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| 1 | lemma | pos | cefr_level | coverage_rank | global_frequency | context_sentence | context_sentence_zh | definition_zh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | block | Verb | UNKNOWN | 401 | 38 | It appeared to him as if the mist were somehow blocking, or at least escaping, the winds, but how could that be? | ||
| 3 | slap | Noun | UNKNOWN | 402 | 38 | If he had slapped her, she would not have looked more wounded. | ||
| 4 | faith | Noun | UNKNOWN | 403 | 38 | But the young man held faith and passed his hopes down the line. | ||
| 5 | stride | Noun | UNKNOWN | 404 | 38 | Five running strides brought him to the goblin, who didn't hear his approach until the last second. | ||
| 6 | apparently | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 405 | 38 | Avelyn calmed quickly; surely they did recognize the jewel, and apparently, it did not bother them. | ||
| 7 | gift | Noun | UNKNOWN | 406 | 38 | Of course he knew of the Ring Stones, the heavenly gifts to St.-Mere-Abelle, the source of all the magic in the world. | ||
| 8 | base | Noun | B1 | 407 | 37 | Pony fell to her knees and began to scrape the ground at the base of Olwan's house. | ||
| 9 | calm | Verb | B1 | 408 | 37 | Olwan started away, and McMichael calmed and moved to follow. | ||
| 10 | task | Noun | B1 | 409 | 37 | If that failed, the next task was to save as many individuals as possible. | ||
| 11 | thus | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 410 | 37 | Inevitably, though, that led Elbryan to thoughts of mortality and thus to the recent fate of his family and friends. | ||
| 12 | softly | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 411 | 37 | Candlelight spilled out onto the road, softly illuminating the girl. | ||
| 13 | concern | Verb | B2 | 412 | 37 | Piled in the emotional jumble were Elbryan's mixed feelings concerning the elves. | ||
| 14 | suspect | Verb | UNKNOWN | 413 | 37 | Olwan had used large slabs for the base, and, as Pony suspected, the house hadn't completely settled. | ||
| 15 | firmly | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 414 | 37 | Elbryan said firmly, and even as he spoke the words, he understood Bradwarden's cunning verbal maneuver. | ||
| 16 | big | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 415 | 37 | Tuntun had little fondness for the big, bumbling humans. | ||
| 17 | tale | Noun | UNKNOWN | 416 | 37 | Every villager was in the common house that night, though most had already heard the tale of the goblin fight by then. | ||
| 18 | focus | Verb | B2 | 417 | 37 | What Avelyn focused on, therefore, was the destination, the isle itself. | ||
| 19 | hole | Noun | UNKNOWN | 418 | 37 | Still she dug, widening the hole, trying desperately to squeeze under the slab. | ||
| 20 | yell | Noun | UNKNOWN | 419 | 37 | She wanted to yell out for someone to help doomed Olwan, wanted to scream simply for the sake of screaming. | ||
| 21 | training | Noun | UNKNOWN | 420 | 37 | Now she remembered her training, forced herself to think clearly and concisely. | ||
| 22 | circle | Noun | UNKNOWN | 421 | 37 | Holding hands, the elves formed a wide circle about him. | ||
| 23 | tumble | Verb | UNKNOWN | 422 | 37 | Over and over they rolled, tumbling down the slope, punching and thrashing. | ||
| 24 | train | Verb | UNKNOWN | 423 | 37 | Anyone trained in the stones could do it. | ||
| 25 | matter | Verb | UNKNOWN | 424 | 36 | The dactyl could not take direct credit, but that mattered little. | ||
| 26 | warm | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 425 | 36 | Though the air was chill, Elbryan had the feeling he would be warmer without them. | ||
| 27 | dawn | Noun | UNKNOWN | 426 | 36 | Juraviel found him at dawn, curled in a hollow at the base of a wide oak. | ||
| 28 | snow | Noun | UNKNOWN | 427 | 36 | Elbryan froze as he heard the crusty snow crunch under his feet. | ||
| 29 | stick | Verb | UNKNOWN | 428 | 36 | Elbryan stuck a blade of grass between his teeth and considered the viewpoint. | ||
| 30 | tiny | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 429 | 36 | The place was not bright, having only a handful of tiny windows set high up on the tall walls. | ||
| 31 | band | Noun | UNKNOWN | 430 | 36 | Even if he and his powerful band attacked the group, how might they stop the goblins from killing the prisoners? | ||
| 32 | desperately | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 431 | 36 | Pony ran on desperately, blinded by tears. | ||
| 33 | slow | Verb | UNKNOWN | 432 | 36 | Elbryan knew it, yet he did not slow his pace and did not alter his course. | ||
| 34 | lock | Verb | UNKNOWN | 433 | 36 | Thus she kept her cabin door securely locked. | ||
