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| 1 | lemma | pos | cefr_level | coverage_rank | context_sentence | context_sentence_zh | definition_zh |
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| 2 | sarcasm | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3901 | "No, ye're not a pretty one, now are ye?" Pettibwa cooed with smiling sarcasm, stroking Cat's hair. | ||
| 3 | devil | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3902 | She sensed that her hair had been much shorter then, back when she was young and all the world seemed a great adventure, back when the devils were just fireside stories to make, your skin tingle or imagined demons upon whom children could wage war. | ||
| 4 | meek | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 3903 | She offered a meek smile and a nod to Pettibwa, who returned them with a wink. | ||
| 5 | atmosphere | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3904 | But she knew, too, the atmosphere of the Way, and the last thing in the world the young woman wanted was to make things difficult for Graevis and Pettibwa, her saviors. | ||
| 6 | savior | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3905 | But she knew, too, the atmosphere of the Way, and the last thing in the world the young woman wanted was to make things difficult for Graevis and Pettibwa, her saviors. | ||
| 7 | barmaid | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3906 | Suddenly he was off balance, and then he was sitting on the floor, the pretty barmaid gliding out of reach. | ||
| 8 | champion | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3907 | "Even as we speak, your mighty champion and your precious companion are dying. | ||
| 9 | precisely | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 3908 | their goal through honor, Cat knew; was precisely the same as the drunk had attempted through offered gold. | ||
| 10 | graciously | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 3909 | She worked for another hour, and when her smile did not return, Graevis graciously bade her to take an early night. | ||
| 11 | toast | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3910 | Cat looked back appreciatively, and over Pettibwa's large round shoulder, she saw again the handsome well-dressed young man, watching her go, lifting his glass of wine in apparent toast to her. | ||
| 12 | solitude | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3911 | Her rage bubbled away, and she turned from the alley, walking back into the solitude of the darkened rooftop. | ||
| 13 | rightful | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 3912 | She envisioned herself as a light source, a blazing sun, rightful owner of this mortal coil, and she fought back. | ||
| 14 | inheritance | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3913 | Stiff even, and as the young woman had grown wiser to the ways of the world, she came to understand that Grady saw her as a threat to what he considered his rightful inheritance. | ||
| 15 | contrast | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3914 | His proper speech rang in sharp contrast to the street dialect of his parents. | ||
| 16 | expensive | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 3915 | He fancied himself an important man, and frequented the more expensive establishments near the duke's castle, and had even been in the castle on many occasions. | ||
| 17 | apron | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3916 | She shook her head, tossed her apron to the back of a nearby chair, gathered up her cloak, and headed out into the Palmaris night. | ||
| 18 | brine | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3917 | Even now, after nearly four years in Palmaris, when she knew every street, where to go, where to avoid, and when the dark image of the great Masur Delaval and the smell of brine and the wind filled with crisp wetness had become very familiar to her, she could not consider the place her home. | ||
| 19 | affectionately | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 3918 | It had been given to her affectionately, she knew, and with all sympathy for her pitiful predicament, and so she had not argued. | ||
| 20 | soot | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3919 | She remembered wandering into a village, dirty and wounded, covered in soot and blood. | ||
| 21 | phenomenon | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3920 | "The Halo," Cat-the-Stray muttered, and she realized that she had not seen the phenomenon since she had come to Palmaris. | ||
| 22 | metallic | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 3921 | She considered going back into the Way and inquiring about this Halo right then, but her concentration was broken by a sharp, metallic sound. | ||
| 23 | lovely | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 3922 | "Ah, me lovely," said the drunk from the bar. | ||
