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| 1 | lemma | pos | cefr_level | coverage_rank | global_frequency | context_sentence | context_sentence_zh | definition_zh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | hardly | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 101 | 109 | For the demonic creature in the cave, such questions hardly mattered. | ||
| 3 | edge | Noun | UNKNOWN | 102 | 109 | Silently mouthing that litany, Elbryan inched his face toward the edge of the pine. | ||
| 4 | remark | Verb | UNKNOWN | 103 | 109 | Elbryan's surprise at her qualification of the remark reflected clearly on his face. | ||
| 5 | note | Verb | UNKNOWN | 104 | 109 | Looking closer, Avelyn noted grooves in the wall. | ||
| 6 | water | Noun | UNKNOWN | 105 | 109 | Quintall tossed the net into the water, and Thagraine went in right behind it, taking hold. | ||
| 7 | arrow | Noun | UNKNOWN | 106 | 108 | Scores and scores of small arrows, filling the air all about him! | ||
| 8 | above | Adjective | A2 | 107 | 107 | Perhaps he would shine in the heavens above, a fifth light on the girdle of Progos-Behemoth! | ||
| 9 | surprise | Verb | A2 | 108 | 107 | Elbryan's surprise at her qualification of the remark reflected clearly on his face. | ||
| 10 | monster | Noun | UNKNOWN | 109 | 107 | Elbryan tried to stab the monster again, but the giant squeezed even tighter, and all the young man could do was groan. | ||
| 11 | forest | Noun | UNKNOWN | 110 | 107 | Not so far down, they moved beneath the misty canopy, and the forested valley came clear to Elbryan. | ||
| 12 | weapon | Noun | UNKNOWN | 111 | 106 | Every part of the demon was a weapon, devastating and deadly. | ||
| 13 | late | Adjective | A2 | 112 | 105 | Elbryan's father had assured him that Wyndon boys were normally late in sprouting. | ||
| 14 | nearly | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 113 | 104 | The weight of his first kill descended upon him, bowing his shoulders, nearly driving him to his knees. | ||
| 15 | four | Noun | UNKNOWN | 114 | 104 | Pony ran off, stumbled and fell, then scrambled on all fours - anything to get away. | ||
| 16 | spirit | Noun | UNKNOWN | 115 | 103 | The demon spirit fell deep within itself, summoned its powers, both physical and magical. | ||
| 17 | others | Noun | UNKNOWN | 116 | 103 | How many others could look upon the Halo and understand the beauty of the thing? | ||
| 18 | quickly | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 117 | 103 | Pony's first instincts were to try and join that battle group, but she quickly surmised that she would never get in. | ||
| 19 | rush | Verb | UNKNOWN | 118 | 103 | Jojonah launched into a rushed explanation, more the regurgitation of a prepared speech than anything spontaneous. | ||
| 20 | short | Adjective | A2 | 119 | 102 | It had tried to flee with its companions but fell short of the brush for lack of breath and died soon after. | ||
| 21 | sense | Verb | B1 | 120 | 102 | Shocked back to his senses, Avelyn turned his attention to the high roof directly below him. | ||
| 22 | black | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 121 | 102 | But those wings, those black wings, that distant scream! | ||
| 23 | spot | Noun | UNKNOWN | 122 | 102 | There were the bodies; she saw Olwan, crumpled and broken in the same spot where she had seen him fall. | ||
| 24 | power | Noun | B1 | 123 | 100 | The demon spirit fell deep within itself, summoned its powers, both physical and magical. | ||
| 25 | leg | Noun | UNKNOWN | 124 | 100 | Avelyn nearly fell over the side, and banged his leg hard against the edge of the dock. | ||
| 26 | roll | Verb | UNKNOWN | 125 | 100 | The day was late, and gray clouds were rolling in to hide the afternoon sun. | ||
| 27 | breath | Noun | B1 | 126 | 99 | Elbryan held his breath, thinking that Pony's mother, often stern, would scold the girl severely. | ||
| 28 | half | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 127 | 99 | The hunting party of twelve had carried with them more than half the total real weapons of the hundred folk of Dundalis. | ||
| 29 | horse | Noun | UNKNOWN | 128 | 98 | Not a single person or even a horse remained alive. | ||
| 30 | often | Adverb | A2 | 129 | 97 | Elbryan held his breath, thinking that Pony's mother, often stern, would scold the girl severely. | ||
| 31 | thick | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 130 | 97 | 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. | ||
| 32 | shake | Verb | UNKNOWN | 131 | 97 | Pony sighed, too, and shook her head as if to show her ultimate frustration with adults. | ||
| 33 | ahead | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 132 | 97 | The girl was not looking ahead, though, but at the ridge to the south behind them. | ||
| 34 | least | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 133 | 97 | It appeared to him as if the mist were somehow blocking, or at least escaping, the winds, but how could that be? | ||
