jpdb beta

Cuthbert

4

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

57

orphanage

4

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

14

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

1

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

2

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

110

boy; son; baby boy; young man

10

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

35

stopping place (incl. stations, rail yards, junctions, etc.); (railway) station

1

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

3

to go to meet somebody

1

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

45

there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

1

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

38

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

1

red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful

1

hair (on the head)

3

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

10

skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones

1

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

5

was; were

4

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

6

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

10

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

3

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

8

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

7

Avonlea

1

lake

5

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

8

really; truly

3

lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb

3

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

16

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

27

parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

1

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

20

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

1

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

2

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

11

I; me

27

in this way; like this

1

crested caracara (Polyborus plancus)

1

loveable; very likeable; like very much

1

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

5

ah; oh; hey!

4

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

2

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

1

that; those; the

5

Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum

1

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

4