booking/the-demon-awakens/beginner/raws/the-demon-awakens-beginner-words-part-26.csv

1	lemma	pos	cefr_level	coverage_rank	global_frequency	context_sentence	context_sentence_zh	definition_zh
2	sparkling	Adjective	A2	2501	3	When Pony's eyes showed sadness, Elbryan felt it in his heart; when they soared with sparkling joy, Elbryan's feet moved involuntarily in dance.
3	blank	Adjective	A2	2502	3	Expressions ran from excitement to awkward fear to blank amazement as the villagers took stock of the kills, especially the last carcass on the shoulder poles, a smallish humanoid form.
4	competition	Singular	A2	2503	3	Pony had told him many times that Kristeena was sweet for him, and the older girl, not viewing a ten-year-old as competition, had been charmed by the thought.
5	underground	Adjective	A2	2504	3	When the showers arrived, he and his fellow Preparer would be hidden underground, sheltered from the pelting meteors.
6	sweetness	Noun	A2	2505	3	The sweetness was there, but somehow just out of Jill's reach.
7	grayish	Adjective	A2	2506	3	Elbryan saw the bright red gash, the white of split bone, the grayish brain.
8	anymore	Adverb	A2	2507	3	There were no lines of defense anymore, no organized pockets of resistance.
9	buzz	Verb	A2	2508	3	The whole village had buzzed about the house because Olwan Wyndon was laying a stone foundation.
10	involve	Verb	A2	2509	3	Pony, who hadn't been involved in the previous discussion at Avelyn's bedside, seemed not to understand.
11	gallery	Noun	A2	2510	3	Brother Avelyn, too, ignored Tol Yuganick's cheering gallery.
12	cloudless	Adjective	A2	2511	3	But there was indeed light inside that room, such a light as to make Avelyn think of a cloudless midsummer day.
13	fearing	Noun	A2	2512	3	And then she could look no more, fearing that she would find Thomas Ault, her father dear, among the dead.
14	numbness	Noun	A2	2513	3	She stood and stared, and a numbness came over her, stealing her emotions.
15	bravely	Adverb	A2	2514	3	Elbryan could see his father had died bravely, and understanding.
16	weightless	Adjective	A2	2515	3	Every movement forced a countermovement from the weightless behemoth, and so, when the stupid thing brought its club high overhead for a mighty chop, the energy lifted the giant from the ground and tuned it right over in midair, a slow-motion somersault.
17	grayness	Noun	A2	2516	3	Elbryan sprinted down the slope, back into the grayness, and found a smiling Juraviel waiting for him just a few feet beyond the mist's edge.
18	rising	Noun	A2	2517	3	Bunkus Smealy turned about and waved his hand forcefully, quieting the rising murmurs.
19	quality	Noun	A2	2518	3	Elbryan had that same impish quality about him as Mather, a love and luster of life, lurking just below the surface.
20	cursed	Noun	A2	2519	3	He picked up his basket, cursed when one pant leg slipped down into the water, then waded out through the reeds.
21	crowded	Adjective	A2	2520	3	The young woman didn't look back as she made her way across the crowded floor to get the drinks.
22	numb	Adjective	A2	2521	3	Master Wink-and-Slap twisted his face at her again and gave a breathless burst of laughter, his throat no doubt numb from the drink.
23	mast	Noun	A2	2522	3	Then came the long journey, tagging along with a merchant caravan that had swapped crafted items to the people of the small frontier village in exchange for pelts and great trees that would be used as masts for the sailing ships built in Palmaris.
24	exist	Verb	A2	2523	3	Did such a thing as the Halo even exist, or was her memory a mere fantasy?
25	society	Noun	A2	2524	3	Cat realized that she should have appeared more impressed, but in truth, little about society had ever meant anything to her.
26	formally	Adverb	A2	2525	3	Over the next couple of weeks, as they marched along the trails, Avelyn showed Jill just how much he had come to trust her, for he began formally tutoring her in the ways of the stones.
27	disease	Noun	A2	2526	3	Even on successful voyages to Pimaninicuit, more often than not, one or more of the four monks did not return, for disease was a very real fact of life aboard ship.
28	supporting	Adjective	A2	2527	3	Elbryan countered by letting go of his staff with his top hand, rolling it under the blocking arm, then grabbing it and sweeping low for the monk's supporting leg.
29	background	Noun	A2	2528	3	He knew it was music, though it seemed too soft, too much in the background for him to actually hear it.
30	average	Adjective	A2	2529	3	Though diminutive in stature, they were said to be stronger than an average man and with incredible stamina.
31	beating	Noun	A2	2530	3	Elbryan chuckled, not surprised that predictable Tuntun enjoyed issuing the beatings.
32	greeting	Noun	A2	2531	3	Again, he was more than polite, the perfect gentleman, not pressuring Cat to even so much as offer a greeting to him.
