet of chrysotile, and a piece of heavy magnetite.","",""
"inanimate","Singular","UNKNOWN","3364","3","Avelyn rolled out of the way; the inanimate stone crashed down and rolled from the dais.","",""
"pursuing","Noun","UNKNOWN","3365","3","With the malachite, he floated gently over cliffs that any pursuing monks would spend hours climbing down.","",""
"cone","Noun","UNKNOWN","3366","3","Spotting him, the great stallion reared and snorted, its breath coming out as a great cone of steam.","",""
"definite","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3367","3","The elf had been searching for Symphony, her desires formulating into a definite plan.","",""
"seeming","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3368","3","That seeming contradiction had left Elbryan in a quandary.","",""
"interpretation","Plural","UNKNOWN","3369","3","What was, in the horse's eyes, simply was with no interpretation, an efficient and perfect way of perception that sorted through emotion, that lived in the present without concern for the future or interference from the past.","",""
"sliver","Noun","UNKNOWN","3370","3","Again came the spinning slivers, two in rapid succession, this time angled higher to hit the monster about the head.","",""
"dasada","Noun","UNKNOWN","3371","3","Every morning he performed bi'nelle dasada and then his physical conditioning with the milk-stones.","",""
"intricate","Verb","UNKNOWN","3372","3","The young man continued for nearly an hour, his arms and weapon weaving ever more intricate patterns in the empty air.","",""
"strategy","Noun","UNKNOWN","3373","3","Every attack and parry angle became ingrained in him; what had been conscious battle strategy melded into a reactive response or an anticipatory strike.","",""
"significance","Noun","UNKNOWN","3374","3","""You do not even understand the significance,"" Tuntun replied distastefully.","",""
"unending","Verb","UNKNOWN","3375","3","Even Juraviel couldn't suppress a chuckle at his elven companion's unending games.","",""
"hence","Adverb","UNKNOWN","3376","3","How will they judge me twenty years hence, a mere day by an elf's measure?.","",""
"initially","Adverb","UNKNOWN","3377","3","Indeed she had thrived; initially, at least, in the military.","",""
"fearsome","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3378","3","Elbryan smiled wryly at Bradwarden before the fearsome centaur could take offense.","",""
"coastline","Noun","UNKNOWN","3379","3","Luck was with her, though, for the coastline remained in sight, towering black mountains marking the southern horizon.","",""
"disastrous","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3380","3","Jill, whose only experience with a man had been so very disastrous, did not like the odds.","",""
"resign","Verb","UNKNOWN","3381","3","She gave a sigh, resigned to the reality about her.","",""
"consistent","Adjective","B2","3382","3","Silvery lines wove gracefully about the dark green stem; they seemed to Elbryan consistent with the fishing lines and the bowstrings the elves used.","",""
"underworld","Noun","UNKNOWN","3383","3","Into the spike, the demon sent its power, the strength of the underworld, the strength to burn.","",""
"irony","Noun","UNKNOWN","3384","3","Again, Elbryan sat back, smiling at the irony of it all.","",""
"unprepared","Verb","UNKNOWN","3385","3","The cries of the doomed pair had alerted Elbryan and the others to the danger, so they were not unprepared when the first of the giants crashed through the brush and charged over the rim of the bowl-shaped encampment.","",""
"aged","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3386","3","Juraviel explained as the aged elf came out of his home and slowly descended.","",""
"frond","Noun","UNKNOWN","3387","3","all, one whose broad fronds were above Elbryan's head.","",""
"implement","Verb","B2","3388","3","He recognized the implements of the trapping trade hanging all about the shack, along with dozens of drying pelts.","",""
"pliable","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3389","3","Elbryan thought on that for a moment, particularly on Juraviel's last claim that the plants were pliable.","",""
"encompass","Verb","UNKNOWN","3390","3","The song came louder, faster, and Juraviel began to dance delicate, spinning circles wrapped in a larger circle that encompassed the plants.","",""
"praise","Verb","UNKNOWN","3391","3","Juraviel praised him once, then started away, Elbryan in tow.","",""