| 35 | trap | Noun | UNKNOWN | 434 | 36 | These weren't particularly nasty traps, designed more to embarrass than to injure. | ||
| 36 | catapult | Noun | UNKNOWN | 435 | 36 | Stay back from the catapults, I warn you. | ||
| 37 | danger | Noun | B1 | 436 | 35 | So Elbryan stood back from it all, figuring it to be one of those dangers for the villagers to work out on their own. | ||
| 38 | couple | Noun | B1 | 437 | 35 | Elbryan tried to calculate the duration of his rest, knew it had been no more than a couple of hours. | ||
| 39 | itself | Noun | UNKNOWN | 438 | 35 | The demon spirit fell deep within itself, summoned its powers, both physical and magical. | ||
| 40 | source | Noun | UNKNOWN | 439 | 35 | Theologians of Corona argued over whether the demon dactyl was the source or the result of evil. | ||
| 41 | number | Noun | UNKNOWN | 440 | 35 | The guards were forty in number, with only seven of them female. | ||
| 42 | sea | Noun | UNKNOWN | 441 | 35 | Though the trial of the four stones, the high wall, and the cold sea had exhausted him, he did not sleep that night. | ||
| 43 | bright | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 442 | 35 | The place was not bright, having only a handful of tiny windows set high up on the tall walls. | ||
| 44 | inside | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 443 | 35 | But there was indeed light inside that room, such a light as to make Avelyn think of a cloudless midsummer day. | ||
| 45 | perfect | Adjective | B1 | 444 | 34 | Then they heard a distant piping, soft music, perfect melody. | ||
| 46 | weight | Noun | B1 | 445 | 34 | Shane McMichael did not argue the point, though the weight of it grew steadily on his shoulders. | ||
| 47 | manage | Verb | B1 | 446 | 34 | The powrie came across with a backhand slash, but Avelyn managed to duck beneath it. | ||
| 48 | save | Verb | UNKNOWN | 447 | 34 | If that failed, the next task was to save as many individuals as possible. | ||
| 49 | skin | Noun | UNKNOWN | 448 | 34 | 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. | ||
| 50 | roar | Noun | UNKNOWN | 449 | 34 | Quintall's roar, truly the roar of a tiger, sent the crew scrambling. | ||
| 51 | gather | Verb | UNKNOWN | 450 | 34 | What creatures could the dactyl gather this time to wage its war? | ||
| 52 | punch | Noun | UNKNOWN | 451 | 34 | Over and over they rolled, tumbling down the slope, punching and thrashing. | ||
| 53 | pole | Noun | UNKNOWN | 452 | 34 | The object on the fourth shoulder pole, each man realized, would be enough to get the lesson across. | ||
| 54 | merely | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 453 | 34 | Soon enough the young man had realized that it was for no particular act but merely because he was not elvish. | ||
| 55 | neck | Noun | UNKNOWN | 454 | 34 | The night was dark about him; his neck ached from holding the position for so long. | ||
| 56 | diamond | Noun | UNKNOWN | 455 | 34 | Siherton held a small diamond, and from it came enough light for Avelyn to discern the man's features clearly. | ||
| 57 | moving | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 456 | 34 | And it was quite obvious that this' force was moving southward. | ||
| 58 | plant | Noun | UNKNOWN | 457 | 34 | Elbryan thought on that for a moment, particularly on Juraviel's last claim that the plants were pliable. | ||
| 59 | mad | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 458 | 34 | Then the ranger went back to watching, thinking that the mad monk would soon tire. | ||
| 60 | present | Verb | A2 | 459 | 33 | Winter was still present in this part of Andur'Blough Inninness, but its grip was fast loosening. | ||
| 61 | control | Verb | B1 | 460 | 33 | For Avelyn to control the magic enough to get behind Jojonah's back and see the finger sequence was incredible. | ||
| 62 | evil | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 461 | 33 | It told him these creatures were not of the evil goblin race; these were friends to be trusted. | ||
| 63 | thrust | Noun | UNKNOWN | 462 | 33 | Then he sent it straight out a second time, cutting short the thrust as the elf predictably ducked. | ||
| 64 | vale | Noun | UNKNOWN | 463 | 33 | The patrols began that day, with a score and five youngsters walking the rim of the bowl-shaped vale that held Dundalis. | ||
| 65 | nearby | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 464 | 33 | It moved nimbly from branch to branch, crossing over to nearby trees with barely a whisper. | ||
| 66 | particularly | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 465 | 33 | These weren't particularly nasty traps, designed more to embarrass than to injure. | ||
| 67 | clutch | PastTense | UNKNOWN | 466 | 33 | Avelyn felt something touch his hand - not his spiritual hand, but the physical one, the one clutching the stone. | ||