33	social	Adjective	A2	2532	3	She would dress in the finest gowns and attend the highest social events in Palmaris, even in Ursal!
34	develop	Verb	A2	2533	3	Jojonah didn't really doubt that - he just wondered why in the name of God such a technique had ever been developed!
35	patient	Adjective	A2	2534	3	So he would be patient, would spend his nights walking with Jill and talking.
36	damp	Adjective	A2	2535	3	She tried to straighten her still-damp clothes, but realized that she would be conspicuous indeed to any, walking as she was without boots, and without the dirtied, calloused feet of a peasant woman.
37	predict	Verb	A2	2536	3	The reaction of Pettibwa and Graevis to the news of the marriage was not hard to predict.
38	suggestion	Plural	A2	2537	3	Elbryan only smiled, but Bradwarden's suggestion did not seem like such a bad idea.
39	gaping	Adjective	A2	2538	3	Avelyn meant to turn him over, but he could not find his breath when he looked at the fatal wound, a gaping hole smashed right through Thagraine's skull, brain matter splattered all about.
40	reduce	Verb	A2	2539	3	The man would be reduced to an instrument of destruction, Avelyn's destruction.
41	hopelessly	Adverb	A2	2540	3	Juraviel sighed and looked hopelessly at his Lady, his guilt obvious upon his fair face.
42	seeming	Adjective	A2	2541	3	That seeming contradiction had left Elbryan in a quandary.
43	strategy	Noun	A2	2542	3	Every attack and parry angle became ingrained in him; what had been conscious battle strategy melded into a reactive response or an anticipatory strike.
44	skyward	Noun	A2	2543	3	Juraviel remained at the glowing fire pit until all had gone, his eyes ever skyward, looking for the blackest of forms.
45	covering	Noun	A2	2544	3	He moved inside the grove, across the covering of snow to the secret cairn.
46	sparse	Adjective	A2	2545	3	The land was relatively flat and brown, with sparse low shrubs poking here and there.
47	knocking	Noun	A2	2546	3	Elbryan swept his staff out to the left, knocking aside a club strike, then back to the right, parrying a sword.
48	roaring	Adjective	A2	2547	3	Out came the bear in full charge, roaring.
49	pulling	Noun	A2	2548	3	The first of the giants came into sight, bending low, pulling hard, a heavy harness strapped across its torso.
50	serving	Noun	A2	2549	3	Jill ordered her troop to filter about, then went to see the man behind the serving bar.
51	bowling	Noun	A2	2550	3	The man ran every which way, bowling over all who would stand before him, laughing maniacally all the while, even when one of those dodging his charge landed a solid punch about his face or neck.
52	boil	Verb	A2	2551	3	Frustration boiled in the young woman, mingling with desperation.
53	chip	Verb	A2	2552	3	It was merely a diamond chip, useful for saving the candles and oil on long journeys.
54	audience	Singular	A2	2553	3	She went in expecting a brewing row, but found instead that the mad friar, this time, had a fairly attentive audience.
55	sorely	Adverb	A2	2554	3	It was risky setting a light in the dark forest, but these folk sorely needed the warmth.
56	secretive	Adjective	A2	2555	3	Not only was her gain exponential, but so was the monk's understanding of this secretive woman - and of her dark past.
57	hammer	Verb	A2	2556	3	The ranger smiled once more as Tol Yuganick attacked again, only to be hammered away.
58	thief	Noun	A2	2557	3	She was sorry that Avelyn had been forced to act as thief and killer, sorry that this gentle man - and despite the barroom brawls, Pony knew Avelyn to be a gentle man - had been put into such an uncompromising position.
59	stupidly	Adverb	A2	2558	3	The ranger had to be satisfied with that; he and the refugees were in no position to take on a prisoner, especially one as fierce and stupidly bold as that powrie.
60	ringing	Adjective	A2	2559	3	Elbryan pressed on, Tempest hitting so often that the ringing song never paused.
61	wilderness	Noun	B1	2560	3	Next spring would bring his thirteenth birthday, the passage from childhood in the hardy land that was the northern wilderness.
62	oddly	Adverb	B1	2561	3	He put a hand to his chin, an oddly human gesture.
63	piping	Noun	B1	2562	3	Then they heard a distant piping, soft music, perfect melody.
64	sensible	Adjective	B1	2563	3	His mind drifted up from the ridge, from the solid ground, from the sensible experiences of his existence into the unknown, exhilarating joy of spirituality.
65	injure	Verb	B1	2564	3	After a moment of shock, the goblins had thrown their spears, injuring one man.
66	reluctantly	Adverb	B1	2565	3	The cheer went up, and Shane McMichael, a quiet, slender young man just a few years older than Elbryan, reluctantly came forward to stand beside Olwan in front of the blazing hearth: With much prodding, the man was prompted to tell of the fight, of the cunning twist and parry and the straightforward thrust that had come too soon for the goblin to completely dodge.
