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| 1 | lemma | pos | cefr_level | coverage_rank | global_frequency | context_sentence | context_sentence_zh | definition_zh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | tug | Gerund | B1 | 401 | 27 | But now something else tugged at him and put him on edge. | ||
| 3 | effort | Noun | B1 | 402 | 27 | Avelyn had never seen a place so huge, could not comprehend the effort that had been expended to put this hall together. | ||
| 4 | bury | Verb | B1 | 403 | 27 | Dundalis had been home to more than a hundred folk; how long would it take to bury them all? | ||
| 5 | silently | Adverb | B1 | 404 | 27 | Not until this day, he silently added, looking at the slain goblin. | ||
| 6 | mutter | Verb | B1 | 405 | 27 | Thagraine was most ill at ease, pacing, stalking, and muttering to himself. | ||
| 7 | gradually | Adverb | B2 | 406 | 27 | Symphony snorted again and jostled about, but gradually came to accept the woman. | ||
| 8 | regard | Verb | B2 | 407 | 27 | Instead of sizing up the diminutive creature as a potential enemy now, he regarded it in a different light. | ||
| 9 | loose | Adjective | B2 | 408 | 27 | All advantage was lost as the young man stumbled, the loose earth slipping out from under his foot. | ||
| 10 | defense | Noun | B2 | 409 | 27 | There were no lines of defense anymore, no organized pockets of resistance. | ||
| 11 | widen | Verb | C1 | 410 | 27 | Still she dug, widening the hole, trying desperately to squeeze under the slab. | ||
| 12 | grasp | Verb | C1 | 411 | 27 | Something about the comparison, something she could not grasp, tugged hard at her, begging for release. | ||
| 13 | drift | Verb | C1 | 412 | 27 | And she was coming closer, Elbryan realized, her head slowly drifting toward his, her lips, so soft, in line with his! | ||
| 14 | slash | Gerund | C1 | 413 | 27 | Elbryan wanted to jump out at them, to slash them all. | ||
| 15 | villager | Noun | C1 | 414 | 27 | So Elbryan stood back from it all, figuring it to be one of those dangers for the villagers to work out on their own. | ||
| 16 | chin | Noun | A2 | 415 | 26 | Elbryan put his chin in his paten, resting, thinking, and staring always at the faint image at the corner of the mirror. | ||
| 17 | fit | Noun | A2 | 416 | 26 | Olwan Wyndon nodded, not wanting to get Brody into one of his legendary fits of outrage. | ||
| 18 | disappear | Verb | A2 | 417 | 26 | Every time his concentration wavered even a bit, his arrow flew wide of the mark, disappearing into the forest scrub. | ||
| 19 | dream | Verb | A2 | 418 | 26 | All his life, he had wanted to live in service to God; all his life he had dreamed of this day. | ||
| 20 | shield | Noun | A2 | 419 | 26 | Avelyn pulled out his hematite, then remembered the anti-magic shield that Quintall had constructed. | ||
| 21 | mostly | Adverb | A2 | 420 | 26 | For her part, Cat kept her distance, offering a shy smile once or twice but mostly looking the other way. | ||
| 22 | heat | Noun | A2 | 421 | 26 | Perhaps it was the boredom, the heat, or the tasteless provisions, but the crew grew increasingly uneasy, even hostile. | ||
| 23 | trouble | Noun | A2 | 422 | 26 | The elves, of course; had little trouble keeping ahead of him, silent and out of sight. | ||
| 24 | protect | Verb | A2 | 423 | 26 | To Jill, their mission seemed paramount, a stoic existence protecting the welfare of all the kingdom. | ||
| 25 | mist | Noun | A2 | 424 | 26 | It appeared to him as if the mist were somehow blocking, or at least escaping, the winds, but how could that be? | ||
| 26 | crouch | Noun | A2 | 425 | 26 | Gradually he came up in a crouch, studying the area intently, trying to get some bearings on where he might be. | ||
| 27 | belly | Noun | A2 | 426 | 26 | The one remaining howled and scrambled, fell to its belly, and slid halfway back to the bottom. | ||
| 28 | glare | Verb | B1 | 427 | 26 | Elbryan glared at Juraviel, in no mood for cryptic talk. | ||
| 29 | breathe | Verb | B1 | 428 | 26 | The elf was already there, and Elbryan breathed a sigh of relief when he noted that it was not Tuntun waiting for him. | ||
| 30 | distant | Adjective | B2 | 429 | 26 | Dinoniel was gone, a distant memory, but the demon spirit had returned and the physical wounds had healed. | ||
| 31 | deny | Verb | B2 | 430 | 26 | But she could not deny the tears, and the guilt and the pain. | ||
| 32 | bent | Adjective | B2 | 431 | 26 | The monk crouched low, bent his legs, and tightened his muscles, measuring the dog's swift approach. | ||
