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"lemma","pos","cefr_level","coverage_rank","global_frequency","context_sentence","context_sentence_zh","definition_zh"
"vaguely","Adverb","UNKNOWN","4001","2","Strange emotions swirled in Cat as he lightly touched her arm, vaguely familiar feelings but ones she had not felt in several years.","",""
"happiness","Noun","UNKNOWN","4002","2","And so it was with a true jumble of emotions, a purely teenage churning of confusion, fear and warmth, happiness and the verge of terror, that the young woman, no longer Cat-the-Stray, drifted off to a sleep of the sweetest dreams and the starkest nightmares.","",""
"endure","Verb","UNKNOWN","4003","2","But the old sea dog couldn't fathom the level of physical training these four men had endured.","",""
"crewman","Noun","UNKNOWN","4004","2","Ships had been found, so the stories went, intact and seaworthy, but with not a crewman aboard.","",""
"swimming","Noun","UNKNOWN","4005","2","There were indeed powries on her deck now, some with heavy crossbows; taking potshots at the swimming monks.","",""
"slave","Noun","UNKNOWN","4006","2","This was Adjonas' ship, that Quintall did not dispute, but the abbey had paid well for this transport and the brothers had not been put aboard as slaves.","",""
"pirate","Verb","UNKNOWN","4007","2","""To be in sight of land would mean to be in sight of pirates."" He snorted and walked away, but paused, looked back, and motioned to them.","",""
"unknowing","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4008","2","Only unknowing blackness.","",""
"rejoin","Verb","UNKNOWN","4009","2","Avelyn wasn't sure the man had ever rejoined them the previous night, and indeed he looked haggard but certainly not displeased.","",""
"approval","Noun","UNKNOWN","4010","2","Quintall nodded his approval and Thagraine led the eager Pellimar away.","",""
"climbing","Noun","UNKNOWN","4011","2","Jill sheathed her sword instead, pulled her belt off, and leaped out from the wall, beyond the climbing dwarf.","",""
"expense","Noun","UNKNOWN","4012","2","The other three townsfolk joined in the laughter, more than willing to do so at Elbryan's expense.","",""
"diversion","Plural","UNKNOWN","4013","2","All his adult life had been devoted to his studies; there had been no time for such diversions.","",""
"bien","Noun","UNKNOWN","4014","2","Those wicked stories of Bien deLouisa flitted through his memory.","",""
"delouisa","Noun","UNKNOWN","4015","2","Those wicked stories of Bien deLouisa flitted through his memory.","",""
"stateroom","Noun","UNKNOWN","4016","2","Every time he passed that cabin door, a small stateroom just behind the quarters of Captain Adjonas, he trembled.","",""
"fitful","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4017","2","His sleep every night was fitful, tossing and turning even more than did the Windrunner on the rough swells.","",""
"tossing","Noun","UNKNOWN","4018","2","His sleep every night was fitful, tossing and turning even more than did the Windrunner on the rough swells.","",""
"meld","Verb","UNKNOWN","4019","2","All his dreams melded into that singular, mounting fear.","",""
"caricature","Noun","UNKNOWN","4020","2","The cave seemed a gigantic caricature of a king's throne room.","",""
"amble","Verb","UNKNOWN","4021","2","The old man ambled away on bowed legs.","",""
"aft","Noun","UNKNOWN","4022","2","He rubbed his hands together and started aft.","",""
"gravely","Adverb","UNKNOWN","4023","2","Avelyn nodded gravely, not liking where this was going.","",""
"shipboard","Noun","UNKNOWN","4024","2","For Avelyn, this was a most sacred mission, the most important duty of the Abellican Church, and to profane it so by indulging in a shipboard orgy, was surely blasphemous.","",""
"orgy","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4025","2","For Avelyn, this was a most sacred mission, the most important duty of the Abellican Church, and to profane it so by indulging in a shipboard orgy, was surely blasphemous.","",""
"dealing","Noun","UNKNOWN","4026","2","His actions now carried serious consequences concerning his future dealings with his three companions.","",""
"framed","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4027","2","Her face seemed tiny, framed by the voluminous hair, but cute, if not beautiful, and her frame, too, was small and thin.","",""
"cute","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4028","2","Her face seemed tiny, framed by the voluminous hair, but cute, if not beautiful, and her frame, too, was small and thin.","",""
"hem","Noun","UNKNOWN","4029","2","""Well, are ye ready then, Avelyn Desbris?"" Dansally asked, pulling up the hem a bit more and striking a teasing pose.","",""
"elevate","Verb","UNKNOWN","4030","2","This fifth target, some hundred yards away, was the first for which Elbryan had to elevate his shot.","",""
"mankind","Noun","UNKNOWN","4031","2","The weakness of mankind, the impiety of.","",""
"southwest","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4032","2","The Windrunner made great time, cutting southwest from the southern reaches of the Mantis Arm in a direct run to Freeport.","",""
"undertow","Noun","UNKNOWN","4033","2","So she shed her red Coastpoint jacket and her heavy boots and went over the side, fighting the undertow every inch of the way through the icy water.","",""
"sooner","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4034","2","Sooner or later, one of the pairs, or perhaps both, would stumble upon the dactyl or some of its deadly minions.","",""
"safely","Adverb","UNKNOWN","4035","2","Finally came the welcome sound of oars and the boat, all three safely aboard.","",""
"uncharacteristic","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4036","2","Who might this leader of the herd be to inspire such uncharacteristic respect from cocky Bradwarden?","",""
