jpdb beta

marriage

5

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

57

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

1

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

1

below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

1

youngest daughter (of a good family)

10

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

20

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)

2

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

4

trifles; minor details

1

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

2

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

19

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

9

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

41

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

1

marriageable age; chance of marriage

1

to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

1

let's do it; I (we) are going to do it

1

head house (family); birthplace; originator

1

as (for); for; in the capacity of

1

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

1

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

1

branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family

1

we

3

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

2

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

3

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

12

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

6

fourth-born daughter

2

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

1

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

5

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

1

curiosity; inquisitiveness

1

strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

3

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

3

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

10

above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

2

in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

1

one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre

1

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

48

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

5

indicates emphasis

7

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

1

idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon

1

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

35

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

12

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

1

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

1

man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

2