"powder","Noun","UNKNOWN","3392","3","Without explanation, Lady Dasslerond then threw a handful of glittering powder in Elbryan's face.","",""
"stripe","Noun","UNKNOWN","3393","3","The twirling elf tossed several puffs of powder upon the plant, then bent low and with some reddish gel painted a stripe around the base of the stem just an inch or two from the ground.","",""
"scrub","Noun","UNKNOWN","3394","3","Every time his concentration wavered even a bit, his arrow flew wide of the mark, disappearing into the forest scrub.","",""
"skyward","Noun","UNKNOWN","3395","3","Juraviel remained at the glowing fire pit until all had gone, his eyes ever skyward, looking for the blackest of forms.","",""
"demise","Noun","UNKNOWN","3396","3","In so pointedly reminding Elbryan and the others of the higher goal, the centaur helped them to put Tuntun's demise in proper perspective.","",""
"deepen","Verb","UNKNOWN","3397","3","As their friendship deepened, their trust becoming so strong, Avelyn again dared to use the hematite to instruct Jill.","",""
"covering","Noun","UNKNOWN","3398","3","He moved inside the grove, across the covering of snow to the secret cairn.","",""
"tilt","Verb","UNKNOWN","3399","3","Elbryan tilted back his head, considering the stars, the few rushing clouds.","",""
"deceive","Verb","UNKNOWN","3400","3","They had named the ranger Nightbird, and so the elf's dream had not deceived him.","",""
1 lemma pos cefr_level coverage_rank global_frequency context_sentence context_sentence_zh definition_zh
2 blond explore Adjective Verb UNKNOWN 3301 3 Jill shook her head, her short shock of blond hair bouncing about. What he came to understand from that viewpoint was a sense of self he had never before felt free to explore.
3 attendance etch Noun Verb UNKNOWN 3302 3 It was bad enough that the carriage would roll through every part of the large city, bad enough that more than five hundred people would be in attendance at the church when she and Connor were wed, but the thought of what would come later, after the grand ball ... For Juraviel's anxiety was clearly etched on his fine features - how could it have been otherwise when he had been speaking to his protégé Elbryan about this very subject not a week's time past?
4 gentlemen occurrence Noun Singular UNKNOWN 3303 3 After the carnage ride, the newlyweds came to a hall filled with music and drink, with ladies and gentlemen spinning about, twirling and laughing. Gradually, as he came to see the light in Jill's eyes every time he entered the Way - a more and more common occurrence - the proud young man began to understand and accept that her problem was within the mysteries of her past and not with him.
5 suggestion predict Plural Verb UNKNOWN 3304 3 Elbryan absorbed all their words, sifted through their suggestions. The reaction of Pettibwa and Graevis to the news of the marriage was not hard to predict.
6 nightgown virgin Noun UNKNOWN 3305 3 I will do as I please, when I please!" As if to accentuate his point, he reached over with one hand and tore down the side of Jill's nightgown, pulling it low enough to reveal one of her breasts. Elbryan smiled wickedly as he considered those steep hillsides, all of varied angles and deep with virgin snow.
7 glassy wench Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 3306 3 CHAPTER 18 The Test of Faith Hour after endless hour, day after endless day, the Windrunner glided lazily across the sparkling glassy surface of the South Mirianic. "You teasing little wench.
8 emptiness carriage Noun UNKNOWN 3307 3 Some said it was, the work of ghosts, or evil monsters of the deeper waters, but most rational, experienced sailors attributed it to fear and suspicion, to the long days of emptiness and the undeniable feeling that the sea would never end, that the ship would sail and sail until there was no more to eat and no more to drink. It was a ceremony that had all of Palmaris talking; the women swooning, the men standing tall, feigning importance, wishing they were in the carriage in Connor Bildeborough's place as it made its winding way, through the streets.
9 intimacy peasant Noun UNKNOWN 3308 3 The issue of physical intimacy did not come up between them during those weeks, for both of them had found a more special intimacy, far more satisfying. Any reservations that the nobleman's family had held toward the peasant orphan girl had been washed away when they met Jill, truly beautiful both inside and out.