| 35 | straight | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 134 | 96 | Elbryan cocked his head and ran a hand through his thick layers of straight, light brown hair. | ||
| 36 | strength | Noun | B1 | 135 | 94 | By sheer will and brute strength, the dactyl flexed its wings. | ||
| 37 | enemy | Noun | UNKNOWN | 136 | 94 | Its thoughts turned from its enemies to those it would summon as minions. | ||
| 38 | companion | Noun | UNKNOWN | 137 | 94 | It had tried to flee with its companions but fell short of the brush for lack of breath and died soon after. | ||
| 39 | return | Noun | A2 | 138 | 93 | Dinoniel was gone, a distant memory, but the demon spirit had returned and the physical wounds had healed. | ||
| 40 | large | Adjective | A2 | 139 | 92 | A part of him wanted to turn away, but another part, a larger and surprising part, would not let him move. | ||
| 41 | folk | Noun | UNKNOWN | 140 | 91 | The village was not even walled, as earlier settlements near the Wilderlands had been, and the folk were not well armed. | ||
| 42 | attack | Noun | UNKNOWN | 141 | 91 | At this point, Tallareyish was playing white, pressing the attack, but Elbryan meant to reverse that. | ||
| 43 | question | Verb | A2 | 142 | 90 | For the demonic creature in the cave, such questions hardly mattered. | ||
| 44 | clear | Adjective | A2 | 143 | 90 | Again it was the smell of his burning village that cleared his head. | ||
| 45 | dwarf | Noun | UNKNOWN | 144 | 90 | Powries were skinny dwarfs, barely four feet in height. | ||
| 46 | front | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 145 | 90 | Elbryan grabbed for his short sword, tried to bring it up in front of him, and fell back as the goblin dove upon him. | ||
| 47 | nothing | Noun | UNKNOWN | 146 | 90 | Jojonah looked back at the courtyard, to Avelyn at work as always as though nothing was amiss. | ||
| 48 | full | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 147 | 89 | The wicked goblins certainly, so full of anger and greed, so delighting in murder and war. | ||
| 49 | true | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 148 | 89 | If that was true, then he probably was not dead. | ||
| 50 | battle | Noun | B1 | 149 | 88 | Elbryan savored every word, envisioning the battle clearly. | ||
| 51 | image | Noun | UNKNOWN | 150 | 88 | Elbryan liked the image; every day that passed, he found that he enjoyed looking at Pony more and more. | ||
| 52 | finally | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 151 | 88 | Stronger than its little body would indicate, the goblin finally pushed her aside and turned its spear. | ||
| 53 | part | Noun | A2 | 152 | 87 | Elbryan felt totally alone, yet one with the universe, a small part of majesty, a small but endless flicker in eternity. | ||
| 54 | heart | Noun | B1 | 153 | 86 | The reward for such a life, for such a good heart, was a better existence in a better place. | ||
| 55 | tall | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 154 | 86 | All jealousy aside, Elbryan found the taller Pony quite a pleasing sight. | ||
| 56 | form | Verb | UNKNOWN | 155 | 85 | The goblin, the closest form, was dead, its head bashed. | ||
| 57 | lift | Verb | UNKNOWN | 156 | 85 | Carved into the roof were four arms, two sets, hands lifted high, palms open and holding stones. | ||
| 58 | mind | Noun | UNKNOWN | 157 | 84 | And the name, all the names, were gone from her mind - that was the worst thing' of all! | ||
| 59 | bit | Noun | UNKNOWN | 158 | 83 | Avelyn retracted his hand a few inches, wondering if he was being a bit foolish here. | ||
| 60 | drop | Verb | UNKNOWN | 159 | 83 | The goblin staggered weirdly, dropped its weapon, and fell to its knees. | ||
| 61 | sound | Noun | UNKNOWN | 160 | 82 | A grinding sound, the great gates sliding open, brought the young man from his contemplations. | ||
| 62 | grab | Verb | UNKNOWN | 161 | 82 | Adjonas grabbed Quintall by the shoulder. | ||
| 63 | valley | Noun | UNKNOWN | 162 | 82 | And of the other patrol, who had battled in the wide pine valley among the caribou moss? | ||
| 64 | wonder | Verb | A2 | 163 | 81 | Pony couldn't sustain her smile as she watched him go, wondering if she had pushed him a little too hard. | ||
| 65 | huge | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 164 | 81 | Avelyn had never seen a place so huge, could not comprehend the effort that had been expended to put this hall together. | ||
| 66 | mountain | Noun | UNKNOWN | 165 | 80 | Luck was with her, though, for the coastline remained in sight, towering black mountains marking the southern horizon. | ||
| 67 | air | Noun | UNKNOWN | 166 | 80 | It floated through-the chill air, barely perceptible. | ||
| 68 | whisper | Noun | UNKNOWN | 167 | 80 | All the world seemed still, not a bird calling, not a whisper of wind. | ||
