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"ravine","Noun","UNKNOWN","2201","6","At the bottom of the ravine, past a blocking wall of low evergreen bushes, they came to a bed of ferns, bluish green in color.","",""
"gel","Noun","UNKNOWN","2202","6","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.","",""
"archery","Noun","UNKNOWN","2203","6","There remained, however, the matter of Elbryan's prize for winning the archery contest.","",""
"bandage","Noun","UNKNOWN","2204","6","Pony fumbled in her pack and took out a strip of cloth, an intended bandage.","",""
"signpost","Noun","UNKNOWN","2205","6","I took my frustrations out on the signpost, I admit, tearing off the lowest board, the scribbled references to the original village.","",""
"gap","Gerund","UNKNOWN","2206","6","Out from the gaps in the line came the next surprise, a goblin cavalry, the diminutive creatures astride shaggy ponies.","",""
"reminder","Noun","UNKNOWN","2207","6","Still, despite the prominent reminders of his position, Elbryan's smile was genuine.","",""
"preparedness","Noun","UNKNOWN","2208","6","The man was obviously out of his mind, or at least he appeared so, but to Jill, who had spent a year and a half in the Coastpoint Guards, a cry for preparedness and virtue did not seem like such a bad thing.","",""
"riding","Noun","UNKNOWN","2209","6","Yes, it as Nightbird more than anything else that had the sprite riding hard through the forest night.","",""
"bronze","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2210","6","These two behemoths weren't going for him however, but for the bronze doors.","",""
"forge","Verb","UNKNOWN","2211","6","I only hope that she comes to accept our fate and that she desires to forge ahead in the best manner that we may.","",""
"fearfully","Adverb","UNKNOWN","2212","6","Untamed, uncontrollable, fearfully strong.","",""
"prize","Noun","UNKNOWN","2213","6","But that would not be prudent, would likely make his course to Avelyn, the grandest prize of all, much more difficult.","",""
"stammer","Verb","UNKNOWN","2214","6","The stunned man stammered, taking too long for the impatient monk's comfort.","",""
"outlaw","Noun","UNKNOWN","2215","6","Her knowledge would be valuable in locating treacherous Avelyn, he presumed, and her presence as his prisoner would certainly aid in bringing the outlaw monk to him:","",""
"plateau","Noun","UNKNOWN","2216","6","That night, they camped on a high plateau, which they agreed to be the most defensible position in the area.","",""
"untamed","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2217","6","Untamed, uncontrollable, fearfully strong.","",""
"abandon","Verb","B2","2218","6","Frustrated, the ranger abandoned his bow and ran on, sword in hand.","",""
"southland","Noun","UNKNOWN","2219","6","That realization bolstered Avelyn's strength, and he turned away, the southlands wide before him.","",""
"dilemma","Noun","UNKNOWN","2220","6","All too soon, they were faced with a dilemma: light the torch or walk on in near-complete darkness.","",""
"roan","Noun","UNKNOWN","2221","6","Pony came riding in then on a roan mare, one of several wild horses that would allow themselves to be ridden.","",""
"kosio","Noun","UNKNOWN","2222","6","The demon nodded, seeming pleased, and Kos-kosio stood a bit straighter.","",""
"pragmatic","Adjective","C1","2223","6","Lady Dasslerond was merciful, the elf knew, but she was, above that, pragmatic and protective of her realm.","",""
"result","Noun","B1","2224","5","Theologians of Corona argued over whether the demon dactyl was the source or the result of evil.","",""
"typical","Adjective","B1","2225","5","A fomorian, Avelyn realized with a very visible shudder, in the typical battle dress of its warlike race.","",""
"ability","Noun","B1","2226","5","The one obvious lead fruitless, Brother Justice had to turn to his magic, to the carbuncle, a stone also called Dragon Sight for its ability to detect things magical.","",""
"debate","Noun","B1","2227","5","True enough, Siherton had to admit, and he understood that he would not win any debate he might wage against the selection of Avelyn as one of the Preparers.","",""
"sensitive","Adjective","B1","2228","5","Belli'mar Juraviel held his hand up, begging silence, then shifted his sensitive bare feet about on the stone face.","",""
"original","Adjective","B1","2229","5","Suddenly he held the spear, aimed right back at its original wielder.","",""
"admire","Gerund","B1","2230","5","How much he loved her, admired her, respected her!","",""
"delay","Verb","B1","2231","5","She swam right by that one, realizing if she delayed, the third would get to the boat before her.","",""
"message","Noun","B1","2232","5","True to his word, the ranger did not repeat his message.","",""
"angular","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2233","5","Its head, too, was somewhat human, except more angular, with a narrow jaw and pointed chin.","",""
"pointed","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2234","5","Avelyn stared incredulously at the demon's angular face, at the fiery eyes, the white, pointed canines.","",""
"fingernail","Noun","UNKNOWN","2235","5","The demon extended its fingernails, transformed them into hooked claws, and grew its teeth-two pointed canines extending down over its bottom lip.","",""
"undeniably","Adverb","UNKNOWN","2236","5","The young woman was undeniably beautiful, even in her plain barmaid's dress.","",""
"demonic","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2237","5","For the demonic creature in the cave, such questions hardly mattered.","",""
"align","Verb","UNKNOWN","2238","5","Those two scars were perfectly aligned with the dactyl's heart, and thus, with that one desperate thrust, Dinoniel had defeated the demon's corporeal body.","",""
"wage","Noun","UNKNOWN","2239","5","What creatures could the dactyl gather this time to wage its war?","",""
"puncture","Noun","UNKNOWN","2240","5","The only serious wound to either side was the hit to the slain goblin - a spear thrust that had punctured the creature's lung.","",""
"barrelboats","Noun","UNKNOWN","2241","5","The weather remained hot and clear, and no more barrelboats came into view.","",""
"breed","Noun","UNKNOWN","2242","5","At gentle hands of elven breed.","",""
"greet","Verb","UNKNOWN","2243","5","A way goes Nightbird, the forest to greet","",""
"trace","Noun","UNKNOWN","2244","5","In springtime sunshine, of Evil no traces,","",""
"pale","Verb","UNKNOWN","2245","5","A blanket of slushy snow still covered the field, shining blue-white in the pale light of a bright half moon.","",""
"childhood","Noun","UNKNOWN","2246","5","That notion inevitably led her back to images of her own childhood, of her mother ...","",""
"spill","Verb","UNKNOWN","2247","5","Candlelight spilled out onto the road, softly illuminating the girl.","",""
"severely","Adverb","UNKNOWN","2248","5","Elbryan held his breath, thinking that Pony's mother, often stern, would scold the girl severely.","",""