10 starboard blond Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 3309 3 "Whale to starboard!" the lookout cried a moment later. Jill shook her head, her short shock of blond hair bouncing about.
11 damnation attendance Singular Noun UNKNOWN 3310 3 "Damnation," Avelyn sputtered, and he scrambled with all speed back to the shelter of the cave. It was bad enough that the carriage would roll through every part of the large city, bad enough that more than five hundred people would be in attendance at the church when she and Connor were wed, but the thought of what would come later, after the grand ball ...
12 pedal gentlemen Noun UNKNOWN 3311 3 The dwarves can pedal all day, while most men tire within the hour - or after a couple of hours, at most." Quintall nodded, his respect for the stoic, tireless enemy redoubled. After the carnage ride, the newlyweds came to a hall filled with music and drink, with ladies and gentlemen spinning about, twirling and laughing.
13 cargo suggestion Noun Plural UNKNOWN 3312 3 He did not wake up until long after the dawn, his precious cargo intact in his pack. Elbryan only smiled, but Bradwarden's suggestion did not seem like such a bad idea.
14 tarry nightgown Verb Noun UNKNOWN 3313 3 Avelyn blanched, so did Thagraine and Pellimar, but Quintall only let out a low growl and tarried his gaze back in the direction of the distant powrie ship. When the tittering pair finally left, Jill was sitting on the edge of the great cushiony bed, wearing only a simple silk nightgown that was too low cut, both front and back, and didn't go nearly far enough down her legs.
15 bound glassy Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 3314 3 Avelyn feared that Quintall, in issuing such a clear order, might have overstepped his bounds this time. Hour after endless hour, day after endless day, the Windrunner glided lazily across the sparkling glassy surface of the South Mirianic.
16 tail emptiness Verb Noun UNKNOWN 3315 3 But the powries tailed her; the lookout called down repeatedly, his tone growing thick with frustration and fear, that the barrelboat was keeping pace, was even beginning to close a bit. Elbryan closed his eyes, sympathetic to the tale, understanding completely the plight of these people, the horrible emptiness that some of them now felt, the complete hopelessness.
17 tread intimacy Gerund Noun UNKNOWN 3316 3 Once in the water, Avelyn found Quintall treading high not so far away, half his body clear of the sea. The issue of physical intimacy did not come up between them during those weeks, for both of them had found a more special intimacy, far more satisfying.
18 greasy starboard Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 3317 3 Bunkus Smealy turned his greasy grin on Avelyn, holding one hand up, his thumb and index finger about five inches apart. Another ball of flaming pitch soared out from the monastery, skipping in along the starboard rail of the vessel, igniting the mainsail into one tremendous flame.
19 crazed damnation Adjective Singular UNKNOWN 3318 3 Half-crazed, his entire world shattered, Avelyn understood. Farther back along the deck, Avelyn was close enough to hear Captain Adjonas mutter, "Damnation."
20 leaning pedal Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 3319 3 He found Quintall standing with Adjonas, the captain, looking weary, leaning against the mainmast. The dwarves can pedal all day, while most men tire within the hour - or after a couple of hours, at most."
21 provision cargo Plural Noun UNKNOWN 3320 3 Perhaps it was the boredom, the heat, or the tasteless provisions, but the crew grew increasingly uneasy, even hostile. He did not wake up until long after the dawn, his precious cargo intact in his pack.
22 uneasy tarry Adjective Verb UNKNOWN 3321 3 Avelyn grew uneasy, and then desperate. Avelyn blanched, so did Thagraine and Pellimar, but Quintall only let out a low growl and tarried his gaze back in the direction of the distant powrie ship.
23 ensue bound Verb Noun UNKNOWN 3322 3 A long moment of silence ensued, all five - the three humans, Juraviel, and Tuntun - feeling the weight of confirmation. Avelyn feared that Quintall, in issuing such a clear order, might have overstepped his bounds this time.
