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"blaze","Verb","UNKNOWN","2401","5","In the Way the hearth was always blazing, the beds were always soft, and the song was always loud.","",""
"aware","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2402","5","Elbryan was all too aware of that grim fact.","",""
"rump","Noun","UNKNOWN","2403","5","She stopped short when the winker gave her rump a solid slap, and she stood there, suffering their laughter.","",""
"truthfully","Adverb","UNKNOWN","2404","5","She knew that Graevis spoke truthfully; she, and not the patrons, was in control in here.","",""
"breathless","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2405","5","Quintall and Thagraine came up breathless after setting the net in place.","",""
"intelligence","Singular","UNKNOWN","2406","5","Only then did Elbryan truly appreciate the intelligence of the animal, filtered through a different perspective, perhaps, but no less intense than his own.","",""
"account","Noun","UNKNOWN","2407","5","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.","",""
"fantasy","Noun","UNKNOWN","2408","5","Avelyn knew the absurdity of his fantasy, of course.","",""
"respective","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2409","5","They were two feet apart as each burrowed into its respective goblin, dropping the creatures where they stood.","",""
"replacement","Noun","UNKNOWN","2410","5","Sea journeys were not considered safe in God's Year 821, the year of the stone showers, and replacements might become necessary.","",""
"anticipation","Singular","UNKNOWN","2411","5","The first three months of God's Year 821 were dull of excitement and anticipation throughout St.-Mere-Abelle.","",""
"equinox","Noun","UNKNOWN","2412","5","As Bafway, the third month, whose end marked the spring equinox, neared, the whispers became a contest to see who might first spot the square sails of the chartered ship.","",""
"contest","Noun","UNKNOWN","2413","5","Perhaps this was to be a test of his body against the dactyl's, a contest of physical strength.","",""
"favorable","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2414","5","Resupplied, the Windrunner put out the next day, sails full of wind with a favorable tide, sailing fast to the south.","",""
"paramount","Noun","UNKNOWN","2415","5","To Jill, their mission seemed paramount, a stoic existence protecting the welfare of all the kingdom.","",""
"member","Noun","UNKNOWN","2416","5","To see other members of his order acting so ...","",""
"amuse","Verb","UNKNOWN","2417","5","The four crewmen of the Windrunner's boat, which was bouncing noisily against the wooden dock, sat through it all with smirking faces, thoroughly amused and certainly not impressed.","",""
"finding","Noun","UNKNOWN","2418","5","The deer was having little trouble finding grass through the spotty layer of snow, and its treasurelike find had it, perhaps, a little less alert than usual.","",""
"scent","Noun","UNKNOWN","2419","5","He smelled the scent of deer on her fingers.","",""
"derisively","Adverb","UNKNOWN","2420","5","He and Juraviel continued their conversation until Tuntun walked by, eyeing Elbryan derisively and tapping her smooth cheek and chin.","",""
"anticipate","Verb","UNKNOWN","2421","5","The ranger came round as if he would launch a horizontal swipe, but he recognized the move was anticipated: the burly man's axe was up to block.","",""
"widespread","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2422","5","The elf went into a headlong roll, right between the young man's widespread legs, came up to his feet behind the yelling and turning Elbryan, and reversed his momentum, stabbing both his poles back.","",""
"whirl","Gerund","UNKNOWN","2423","5","Avelyn's thoughts whirled, too confusing a jumble for him to utter even a sound of protest.","",""
"error","Noun","UNKNOWN","2424","5","For a moment, I admit, I even held fast a fantasy that my memory of the destruction, of the carnage, was in error.","",""
"style","Noun","UNKNOWN","2425","5","At first, Jill thought the new warder more her style, a stickler for detail and duty.","",""
"embarrassed","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2426","5","And she was not ashamed, not embarrassed, and no black wings of horrors past swept up about her.","",""
"plain","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2427","5","The young woman was undeniably beautiful, even in her plain barmaid's dress.","",""
"comply","Verb","UNKNOWN","2428","5","Grady was more than willing to comply, practically shoving Cat right onto the man's lap.","",""
"court","Verb","UNKNOWN","2429","5","Of course, he had no intention of allowing any court.","",""
"laughing","Noun","UNKNOWN","2430","5","Again came the heartfelt laugh, and this time, despite herself, Cat found herself laughing with Connor.","",""
"nobleman","Noun","UNKNOWN","2431","5","If she was set up with a nobleman, the gain fox Grady would be twofold.","",""
"brightly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","2432","5","Pony looked helplessly at her diamond, then wondered if she could make the light shine so brightly that this creature of darkness could not withstand it.","",""
"comfortable","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2433","5","The pair met day after day, each time growing more comfortable.","",""
"beloved","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2434","5","And the southland will be warned by Pony, my beloved, returned to me and flying fist across the miles upon Symphony.","",""
"price","Noun","UNKNOWN","2435","5","And yet she couldn't ignore the advances of handsome Connor Bildeborough, not at the price of breaking Pettibwa's heart.","",""
"mesmerize","Verb","UNKNOWN","2436","5","The next powrie coming out saw its sparkle and, mesmerized, reached for it.","",""
"purely","Adverb","UNKNOWN","2437","5","Then, guided purely by his survival instinct, Avelyn curled his legs under him and came up fast.","",""
"busy","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2438","5","The weather was rough over the next few days - mercifully so, in Avelyn's estimation, because he and his companions were kept very busy, attending rigging, a dangerous yet thrilling exercise in the gusting winds, and crawling in the dark belowdecks, checking for leaks in the hull.","",""
"transport","Verb","UNKNOWN","2439","5","Given the powers of hematite, might this have been some transport for Quintall's soul?","",""
"absurd","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2440","5","On another note, Avelyn could not help but laugh at the absurd, useless treasure that lay strewn all about him.","",""
"lovemaking","Gerund","UNKNOWN","2441","5","And now these two fellow brothers were comparing her lovemaking techniques!","",""
"fell","Verb","UNKNOWN","2442","5","Not wanting to continue the struggle, Avelyn was up and walking fast before the felled monk could respond.","",""
"mischievous","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2443","5","She knew that she had had many friends, coconspirators in one grand and mischievous scheme after another.","",""
"treacherous","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2444","5","The journey was too treacherous, and if the crew had been well paid, as promised, they would have had no reason to dare the perils of the South Mirianic again.","",""
