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"lemma","pos","cefr_level","coverage_rank","context_sentence","context_sentence_zh","definition_zh"
"flapping","Noun","UNKNOWN","3601","She heard the flapping wings, the screams, the dying.","",""
"greenish","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3602","The woman shuddered when she considered the mouth, a tangle of greenish-yellow fangs, all crooked but each angled inward.","",""
"inward","Noun","UNKNOWN","3603","""When the eyes of sentries turn inward,
When the hearts of men covet,
When love is lost to lust.","",""
"jowl","Noun","UNKNOWN","3604","The chin was narrow, but the jowls wide with muscle.","",""
"wrinkled","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3605","Elbryan watched the wrinkled' and bent elder, Brody Gentle, by name, though the children usually called him ""Body Grabber"" in mock horror, teasing him and then running away.","",""
"contradiction","Singular","UNKNOWN","3606","That seeming contradiction had left Elbryan in a quandary.","",""
"questioning","Noun","UNKNOWN","3607","Elbryan noted the curtness of the answer, the elf's crisp, almost sharp tone, and he understood that further questioning would be unwelcome, that he would learn what he must when the elves decided to tell him.","",""
"myth","Verb","UNKNOWN","3608","Goblins were little seen creatures; many considered them more myth than truth.","",""
"sighting","Noun","UNKNOWN","3609","The raid on Dundalis, the sightings of goblins and even giants, the evidence of many, earthquakes to the north of Andur'Blough Inninness - all pointed to the resurgence of the dactyl.","",""
"intervene","Verb","UNKNOWN","3610","When she wouldn't - couldn't - tell him anything about the staff-wielding stranger who had intervened in the inn, the ferocious monk had beaten her again, and now one of her eyes was swollen closed.","",""
"supper","Noun","UNKNOWN","3611","""Better suited for the common house, after a supper of venison stew.""
0lwan nodded and the crowd gradually dispersed, one person taking a last, long look at the goblin, which was indeed fast turning gray.","",""
"disperse","Verb","UNKNOWN","3612","But Avelyn's expression of joy, of victory, was short-lived, for the stone could not contain such energy, and it threw it out, dispersed as green smoke into the air, the sheer force of the expulsion throwing Elbryan and Avelyn backward into Pony and Bradwarden, the resulting smoke filling the corridor.","",""
"sustain","Verb","UNKNOWN","3613","Pony couldn't sustain her smile as she watched him go, wondering if she had pushed him a little too hard.","",""
"simultaneously","Adverb","UNKNOWN","3614","The staff connected simultaneously on the sword and the goblin's hand, knocking the weapon from the creature's grasp and launching it a dozen feet away.","",""
"goblinkind","Noun","UNKNOWN","3615","Next came a discussion, led by Brody Gentle, of goblinkind in general, from the numerous small goblins to the rare and dangerous disfigured fomorian giants.","",""
"qualification","Singular","UNKNOWN","3616","The eight years of Avelyn's' pretraining had included only minor instruction in the martial arts, but he had suspected that the physical qualifications of the brotherhood, the ability to fight, would become more prominent once inside the monastery.","",""
"doubtfully","Adverb","UNKNOWN","3617","""How do you know that?"" Elbryan asked doubtfully, and his tone seemed to hurt the girl.","",""
"intone","Verb","UNKNOWN","3618","""Piety, dignity, poverty,"" the old father abbot, Dalebert Markwart, intoned in his nasal voice.","",""
"intertwine","Verb","UNKNOWN","3619","The horse angled near a second elm, its branches intertwined with the one near the giant, and Elbryan leaped away, running, surefooted, along one rain-slicked limb.","",""
"majority","Noun","UNKNOWN","3620","The majority of Tinson's residents slept the day through, preferring the revelry of the night.","",""
"conquest","Noun","UNKNOWN","3621","Images of conquest flooded Quintall's every thought.","",""
"formal","Adjective","B2","3622","The four monks were on deck when Bunkus Smealy informed them that they would have no formal duties that day, that they might go about their business.","",""
"certainty","Noun","UNKNOWN","3623","Avelyn knew with near certainty that this would be the last time he saw her, and likely the last time he'd see his father, as well.","",""
"sibling","Noun","UNKNOWN","3624","His next youngest sibling was seven years his senior, and so he wasn't really close to any of them.","",""
"senior","Noun","UNKNOWN","3625","His next youngest sibling was seven years his senior, and so he wasn't really close to any of them.","",""
"illness","Noun","UNKNOWN","3626","The last few years had been hard on her, one illness after another.","",""
"selfish","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3627","The folk of Elkenbrook had never known such a huge gathering of goblins, could not conceive of the notion that the hateful, selfish creatures could ever band together in such numbers.","",""
"grinding","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3628","A grinding sound, the great gates sliding open, brought the young man from his contemplations.","",""
"unified","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3629","Now the creature saw the time to organize its forces fully; to begin its unified attacks.","",""
"unintentional","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3630","Avelyn heard the slaps of wood, the unintentional groans, even an occasional cry from the younger students near the front.","",""
"mix","Noun","UNKNOWN","3631","Piled in the emotional jumble were Elbryan's mixed feelings concerning the elves.","",""
"frail","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3632","He couldn't say that to frail Annalisa, he knew.","",""
"rack","Verb","UNKNOWN","3633","But his words hardly seemed to calm Thagraine; quite the opposite, the man, obviously racked with guilt paced all the more furiously, slapping his hands together repeatedly.","",""
"overlapping","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3634","Suits of armor of various designs stood as silent sentinels, every type from the overlapping wooden plates of the ancient Behrenese to the strong metal-plate mail designed for Honce-the-Bear's Allheart Brigade, the personal guards of the King -
whoever that might be at the moment.","",""
"tunic","Noun","UNKNOWN","3635","The shorter of the pair wore a light leather tunic and arm shields, metal sleeves hooked over the figure's thumbs and running from wrists to elbow.","",""
"specially","Adverb","UNKNOWN","3636","He had recently commissioned a specially designed saddle from the local leatherworker, and had made no secret that it was for Nightbird, payment for some work the ranger had done for him.","",""
"interlock","Gerund","UNKNOWN","3637","Its limbs were slender and long and its armor a silver shining coat of fine interlocking links.","",""
"ranking","Noun","UNKNOWN","3638","He calmed quickly, though, seeing that all of his classmates were similarly entranced and that the Father Abbot and the other ranking monks seemed not to care.","",""
"brotherhood","Noun","UNKNOWN","3639","I knew the purest contemplation, the release of physical boundaries, the brotherhood with all the universe.","",""
"idealistic","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3640","All that the gentle and idealistic young man wanted was to serve God, to foster peace, to heal, and to comfort.","",""
"hoard","Noun","UNKNOWN","3641","To Avelyn Desbris, nothing in all the world, not the treasures of a dragon's hoard, nor the powers of a king, could outweigh that accomplishment.","",""
"outweigh","Verb","UNKNOWN","3642","To Avelyn Desbris, nothing in all the world, not the treasures of a dragon's hoard, nor the powers of a king, could outweigh that accomplishment.","",""
"troublesome","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3643","For the adults, the specter of the goblins brought a sobering wariness and then a troublesome distraction.","",""
"lively","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3644","The moment ended all too soon, Cat-the-Stray tuning back to the bustle of the lively room about her.","",""
"cautious","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3645","But even the great wound in the monster's belly fast closed, while Quintall's movements became more cautious, more dangerous.","",""
"rust","Noun","UNKNOWN","3646","Pony left Avelyn's side then, rusting to join with Elbryan.","",""
"counterpart","Noun","UNKNOWN","3647","Each of this group nodded respectfully at his younger counterparts as he passed them on the rim; some mentioned that Elbryan's patrols would serve as their vital liaison with the village proper.","",""
"arrangement","Noun","UNKNOWN","3648","There were several complaints about this arrangement at first, mostly from the older boys who thought that they
should serve as Elbryan's second.","",""
"retaliation","Singular","UNKNOWN","3649","Elbryan took it all in stride, with the exception of any insults to Pony, which he promptly informed the teasers would bring them serious and painful retaliation.","",""
"primary","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3650","On the ridge and in the vale beyond, the primary enemy became boredom.","",""
"scenario","Noun","UNKNOWN","3651","And now he was here, the best scenario he could rationally have hoped to find.","",""
"salvage","Noun","UNKNOWN","3652","Elbryan walked a crooked path to the food and stubbornly salvaged what he could.","",""
"disgustedly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","3653","""Please allow me to continue my duties.""