24 cough tail Verb UNKNOWN 3323 3 Smealy pulled away, coughing and, predictably, turned to the crew for help. Thinking that the centaur had changed his mind and was trying to flee, the giant lunged for that tail, but Bradwarden's haunches came up high, the centaur kicking out with both his hind legs, hard hooves perfectly aligned with the stooping monster's ugly face.
25 plea tread Singular Gerund UNKNOWN 3324 3 "We're too far out," he said to his captain, his plea sounding as a whine. Once in the water, Avelyn found Quintall treading high not so far away, half his body clear of the sea.
26 lagoon greasy Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 3325 3 So they circled, spotting one promising lagoon, and then sailed out to deeper waters for the longest five days of the trip, particularly for Avelyn and Thagraine. Bunkus Smealy turned his greasy grin on Avelyn, holding one hand up, his thumb and index finger about five inches apart.
27 withstand crazed Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 3326 3 On board Quintall launched right away into lies about the dangers to the foolish seaman, about how the monks, and the monks alone, were trained to withstand the fury of the showers. Half-crazed, his entire world shattered, Avelyn understood.
28 accusation leaning Singular Adjective UNKNOWN 3327 3 "Do you think that you belong in Dundalis?" the man asked bluntly, again the words sounding like an accusation, or a threat. He found Quintall standing with Adjonas, the captain, looking weary, leaning against the mainmast.
29 purplish provision Adjective Plural UNKNOWN 3328 3 The hundreds of purplish rings converged in the middle of the room. Perhaps it was the boredom, the heat, or the tasteless provisions, but the crew grew increasingly uneasy, even hostile.
30 seal uneasy Verb Adjective UNKNOWN 3329 3 She heard a commotion far behind and understood that the other giants - probably three or four more, if her count at the previous fight was accurate - had sealed off that end of the gully. Perhaps it was the boredom, the heat, or the tasteless provisions, but the crew grew increasingly uneasy, even hostile.
31 gaping ensue Adjective Verb UNKNOWN 3330 3 Avelyn meant to turn him over, but he could not find his breath when he looked at the fatal wound, a gaping hole smashed right through Thagraine's skull, brain matter splattered all about. A long moment of silence ensued, all five - the three humans, Juraviel, and Tuntun - feeling the weight of confirmation.
32 splatter cough Verb UNKNOWN 3331 3 One fireball hit against the village's east wall, splattering the two men standing nearby with burning pitch. Smealy pulled away, coughing and, predictably, turned to the crew for help.
33 remnant plea Noun Singular UNKNOWN 3332 3 Many showed no magical power at all, and Avelyn soon realized that these were the remnants of previous showers, brought up to the surface by the battering of the storm. "We're too far out," he said to his captain, his plea sounding as a whine.
34 egg lagoon Noun UNKNOWN 3333 3 He selected an egg-sized hematite next, and then a ruby, small but flawless to his trained eye. So they circled, spotting one promising lagoon, and then sailed out to deeper waters for the longest five days of the trip, particularly for Avelyn and Thagraine.
35 dramatic withstand Adjective Noun B2 UNKNOWN 3334 3 Only then did Avelyn take the time to note that dramatic change that had come over Pimaninicuit. On board Quintall launched right away into lies about the dangers to the foolish seaman, about how the monks, and the monks alone, were trained to withstand the fury of the showers.
36 unyielding accusation Adjective Singular UNKNOWN 3335 3 Gofflaw growled at her, but under Jill's unyielding glare, he replaced his sword in its sheath. The accusation hit.
37 retain purplish Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 3336 3 But his orders concerning Pimaninicuit had been explicit and unyielding: only those stones treated to retain their magic could be brought from the island. The hundreds of purplish rings converged in the middle of the room.
38 overwhelmed seal Adjective Verb UNKNOWN 3337 3 Thus, Avelyn simply sat staring outward, too overwhelmed even to eat, and waited for the Windrunner. To his relief, they did not, but rather they fell against the metal, using their bulk to seal off any chance of entry.
