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verb frequency
was1718
had848
is820
said560
are500
be473
were464
have455
do343
see230
been226
did209
cried180
know169
knew165
go151
think144
say142
thought124
come123
came119
heard113
made110
has109
saw105
put100
went94
tell93
let91
''s91
asked85
called84
found77
looking76
look72
am69
gave68
looked66
got65
get64
fly64
told63
replied60
being60
sat59
give58
flew58
tried57
make57
felt57
ran53
take51
fell50
does48
hear47
going47
want46
wanted45
seen45
took44
stood44
play44
seemed43
remember41
having40
ask40
lost38
used36
saying36
done36
answered36
like35
believe33
began32
meant32
find32
doing31
run31
forgotten30
feel30
cry30
whispered29
sitting29
says29
brought29
thinking28
passed28
help27
crying27
lay27
wish26
turned26
turn26
left26
gone26
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cast25
remembered25
stand25
meet24
mean24
leave24
flung24
comes24
became23
finished23
build23
kept23
waiting23
wearing22
walk22
speak22
slept22
putting22
played22
missing22
forget22
followed22
decided22
coming22
happened21
''m21
become21
grown21
known21
playing21
showed21
loved21
flying20
broke20
carry20
fall20
hold20
save20
sit20
wake20
pass19
darling19
drew19
drowned19
feeling19
keep19
love19
liked19
running19
rushed19
sent19
sleep19
suppose19
taken19
wants19
held18
cut18
dropped18
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making18
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talked18
shut17
hide17
opened17
returned17
rose17
teach17
sleeping17
taking17
trying17
understand17
woke17
set16
return16
reach16
pretended16
makes16
growing16
follow16
fallen15
added15
born15
built15
bring15
getting15
try15
screamed15
show15
holding15
live14
carrying14
caught14
explain14
given14
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mind14
pretending14
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spoke14
telling14
tied14
hope13
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dare13
fear13
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grew13
hid13
pretend13
jumped13
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listen13
met13
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standing13
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catch12
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kick12
swim12
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round11
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wear10
wait10
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stop10
stayed10
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plays10
crept9
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hesitated9
hated9
forbidden9
die9
dance9
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choose9
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blow9
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barred9
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hurried9
noticed9
lives9
shouted9
missed9
wonder9
warned9
talking9
talk9
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thinks9
seem9
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returning9
raised9
paid9
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call8
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lying8
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tick7
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oo7
lift7
kill7
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ride4
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rent3
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