booking/the-demon-awakens/beginner/raws/the-demon-awakens-beginner-words-part-48.csv

1	lemma	pos	cefr_level	coverage_rank	context_sentence	context_sentence_zh	definition_zh
2	killer	Noun	UNKNOWN	4701	"Ye've got yerself one dragon-killer of a bow, me friend," Bradwarden offered.
3	naturally	Adverb	UNKNOWN	4702	Jill was naturally strong, but surely not as strong as he had been.
4	meander	Verb	UNKNOWN	4703	The path meandered, joining another, then forking three ways.
5	converge	Verb	UNKNOWN	4704	The hundreds of purplish rings converged in the middle of the room.
6	bigger	Adjective	UNKNOWN	4705	Our enemies know of us, and there is certainly concern among their ranks, but they have a bigger goal before them and that diversion gives us some hope, gives us the ability to proclaim with confidence that they will not catch us.
7	homage	Noun	UNKNOWN	4706	Elbryan went right to the heart of the grove, paying homage to whoever was buried there, then came back to the edge, wanting to feel the breeze in his face.
8	downwind	Verb	UNKNOWN	4707	It was taking his measure, Elbryan knew, though he was not downwind and too far for most horses even to notice him.
9	steed	Noun	UNKNOWN	4708	He knew the magnificent steed would not return that day, and so he walked away, not in the direction in which the horse had run but back toward Dundalis.
10	silly	Adjective	UNKNOWN	4709	"If we missed them, I'll beat ye silly," the large man huffed at Chipmunk, who wisely shifted to the side, out of arm's reach.
11	spell	Noun	UNKNOWN	4710	He took a step forward and the horse ran off, breaking the spell and ending the encounter.
12	swear	Verb	UNKNOWN	4711	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.
13	lash	Verb	UNKNOWN	4712	She wanted to lash out at Avelyn at that moment, but she could not deny his last words.
14	aimlessly	Adverb	UNKNOWN	4713	Brother Justice had not gained on his intended prey - had, in fact, lost ground, wandering aimlessly about the large city.
15	deter	Verb	UNKNOWN	4714	The brave woman was not easily deterred.
16	nip	PastTense	UNKNOWN	4715	The demon's arms shot forward, fingers extended, and black tendrils of crackling electricity spouted from them, biting against the wall and running the length of the straight passage, nipping and snapping at Elbryan and Avelyn, at Pony and Bradwarden as they followed their friends around the bend.
17	shrink	Verb	UNKNOWN	4716	The name "Elbryan" nipped at the edges of her mind, but with it came an overwhelming sense of grief and loss: that black wall of pain that caused her to shrink away, that had made her put the glowing ember in Connor Bildeborough's face.
18	bet	Verb	UNKNOWN	4717	"We would climb up to the top rail and bet on how long we could walk it." "My friends," Jill said, without really thinking about her answer.
19	suffocate	Gerund	UNKNOWN	4718	Though she was outside, she felt as if she were suffocating, closed within a space that was too tight.
20	downstairs	Noun	UNKNOWN	4719	He was downstairs soon enough, drinking and talking amid a huge crowd, for many of the area trappers had come in to lay in provisions in preparation of the coming winter.
21	arguing	Noun	UNKNOWN	4720	They were a tough bunch indeed, reclusive and opinionated, men and a few women who lived by their weapons and their cunning, and Avelyn was soon enough arguing with one rake that a town whose history was as dark as that of Dundalis should be better prepared to face the danger.
22	hateful	Adjective	UNKNOWN	4721	The folk of Elkenbrook had never known such a huge gathering of goblins, could not conceive of the notion that the hateful, selfish creatures could ever band together in such numbers.
23	astride	Noun	UNKNOWN	4722	Out from the gaps in the line came the next surprise, a goblin cavalry, the diminutive creatures astride shaggy ponies.
24	disciplined	Adjective	UNKNOWN	4723	And working in concert," he added, sweeping his arm across the panorama of the encampment, indicating the disciplined manner in which the creatures were organizing their camp.