39 grumbling gaping Adjective UNKNOWN 3338 3 Aside from Paulson's typical grumbling, he caught no direction to their conversation. Avelyn meant to turn him over, but he could not find his breath when he looked at the fatal wound, a gaping hole smashed right through Thagraine's skull, brain matter splattered all about.
40 emerald splatter Noun Verb UNKNOWN 3339 3 At the first town he entered, he happened upon a caravan of several merchant wagons, and there he sold the common emerald, giving him all the funds he would need for a long, long time. One fireball hit against the village's east wall, splattering the two men standing nearby with burning pitch.
41 remorse remnant Noun UNKNOWN 3340 3 But to kill without remorse? Many showed no magical power at all, and Avelyn soon realized that these were the remnants of previous showers, brought up to the surface by the battering of the storm.
42 supposedly egg Adverb Noun UNKNOWN 3341 3 Avelyn could appreciate their notion of the "greater good," for that would surely be the excuse given, but somehow all of this was out of line with justice, and justice was supposedly among the major tenets of the Abellican Church. He selected an egg-sized hematite next, and then a ruby, small but flawless to his trained eye.
43 recoil dramatic Verb Adjective UNKNOWN B2 3342 3 Avelyn recoiled instinctively, out of shyness. Only then did Avelyn take the time to note that dramatic change that had come over Pimaninicuit.
44 reduce unyielding Verb Adjective B2 UNKNOWN 3343 3 The man would be reduced to an instrument of destruction, Avelyn's destruction. Gofflaw growled at her, but under Jill's unyielding glare, he replaced his sword in its sheath.
45 surrounding retain Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 3344 3 He didn't quite understand it, nor could he make out the aura of magic surrounding Master Siherton. But his orders concerning Pimaninicuit had been explicit and unyielding: only those stones treated to retain their magic could be brought from the island.
46 suspicious overwhelmed Adjective UNKNOWN 3345 3 Suspicious, but wise enough to keep his mouth shut, Avelyn bid farewell to Adjonas and the others - though not a man aboard the Windrunner regretted the departure of the three monks - and went ashore. Thus, Avelyn simply sat staring outward, too overwhelmed even to eat, and waited for the Windrunner.
47 wager grumbling Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 3346 3 Perhaps he hadn't really done it right, or perhaps Adjonas had ordered her to bed Avelyn, or even had made a wager with her that she could not bed the man. Aside from Paulson's typical grumbling, he caught no direction to their conversation.
48 chapel emerald Noun UNKNOWN 3347 3 Avelyn ran from the chapel, skittering down the empty halls, his footsteps echoing noisily. At the first town he entered, he happened upon a caravan of several merchant wagons, and there he sold the common emerald, giving him all the funds he would need for a long, long time.
49 creation remorse Singular Noun UNKNOWN 3348 3 He knew the properties of diamonds, the creation of light, but had never used quartz. Elbryan nodded, glad that the man felt some remorse for his traitorous actions.
50 hopelessly supposedly Adverb UNKNOWN 3349 3 He watched helplessly; hopelessly, as the ship that had been his home for nearly eight months jolted and listed, then broke apart on the reef as still more missiles soared in. He saw reflected in the mirror those images that had been peripheral to him at that time: a supposedly ill man standing at the side of the camp and, more important, the expression on that man's face, hardly noticed at the time, but clear now to Elbryan.
51 ebb recoil Noun Verb UNKNOWN 3350 3 The strong ebb tide of All Saints Bay would collect the flotsam and jetsam and carry it out to the open sea. Avelyn recoiled instinctively, out of shyness.
52 location reduce Singular Verb UNKNOWN B2 3351 3 "There can be no witnesses to the location of Pimaninicuit," Father Abbot Markwart said evenly. The man would be reduced to an instrument of destruction, Avelyn's destruction.
53 flatly surrounding Adverb Adjective UNKNOWN 3352 3 "Your master?" the monk asked flatly. The one advantage on the ranger's side was his knowledge of the region surrounding Weedy Meadow.