"landscape","Noun","UNKNOWN","4037","2","The wind rushed past his ears, the landscape flying along beneath, such a thrill of the run, such a smoothness of stride, that Elbryan would have sworn he was flying across a cushion of air.","",""
"define","Verb","UNKNOWN","4038","2","He was naked, at least from the belly up, with a powerful upper body, muscles clearly defined, and an arched back.","",""
"bulging","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4039","2","One of the goblins brought out a bulging waterskin, and as soon as the creature poured some of the foaming liquid into a mug, Elbryan knew that it held some potent drink indeed.","",""
"stance","Noun","UNKNOWN","4040","2","The attack flurry played itself out, Elbryan coming to a crouched stance, Hawkwing horizontal in front of him.","",""
"tragic","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4041","2","All the world, save Avelyn and the perpetrators, would think this a tragic accident.","",""
"cheat","Verb","UNKNOWN","4042","2","When the ways of merchants turn cheating,","",""
"awakening","Noun","UNKNOWN","4043","2","Then he turned his attention to the awakening world about him.","",""
"trench","Noun","UNKNOWN","4044","2","There are reports of a trench, a great upheaval, not twenty miles beyond our valley.""","",""
"upheaval","Noun","UNKNOWN","4045","2","There are reports of a trench, a great upheaval, not twenty miles beyond our valley.""","",""
"stickler","Noun","UNKNOWN","4046","2","At first, Jill thought the new warder more her style, a stickler for detail and duty.","",""
"attune","Verb","UNKNOWN","4047","2","The glade was strangely quiet this night, with no elves in the area - or at least none showing themselves, for Elbryan had been around the Touel'alfar long enough to realize that a host of sprites could be within a dozen paces and even he, now so attuned to the forest, would not suspect it unless they chose to make their presence known.","",""
"uncanny","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4048","2","Around and around the weapons went, reminding Elbryan of her uncanny dexterity.","",""
"precision","Noun","UNKNOWN","4049","2","But that quickness and precision would not be enough, Elbryan told himself.","",""
"underhand","Noun","UNKNOWN","4050","2","Perfect height for an underhand swing.","",""
"vertical","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4051","2","The elf squealed and threw her sword out to the side, blade vertical, its tip nearly touching the ground.","",""
"occur","Verb","UNKNOWN","4052","2","And so they fought, evenly matched, for a long while, poles sometimes slapping together so rapidly that it occurred to Elbryan that, if they had some kindling, they might light a fire from friction alone!","",""
"err","Verb","UNKNOWN","4053","2","I feared that I had erred in my course, that I had returned home by memory, not by vision.","",""
"unpredictable","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4054","2","He thought himself foolish as he neared the unpredictable Tuntun, expecting that she would find the strength to drive her dirk into his face, thus claiming a draw.","",""
"weakened","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4055","2","She couldn't even talk, and her dirk, like her sword before it, slipped uselessly from her weakened hand.","",""
"altered","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4056","2","What, then, had so altered this one?","",""
"earthquake","Noun","UNKNOWN","4057","2","The raid on Dundalis, the sightings of goblins and even giants, the evidence of many, earthquakes to the north of Andur'Blough Inninness - all pointed to the resurgence of the dactyl.","",""
"earthquakes","Verb","UNKNOWN","4058","2","Earthquakes and thunderstorms, swirling tornadoes, even exploding volcanoes, were more often than not natural events.","",""
"thunderstorm","Noun","UNKNOWN","4059","2","Earthquakes and thunderstorms, swirling tornadoes, even exploding volcanoes, were more often than not natural events.","",""
"volcano","Noun","UNKNOWN","4060","2","Earthquakes and thunderstorms, swirling tornadoes, even exploding volcanoes, were more often than not natural events.","",""
"magnetic","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4061","2","Lodestone was highly magnetic; its enchantment would send it fast to a metal surface.","",""
"brothel","Noun","UNKNOWN","4062","2","His other needs could be taken care of in the many brothels that openly offered their wares in the city, but of course he didn't need to tell Jill, his Jilly, about that.","",""
"ware","Noun","UNKNOWN","4063","2","His other needs could be taken care of in the many brothels that openly offered their wares in the city, but of course he didn't need to tell Jill, his Jilly, about that.","",""
"refuge","Noun","UNKNOWN","4064","2","She couldn't look at the man but kept her eyes locked on the stars, as if seeking refuge high above.","",""
"proposal","Noun","UNKNOWN","4065","2","Her first instinct told her to refuse the proposal.","",""
"considering","Noun","UNKNOWN","4066","2","The implications were clear, considering the man's lewd manner, and Grady and Connor shared a laugh.","",""
"hopping","Noun","UNKNOWN","4067","2","Pettibwa was distinctly more animated, hopping up and down, breasts and belly bouncing wildly, and clapping her hands together, her cheeks fast streaking with an outburst of tears.","",""
"plush","Noun","UNKNOWN","4068","2","Connor, sitting back on one of the plush chairs in the lobby, turned an absent gaze his companion's way.","",""
"discard","Verb","UNKNOWN","4069","2","Grady knew too much about Connor's nighttime pursuits for the nobleman to discard him, and though Grady had never even hinted at blackmail, Connor understood him well enough to fear him.","",""