25	toll	Noun	UNKNOWN	4724	The folk recognized the dramatic movement as a signal and braced for the charge, determined to take their toll, whatever the final outcome.
26	massacre	Noun	UNKNOWN	4725	So fast and complete was the massacre that Avelyn never used his magic.
27	misshapen	Noun	UNKNOWN	4726	Jill's eyes opened wide, the memory suddenly too vivid, the recollection of that ugly, misshapen dead thing assaulting her, telling her mind to run away.
28	unarmed	Adjective	UNKNOWN	4727	The big man gasped in desperation, unarmed and eyeing the deadly ranger.
29	unwanted	Adjective	UNKNOWN	4728	Might the mad friar's increasing reputation have brought unwanted recognition from the strict order?
30	deft	Noun	UNKNOWN	4729	A deft twist by the woman turned the sword out of harm's way, allowing Brother Justice merely a glancing hit that forced Jill back a step.
31	ruse	Noun	UNKNOWN	4730	She understood then that his mental attack had been but a ruse, a distraction from which he could recover much faster than she.
32	enthusiastically	Adverb	UNKNOWN	4731	of that marauding black bear?" asked Belster O'Comely, moving down to that end of the bar, wiping it rather enthusiastically to force two of the men away.
33	lately	Adjective	UNKNOWN	4732	Lately, though, Belster had begun changing that.
34	sick	Adjective	UNKNOWN	4733	"The bear was sick and dying anyway," Tol Yuganick blustered on.
35	lord	Noun	UNKNOWN	4734	He studied the man in the distant corner, the one Tol had referred to sarcastically as "our lord protector," with new interest.
36	protecting	Noun	UNKNOWN	4735	Ye're smart enough to see that Pony needs little protecting."
37	vertically	Adverb	UNKNOWN	4736	Elbryan casually put Hawkwing out vertically in front of him, picking off the punch with the hard wood.
38	groaning	Noun	UNKNOWN	4737	It went down hard, groaning, trying to shake the dizziness, growling against the searing pain.
39	skilled	Adjective	UNKNOWN	4738	Then the ranger began his scan again, seeking the newcomer, this skilled fighter, this assassin.
40	hustle	Verb	UNKNOWN	4739	The ranger shrugged it away and hustled to the side of the fat monk.
41	herb	Noun	UNKNOWN	4740	This man had been-poisoned, no doubt about it, but the poison was not based in any substance, in any herb or plant or any animal venom.
42	swerved	Noun	UNKNOWN	4741	Elbryan watched him go, taking some comfort in the fact that the man swerved for the inn's side door and was apparently going to his room, not back to the common room.
43	affair	Noun	UNKNOWN	4742	Elbryan didn't know exactly where he might fit in to such a private affair, but he expected that he and the fat monk - and likely the deadly stranger, as well - had not seen the last of one another.
44	forewarn	Verb	UNKNOWN	4743	Now Avelyn was indeed growing fearful; it wasn't like Jill to disappear for so long without forewarning him or without finding some way to contact him.
45	uncompromising	Adjective	UNKNOWN	4744	to find you, yes, yes," Avelyn finally explained, finding his wits against that uncompromising stare.
46	wearily	Adverb	UNKNOWN	4745	I cannot be sure." Elbryan sighed wearily.
47	dimly	Adverb	UNKNOWN	4746	Quintall stood at the back of the dimly lit cave, leaning easily against the wall, flicking flint against steel until a light caught on the torch he had propped there.
48	foolishly	Adverb	UNKNOWN	4747	And then they were buried beneath the subsequent memories: the death of Thagraine, of the boy who had foolishly gone onto Pimaninicuit, of all the crew of the Windrunner, of Dansally, of Siherton.
49	vine	Plural	UNKNOWN	4748	Elbryan took the torch with him as he pushed aside the vines and entered the inner chamber.
50	powerfully	Adverb	UNKNOWN	4749	Elbryan jammed one end of Hawkwing into the dirt and swept the staff powerfully across in front of him, left to right, deflecting the blow.