| 24 | namesake | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3923 | Quick as her namesake, the young woman leaped across and put her knee heavily into the drunk's chest, knocking him flat to the roof. | ||
| 25 | nibble | Verb | UNKNOWN | 3924 | But the young monk could not pull his mind far from the horrors he had witnessed, the encroaching evil that nibbled at the very heart of all that young Avelyn Desbris had held dear. | ||
| 26 | squirming | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 3925 | He pushed down hard to secure the squirming youngster and swung about, Hawkwing in his free hand, ready to fend off an attack. | ||
| 27 | ashamed | PastTense | UNKNOWN | 3926 | And she was not ashamed, not embarrassed, and no black wings of horrors past swept up about her. | ||
| 28 | bosom | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3927 | She took a deep breath and moved to the gutter, then down, meeting the eyes of no one, falling into the bosom of Pettibwa as soon as she spotted the woman, and whispering for Pettibwa to please take her to her room. | ||
| 29 | thrive | Verb | UNKNOWN | 3928 | Indeed she had thrived; initially, at least, in the military. | ||
| 30 | ingrained | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 3929 | It seemed that as every ceremony became ingrained within him, it lost a bit of its mystery, and thus, its holiness. | ||
| 31 | ideal | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3930 | For in the Ring Stones, the young man found his ideals satisfied. | ||
| 32 | considered | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 3931 | Sea journeys were not considered safe in God's Year 821, the year of the stone showers, and replacements might become necessary. | ||
| 33 | ironic | Verb | UNKNOWN | 3932 | The thought was more than a little unsettling to gentle Avelyn Desbris, and he thought it ironic that Quintall's anger was no more than proof that he, and not the stocky, ferocious man, was the better choice for Pimaninicuit. | ||
| 34 | reservation | Plural | UNKNOWN | 3933 | Even skeptical Master Siherton, whatever reservations he continued to hold about Avelyn as a fellow human being, had to admit that the man was the obvious choice, the God-given choice, for Pimaninicuit. | ||
| 35 | lobby | Verb | UNKNOWN | 3934 | Siherton maintained his tight bond with Quintall and lobbied for the younger man to be included - as Thagraine's replacement and not Avelyn's. | ||
| 36 | mediator | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3935 | By the third year, Master Siherton also became invaluable as a mediator between the two rivals from the class of God's Year 816, coaxing Quintall into easing up on his jealousy of Avelyn. | ||
| 37 | playing | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3936 | The centaur stopped his playing when he spotted his friend, his white smile growing wide within his bushy black beard. | ||
| 38 | watery | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 3937 | 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. | ||
| 39 | pinnacle | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3938 | To his thinking, this was the pinnacle of his existence, the greatest joy that a monk of St.-Mere-Abelle might know, the closest, before death, that he could ever get to his God. | ||
| 40 | office | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3939 | The other three chosen were already in the spacious office when Avelyn and Jojonah arrived. | ||
| 41 | mustache | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3940 | He had a garish scar running from ear to chin that seemed to Avelyn somehow gallant, and, unlike his scruffy companion, he was clean shaven except for a neatly trimmed mustache, rolling out from the sides of his mouth and curling up. | ||
| 42 | acutely | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 3941 | That garment held Avelyn's attention acutely, for he sensed that at least one of those jewels, a small ruby, was more than ornamental. | ||
| 43 | ornamental | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 3942 | That garment held Avelyn's attention acutely, for he sensed that at least one of those jewels, a small ruby, was more than ornamental. | ||
| 44 | trimmed | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 3943 | He was dirty and gray, his hair cropped short and badly trimmed, and his beard untended. | ||
| 45 | untended | PastTense | UNKNOWN | 3944 | He was dirty and gray, his hair cropped short and badly trimmed, and his beard untended. | ||
| 46 | seamen | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3945 | Avelyn had once heard the term "salty dog", in reference to seamen, and he thought that appropriate indeed for this one. | ||
| 47 | proximity | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3946 | - and yet, fighting in such proximity had him on the defensive for her sake. | ||
| 48 | commanding | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 3947 | Each day we spend this far north brings the very real chance of complete ruin." The four young monks exchanged glances; Avelyn was sympathetic to the captain's wishes and actually took some comfort in the man's commanding, if cold, demeanor. | ||