| 33 | discern | Verb | C1 | 432 | 26 | Avelyn swallowed hard, trying to discern his best response. | ||
| 34 | chamber | Noun | C1 | 433 | 26 | There were several monks, men a few years Avelyn's senior, in the chamber above. | ||
| 35 | patrol | Noun | C1 | 434 | 26 | Elbryan and his friends had offered to walk patrols since the first day of the hunting party's return. | ||
| 36 | blast | Verb | C1 | 435 | 26 | Elbryan, dazed, his breath blasted away, nearly fainted. | ||
| 37 | bottom | Noun | A2 | 436 | 25 | Then likely he was now a charred thing, drifting to the bottom of the harbor. | ||
| 38 | loud | Adjective | A2 | 437 | 25 | That brought a loud snort from Pellimar. | ||
| 39 | gate | Noun | A2 | 438 | 25 | A grinding sound, the great gates sliding open, brought the young man from his contemplations. | ||
| 40 | metal | Noun | A2 | 439 | 25 | One hand banged against the powrie's solid waists against a metal ball above the dwarf's belt. | ||
| 41 | beat | Verb | A2 | 440 | 25 | If lightning hits me arrow - for that's the only way ye'll beat me - I'll take ye to the one who leads the wild herd. | ||
| 42 | cap | Noun | B1 | 441 | 25 | Early that evening, Elbryan walked onto the low meadow, ringed by tall, thick pines and capped by the starry canopy. | ||
| 43 | obvious | Adjective | B1 | 442 | 25 | From the sounds emanating from within, it was quite obvious what was going on in there. | ||
| 44 | pray | Verb | B1 | 443 | 25 | Always working or praying; there were no other recollections of Avelyn to be found. | ||
| 45 | caravan | Noun | B1 | 444 | 25 | Up in front, one of the women signaled that the caravan was nearly upon them. | ||
| 46 | prisoner | Noun | B1 | 445 | 25 | You are not a prisoner, yet you are not free. | ||
| 47 | deadly | Adjective | B2 | 446 | 25 | How many thousands of goblins and giants had fallen to Mother's deadly blade! | ||
| 48 | doom | Noun | B2 | 447 | 25 | Avelyn winced, seeing men leaping from the deck, their doom at hand. | ||
| 49 | stare | Noun | B2 | 448 | 25 | Master Jojonah settled back on his heels but met the penetrating stare firmly. | ||
| 50 | scout | Noun | B2 | 449 | 25 | Thus, when the scouts of Elkenbrook reported goblin sign, the hardy folk were not too concerned. | ||
| 51 | steady | Adjective | B2 | 450 | 25 | Elbryan forced himself to remain steady, to think clearly. | ||
| 52 | lean | Verb | B2 | 451 | 25 | A cry of agony within the house froze her in place, and she leaned heavily on the frame for support. | ||
| 53 | sting | Noun | B2 | 452 | 25 | Finally, the stinging ended, and the fomorian tried to move forward, back toward its prey. | ||
| 54 | barrelboat | Noun | UNKNOWN | 453 | 25 | Avelyn could see the craft clearly now; no longer did he confuse the strange barrelboat with any wave shadows. | ||
| 55 | refugee | Noun | B2 | 454 | 25 | Back at the sheltered meadow, Elbryan gave his permission for the refugees to start a couple of low fires. | ||
| 56 | ease | Noun | C1 | 455 | 25 | Thagraine was most ill at ease, pacing, stalking, and muttering to himself. | ||
| 57 | toss | Verb | C1 | 456 | 25 | Avelyn continued to stare at Bradwarden, and smiled as the centaur smiled, as the monk tossed the flask into the brush. | ||
| 58 | crystal | Noun | C1 | 457 | 25 | Fortunately, the water was crystal clear. | ||
| 59 | awake | Adjective | A2 | 458 | 24 | The demon dactyl came awake. | ||
| 60 | armor | Verb | A2 | 459 | 24 | The texture of its skin was rough and thick, an armored hide, reddish in hue and shiny, as if lit by its own inner glow. | ||
| 61 | purpose | Noun | A2 | 460 | 24 | This was the purpose of the voyage, after all, and Father Abbot Markwart had made. | ||
| 62 | wildly | Adverb | A2 | 461 | 24 | Pony spun and jumped on it, flailing wildly with both fists, kicking and kneeing viciously. | ||
| 63 | feature | Noun | A2 | 462 | 24 | Avelyn wanted to go closer to it to study the stern facial features and the incredible craftsmanship of the armor. | ||
| 64 | sort | Verb | A2 | 463 | 24 | Jill was beside him at once, on one knee as he sorted himself out. | ||
| 65 | collect | Verb | A2 | 464 | 24 | Soon the basket was full, so Elbryan hauled it back to the bank and collected another one. | ||
| 66 | horror | Noun | B1 | 465 | 24 | Cat could hardly believe she had spoken the words, but her horror vanished when Connor laughed heartily. | ||
| 67 | southern | Noun | B1 | 466 | 24 | The Windrunner glided easily over calmer seas, the southern reaches of the Mantis Arm's coast a gray blur to the west. | ||
| 68 | ghost | Noun | B1 | 467 | 24 | The Forest Ghost was a common legend in the Timberlands. | ||