Jojonah looked to Siherton, who was shaking his head disgustedly.","",""
"vain","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3654","If he won now, then his friends, all of them, would not have died in vain.","",""
"curve","Noun","UNKNOWN","3655","He dared to put his arms around Pony's back, dared to pull her closer, feeling the strangely interesting curves and bumps of her body against his own as they came together.","",""
"genuine","Adjective","B2","3656","Again, the fears passed, lost in a swirl of warmth as he looked at Pony's shining blue eyes, at her smile, as genuine and joyful as anything Elbryan had ever seen.","",""
"joyful","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3657","Again, the fears passed, lost in a swirl of warmth as he looked at Pony's shining blue eyes, at her smile, as genuine and joyful as anything Elbryan had ever seen.","",""
"gentleness","Noun","UNKNOWN","3658","The kiss shifted, from curiosity to urgency, then back to gentleness.","",""
"ruffle","Verb","UNKNOWN","3659","Their clothes ruffled and seemed more of an obstacle than a necessity.","",""
"horrified","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3660","And then suddenly, it was gone, destroyed by a horrified, and horrifying, scream.","",""
"swarming","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3661","The couple jumped apart and to their feet, staring wide-eyed down the long slope to the village, at the swarming forms, at the large plume of smoke -
too large to come from any chimney!","",""
"initiative","Noun","UNKNOWN","3662","This was an action of a rogue goblin chieftain, perhaps, or one of the many powrie raiding parties, acting on their own initiative, bringing misery to the wretched humans.","",""
"tomb","Noun","UNKNOWN","3663","The creature flexed its great wings and settled back in the throne it had shaped from the obsidian that had formerly served as its tomb.","",""
"formation","Singular","UNKNOWN","3664","He would gather together his scouts, perhaps even call in the older scouts from the vale, and charge down into Dundalis in tight formation, anchoring the defense.","",""
"bedsheets","Noun","UNKNOWN","3665","She wanted to be a little girl again, wrapped tight in her bedsheets, and tighter in Mother's embrace, waking from a nightmare.","",""
"everywhere","Adverb","UNKNOWN","3666","Goblins swarmed everywhere, and Pony spotted at least two other giants, fifteen feet tall and perhaps a thousand pounds of chiseled muscle.","",""
"catastrophe","Noun","UNKNOWN","3667","The rules of survival, taught to every child in Wilderlands settlements, declared that the first priority in any catastrophe was to save the village.","",""
"facing","Noun","UNKNOWN","3668","And by Elbryan's measure, Avelyn's bravery in all that he had done - in taking the stones and fleeing St.-Mere-Abelle, in facing Brother Justice, and in aiding against the monsters-was above question.","",""
"falter","Verb","UNKNOWN","3669","Without hesitation, for if he paused, he knew his courage surely would falter, Elbryan slipped out from behind the protection of the tree: Half walking, half crawling, he moved closer to the goblin, quickly covering a third of the distance.","",""
"clobber","Verb","UNKNOWN","3670","He clobbered yet another goblin, bashing in its ugly skull, then raised his arm and called out, trying to rally the others.","",""
"valiant","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3671","And then Olwan came flying back into sight, falling in a broken heap on the road right in the midst of the valiant fighters.","",""
"getting","Noun","UNKNOWN","3672","They ran every which way, most getting no more than a couple of strides before being buried under a wave of swarming goblins.","",""
"mockery","Noun","UNKNOWN","3673","As if in a grotesque mockery of that hope, a goblin marched around that corner, bearing down on the girl.","",""
"skidding","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3674","The call brought the sprinting lad to a skidding halt.","",""
"ashen","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3675","Carley dan Aubrey, one of the younger scouts, staggered toward him, his face ashen, both hands clenched firmly to his right side at his waist.","",""
"jut","Gerund","UNKNOWN","3676","Elbryan grimaced, and Carley whimpered and nearly vomited, when Elbryan's hand brushed against the broken tip of a spear jutting from Carley's side.","",""
"overcoat","Noun","UNKNOWN","3677","He tore off his overcoat and pulled open his leather vest, quickly unbuttoning the sleeves of his white shirt.","",""
"vest","Noun","UNKNOWN","3678","He tore off his overcoat and pulled open his leather vest, quickly unbuttoning the sleeves of his white shirt.","",""
"flop","Gerund","UNKNOWN","3679","The creature went berserk, kicking and thrashing, flopping like a landed fish.","",""
"previously","Adverb","UNKNOWN","3680","Pony remembered the building of the place, only two years previously.","",""
"choke","Gerund","UNKNOWN","3681","In an instant, the powrie had her on her back and was choking her hard.","",""
"divide","Verb","UNKNOWN","3682","The class had been divided by birth dates; Avelyn and Quintall had been put, together solely because they had been born in the same week, and not for compatibility, either physical or emotional.","",""
"date","Verb","UNKNOWN","3683","The class had been divided by birth dates; Avelyn and Quintall had been put, together solely because they had been born in the same week, and not for compatibility, either physical or emotional.","",""
"temperament","Noun","UNKNOWN","3684","They were opposites in temperament, as well: Avelyn calm and reverent, always in control, and Quintall a ""firework,"" as Master Siherton, the class overseer, often appropriately referred to him.","",""
"firework","Noun","UNKNOWN","3685","They were opposites in temperament, as well: Avelyn calm and reverent, always in control, and Quintall a ""firework,"" as Master Siherton, the class overseer, often appropriately referred to him.","",""
"overseer","Noun","UNKNOWN","3686","Siherton's features befit his rank of class overseer, the disciplinarian of the newest brothers.","",""
"coldly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","3687","""Let us see if our young hero has any heart at all;"" Siherton remarked coldly, and he stalked off toward the stairwell that would lead him down to the master's quarters.","",""
"aching","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3688","Jojonah held the diamond close to Avelyn, and the young monk felt its warmth flowing into his aching, frozen form.","",""
"disgust","Verb","UNKNOWN","3689","Elbryan shook his head in disgust, but he reminded himself to keep a measure of respect.","",""
"gauge","Noun","UNKNOWN","3690","""Avelyn is the best of the class,"" Jojonah remarked, mostly to gauge Siherton's reaction.","",""
"noncommittally","Adverb","UNKNOWN","3691","The taller man shrugged noncommittally.","",""
"dedication","Singular","UNKNOWN","3692","It was true enough; Avelyn's incredible dedication was fast becoming the talk of St.-Mere-Abelle.","",""
"becoming","Noun","UNKNOWN","3693","It was true enough; Avelyn's incredible dedication was fast becoming the talk of St.-Mere-Abelle.","",""
"overt","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3694","It was no secret that Siherton favored Quintall among this most important class, but the man's overt insult of Avelyn, the choice of every other master - and reportedly of Father Abbot Markwart as well - surprised him.","",""
"amiss","Noun","UNKNOWN","3695","Jojonah looked back at the courtyard, to Avelyn at work as always as though nothing was amiss.","",""
"macabre","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3696","He tried to keep a mental note of his macabre collection, tried to match it against the people of Dundalis by sorting their names house by house.","",""
"despise","Verb","UNKNOWN","3697","""I despise his inhumanity,"" replied Siherton.","",""
"inhumanity","Noun","UNKNOWN","3698","Was it, as Siherton insisted, the young man's apparent inhumanity?","",""
