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verb frequency
was1399
said566
is365
are294
were259
be257
had197
have185
came155
do154
went122
''s119
made117
see92
did81
go76
took76
has75
say65
does65
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''ve61
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know59
think58
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ate50
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sit45
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tell42
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thought40
ran39
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being39
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sailed37
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rushed35
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look34
keep34
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''re34
''m33
bought33
find32
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give32
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flew30
called30
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put29
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fell29
fed29
played28
am28
set28
sing27
gone27
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grow25
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get23
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hear22
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read22
speak21
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published21
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cut19
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fly18
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seized18
watch17
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placed17
married17
got17
fit17
felt17
drowned17
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beat17
ding16
leave16
eat16
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try16
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care15
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ai14
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cook10
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ride8
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