51	wraith	Noun	UNKNOWN	4750	He stood on the legs of a wraith facing the dactyl demon.
52	magnificence	Singular	UNKNOWN	4751	- in all its horrible beauty, in all its magnificence.
53	claims	Noun	UNKNOWN	4752	"Not all of his claims were untrue, I fear," the monk admitted.
54	device	Singular	UNKNOWN	4753	Perhaps the stones served as a warning device to the masters back in St.-Mere-Abelle, a signal that Quintall was dead, that Quintall had failed.
55	abuse	Verb	B2	4754	You stole the stones because you rightly judged that they were being abused." Avelyn nodded, so glad to hear those words.
56	judged	Verb	UNKNOWN	4755	You stole the stones because you rightly judged that they were being abused." Avelyn nodded, so glad to hear those words.
57	observation	Plural	UNKNOWN	4756	I cannot know, can only guess, and I fear that any guess I make will be tainted by the observations of my current life.
58	betterment	Noun	UNKNOWN	4757	Those elven friends created Nightbird, this ranger, hopefully for the betterment of the world and surely for the betterment of me.
59	shaken	Adjective	UNKNOWN	4758	His only lament was that Pony seemed truly shaken by her return to this area.
60	mournful	Adjective	UNKNOWN	4759	His tune, mournful and hopeful all at once, calmed Avelyn and bolstered his resolve.
61	intend	Verb	UNKNOWN	4760	"What magic do you intend for Symphony?" he wanted to know.
62	beneficial	Adjective	UNKNOWN	4761	"Beneficial or baneful?" "Beneficial," Avelyn said with all confidence and without hesitation.
63	interference	Singular	UNKNOWN	4762	The horse knew things simply, without the interference of reason that was the domain of men, elves, and the higher races.
64	jostle	Verb	UNKNOWN	4763	Symphony snorted again and jostled about, but gradually came to accept the woman.
65	culmination	Singular	UNKNOWN	4764	For Elbryan, it was the culmination of his youth, where every waking thought had led him to this point with this woman, his soulmate, his Pony.
66	insignia	Noun	UNKNOWN	4765	Thankfully, there were no giants or even powries to be seen, but there were at least fifty goblins down there, with several, Elbryan noted, wearing the black-and-gray insignia of the dactyl's army.
67	reconcile	Verb	UNKNOWN	4766	The large man's knowledge of goblins simply didn't reconcile with this sight before him.
68	ballistae	Noun	UNKNOWN	4767	Even more surprising to the three men were the war engines, a dozen at least, great catapults and spear-throwing ballistae, and huge corkscrew devices, obviously for burrowing through fortified walls.
69	corkscrew	Noun	UNKNOWN	4768	Even more surprising to the three men were the war engines, a dozen at least, great catapults and spear-throwing ballistae, and huge corkscrew devices, obviously for burrowing through fortified walls.
70	concoct	Noun	UNKNOWN	4769	One of the giants continued to stammer on about bad luck and other such nonsense, trying hard to concoct some excuse that might keep its skin attached to its body.
71	forthcoming	Adjective	UNKNOWN	4770	"Ye did!" Bradwarden roared, ending any forthcoming lies from the man and his two companions.
72	crest	Verb	UNKNOWN	4771	True to her word, Pony was riding hard to the south as the sun crested the eastern horizon.
73	reins	Noun	UNKNOWN	4772	Elbryan slipped down from Symphony and handed his reins to Bradwarden.
74	thievery	Noun	UNKNOWN	4773	Stealthy thievery seemed the order of the day.
75	diving	Noun	UNKNOWN	4774	Hawkwing's bowstring hummed, the arrow flying true, diving into the back of the peeing goblin's head.
76	hatchet	Noun	UNKNOWN	4775	The ranger dropped Hawkwing, reached behind him to his pack, and tore free his hatchet.
77	ineffective	Adjective	UNKNOWN	4776	Elbryan looked at his weapons, so ineffective against the sturdy powrie.
78	stringing	Verb	UNKNOWN	4777	He took the dwarf's cap and gathered up Hawkwing, quickly replacing the feathered tip and stringing the weapon.