"resignedly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","2249","5","She only sighed, though, and resignedly closed the cabin door.","",""
"suppress","Verb","UNKNOWN","2250","5","Elbryan turned to follow her gaze, and he, too, could not suppress a grin.","",""
"purple","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2251","5","Soft blues and purples, vivid oranges and sometimes a deep crimson lined the night sky, lifting hearts and spirits.","",""
"melody","Noun","UNKNOWN","2252","5","Then they heard a distant piping, soft music, perfect melody.","",""
"legend","Noun","UNKNOWN","2253","5","The Forest Ghost was a common legend in the Timberlands.","",""
"fitting","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2254","5","End-o'-the-World, they call it, and a fitting name it seems.","",""
"gallant","Noun","UNKNOWN","2255","5","Cat-the-Stray had no idea what to respond to the gallant man.","",""
"animated","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2256","5","Whatever her personal problems, the sight of Graevis and Pettibwa so animated and so sincerely happy warmed her heart.","",""
"warmly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","2257","5","Pony grinned warmly, hoping he was right.","",""
"undergrowth","Noun","UNKNOWN","2258","5","The ground about the trees caught the morning light and held it fast, for the undergrowth was not dark but was white and thick, a padding of caribou moss.","",""
"happily","Adverb","UNKNOWN","2259","5","""Another!"" Pony added happily, and she clapped her hands with glee as more came into view.","",""
"watching","Noun","UNKNOWN","2260","5","It quickly became apparent to the watching masters that Avelyn Desbris would be one of the two.","",""
"bushy","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2261","5","The centaur stopped his playing when he spotted his friend, his white smile growing wide within his bushy black beard.","",""
"feral","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2262","5","The startled, almost feral, reaction of the hunters froze Elbryan in his tracks and sent Pony ducking for cover.","",""
"bask","Gerund","UNKNOWN","2263","5","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 ...","",""
"exception","Singular","UNKNOWN","2264","5","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.","",""
"battling","Noun","UNKNOWN","2265","5","Never losing the slightest edge of balance, Elbryan's muscles worked in perfect harmony, perfect fluidity, none battling, flexing and complementing each move.","",""
"promptly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","2266","5","Avelyn ate a light meal, then shuffled outside and promptly regurgitated it.","",""
"bluster","Noun","UNKNOWN","2267","5","Elbryan conceded the point, though he still thought Brody Gentle more bluster than truth.","",""
"chew","Verb","UNKNOWN","2268","5","Elbryan chewed on his lip for a moment, trying to find an appropriate response.","",""
"nick","Noun","UNKNOWN","2269","5","It wasn't an impressive weapon - its blade showed many nicks and more than a little rust - but it was one of the few real swords in the village.","",""
"holder","Noun","UNKNOWN","2270","5","If the barrelboat got by the net holders, for example, they would never catch up and Adjonas couldn't turn about for them.","",""
"envy","Verb","UNKNOWN","2271","5","Those folk who had survived the bombardment soon envied their dead companions.","",""
"bore","Verb","UNKNOWN","2272","5","Elbryan looked at Pony, who seemed to be growing quite bored by it all, and motioned to the door.","",""
"surprising","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2273","5","A part of him wanted to turn away, but another part, a larger and surprising part, would not let him move.","",""
"nudge","PastTense","UNKNOWN","2274","5","After a long moment, Tuntun nudged him roughly.","",""
"sleeve","Noun","UNKNOWN","2275","5","Twenty-five stood in a line, cloaked in thick brown robes with voluminous sleeves and large hoods that were pulled low to hide their faces.","",""
"balcony","Noun","UNKNOWN","2276","5","The man hesitated; even from the balcony, Master Jojonah sensed they were near a breakthrough.","",""
"millennium","Noun","UNKNOWN","2277","5","Bestesbulzibar was confused, had not seen such a display of anti-magic in all its millennia of life.","",""
"concept","Noun","UNKNOWN","2278","5","By the time Avelyn was old enough to understand the concept of family, half the children had already moved out of the family house.","",""
"contemplation","Plural","UNKNOWN","2279","5","A grinding sound, the great gates sliding open, brought the young man from his contemplations.","",""
"controlled","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2280","5","He came through the gauntlet without uttering a single sound beyond the range of his controlled, even-toned chant.","",""
"husband","Noun","UNKNOWN","2281","5","She had lost a baby, so she told him, stillborn, and her outraged husband had thrown her out into the street.","",""
"delight","Noun","UNKNOWN","2282","5","With a whoop of delight, the other goblins, predictably, came on.","",""
"tapestry","Noun","UNKNOWN","2283","5","The ceiling was high, the walls covered in grand tapestries, and both the bed and the hearth were of heroic proportions.","",""
"sentinel","Noun","UNKNOWN","2284","5","The monks were the sentinels of God and yet even they had given in to complacency, to the cancer.","",""
"gigantic","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2285","5","The cave seemed a gigantic caricature of a king's throne room.","",""
"trim","Verb","UNKNOWN","2286","5","Along one wall stood a gigantic statue, fifteen feet or more, dressed in a heavy leather jacket, trimmed in fur and set with spiked metal plates and heavy iron rings.","",""
"iron","Noun","UNKNOWN","2287","5","His chest and shoulders grew broad and thick, and his arms, particularly his forearms, bulged with iron-hard muscles.","",""
"cruel","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2288","5","Elbryan started to respond that he had eliminated the cruel traps, but the words were stuck in his throat.","",""
"resistance","Noun","UNKNOWN","2289","5","Barmine was kneeling but offering no resistance, a powrie wiping its beret across his face.","",""
"armed","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2290","5","Pony wasn't armed, having left her club back at the ridge.","",""
"recede","Gerund","UNKNOWN","2291","5","He resisted, and the hematite receded dramatically, almost forcing him from the trance.","",""
"fireside","Noun","UNKNOWN","2292","5","To the child Elbryan, this had been the place of wildly exaggerated fireside tales.","",""
"encouragement","Noun","UNKNOWN","2293","5","The simple fact that they could not be absolutely certain offered Elbryan all the encouragement he needed.","",""
"connection","Singular","UNKNOWN","2294","5","Pony dared to reach out then; the connection was too strong to let the moment pass.","",""