| 49 | pecking | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 3948 | The pecking order for the voyage had indeed been determined in just that manner. | ||
| 50 | bell | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3949 | The bells of the abbey pealed repeatedly, drawing curious onlookers from the nearby village of St.-Mere-Abelle. | ||
| 51 | peal | Verb | UNKNOWN | 3950 | The bells of the abbey pealed repeatedly, drawing curious onlookers from the nearby village of St.-Mere-Abelle. | ||
| 52 | bouncing | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 3951 | The four crewmen of the Windrunner's boat, which was bouncing noisily against the wooden dock, sat through it all with smirking faces, thoroughly amused and certainly not impressed. | ||
| 53 | noisily | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 3952 | The four crewmen of the Windrunner's boat, which was bouncing noisily against the wooden dock, sat through it all with smirking faces, thoroughly amused and certainly not impressed. | ||
| 54 | crusty | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 3953 | CHAPTER 13 Running Fast Down a Long, Long Road Elbryan froze as he heard the crusty snow crunch under his feet. | ||
| 55 | jealous | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 3954 | Avelyn watched that stare, and the return look Quintall offered to the master, and he understood that, while Quintall hated him and was jealous of him, the man would indeed protect him at all costs on the journey to and from the island. | ||
| 56 | joyous | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 3955 | The ceremony went off perfectly solemn yet joyous, ladies crying, men standing tall and handsome. | ||
| 57 | extent | Noun | B2 | 3956 | The young man paused then to consider the extent of his progress. | ||
| 58 | misstep | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3957 | Only the previous autumn, he would not even have noticed his last slight misstep. | ||
| 59 | clumsy | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 3958 | Elbryan had learned to walk nearly silently - though he still thought himself clumsy when measured against the graceful elves! | ||
| 60 | moot | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 3959 | The point was moot, anyway, for Elbryan never got close to touching the elusive deer. | ||
| 61 | exclaim | Verb | UNKNOWN | 3960 | "Elu touise!" Juraviel exclaimed and patted the young man on the back. | ||
| 62 | despondently | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 3961 | "A wound that will not heal," the Lady said despondently. | ||
| 63 | fumbling | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3962 | Even the pursuit seemed left behind, the fumbling giants not keeping pace. | ||
| 64 | session | Plural | UNKNOWN | 3963 | Not that Juraviel and the others weren't strong; it constantly amazed Elbryan how much power an elf packed into its tiny frame, power he felt all too often in the sting of a practice sword's strike during his sparring sessions! | ||
| 65 | chat | Verb | UNKNOWN | 3964 | They chatted easily, Juraviel doing most of the talking, explaining this plant and that, talking of ways to bind a wound, then shifting the subject back to where Elbryan had performed well and where he had failed in his quest to slap the deer. | ||
| 66 | dice | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3965 | But perhaps he'd have time for a few drinks and a dice game before. | ||
| 67 | lodging | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3966 | Elbryan moved grudgingly to his lodging, a low, wide house on the bottom boughs of a thick-limbed elm. | ||
| 68 | sneakily | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 3967 | Elbryan smiled sneakily and went into a crouch. | ||
| 69 | shave | Verb | UNKNOWN | 3968 | Even his head was bare, for his superiors had shaved it. | ||
| 70 | feint | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3969 | He started with a cunning feint, boring in, mock spear leading, as if he meant to overrun the diminutive elf, and then pulling to an abrupt stop and swishing his weapon hard to the side. | ||
| 71 | counterclockwise | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 3970 | He had to anticipate, and so he did, flipping his spear over one hand counterclockwise and then back again, then again clockwise, then back the other way. | ||
| 72 | clicking | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 3971 | Elbryan uttered a soft clicking sound, and Symphony responded by lifting his ears and nickering. | ||
| 73 | twirling | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 3972 | He hardly saw the elf's attacks, but he took comfort in the clicking sounds as the twirling pole picked off each one. | ||
| 74 | yelling | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3973 | The elf went into a headlong roll, right between the young man's widespread legs, came up to his feet behind the yelling and turning Elbryan, and reversed his momentum, stabbing both his poles back. | ||