"akin","Verb","UNKNOWN","2445","5","Avelyn realized then that an attempt at possession was akin to fighting an enemy on his home ground.","",""
"crinkle","Verb","UNKNOWN","2446","5","Connor backed off almost immediately, his face crinkled in confusion.","",""
"rumble","Noun","UNKNOWN","2447","5","The goblins and their giant escort moved along slowly but steadily, and soon after, Elbryan and his companions heard the rumble of the war engines, the grunts of the towing giants.","",""
"tis","Noun","UNKNOWN","2448","5","And know 'tis time to die.","",""
"perceptive","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2449","5","Juraviel nodded and seemed pleased by the perceptive reasoning.","",""
"protector","Noun","UNKNOWN","2450","5","father to these people, as their trusted protector.","",""
"evidence","Singular","UNKNOWN","2451","5","Even without the very prominent evidence that she could defend herself, Jill believed that Presso would not try anything.","",""
"combatant","Noun","UNKNOWN","2452","5","Tuntun flew away, back up toward the combatants, her slender daggers in hand, both dripping magma from Quintall's eyes.","",""
"mountainous","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2453","5","Elbryan and Pony were coming down the northwestern face of the mountainous barrier when dawn broke over the Barbacan.","",""
"wed","Verb","UNKNOWN","2454","5","Would Pony and I be wed, perhaps with children?","",""
"sweeping","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2455","5","With a single sweeping left hook, Avelyn laid the big man low.","",""
"agonize","Verb","UNKNOWN","2456","5","In her mind, she heard a scream, agonized.","",""
"coursed","Noun","UNKNOWN","2457","5","A shudder coursed down Avelyn's spine.","",""
"lookout","Noun","UNKNOWN","2458","5","One thrown rope splashed right near Avelyn, but understanding the frantic lookout and the newest danger, he refused it, turning about for Quintall and Pellimar.","",""
"filling","Noun","UNKNOWN","2459","5","The Windrunner veered hard to port, sails filling and pushing the square-rigged caravel on with tremendous speed.","",""
"construct","Verb","UNKNOWN","2460","5","A new wharf had been constructed, reaching far enough out into the bay so that the Windrunner could dock.","",""
"critical","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2461","5","Adjonas knew he was at a critical point here.","",""
"fin","Noun","UNKNOWN","2462","5","A second, smaller dorsal fin joined the first in its tightening ring.","",""
"gurgle","Verb","UNKNOWN","2463","5","A flick of the monk's wrist sent a silver item flying and from within the deeper chamber came a gurgled groan.","",""
"burden","Noun","B2","2464","5","Relieve your mind of the burden, then decide, my friend.","",""
"unlikely","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2465","5","A wicked grin widened on the captain's face; he decided to test that unlikely truce.","",""
"resting","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2466","5","Soon after, the man was resting as comfortably as possible, and Avelyn left the room.","",""
"sacrifice","Verb","UNKNOWN","2467","5","Avelyn agreed and he would sacrifice his own life for the good of the voyage.","",""
"undeniable","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2468","5","Along with the realization came an undeniable sense of intrigue, however, and so the ranger agreed.","",""
"sand","Noun","UNKNOWN","2469","5","Thagraine was out and running as soon as the small boat brushed its bottom on the black sands of the island beach.","",""
"returned","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2470","5","And the southland will be warned by Pony, my beloved, returned to me and flying fist across the miles upon Symphony.","",""
"tenet","Noun","UNKNOWN","2471","5","Quintall's concepts of right and wrong, of duty and punishment, have been systematically replaced by the tenets given him at times of reward.","",""
"terribly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","2472","5","The ranger heard them long before he caught sight of them, laughing and singing terribly off-key, though the voices were surely human, as he had suspected.","",""
"barrage","Noun","UNKNOWN","2473","5","The barrage intensified, more pitch, great heavy stones, and giant ballista bolts battering the ill-fated craft.","",""
"revelry","Noun","UNKNOWN","2474","5","The majority of Tinson's residents slept the day through, preferring the revelry of the night.","",""
"continually","Adverb","UNKNOWN","2475","5","But Jill had settled into a routine here, akin to the continually gloomy season.","",""
"missing","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2476","5","With a growl, proud Elbryan put up his bow and let fly, missing everything this time.","",""
"deftly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","2477","5","The powrie immediately reversed direction, deftly turning about on the rope with sure, strong grips.","",""
"plummet","Verb","UNKNOWN","2478","5","Then he was floating, Siherton continuing to plummet.","",""
"contain","Verb","UNKNOWN","2479","5","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.","",""
"pedestal","Noun","UNKNOWN","2480","5","Elbryan quickly set the mirror on the pedestal, leaning it against the back wall of the cave, and opened his chair; placing it before the mirror, as instructed.","",""
"entry","Noun","UNKNOWN","2481","5","Had her disaster with Connor Bildeborough destroyed the man's attempts at entry into the high society?","",""
"visage","Noun","UNKNOWN","2482","5","Bradwarden's hardened visage fast softened under the ranger's plaintive look.","",""
"merciful","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2483","5","But Connor had been merciful, and ever was Abbot Dobrinion long on forgiveness.","",""
"wipe","Verb","UNKNOWN","2484","5","Gofflaw snorted and wiped a greasy hand down the front of his own red jacket.","",""
"grit","Verb","UNKNOWN","2485","5","But Elbryan held no such sympathy for powries, and so he shifted the angle of the bow just a bit, gritted his teeth, and let fly, the arrow whipping across the twenty feet, unerringly, so he thought.","",""
"bowyer","Noun","UNKNOWN","2486","5","This would be Joycenevial's first human task since Mather, and, since the bowyer was aged even by elven standards, most likely his last.","",""
"gleaming","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2487","5","Elbryan stared hard at the lines of gleaming metal.","",""
"triangular","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2488","5","Juraviel also brought with him a light green triangular huntsmen's cap, which Elbryan accepted with a confused shrug.","",""
"rouse","Verb","UNKNOWN","2489","5","The shift came dramatically, unexpectedly, when Elbryan was roused from his bed one blustery Toumanay night by Juraviel and Tuntun.","",""
"actual","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2490","5","Still, the details of that past existence escaped her, as did the actual names, though many of the faces returned.","",""
"trailing","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2491","5","Avelyn crouched behind a tree, barely ten feet from the side of the trailing catapult.","",""
