verb

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verb frequency
was129
had58
have33
is25
got24
be24
were21
did18
came18
went16
get15
been15
see12
heard11
go11
began10
made9
took9
turned8
thought8
saw8
look8
has8
come8
told7
lay7
going7
found7
killed6
do6
done6
gone6
being6
put6
stood6
said6
seen6
looked5
are5
think5
knew5
gave5
making5
say5
started5
having5
let4
beginning4
caught4
feel4
grew4
keeping4
kept4
lying4
maned4
remember4
shot4
standing4
used4
passed4
find3
lashing3
kill3
judge3
fixed3
burnt3
felt3
covered3
bounded3
answered3
move3
left3
walking3
moving3
suppose3
opened3
trekked3
tell3
take3
taking3
set3
sending3
seemed3
rose3
pulled3
forget2
dying2
eaten2
feeling2
fell2
fire2
fired2
leave2
hit2
hope2
hung2
increased2
knocking2
drew2
licked2
like2
dropped2
clad2
died2
brute2
lit2
am2
believe2
bound2
bounding2
broke2
burning2
determined2
burst2
called2
catching2
coming2
dared2
departed2
liked2
asked2
loaded2
sticking2
stopping2
struck2
succeeded2
talk2
thinking2
tied2
tried2
try2
trying2
vanished2
wait2
washing2
work2
wounded2
looking2
stopped2
yelled2
starting2
rolled2
spent2
looks2
lost2
managed2
poked2
roared2
poured2
rubbed2
running2
shook2
shrivelled2
sniffed2
sniffing2
snorted2
fellows1
exaggerating1
exists1
fainted1
falls1
fear1
feed1
flung1
filled1
finish1
finished1
firing1
fix1
flew1
entered1
followed1
escaped1
drive1
enter1
ensuing1
discovered1
disembowelled1
distended1
does1
doing1
dotted1
drag1
dragged1
draw1
drawn1
drifted1
forced1
driven1
driving1
dropping1
following1
glaring1
formed1
inhabited1
hesitated1
hitched1
hold1
hoped1
hunting1
hurtling1
implored1
inspan1
frozen1
keep1
kick1
know1
laid1
lame1
laugh1
leading1
help1
held1
haul1
happened1
galloped1
gathered1
getting1
given1
giving1
glowing1
grate1
graze1
grinning1
growing1
growled1
growling1
gushing1
discover1
hanging1
gut1
crept1
dining1
bought1
became1
become1
begged1
belonged1
bit1
bled1
blowing1
breaking1
dies1
breaks1
brightened1
brought1
bushes1
call1
carry1
catch1
beaten1
based1
barked1
backed1
lick1
accompanied1
add1
adjured1
ai1
alight1
allow1
armed1
arose1
ask1
assured1
attack1
attacks1
attracted1
availed1
caused1
chatter1
chewing1
created1
creeping1
crouching1
crunching1
crushed1
curdled1
cut1
danced1
dare1
dashed1
dated1
dazed1
describing1
deserved1
developed1
devoured1
creep1
crawling1
chose1
crackling1
cleaned1
clear1
clearing1
climbed1
clothed1
comes1
commenced1
commit1
conceive1
conceived1
confiding1
considered1
continued1
cooked1
cornered1
leaving1
rumours1
lifted1
stepped1
sprawling1
spread1
spring1
sprinkled1
stand1
staring1
staunch1
stirred1
lifting1
stooped1
straightened1
stray1
stuck1
suspect1
swaying1
swept1
sprang1
soothed1
smell1
sloped1
says1
scrubbing1
searching1
seeing1
send1
shaking1
shifting1
shooting1
shouted1
showed1
shrank1
shrugged1
shut1
sitting1
skinned1
swung1
tackle1
taken1
understand1
use1
vanishing1
villain1
walked1
want1
wanted1
warm1
waved1
whipped1
wish1
wooded1
worked1
wrapped1
wrinkled1
wrote1
unsettled1
twisting1
takes1
turning1
tearing1
thank1
threw1
thrown1
tighten1
tipped1
tossed1
touched1
trade1
traded1
trekking1
trickled1
trod1
troubles1
turn1
run1
rubbing1
rub1
narrated1
need1
nodded1
nosing1
noticed1
observing1
occurred1
overcame1
overlooked1
overpowering1
overshadowed1
overtake1
parting1
pass1
passing1
paying1
narrating1
muttered1
perceived1
mutter1
limping1
listened1
living1
loosed1
loosened1
lose1
losing1
make1
marched1
mean1
mention1
met1
mind1
mistaken1
moved1
peeped1
perish1
rotting1
rasped1
received1
reckoned1
redoubled1
reeked1
reflected1
regretted1
removing1
rending1
reprinted1
return1
rewarded1
rid1
rising1
roaring1
rolling1
reached1
ran1
persuaded1
quarrelling1
piled1
pop1
pouring1
prayed1
prepared1
preserved1
pretend1
proceeded1
promised1
promising1
prospected1
pull1
pulling1
purring1
push1
''ve1