| 75 | kidney | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3974 | He flinched as he straightened and grabbed at his kidney. | ||
| 76 | accusingly | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 3975 | "I heard you," Elbryan said accusingly. | ||
| 77 | worried | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 3976 | Adjonas turned a worried glance at Quintall. | ||
| 78 | beating | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3977 | This man was tough, admirably so, and Jojonah feared he would die from the beatings before he would relinquish his identity. | ||
| 79 | gaily | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 3978 | The man left early, tipping his floppy beret to Cat as he exited, his light brown eyes sparkling gaily, and the young woman was both relieved and upset that this second meeting had ended so abruptly. | ||
| 80 | memories | Verb | UNKNOWN | 3979 | Only this time, they were just memories and not threatening black demons. | ||
| 81 | conniving | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3980 | "Will ye wait the man at the table near to the window for me?" the conniving woman asked often, always with some excuse close at hand. | ||
| 82 | frustrated | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 3981 | He was in the tavern the next week, as well, and this time, Pettibwa, seeming a bit frustrated with the young woman, was more straightforward about insisting that the man was Cat's to serve. | ||
| 83 | acquaint | Verb | UNKNOWN | 3982 | "I believe that you are acquainted with my ..." Grady fished for the right word, and Cat; blushing fiercely, wanted to smack him on the back of the head. | ||
| 84 | proportion | Singular | UNKNOWN | 3983 | Everything about her seemed to fit perfectly - her nose, eyes, and mouth in perfect proportion, her legs and arms long and slender but certainly not skinny. | ||
| 85 | gait | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3984 | Her gait enhanced that perception as well, for she walked with ease and fluidity, always balanced. | ||
| 86 | enhance | Verb | UNKNOWN | 3985 | Her gait enhanced that perception as well, for she walked with ease and fluidity, always balanced. | ||
| 87 | impressed | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 3986 | The centaur, for the very first time, seemed honestly impressed. | ||
| 88 | introduction | Singular | UNKNOWN | 3987 | Bradwarden the ..." He stopped as Elbryan came out from behind the tree, the ranger rightly sensing that this introduction could go on for some time. | ||
| 89 | reflex | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3988 | She was no novice to battle, this one, with finely honed reflexes. | ||
| 90 | sarcastic | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 3989 | "Am I to swoon, then?" Cat asked, growing bolder and more sarcastic. | ||
| 91 | spirited | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 3990 | "You are the spirited one," Connor remarked. | ||
| 92 | kitchen | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3991 | She worked in the kitchen at St.-Mere-Abelle, a beautiful young lady with long black hair and dark, mysterious eyes. | ||
| 93 | toothy | Adjective | UNKNOWN | 3992 | The older woman clapped her pudgy hands before her, her toothy smile nearly taking in her ears. | ||
| 94 | represent | Verb | UNKNOWN | 3993 | They represented another side of the girl, a womanly side, sensual, sexual - a part that Cat's free and girlish spirit was not yet ready to admit. | ||
| 95 | reserve | Verb | UNKNOWN | 3994 | In truth, Cat had never been his "little girl." That had been reserved for another man, in some place far away, a place that Cat could not remember. | ||
| 96 | vaguely | Adverb | UNKNOWN | 3995 | Strange emotions swirled in Cat as he lightly touched her arm, vaguely familiar feelings but ones she had not felt in several years. | ||
| 97 | happiness | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3996 | And so it was with a true jumble of emotions, a purely teenage churning of confusion, fear and warmth, happiness and the verge of terror, that the young woman, no longer Cat-the-Stray, drifted off to a sleep of the sweetest dreams and the starkest nightmares. | ||
| 98 | endure | Verb | UNKNOWN | 3997 | But the old sea dog couldn't fathom the level of physical training these four men had endured. | ||
| 99 | crewman | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3998 | Ships had been found, so the stories went, intact and seaworthy, but with not a crewman aboard. | ||
| 100 | swimming | Noun | UNKNOWN | 3999 | There were indeed powries on her deck now, some with heavy crossbows; taking potshots at the swimming monks. | ||
| 101 | slave | Noun | UNKNOWN | 4000 | This was Adjonas' ship, that Quintall did not dispute, but the abbey had paid well for this transport and the brothers had not been put aboard as slaves. |