"job","Noun","UNKNOWN","2295","5","Or, the demon mused, perhaps it would give the job of punishment to Quintall, that Bestesbulzibar might witness the power of its newest weapon.","",""
"expected","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2296","5","He soon came to the expected joining, and, looking ahead, he almost continued on.","",""
"emotionally","Adverb","UNKNOWN","2297","5","That night, Avelyn retired to his room, thoroughly exhausted, both emotionally and physically.","",""
"obstacle","Noun","UNKNOWN","2298","5","Their clothes ruffled and seemed more of an obstacle than a necessity.","",""
"embrace","Noun","UNKNOWN","2299","5","Jill's heart tugged at her to go out and embrace the woman, to run to Pettibwa as she would have run to her natural mother.","",""
"insignificant","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2300","5","The dactyl laughed at him, mocking his words and his courage, making him feel like an insignificant thing.","",""
"pounce","Infinitive","B1","2201","4","Elbryan turned to meet the pounce, but even as the goblin came on, silver flickers caught the ranger's eye.","",""
"madness","Noun","B1","2202","4","Journeys into the wide, vast ocean were extremely rare, and rumors told of a madness that often grabbed at a crew.","",""
"loosen","Verb","B1","2203","4","He was trying to loosen up her inhibitions, and she was, too.","",""
"responsible","Adjective","B1","2204","4","He hesitated; were these goblins responsible for what their kin had done to Elbryan's home?","",""
"location","Singular","B1","2205","4","It made sense to Avelyn that, for the security of the world, the location of Pimaninicuit should remain secret, but that thought did little to erase his revulsion at the destruction of the hired ship and the murder of her crew.","",""
"hover","Verb","B1","2206","4","It wasn't; it hovered on the edge of his perceptions, whatever way he turned.","",""
"dim","Adjective","B1","2207","4","Finally, Miklos Barmine wandered out, rubbing his eyes, blinking repeatedly as if the light, though the day was dim, stung him profoundly.","",""
"ambush","Verb","B1","2208","4","He looked around again, this time searching for a vantage point, a perch from which he might ambush any enemies.","",""
"effective","Adjective","B1","2209","4","Pony went in with equal ferocity, though her attacks were not quite as effective and she scored only a minor hit.","",""
"bluff","Noun","B1","2210","4","Elbryan recognized the true fear behind that bluff.","",""
"kicking","Adjective","B1","2211","4","Those monsters that did make it down found Bradwarden and his cudgel waiting for them, the centaur kicking and smashing with abandon.","",""
"shorten","Verb","B1","2212","4","The ranger elbowed through the brawl, blocking punches whenever necessary, felling with three shortened blows yet another villager who tried to pounce upon him.","",""
"praying","Noun","B1","2213","4","Avelyn lay across the centaur's back, staring more behind than ahead, praying for his companions.","",""
"tangible","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2214","4","The tangible, corporeal body felt good to the wandering spirit.","",""
"agitate","Verb","UNKNOWN","2215","4","Shining, too, were the demon's eyes, pools of liquid black at most times, but shifting to fiery red orbs, living flames, when the demon was agitated, a glow of absolute hatred.","",""
"transform","Verb","B2","2216","4","That relief fast transformed into a sinking feeling as Elbryan realized the meaning of this creature's positioning.","",""
"lump","Verb","UNKNOWN","2217","4","Avelyn froze in place, a lump rising in his throat.","",""
"dominate","Verb","B2","2218","4","Brother Justice narrowed his eyes, not appreciating the sentiment, the way the foolish merchant tried to dominate him by referring to his superior in such familiar terms.","",""
"tribe","Noun","B2","2219","4","It would bring them into its fold, tribe by tribe, race by race, growing as the night grows when the sun touches the western horizon.","",""
"stain","Verb","UNKNOWN","2220","4","Elbryan saw the dark stain near those hands.","",""
"measured","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2221","4","Through flowers and lovers, step measured paces","",""
"reverently","Adverb","UNKNOWN","2222","4","Gently, reverently, Avelyn reached into the back of his dead companion's head and pulled forth the stone.","",""
"labor","Noun","UNKNOWN","2223","4","Indeed he was tired from the previous day's labors, but so full of excitement that.","",""
"covet","Verb","UNKNOWN","2224","4","Toward his fellow Preparers, young men he would compete against for the coveted two positions of those who would actually step onto the island of Pimaninicuit, Avelyn felt no rivalry.","",""
"aura","Noun","UNKNOWN","2225","4","Still, there was a delicate aura about her, a softness that a younger Elbryan had viewed as weakness, but the older Elbryan viewed as oddly distracting.","",""
"sponge","Noun","UNKNOWN","2226","4","Elbryan mastered the intricate movements, every one, soaked them into the sponge he had become and held them fast in his heart, mind, and muscles.","",""
"ascent","Noun","UNKNOWN","2227","4","That excitement turned to sheer joy when they passed out of the town and began their ascent of the ridge.","",""
"fluster","Verb","UNKNOWN","2228","4","Belli'mar Juraviel suppressed a chuckle, for he liked seeing Tuntun flustered.","",""
"carcass","Noun","UNKNOWN","2229","4","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!","",""
"confusing","Adjective","B2","2230","4","Pony shook the confusing possibilities from her thoughts.","",""
"sloping","Adjective","B2","2231","4","A subtle shift, still too quick for the creature to dodge, and Elbryan stabbed the tapered end out straight, striking the goblin on its sloping forehead right above and between the eyes, laying it out straight in the stream.","",""
"venison","Noun","UNKNOWN","2232","4","The elves would set out a grand table, steaming stew and venison, sometimes roasted game fowl, and piping hot tea that warmed the boy from his head to his cold toes.","",""
"badger","Noun","B2","2233","4","Earlier that year, at the beginning of summer, some of the younger children had snagged a badger in a noose.","",""
"noose","Noun","UNKNOWN","2234","4","Earlier that year, at the beginning of summer, some of the younger children had snagged a badger in a noose.","",""
"snare","Verb","UNKNOWN","2235","4","He approached the snared creature boldly, only to find that it had chewed right through the leather bindings.","",""
"brief","Noun","B2","2236","4","Jill had known this air, so crisp and so clean, in her youth, in this place; and images of that past life flitted past the edges of her consciousness now, brief glimpses of what had once been.","",""
"outnumber","Verb","UNKNOWN","2237","4","The Coastpoint Guards of Pireth Tulme were fighting well, but they were badly outnumbered and they had lost their one advantage: the walls.","",""
