the basis°hard word for a word bank is a dozen novels°hard word from Project Gutenberg°hard word.
there are a few things to adjust for 💡 the boilerplate text°hard word, page numbers, chapter titles°hard word, tables of contents°hard word but nothing too difficult.
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as°hard word far as°hard word "names" are concerned°hard word - the capitalization°hard word (and the spikes°hard word in frequency°hard word 🔥 "Harry°hard word" is far more common a word in Harry°hard word Potter°hard word than in Gulliver's°hard word Travels ) should distinguish°hard word them.
💡 names are often polysemous°hard word. Autumn fell°hard word in the woods. - is it a person or a season? Georgia°hard word was beautiful - is it a person, a state, or a country? this ... is fine.
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we then°hard word have a few hundred°hard word "grammatical°hard word" words. what does the word for mean? or with? how can you explain that without circular definitions°hard word? you probably can't°hard word.
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by word frequency°hard word 250, we get words like open, together, seem, next. Still polysemous°hard word, still sometimes used°hard word in a grammatical way. But, generally, words with a definition°hard word that can be done°hard word in simpler°hard word words.
by word frequency°hard word 500, we get words like hot, bed, and thousand°hard word. words that can be defined°hard word, but might use less-common°hard word words. 💡 I don't°hard word have a perfect list yet°hard word. But bed may-or-may-not°hard word be more common than sleep.
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past that point, it is a flood°hard word of nouns°hard word, verbs°hard word, and adjectives°hard word.
at word frequency°hard word 1000, we get improve, sign, magazine°hard word. words that are polysemous°hard word, but easier°hard word to define°hard word.
at word frequency°hard word 4000, we are at coordinate°hard word, canvas, and combat°hard word. a purely-linear°hard word ranking°hard word may no longer be meaningful°hard word. the type of corpus°hard word will matter too much for there to be a fully well-ordered°hard word list.
i don't°hard word have a good enough list for word frequency°hard word 10000 to say anything°hard word definitive°hard word. perhaps moss, alloy°hard word, and paintball°hard word will show up here.
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we also have to deal with conjugation somewhere around here. are democracy°hard word and democratic°hard word one word 💡 the term lemma is used°hard word sometimes, but I don't°hard word like it or two?
also, are terms like bow (of a ship) and bow (gesture°hard word of respect) and bow (for string instruments) separate words?