"applaud","Verb","UNKNOWN","4070","2","Grady silently applauded his conniving little sister, though his perception of her actions almost scared him; he had never thought her capable of such a beautifully treacherous play.","",""
"feigning","Noun","UNKNOWN","4071","2","The monk leaped ahead, feigning a punch and kicking straight out for Elbryan's knee.","",""
"royalty","Noun","UNKNOWN","4072","2","Now, seeing her adorned in a white gown of satin and lace, her long, thick blond mane pinned up on one side and hanging loose on the other, she seemed made for royalty.","",""
"nonsense","Noun","UNKNOWN","4073","2","It was all nonsense, all pretension, but in Honce-the-Bear in God's Year 821, that was the way things were done.","",""
"inhibition","Plural","UNKNOWN","4074","2","He was trying to loosen up her inhibitions, and she was, too.","",""
"mansion","Noun","UNKNOWN","4075","2","When the guests were excused, Connor took Jill across the town to the mansion of his uncle, the Baron Bildeborough.","",""
"obscene","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4076","2","For Jill, who had spent her life so simply, it seemed somehow obscene; a dozen people could sleep comfortably on that bed, and she needed a stepping stool to even get onto it!","",""
"kissing","Noun","UNKNOWN","4077","2","Elbryan sighed again, and Pony took his face in her hands, turned him to her, and pulled him close, kissing him gently.","",""
"tenderness","Noun","UNKNOWN","4078","2","Even worse, there was no love, no tenderness in his face as he stalked back to her, just heated desire, an almost angry passion.","",""
"hesitance","Noun","UNKNOWN","4079","2","Her hesitance incited his rage once more.","",""
"incite","Verb","UNKNOWN","4080","2","Her hesitance incited his rage once more.","",""
"pleadingly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","4081","2","He looked pleadingly at the boughs, at the rarely seen guide who had led him and his companions through a trackless region, heading south and with towering mountains now in sight.","",""
"helplessness","Noun","UNKNOWN","4082","2","The centaur understood what the man was feeling, the sense of his own loss those years before and the helplessness now in the face of a repeat of that disaster.","",""
"magistrate","Noun","UNKNOWN","4083","2","""We shall let the magistrate, Abbot Dobrinion, determine her fate in the morning.","",""
"blister","Verb","UNKNOWN","4084","2","He burned and blistered, then browned, darker and darker, taking on the leathery appearance of those seasoned sailors around him.","",""
"leathery","Noun","UNKNOWN","4085","2","He burned and blistered, then browned, darker and darker, taking on the leathery appearance of those seasoned sailors around him.","",""
"scraggly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","4086","2","That fear came to fruition when Elbryan and Pony entered one long narrow pass, a jumble of boulders and scraggly trees sheltered from the strong winds, but, the pair both silently noted, without any obvious escape routes.","",""
"romantic","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4087","2","All romantic notions Avelyn had held concerning sea voyages were long gone, washed away by the slow, creaking, rolling reality.","",""
"forbid","Verb","UNKNOWN","4088","2","Even to utter the, name of the island without Father Abbot's permission was forbidden.","",""
"including","Noun","UNKNOWN","4089","2","Even if he beat these two, others were coming fast, including the one with the glowing spike!","",""
"crimson","Noun","UNKNOWN","4090","2","Soft blues and purples, vivid oranges and sometimes a deep crimson lined the night sky, lifting hearts and spirits.","",""
"unrelenting","Adjective","UNKNOWN","4091","2","Adjonas' voice was grim and unrelenting.","",""
"waylay","Verb","UNKNOWN","4092","2","""If they waylay ships, what goods do they extract and where, then, do they drop off their newfound cargo?""","",""
"newfound","Noun","UNKNOWN","4093","2","A light snow had begun to fall all across the forest, but it seemed to shy from the ranger's camp, from the heat of the ranger's fire, from the warmth of Brother Avelyn's newfound home.","",""
"pillage","Noun","UNKNOWN","4094","2","They attack only to pillage enough stores to get them to the next ship and for the simple thrill of the hunt and torture.""","",""
"mister","Noun","UNKNOWN","4095","2","""Fill our sails, Mister Smealy,"" he instructed.","",""
"trader","Noun","UNKNOWN","4096","2","""Yach, trader, give her up!","",""
"operation","Singular","UNKNOWN","4097","2","Adjonas motioned to Bunkus Smealy; this was Quintall's operation now, and the Windrunner captain, with no other apparent options, was more than willing to give the sturdy monk his chance.","",""
"smoothly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","4098","2","The barrelboat closed - fifty yards, forty, twenty - cutting the water smoothly.","",""
"diagonal","Noun","UNKNOWN","4099","2","Elbryan rested back against the diagonal tree root in this impromptu room of Oracle, digesting his own words.","",""
"ladder","Noun","UNKNOWN","4100","2","The dwarf caught the gem securely, but surrendered his hold on the ladder.","",""
"thankfully","Adverb","C1","4001","2","The others held clubs and crude swords, but thankfully, no bows.","",""
"inflict","Infinitive","C1","4002","2","He had to find some way to hurt this thing, and though his sword might inflict some sting, it seemed that the wound could only be so deep.","",""
"insulting","Adjective","C1","4003","2","Bradwarden snorted as if the very question were insulting.","",""
"infamous","Adjective","C1","4004","2","The demon dactyl had been awake for several years, watching, feeling every slaughter of humans in the Wilderlands, tasting the blood of every corpse into which a powrie dipped its infamous cap, hearing the screams of sailors and passengers as each scuttled ship went under the swells of the merciless Mirianic.","",""