"slain","Adjective","B2","2238","4","Not until this day, he silently added, looking at the slain goblin.","",""
"wrestle","Verb","UNKNOWN","2239","4","Panic hit him, wrestling hard with a jumble of other emotions that Elbryan did not understand.","",""
"interject","PastTense","UNKNOWN","2240","4","""The goblins were never here,"" Pony interjected.","",""
"stoop","Verb","UNKNOWN","2241","4","Tempest weaved its wondrous lines about him slowly-turning, stooping, and rising in perfect balance.","",""
"zone","Noun","B2","2242","4","Back in St.-Mere-Abelle, he had seen Master Siherton create a magical dead zone while he and several others had tried to discern the powers of the giant amethyst crystal.","",""
"craftsmanship","Noun","UNKNOWN","2243","4","Avelyn wanted to go closer to it to study the stern facial features and the incredible craftsmanship of the armor.","",""
"recollection","Plural","UNKNOWN","2244","4","Always working or praying; there were no other recollections of Avelyn to be found.","",""
"resounding","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2245","4","The huge stone gates of St.-Mere-Abelle slammed shut with a resounding crash that jolted Annalisa Desbris violently.","",""
"myriad","Noun","UNKNOWN","2246","4","He came up fast on a pair of great bronze doors, inlaid with a myriad of designs and symbols.","",""
"classmate","Noun","UNKNOWN","2247","4","After vespers, their classmates knelt to pray for one hour, spent an hour with their letters, then retired early to meditate and sleep, to reinvigorate their bodies for the tasks of the next day.","",""
"uneventful","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2248","4","Bafway proved to be a long, uneventful month.","",""
"chimney","Noun","UNKNOWN","2249","4","Cat rested back against a sooty chimney, the warm bricks taking a bit of the bite from the night chill.","",""
"imagination","Plural","B2","2250","4","Many images flitted through Elbryan's imagination as Juraviel sang: scenes of war and terror, scenes so very much like Dundalis on that awful day when the goblins came.","",""
"temper","Verb","UNKNOWN","2251","4","All of that was, of course, tempered by her realization that she was, in effect, a deserter.","",""
"manhood","Noun","UNKNOWN","2252","4","There would be a measure in this of his manhood, Avelyn realized, a test he could not fail.","",""
"dizzy","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2253","4","Elbryan fell back against the wall, dizzy, defeated, with no answers.","",""
"caress","Verb","UNKNOWN","2254","4","A warm fog hung thick about him, caressing his body and dulling his senses.","",""
"mingle","Verb","UNKNOWN","2255","4","Frustration boiled in the young woman, mingling with desperation.","",""
"surmise","Verb","UNKNOWN","2256","4","Pony's first instincts were to try and join that battle group, but she quickly surmised that she would never get in.","",""
"litany","Noun","UNKNOWN","2257","4","Silently mouthing that litany, Elbryan inched his face toward the edge of the pine.","",""
"collapse","Verb","B2","2258","4","The dog's legs splayed wide; it gave one yelp, then lay still, its back broken, its lungs collapsing.","",""
"grimace","Noun","UNKNOWN","2259","4","Cat did well to keep the grimace from her face.","",""
"weirdly","Adverb","B2","2260","4","The goblin staggered weirdly, dropped its weapon, and fell to its knees.","",""
"gash","Noun","UNKNOWN","2261","4","Elbryan saw the bright red gash, the white of split bone, the grayish brain.","",""
"dismay","Noun","UNKNOWN","2262","4","He looked ahead at the evergreen vale and noted to his dismay that a fight was going on down there.","",""
"stifle","Verb","UNKNOWN","2263","4","She took a moment to consider where she was, whose house this was, and she stifled a sob.","",""
"vomit","Verb","UNKNOWN","2264","4","Avelyn stepped out of the room, into the stone corridor, and vomited all over the floor.","",""
"thrash","Gerund","UNKNOWN","2265","4","The creature went berserk, kicking and thrashing, flopping like a landed fish.","",""
"thrashing","Noun","UNKNOWN","2266","4","The pair rolled hard into the trunk of another tree, and the goblin abruptly stopped its thrashing.","",""
"daze","Verb","UNKNOWN","2267","4","Elbryan, dazed, his breath blasted away, nearly fainted.","",""
"alter","Verb","B2","2268","4","Elbryan knew it, yet he did not slow his pace and did not alter his course.","",""
"mumble","Verb","UNKNOWN","2269","4","Tears ran freely down his cheeks; he mumbled the name ""Dansally,"" over and over.","",""
"fortune","Noun","B2","2270","4","Not one to argue with good fortune, Elbryan scrambled to his feet.","",""
"casually","Adverb","B2","2271","4","And all hope flew from him as a fomorian giant, holding a club as large as Elbryan's entire body, casually walked toward him.","",""
"clamp","PastTense","UNKNOWN","2272","4","Cat-the-Stray clamped her teeth over one of his knuckles and bit him hard.","",""
"securely","Adverb","B2","2273","4","Thus she kept her cabin door securely locked.","",""
"crank","Noun","UNKNOWN","2274","4","Brother Avelyn turned hard on the crank, both wood and man groaning with each rotation.","",""
"appropriately","Adverb","B2","2275","4","Other bowyers would have marked the stem appropriately, but Joycenevial was far beyond such crude necessities.","",""
"tan","Verb","UNKNOWN","2276","4","And though she was not wearing the telltale red jacket, a woman dressed in a simple white shirt, tan pants, and bare feet was not a common sight.","",""
"lure","Noun","UNKNOWN","2277","4","If Jill ventured into that tight place, if this man was out here to lure her in, she would likely find, herself in grabby quarters indeed.","",""
"assume","Verb","B2","2278","4","Pellimar seemed too eager, as if he expected Pimaninicuit to be quite close to Entel, but in truth, the Windjammer would likely spend the better part of four months getting to the island, and that was assuming favorable winds.","",""
"sincerity","Noun","UNKNOWN","2279","4","It was obvious that Avelyn had loved his mother dearly, and yet, there was a sincerity in his.","",""
"aspect","Noun","B2","2280","4","So went the widely accepted argument that allowed for relaxing some aspects of the holy pledge.","",""
"healing","Adjective","B2","2281","4","Pony looked at Bradwarden, but the centaur was smiling widely, the healing salves already at work under the red bandage.","",""
"musing","Noun","UNKNOWN","2282","4","Of course Avelyn would not protest aloud, and even his silent musings were washed away as the heavy door opened silently, on balanced and oiled hinges, to reveal the greatest splendor of all.","",""
"midsummer","Noun","UNKNOWN","2283","4","Palmaris falls before midsummer, I say, and another powrie force sails to join us, makes fast for the Broken Coast.","",""
"polished","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2284","4","There were several various stones within, all smooth and polished.","",""