"intended","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2492","5","Back left, back right, each time the angle shifting to defeat the intended attack.","",""
"birch","Noun","UNKNOWN","2493","5","Elbryan recognized the black, sappy poison, a pain - inducing product of a rare black birch tree.","",""
"useful","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2494","5","It was merely a diamond chip, useful for saving the candles and oil on long journeys.","",""
"rot","Verb","UNKNOWN","2495","5","He could smell the rot there: the earth itself was tainted from the fiend's presence.","",""
"wither","Verb","UNKNOWN","2496","5","Branches had been tossed all about for camouflage, but many of these had already withered, their dry and brown leaves a telltale sign.","",""
"seize","Verb","UNKNOWN","2497","5","As fortune would have it, the dagger went straight up, and Elbryan seized it, catching it by the tip.","",""
"fateful","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2498","5","I love her, Uncle Mather, as I loved her that fateful day on the ridge above our home.","",""
"bracer","Noun","UNKNOWN","2499","5","Then Avelyn saw the reason, saw clearly the powrie's studded bracers, glowing fiercely with enchantment.","",""
"treachery","Noun","UNKNOWN","2500","5","Among the three evil races, none had earned any reputation of loyalty or honor, but now, with the bracers, the dactyl could hold faith that its four chosen generals would survive the not unexpected treachery of their underlings.","",""
"daylight","Noun","UNKNOWN","2401","4","Using a chrysoberyl, a cat's-eye, he could see clearly in the dark and move along at daylight pace without the telltale glow of a light.","",""
"inflection","Plural","UNKNOWN","2402","4","Jojonah leaned over the rail, listening to every inflection, every whisper.","",""
"gratitude","Noun","UNKNOWN","2403","4","But for all their joy, for all the centaur's gratitude toward Pony, the three found themselves in a precarious position.","",""
"jag","Verb","UNKNOWN","2404","4","So many times he thought he would collide with jags of stone only to watch them rush under him at the last possible second.","",""
"soggy","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2405","4","Flames licked at him, at his soggy muddy cloak, but he scampered along, buried by the blaze, bearing down on his unsuspecting enemy.","",""
"military","Noun","B2","2406","4","Elbryan didn't believe it, not this time, not in looking at that military camp.","",""
"hallway","Noun","UNKNOWN","2407","4","Jill hurried down the hallway and entered the common room of the upper level.","",""
"woodland","Noun","UNKNOWN","2408","4","But there was no high ground, just thick woodlands, giving way to the brown and gray stones that lined the riverbank.","",""
"sever","Verb","UNKNOWN","2409","4","Elbryan rolled to one knee quickly and brought the sword flashing across, severing the plant at exactly the stripe.","",""
"escort","Verb","UNKNOWN","2410","4","The goblins and their giant escort moved along slowly but steadily, and soon after, Elbryan and his companions heard the rumble of the war engines, the grunts of the towing giants.","",""
"meager","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2411","4","Occasionally, the group came upon a lone house or a few clustered together, the real frontier families, living beyond even the meager civilization of the three small villages.","",""
"meander","Verb","UNKNOWN","2412","4","The path meandered, joining another, then forking three ways.","",""
"midair","Noun","UNKNOWN","2413","4","Elbryan's staff picked it off in midair, deflecting the blow up high.","",""
"jolly","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2414","4","of the tavern's proprietor, a jolly-looking man, and without a word - I suppose that was the moment the folk of the village began to suspect that l was a bit unusual - headed back the way I had come.","",""
"hind","Noun","UNKNOWN","2415","4","In came the giants at full charge; Bradwarden braced and set his hind legs firmly.","",""
"trapping","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2416","4","Such were the trappings of power that Dosey did not realize what an ultimate bore and ridiculous buffoon he truly was.","",""
"dislodge","Verb","UNKNOWN","2417","4","A flick of the wrist dislodged the bar and Elbryan kicked open the door, striding a single step into the shack.","",""
"befallen","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2418","4","Had they been prepared, this disaster would not have befallen them.","",""
"hamlet","Noun","UNKNOWN","2419","4","She recognized the name Tinson as that of the small hamlet some dozen miles inland from the fortress.","",""
"fault","Noun","B2","2420","4","What had precipitated the trouble, a fault of Avelyn's or the man's lack of fault in an order grown perverse?","",""
"brutish","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2421","4","He hail never held any love for brutish Quintall, but still he pitied the man.","",""
"desertion","Singular","UNKNOWN","2422","4","The master understood the man's desperation, despite the fact that Avelyn's crimes and subsequent desertion were not without precedent.","",""
"forgive","Verb","B2","2423","4","The ranger nodded, forgiving himself for missing the signs.","",""
"tentative","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2424","4","Theirs became a tentative friendship, an offered smile and exchange of news whenever the pair happened to be in the same area.","",""
"unaware","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2425","4","They had been caught unaware; she noted no allies had yet exited the tower even as she got back to the front wall.","",""
"plump","Noun","UNKNOWN","2426","4","And then, quickly, the plump woman was gone, back into the bustle of the Way.","",""
"whereabouts","Noun","UNKNOWN","2427","4","Avelyn took a deep breath and cursed himself for sleeping the afternoon and all the night through while a potential clue to Jill's whereabouts was right below him.","",""
"emanation","Plural","UNKNOWN","2428","4","shortly thereafter, finding no magical emanations in or about the pitiful village.","",""
"fortify","Verb","UNKNOWN","2429","4","The two giants banged against the fortified wall for a moment, then simply stepped over it.","",""
"emissary","Noun","UNKNOWN","2430","4","This time, though, more than a few of the village folk were considering their options should an emissary approach.","",""
"telepathically","Adverb","UNKNOWN","2431","4","You have destroyed the fool Dosey, then, the creature telepathically imparted to the monk, and have stolen his treasure.","",""
"guided","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2432","4","Elbryan could hardly believe that he hadn't found this grove before, that his ranger instincts hadn't guided him to a place so naturally perfect, so in tune with the harmony of the forest.","",""
"nicker","Verb","UNKNOWN","2433","4","The horse nickered and threw back his head.","",""
"conventional","Adjective","B2","2434","4","At first, the monk used the conventional methods, the same lessons that had been given to him in St.-Mere-Abelle.","",""
"underestimate","Verb","UNKNOWN","2435","4","But still she feared that his decision was folly, based on his underestimating the pain within her.","",""
"creak","Gerund","UNKNOWN","2436","4","As if on cue, the burning catapult creaked again and slanted over farther.","",""
