verb

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verb frequency
said1165
was979
had477
do427
be409
''s330
is326
have246
know227
were215
went201
did197
see181
thought175
are166
think160
''m158
looked150
get150
came143
come142
go141
say139
tell114
found110
got108
''ve103
began102
been98
like96
made89
heard88
put86
seemed76
''re76
asked75
took73
make72
tried70
cried68
sat63
wish61
ran61
felt59
looking58
find58
let57
look57
turned56
take55
speak55
am55
eat53
saw52
going50
does50
spoke49
called48
hear47
added45
grow44
getting44
seen44
set43
talk42
replied42
has40
walked39
left39
gave38
want37
gone37
read36
changed35
being35
stood35
talking35
try34
wonder32
knew32
done32
used30
give29
makes28
kept27
shook26
saying26
mean26
growing26
feel26
call25
play25
remember25
seem25
trying24
thinking24
leave24
work23
lying23
keep23
fell23
help22
begin22
coming22
ask22
suppose22
turning22
told22
jumped21
drink21
hurried21
having21
offended21
shouted21
waited21
turn20
sitting20
lay20
ing20
fetch20
change20
beg20
moved19
finished19
cut19
opened19
sit19
stop18
stand18
please18
goes18
noticed17
believe17
held16
beginning16
dropped16
guess16
happened16
followed16
hope16
write16
making16
waiting16
led16
learn15
doing15
drew15
explain15
happen15
marked15
liked15
meant15
passed15
seems15
wait15
published14
grown14
live14
illuminated14
running14
shut14
sing14
manage13
bowed13
catch13
comes13
lost13
forgotten13
screamed13
stay13
stole13
taught13
walk13
means12
_12
add12
bring12
fallen12
hold12
listen12
repeated12
need12
reach12
remembered12
run12
stopped12
taking12
wrote12
remarked11
appeared11
asking11
begun11
brought11
join11
picked11
written11
show11
understand11
walking11
won11
wondering11
sighed11
interrupted10
care10
continued10
dare10
draw10
happens10
frightened10
lit10
thank10
peeped10
shrinking10
slipped10
struck10
open10
executed9
grunted9
grew9
feeling9
broken9
crowded9
caught9
ate9
joined9
guessed9
mind9
lives9
sounded9
managed9
waving9
spread9
stretched9
sleep9
send9
pressed9
move9
cry8
matter8
jumping8
hate8
folded8
fall8
digging8
answer8
choked8
caused8
become8
beat8
-8
met8
meet8
breathe8
puzzled8
suit8
watch8
tucked8
trembling8
throw8
watched8
threw8
repeat8
started8
sneezing8
sent8
says8
sang8
rise8
speaking8
filled7
known7
hearing7
grinned7
forgetting7
fly7
finish7
finding7
broke7
consider7
carried7
bringing7
blew7
answered7
allow7
love7
laid7
hurt7
ordered7
smiled7
printed7
whispered7
wanted7
ventured7
vanished7
taken7
swim7
succeeded7
taste7
shouting7
settled7
sends7
remained7
reading7
shaped7
puzzling7
hoped6
frowning6
hanging6
hit6
kick6
hung6
hunting6
knowing6
forget6
forgot6
attending6
flew6
fancy6
dry6
crossed6
considering6
carrying6
cares6
begins6
assembled6
locked6
lived6
rose6
loving6
remarking6
mentioned6
twist6
tied6
swimming6
signed6
wake6
shutting6
save6
round6
sighing6
pointing6
panting6
painting6
opening6
nibbling6
nev6
muttering6
putting6
moving6
knows5
given5
falling5
fancied5
fear5
flying5
hoping5
hand5
handed5
holding5
knocked5
expecting5
beheaded5
dried5
dressed5
dipped5
decided5
crawled5
cheered5
checked5
burn5
brightened5
addressed5
''d5
longed5
lie5
entangled5
nibbled5
splash5
occurred5
writing5
watching5
wants5
venture5
unrolled5
unfolded5
trembled5
tells5
tasted5
stamping5
splashing5
trotting5
sneezed5
rushed5
smoking5
prove5
proved5
quarrelling5
pleaded5
rest5
sell5
sending5
shrink5
silence5
ev4
exclaimed4
fanned4
finds4