"uncomfortably","Adverb","UNKNOWN","2285","4","Jojonah cleared his throat uncomfortably.","",""
"melodious","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2286","4","""In their melodious singing, so it is said, and in the metal their gardens `grow' from the soil.""","",""
"alternate","Gerund","UNKNOWN","2287","4","He collected himself quickly and did as instructed, alternating the number of raised fingers behind his back.","",""
"volume","Noun","B2","2288","4","This gloom that had come to Honce-the-Bear had come before in a definite shape and manner that was oft-told in the historical volumes at St.-Mere-Abelle.","",""
"register","Verb","B2","2289","4","It took a long moment for Avelyn even to register the question.","",""
"blurt","Verb","UNKNOWN","2290","4","""Do those work?"" he asked on impulse, blurting out his thoughts before he even realized he was speaking.","",""
"grating","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2291","4","The fiend ended with yet another hideous laugh, but this time, Quintall heard his own grating voice joining in.","",""
"horrid","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2292","4","That horrid thought set Pony into violent motion.","",""
"ounce","Noun","UNKNOWN","2293","4","Avelyn screamed, and the dactyl shrieked again, throwing all its magical strength, every ounce, behind the beam.","",""
"shared","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2294","4","Too private and yet shared.","",""
"visualize","Verb","UNKNOWN","2295","4","Pony turned with a start, visualizing the fight on the road, the last she had seen of her father.","",""
"riddle","Noun","UNKNOWN","2296","4","One group in particular, a pile of many monstrous corpses together in the road, posed a curious riddle.","",""
"sometime","Noun","B2","2297","4","Sometime later, as dusk descended, Pony's senses warned her that she was not alone.","",""
"titter","Noun","UNKNOWN","2298","4","To the left came a titter, a tiny voice whispering softly.","",""
"exposed","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2299","4","Paulson was caught; he tripped over an exposed root and went facedown into the mud and slush.","",""
"sapling","Gerund","UNKNOWN","2300","4","He had to leap away instead, far out to the side, crashing through twigs and saplings, for the boulder superheated, turned red, and then melted away right below him!","",""
1 lemma pos cefr_level coverage_rank global_frequency context_sentence context_sentence_zh definition_zh
2 ravine pounce Noun Infinitive UNKNOWN B1 2201 6 4 At the bottom of the ravine, past a blocking wall of low evergreen bushes, they came to a bed of ferns, bluish green in color. Elbryan turned to meet the pounce, but even as the goblin came on, silver flickers caught the ranger's eye.
3 gel madness Noun UNKNOWN B1 2202 6 4 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. Journeys into the wide, vast ocean were extremely rare, and rumors told of a madness that often grabbed at a crew.
4 archery loosen Noun Verb UNKNOWN B1 2203 6 4 There remained, however, the matter of Elbryan's prize for winning the archery contest. He was trying to loosen up her inhibitions, and she was, too.
5 bandage responsible Noun Adjective UNKNOWN B1 2204 6 4 Pony fumbled in her pack and took out a strip of cloth, an intended bandage. He hesitated; were these goblins responsible for what their kin had done to Elbryan's home?
6 signpost location Noun Singular UNKNOWN B1 2205 6 4 I took my frustrations out on the signpost, I admit, tearing off the lowest board, the scribbled references to the original village. It made sense to Avelyn that, for the security of the world, the location of Pimaninicuit should remain secret, but that thought did little to erase his revulsion at the destruction of the hired ship and the murder of her crew.
7 gap hover Gerund Verb UNKNOWN B1 2206 6 4 Out from the gaps in the line came the next surprise, a goblin cavalry, the diminutive creatures astride shaggy ponies. It wasn't; it hovered on the edge of his perceptions, whatever way he turned.
8 reminder dim Noun Adjective UNKNOWN B1 2207 6 4 Still, despite the prominent reminders of his position, Elbryan's smile was genuine. Finally, Miklos Barmine wandered out, rubbing his eyes, blinking repeatedly as if the light, though the day was dim, stung him profoundly.
9 preparedness ambush Noun Verb UNKNOWN B1 2208 6 4 The man was obviously out of his mind, or at least he appeared so, but to Jill, who had spent a year and a half in the Coastpoint Guards, a cry for preparedness and virtue did not seem like such a bad thing. He looked around again, this time searching for a vantage point, a perch from which he might ambush any enemies.
10 riding effective Noun Adjective UNKNOWN B1 2209 6 4 Yes, it as Nightbird more than anything else that had the sprite riding hard through the forest night. Pony went in with equal ferocity, though her attacks were not quite as effective and she scored only a minor hit.
11 bronze bluff Adjective Noun UNKNOWN B1 2210 6 4 These two behemoths weren't going for him however, but for the bronze doors. Elbryan recognized the true fear behind that bluff.
12 forge kicking Verb Adjective UNKNOWN B1 2211 6 4 I only hope that she comes to accept our fate and that she desires to forge ahead in the best manner that we may. Those monsters that did make it down found Bradwarden and his cudgel waiting for them, the centaur kicking and smashing with abandon.
13 fearfully shorten Adverb Verb UNKNOWN B1 2212 6 4 Untamed, uncontrollable, fearfully strong. The ranger elbowed through the brawl, blocking punches whenever necessary, felling with three shortened blows yet another villager who tried to pounce upon him.
14 prize praying Noun UNKNOWN B1 2213 6 4 But that would not be prudent, would likely make his course to Avelyn, the grandest prize of all, much more difficult. Avelyn lay across the centaur's back, staring more behind than ahead, praying for his companions.
15 stammer tangible Verb Adjective UNKNOWN 2214 6 4 The stunned man stammered, taking too long for the impatient monk's comfort. The tangible, corporeal body felt good to the wandering spirit.
16 outlaw agitate Noun Verb UNKNOWN 2215 6 4 Her knowledge would be valuable in locating treacherous Avelyn, he presumed, and her presence as his prisoner would certainly aid in bringing the outlaw monk to him: Shining, too, were the demon's eyes, pools of liquid black at most times, but shifting to fiery red orbs, living flames, when the demon was agitated, a glow of absolute hatred.
17 plateau transform Noun Verb UNKNOWN B2 2216 6 4 That night, they camped on a high plateau, which they agreed to be the most defensible position in the area. That relief fast transformed into a sinking feeling as Elbryan realized the meaning of this creature's positioning.
18 untamed lump Adjective Verb UNKNOWN 2217 6 4 Untamed, uncontrollable, fearfully strong. Avelyn froze in place, a lump rising in his throat.