"relinquish","Verb","C1","4005","2","This man was tough, admirably so, and Jojonah feared he would die from the beatings before he would relinquish his identity.","",""
"executioner","Noun","C1","4006","2","He was judge, jury, and executioner, assigned by the Father Abbot.","",""
"conceal","Verb","C1","4007","2","There were no signs to be found - Brother Justice had made certain of that - and oblivious Avelyn passed by within thirty feet of the concealed entrance to the cave that now served as Jill's prison.","",""
"overly","Adverb","C1","4008","2","Brother Avelyn was not overly concerned when he returned to his room to find that Jill was not about.","",""
"raging","Adjective","C1","4009","2","It wasn't until they had exited the tavern, the fight raging still, that Avelyn suddenly stopped and looked at his beautiful companion a most curious expression on his face.","",""
"intimate","Adjective","C1","4010","2","Juraviel's tone intimated something more profound to the ranger, that not only was there a mere place for shelter, but a very special place indeed.","",""
"integrity","Noun","C1","4011","2","Juicy lamb and thick cuts of venison buried in brown sauces and mushrooms, oranges that exploded in a shower of juice as soon as the integrity of their peels was breached, and large, round, yellow melons that the monk had never before seen but that were sweeter than anything he had ever tasted.","",""
"sheerest","Noun","C1","4012","2","The elf sensed the presence of the demon dactyl as surely as the dactyl sensed him, felt the awfulness, the sheerest of evil, the coldest of deathly chill.","",""
"philosophical","Adjective","C1","4013","2","That was the way it always happened, the needs of the day dispatching the spirit soon before the dawn, turning Elbryan's thoughts from philosophical to pragmatic.","",""
"shrink","Verb","C1","4014","2","It is the life that fate has thrust upon us, and I am proud indeed that few, so very few, have shrunk before their sudden, unasked for responsibilities.","",""
"toll","Noun","C1","4015","2","The folk recognized the dramatic movement as a signal and braced for the charge, determined to take their toll, whatever the final outcome.","",""
"massacre","Noun","C1","4016","2","So fast and complete was the massacre that Avelyn never used his magic.","",""
"abuse","Verb","C1","4017","2","You stole the stones because you rightly judged that they were being abused.""","",""
"interference","Singular","C1","4018","2","The horse knew things simply, without the interference of reason that was the domain of men, elves, and the higher races.","",""
"forthcoming","Adjective","C1","4019","2","""Ye did!"" Bradwarden roared, ending any forthcoming lies from the man and his two companions.","",""
"compassion","Noun","C1","4020","2","Whatever complaints Cric and Chipmunk might offer, they had remained in the area because of the refugees, out of simple compassion.","",""
"reassure","Verb","C1","4021","2","Elbryan kept them down, tried to reassure them all by patting the other two children softly, by showing them his weapons and that he was ready should they be discovered.","",""
"ignorance","Noun","C1","4022","2","ignorance saved the creatures' lives that night, for death was barely an arm's length away; more important, the goblins' ignorance also saved Elbryan's plan.","",""
"probe","Noun","C1","4023","2","It was as they had feared the monsters using the occupied towns as base and supply camps while they sent their dark tendrils further south, first in probes, but soon, so Paulson believed, in great numbers.","",""
"disposal","Noun","C1","4024","2","Indeed, more than two thirds of the human group had gone further to the east, leaving less than forty warriors at Elbryan's disposal, not counting the secretive elves, whose number even the ranger didn't know.","",""
"violate","Verb","C1","4025","2","When Pony met Elbryan more than an hour later, she had to work hard to hide her feelings of guilt, her feelings that she had somehow violated him.","",""
"trio","Noun","C1","4026","2","By the ranger's calculations, the trailing trio would soon be well within the goblin's view.","",""
"compromise","Noun","C1","4027","2","The goblins came at them in a semicircular formation, but the integrity of the monstrous line was compromised quickly, for Belli'mar Juraviel, perched on a branch some distance away, plucked at them with his tiny but deadly bow.","",""
"decisive","Adjective","C1","4028","2","So we will survive for the time, I believe, but we will do nothing decisive, not here, halfway between the fighting front and the source of the invasion.","",""
"warfare","Noun","C1","4029","2","The remaining band would cease its hit-and-hide warfare and concentrate on getting all the folk to safer points in the south, trying to parallel the advancing army without engaging it.","",""
"stoicism","Noun","C2","4030","2","The question caught Jojonah off guard, and as he considered it, he came to realize that Avelyn's stoicism was, perhaps, not so deeply rooted.","",""
"insidious","Adjective","C2","4031","2","Then the dactyl began a more insidious attack, a mental barrage of images of torture and agony, and Maiyer Dek, the proud and strong leader, the strongest mortal creature in all the Barbacan, whimpered pitifully and squirmed about on the floor, begging for mercy.","",""
1 lemma pos cefr_level coverage_rank global_frequency context_sentence context_sentence_zh definition_zh
2 vaguely thankfully Adverb UNKNOWN C1 4001 2 Strange emotions swirled in Cat as he lightly touched her arm, vaguely familiar feelings but ones she had not felt in several years. The others held clubs and crude swords, but thankfully, no bows.