79	pierced	Verb	UNKNOWN	4778	Elbryan's next shot pierced its heart and drove deep into the tree behind it, and the goblin slumped, quite dead, but standing, pegged to the tree.
80	peg	Verb	UNKNOWN	4779	Chipmunk popped out the last fastening peg, and, with the strength of a giant, the centaur lifted free the huge beam.
81	ghostly	Adjective	UNKNOWN	4780	Elbryan first noticed the ghostly figures moving through the mist as twilight descended.
82	strung	Noun	UNKNOWN	4781	He brought Symphony up behind a thick tangle of white birch and strung Hawkwing, ready to fight all the way to the westernmost village if need be.
83	bearish	Adjective	UNKNOWN	4782	Elbryan let the boy down to Paulson's waiting grasp, and the ranger was touched by how gently the bearish man handled the youngster.
84	compassion	Noun	UNKNOWN	4783	Whatever complaints Cric and Chipmunk might offer, they had remained in the area because of the refugees, out of simple compassion.
85	undetect	PastTense	UNKNOWN	4784	He left Symphony in the forest and moved tree to tree, crossing past goblin sentries undetected, at last finding a good vantage point on the edge of the village.
86	calls	Noun	UNKNOWN	4785	But there were more, many more, and the pursuit from the town was organized and systematic, calls from sentries gradually narrowing the possible area.
87	streams	Noun	UNKNOWN	4786	This was a place of natural noises: running streams, cackling birds, and chattering animals.
88	threateningly	Adverb	UNKNOWN	4787	Elbryan didn't flinch nor did he look back threateningly when a mug shattered against the wall beside the exit, a missile obviously aimed at the back of his head.
89	troubled	Verb	UNKNOWN	4788	As for those on the hills, three friends are already preparing for them." Pony nodded, not doubting the ranger's words, but still, another part of the plan troubled her deeply.
90	unleash	Verb	UNKNOWN	4789	The stone; as if it were something sentient, had called to the monk on that day when he had presented it to Elbryan and Symphony, and Avelyn, who had floated down the face of a cliff, who had walked on water and unleashed tremendous fireballs, who had held the power of a thunderstorm in his puny, mortal hands, would not discount any possibilities of its God-given power.
91	ignorance	Noun	UNKNOWN	4790	The goblins' 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.
92	fro	Noun	UNKNOWN	4791	The sky brightened to a dull gray shortly before the dawn, another lazy snowstorm dropping scattered flakes that floated to and fro during their descent.
93	admiring	Noun	UNKNOWN	4792	He put a hand on Elbryan's shoulder and gave the man a sincere, admiring look.
94	smother	Verb	UNKNOWN	4793	It slammed into a young tree, snapping branches and stumbling, but held its balance - stupidly, for the ground offered its only chance of smothering the flames - and ran on.
95	southwestern	Noun	UNKNOWN	4794	Every so often a cloud would rush overhead, pushed by southwestern breezes, but for the most part the stars shone crisp and clear, and die smell of spring was everywhere, the smell of new life.
96	protruded	Verb	UNKNOWN	4795	A long arrow protruded from its back, an arrow with fletchings familiar to the woman.
97	carrying	Noun	UNKNOWN	4796	The powerful centaur was still carrying the sack with the kicking powrie, and somehow managing to put his great bow to use every so often, but he still had enough strength to allow the fat monk up on his back.
98	mounts	Noun	UNKNOWN	4797	The rain intensified then, as did the wind, sheets of water blowing past, making them and their mounts all thoroughly miserable.
99	bittersweet	Noun	UNKNOWN	4798	The encampment that night, closer to Dundalis than to Weedy Meadow, was filled with a bittersweet atmosphere.
100	dinner	Noun	UNKNOWN	4799	Elbryan had interrogated the captured powrie, getting no information of any value, and then the centaur had claimed the dwarf as his catch - and as his dinner.
101	observed	Verb	UNKNOWN	4800	They struck out west more than north, wanting to cut a wide circuit around the long caravan that Avelyn had magically observed.