"smug","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3699","That smug look by the ranger spurred the proud Quintall into a charge.","",""
"stairwell","Noun","UNKNOWN","3700","Jill looked straight ahead as she made for the door to the stairwell that would get her down to her room.","",""
"lemma","pos","cefr_level","coverage_rank","global_frequency","context_sentence","context_sentence_zh","definition_zh"
"shapely","Adverb","UNKNOWN","3601","2","She was in her mid-teens, but had the shapely body of a woman five years older.","",""
"starkness","Noun","UNKNOWN","3602","2","The starkness of the scene from this vantage point, in this mounting light, amazed the companions.","",""
"assessment","Noun","UNKNOWN","3603","2","Elbryan shook his head determinedly, somehow sure his companion's assessment was not correct.","",""
"elk","Noun","UNKNOWN","3604","2","The hunters would return with carcasses - elk, caribou, or white-tailed deer - slung on shoulder poles, and it seemed to the watching pair as if this hunt had been successful indeed!","",""
"disintegrate","Verb","UNKNOWN","3605","2","It is likely that all the invasion will disintegrate into separate groups, fighting one another as much as the folk of the kingdom.","",""
"southeast","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3606","2","""The sun is in the southeast,"" Elbryan reminded Pony, squaring his shoulders as he took command of the situation.","",""
"northeast","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3607","2","There was one other patrol, a handful of older teenagers, venturing further out, down among the pines and fluffy caribou moss to the northeast.","",""
"buck","Noun","UNKNOWN","3608","2","Elbryan hardly heard the sharp scolding his father offered, the boy's eyes basking in the sight, moving from the carcass of a caribou buck, to a deer, to a line of coneys, to ...","",""
"stock","Noun","UNKNOWN","3609","2","Expressions ran from excitement to awkward fear to blank amazement as the villagers took stock of the kills, especially the last carcass on the shoulder poles, a smallish humanoid form.","",""
"flapping","Noun","UNKNOWN","3610","2","The creature's ears, pointed at the top and with a loose flapping, fat lobe at the bottom, stuck out several inches from its head.","",""
"greenish","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3611","2","The woman shuddered when she considered the mouth, a tangle of greenish-yellow fangs, all crooked but each angled inward.","",""
"inward","Noun","UNKNOWN","3612","2","The woman shuddered when she considered the mouth, a tangle of greenish-yellow fangs, all crooked but each angled inward.","",""
"jowl","Noun","UNKNOWN","3613","2","The chin was narrow, but the jowls wide with muscle.","",""
"wrinkled","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3614","2","The dwarf's expression did not change, its pale, wrinkled face staring openmouthed as Pellimar hit it with a solid right cross.","",""
"contradiction","Singular","UNKNOWN","3615","2","That seeming contradiction had left Elbryan in a quandary.","",""
"questioning","Noun","UNKNOWN","3616","2","Elbryan noted the curtness of the answer, the elf's crisp, almost sharp tone, and he understood that further questioning would be unwelcome, that he would learn what he must when the elves decided to tell him.","",""
"myth","Verb","UNKNOWN","3617","2","Goblins were little seen creatures; many considered them more myth than truth.","",""
"sighting","Noun","UNKNOWN","3618","2","The raid on Dundalis, the sightings of goblins and even giants, the evidence of many, earthquakes to the north of Andur'Blough Inninness - all pointed to the resurgence of the dactyl.","",""
"intervene","Verb","UNKNOWN","3619","2","When she wouldn't - couldn't - tell him anything about the staff-wielding stranger who had intervened in the inn, the ferocious monk had beaten her again, and now one of her eyes was swollen closed.","",""
"supper","Noun","UNKNOWN","3620","2","That discipline lasted only until the four took their supper, a bowl of lumpy, lukewarm porridge in the tight quarters of their small room, when Quintall talked of taking ""first watch.""","",""
"disperse","Verb","UNKNOWN","3621","2","0lwan nodded and the crowd gradually dispersed, one person taking a last, long look at the goblin, which was indeed fast turning gray.","",""
"sustain","Verb","UNKNOWN","3622","2","Pony couldn't sustain her smile as she watched him go, wondering if she had pushed him a little too hard.","",""
"simultaneously","Adverb","UNKNOWN","3623","2","The staff connected simultaneously on the sword and the goblin's hand, knocking the weapon from the creature's grasp and launching it a dozen feet away.","",""
"goblinkind","Noun","UNKNOWN","3624","2","Next came a discussion, led by Brody Gentle, of goblinkind in general, from the numerous small goblins to the rare and dangerous disfigured fomorian giants.","",""
"qualification","Singular","UNKNOWN","3625","2","Elbryan's surprise at her qualification of the remark reflected clearly on his face.","",""
"doubtfully","Adverb","UNKNOWN","3626","2","""How do you know that?"" Elbryan asked doubtfully, and his tone seemed to hurt the girl.","",""
"intone","Verb","UNKNOWN","3627","2","He prayed with all his heart, wrapping the words around images of his mother, often intoning her name between lines of verse.","",""
"intertwine","Verb","UNKNOWN","3628","2","The horse angled near a second elm, its branches intertwined with the one near the giant, and Elbryan leaped away, running, surefooted, along one rain-slicked limb.","",""
"majority","Noun","UNKNOWN","3629","2","The majority of Tinson's residents slept the day through, preferring the revelry of the night.","",""
"conquest","Noun","UNKNOWN","3630","2","Images of conquest flooded Quintall's every thought.","",""
"formal","Adjective","B2","3631","2","The four monks were on deck when Bunkus Smealy informed them that they would have no formal duties that day, that they might go about their business.","",""
"certainty","Noun","UNKNOWN","3632","2","Avelyn knew with near certainty that this would be the last time he saw her, and likely the last time he'd see his father, as well.","",""
"sibling","Noun","UNKNOWN","3633","2","His next youngest sibling was seven years his senior, and so he wasn't really close to any of them.","",""
"senior","Noun","UNKNOWN","3634","2","There were several monks, men a few years Avelyn's senior, in the chamber above.","",""
"illness","Noun","UNKNOWN","3635","2","The last few years had been hard on her, one illness after another.","",""
"selfish","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3636","2","The folk of Elkenbrook had never known such a huge gathering of goblins, could not conceive of the notion that the hateful, selfish creatures could ever band together in such numbers.","",""
"grinding","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3637","2","A grinding sound, the great gates sliding open, brought the young man from his contemplations.","",""
"unified","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3638","2","Now the creature saw the time to organize its forces fully; to begin its unified attacks.","",""
"unintentional","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3639","2","Avelyn heard the slaps of wood, the unintentional groans, even an occasional cry from the younger students near the front.","",""
"mix","Noun","UNKNOWN","3640","2","Piled in the emotional jumble were Elbryan's mixed feelings concerning the elves.","",""
"frail","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3641","2","Now he knew how the elvish bows, so small and frail, could launch an arrow a hundred yards on a straight line.","",""
"rack","Verb","UNKNOWN","3642","2","But his words hardly seemed to calm Thagraine; quite the opposite, the man, obviously racked with guilt paced all the more furiously, slapping his hands together repeatedly.","",""