flown4
know----4
fluttered4
growled4
howling4
kills4
kneel4
dive4
double4
arrived4
crouched4
cross4
creep4
concluded4
coaxing4
climb4
catching4
break4
bend4
begged4
beating4
leading4
laughed4
changing4
marched4
smiling4
miss4
yawned4
wink4
wept4
wasting4
wandered4
think--4
suppressed4
stoop4
start4
staring4
stared4
tumbling4
roared4
placed4
missed4
reached4
nurse4
offer4
pinch4
picking4
played4
playing4
pop4
pressing4
raised4
hurrying3
goose3
howled3
hid3
hated3
guard3
grin3
fitted3
giving3
follows3
follow3
flung3
flashed3
fills3
insult3
i''m3
linked3
invited3
leaving3
matters3
mark3
listening3
examine3
likes3
lifted3
learnt3
keeping3
leaning3
lasted3
knock3
knelt3
kissed3
kill3
feared3
curled3
engaged3
bit3
chanced3
ca''n''t3
brushing3
bristling3
boxed3
bowing3
belongs3
end3
belong3
needs3
bear3
arranged3
advise3
accustomed3
choke3
chose3
clinging3
conquest3
considered3
crying3
daresay3
declare3
disagree3
disappeared3
dodged3
doubt3
dozing3
dripping3
drive3
drop3
drowned3
measure3
became3
notice3
takes3
tired3
tipped3
tie3
throwing3
ted3
talked3
swam3
touch3
swallowing3
submitted3
stopping3
stirring3
stayed3
squeeze3
tossing3
treading3
sobbing3
wandering3
nursing3
yelled3
works3
wore3
washing3
wash3
wander3
trot3
upset3
uncorked3
twinkle3
turtle3
trust3
trouble3
squeaking3
untwist3
sits3
pulling3
re3
rattling3
raising3
quiver3
push3
purring3
pulled3
rearing3
proceed3
peeping3
pardoned3
ordering3
obliged3
sink3
reaching3
poured3
recovered3
scolded3
singing3
remark3
showing3
shedding3
setting3
seated3
scrambling3
shake3
saves3
rid3
rubbed3
repeating3
rising3
rippling3
executes2
expected2
fading2
fancying2
favoured2
fanning2
fixed2
fig2
fighting2
examining2
fit2
execute2
eats2
escape2
enjoy2
engraved2
ending2
ended2
encourage2
eaten2
drunk2
dropping2
dreaming2
frighten2
dreamed2
flinging2
invent2
fumbled2
gain2
drawling2
leant2
laughing2
laugh2
labelled2
kiss2
killing2
judging2
jogged2
introduced2
introduce2
interrupting2
injure2
improve2
imagine2
grunt2
growl2
grinning2
grazed2
grant2
glaring2
gather2
gan2
dream2
bent2
doubled2
burnt2
bother2
bore2
blown2
bleeds2
bite2
learning2
beheading2
bawled2
barking2
balanced2
baked2
argued2
appear2
annoyed2
altered2
alone--"catch2
alarmed2
agree2
adventures2
addressing2
accounting2
abide2
--found2
burning2
bursting2
do''n''t2
calling2
directed2
died2
denied2
ded2
declared2
dear2
dared2
dancing2
curving2
curtsey2
crushed2
croqueting2
crept2
crawling2
cost2
complaining2
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collected2
cleared2
chuckled2
carry2
capering2
can--2
learned2
deny2
licking2
squeezed2
ter2
telling2
teaching2
teach2
swallowed2
swallow2
strike2
stretching2
straightened2
stays2
standing2
squeaked2
shifting2
spreads2
spoken2
spell2
sound2
sobbed2
sneezes2
skurried2
signify2
sign2
shure2
shrieked2
thatched2
tis2
tittered2
trampled2
wriggling2
listened2
wrapping2
wrapped2
worry2
wondered2
wished2
win2
welcomes2
wags2
wag2
vote2
visit2
using2
use2
upsetting2
unlocking2
undo2
turns2
tumbled2
trimmed2
tricks2
tremble2
shining2
whistle2
shaking2
produced2
pretend2
pray2
pour2
pointed2
pleasing2
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planning2
pitied2
pinched2
persisted2
pered2
peering2
paused2
patted2
pass2
ours2
ornamented2
noticing2
ning2
minding2
loves2
sentenced2
lose2
pretending2
muttered2
producing2
remaining2
selling2
promised2
seeing2
scratching2
rubbing2
returning2