19 abandon dominate Verb B2 2218 6 4 Frustrated, the ranger abandoned his bow and ran on, sword in hand. Brother Justice narrowed his eyes, not appreciating the sentiment, the way the foolish merchant tried to dominate him by referring to his superior in such familiar terms.
20 southland tribe Noun UNKNOWN B2 2219 6 4 That realization bolstered Avelyn's strength, and he turned away, the southlands wide before him. It would bring them into its fold, tribe by tribe, race by race, growing as the night grows when the sun touches the western horizon.
21 dilemma stain Noun Verb UNKNOWN 2220 6 4 All too soon, they were faced with a dilemma: light the torch or walk on in near-complete darkness. Elbryan saw the dark stain near those hands.
22 roan measured Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 2221 6 4 Pony came riding in then on a roan mare, one of several wild horses that would allow themselves to be ridden. Through flowers and lovers, step measured paces
23 kosio reverently Noun Adverb UNKNOWN 2222 6 4 The demon nodded, seeming pleased, and Kos-kosio stood a bit straighter. Gently, reverently, Avelyn reached into the back of his dead companion's head and pulled forth the stone.
24 pragmatic labor Adjective Noun C1 UNKNOWN 2223 6 4 Lady Dasslerond was merciful, the elf knew, but she was, above that, pragmatic and protective of her realm. Indeed he was tired from the previous day's labors, but so full of excitement that.
25 result covet Noun Verb B1 UNKNOWN 2224 5 4 Theologians of Corona argued over whether the demon dactyl was the source or the result of evil. Toward his fellow Preparers, young men he would compete against for the coveted two positions of those who would actually step onto the island of Pimaninicuit, Avelyn felt no rivalry.
26 typical aura Adjective Noun B1 UNKNOWN 2225 5 4 A fomorian, Avelyn realized with a very visible shudder, in the typical battle dress of its warlike race. Still, there was a delicate aura about her, a softness that a younger Elbryan had viewed as weakness, but the older Elbryan viewed as oddly distracting.
27 ability sponge Noun B1 UNKNOWN 2226 5 4 The one obvious lead fruitless, Brother Justice had to turn to his magic, to the carbuncle, a stone also called Dragon Sight for its ability to detect things magical. Elbryan mastered the intricate movements, every one, soaked them into the sponge he had become and held them fast in his heart, mind, and muscles.
28 debate ascent Noun B1 UNKNOWN 2227 5 4 True enough, Siherton had to admit, and he understood that he would not win any debate he might wage against the selection of Avelyn as one of the Preparers. That excitement turned to sheer joy when they passed out of the town and began their ascent of the ridge.
29 sensitive fluster Adjective Verb B1 UNKNOWN 2228 5 4 Belli'mar Juraviel held his hand up, begging silence, then shifted his sensitive bare feet about on the stone face. Belli'mar Juraviel suppressed a chuckle, for he liked seeing Tuntun flustered.
30 original carcass Adjective Noun B1 UNKNOWN 2229 5 4 Suddenly he held the spear, aimed right back at its original wielder. 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!
31 admire confusing Gerund Adjective B1 B2 2230 5 4 How much he loved her, admired her, respected her! Pony shook the confusing possibilities from her thoughts.
32 delay sloping Verb Adjective B1 B2 2231 5 4 She swam right by that one, realizing if she delayed, the third would get to the boat before her. A subtle shift, still too quick for the creature to dodge, and Elbryan stabbed the tapered end out straight, striking the goblin on its sloping forehead right above and between the eyes, laying it out straight in the stream.
33 message venison Noun B1 UNKNOWN 2232 5 4 True to his word, the ranger did not repeat his message. The elves would set out a grand table, steaming stew and venison, sometimes roasted game fowl, and piping hot tea that warmed the boy from his head to his cold toes.
34 angular badger Adjective Noun UNKNOWN B2 2233 5 4 Its head, too, was somewhat human, except more angular, with a narrow jaw and pointed chin. Earlier that year, at the beginning of summer, some of the younger children had snagged a badger in a noose.
35 pointed noose Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 2234 5 4 Avelyn stared incredulously at the demon's angular face, at the fiery eyes, the white, pointed canines. Earlier that year, at the beginning of summer, some of the younger children had snagged a badger in a noose.
36 fingernail snare Noun Verb UNKNOWN 2235 5 4 The demon extended its fingernails, transformed them into hooked claws, and grew its teeth-two pointed canines extending down over its bottom lip. He approached the snared creature boldly, only to find that it had chewed right through the leather bindings.
37 undeniably brief Adverb Noun UNKNOWN B2 2236 5 4 The young woman was undeniably beautiful, even in her plain barmaid's dress. Jill had known this air, so crisp and so clean, in her youth, in this place; and images of that past life flitted past the edges of her consciousness now, brief glimpses of what had once been.
38 demonic outnumber Adjective Verb UNKNOWN 2237 5 4 For the demonic creature in the cave, such questions hardly mattered. The Coastpoint Guards of Pireth Tulme were fighting well, but they were badly outnumbered and they had lost their one advantage: the walls.
39 align slain Verb Adjective UNKNOWN B2 2238 5 4 Those two scars were perfectly aligned with the dactyl's heart, and thus, with that one desperate thrust, Dinoniel had defeated the demon's corporeal body. Not until this day, he silently added, looking at the slain goblin.
40 wage wrestle Noun Verb UNKNOWN 2239 5 4 What creatures could the dactyl gather this time to wage its war? Panic hit him, wrestling hard with a jumble of other emotions that Elbryan did not understand.
41 puncture interject Noun PastTense UNKNOWN 2240 5 4 The only serious wound to either side was the hit to the slain goblin - a spear thrust that had punctured the creature's lung. "The goblins were never here," Pony interjected.
42 barrelboats stoop Noun Verb UNKNOWN 2241 5 4 The weather remained hot and clear, and no more barrelboats came into view. Tempest weaved its wondrous lines about him slowly-turning, stooping, and rising in perfect balance.
43 breed zone Noun UNKNOWN B2 2242 5 4 At gentle hands of elven breed. Back in St.-Mere-Abelle, he had seen Master Siherton create a magical dead zone while he and several others had tried to discern the powers of the giant amethyst crystal.
44 greet craftsmanship Verb Noun UNKNOWN 2243 5 4 A way goes Nightbird, the forest to greet Avelyn wanted to go closer to it to study the stern facial features and the incredible craftsmanship of the armor.
45 trace recollection Noun Plural UNKNOWN 2244 5 4 In springtime sunshine, of Evil no traces, Always working or praying; there were no other recollections of Avelyn to be found.