"overlapping","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3643","2","At first he thought them the borders of the known spheres, for he had heard theories of the universe as a series of overlapping, interlocking heavenly spheres, the invisible bubbles that held the layers of stars in place.","",""
"tunic","Noun","UNKNOWN","3644","2","The shorter of the pair wore a light leather tunic and arm shields, metal sleeves hooked over the figure's thumbs and running from wrists to elbow.","",""
"specially","Adverb","UNKNOWN","3645","2","He had recently commissioned a specially designed saddle from the local leatherworker, and had made no secret that it was for Nightbird, payment for some work the ranger had done for him.","",""
"interlock","Gerund","UNKNOWN","3646","2","Its limbs were slender and long and its armor a silver shining coat of fine interlocking links.","",""
"ranking","Noun","UNKNOWN","3647","2","Precious and thus the third ranking priest in the entire Abellican Church, had performed the ceremony himself!","",""
"brotherhood","Noun","UNKNOWN","3648","2","I knew the purest contemplation, the release of physical boundaries, the brotherhood with all the universe.","",""
"idealistic","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3649","2","All that the gentle and idealistic young man wanted was to serve God, to foster peace, to heal, and to comfort.","",""
"hoard","Noun","UNKNOWN","3650","2","To Avelyn Desbris, nothing in all the world, not the treasures of a dragon's hoard, nor the powers of a king, could outweigh that accomplishment.","",""
"outweigh","Verb","UNKNOWN","3651","2","To Avelyn Desbris, nothing in all the world, not the treasures of a dragon's hoard, nor the powers of a king, could outweigh that accomplishment.","",""
"troublesome","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3652","2","For the adults, the specter of the goblins brought a sobering wariness and then a troublesome distraction.","",""
"lively","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3653","2","The moment ended all too soon, Cat-the-Stray tuning back to the bustle of the lively room about her.","",""
"cautious","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3654","2","But even the great wound in the monster's belly fast closed, while Quintall's movements became more cautious, more dangerous.","",""
"rust","Noun","UNKNOWN","3655","2","Pony left Avelyn's side then, rusting to join with Elbryan.","",""
"counterpart","Noun","UNKNOWN","3656","2","Each of this group nodded respectfully at his younger counterparts as he passed them on the rim; some mentioned that Elbryan's patrols would serve as their vital liaison with the village proper.","",""
"arrangement","Noun","UNKNOWN","3657","2","There were several complaints about this arrangement at first, mostly from the older boys who thought that they","",""
"retaliation","Singular","UNKNOWN","3658","2","Elbryan was over him in an instant, more to protect him from the angry crowd than in any fear of retaliation.","",""
"primary","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3659","2","On the ridge and in the vale beyond, the primary enemy became boredom.","",""
"scenario","Noun","UNKNOWN","3660","2","Pony sympathized with the young man, but logically, this was the best scenario they could have hoped for.","",""
"salvage","Noun","UNKNOWN","3661","2","Elbryan walked a crooked path to the food and stubbornly salvaged what he could.","",""
"disgustedly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","3662","2","Jojonah looked to Siherton, who was shaking his head disgustedly.","",""
"vain","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3663","2","If he won now, then his friends, all of them, would not have died in vain.","",""
"curve","Noun","UNKNOWN","3664","2","He dared to put his arms around Pony's back, dared to pull her closer, feeling the strangely interesting curves and bumps of her body against his own as they came together.","",""
"genuine","Adjective","B2","3665","2","Again, the fears passed, lost in a swirl of warmth as he looked at Pony's shining blue eyes, at her smile, as genuine and joyful as anything Elbryan had ever seen.","",""
"joyful","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3666","2","Again, the fears passed, lost in a swirl of warmth as he looked at Pony's shining blue eyes, at her smile, as genuine and joyful as anything Elbryan had ever seen.","",""
"gentleness","Noun","UNKNOWN","3667","2","The kiss shifted, from curiosity to urgency, then back to gentleness.","",""
"ruffle","Verb","UNKNOWN","3668","2","Elbryan growled softly and brought both his hands up to ruffle his light brown hair.","",""
"horrified","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3669","2","And then suddenly, it was gone, destroyed by a horrified, and horrifying, scream.","",""
"swarming","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3670","2","The couple jumped apart and to their feet, staring wide-eyed down the long slope to the village, at the swarming forms, at the large plume of smoke -","",""
"initiative","Noun","UNKNOWN","3671","2","This was an action of a rogue goblin chieftain, perhaps, or one of the many powrie raiding parties, acting on their own initiative, bringing misery to the wretched humans.","",""
"tomb","Noun","UNKNOWN","3672","2","Thus, Elbryan and Pony walked away from Avelyn's chosen grave, from Tuntun's last breath, from Bradwarden's tomb.","",""
"formation","Singular","UNKNOWN","3673","2","He would gather together his scouts, perhaps even call in the older scouts from the vale, and charge down into Dundalis in tight formation, anchoring the defense.","",""
"bedsheets","Noun","UNKNOWN","3674","2","That logical, adult part of Pony - the part that knew that the time of fending off nightmares with bedsheets was long past - told her without doubt that Dundalis could not survive.","",""
"everywhere","Adverb","UNKNOWN","3675","2","Goblins swarmed everywhere, and Pony spotted at least two other giants, fifteen feet tall and perhaps a thousand pounds of chiseled muscle.","",""
"catastrophe","Noun","UNKNOWN","3676","2","I may die soon following this course before me, but out here, at one with my spirit and my nature, on the edges of catastrophe, I have lived many times more than most will ever know.","",""
"facing","Noun","UNKNOWN","3677","2","And by Elbryan's measure, Avelyn's bravery in all that he had done - in taking the stones and fleeing St.-Mere-Abelle, in facing Brother Justice, and in aiding against the monsters-was above question.","",""
"falter","Verb","UNKNOWN","3678","2","Without hesitation, for if he paused, he knew his courage surely would falter, Elbryan slipped out from behind the protection of the tree: Half walking, half crawling, he moved closer to the goblin, quickly covering a third of the distance.","",""
"clobber","Verb","UNKNOWN","3679","2","The man's mind whirled through the possibilities, all jumbled with the horror that he had erred, that he was about to get clobbered.","",""
"valiant","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3680","2","And then Olwan came flying back into sight, falling in a broken heap on the road right in the midst of the valiant fighters.","",""
"getting","Noun","UNKNOWN","3681","2","Paulson drew out his large sword and motioned for Cric to go in at his side, while Chipmunk was to go to the higher ground around to the right, getting an angle for his dagger throws.","",""
"mockery","Noun","UNKNOWN","3682","2","As if in a grotesque mockery of that hope, a goblin marched around that corner, bearing down on the girl.","",""
"skidding","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3683","2","The call brought the sprinting lad to a skidding halt.","",""
"ashen","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3684","2","Carley dan Aubrey, one of the younger scouts, staggered toward him, his face ashen, both hands clenched firmly to his right side at his waist.","",""
"jut","Gerund","UNKNOWN","3685","2","Elbryan grimaced, and Carley whimpered and nearly vomited, when Elbryan's hand brushed against the broken tip of a spear jutting from Carley's side.","",""