67	discount	Verb	B1	2566	3	Pony shrugged, not willing to discount the possibility of giants, not after viewing a dead goblin.
68	statue	Noun	B1	2567	3	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.
69	similarly	Adverb	B1	2568	3	He calmed quickly, though, seeing that all of his classmates were similarly entranced and that the Father Abbot and the other ranking monks seemed not to care.
70	crumble	Verb	B1	2569	3	The left-hand wall of the throne room crumbled; the twin lava flows intensified, spurting molten stone across the room.
71	absolutely	Adverb	B1	2570	3	The simple fact that they could not be absolutely certain offered Elbryan all the encouragement he needed.
72	influence	Noun	B1	2571	3	It had awakened, darkness rising, and already its influence was spreading throughout Corona.
73	portly	Adverb	B1	2572	3	She stood up and offered her hand, helping the portly monk to his feet.
74	retire	Verb	B1	2573	3	That night, Avelyn retired to his room, thoroughly exhausted, both emotionally and physically.
75	volunteer	Verb	B1	2574	3	He had spent all his waking hours at demanding work, volunteering for the most difficult parts of each task.
76	flood	Verb	B1	2575	3	Images of his mother flooded his thoughts; he wondered if he might see a vision of her now, a visitation of her spirit before it went to its place in heaven.
77	experienced	Adjective	B1	2576	3	After only a few weeks in the abbey, Avelyn knew enough about the routine to understand that students much older and more experienced than he were the normal choice for any tasks, however menial, in the Abbot's Maze.
78	practically	Adverb	B1	2577	3	Jojonah moved into the room, Avelyn practically stumbling behind him.
79	click	Noun	B1	2578	3	Master Siherton came out of Markwart's room alone, his boots clicking on the floor as he made his way in the direction of the stone room.
80	fancy	Adjective	B1	2579	3	There was indeed a mystery here that no tumble of fancy words could lay bare; there was something here of a higher order.
81	beckon	Verb	B1	2580	3	A slanting ray cut in through the smoke, a single shaft of light that beckoned the girl back to the land of the living.
82	investigate	Infinitive	B1	2581	3	Pony thought she should go closer to investigate, but she hadn't the stomach.
83	forceful	Adjective	B1	2582	3	his father's stern and forceful way, he was not surprised.
84	resourceful	Adjective	B1	2583	3	He remembered Mather at the start of the legendary ranger's career, a bumbling boy no more adept and probably not even as resourceful as this Elbryan.
85	conclusion	Noun	B1	2584	3	And to the young man who had somehow survived a goblin raid, such a conclusion meant it could only be one thing.
86	defiantly	Adverb	B1	2585	3	The young woman shook her head defiantly, then looked back at the stallion, who reared and whinnied, as if to prod her on.
87	comparison	Noun	B1	2586	3	Something about the comparison, something she could not grasp, tugged hard at her, begging for release.
88	lurk	Verb	B1	2587	3	Elbryan had that same impish quality about him as Mather, a love and luster of life, lurking just below the surface.
89	frightening	Adjective	B1	2588	3	The situation came to a frightening head one especially hot humid morning.
90	channel	Verb	B1	2589	3	Avelyn growled low and called to God, begging for more energy, channeling it, as pure a conduit of godly might as ever had stood upon Corona.
91	righteousness	Noun	B1	2590	3	Were the fifteen Holy Orders of God, the rules of righteousness, truly God inspired, or were they merely rules of keeping order within a civilized society?
92	pressing	Noun	B1	2591	3	At this point, Tallareyish was playing white, pressing the attack, but Elbryan meant to reverse that.
93	innocently	Adverb	B1	2592	3	"But what would they do with their booty?" Avelyn reasoned innocently, drawing looks from the other five.
94	highly	Adverb	B1	2593	3	Lodestone was highly magnetic; its enchantment would send it fast to a metal surface.
95	sexual	Adjective	B1	2594	3	Thagraine's perception of his sexual past was indeed accurate.
96	briskly	Adverb	B1	2595	3	She jumped when he briskly entered, pulling the covers from her bed up before her.
97	keenly	Adverb	B1	2596	3	His sense of order was simply too strong, his sense of right and wrong too keenly developed.
98	union	Plural	B1	2597	3	A physical union she could not abide - not with this man, not with Connor!
99	explore	Verb	B1	2598	3	What he came to understand from that viewpoint was a sense of self he had never before felt free to explore.
100	tail	Verb	B1	2599	3	Thinking that the centaur had changed his mind and was trying to flee, the giant lunged for that tail, but Bradwarden's haunches came up high, the centaur kicking out with both his hind legs, hard hooves perfectly aligned with the stooping monster's ugly face.
101	commit	Verb	B1	2600	3	He was somewhat concerned that no sounds of battle came to him from further south, from the lead group, but he and his companions were committed, he knew, and would have to trust that Pony would not let the goblins and giant get behind them, cutting off any quick retreat.