3 happiness inflict Noun Infinitive UNKNOWN C1 4002 2 And so it was with a true jumble of emotions, a purely teenage churning of confusion, fear and warmth, happiness and the verge of terror, that the young woman, no longer Cat-the-Stray, drifted off to a sleep of the sweetest dreams and the starkest nightmares. He had to find some way to hurt this thing, and though his sword might inflict some sting, it seemed that the wound could only be so deep.
4 endure insulting Verb Adjective UNKNOWN C1 4003 2 But the old sea dog couldn't fathom the level of physical training these four men had endured. Bradwarden snorted as if the very question were insulting.
5 crewman infamous Noun Adjective UNKNOWN C1 4004 2 Ships had been found, so the stories went, intact and seaworthy, but with not a crewman aboard. The demon dactyl had been awake for several years, watching, feeling every slaughter of humans in the Wilderlands, tasting the blood of every corpse into which a powrie dipped its infamous cap, hearing the screams of sailors and passengers as each scuttled ship went under the swells of the merciless Mirianic.
6 swimming relinquish Noun Verb UNKNOWN C1 4005 2 There were indeed powries on her deck now, some with heavy crossbows; taking potshots at the swimming monks. This man was tough, admirably so, and Jojonah feared he would die from the beatings before he would relinquish his identity.
7 slave executioner Noun UNKNOWN C1 4006 2 This was Adjonas' ship, that Quintall did not dispute, but the abbey had paid well for this transport and the brothers had not been put aboard as slaves. He was judge, jury, and executioner, assigned by the Father Abbot.
8 pirate conceal Verb UNKNOWN C1 4007 2 "To be in sight of land would mean to be in sight of pirates." He snorted and walked away, but paused, looked back, and motioned to them. There were no signs to be found - Brother Justice had made certain of that - and oblivious Avelyn passed by within thirty feet of the concealed entrance to the cave that now served as Jill's prison.
9 unknowing overly Adjective Adverb UNKNOWN C1 4008 2 Only unknowing blackness. Brother Avelyn was not overly concerned when he returned to his room to find that Jill was not about.
10 rejoin raging Verb Adjective UNKNOWN C1 4009 2 Avelyn wasn't sure the man had ever rejoined them the previous night, and indeed he looked haggard but certainly not displeased. It wasn't until they had exited the tavern, the fight raging still, that Avelyn suddenly stopped and looked at his beautiful companion a most curious expression on his face.
11 approval intimate Noun Adjective UNKNOWN C1 4010 2 Quintall nodded his approval and Thagraine led the eager Pellimar away. Juraviel's tone intimated something more profound to the ranger, that not only was there a mere place for shelter, but a very special place indeed.
12 climbing integrity Noun UNKNOWN C1 4011 2 Jill sheathed her sword instead, pulled her belt off, and leaped out from the wall, beyond the climbing dwarf. Juicy lamb and thick cuts of venison buried in brown sauces and mushrooms, oranges that exploded in a shower of juice as soon as the integrity of their peels was breached, and large, round, yellow melons that the monk had never before seen but that were sweeter than anything he had ever tasted.
13 expense sheerest Noun UNKNOWN C1 4012 2 The other three townsfolk joined in the laughter, more than willing to do so at Elbryan's expense. The elf sensed the presence of the demon dactyl as surely as the dactyl sensed him, felt the awfulness, the sheerest of evil, the coldest of deathly chill.
14 diversion philosophical Plural Adjective UNKNOWN C1 4013 2 All his adult life had been devoted to his studies; there had been no time for such diversions. That was the way it always happened, the needs of the day dispatching the spirit soon before the dawn, turning Elbryan's thoughts from philosophical to pragmatic.