"overcoat","Noun","UNKNOWN","3686","2","He tore off his overcoat and pulled open his leather vest, quickly unbuttoning the sleeves of his white shirt.","",""
"vest","Noun","UNKNOWN","3687","2","He tore off his overcoat and pulled open his leather vest, quickly unbuttoning the sleeves of his white shirt.","",""
"flop","Gerund","UNKNOWN","3688","2","The creature went berserk, kicking and thrashing, flopping like a landed fish.","",""
"previously","Adverb","UNKNOWN","3689","2","Pony remembered the building of the place, only two years previously.","",""
"divide","Verb","UNKNOWN","3690","2","The class had been divided by birth dates; Avelyn and Quintall had been put, together solely because they had been born in the same week, and not for compatibility, either physical or emotional.","",""
"date","Verb","UNKNOWN","3691","2","The class had been divided by birth dates; Avelyn and Quintall had been put, together solely because they had been born in the same week, and not for compatibility, either physical or emotional.","",""
"temperament","Noun","UNKNOWN","3692","2","Physically, by all accounts, he was the image of his father in Graevis' younger days, but by Cat's estimation, Grady could not have been more different than Graevis in temperament.","",""
"firework","Noun","UNKNOWN","3693","2","They were opposites in temperament, as well: Avelyn calm and reverent, always in control, and Quintall a ""firework,"" as Master Siherton, the class overseer, often appropriately referred to him.","",""
"overseer","Noun","UNKNOWN","3694","2","Siherton's features befit his rank of class overseer, the disciplinarian of the newest brothers.","",""
"coldly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","3695","2","""Halfway,"" Quintall answered coldly, ""if that.""","",""
"aching","Adjective","UNKNOWN","3696","2","Avelyn sighed deeply and put his aching arms into motion.","",""
"disgust","Verb","UNKNOWN","3697","2","Elbryan shook his head in disgust, but he reminded himself to keep a measure of respect.","",""
"gauge","Noun","UNKNOWN","3698","2","Dosey interrupted, his tales only for an occasional belch; so lost was he in his own sense of importance that he hardly bothered to gauge the monk's reaction.","",""
"noncommittally","Adverb","UNKNOWN","3699","2","The man with the broken arm shrugged noncommittally, then turned to the bartender, who likewise had no answers.","",""
"dedication","Singular","UNKNOWN","3700","2","It was true enough; Avelyn's incredible dedication was fast becoming the talk of St.-Mere-Abelle.","",""
1 lemma pos cefr_level coverage_rank global_frequency context_sentence context_sentence_zh definition_zh
2 flapping shapely Noun Adverb UNKNOWN 3601 2 She heard the flapping wings, the screams, the dying. She was in her mid-teens, but had the shapely body of a woman five years older.
3 greenish starkness Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 3602 2 The woman shuddered when she considered the mouth, a tangle of greenish-yellow fangs, all crooked but each angled inward. The starkness of the scene from this vantage point, in this mounting light, amazed the companions.
4 inward assessment Noun UNKNOWN 3603 2 "When the eyes of sentries turn inward, When the hearts of men covet, When love is lost to lust. Elbryan shook his head determinedly, somehow sure his companion's assessment was not correct.
5 jowl elk Noun UNKNOWN 3604 2 The chin was narrow, but the jowls wide with muscle. The hunters would return with carcasses - elk, caribou, or white-tailed deer - slung on shoulder poles, and it seemed to the watching pair as if this hunt had been successful indeed!
6 wrinkled disintegrate Adjective Verb UNKNOWN 3605 2 Elbryan watched the wrinkled' and bent elder, Brody Gentle, by name, though the children usually called him "Body Grabber" in mock horror, teasing him and then running away. It is likely that all the invasion will disintegrate into separate groups, fighting one another as much as the folk of the kingdom.
7 contradiction southeast Singular Adjective UNKNOWN 3606 2 That seeming contradiction had left Elbryan in a quandary. "The sun is in the southeast," Elbryan reminded Pony, squaring his shoulders as he took command of the situation.
8 questioning northeast Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 3607 2 Elbryan noted the curtness of the answer, the elf's crisp, almost sharp tone, and he understood that further questioning would be unwelcome, that he would learn what he must when the elves decided to tell him. There was one other patrol, a handful of older teenagers, venturing further out, down among the pines and fluffy caribou moss to the northeast.
9 myth buck Verb Noun UNKNOWN 3608 2 Goblins were little seen creatures; many considered them more myth than truth. Elbryan hardly heard the sharp scolding his father offered, the boy's eyes basking in the sight, moving from the carcass of a caribou buck, to a deer, to a line of coneys, to ...
10 sighting stock Noun UNKNOWN 3609 2 The raid on Dundalis, the sightings of goblins and even giants, the evidence of many, earthquakes to the north of Andur'Blough Inninness - all pointed to the resurgence of the dactyl. Expressions ran from excitement to awkward fear to blank amazement as the villagers took stock of the kills, especially the last carcass on the shoulder poles, a smallish humanoid form.
11 intervene flapping Verb Noun UNKNOWN 3610 2 When she wouldn't - couldn't - tell him anything about the staff-wielding stranger who had intervened in the inn, the ferocious monk had beaten her again, and now one of her eyes was swollen closed. The creature's ears, pointed at the top and with a loose flapping, fat lobe at the bottom, stuck out several inches from its head.
12 supper greenish Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 3611 2 "Better suited for the common house, after a supper of venison stew." 0lwan nodded and the crowd gradually dispersed, one person taking a last, long look at the goblin, which was indeed fast turning gray. The woman shuddered when she considered the mouth, a tangle of greenish-yellow fangs, all crooked but each angled inward.
13 disperse inward Verb Noun UNKNOWN 3612 2 But Avelyn's expression of joy, of victory, was short-lived, for the stone could not contain such energy, and it threw it out, dispersed as green smoke into the air, the sheer force of the expulsion throwing Elbryan and Avelyn backward into Pony and Bradwarden, the resulting smoke filling the corridor. The woman shuddered when she considered the mouth, a tangle of greenish-yellow fangs, all crooked but each angled inward.
14 sustain jowl Verb Noun UNKNOWN 3613 2 Pony couldn't sustain her smile as she watched him go, wondering if she had pushed him a little too hard. The chin was narrow, but the jowls wide with muscle.
15 simultaneously wrinkled Adverb Adjective UNKNOWN 3614 2 The staff connected simultaneously on the sword and the goblin's hand, knocking the weapon from the creature's grasp and launching it a dozen feet away. The dwarf's expression did not change, its pale, wrinkled face staring openmouthed as Pellimar hit it with a solid right cross.
16 goblinkind contradiction Noun Singular UNKNOWN 3615 2 Next came a discussion, led by Brody Gentle, of goblinkind in general, from the numerous small goblins to the rare and dangerous disfigured fomorian giants. That seeming contradiction had left Elbryan in a quandary.
17 qualification questioning Singular Noun UNKNOWN 3616 2 The eight years of Avelyn's' pretraining had included only minor instruction in the martial arts, but he had suspected that the physical qualifications of the brotherhood, the ability to fight, would become more prominent once inside the monastery. Elbryan noted the curtness of the answer, the elf's crisp, almost sharp tone, and he understood that further questioning would be unwelcome, that he would learn what he must when the elves decided to tell him.
18 doubtfully myth Adverb Verb UNKNOWN 3617 2 "How do you know that?" Elbryan asked doubtfully, and his tone seemed to hurt the girl. Goblins were little seen creatures; many considered them more myth than truth.
