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verb frequency
was1297
had1113
be931
have577
been471
were413
is392
do212
being202
said162
did157
think147
are146
know126
am126
see120
has97
seemed92
made92
having89
say88
go88
make87
found77
thought76
give76
felt76
come74
done71
came67
going65
heard64
knew60
seen54
saw51
gone49
take48
believe48
left47
cried47
looking44
feel44
wish43
looked42
known42
leave39
does39
passed39
hear38
look38
seeing37
get36
wanted33
tell33
brought32
received32
like32
hope32
coming32
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put31
talked31
went30
spoke30
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understand29
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wished28
walked28
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let27
called27
taken27
obliged27
speak26
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told26
used25
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assure25
doing24
considered24
meet24
stay24
thinking23
talking23
talk23
suppose23
find23
saying22
''s22
making21
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bear21
marry21
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mean21
taking20
got20
appeared20
turned20
understood20
walking20
supposed19
spoken19
speaking19
determined19
added19
giving18
call18
finding18
imagine18
hoped18
lived18
want17
took17
set17
decided17
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help16
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observed16
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love16
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allowed15
answered15
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join10
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pay8
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-7
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catch7
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burst7
agree7
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quit7
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visit7
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