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verb frequency
was807
had402
said235
''s217
do183
were181
have151
did137
be124
is119
came108
been107
know99
went91
looked85
got85
come84
see81
get75
go70
going70
think65
turned64
made63
''re60
want59
knew54
saw52
are50
began50
took48
thought46
told45
heard44
look43
asked43
seemed39
left39
let38
say38
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tell35
looking35
like34
sat32
seen31
cried31
take28
does28
stood28
wanted27
moved27
make27
called27
gave26
started25
inquired25
demanded24
felt24
walked23
hear23
gone23
broke23
put21
''d21
has20
loved20
met20
stopped20
trying20
tried19
married19
passed18
give18
brought18
call17
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answered17
find17
fell17
mean17
talked17
shook17
sitting17
opened17
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am16
arrived16
being16
believe16
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live16
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standing16
used16
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stared15
leaned15
reached15
speak15
wait15
understand14
suppose14
suggested14
held14
explained14
ask14
ran13
lay13
leaving13
pulled13
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sit13
whispered13
smiled13
taking13
play12
added12
doing12
kept12
killed12
talk12
known12
raised12
remarked12
rose12
set12
stop12
leave12
making11
having11
hurried11
keep11
lived11
love11
read11
run11
saying11
turning11
repeated11
lost10
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driving10
forget10
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happen10
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spoke10
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talking10
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beat9
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changed9
drew9
eat9
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listen9
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stand9
walking9
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named9
filled8
buy8
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care8
caught8
closed8
died8
feel8
done8
holding8
invited8
meet8
move8
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pushed8
start8
try8
dropped7
looks7
jumped7
given7
accepted7
disappeared7
blew7
believed7
played7
opening7
show7
reach7
says7
telephone7
thinking7
threw7
turn7
urged7
waiting7
realized7
feeling6
helped6
guessed6
grew6
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floated6
finding6
assured6
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engaged6
drawn6
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answer6
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beg5
become5
laugh5
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walk5
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lying5
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touch5
throwing5
throw5
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spread5
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rushed5
mixed5
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pick5
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drift4
drive4
ended4
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excuse4
fall4
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follow4
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fool4
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sing3
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trust3
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flashing2
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hurt2
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hope2
hold2
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change2
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stretch2
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dream1
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drop1
enjoy1
dumps1
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face1
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extract1
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et1
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dismounted1
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dipped1
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dirty1
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grieving1
falls1
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hoping1
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hit1
hissed1
hired1
hire1
hinted1
highballs1
hide1
hidden1
herding1
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heaps1
heaped1
headed1
harrowed1
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gyped1
dates1
gratulate1
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grasp1
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introduce1
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interest1
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indicate1
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form1
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