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| 1 | lemma | pos | cefr_level | coverage_rank | global_frequency | context_sentence | context_sentence_zh | definition_zh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | ravine | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2201 | 6 | At the bottom of the ravine, past a blocking wall of low evergreen bushes, they came to a bed of ferns, bluish green in color. | ||
| 3 | gel | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2202 | 6 | The twirling elf tossed several puffs of powder upon the plant, then bent low and with some reddish gel painted a stripe around the base of the stem just an inch or two from the ground. | ||
| 4 | archery | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2203 | 6 | There remained, however, the matter of Elbryan's prize for winning the archery contest. | ||
| 5 | bandage | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2204 | 6 | Pony fumbled in her pack and took out a strip of cloth, an intended bandage. | ||
| 6 | signpost | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2205 | 6 | I took my frustrations out on the signpost, I admit, tearing off the lowest board, the scribbled references to the original village. | ||
| 7 | gap | Gerund | UNKNOWN | 2206 | 6 | Out from the gaps in the line came the next surprise, a goblin cavalry, the diminutive creatures astride shaggy ponies. | ||
| 8 | reminder | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2207 | 6 | Still, despite the prominent reminders of his position, Elbryan's smile was genuine. | ||
| 9 | preparedness | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2208 | 6 | The man was obviously out of his mind, or at least he appeared so, but to Jill, who had spent a year and a half in the Coastpoint Guards, a cry for preparedness and virtue did not seem like such a bad thing. | ||
| 10 | riding | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2209 | 6 | Yes, it as Nightbird more than anything else that had the sprite riding hard through the forest night. | ||
| 11 | bronze | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 2210 | 6 | These two behemoths weren't going for him however, but for the bronze doors. | ||
| 12 | forge | Verb | UNKNOWN | 2211 | 6 | I only hope that she comes to accept our fate and that she desires to forge ahead in the best manner that we may. | ||
| 13 | fearfully | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 2212 | 6 | Untamed, uncontrollable, fearfully strong. | ||
| 14 | prize | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2213 | 6 | But that would not be prudent, would likely make his course to Avelyn, the grandest prize of all, much more difficult. | ||
| 15 | stammer | Verb | UNKNOWN | 2214 | 6 | The stunned man stammered, taking too long for the impatient monk's comfort. | ||
| 16 | outlaw | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2215 | 6 | Her knowledge would be valuable in locating treacherous Avelyn, he presumed, and her presence as his prisoner would certainly aid in bringing the outlaw monk to him: | ||
| 17 | plateau | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2216 | 6 | That night, they camped on a high plateau, which they agreed to be the most defensible position in the area. | ||
| 18 | untamed | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 2217 | 6 | Untamed, uncontrollable, fearfully strong. | ||
| 19 | abandon | Verb | B2 | 2218 | 6 | Frustrated, the ranger abandoned his bow and ran on, sword in hand. | ||
| 20 | southland | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2219 | 6 | That realization bolstered Avelyn's strength, and he turned away, the southlands wide before him. | ||
| 21 | dilemma | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2220 | 6 | All too soon, they were faced with a dilemma: light the torch or walk on in near-complete darkness. | ||
| 22 | roan | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2221 | 6 | Pony came riding in then on a roan mare, one of several wild horses that would allow themselves to be ridden. | ||
| 23 | kosio | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2222 | 6 | The demon nodded, seeming pleased, and Kos-kosio stood a bit straighter. | ||
| 24 | pragmatic | Adjective | C1 | 2223 | 6 | Lady Dasslerond was merciful, the elf knew, but she was, above that, pragmatic and protective of her realm. | ||
| 25 | result | Noun | B1 | 2224 | 5 | Theologians of Corona argued over whether the demon dactyl was the source or the result of evil. | ||
| 26 | typical | Adjective | B1 | 2225 | 5 | A fomorian, Avelyn realized with a very visible shudder, in the typical battle dress of its warlike race. | ||
| 27 | ability | Noun | B1 | 2226 | 5 | The one obvious lead fruitless, Brother Justice had to turn to his magic, to the carbuncle, a stone also called Dragon Sight for its ability to detect things magical. | ||
| 28 | debate | Noun | B1 | 2227 | 5 | True enough, Siherton had to admit, and he understood that he would not win any debate he might wage against the selection of Avelyn as one of the Preparers. | ||
| 29 | sensitive | Adjective | B1 | 2228 | 5 | Belli'mar Juraviel held his hand up, begging silence, then shifted his sensitive bare feet about on the stone face. | ||
| 30 | original | Adjective | B1 | 2229 | 5 | Suddenly he held the spear, aimed right back at its original wielder. | ||
| 31 | admire | Gerund | B1 | 2230 | 5 | How much he loved her, admired her, respected her! | ||
| 32 | delay | Verb | B1 | 2231 | 5 | She swam right by that one, realizing if she delayed, the third would get to the boat before her. | ||
| 33 | message | Noun | B1 | 2232 | 5 | True to his word, the ranger did not repeat his message. | ||
| 34 | angular | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 2233 | 5 | Its head, too, was somewhat human, except more angular, with a narrow jaw and pointed chin. | ||