returned2
retire2
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removed2
remembering2
living2
refused2
purrs2
pronounced2
recognised2
proves2
punished2
puffed2
quarrel2
quarrelled2
rapped2
raving2
fix1
fits1
flashes1
flow1
fold1
folding1
following1
form1
france--1
gained1
frightens1
fringed1
frowned1
furrows1
finishes1
gazed1
gazing1
gid1
ging1
glanced1
glared1
finishing1
fast1
fill1
explained1
drinking1
glide1
drooped1
dying1
eating1
ed1
embodying1
enlarged1
enter1
expressed1
drifted1
expressing1
fade1
faded1
fail1
faint1
fainting1
falls1
favored1
feels1
face1
illustrations1
gliding1
larg1
interrupts1
invented1
involved1
judged1
jure1
kneeling1
knocking1
know--1
labeled1
leaping1
gloves1
leaves1
lessen1
licks1
ling1
lis1
list1
lodging1
draped1
london·william·heinemann1
interrupt1
imitated1
illustrationen1
ice1
greeting1
grieved1
groping1
ground1
growling1
grumbled1
gued1
guide1
hammered1
hap1
happening1
hatch1
head1
heaved1
helped1
hide1
hind1
hopes1
hunt1
drawl1
camomile1
drank1
bled1
backed1
based1
bask1
beautify1
becoming1
believed1
bending1
bing1
blame1
borne1
childlike1
bound1
box1
boxing1
breaking1
breathed1
built1
calm1
caring1
chance1
avoid1
attends1
attended1
attend1
losing1
----well1
abate1
accept1
accounts1
adapted1
adding1
admit1
afford1
again--''_before1
alice1
annoy1
appealed1
appeals1
appearing1
argue1
arise1
arm1
attempted1
cheated1
choose1
drained1
deserved1
cutting1
dance1
danced1
darkened1
de1
denies1
denying1
depends1
ders1
developed1
choosing1
devour1
die1
dimly1
disobey1
divide1
do:--1
dogs1
doomed1
doubling1
curved1
curtseying1
curl1
cur1
chop1
clapped1
closed1
closing1
coiled1
coloured1
condemn1
confiding1
confused1
connected1
consented1
containing1
contradicted1
counting1
crashed1
creeping1
cries1
croqueted1
crow1
looks1
test1
love--1
strove1
spreading1
stamped1
steer1
stir1
stirred1
stooped1
straightening1
strengthened1
stretch1
suffer1
tempered1
suffers1
sugar1
summons1
supply1
supported1
suppress1
swim''--you1
tasted--1
tasted----1
sprawling1
spoils1
splashed1
sounds1
settle1
settling1
shared1
sharing1
shed1
shilling1
shrank1
shrunk1
side1
signifies1
skimmed1
skimming1
smelling1
smile1
smoked1
sneeze1
snorting1
sold1
soothing1
teases1
thanked1
selves1
whisper1
vanishing1
vexed1
wakes1
wanting1
warn1
waste1
waved1
wear1
wearying1
whistling1
that?--it1
whiting1
winding1
wishing1
with----1
wo''n''t1
woke1
wound1
writes1
yawning1
value1
unlocked1
undraws1
undraw1
then!--bill1
think----1
through1
thrown1
thrust1
thump1
time--1
ting1
tinkling1
tled1
touched1
treated1
trickling1
trusts1
tween1
twined1
twinkled1
uglify1
understood1
serpents1
self1
loved1
permitted1
part1
partners----1
passing1
pattering1
peat1
peered1
pen1
pends1
pened1
pick1
prefer1
pictured1
piled1
planned1
plead1
pleases1
plied1
pocket1
pose1
powdered1
panted1
paint1
overflowing1
overcome1
low1
ly1
make--1
managing1
mention1
minded1
mixed1
mixing1
mur1
murdering1
mustard1
nay1
neath1
needed1
neighbouring1
nies1
nodded1
offend1
order1
prattled1
prefixed1
selected1
rushes1
reprinted1
requested1
retold1
riddle1
rises1
roll1
rolled1
rule1
rush1
rustled1
presented1
rustling1
say--1
scare1
scratch1
screaming1
scurried1
sealed1
sees1
seized1
reminding1
remain1
relieved1
reeling1
prevent1
promise1
promising1
prose-1
prosecute1
pull1
punch1
punching1
pursue1
quacked1
quaked1
quarreling1
queer1
quote1
reared1
recalled1
received1
recognized1
reduced1
----_said1