15 bien shrink Noun Verb UNKNOWN C1 4014 2 Those wicked stories of Bien deLouisa flitted through his memory. It is the life that fate has thrust upon us, and I am proud indeed that few, so very few, have shrunk before their sudden, unasked for responsibilities.
16 delouisa toll Noun UNKNOWN C1 4015 2 Those wicked stories of Bien deLouisa flitted through his memory. The folk recognized the dramatic movement as a signal and braced for the charge, determined to take their toll, whatever the final outcome.
17 stateroom massacre Noun UNKNOWN C1 4016 2 Every time he passed that cabin door, a small stateroom just behind the quarters of Captain Adjonas, he trembled. So fast and complete was the massacre that Avelyn never used his magic.
18 fitful abuse Adjective Verb UNKNOWN C1 4017 2 His sleep every night was fitful, tossing and turning even more than did the Windrunner on the rough swells. You stole the stones because you rightly judged that they were being abused."
19 tossing interference Noun Singular UNKNOWN C1 4018 2 His sleep every night was fitful, tossing and turning even more than did the Windrunner on the rough swells. The horse knew things simply, without the interference of reason that was the domain of men, elves, and the higher races.
20 meld forthcoming Verb Adjective UNKNOWN C1 4019 2 All his dreams melded into that singular, mounting fear. "Ye did!" Bradwarden roared, ending any forthcoming lies from the man and his two companions.
21 caricature compassion Noun UNKNOWN C1 4020 2 The cave seemed a gigantic caricature of a king's throne room. Whatever complaints Cric and Chipmunk might offer, they had remained in the area because of the refugees, out of simple compassion.
22 amble reassure Verb UNKNOWN C1 4021 2 The old man ambled away on bowed legs. Elbryan kept them down, tried to reassure them all by patting the other two children softly, by showing them his weapons and that he was ready should they be discovered.
23 aft ignorance Noun UNKNOWN C1 4022 2 He rubbed his hands together and started aft. ignorance saved the creatures' lives that night, for death was barely an arm's length away; more important, the goblins' ignorance also saved Elbryan's plan.
24 gravely probe Adverb Noun UNKNOWN C1 4023 2 Avelyn nodded gravely, not liking where this was going. It was as they had feared the monsters using the occupied towns as base and supply camps while they sent their dark tendrils further south, first in probes, but soon, so Paulson believed, in great numbers.
25 shipboard disposal Noun UNKNOWN C1 4024 2 For Avelyn, this was a most sacred mission, the most important duty of the Abellican Church, and to profane it so by indulging in a shipboard orgy, was surely blasphemous. Indeed, more than two thirds of the human group had gone further to the east, leaving less than forty warriors at Elbryan's disposal, not counting the secretive elves, whose number even the ranger didn't know.
26 orgy violate Adjective Verb UNKNOWN C1 4025 2 For Avelyn, this was a most sacred mission, the most important duty of the Abellican Church, and to profane it so by indulging in a shipboard orgy, was surely blasphemous. When Pony met Elbryan more than an hour later, she had to work hard to hide her feelings of guilt, her feelings that she had somehow violated him.
27 dealing trio Noun UNKNOWN C1 4026 2 His actions now carried serious consequences concerning his future dealings with his three companions. By the ranger's calculations, the trailing trio would soon be well within the goblin's view.
28 framed compromise Adjective Noun UNKNOWN C1 4027 2 Her face seemed tiny, framed by the voluminous hair, but cute, if not beautiful, and her frame, too, was small and thin. The goblins came at them in a semicircular formation, but the integrity of the monstrous line was compromised quickly, for Belli'mar Juraviel, perched on a branch some distance away, plucked at them with his tiny but deadly bow.
29 cute decisive Adjective UNKNOWN C1 4028 2 Her face seemed tiny, framed by the voluminous hair, but cute, if not beautiful, and her frame, too, was small and thin. So we will survive for the time, I believe, but we will do nothing decisive, not here, halfway between the fighting front and the source of the invasion.
30 hem warfare Noun UNKNOWN C1 4029 2 "Well, are ye ready then, Avelyn Desbris?" Dansally asked, pulling up the hem a bit more and striking a teasing pose. The remaining band would cease its hit-and-hide warfare and concentrate on getting all the folk to safer points in the south, trying to parallel the advancing army without engaging it.
31 elevate stoicism Verb Noun UNKNOWN C2 4030 2 This fifth target, some hundred yards away, was the first for which Elbryan had to elevate his shot. The question caught Jojonah off guard, and as he considered it, he came to realize that Avelyn's stoicism was, perhaps, not so deeply rooted.