46 pale resounding Verb Adjective UNKNOWN 2245 5 4 A blanket of slushy snow still covered the field, shining blue-white in the pale light of a bright half moon. The huge stone gates of St.-Mere-Abelle slammed shut with a resounding crash that jolted Annalisa Desbris violently.
47 childhood myriad Noun UNKNOWN 2246 5 4 That notion inevitably led her back to images of her own childhood, of her mother ... He came up fast on a pair of great bronze doors, inlaid with a myriad of designs and symbols.
48 spill classmate Verb Noun UNKNOWN 2247 5 4 Candlelight spilled out onto the road, softly illuminating the girl. After vespers, their classmates knelt to pray for one hour, spent an hour with their letters, then retired early to meditate and sleep, to reinvigorate their bodies for the tasks of the next day.
49 severely uneventful Adverb Adjective UNKNOWN 2248 5 4 Elbryan held his breath, thinking that Pony's mother, often stern, would scold the girl severely. Bafway proved to be a long, uneventful month.
50 resignedly chimney Adverb Noun UNKNOWN 2249 5 4 She only sighed, though, and resignedly closed the cabin door. Cat rested back against a sooty chimney, the warm bricks taking a bit of the bite from the night chill.
51 suppress imagination Verb Plural UNKNOWN B2 2250 5 4 Elbryan turned to follow her gaze, and he, too, could not suppress a grin. Many images flitted through Elbryan's imagination as Juraviel sang: scenes of war and terror, scenes so very much like Dundalis on that awful day when the goblins came.
52 purple temper Adjective Verb UNKNOWN 2251 5 4 Soft blues and purples, vivid oranges and sometimes a deep crimson lined the night sky, lifting hearts and spirits. All of that was, of course, tempered by her realization that she was, in effect, a deserter.
53 melody manhood Noun UNKNOWN 2252 5 4 Then they heard a distant piping, soft music, perfect melody. There would be a measure in this of his manhood, Avelyn realized, a test he could not fail.
54 legend dizzy Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 2253 5 4 The Forest Ghost was a common legend in the Timberlands. Elbryan fell back against the wall, dizzy, defeated, with no answers.
55 fitting caress Adjective Verb UNKNOWN 2254 5 4 End-o'-the-World, they call it, and a fitting name it seems. A warm fog hung thick about him, caressing his body and dulling his senses.
56 gallant mingle Noun Verb UNKNOWN 2255 5 4 Cat-the-Stray had no idea what to respond to the gallant man. Frustration boiled in the young woman, mingling with desperation.
57 animated surmise Adjective Verb UNKNOWN 2256 5 4 Whatever her personal problems, the sight of Graevis and Pettibwa so animated and so sincerely happy warmed her heart. Pony's first instincts were to try and join that battle group, but she quickly surmised that she would never get in.
58 warmly litany Adverb Noun UNKNOWN 2257 5 4 Pony grinned warmly, hoping he was right. Silently mouthing that litany, Elbryan inched his face toward the edge of the pine.
59 undergrowth collapse Noun Verb UNKNOWN B2 2258 5 4 The ground about the trees caught the morning light and held it fast, for the undergrowth was not dark but was white and thick, a padding of caribou moss. The dog's legs splayed wide; it gave one yelp, then lay still, its back broken, its lungs collapsing.
60 happily grimace Adverb Noun UNKNOWN 2259 5 4 "Another!" Pony added happily, and she clapped her hands with glee as more came into view. Cat did well to keep the grimace from her face.
61 watching weirdly Noun Adverb UNKNOWN B2 2260 5 4 It quickly became apparent to the watching masters that Avelyn Desbris would be one of the two. The goblin staggered weirdly, dropped its weapon, and fell to its knees.
62 bushy gash Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 2261 5 4 The centaur stopped his playing when he spotted his friend, his white smile growing wide within his bushy black beard. Elbryan saw the bright red gash, the white of split bone, the grayish brain.
63 feral dismay Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 2262 5 4 The startled, almost feral, reaction of the hunters froze Elbryan in his tracks and sent Pony ducking for cover. He looked ahead at the evergreen vale and noted to his dismay that a fight was going on down there.
64 bask stifle Gerund Verb UNKNOWN 2263 5 4 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 ... She took a moment to consider where she was, whose house this was, and she stifled a sob.
65 exception vomit Singular Verb UNKNOWN 2264 5 4 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. Avelyn stepped out of the room, into the stone corridor, and vomited all over the floor.
66 battling thrash Noun Gerund UNKNOWN 2265 5 4 Never losing the slightest edge of balance, Elbryan's muscles worked in perfect harmony, perfect fluidity, none battling, flexing and complementing each move. The creature went berserk, kicking and thrashing, flopping like a landed fish.
67 promptly thrashing Adverb Noun UNKNOWN 2266 5 4 Avelyn ate a light meal, then shuffled outside and promptly regurgitated it. The pair rolled hard into the trunk of another tree, and the goblin abruptly stopped its thrashing.
68 bluster daze Noun Verb UNKNOWN 2267 5 4 Elbryan conceded the point, though he still thought Brody Gentle more bluster than truth. Elbryan, dazed, his breath blasted away, nearly fainted.
69 chew alter Verb UNKNOWN B2 2268 5 4 Elbryan chewed on his lip for a moment, trying to find an appropriate response. Elbryan knew it, yet he did not slow his pace and did not alter his course.
70 nick mumble Noun Verb UNKNOWN 2269 5 4 It wasn't an impressive weapon - its blade showed many nicks and more than a little rust - but it was one of the few real swords in the village. Tears ran freely down his cheeks; he mumbled the name "Dansally," over and over.
71 holder fortune Noun UNKNOWN B2 2270 5 4 If the barrelboat got by the net holders, for example, they would never catch up and Adjonas couldn't turn about for them. Not one to argue with good fortune, Elbryan scrambled to his feet.
72 envy casually Verb Adverb UNKNOWN B2 2271 5 4 Those folk who had survived the bombardment soon envied their dead companions. And all hope flew from him as a fomorian giant, holding a club as large as Elbryan's entire body, casually walked toward him.
73 bore clamp Verb PastTense UNKNOWN 2272 5 4 Elbryan looked at Pony, who seemed to be growing quite bored by it all, and motioned to the door. Cat-the-Stray clamped her teeth over one of his knuckles and bit him hard.
74 surprising securely Adjective Adverb UNKNOWN B2 2273 5 4 A part of him wanted to turn away, but another part, a larger and surprising part, would not let him move. Thus she kept her cabin door securely locked.