19 intone sighting Verb Noun UNKNOWN 3618 2 "Piety, dignity, poverty," the old father abbot, Dalebert Markwart, intoned in his nasal voice. The raid on Dundalis, the sightings of goblins and even giants, the evidence of many, earthquakes to the north of Andur'Blough Inninness - all pointed to the resurgence of the dactyl.
20 intertwine intervene Verb UNKNOWN 3619 2 The horse angled near a second elm, its branches intertwined with the one near the giant, and Elbryan leaped away, running, surefooted, along one rain-slicked limb. When she wouldn't - couldn't - tell him anything about the staff-wielding stranger who had intervened in the inn, the ferocious monk had beaten her again, and now one of her eyes was swollen closed.
21 majority supper Noun UNKNOWN 3620 2 The majority of Tinson's residents slept the day through, preferring the revelry of the night. That discipline lasted only until the four took their supper, a bowl of lumpy, lukewarm porridge in the tight quarters of their small room, when Quintall talked of taking "first watch."
22 conquest disperse Noun Verb UNKNOWN 3621 2 Images of conquest flooded Quintall's every thought. 0lwan nodded and the crowd gradually dispersed, one person taking a last, long look at the goblin, which was indeed fast turning gray.
23 formal sustain Adjective Verb B2 UNKNOWN 3622 2 The four monks were on deck when Bunkus Smealy informed them that they would have no formal duties that day, that they might go about their business. Pony couldn't sustain her smile as she watched him go, wondering if she had pushed him a little too hard.
24 certainty simultaneously Noun Adverb UNKNOWN 3623 2 Avelyn knew with near certainty that this would be the last time he saw her, and likely the last time he'd see his father, as well. The staff connected simultaneously on the sword and the goblin's hand, knocking the weapon from the creature's grasp and launching it a dozen feet away.
25 sibling goblinkind Noun UNKNOWN 3624 2 His next youngest sibling was seven years his senior, and so he wasn't really close to any of them. Next came a discussion, led by Brody Gentle, of goblinkind in general, from the numerous small goblins to the rare and dangerous disfigured fomorian giants.
26 senior qualification Noun Singular UNKNOWN 3625 2 His next youngest sibling was seven years his senior, and so he wasn't really close to any of them. Elbryan's surprise at her qualification of the remark reflected clearly on his face.
27 illness doubtfully Noun Adverb UNKNOWN 3626 2 The last few years had been hard on her, one illness after another. "How do you know that?" Elbryan asked doubtfully, and his tone seemed to hurt the girl.
28 selfish intone Adjective Verb UNKNOWN 3627 2 The folk of Elkenbrook had never known such a huge gathering of goblins, could not conceive of the notion that the hateful, selfish creatures could ever band together in such numbers. He prayed with all his heart, wrapping the words around images of his mother, often intoning her name between lines of verse.
29 grinding intertwine Adjective Verb UNKNOWN 3628 2 A grinding sound, the great gates sliding open, brought the young man from his contemplations. The horse angled near a second elm, its branches intertwined with the one near the giant, and Elbryan leaped away, running, surefooted, along one rain-slicked limb.
30 unified majority Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 3629 2 Now the creature saw the time to organize its forces fully; to begin its unified attacks. The majority of Tinson's residents slept the day through, preferring the revelry of the night.
31 unintentional conquest Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 3630 2 Avelyn heard the slaps of wood, the unintentional groans, even an occasional cry from the younger students near the front. Images of conquest flooded Quintall's every thought.
32 mix formal Noun Adjective UNKNOWN B2 3631 2 Piled in the emotional jumble were Elbryan's mixed feelings concerning the elves. The four monks were on deck when Bunkus Smealy informed them that they would have no formal duties that day, that they might go about their business.
33 frail certainty Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 3632 2 He couldn't say that to frail Annalisa, he knew. Avelyn knew with near certainty that this would be the last time he saw her, and likely the last time he'd see his father, as well.
34 rack sibling Verb Noun UNKNOWN 3633 2 But his words hardly seemed to calm Thagraine; quite the opposite, the man, obviously racked with guilt paced all the more furiously, slapping his hands together repeatedly. His next youngest sibling was seven years his senior, and so he wasn't really close to any of them.
35 overlapping senior Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 3634 2 Suits of armor of various designs stood as silent sentinels, every type from the overlapping wooden plates of the ancient Behrenese to the strong metal-plate mail designed for Honce-the-Bear's Allheart Brigade, the personal guards of the King - whoever that might be at the moment. There were several monks, men a few years Avelyn's senior, in the chamber above.
36 tunic illness Noun UNKNOWN 3635 2 The shorter of the pair wore a light leather tunic and arm shields, metal sleeves hooked over the figure's thumbs and running from wrists to elbow. The last few years had been hard on her, one illness after another.
37 specially selfish Adverb Adjective UNKNOWN 3636 2 He had recently commissioned a specially designed saddle from the local leatherworker, and had made no secret that it was for Nightbird, payment for some work the ranger had done for him. The folk of Elkenbrook had never known such a huge gathering of goblins, could not conceive of the notion that the hateful, selfish creatures could ever band together in such numbers.
38 interlock grinding Gerund Adjective UNKNOWN 3637 2 Its limbs were slender and long and its armor a silver shining coat of fine interlocking links. A grinding sound, the great gates sliding open, brought the young man from his contemplations.
39 ranking unified Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 3638 2 He calmed quickly, though, seeing that all of his classmates were similarly entranced and that the Father Abbot and the other ranking monks seemed not to care. Now the creature saw the time to organize its forces fully; to begin its unified attacks.
40 brotherhood unintentional Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 3639 2 I knew the purest contemplation, the release of physical boundaries, the brotherhood with all the universe. Avelyn heard the slaps of wood, the unintentional groans, even an occasional cry from the younger students near the front.
41 idealistic mix Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 3640 2 All that the gentle and idealistic young man wanted was to serve God, to foster peace, to heal, and to comfort. Piled in the emotional jumble were Elbryan's mixed feelings concerning the elves.
42 hoard frail Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 3641 2 To Avelyn Desbris, nothing in all the world, not the treasures of a dragon's hoard, nor the powers of a king, could outweigh that accomplishment. Now he knew how the elvish bows, so small and frail, could launch an arrow a hundred yards on a straight line.
43 outweigh rack Verb UNKNOWN 3642 2 To Avelyn Desbris, nothing in all the world, not the treasures of a dragon's hoard, nor the powers of a king, could outweigh that accomplishment. But his words hardly seemed to calm Thagraine; quite the opposite, the man, obviously racked with guilt paced all the more furiously, slapping his hands together repeatedly.
44 troublesome overlapping Adjective UNKNOWN 3643 2 For the adults, the specter of the goblins brought a sobering wariness and then a troublesome distraction. At first he thought them the borders of the known spheres, for he had heard theories of the universe as a series of overlapping, interlocking heavenly spheres, the invisible bubbles that held the layers of stars in place.
45 lively tunic Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 3644 2 The moment ended all too soon, Cat-the-Stray tuning back to the bustle of the lively room about her. The shorter of the pair wore a light leather tunic and arm shields, metal sleeves hooked over the figure's thumbs and running from wrists to elbow.
46 cautious specially Adjective Adverb UNKNOWN 3645 2 But even the great wound in the monster's belly fast closed, while Quintall's movements became more cautious, more dangerous. He had recently commissioned a specially designed saddle from the local leatherworker, and had made no secret that it was for Nightbird, payment for some work the ranger had done for him.