54 commit suspicious Verb Adjective UNKNOWN 3353 3 "She has committed no crimes. Suspicious, but wise enough to keep his mouth shut, Avelyn bid farewell to Adjonas and the others - though not a man aboard the Windrunner regretted the departure of the three monks - and went ashore.
55 spy wager Noun UNKNOWN 3354 3 He didn't really know what he would do, other than spy on the masters and confirm his fears of his approaching fate. Perhaps he hadn't really done it right, or perhaps Adjonas had ordered her to bed Avelyn, or even had made a wager with her that she could not bed the man.
56 auction chapel Verb Noun UNKNOWN 3355 3 They were talking about a private auction of the sacred stones! Avelyn ran from the chapel, skittering down the empty halls, his footsteps echoing noisily.
57 rod creation Noun Singular UNKNOWN 3356 3 She slipped the graphite rod into her sword hand, clutching it tightly against the weapon's hilt, and wondered if her plan would work. He knew the properties of diamonds, the creation of light, but had never used quartz.
58 inanimate hopelessly Singular Adverb UNKNOWN 3357 3 Avelyn rolled out of the way; the inanimate stone crashed down and rolled from the dais. Juraviel sighed and looked hopelessly at his Lady, his guilt obvious upon his fair face.
59 pursuing ebb Noun UNKNOWN 3358 3 With the malachite, he floated gently over cliffs that any pursuing monks would spend hours climbing down. The strong ebb tide of All Saints Bay would collect the flotsam and jetsam and carry it out to the open sea.
60 cone flatly Noun Adverb UNKNOWN 3359 3 Spotting him, the great stallion reared and snorted, its breath coming out as a great cone of steam. "They knew," Elbryan said flatly: "They had to know."
61 definite commit Adjective Verb UNKNOWN 3360 3 The elf had been searching for Symphony, her desires formulating into a definite plan. He was somewhat concerned that no sounds of battle came to him from further south, from the lead group, but he and his companions were committed, he knew, and would have to trust that Pony would not let the goblins and giant get behind them, cutting off any quick retreat.
62 seeming spy Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 3361 3 He looked much better, seeming his old bouncy self, except for a slight limp. He didn't really know what he would do, other than spy on the masters and confirm his fears of his approaching fate.
63 interpretation auction Plural Verb UNKNOWN 3362 3 What was, in the horse's eyes, simply was with no interpretation, an efficient and perfect way of perception that sorted through emotion, that lived in the present without concern for the future or interference from the past. They were talking about a private auction of the sacred stones!
64 sliver rod Noun UNKNOWN 3363 3 He stood atop the treeless hillock and he waited, his eyes glued to the eastern horizon, to the tiny sliver of light heralding the approach of dawn. Then Avelyn and the remaining guard began selecting and collecting stones: the giant crystal amethyst, a rod of graphite, a small but potent ruby, and several others, including turquoise and amber, celestine and a tiger's paw, a chrysoberyl, or cat's eye, some gypsum and malachite, a sheet of chrysotile, and a piece of heavy magnetite.
65 dasada inanimate Noun Singular UNKNOWN 3364 3 Every morning he performed bi'nelle dasada and then his physical conditioning with the milk-stones. Avelyn rolled out of the way; the inanimate stone crashed down and rolled from the dais.
66 intricate pursuing Verb Noun UNKNOWN 3365 3 The young man continued for nearly an hour, his arms and weapon weaving ever more intricate patterns in the empty air. With the malachite, he floated gently over cliffs that any pursuing monks would spend hours climbing down.
67 strategy cone Noun UNKNOWN 3366 3 Every attack and parry angle became ingrained in him; what had been conscious battle strategy melded into a reactive response or an anticipatory strike. Spotting him, the great stallion reared and snorted, its breath coming out as a great cone of steam.
68 significance definite Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 3367 3 "You do not even understand the significance," Tuntun replied distastefully. The elf had been searching for Symphony, her desires formulating into a definite plan.
69 unending seeming Verb Adjective UNKNOWN 3368 3 Even Juraviel couldn't suppress a chuckle at his elven companion's unending games. That seeming contradiction had left Elbryan in a quandary.