| 69 | south | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 168 | 80 | Pony chanced to look back to the south, and she stopped, stunned and smiling, and pointing to the night sky. | ||
| 70 | free | Verb | A2 | 169 | 79 | It wasn't difficult to imagine the power of the creature's bite or the pain of getting free from those nasty teeth. | ||
| 71 | heavy | Adjective | A2 | 170 | 78 | In her hand she clutched her heavy wooden spoon. | ||
| 72 | area | Singular | A2 | 171 | 78 | Jojonah's explanation for the tour had been weak, some remark about an area that needed cleaning. | ||
| 73 | north | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 172 | 78 | Elbryan shrugged and nodded down the road to the north, then led the girl off at a swift pace. | ||
| 74 | beyond | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 173 | 76 | On the ridge and in the vale beyond, the primary enemy became boredom. | ||
| 75 | ready | Adjective | A2 | 174 | 75 | Work in the village was at full pace, readying for winter. | ||
| 76 | lie | Verb | UNKNOWN | 175 | 75 | Carralee's mother lay facedown in the road, just a few feet from the threshold where lay the baby. | ||
| 77 | land | Noun | UNKNOWN | 176 | 75 | The creature went berserk, kicking and thrashing, flopping like a landed fish. | ||
| 78 | same | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 177 | 75 | There were the bodies; she saw Olwan, crumpled and broken in the same spot where she had seen him fall. | ||
| 79 | push | Verb | UNKNOWN | 178 | 75 | Pony couldn't sustain her smile as she watched him go, wondering if she had pushed him a little too hard. | ||
| 80 | doubt | Noun | B1 | 179 | 74 | Tuntun was wrong, Juraviel knew without any doubt at all; this one had character. | ||
| 81 | tear | Noun | UNKNOWN | 180 | 74 | The black-winged demon looked down at a darker red tear marring its otherwise smooth hide. | ||
| 82 | dozen | Noun | UNKNOWN | 181 | 74 | But the giant had seen the move dozens of times in its battles with little folk. | ||
| 83 | trail | Verb | UNKNOWN | 182 | 74 | More arrows whistled past, each trailing a strand, each tightening the web about Elbryan, holding him from his meal. | ||
| 84 | reason | Noun | B1 | 183 | 73 | If Avelyn left St.-Mere-Abelle for any reason, he would have to wait until the following year to enter. | ||
| 85 | surely | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 184 | 73 | Avelyn calmed quickly; surely they did recognize the jewel, and apparently, it did not bother them. | ||
| 86 | beside | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 185 | 73 | And when he slipped back beside the tenth and last basket, he saw steam still rising from his tea. | ||
| 87 | staff | Noun | UNKNOWN | 186 | 73 | Elbryan clutched his staff and set his heels. | ||
| 88 | pain | Noun | B1 | 187 | 72 | It wasn't difficult to imagine the power of the creature's bite or the pain of getting free from those nasty teeth. | ||
| 89 | scream | Verb | UNKNOWN | 188 | 72 | Everything was confusion, screams and cries of pain. | ||
| 90 | strike | Verb | UNKNOWN | 189 | 71 | Juraviel didn't have to look Tuntun's way to know her pose, for the obstinate elf struck it often. | ||
| 91 | laugh | Verb | B1 | 190 | 70 | Jojonah nearly laughed aloud at the spectacle, and held forth the hematite. | ||
| 92 | fire | Noun | UNKNOWN | 191 | 70 | That meant gathering wood and tending the fires, repairing the cabins-which always seemed to need repair! | ||
| 93 | scramble | Gerund | UNKNOWN | 192 | 70 | Desperately, the young man scrambled to the side, trying to ready a defense. | ||
| 94 | wind | Noun | UNKNOWN | 193 | 70 | From up here: St.-Mere-Abelle appeared as a thick and stretched snake, winding its way along the top of the sea cliff. | ||
| 95 | quick | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 194 | 70 | The journey back was quicker, until Avelyn got into the room directly above the Ring Stone chamber. | ||
| 96 | feeling | Noun | UNKNOWN | 195 | 69 | Though the air was chill, Elbryan had the feeling he would be warmer without them. | ||
| 97 | almost | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 196 | 69 | The startled, almost feral, reaction of the hunters froze Elbryan in his tracks and sent Pony ducking for cover. | ||
| 98 | simply | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 197 | 69 | Either Avelyn had a direct line to God or the young man simply had no idea of what it was to be human. | ||
| 99 | slip | Verb | UNKNOWN | 198 | 68 | All advantage was lost as the young man stumbled, the loose earth slipping out from under his foot. | ||
| 100 | expression | Plural | UNKNOWN | 199 | 67 | When Juraviel turned back this time, his expression was more stern. | ||
| 101 | order | Noun | UNKNOWN | 200 | 67 | Piety, dignity, poverty, that was the pledge offered upon entering the Order of St.-Mere-Abelle. |