"sidestep","Gerund","UNKNOWN","2437","4","She dodged each, sidestepping, then came in hard with a thrust of her own.","",""
"dizzying","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2438","4","His power, sheer strength, was dizzying, overwhelming.","",""
"flurry","Noun","UNKNOWN","2439","4","Then the ranger went into a flurry: poking, swishing the staff side to side, then pulling it straight across, and alternating a series of heavy blows, left hand leading, right hand leading.","",""
"dizziness","Noun","UNKNOWN","2440","4","It went down hard, groaning, trying to shake the dizziness, growling against the searing pain.","",""
"prop","Verb","UNKNOWN","2441","4","Less than ten steps into the woods, he heard a single thump, a centaur's kick against a head propped by a tree trunk, and he knew that it was finished.","",""
"puddle","Noun","UNKNOWN","2442","4","Every so often, the pair crossed a low spot, a muddy puddle, and Elbryan spotted the deep tracks of Bradwarden.","",""
"repay","Verb","UNKNOWN","2443","4","I told you that I meant to repay a debt.""","",""
"afore","Adverb","UNKNOWN","2444","4","I've waited them out afore, and I'll wait them out again!'.""","",""
"bark","Noun","UNKNOWN","2445","4","One of the powries stood tall on the first catapult, barking out commands.","",""
"stampede","Noun","UNKNOWN","2446","4","Goblins and powries scattered or were crushed beneath the charge, a hundred wild horses stampeding along the ravine.","",""
"unmistakable","Adjective","UNKNOWN","2447","4","Avelyn and Bradwarden were thrilled to see their companions again, but their smiles could not hold against the tears running down Pony's cheeks and the unmistakable mist in Elbryan's eyes.","",""
"thorn","Noun","UNKNOWN","2448","4","They had become a large thorn in the side of the invading army, and no doubt the monstrous leaders in Dundalis and the other villages wanted to get the secretive band out in the open and deal with them once and for all.","",""
"lodestone","Noun","UNKNOWN","2449","4","Lodestone was highly magnetic; its enchantment would send it fast to a metal surface.","",""
"passageway","Noun","UNKNOWN","2450","4","Elbryan slammed hard, into the wall of the narrow passageway with his already broken arm.","",""
"hatred","Noun","C1","2451","4","Who will quell the ancient and deep hatred between powrie and goblin when Bestesbulzibar is gone?","",""
"sin","Noun","C1","2452","4","Was the dactyl the source of the deadly sins, or did it manifest itself and walk the world when those sins had festered to the point of eruption?","",""
"embarrassment","Noun","C1","2453","4","Recognizing the boy's ultimate distress and embarrassment, Juraviel generously let the insult pass.","",""
"legendary","Adjective","C1","2454","4","Olwan Wyndon nodded, not wanting to get Brody into one of his legendary fits of outrage.","",""
"recount","Verb","C1","2455","4","Elbryan closed his eyes and recounted the events in his mind.","",""
"binding","Noun","C1","2456","4","He approached the snared creature boldly, only to find that it had chewed right through the leather bindings.","",""
"shed","Noun","C1","2457","4","The monk had shed his telltale brown robe in favor of the more normal dress of a villager.","",""
"humble","Adjective","C1","2458","4","The bond had been particularly strong with Annalisa, a humble and spiritual woman, who had encouraged her youngest child to follow the path of God from his earliest recollections.","",""
"divine","Adjective","C1","2459","4","A stone of divining, Brother Justice then realized, and he was beginning to catch on.","",""
"meditation","Singular","C1","2460","4","list day in prayer and meditation, mentally preparing himself for the task ahead.","",""
"invisible","Adjective","C1","2461","4","To Pony and Elbryan, alert as they were, the creature was invisible and unnoticed.","",""
"misery","Noun","C1","2462","4","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.","",""
"crawling","Noun","C1","2463","4","He glanced back to see a pair of powries crawling under the war engine, coming for him with prodding spears.","",""
"carve","Verb","C1","2464","4","Twin rows of massive columns, each carved into the likeness of a giant warrior, lined the room.","",""
"carving","Noun","C1","2465","4","Twice a week during the carving, he would coat the stem with special oils to add to its resilience.","",""
"eagerness","Noun","C1","2466","4","The young man stared at him wide-eyed with hope and eagerness, his hands clenching and opening at his sides.","",""
"remains","Noun","C1","2467","4","Scattered around it were the small quartz crystals, blackened, some stuck in the remains of the golden setting.","",""
"latter","Noun","C1","2468","4","She knew that she was in pain, physical and emotional, but the reason for the latter escaped her conscious memory.","",""
"lap","Noun","C1","2469","4","Grady was more than willing to comply, practically shoving Cat right onto the man's lap.","",""
"cryptic","Adjective","C1","2470","4","Elbryan glared at Juraviel, in no mood for cryptic talk.","",""
"contemplate","Verb","C1","2471","4","Even after the showers ceased, the pair would have to wait some time before handling the heated stones, and then the work would be too furious and desperate to pause and contemplate God.","",""
"fleet","Gerund","C1","2472","4","That notion was lost along with so many others, fleeting thoughts banging into a wall of images.","",""
"boundary","Noun","C1","2473","4","The fog had receded now to the edges of the vale, and there it hung, blurring the dark shadows of the towering mountains, blurring the boundary between earth and sky.","",""
"laden","Noun","C1","2474","4","And their poles were laden with the deer they would need, and with ...","",""
"cling","Verb","C1","2475","4","Avelyn clung to the powrie's sword arm, for all his life.","",""
"heritage","Noun","C1","2476","4","It took him some time to heal, but he was strong, as is the way of your heritage.","",""
"attain","Verb","C1","2477","4","And, in the end, it is a sense of accomplishment, of purpose, and not the wealth attained by such accomplishment, that equates to fulfillment and happiness.","",""
"establishment","Noun","C1","2478","4","He liked the money the establishment brought in, though, and the young woman already understood that if Graevis and.","",""
"fleeting","Noun","C1","2479","4","I remembered her so very vividly that she was indeed beside me once again for a few fleeting moments.","",""
"drifting","Adjective","C1","2480","4","Pellimar reached the drifting boat first, pulling himself cautiously up its slick, rounded side.","",""
"disturbing","Adjective","C1","2481","4","Cat-the-Stray shook her head violently, as if trying to launch the disturbing half memories right out of her ear.","",""
"wholly","Adverb","C1","2482","4","Avelyn, who had worked so closely with Quintall for more than four years, found that he believed the man wholly.","",""
"sentiment","Noun","C1","2483","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.","",""
"flourish","Verb","C1","2484","4","He finished with a leaping flourish and landed pointing to the stripe.","",""
"calculation","Plural","C1","2485","4","The showers, by their calculations, were now overdue.","",""