47 rust interlock Noun Gerund UNKNOWN 3646 2 Pony left Avelyn's side then, rusting to join with Elbryan. Its limbs were slender and long and its armor a silver shining coat of fine interlocking links.
48 counterpart ranking Noun UNKNOWN 3647 2 Each of this group nodded respectfully at his younger counterparts as he passed them on the rim; some mentioned that Elbryan's patrols would serve as their vital liaison with the village proper. Precious and thus the third ranking priest in the entire Abellican Church, had performed the ceremony himself!
49 arrangement brotherhood Noun UNKNOWN 3648 2 There were several complaints about this arrangement at first, mostly from the older boys who thought that they should serve as Elbryan's second. I knew the purest contemplation, the release of physical boundaries, the brotherhood with all the universe.
50 retaliation idealistic Singular Adjective UNKNOWN 3649 2 Elbryan took it all in stride, with the exception of any insults to Pony, which he promptly informed the teasers would bring them serious and painful retaliation. All that the gentle and idealistic young man wanted was to serve God, to foster peace, to heal, and to comfort.
51 primary hoard Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 3650 2 On the ridge and in the vale beyond, the primary enemy became boredom. To Avelyn Desbris, nothing in all the world, not the treasures of a dragon's hoard, nor the powers of a king, could outweigh that accomplishment.
52 scenario outweigh Noun Verb UNKNOWN 3651 2 And now he was here, the best scenario he could rationally have hoped to find. To Avelyn Desbris, nothing in all the world, not the treasures of a dragon's hoard, nor the powers of a king, could outweigh that accomplishment.
53 salvage troublesome Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 3652 2 Elbryan walked a crooked path to the food and stubbornly salvaged what he could. For the adults, the specter of the goblins brought a sobering wariness and then a troublesome distraction.
54 disgustedly lively Adverb Adjective UNKNOWN 3653 2 "Please allow me to continue my duties." Jojonah looked to Siherton, who was shaking his head disgustedly. The moment ended all too soon, Cat-the-Stray tuning back to the bustle of the lively room about her.
55 vain cautious Adjective UNKNOWN 3654 2 If he won now, then his friends, all of them, would not have died in vain. But even the great wound in the monster's belly fast closed, while Quintall's movements became more cautious, more dangerous.
56 curve rust Noun UNKNOWN 3655 2 He dared to put his arms around Pony's back, dared to pull her closer, feeling the strangely interesting curves and bumps of her body against his own as they came together. Pony left Avelyn's side then, rusting to join with Elbryan.
57 genuine counterpart Adjective Noun B2 UNKNOWN 3656 2 Again, the fears passed, lost in a swirl of warmth as he looked at Pony's shining blue eyes, at her smile, as genuine and joyful as anything Elbryan had ever seen. Each of this group nodded respectfully at his younger counterparts as he passed them on the rim; some mentioned that Elbryan's patrols would serve as their vital liaison with the village proper.
58 joyful arrangement Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 3657 2 Again, the fears passed, lost in a swirl of warmth as he looked at Pony's shining blue eyes, at her smile, as genuine and joyful as anything Elbryan had ever seen. There were several complaints about this arrangement at first, mostly from the older boys who thought that they
59 gentleness retaliation Noun Singular UNKNOWN 3658 2 The kiss shifted, from curiosity to urgency, then back to gentleness. Elbryan was over him in an instant, more to protect him from the angry crowd than in any fear of retaliation.
60 ruffle primary Verb Adjective UNKNOWN 3659 2 Their clothes ruffled and seemed more of an obstacle than a necessity. On the ridge and in the vale beyond, the primary enemy became boredom.
61 horrified scenario Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 3660 2 And then suddenly, it was gone, destroyed by a horrified, and horrifying, scream. Pony sympathized with the young man, but logically, this was the best scenario they could have hoped for.
62 swarming salvage Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 3661 2 The couple jumped apart and to their feet, staring wide-eyed down the long slope to the village, at the swarming forms, at the large plume of smoke - too large to come from any chimney! Elbryan walked a crooked path to the food and stubbornly salvaged what he could.
63 initiative disgustedly Noun Adverb UNKNOWN 3662 2 This was an action of a rogue goblin chieftain, perhaps, or one of the many powrie raiding parties, acting on their own initiative, bringing misery to the wretched humans. Jojonah looked to Siherton, who was shaking his head disgustedly.
64 tomb vain Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 3663 2 The creature flexed its great wings and settled back in the throne it had shaped from the obsidian that had formerly served as its tomb. If he won now, then his friends, all of them, would not have died in vain.
65 formation curve Singular Noun UNKNOWN 3664 2 He would gather together his scouts, perhaps even call in the older scouts from the vale, and charge down into Dundalis in tight formation, anchoring the defense. He dared to put his arms around Pony's back, dared to pull her closer, feeling the strangely interesting curves and bumps of her body against his own as they came together.
66 bedsheets genuine Noun Adjective UNKNOWN B2 3665 2 She wanted to be a little girl again, wrapped tight in her bedsheets, and tighter in Mother's embrace, waking from a nightmare. Again, the fears passed, lost in a swirl of warmth as he looked at Pony's shining blue eyes, at her smile, as genuine and joyful as anything Elbryan had ever seen.
67 everywhere joyful Adverb Adjective UNKNOWN 3666 2 Goblins swarmed everywhere, and Pony spotted at least two other giants, fifteen feet tall and perhaps a thousand pounds of chiseled muscle. Again, the fears passed, lost in a swirl of warmth as he looked at Pony's shining blue eyes, at her smile, as genuine and joyful as anything Elbryan had ever seen.
68 catastrophe gentleness Noun UNKNOWN 3667 2 The rules of survival, taught to every child in Wilderlands settlements, declared that the first priority in any catastrophe was to save the village. The kiss shifted, from curiosity to urgency, then back to gentleness.
69 facing ruffle Noun Verb UNKNOWN 3668 2 And by Elbryan's measure, Avelyn's bravery in all that he had done - in taking the stones and fleeing St.-Mere-Abelle, in facing Brother Justice, and in aiding against the monsters-was above question. Elbryan growled softly and brought both his hands up to ruffle his light brown hair.
70 falter horrified Verb Adjective UNKNOWN 3669 2 Without hesitation, for if he paused, he knew his courage surely would falter, Elbryan slipped out from behind the protection of the tree: Half walking, half crawling, he moved closer to the goblin, quickly covering a third of the distance. And then suddenly, it was gone, destroyed by a horrified, and horrifying, scream.
71 clobber swarming Verb Adjective UNKNOWN 3670 2 He clobbered yet another goblin, bashing in its ugly skull, then raised his arm and called out, trying to rally the others. The couple jumped apart and to their feet, staring wide-eyed down the long slope to the village, at the swarming forms, at the large plume of smoke -
72 valiant initiative Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 3671 2 And then Olwan came flying back into sight, falling in a broken heap on the road right in the midst of the valiant fighters. This was an action of a rogue goblin chieftain, perhaps, or one of the many powrie raiding parties, acting on their own initiative, bringing misery to the wretched humans.
73 getting tomb Noun UNKNOWN 3672 2 They ran every which way, most getting no more than a couple of strides before being buried under a wave of swarming goblins. Thus, Elbryan and Pony walked away from Avelyn's chosen grave, from Tuntun's last breath, from Bradwarden's tomb.
74 mockery formation Noun Singular UNKNOWN 3673 2 As if in a grotesque mockery of that hope, a goblin marched around that corner, bearing down on the girl. He would gather together his scouts, perhaps even call in the older scouts from the vale, and charge down into Dundalis in tight formation, anchoring the defense.