| 35 | pointed | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 2234 | 5 | Avelyn stared incredulously at the demon's angular face, at the fiery eyes, the white, pointed canines. | ||
| 36 | fingernail | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2235 | 5 | The demon extended its fingernails, transformed them into hooked claws, and grew its teeth-two pointed canines extending down over its bottom lip. | ||
| 37 | undeniably | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 2236 | 5 | The young woman was undeniably beautiful, even in her plain barmaid's dress. | ||
| 38 | demonic | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 2237 | 5 | For the demonic creature in the cave, such questions hardly mattered. | ||
| 39 | align | Verb | UNKNOWN | 2238 | 5 | Those two scars were perfectly aligned with the dactyl's heart, and thus, with that one desperate thrust, Dinoniel had defeated the demon's corporeal body. | ||
| 40 | wage | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2239 | 5 | What creatures could the dactyl gather this time to wage its war? | ||
| 41 | puncture | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2240 | 5 | The only serious wound to either side was the hit to the slain goblin - a spear thrust that had punctured the creature's lung. | ||
| 42 | barrelboats | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2241 | 5 | The weather remained hot and clear, and no more barrelboats came into view. | ||
| 43 | breed | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2242 | 5 | At gentle hands of elven breed. | ||
| 44 | greet | Verb | UNKNOWN | 2243 | 5 | A way goes Nightbird, the forest to greet | ||
| 45 | trace | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2244 | 5 | In springtime sunshine, of Evil no traces, | ||
| 46 | pale | Verb | UNKNOWN | 2245 | 5 | A blanket of slushy snow still covered the field, shining blue-white in the pale light of a bright half moon. | ||
| 47 | childhood | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2246 | 5 | That notion inevitably led her back to images of her own childhood, of her mother ... | ||
| 48 | spill | Verb | UNKNOWN | 2247 | 5 | Candlelight spilled out onto the road, softly illuminating the girl. | ||
| 49 | severely | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 2248 | 5 | Elbryan held his breath, thinking that Pony's mother, often stern, would scold the girl severely. | ||
| 50 | resignedly | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 2249 | 5 | She only sighed, though, and resignedly closed the cabin door. | ||
| 51 | suppress | Verb | UNKNOWN | 2250 | 5 | Elbryan turned to follow her gaze, and he, too, could not suppress a grin. | ||
| 52 | purple | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 2251 | 5 | Soft blues and purples, vivid oranges and sometimes a deep crimson lined the night sky, lifting hearts and spirits. | ||
| 53 | melody | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2252 | 5 | Then they heard a distant piping, soft music, perfect melody. | ||
| 54 | legend | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2253 | 5 | The Forest Ghost was a common legend in the Timberlands. | ||
| 55 | fitting | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 2254 | 5 | End-o'-the-World, they call it, and a fitting name it seems. | ||
| 56 | gallant | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2255 | 5 | Cat-the-Stray had no idea what to respond to the gallant man. | ||
| 57 | animated | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 2256 | 5 | Whatever her personal problems, the sight of Graevis and Pettibwa so animated and so sincerely happy warmed her heart. | ||
| 58 | warmly | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 2257 | 5 | Pony grinned warmly, hoping he was right. | ||
| 59 | undergrowth | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2258 | 5 | The ground about the trees caught the morning light and held it fast, for the undergrowth was not dark but was white and thick, a padding of caribou moss. | ||
| 60 | happily | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 2259 | 5 | "Another!" Pony added happily, and she clapped her hands with glee as more came into view. | ||
| 61 | watching | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2260 | 5 | It quickly became apparent to the watching masters that Avelyn Desbris would be one of the two. | ||
| 62 | bushy | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 2261 | 5 | The centaur stopped his playing when he spotted his friend, his white smile growing wide within his bushy black beard. | ||
| 63 | feral | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 2262 | 5 | The startled, almost feral, reaction of the hunters froze Elbryan in his tracks and sent Pony ducking for cover. | ||
| 64 | bask | Gerund | UNKNOWN | 2263 | 5 | Elbryan hardly heard the sharp scolding his father offered, the boy's eyes basking in the sight, moving from the carcass of a caribou buck, to a deer, to a line of coneys, to ... | ||
| 65 | exception | Singular | UNKNOWN | 2264 | 5 | Elbryan took it all in stride, with the exception of any insults to Pony, which he promptly informed the teasers would bring them serious and painful retaliation. | ||
| 66 | battling | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2265 | 5 | Never losing the slightest edge of balance, Elbryan's muscles worked in perfect harmony, perfect fluidity, none battling, flexing and complementing each move. | ||
| 67 | promptly | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 2266 | 5 | Avelyn ate a light meal, then shuffled outside and promptly regurgitated it. | ||
| 68 | bluster | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2267 | 5 | Elbryan conceded the point, though he still thought Brody Gentle more bluster than truth. | ||