| 68 | dive | Verb | UNKNOWN | 467 | 33 | Exhausted, the two men dove under for the last expanse, swimming so the craft would pass right over them. | ||
| 69 | balance | Verb | UNKNOWN | 468 | 33 | Juraviel took full advantage, put Elbryan off balance and kept on twisting, angling the boy over the trough. | ||
| 70 | grimly | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 469 | 33 | Quintall nodded grimly and turned to his three brothers. | ||
| 71 | appear | Verb | A2 | 470 | 32 | From up here: St.-Mere-Abelle appeared as a thick and stretched snake, winding its way along the top of the sea cliff. | ||
| 72 | wish | Verb | A2 | 471 | 32 | How Avelyn wished that Dansally were there! | ||
| 73 | secret | Adjective | B1 | 472 | 32 | This was her secret place, her place of contemplation. | ||
| 74 | familiar | Adjective | B1 | 473 | 32 | Elbryan didn't answer, but that familiar sparkle fit up his eyes. | ||
| 75 | aim | Verb | B1 | 474 | 32 | Elbryan looked at him curiously; of course he was aiming at the target! | ||
| 76 | defeat | Verb | UNKNOWN | 475 | 32 | By mid-afternoon, Elbryan knew he was defeated, knew he could not hope to properly bury all the corpses. | ||
| 77 | cloud | Noun | UNKNOWN | 476 | 32 | The day was late, and gray clouds were rolling in to hide the afternoon sun. | ||
| 78 | dance | Noun | UNKNOWN | 477 | 32 | Dark thoughts could not be sustained in the place where Juraviel's people danced and played. | ||
| 79 | remind | Verb | UNKNOWN | 478 | 32 | It wouldn't matter, she quickly reminded herself, and perhaps this way, defenseless, the end would come more quickly. | ||
| 80 | settle | Verb | UNKNOWN | 479 | 32 | Master Jojonah settled back on his heels but met the penetrating stare firmly. | ||
| 81 | slam | Verb | UNKNOWN | 480 | 32 | The huge stone gates of St.-Mere-Abelle slammed shut with a resounding crash that jolted Annalisa Desbris violently. | ||
| 82 | further | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 481 | 32 | The monk, convinced that the animal could not cry out any further warnings, walked on toward the house. | ||
| 83 | certain | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 482 | 32 | The simple fact that they could not be absolutely certain offered Elbryan all the encouragement he needed. | ||
| 84 | gently | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 483 | 32 | It was warm; Elbryan felt that first, felt a soft, moist sensation gently touching all his skin. | ||
| 85 | connect | Infinitive | UNKNOWN | 484 | 32 | Likely, the man was in no way connected to Avelyn, but still the fugitive monk remained concerned. | ||
| 86 | fill | Verb | UNKNOWN | 485 | 32 | Scores and scores of small arrows, filling the air all about him! | ||
| 87 | warn | Verb | UNKNOWN | 486 | 32 | Sometime later, as dusk descended, Pony's senses warned her that she was not alone. | ||
| 88 | hill | Noun | UNKNOWN | 487 | 32 | It sat on the gentle slope of a wide hill, surrounded on all sides by a meadow of tall grass and wildflowers. | ||
| 89 | visit | Noun | A2 | 488 | 31 | How many decades, even centuries, had passed since its last visit to Corona? | ||
| 90 | lay | Verb | B1 | 489 | 31 | The whole village had buzzed about the house because Olwan Wyndon was laying a stone foundation. | ||
| 91 | empty | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 490 | 31 | Avelyn ran from the chapel, skittering down the empty halls, his footsteps echoing noisily. | ||
| 92 | hang | Verb | UNKNOWN | 491 | 31 | One had many daggers within easy grasp, hanging on a bandolier that crisscrossed his chest. | ||
| 93 | war | Noun | UNKNOWN | 492 | 31 | Powries were not often seen, except in times of war when they were dealt with all too often. | ||
| 94 | inch | Noun | UNKNOWN | 493 | 31 | Silently mouthing that litany, Elbryan inched his face toward the edge of the pine. | ||
| 95 | meal | Noun | UNKNOWN | 494 | 31 | Always it was a hot meal they set, and Elbryan soon understood why. | ||
| 96 | jump | Verb | UNKNOWN | 495 | 31 | Then she turned and skipped off, and was startled a moment later when Elbryan jumped out in front of her. | ||
| 97 | grin | Noun | UNKNOWN | 496 | 31 | Pony grinned warmly, hoping he was right. | ||
| 98 | vision | Noun | UNKNOWN | 497 | 31 | Every dip and sudden rise blurred his vision, scrambled his thoughts. | ||
| 99 | sharp | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 498 | 31 | Jill scraped her forearm on the sharp edge of the stone hearth. | ||
| 100 | prepare | Verb | UNKNOWN | 499 | 31 | The gift of the showers was given to two monks only, and whatever they might prepare, they might take. | ||
| 101 | search | Verb | UNKNOWN | 500 | 31 | Still his eyes searched the corners of the shadowy room for his mother's spirit. |