32 mankind insidious Noun Adjective UNKNOWN C2 4031 2 The weakness of mankind, the impiety of. Then the dactyl began a more insidious attack, a mental barrage of images of torture and agony, and Maiyer Dek, the proud and strong leader, the strongest mortal creature in all the Barbacan, whimpered pitifully and squirmed about on the floor, begging for mercy.
southwest Adjective UNKNOWN 4032 2 The Windrunner made great time, cutting southwest from the southern reaches of the Mantis Arm in a direct run to Freeport.
undertow Noun UNKNOWN 4033 2 So she shed her red Coastpoint jacket and her heavy boots and went over the side, fighting the undertow every inch of the way through the icy water.
sooner Adjective UNKNOWN 4034 2 Sooner or later, one of the pairs, or perhaps both, would stumble upon the dactyl or some of its deadly minions.
safely Adverb UNKNOWN 4035 2 Finally came the welcome sound of oars and the boat, all three safely aboard.
uncharacteristic Adjective UNKNOWN 4036 2 Who might this leader of the herd be to inspire such uncharacteristic respect from cocky Bradwarden?
landscape Noun UNKNOWN 4037 2 The wind rushed past his ears, the landscape flying along beneath, such a thrill of the run, such a smoothness of stride, that Elbryan would have sworn he was flying across a cushion of air.
define Verb UNKNOWN 4038 2 He was naked, at least from the belly up, with a powerful upper body, muscles clearly defined, and an arched back.
bulging Adjective UNKNOWN 4039 2 One of the goblins brought out a bulging waterskin, and as soon as the creature poured some of the foaming liquid into a mug, Elbryan knew that it held some potent drink indeed.
stance Noun UNKNOWN 4040 2 The attack flurry played itself out, Elbryan coming to a crouched stance, Hawkwing horizontal in front of him.
tragic Adjective UNKNOWN 4041 2 All the world, save Avelyn and the perpetrators, would think this a tragic accident.
cheat Verb UNKNOWN 4042 2 When the ways of merchants turn cheating,
awakening Noun UNKNOWN 4043 2 Then he turned his attention to the awakening world about him.
trench Noun UNKNOWN 4044 2 There are reports of a trench, a great upheaval, not twenty miles beyond our valley."
upheaval Noun UNKNOWN 4045 2 There are reports of a trench, a great upheaval, not twenty miles beyond our valley."
stickler Noun UNKNOWN 4046 2 At first, Jill thought the new warder more her style, a stickler for detail and duty.
attune Verb UNKNOWN 4047 2 The glade was strangely quiet this night, with no elves in the area - or at least none showing themselves, for Elbryan had been around the Touel'alfar long enough to realize that a host of sprites could be within a dozen paces and even he, now so attuned to the forest, would not suspect it unless they chose to make their presence known.
uncanny Adjective UNKNOWN 4048 2 Around and around the weapons went, reminding Elbryan of her uncanny dexterity.
precision Noun UNKNOWN 4049 2 But that quickness and precision would not be enough, Elbryan told himself.
underhand Noun UNKNOWN 4050 2 Perfect height for an underhand swing.
vertical Adjective UNKNOWN 4051 2 The elf squealed and threw her sword out to the side, blade vertical, its tip nearly touching the ground.
occur Verb UNKNOWN 4052 2 And so they fought, evenly matched, for a long while, poles sometimes slapping together so rapidly that it occurred to Elbryan that, if they had some kindling, they might light a fire from friction alone!
err Verb UNKNOWN 4053 2 I feared that I had erred in my course, that I had returned home by memory, not by vision.
unpredictable Adjective UNKNOWN 4054 2 He thought himself foolish as he neared the unpredictable Tuntun, expecting that she would find the strength to drive her dirk into his face, thus claiming a draw.
weakened Adjective UNKNOWN 4055 2 She couldn't even talk, and her dirk, like her sword before it, slipped uselessly from her weakened hand.
altered Adjective UNKNOWN 4056 2 What, then, had so altered this one?
earthquake Noun UNKNOWN 4057 2 The raid on Dundalis, the sightings of goblins and even giants, the evidence of many, earthquakes to the north of Andur'Blough Inninness - all pointed to the resurgence of the dactyl.
earthquakes Verb UNKNOWN 4058 2 Earthquakes and thunderstorms, swirling tornadoes, even exploding volcanoes, were more often than not natural events.
thunderstorm Noun UNKNOWN 4059 2 Earthquakes and thunderstorms, swirling tornadoes, even exploding volcanoes, were more often than not natural events.
volcano Noun UNKNOWN 4060 2 Earthquakes and thunderstorms, swirling tornadoes, even exploding volcanoes, were more often than not natural events.
magnetic Adjective UNKNOWN 4061 2 Lodestone was highly magnetic; its enchantment would send it fast to a metal surface.
brothel Noun UNKNOWN 4062 2 His other needs could be taken care of in the many brothels that openly offered their wares in the city, but of course he didn't need to tell Jill, his Jilly, about that.
ware Noun UNKNOWN 4063 2 His other needs could be taken care of in the many brothels that openly offered their wares in the city, but of course he didn't need to tell Jill, his Jilly, about that.
refuge Noun UNKNOWN 4064 2 She couldn't look at the man but kept her eyes locked on the stars, as if seeking refuge high above.
proposal Noun UNKNOWN 4065 2 Her first instinct told her to refuse the proposal.
considering Noun UNKNOWN 4066 2 The implications were clear, considering the man's lewd manner, and Grady and Connor shared a laugh.