"volatile","Adjective","C1","2486","4","Elbryan looked at Bradwarden, and the centaur only shrugged, not about to disagree with the volatile friar's estimation of himself.","",""
"compensation","Singular","C1","2487","4","""Extra compensation for the lost man,"" Adjonas remarked.","",""
"plead","Verb","C1","2488","4","The creature's arms came up, reaching straight out toward the ranger, in a posture that might be threatening or pleading.","",""
"circumvent","Verb","C1","2489","4","With the amber, he crossed wide lakes that his pursuers would have to circumvent.","",""
"verbal","Adjective","C1","2490","4","Elbryan said firmly, and even as he spoke the words, he understood Bradwarden's cunning verbal maneuver.","",""
"conviction","Plural","C1","2491","4","It didn't take her long to realize that she was alone in her convictions.","",""
"harvest","Noun","C1","2492","4","The trees are older, never harvested by humans, and darker.","",""
"wit","Noun","C1","2493","4","Elbryan gathered his wits and began his dance of praise to the spirit of the bear, thanking it for its gift of food and warmth.","",""
"confront","Verb","C1","2494","4","She was confronting her past, the monk knew, and he was glad of that, though he wished he could be of more help to the young woman.","",""
"descending","Adjective","C1","2495","4","Pony looked to the fight as she rose, saw Elbryan, Hawkwing in one hand, Tempest in the other, jump out of the path of a fast descending club, then leap back suddenly as a sword swished across.","",""
"harshly","Adverb","C1","2496","4","He ran about, kicking at feet, whispering harshly, until all the humans were roused.","",""
"scattered","Adjective","C1","2497","4","Goblins and powries scattered or were crushed beneath the charge, a hundred wild horses stampeding along the ravine.","",""
"appreciation","Singular","C1","2498","4","- bow and a long dagger - and with a final look Symphony's way, a final nod of appreciation, she ran off into the night.","",""
"strap","PastTense","A2","2499","3","When he got there, Juraviel handed him a full pack, a fine knife strapped on one side, a balanced hand axe on the other.","",""
"softness","Noun","A2","2500","3","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.","",""
1 lemma pos cefr_level coverage_rank global_frequency context_sentence context_sentence_zh definition_zh
2 blaze daylight Verb Noun UNKNOWN 2401 5 4 In the Way the hearth was always blazing, the beds were always soft, and the song was always loud. Using a chrysoberyl, a cat's-eye, he could see clearly in the dark and move along at daylight pace without the telltale glow of a light.
3 aware inflection Adjective Plural UNKNOWN 2402 5 4 Elbryan was all too aware of that grim fact. Jojonah leaned over the rail, listening to every inflection, every whisper.
4 rump gratitude Noun UNKNOWN 2403 5 4 She stopped short when the winker gave her rump a solid slap, and she stood there, suffering their laughter. But for all their joy, for all the centaur's gratitude toward Pony, the three found themselves in a precarious position.
5 truthfully jag Adverb Verb UNKNOWN 2404 5 4 She knew that Graevis spoke truthfully; she, and not the patrons, was in control in here. So many times he thought he would collide with jags of stone only to watch them rush under him at the last possible second.
6 breathless soggy Adjective UNKNOWN 2405 5 4 Quintall and Thagraine came up breathless after setting the net in place. Flames licked at him, at his soggy muddy cloak, but he scampered along, buried by the blaze, bearing down on his unsuspecting enemy.
7 intelligence military Singular Noun UNKNOWN B2 2406 5 4 Only then did Elbryan truly appreciate the intelligence of the animal, filtered through a different perspective, perhaps, but no less intense than his own. Elbryan didn't believe it, not this time, not in looking at that military camp.
8 account hallway Noun UNKNOWN 2407 5 4 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. Jill hurried down the hallway and entered the common room of the upper level.
9 fantasy woodland Noun UNKNOWN 2408 5 4 Avelyn knew the absurdity of his fantasy, of course. But there was no high ground, just thick woodlands, giving way to the brown and gray stones that lined the riverbank.
10 respective sever Adjective Verb UNKNOWN 2409 5 4 They were two feet apart as each burrowed into its respective goblin, dropping the creatures where they stood. Elbryan rolled to one knee quickly and brought the sword flashing across, severing the plant at exactly the stripe.
11 replacement escort Noun Verb UNKNOWN 2410 5 4 Sea journeys were not considered safe in God's Year 821, the year of the stone showers, and replacements might become necessary. The goblins and their giant escort moved along slowly but steadily, and soon after, Elbryan and his companions heard the rumble of the war engines, the grunts of the towing giants.
12 anticipation meager Singular Adjective UNKNOWN 2411 5 4 The first three months of God's Year 821 were dull of excitement and anticipation throughout St.-Mere-Abelle. Occasionally, the group came upon a lone house or a few clustered together, the real frontier families, living beyond even the meager civilization of the three small villages.
13 equinox meander Noun Verb UNKNOWN 2412 5 4 As Bafway, the third month, whose end marked the spring equinox, neared, the whispers became a contest to see who might first spot the square sails of the chartered ship. The path meandered, joining another, then forking three ways.
14 contest midair Noun UNKNOWN 2413 5 4 Perhaps this was to be a test of his body against the dactyl's, a contest of physical strength. Elbryan's staff picked it off in midair, deflecting the blow up high.
15 favorable jolly Adjective UNKNOWN 2414 5 4 Resupplied, the Windrunner put out the next day, sails full of wind with a favorable tide, sailing fast to the south. of the tavern's proprietor, a jolly-looking man, and without a word - I suppose that was the moment the folk of the village began to suspect that l was a bit unusual - headed back the way I had come.
16 paramount hind Noun UNKNOWN 2415 5 4 To Jill, their mission seemed paramount, a stoic existence protecting the welfare of all the kingdom. In came the giants at full charge; Bradwarden braced and set his hind legs firmly.
17 member trapping Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 2416 5 4 To see other members of his order acting so ... Such were the trappings of power that Dosey did not realize what an ultimate bore and ridiculous buffoon he truly was.
18 amuse dislodge Verb UNKNOWN 2417 5 4 The four crewmen of the Windrunner's boat, which was bouncing noisily against the wooden dock, sat through it all with smirking faces, thoroughly amused and certainly not impressed. A flick of the wrist dislodged the bar and Elbryan kicked open the door, striding a single step into the shack.
19 finding befallen Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 2418 5 4 The deer was having little trouble finding grass through the spotty layer of snow, and its treasurelike find had it, perhaps, a little less alert than usual. Had they been prepared, this disaster would not have befallen them.
20 scent hamlet Noun UNKNOWN 2419 5 4 He smelled the scent of deer on her fingers. She recognized the name Tinson as that of the small hamlet some dozen miles inland from the fortress.