| 69 | chew | Verb | UNKNOWN | 2268 | 5 | Elbryan chewed on his lip for a moment, trying to find an appropriate response. | ||
| 70 | nick | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2269 | 5 | It wasn't an impressive weapon - its blade showed many nicks and more than a little rust - but it was one of the few real swords in the village. | ||
| 71 | holder | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2270 | 5 | If the barrelboat got by the net holders, for example, they would never catch up and Adjonas couldn't turn about for them. | ||
| 72 | envy | Verb | UNKNOWN | 2271 | 5 | Those folk who had survived the bombardment soon envied their dead companions. | ||
| 73 | bore | Verb | UNKNOWN | 2272 | 5 | Elbryan looked at Pony, who seemed to be growing quite bored by it all, and motioned to the door. | ||
| 74 | surprising | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 2273 | 5 | A part of him wanted to turn away, but another part, a larger and surprising part, would not let him move. | ||
| 75 | nudge | PastTense | UNKNOWN | 2274 | 5 | After a long moment, Tuntun nudged him roughly. | ||
| 76 | sleeve | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2275 | 5 | Twenty-five stood in a line, cloaked in thick brown robes with voluminous sleeves and large hoods that were pulled low to hide their faces. | ||
| 77 | balcony | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2276 | 5 | The man hesitated; even from the balcony, Master Jojonah sensed they were near a breakthrough. | ||
| 78 | millennium | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2277 | 5 | Bestesbulzibar was confused, had not seen such a display of anti-magic in all its millennia of life. | ||
| 79 | concept | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2278 | 5 | By the time Avelyn was old enough to understand the concept of family, half the children had already moved out of the family house. | ||
| 80 | contemplation | Plural | UNKNOWN | 2279 | 5 | A grinding sound, the great gates sliding open, brought the young man from his contemplations. | ||
| 81 | controlled | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 2280 | 5 | He came through the gauntlet without uttering a single sound beyond the range of his controlled, even-toned chant. | ||
| 82 | husband | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2281 | 5 | She had lost a baby, so she told him, stillborn, and her outraged husband had thrown her out into the street. | ||
| 83 | delight | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2282 | 5 | With a whoop of delight, the other goblins, predictably, came on. | ||
| 84 | tapestry | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2283 | 5 | The ceiling was high, the walls covered in grand tapestries, and both the bed and the hearth were of heroic proportions. | ||
| 85 | sentinel | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2284 | 5 | The monks were the sentinels of God and yet even they had given in to complacency, to the cancer. | ||
| 86 | gigantic | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 2285 | 5 | The cave seemed a gigantic caricature of a king's throne room. | ||
| 87 | trim | Verb | UNKNOWN | 2286 | 5 | Along one wall stood a gigantic statue, fifteen feet or more, dressed in a heavy leather jacket, trimmed in fur and set with spiked metal plates and heavy iron rings. | ||
| 88 | iron | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2287 | 5 | His chest and shoulders grew broad and thick, and his arms, particularly his forearms, bulged with iron-hard muscles. | ||
| 89 | cruel | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 2288 | 5 | Elbryan started to respond that he had eliminated the cruel traps, but the words were stuck in his throat. | ||
| 90 | resistance | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2289 | 5 | Barmine was kneeling but offering no resistance, a powrie wiping its beret across his face. | ||
| 91 | armed | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 2290 | 5 | Pony wasn't armed, having left her club back at the ridge. | ||
| 92 | recede | Gerund | UNKNOWN | 2291 | 5 | He resisted, and the hematite receded dramatically, almost forcing him from the trance. | ||
| 93 | fireside | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2292 | 5 | To the child Elbryan, this had been the place of wildly exaggerated fireside tales. | ||
| 94 | encouragement | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2293 | 5 | The simple fact that they could not be absolutely certain offered Elbryan all the encouragement he needed. | ||
| 95 | connection | Singular | UNKNOWN | 2294 | 5 | Pony dared to reach out then; the connection was too strong to let the moment pass. | ||
| 96 | job | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2295 | 5 | Or, the demon mused, perhaps it would give the job of punishment to Quintall, that Bestesbulzibar might witness the power of its newest weapon. | ||
| 97 | expected | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 2296 | 5 | He soon came to the expected joining, and, looking ahead, he almost continued on. | ||
| 98 | emotionally | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 2297 | 5 | That night, Avelyn retired to his room, thoroughly exhausted, both emotionally and physically. | ||
| 99 | obstacle | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2298 | 5 | Their clothes ruffled and seemed more of an obstacle than a necessity. | ||
| 100 | embrace | Noun | UNKNOWN | 2299 | 5 | Jill's heart tugged at her to go out and embrace the woman, to run to Pettibwa as she would have run to her natural mother. | ||
| 101 | insignificant | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 2300 | 5 | The dactyl laughed at him, mocking his words and his courage, making him feel like an insignificant thing. |