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verb frequency
was697
had463
is272
said258
were213
be179
have165
do135
came119
are113
see101
been97
''s89
come86
went84
made78
go77
did77
get72
saw65
let65
know63
told56
called53
took52
looked49
tell47
got47
put45
has45
knew42
am42
take40
asked39
fell38
left38
turned37
set37
sat36
think35
stood35
make35
gave35
give34
brought33
gone33
lay33
laughed31
filled31
thought30
lying30
look30
felt29
found28
coming28
going26
''ve26
being26
sailed26
heard26
taking26
run25
want24
rose24
placed24
passed24
began23
done23
say23
walked22
spoke22
sent22
ran22
pointed22
answered22
''m22
carried21
cut21
died21
returned21
showed20
try19
seen19
killed19
held19
became19
send18
lost18
covered18
getting17
ask17
wanted17
like17
live17
talk16
return16
drew16
call16
keep15
find15
given15
seemed15
struck15
threw15
laid14
bade14
carrying14
feel14
having14
shook14
lived14
making14
smiled14
speak14
kill13
bound13
bring13
entered13
followed13
help13
meant13
landed13
touched13
met13
raised13
living13
mean12
drink12
hear12
holding12
picked12
pulled12
reached12
says12
bought11
lifted11
built11
die11
does11
drank11
fired11
known11
tore11
looking11
sitting11
slept11
taken11
talking11
telling11
work11
seized11
marry10
''re10
comes10
dropped10
forgotten10
hidden10
knows10
leave10
opened10
save10
shot10
started10
thrown10
waited10
watched10
sank10
cast9
led9
eat9
decided9
caused9
believe9
care9
broken9
broke9
listen9
lie9
fill9
loved9
stay9
married9
wait9
turn9
talked9
whispered9
show9
seated9
pressed9
written9
leaving8
become8
born8
calling8
eating8
gazed8
handed8
happened8
headed8
hurt8
kissed8
replied8
running8
sail8
slid8
stepped8
swept8
thank8
watching8
wrote8
named8
moved7
finished7
liked7
leading7
kept7
flying7
bore7
doing7
carry7
buy7
burst7
managed7
stopped7
offered7
stop7
possessed7
wept7
used7
thinking7
succeeded7
standing7
sang7
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read7
pulling7
following6
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follow6
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escaped6
crept6
added6
changed6
ceased6
buried6
bent6
becalmed6
hope6
goes6
wonder6
lit6
sprang6
looks6
waiting6
turning6
suppose6
stuck6
steered6
wish6
sought6
means6
seeing6
remain6
presented6
seek6
guess5
hate5
hid5
hoisted5
hung5
mind5
land5
lose5
motioned5
nodded5
picking5
growing5
grown5
covering5
grasped5
gets5
fled5
falling5
expected5
dried5
commenced5
proved5
cared5
beat5
ate5
anchored5
piled5
understand5
pull5
start5
pushed5
worked5
waved5
walking5
trying5
trading5
trade5
torn5
tied5
thinks5
suit5
stooped5
walk5
stand5
returning5
putting5
sing5
reaching5
remember5
regarded5
rising5
saying5
served5
shoot5
showing5
experienced4
grow4
face4
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fall4
fear4
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giving4
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lashed4
heading4
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hold4
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love4
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meet4
driven4
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drawing4
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allow4
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avoid4
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begin4
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bringing4
bronzed4
caught4
concerned4
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cried4
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desired4
need4
search4
parted4
swear4
smoke4
smoked4
smoking4
speaking4
spread4
spring4
steal4
surrounded4
swim4
smashed4
tearing4
tells4
trembling4
tried4
use4
uttering4
wants4
perish4
smiling4
wandering4
sleeping4
resumed4
sleep4
pitying4
pointing4
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played4
rolled4
write4
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sending4
round4
shouted4
shining4
drying3
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expect3
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dig3
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fight3
hit3
fire3
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invited3
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hove3
fixed3
hoist3
hide3
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hasten3
happen3
forget3
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ai3
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rise3
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learn3
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working3
wooded3
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welcome3
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trembled3
throwing3
threatened3
takes3
swung3
swayed3
suggested3
roasted3
wondering3
rippling3
mentioned3
observed3
notice3
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muttered3
move3
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missing3
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makes3
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lies3
rest3
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obtained3
lift3
ordered3
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paddle3
recognise3
question3
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prove3
prevent3
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raise3
pick3
pay3
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pass3
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permit3
paddling3
entertained2
ends2
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enjoy2
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extended2
ere2
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extracted2
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fancy2
fearing2
finding2
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divide2
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dost2
doubt2
drag2
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dreamed2
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drop2
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echoed2
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elapsed2
finishing2
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flew2
hurried2
hates2
hath2
head2
hears2
heave2
hissed2
hurry2
hanging2
imagine2
informed2
instructed2
introduction2
isolated2
displayed2
hated2
hang2
flung2
gives2
flushed2
forced2
gained2
gather2
gathered2
gaze2
gleamed2
hand2
gravelled2
grew2
grimly2
grinned2
groaned2
guided2
dived2
breathe2
discovered2
bet2
backed2
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bared2
beating2
begged2
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bind2
awoke2
binding2
bless2
bother2
bowed2
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back2
attended2
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join2
accompanied2
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addressed2
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asking2
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cry2
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damn2
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count2
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desire2
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challis2
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trust2
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risk2
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promise2
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reach2
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raises2
recover2
please2
fail1
faces1
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fain1
fabled1
explain1
eyed1
extending1
exposed1
exploited1
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explained1
faced1
formed1
expired1
expire1
expended1
existing1
execute1
exclaimed1
exceeded1
exacting1
everlasting1
essayed1
farewell1
escaping1
erected1
faltering1
flecked1
farthest1
floating1
form1
enything1
forgiven1
forged1
foreigners"--with1
force1
folded1
fly1
fluttering1
fluted1
flowing1
flowed1
float1
fashioned1
flaunted1
flattened1
fish1
finds1
fills1
filling1
figures1
fighting1
fetches1
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fatted1
fastened1
erase1
drenched1
enwraps1
drifts1
dreaming1
dream1
dreading1
draws1
draw1
draped1
dozing1
double1
dog1
divorce1
dividing1
disturb1
distorted1
distended1
distant1
dissuaded1
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disregard1
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dispense1
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forms1
disengage1
dries1
drive1
enwrapped1
drooped1
enveloped1
entitled1
entertain1
enter1
enshrouded1
enrich1
enjoying1
engaged1
enduring1
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end1
enclose1
emitted1
embarked1
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elected1
eke1
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forming1
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hearing1
inquiring1
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indulge1
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increase1
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imparting1
iloay1
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hustled1
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leaps1
laugh1
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lalelei1
lain1
lagoon1
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joke1
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jog1
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free1
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ha1
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guide1
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grieved1
grieve1
greeting1
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discussed1
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backs1
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beseech1
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bend1
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believed1
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bawls1
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burnt1
awakening1
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