| 69 | press | Verb | B1 | 468 | 24 | Master Jojonah kept quiet and continued on his way, and Avelyn knew better than to press the point. | ||
| 70 | groan | Noun | B1 | 469 | 24 | The other was also on the ground, squirming and groaning. | ||
| 71 | length | Noun | B1 | 470 | 24 | Bluish-white light trailed the length of its path, stealing the green hue, and the zombie fell back and growled. | ||
| 72 | indicate | Verb | B1 | 471 | 24 | Stronger than its little body would indicate, the goblin finally pushed her aside and turned its spear. | ||
| 73 | yard | Noun | B1 | 472 | 24 | The barrelboat closed - fifty yards, forty, twenty - cutting the water smoothly. | ||
| 74 | grim | Adjective | B1 | 473 | 24 | It took grim Cat a long while to learn the truth of Pettibwa. | ||
| 75 | wrap | Verb | B2 | 474 | 24 | Avelyn undressed and wrapped a blanket about himself, then sat alone with his thoughts in front of a blazing fire. | ||
| 76 | fully | Adverb | B2 | 475 | 24 | Avelyn nodded and reached out for the jewel, too stunned to fully appreciate the gravity in the old man's voice. | ||
| 77 | tunnel | Noun | B2 | 476 | 24 | A cloud of bats shuddered to life at the unexpected noise and flew off down one of the tunnels formed when the lava had flowed from this spot. | ||
| 78 | stern | Adjective | B2 | 477 | 24 | Elbryan held his breath, thinking that Pony's mother, often stern, would scold the girl severely. | ||
| 79 | rank | Noun | B2 | 478 | 24 | And the goblin ranks, for all the carnage, remained deep, and seemed undiminished. | ||
| 80 | hook | Verb | B2 | 479 | 24 | Elbryan let fly a wide-arcing left hook as he spun back toward the elf. | ||
| 81 | craft | Verb | B2 | 480 | 24 | Father Abbot Markwart, closest to the craft, looked at the man, then turned back to the suddenly quiet gathering. | ||
| 82 | tremendous | Adjective | C1 | 481 | 24 | The fomorian charged ahead with a tremendous, hideous howl, its cudgel going high. | ||
| 83 | horizon | Noun | C1 | 482 | 24 | But for all the harsh reality, for all the possibilities that he would not survive, Avelyn watched the watery horizon for hint of those square sails most intently of all. | ||
| 84 | halfway | Noun | C1 | 483 | 24 | The boy believed the sun to be in the west, halfway from noon to sunset. | ||
| 85 | bare | Adjective | C1 | 484 | 24 | Belli'mar Juraviel held his hand up, begging silence, then shifted his sensitive bare feet about on the stone face. | ||
| 86 | weave | Verb | C1 | 485 | 24 | She took up her tray and weaved across the room, getting back to the corner table with hardly a drop spilled. | ||
| 87 | overwhelm | Verb | C1 | 486 | 24 | Avelyn didn't really understand, but he was too overwhelmed by all of this to think of interrupting with a question. | ||
| 88 | graphite | Singular | C1 | 487 | 24 | Avelyn noted the considerable bag, of stones at his belt and the grayish graphite he held in his hand. | ||
| 89 | size | Verb | A2 | 488 | 23 | It was the right size for a goblin - a small one - but the way it moved did not seem right to the perceptive ranger. | ||
| 90 | bone | Noun | A2 | 489 | 23 | Elbryan saw the bright red gash, the white of split bone, the grayish brain. | ||
| 91 | belt | Noun | A2 | 490 | 23 | Avelyn noted the considerable bag, of stones at his belt and the grayish graphite he held in his hand. | ||
| 92 | possibility | Noun | A2 | 491 | 23 | Pony shrugged, not willing to discount the possibility of giants, not after viewing a dead goblin. | ||
| 93 | response | Noun | A2 | 492 | 23 | Avelyn's lack of initial response to the news that his mother had died had lent credence to Siherton's complaints. | ||
| 94 | stagger | Verb | A2 | 493 | 23 | The goblin staggered weirdly, dropped its weapon, and fell to its knees. | ||
| 95 | tightly | Adverb | B1 | 494 | 23 | Pony clenched the graphite tightly, nodded once, and walked away. | ||
| 96 | dart | Verb | B1 | 495 | 23 | With a growl, the ranger threw the dart to the ground. | ||
| 97 | chuckle | Noun | B1 | 496 | 23 | Belli'mar Juraviel suppressed a chuckle, for he liked seeing Tuntun flustered. | ||
| 98 | ruby | Noun | B1 | 497 | 23 | Malachite, amber, serpentine, ruby, in that order. | ||
| 99 | closely | Adverb | B2 | 498 | 23 | Some of the other masters, Siherton in particular, watched him closely, very closely, seeking an excuse to berate him. | ||
| 100 | curious | Adjective | B2 | 499 | 23 | Elbryan and Pony exchanged curious looks. | ||
| 101 | dismiss | Verb | B2 | 500 | 23 | Rumors hinted that students of St.-Mere-Abelle had been dismissed for less. |