70 hence interpretation Adverb Plural UNKNOWN 3369 3 How will they judge me twenty years hence, a mere day by an elf's measure?. What was, in the horse's eyes, simply was with no interpretation, an efficient and perfect way of perception that sorted through emotion, that lived in the present without concern for the future or interference from the past.
71 initially sliver Adverb Noun UNKNOWN 3370 3 Indeed she had thrived; initially, at least, in the military. Again came the spinning slivers, two in rapid succession, this time angled higher to hit the monster about the head.
72 fearsome dasada Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 3371 3 Elbryan smiled wryly at Bradwarden before the fearsome centaur could take offense. Every morning he performed bi'nelle dasada and then his physical conditioning with the milk-stones.
73 coastline intricate Noun Verb UNKNOWN 3372 3 Pireth Tulme was but one in a series of keeps dotting Honce-the-Bear's coastline. The young man continued for nearly an hour, his arms and weapon weaving ever more intricate patterns in the empty air.
74 disastrous strategy Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 3373 3 Jill, whose only experience with a man had been so very disastrous, did not like the odds. Every attack and parry angle became ingrained in him; what had been conscious battle strategy melded into a reactive response or an anticipatory strike.
75 resign significance Verb Noun UNKNOWN 3374 3 She gave a sigh, resigned to the reality about her. "You do not even understand the significance," Tuntun replied distastefully.
76 consistent unending Adjective Verb B2 UNKNOWN 3375 3 "A difficult winter would be consistent," Tuntun replied, her expression even more grave than usual. Even Juraviel couldn't suppress a chuckle at his elven companion's unending games.
77 irony hence Noun Adverb UNKNOWN 3376 3 He gave a chuckle at the irony of his own words. How will they judge me twenty years hence, a mere day by an elf's measure?.
78 unprepared initially Verb Adverb UNKNOWN 3377 3 He swung about, some score of yards from the tavern entrance, and launched into a diatribe on the coming dark days, about a world unprepared to face the forces of evil, about a darkness being fed by the internal rot of the land. Indeed she had thrived; initially, at least, in the military.
79 aged fearsome Adjective UNKNOWN 3378 3 This would be Joycenevial's first human task since Mather, and, since the bowyer was aged even by elven standards, most likely his last. Elbryan smiled wryly at Bradwarden before the fearsome centaur could take offense.
80 frond coastline Noun UNKNOWN 3379 3 They walked carefully past the cultivated rows to the tallest fern of - all, one whose broad fronds were above Elbryan's head. Luck was with her, though, for the coastline remained in sight, towering black mountains marking the southern horizon.
81 implement disastrous Verb Adjective B2 UNKNOWN 3380 3 He recognized the implements of the trapping trade hanging all about the shack, along with dozens of drying pelts. Jill, whose only experience with a man had been so very disastrous, did not like the odds.
82 pliable resign Adjective Verb UNKNOWN 3381 3 The monsters' take of lumber would not have been useful; the spruce and pines were too short for catapults, too wet and sappy for wood fires, and too pliable for any construction. She gave a sigh, resigned to the reality about her.
83 encompass consistent Verb Adjective UNKNOWN B2 3382 3 The song came louder, faster, and Juraviel began to dance delicate, spinning circles wrapped in a larger circle that encompassed the plants. Silvery lines wove gracefully about the dark green stem; they seemed to Elbryan consistent with the fishing lines and the bowstrings the elves used.
84 praise underworld Verb Noun UNKNOWN 3383 3 Juraviel praised him once, then started away, Elbryan in tow. Into the spike, the demon sent its power, the strength of the underworld, the strength to burn.
85 powder irony Noun UNKNOWN 3384 3 Without explanation, Lady Dasslerond then threw a handful of glittering powder in Elbryan's face. Again, Elbryan sat back, smiling at the irony of it all.
86 stripe unprepared Noun Verb UNKNOWN 3385 3 The twirling elf tossed several puffs of powder upon the plant, then bent low and with some reddish gel painted a stripe around the base of the stem just an inch or two from the ground. The cries of the doomed pair had alerted Elbryan and the others to the danger, so they were not unprepared when the first of the giants crashed through the brush and charged over the rim of the bowl-shaped encampment.