75 skidding bedsheets Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 3674 2 The call brought the sprinting lad to a skidding halt. That logical, adult part of Pony - the part that knew that the time of fending off nightmares with bedsheets was long past - told her without doubt that Dundalis could not survive.
76 ashen everywhere Adjective Adverb UNKNOWN 3675 2 Carley dan Aubrey, one of the younger scouts, staggered toward him, his face ashen, both hands clenched firmly to his right side at his waist. Goblins swarmed everywhere, and Pony spotted at least two other giants, fifteen feet tall and perhaps a thousand pounds of chiseled muscle.
77 jut catastrophe Gerund Noun UNKNOWN 3676 2 Elbryan grimaced, and Carley whimpered and nearly vomited, when Elbryan's hand brushed against the broken tip of a spear jutting from Carley's side. I may die soon following this course before me, but out here, at one with my spirit and my nature, on the edges of catastrophe, I have lived many times more than most will ever know.
78 overcoat facing Noun UNKNOWN 3677 2 He tore off his overcoat and pulled open his leather vest, quickly unbuttoning the sleeves of his white shirt. And by Elbryan's measure, Avelyn's bravery in all that he had done - in taking the stones and fleeing St.-Mere-Abelle, in facing Brother Justice, and in aiding against the monsters-was above question.
79 vest falter Noun Verb UNKNOWN 3678 2 He tore off his overcoat and pulled open his leather vest, quickly unbuttoning the sleeves of his white shirt. Without hesitation, for if he paused, he knew his courage surely would falter, Elbryan slipped out from behind the protection of the tree: Half walking, half crawling, he moved closer to the goblin, quickly covering a third of the distance.
80 flop clobber Gerund Verb UNKNOWN 3679 2 The creature went berserk, kicking and thrashing, flopping like a landed fish. The man's mind whirled through the possibilities, all jumbled with the horror that he had erred, that he was about to get clobbered.
81 previously valiant Adverb Adjective UNKNOWN 3680 2 Pony remembered the building of the place, only two years previously. And then Olwan came flying back into sight, falling in a broken heap on the road right in the midst of the valiant fighters.
82 choke getting Gerund Noun UNKNOWN 3681 2 In an instant, the powrie had her on her back and was choking her hard. Paulson drew out his large sword and motioned for Cric to go in at his side, while Chipmunk was to go to the higher ground around to the right, getting an angle for his dagger throws.
83 divide mockery Verb Noun UNKNOWN 3682 2 The class had been divided by birth dates; Avelyn and Quintall had been put, together solely because they had been born in the same week, and not for compatibility, either physical or emotional. As if in a grotesque mockery of that hope, a goblin marched around that corner, bearing down on the girl.
84 date skidding Verb Adjective UNKNOWN 3683 2 The class had been divided by birth dates; Avelyn and Quintall had been put, together solely because they had been born in the same week, and not for compatibility, either physical or emotional. The call brought the sprinting lad to a skidding halt.
85 temperament ashen Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 3684 2 They were opposites in temperament, as well: Avelyn calm and reverent, always in control, and Quintall a "firework," as Master Siherton, the class overseer, often appropriately referred to him. Carley dan Aubrey, one of the younger scouts, staggered toward him, his face ashen, both hands clenched firmly to his right side at his waist.
86 firework jut Noun Gerund UNKNOWN 3685 2 They were opposites in temperament, as well: Avelyn calm and reverent, always in control, and Quintall a "firework," as Master Siherton, the class overseer, often appropriately referred to him. Elbryan grimaced, and Carley whimpered and nearly vomited, when Elbryan's hand brushed against the broken tip of a spear jutting from Carley's side.
87 overseer overcoat Noun UNKNOWN 3686 2 Siherton's features befit his rank of class overseer, the disciplinarian of the newest brothers. He tore off his overcoat and pulled open his leather vest, quickly unbuttoning the sleeves of his white shirt.
88 coldly vest Adverb Noun UNKNOWN 3687 2 "Let us see if our young hero has any heart at all;" Siherton remarked coldly, and he stalked off toward the stairwell that would lead him down to the master's quarters. He tore off his overcoat and pulled open his leather vest, quickly unbuttoning the sleeves of his white shirt.
89 aching flop Adjective Gerund UNKNOWN 3688 2 Jojonah held the diamond close to Avelyn, and the young monk felt its warmth flowing into his aching, frozen form. The creature went berserk, kicking and thrashing, flopping like a landed fish.
90 disgust previously Verb Adverb UNKNOWN 3689 2 Elbryan shook his head in disgust, but he reminded himself to keep a measure of respect. Pony remembered the building of the place, only two years previously.
91 gauge divide Noun Verb UNKNOWN 3690 2 "Avelyn is the best of the class," Jojonah remarked, mostly to gauge Siherton's reaction. The class had been divided by birth dates; Avelyn and Quintall had been put, together solely because they had been born in the same week, and not for compatibility, either physical or emotional.
92 noncommittally date Adverb Verb UNKNOWN 3691 2 The taller man shrugged noncommittally. The class had been divided by birth dates; Avelyn and Quintall had been put, together solely because they had been born in the same week, and not for compatibility, either physical or emotional.
93 dedication temperament Singular Noun UNKNOWN 3692 2 It was true enough; Avelyn's incredible dedication was fast becoming the talk of St.-Mere-Abelle. Physically, by all accounts, he was the image of his father in Graevis' younger days, but by Cat's estimation, Grady could not have been more different than Graevis in temperament.
94 becoming firework Noun UNKNOWN 3693 2 It was true enough; Avelyn's incredible dedication was fast becoming the talk of St.-Mere-Abelle. They were opposites in temperament, as well: Avelyn calm and reverent, always in control, and Quintall a "firework," as Master Siherton, the class overseer, often appropriately referred to him.
95 overt overseer Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 3694 2 It was no secret that Siherton favored Quintall among this most important class, but the man's overt insult of Avelyn, the choice of every other master - and reportedly of Father Abbot Markwart as well - surprised him. Siherton's features befit his rank of class overseer, the disciplinarian of the newest brothers.
96 amiss coldly Noun Adverb UNKNOWN 3695 2 Jojonah looked back at the courtyard, to Avelyn at work as always as though nothing was amiss. "Halfway," Quintall answered coldly, "if that."
97 macabre aching Adjective UNKNOWN 3696 2 He tried to keep a mental note of his macabre collection, tried to match it against the people of Dundalis by sorting their names house by house. Avelyn sighed deeply and put his aching arms into motion.
98 despise disgust Verb UNKNOWN 3697 2 "I despise his inhumanity," replied Siherton. Elbryan shook his head in disgust, but he reminded himself to keep a measure of respect.
99 inhumanity gauge Noun UNKNOWN 3698 2 Was it, as Siherton insisted, the young man's apparent inhumanity? Dosey interrupted, his tales only for an occasional belch; so lost was he in his own sense of importance that he hardly bothered to gauge the monk's reaction.
100 smug noncommittally Adjective Adverb UNKNOWN 3699 2 That smug look by the ranger spurred the proud Quintall into a charge. The man with the broken arm shrugged noncommittally, then turned to the bartender, who likewise had no answers.
101 stairwell dedication Noun Singular UNKNOWN 3700 2 Jill looked straight ahead as she made for the door to the stairwell that would get her down to her room. It was true enough; Avelyn's incredible dedication was fast becoming the talk of St.-Mere-Abelle.