75 nudge crank PastTense Noun UNKNOWN 2274 5 4 After a long moment, Tuntun nudged him roughly. Brother Avelyn turned hard on the crank, both wood and man groaning with each rotation.
76 sleeve appropriately Noun Adverb UNKNOWN B2 2275 5 4 Twenty-five stood in a line, cloaked in thick brown robes with voluminous sleeves and large hoods that were pulled low to hide their faces. Other bowyers would have marked the stem appropriately, but Joycenevial was far beyond such crude necessities.
77 balcony tan Noun Verb UNKNOWN 2276 5 4 The man hesitated; even from the balcony, Master Jojonah sensed they were near a breakthrough. And though she was not wearing the telltale red jacket, a woman dressed in a simple white shirt, tan pants, and bare feet was not a common sight.
78 millennium lure Noun UNKNOWN 2277 5 4 Bestesbulzibar was confused, had not seen such a display of anti-magic in all its millennia of life. If Jill ventured into that tight place, if this man was out here to lure her in, she would likely find, herself in grabby quarters indeed.
79 concept assume Noun Verb UNKNOWN B2 2278 5 4 By the time Avelyn was old enough to understand the concept of family, half the children had already moved out of the family house. Pellimar seemed too eager, as if he expected Pimaninicuit to be quite close to Entel, but in truth, the Windjammer would likely spend the better part of four months getting to the island, and that was assuming favorable winds.
80 contemplation sincerity Plural Noun UNKNOWN 2279 5 4 A grinding sound, the great gates sliding open, brought the young man from his contemplations. It was obvious that Avelyn had loved his mother dearly, and yet, there was a sincerity in his.
81 controlled aspect Adjective Noun UNKNOWN B2 2280 5 4 He came through the gauntlet without uttering a single sound beyond the range of his controlled, even-toned chant. So went the widely accepted argument that allowed for relaxing some aspects of the holy pledge.
82 husband healing Noun Adjective UNKNOWN B2 2281 5 4 She had lost a baby, so she told him, stillborn, and her outraged husband had thrown her out into the street. Pony looked at Bradwarden, but the centaur was smiling widely, the healing salves already at work under the red bandage.
83 delight musing Noun UNKNOWN 2282 5 4 With a whoop of delight, the other goblins, predictably, came on. Of course Avelyn would not protest aloud, and even his silent musings were washed away as the heavy door opened silently, on balanced and oiled hinges, to reveal the greatest splendor of all.
84 tapestry midsummer Noun UNKNOWN 2283 5 4 The ceiling was high, the walls covered in grand tapestries, and both the bed and the hearth were of heroic proportions. Palmaris falls before midsummer, I say, and another powrie force sails to join us, makes fast for the Broken Coast.
85 sentinel polished Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 2284 5 4 The monks were the sentinels of God and yet even they had given in to complacency, to the cancer. There were several various stones within, all smooth and polished.
86 gigantic uncomfortably Adjective Adverb UNKNOWN 2285 5 4 The cave seemed a gigantic caricature of a king's throne room. Jojonah cleared his throat uncomfortably.
87 trim melodious Verb Adjective UNKNOWN 2286 5 4 Along one wall stood a gigantic statue, fifteen feet or more, dressed in a heavy leather jacket, trimmed in fur and set with spiked metal plates and heavy iron rings. "In their melodious singing, so it is said, and in the metal their gardens `grow' from the soil."
88 iron alternate Noun Gerund UNKNOWN 2287 5 4 His chest and shoulders grew broad and thick, and his arms, particularly his forearms, bulged with iron-hard muscles. He collected himself quickly and did as instructed, alternating the number of raised fingers behind his back.
89 cruel volume Adjective Noun UNKNOWN B2 2288 5 4 Elbryan started to respond that he had eliminated the cruel traps, but the words were stuck in his throat. This gloom that had come to Honce-the-Bear had come before in a definite shape and manner that was oft-told in the historical volumes at St.-Mere-Abelle.
90 resistance register Noun Verb UNKNOWN B2 2289 5 4 Barmine was kneeling but offering no resistance, a powrie wiping its beret across his face. It took a long moment for Avelyn even to register the question.
91 armed blurt Adjective Verb UNKNOWN 2290 5 4 Pony wasn't armed, having left her club back at the ridge. "Do those work?" he asked on impulse, blurting out his thoughts before he even realized he was speaking.
92 recede grating Gerund Adjective UNKNOWN 2291 5 4 He resisted, and the hematite receded dramatically, almost forcing him from the trance. The fiend ended with yet another hideous laugh, but this time, Quintall heard his own grating voice joining in.
93 fireside horrid Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 2292 5 4 To the child Elbryan, this had been the place of wildly exaggerated fireside tales. That horrid thought set Pony into violent motion.
94 encouragement ounce Noun UNKNOWN 2293 5 4 The simple fact that they could not be absolutely certain offered Elbryan all the encouragement he needed. Avelyn screamed, and the dactyl shrieked again, throwing all its magical strength, every ounce, behind the beam.
95 connection shared Singular Adjective UNKNOWN 2294 5 4 Pony dared to reach out then; the connection was too strong to let the moment pass. Too private and yet shared.
96 job visualize Noun Verb UNKNOWN 2295 5 4 Or, the demon mused, perhaps it would give the job of punishment to Quintall, that Bestesbulzibar might witness the power of its newest weapon. Pony turned with a start, visualizing the fight on the road, the last she had seen of her father.
97 expected riddle Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 2296 5 4 He soon came to the expected joining, and, looking ahead, he almost continued on. One group in particular, a pile of many monstrous corpses together in the road, posed a curious riddle.
98 emotionally sometime Adverb Noun UNKNOWN B2 2297 5 4 That night, Avelyn retired to his room, thoroughly exhausted, both emotionally and physically. Sometime later, as dusk descended, Pony's senses warned her that she was not alone.
99 obstacle titter Noun UNKNOWN 2298 5 4 Their clothes ruffled and seemed more of an obstacle than a necessity. To the left came a titter, a tiny voice whispering softly.
100 embrace exposed Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 2299 5 4 Jill's heart tugged at her to go out and embrace the woman, to run to Pettibwa as she would have run to her natural mother. Paulson was caught; he tripped over an exposed root and went facedown into the mud and slush.
101 insignificant sapling Adjective Gerund UNKNOWN 2300 5 4 The dactyl laughed at him, mocking his words and his courage, making him feel like an insignificant thing. He had to leap away instead, far out to the side, crashing through twigs and saplings, for the boulder superheated, turned red, and then melted away right below him!