21 derisively fault Adverb Noun UNKNOWN B2 2420 5 4 He and Juraviel continued their conversation until Tuntun walked by, eyeing Elbryan derisively and tapping her smooth cheek and chin. What had precipitated the trouble, a fault of Avelyn's or the man's lack of fault in an order grown perverse?
22 anticipate brutish Verb Adjective UNKNOWN 2421 5 4 The ranger came round as if he would launch a horizontal swipe, but he recognized the move was anticipated: the burly man's axe was up to block. He hail never held any love for brutish Quintall, but still he pitied the man.
23 widespread desertion Adjective Singular UNKNOWN 2422 5 4 The elf went into a headlong roll, right between the young man's widespread legs, came up to his feet behind the yelling and turning Elbryan, and reversed his momentum, stabbing both his poles back. The master understood the man's desperation, despite the fact that Avelyn's crimes and subsequent desertion were not without precedent.
24 whirl forgive Gerund Verb UNKNOWN B2 2423 5 4 Avelyn's thoughts whirled, too confusing a jumble for him to utter even a sound of protest. The ranger nodded, forgiving himself for missing the signs.
25 error tentative Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 2424 5 4 For a moment, I admit, I even held fast a fantasy that my memory of the destruction, of the carnage, was in error. Theirs became a tentative friendship, an offered smile and exchange of news whenever the pair happened to be in the same area.
26 style unaware Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 2425 5 4 At first, Jill thought the new warder more her style, a stickler for detail and duty. They had been caught unaware; she noted no allies had yet exited the tower even as she got back to the front wall.
27 embarrassed plump Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 2426 5 4 And she was not ashamed, not embarrassed, and no black wings of horrors past swept up about her. And then, quickly, the plump woman was gone, back into the bustle of the Way.
28 plain whereabouts Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 2427 5 4 The young woman was undeniably beautiful, even in her plain barmaid's dress. Avelyn took a deep breath and cursed himself for sleeping the afternoon and all the night through while a potential clue to Jill's whereabouts was right below him.
29 comply emanation Verb Plural UNKNOWN 2428 5 4 Grady was more than willing to comply, practically shoving Cat right onto the man's lap. shortly thereafter, finding no magical emanations in or about the pitiful village.
30 court fortify Verb UNKNOWN 2429 5 4 Of course, he had no intention of allowing any court. The two giants banged against the fortified wall for a moment, then simply stepped over it.
31 laughing emissary Noun UNKNOWN 2430 5 4 Again came the heartfelt laugh, and this time, despite herself, Cat found herself laughing with Connor. This time, though, more than a few of the village folk were considering their options should an emissary approach.
32 nobleman telepathically Noun Adverb UNKNOWN 2431 5 4 If she was set up with a nobleman, the gain fox Grady would be twofold. You have destroyed the fool Dosey, then, the creature telepathically imparted to the monk, and have stolen his treasure.
33 brightly guided Adverb Adjective UNKNOWN 2432 5 4 Pony looked helplessly at her diamond, then wondered if she could make the light shine so brightly that this creature of darkness could not withstand it. Elbryan could hardly believe that he hadn't found this grove before, that his ranger instincts hadn't guided him to a place so naturally perfect, so in tune with the harmony of the forest.
34 comfortable nicker Adjective Verb UNKNOWN 2433 5 4 The pair met day after day, each time growing more comfortable. The horse nickered and threw back his head.
35 beloved conventional Adjective UNKNOWN B2 2434 5 4 And the southland will be warned by Pony, my beloved, returned to me and flying fist across the miles upon Symphony. At first, the monk used the conventional methods, the same lessons that had been given to him in St.-Mere-Abelle.
36 price underestimate Noun Verb UNKNOWN 2435 5 4 And yet she couldn't ignore the advances of handsome Connor Bildeborough, not at the price of breaking Pettibwa's heart. But still she feared that his decision was folly, based on his underestimating the pain within her.
37 mesmerize creak Verb Gerund UNKNOWN 2436 5 4 The next powrie coming out saw its sparkle and, mesmerized, reached for it. As if on cue, the burning catapult creaked again and slanted over farther.
38 purely sidestep Adverb Gerund UNKNOWN 2437 5 4 Then, guided purely by his survival instinct, Avelyn curled his legs under him and came up fast. She dodged each, sidestepping, then came in hard with a thrust of her own.
39 busy dizzying Adjective UNKNOWN 2438 5 4 The weather was rough over the next few days - mercifully so, in Avelyn's estimation, because he and his companions were kept very busy, attending rigging, a dangerous yet thrilling exercise in the gusting winds, and crawling in the dark belowdecks, checking for leaks in the hull. His power, sheer strength, was dizzying, overwhelming.
40 transport flurry Verb Noun UNKNOWN 2439 5 4 Given the powers of hematite, might this have been some transport for Quintall's soul? Then the ranger went into a flurry: poking, swishing the staff side to side, then pulling it straight across, and alternating a series of heavy blows, left hand leading, right hand leading.
41 absurd dizziness Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 2440 5 4 On another note, Avelyn could not help but laugh at the absurd, useless treasure that lay strewn all about him. It went down hard, groaning, trying to shake the dizziness, growling against the searing pain.
42 lovemaking prop Gerund Verb UNKNOWN 2441 5 4 And now these two fellow brothers were comparing her lovemaking techniques! Less than ten steps into the woods, he heard a single thump, a centaur's kick against a head propped by a tree trunk, and he knew that it was finished.
43 fell puddle Verb Noun UNKNOWN 2442 5 4 Not wanting to continue the struggle, Avelyn was up and walking fast before the felled monk could respond. Every so often, the pair crossed a low spot, a muddy puddle, and Elbryan spotted the deep tracks of Bradwarden.
44 mischievous repay Adjective Verb UNKNOWN 2443 5 4 She knew that she had had many friends, coconspirators in one grand and mischievous scheme after another. I told you that I meant to repay a debt."
45 treacherous afore Adjective Adverb UNKNOWN 2444 5 4 The journey was too treacherous, and if the crew had been well paid, as promised, they would have had no reason to dare the perils of the South Mirianic again. I've waited them out afore, and I'll wait them out again!'."
46 akin bark Verb Noun UNKNOWN 2445 5 4 Avelyn realized then that an attempt at possession was akin to fighting an enemy on his home ground. One of the powries stood tall on the first catapult, barking out commands.
47 crinkle stampede Verb Noun UNKNOWN 2446 5 4 Connor backed off almost immediately, his face crinkled in confusion. Goblins and powries scattered or were crushed beneath the charge, a hundred wild horses stampeding along the ravine.