87 scrub aged Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 3386 3 He held Cric back, hiding behind some scrub, while agile Chipmunk worked his way into position. Juraviel explained as the aged elf came out of his home and slowly descended.
88 skyward frond Noun UNKNOWN 3387 3 He should have been watching the ground, he knew, but in accord with the wistful nature of his kind, his eyes kept lifting skyward to the stars and the mysteries. all, one whose broad fronds were above Elbryan's head.
89 demise implement Noun Verb UNKNOWN B2 3388 3 In so pointedly reminding Elbryan and the others of the higher goal, the centaur helped them to put Tuntun's demise in proper perspective. He recognized the implements of the trapping trade hanging all about the shack, along with dozens of drying pelts.
90 deepen pliable Verb Adjective UNKNOWN 3389 3 As their friendship deepened, their trust becoming so strong, Avelyn again dared to use the hematite to instruct Jill. Elbryan thought on that for a moment, particularly on Juraviel's last claim that the plants were pliable.
91 covering encompass Noun Verb UNKNOWN 3390 3 He moved inside the grove, across the covering of snow to the secret cairn. The song came louder, faster, and Juraviel began to dance delicate, spinning circles wrapped in a larger circle that encompassed the plants.
92 tilt praise Verb UNKNOWN 3391 3 Elbryan tilted back his head, considering the stars, the few rushing clouds. Juraviel praised him once, then started away, Elbryan in tow.
93 deceive powder Verb Noun UNKNOWN 3392 3 They had named the ranger Nightbird, and so the elf's dream had not deceived him. Without explanation, Lady Dasslerond then threw a handful of glittering powder in Elbryan's face.
94 smoothness stripe Noun UNKNOWN 3393 3 He was amazed by its balance, by the smoothness of its long and comfortable draw. The twirling elf tossed several puffs of powder upon the plant, then bent low and with some reddish gel painted a stripe around the base of the stem just an inch or two from the ground.
95 tied scrub Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 3394 3 A quick tug showed Elbryan that it was tied off a short distance up the ledge. Every time his concentration wavered even a bit, his arrow flew wide of the mark, disappearing into the forest scrub.
96 don skyward Gerund Noun UNKNOWN 3395 3 With a trusting nod, the woman donned the mask, as did Elbryan, the ranger eyeing Pony all the while, admiring her gumption. Juraviel remained at the glowing fire pit until all had gone, his eyes ever skyward, looking for the blackest of forms.
97 traveling demise Noun UNKNOWN 3396 3 He shook that thought away, shrugged off his cloak, and began donning the clothing: deerskin boots, high arid soft; supple breeches with a narrow belt made of rope lined with silverel for strength; a soft sleeveless shirt with a leather vest lined in silverel; and finally, a thick forest-green traveling cloak and a lighter-green triangular huntsmen's cap. In so pointedly reminding Elbryan and the others of the higher goal, the centaur helped them to put Tuntun's demise in proper perspective.
98 sparse deepen Adjective Verb UNKNOWN 3397 3 The land was relatively flat and brown, with sparse low shrubs poking here and there. As their friendship deepened, their trust becoming so strong, Avelyn again dared to use the hematite to instruct Jill.
99 inspection covering Singular Noun UNKNOWN 3398 3 He continued his inspection of the mouth and face, noted that the eyes were clear and not runny, then moved along the bear's torso. He moved inside the grove, across the covering of snow to the secret cairn.
100 territory tilt Noun Verb UNKNOWN 3399 3 However, Elbryan was not in any human settlement, not in any land claimed by his kind, and quite possibly was within the boundaries of goblin territory. Elbryan tilted back his head, considering the stars, the few rushing clouds.
101 justify deceive Verb B2 UNKNOWN 3400 3 If that was the case, would he be justified in waging battle with these six? They had named the ranger Nightbird, and so the elf's dream had not deceived him.