jpdb beta

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

10

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

42

mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius)

1

huge; gigantic; enormous

1

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)

1

Paleolithic; Palaeolithic; Old Stone Age

1

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

42

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

1

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

1

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

21

big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

1

seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

4

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

1

10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

1

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

3

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

5

Tyrannosaurus rex; T. rex; tyrannosaurus

1

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

57

fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization

1

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

11

to; towards; for

2

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

1

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

4

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

19

father; dad; husband; you; he

6

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

1

mankind; humanity

1

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

28

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

1

ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual

1

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

1

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

4

Dracula

2

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

6

(some) more; even more; longer; further

2

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

2

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

3

vampire

5

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

9

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

2

than; from; out of; except; but; more

1

I; me

5

ancestor; forefather; foremother

2

adds force or indicates command

3

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

2

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

4

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

1