48 rumble unmistakable Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 2447 5 4 The goblins and their giant escort moved along slowly but steadily, and soon after, Elbryan and his companions heard the rumble of the war engines, the grunts of the towing giants. Avelyn and Bradwarden were thrilled to see their companions again, but their smiles could not hold against the tears running down Pony's cheeks and the unmistakable mist in Elbryan's eyes.
49 tis thorn Noun UNKNOWN 2448 5 4 And know 'tis time to die. They had become a large thorn in the side of the invading army, and no doubt the monstrous leaders in Dundalis and the other villages wanted to get the secretive band out in the open and deal with them once and for all.
50 perceptive lodestone Adjective Noun UNKNOWN 2449 5 4 Juraviel nodded and seemed pleased by the perceptive reasoning. Lodestone was highly magnetic; its enchantment would send it fast to a metal surface.
51 protector passageway Noun UNKNOWN 2450 5 4 father to these people, as their trusted protector. Elbryan slammed hard, into the wall of the narrow passageway with his already broken arm.
52 evidence hatred Singular Noun UNKNOWN C1 2451 5 4 Even without the very prominent evidence that she could defend herself, Jill believed that Presso would not try anything. Who will quell the ancient and deep hatred between powrie and goblin when Bestesbulzibar is gone?
53 combatant sin Noun UNKNOWN C1 2452 5 4 Tuntun flew away, back up toward the combatants, her slender daggers in hand, both dripping magma from Quintall's eyes. Was the dactyl the source of the deadly sins, or did it manifest itself and walk the world when those sins had festered to the point of eruption?
54 mountainous embarrassment Adjective Noun UNKNOWN C1 2453 5 4 Elbryan and Pony were coming down the northwestern face of the mountainous barrier when dawn broke over the Barbacan. Recognizing the boy's ultimate distress and embarrassment, Juraviel generously let the insult pass.
55 wed legendary Verb Adjective UNKNOWN C1 2454 5 4 Would Pony and I be wed, perhaps with children? Olwan Wyndon nodded, not wanting to get Brody into one of his legendary fits of outrage.
56 sweeping recount Adjective Verb UNKNOWN C1 2455 5 4 With a single sweeping left hook, Avelyn laid the big man low. Elbryan closed his eyes and recounted the events in his mind.
57 agonize binding Verb Noun UNKNOWN C1 2456 5 4 In her mind, she heard a scream, agonized. He approached the snared creature boldly, only to find that it had chewed right through the leather bindings.
58 coursed shed Noun UNKNOWN C1 2457 5 4 A shudder coursed down Avelyn's spine. The monk had shed his telltale brown robe in favor of the more normal dress of a villager.
59 lookout humble Noun Adjective UNKNOWN C1 2458 5 4 One thrown rope splashed right near Avelyn, but understanding the frantic lookout and the newest danger, he refused it, turning about for Quintall and Pellimar. The bond had been particularly strong with Annalisa, a humble and spiritual woman, who had encouraged her youngest child to follow the path of God from his earliest recollections.
60 filling divine Noun Adjective UNKNOWN C1 2459 5 4 The Windrunner veered hard to port, sails filling and pushing the square-rigged caravel on with tremendous speed. A stone of divining, Brother Justice then realized, and he was beginning to catch on.
61 construct meditation Verb Singular UNKNOWN C1 2460 5 4 A new wharf had been constructed, reaching far enough out into the bay so that the Windrunner could dock. list day in prayer and meditation, mentally preparing himself for the task ahead.
62 critical invisible Adjective UNKNOWN C1 2461 5 4 Adjonas knew he was at a critical point here. To Pony and Elbryan, alert as they were, the creature was invisible and unnoticed.
63 fin misery Noun UNKNOWN C1 2462 5 4 A second, smaller dorsal fin joined the first in its tightening ring. 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.
64 gurgle crawling Verb Noun UNKNOWN C1 2463 5 4 A flick of the monk's wrist sent a silver item flying and from within the deeper chamber came a gurgled groan. He glanced back to see a pair of powries crawling under the war engine, coming for him with prodding spears.
65 burden carve Noun Verb B2 C1 2464 5 4 Relieve your mind of the burden, then decide, my friend. Twin rows of massive columns, each carved into the likeness of a giant warrior, lined the room.
66 unlikely carving Adjective Noun UNKNOWN C1 2465 5 4 A wicked grin widened on the captain's face; he decided to test that unlikely truce. Twice a week during the carving, he would coat the stem with special oils to add to its resilience.
67 resting eagerness Adjective Noun UNKNOWN C1 2466 5 4 Soon after, the man was resting as comfortably as possible, and Avelyn left the room. The young man stared at him wide-eyed with hope and eagerness, his hands clenching and opening at his sides.
68 sacrifice remains Verb Noun UNKNOWN C1 2467 5 4 Avelyn agreed and he would sacrifice his own life for the good of the voyage. Scattered around it were the small quartz crystals, blackened, some stuck in the remains of the golden setting.
69 undeniable latter Adjective Noun UNKNOWN C1 2468 5 4 Along with the realization came an undeniable sense of intrigue, however, and so the ranger agreed. She knew that she was in pain, physical and emotional, but the reason for the latter escaped her conscious memory.
70 sand lap Noun UNKNOWN C1 2469 5 4 Thagraine was out and running as soon as the small boat brushed its bottom on the black sands of the island beach. Grady was more than willing to comply, practically shoving Cat right onto the man's lap.
71 returned cryptic Adjective UNKNOWN C1 2470 5 4 And the southland will be warned by Pony, my beloved, returned to me and flying fist across the miles upon Symphony. Elbryan glared at Juraviel, in no mood for cryptic talk.
72 tenet contemplate Noun Verb UNKNOWN C1 2471 5 4 Quintall's concepts of right and wrong, of duty and punishment, have been systematically replaced by the tenets given him at times of reward. Even after the showers ceased, the pair would have to wait some time before handling the heated stones, and then the work would be too furious and desperate to pause and contemplate God.
73 terribly fleet Adverb Gerund UNKNOWN C1 2472 5 4 The ranger heard them long before he caught sight of them, laughing and singing terribly off-key, though the voices were surely human, as he had suspected. That notion was lost along with so many others, fleeting thoughts banging into a wall of images.
74 barrage boundary Noun UNKNOWN C1 2473 5 4 The barrage intensified, more pitch, great heavy stones, and giant ballista bolts battering the ill-fated craft. The fog had receded now to the edges of the vale, and there it hung, blurring the dark shadows of the towering mountains, blurring the boundary between earth and sky.