hopping Noun UNKNOWN 4067 2 Pettibwa was distinctly more animated, hopping up and down, breasts and belly bouncing wildly, and clapping her hands together, her cheeks fast streaking with an outburst of tears.
plush Noun UNKNOWN 4068 2 Connor, sitting back on one of the plush chairs in the lobby, turned an absent gaze his companion's way.
discard Verb UNKNOWN 4069 2 Grady knew too much about Connor's nighttime pursuits for the nobleman to discard him, and though Grady had never even hinted at blackmail, Connor understood him well enough to fear him.
applaud Verb UNKNOWN 4070 2 Grady silently applauded his conniving little sister, though his perception of her actions almost scared him; he had never thought her capable of such a beautifully treacherous play.
feigning Noun UNKNOWN 4071 2 The monk leaped ahead, feigning a punch and kicking straight out for Elbryan's knee.
royalty Noun UNKNOWN 4072 2 Now, seeing her adorned in a white gown of satin and lace, her long, thick blond mane pinned up on one side and hanging loose on the other, she seemed made for royalty.
nonsense Noun UNKNOWN 4073 2 It was all nonsense, all pretension, but in Honce-the-Bear in God's Year 821, that was the way things were done.
inhibition Plural UNKNOWN 4074 2 He was trying to loosen up her inhibitions, and she was, too.
mansion Noun UNKNOWN 4075 2 When the guests were excused, Connor took Jill across the town to the mansion of his uncle, the Baron Bildeborough.
obscene Adjective UNKNOWN 4076 2 For Jill, who had spent her life so simply, it seemed somehow obscene; a dozen people could sleep comfortably on that bed, and she needed a stepping stool to even get onto it!
kissing Noun UNKNOWN 4077 2 Elbryan sighed again, and Pony took his face in her hands, turned him to her, and pulled him close, kissing him gently.
tenderness Noun UNKNOWN 4078 2 Even worse, there was no love, no tenderness in his face as he stalked back to her, just heated desire, an almost angry passion.
hesitance Noun UNKNOWN 4079 2 Her hesitance incited his rage once more.
incite Verb UNKNOWN 4080 2 Her hesitance incited his rage once more.
pleadingly Adverb UNKNOWN 4081 2 He looked pleadingly at the boughs, at the rarely seen guide who had led him and his companions through a trackless region, heading south and with towering mountains now in sight.
helplessness Noun UNKNOWN 4082 2 The centaur understood what the man was feeling, the sense of his own loss those years before and the helplessness now in the face of a repeat of that disaster.
magistrate Noun UNKNOWN 4083 2 "We shall let the magistrate, Abbot Dobrinion, determine her fate in the morning.
blister Verb UNKNOWN 4084 2 He burned and blistered, then browned, darker and darker, taking on the leathery appearance of those seasoned sailors around him.
leathery Noun UNKNOWN 4085 2 He burned and blistered, then browned, darker and darker, taking on the leathery appearance of those seasoned sailors around him.
scraggly Adverb UNKNOWN 4086 2 That fear came to fruition when Elbryan and Pony entered one long narrow pass, a jumble of boulders and scraggly trees sheltered from the strong winds, but, the pair both silently noted, without any obvious escape routes.
romantic Adjective UNKNOWN 4087 2 All romantic notions Avelyn had held concerning sea voyages were long gone, washed away by the slow, creaking, rolling reality.
forbid Verb UNKNOWN 4088 2 Even to utter the, name of the island without Father Abbot's permission was forbidden.
including Noun UNKNOWN 4089 2 Even if he beat these two, others were coming fast, including the one with the glowing spike!
crimson Noun UNKNOWN 4090 2 Soft blues and purples, vivid oranges and sometimes a deep crimson lined the night sky, lifting hearts and spirits.
unrelenting Adjective UNKNOWN 4091 2 Adjonas' voice was grim and unrelenting.
waylay Verb UNKNOWN 4092 2 "If they waylay ships, what goods do they extract and where, then, do they drop off their newfound cargo?"
newfound Noun UNKNOWN 4093 2 A light snow had begun to fall all across the forest, but it seemed to shy from the ranger's camp, from the heat of the ranger's fire, from the warmth of Brother Avelyn's newfound home.
pillage Noun UNKNOWN 4094 2 They attack only to pillage enough stores to get them to the next ship and for the simple thrill of the hunt and torture."
mister Noun UNKNOWN 4095 2 "Fill our sails, Mister Smealy," he instructed.
trader Noun UNKNOWN 4096 2 "Yach, trader, give her up!
operation Singular UNKNOWN 4097 2 Adjonas motioned to Bunkus Smealy; this was Quintall's operation now, and the Windrunner captain, with no other apparent options, was more than willing to give the sturdy monk his chance.
smoothly Adverb UNKNOWN 4098 2 The barrelboat closed - fifty yards, forty, twenty - cutting the water smoothly.
diagonal Noun UNKNOWN 4099 2 Elbryan rested back against the diagonal tree root in this impromptu room of Oracle, digesting his own words.
ladder Noun UNKNOWN 4100 2 The dwarf caught the gem securely, but surrendered his hold on the ladder.