jpdb beta

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

6

it seems that; as if

1

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

1

unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable

1

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

3

discerning (quick) eye; keen insight

1

to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted

1

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

1

true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

1

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

7

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

3

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

1

single word; a few words; brief comment

1

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

1

one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

1

consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

3

as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

1

impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

1

to state; to express; to mention

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

2

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

3

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

5

Wiliam; William

1

Jacobs

1

short story; novella

1

title

1

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

3

feelings; thoughts; meaning

1

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

1

desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

2

to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)

3

with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain

1

item; something that one "just has to have"

1

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

1

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

2

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

1

to guess right

1

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

1

to impose; to visit upon; to inflict

1

who; what kind of person

1

to choose; to select

1

to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

3

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

2

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

6

ah; oh; hey!

4

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

2

mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition

4

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

2

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

1