75 revelry laden Noun UNKNOWN C1 2474 5 4 The majority of Tinson's residents slept the day through, preferring the revelry of the night. And their poles were laden with the deer they would need, and with ...
76 continually cling Adverb Verb UNKNOWN C1 2475 5 4 But Jill had settled into a routine here, akin to the continually gloomy season. Avelyn clung to the powrie's sword arm, for all his life.
77 missing heritage Adjective Noun UNKNOWN C1 2476 5 4 With a growl, proud Elbryan put up his bow and let fly, missing everything this time. It took him some time to heal, but he was strong, as is the way of your heritage.
78 deftly attain Adverb Verb UNKNOWN C1 2477 5 4 The powrie immediately reversed direction, deftly turning about on the rope with sure, strong grips. And, in the end, it is a sense of accomplishment, of purpose, and not the wealth attained by such accomplishment, that equates to fulfillment and happiness.
79 plummet establishment Verb Noun UNKNOWN C1 2478 5 4 Then he was floating, Siherton continuing to plummet. He liked the money the establishment brought in, though, and the young woman already understood that if Graevis and.
80 contain fleeting Verb Noun UNKNOWN C1 2479 5 4 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. I remembered her so very vividly that she was indeed beside me once again for a few fleeting moments.
81 pedestal drifting Noun Adjective UNKNOWN C1 2480 5 4 Elbryan quickly set the mirror on the pedestal, leaning it against the back wall of the cave, and opened his chair; placing it before the mirror, as instructed. Pellimar reached the drifting boat first, pulling himself cautiously up its slick, rounded side.
82 entry disturbing Noun Adjective UNKNOWN C1 2481 5 4 Had her disaster with Connor Bildeborough destroyed the man's attempts at entry into the high society? Cat-the-Stray shook her head violently, as if trying to launch the disturbing half memories right out of her ear.
83 visage wholly Noun Adverb UNKNOWN C1 2482 5 4 Bradwarden's hardened visage fast softened under the ranger's plaintive look. Avelyn, who had worked so closely with Quintall for more than four years, found that he believed the man wholly.
84 merciful sentiment Adjective Noun UNKNOWN C1 2483 5 4 But Connor had been merciful, and ever was Abbot Dobrinion long on forgiveness. 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.
85 wipe flourish Verb UNKNOWN C1 2484 5 4 Gofflaw snorted and wiped a greasy hand down the front of his own red jacket. He finished with a leaping flourish and landed pointing to the stripe.
86 grit calculation Verb Plural UNKNOWN C1 2485 5 4 But Elbryan held no such sympathy for powries, and so he shifted the angle of the bow just a bit, gritted his teeth, and let fly, the arrow whipping across the twenty feet, unerringly, so he thought. The showers, by their calculations, were now overdue.
87 bowyer volatile Noun Adjective UNKNOWN C1 2486 5 4 This would be Joycenevial's first human task since Mather, and, since the bowyer was aged even by elven standards, most likely his last. Elbryan looked at Bradwarden, and the centaur only shrugged, not about to disagree with the volatile friar's estimation of himself.
88 gleaming compensation Adjective Singular UNKNOWN C1 2487 5 4 Elbryan stared hard at the lines of gleaming metal. "Extra compensation for the lost man," Adjonas remarked.
89 triangular plead Adjective Verb UNKNOWN C1 2488 5 4 Juraviel also brought with him a light green triangular huntsmen's cap, which Elbryan accepted with a confused shrug. The creature's arms came up, reaching straight out toward the ranger, in a posture that might be threatening or pleading.
90 rouse circumvent Verb UNKNOWN C1 2489 5 4 The shift came dramatically, unexpectedly, when Elbryan was roused from his bed one blustery Toumanay night by Juraviel and Tuntun. With the amber, he crossed wide lakes that his pursuers would have to circumvent.
91 actual verbal Adjective UNKNOWN C1 2490 5 4 Still, the details of that past existence escaped her, as did the actual names, though many of the faces returned. Elbryan said firmly, and even as he spoke the words, he understood Bradwarden's cunning verbal maneuver.
92 trailing conviction Adjective Plural UNKNOWN C1 2491 5 4 Avelyn crouched behind a tree, barely ten feet from the side of the trailing catapult. It didn't take her long to realize that she was alone in her convictions.
93 intended harvest Adjective Noun UNKNOWN C1 2492 5 4 Back left, back right, each time the angle shifting to defeat the intended attack. The trees are older, never harvested by humans, and darker.
94 birch wit Noun UNKNOWN C1 2493 5 4 Elbryan recognized the black, sappy poison, a pain - inducing product of a rare black birch tree. Elbryan gathered his wits and began his dance of praise to the spirit of the bear, thanking it for its gift of food and warmth.
95 useful confront Adjective Verb UNKNOWN C1 2494 5 4 It was merely a diamond chip, useful for saving the candles and oil on long journeys. She was confronting her past, the monk knew, and he was glad of that, though he wished he could be of more help to the young woman.
96 rot descending Verb Adjective UNKNOWN C1 2495 5 4 He could smell the rot there: the earth itself was tainted from the fiend's presence. Pony looked to the fight as she rose, saw Elbryan, Hawkwing in one hand, Tempest in the other, jump out of the path of a fast descending club, then leap back suddenly as a sword swished across.
97 wither harshly Verb Adverb UNKNOWN C1 2496 5 4 Branches had been tossed all about for camouflage, but many of these had already withered, their dry and brown leaves a telltale sign. He ran about, kicking at feet, whispering harshly, until all the humans were roused.
98 seize scattered Verb Adjective UNKNOWN C1 2497 5 4 As fortune would have it, the dagger went straight up, and Elbryan seized it, catching it by the tip. Goblins and powries scattered or were crushed beneath the charge, a hundred wild horses stampeding along the ravine.
99 fateful appreciation Adjective Singular UNKNOWN C1 2498 5 4 I love her, Uncle Mather, as I loved her that fateful day on the ridge above our home. - bow and a long dagger - and with a final look Symphony's way, a final nod of appreciation, she ran off into the night.
100 bracer strap Noun PastTense UNKNOWN A2 2499 5 3 Then Avelyn saw the reason, saw clearly the powrie's studded bracers, glowing fiercely with enchantment. When he got there, Juraviel handed him a full pack, a fine knife strapped on one side, a balanced hand axe on the other.
101 treachery softness Noun UNKNOWN A2 2500 5 3 Among the three evil races, none had earned any reputation of loyalty or honor, but now, with the bracers, the dactyl could hold faith that its four chosen generals would survive the not unexpected treachery of their underlings. 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.