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verb frequency
is299
was266
had185
have148
were125
be110
said99
are89
has77
do63
go61
did53
see52
been50
say47
am45
come43
let39
know38
heard37
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made35
answered34
went31
tell29
make26
look26
going26
think22
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give21
take21
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turned20
speak19
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''s18
left17
got17
saw17
find16
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seen15
returned15
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hear15
does15
understand14
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get14
being13
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coming13
thought13
feel13
keep13
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says12
run12
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called12
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believe11
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listen11
put11
wait11
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answer10
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die10
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saying10
send10
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meet10
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ask9
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closed9
held9
live9
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return9
sat9
seems9
set9
snows9
started9
stopped9
known8
carry8
change8
fell8
finding8
finished8
fought8
found8
growing8
comes8
lay8
scattered8
talk8
struck8
want8
led8
rose8
remember8
like8
moved7
begin7
brought7
crying7
died7
filled7
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laughing7
mean7
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pass7
seated7
passing7
taking7
succeeded7
seeking7
smiling7
rushed7
read7
ran7
confess6
knowing6
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dying6
cries6
become6
cast6
call6
burst6
bring6
-6
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write6
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appear5
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told5
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thinking5
thank5
talking5
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stop5
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seeing5
spread5
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pay4
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rise4
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winking4
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fall3
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fighting3
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gain3
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grow3
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happen3
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holding3
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excuse2
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sleep2
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show2
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falls1
fill1
fight1
fetch1
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express1
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gesture1
exile1
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gay1
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frozen1
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forming1
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follow1
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flashing1
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fogazzaro1
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increasing1
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kissing1
kiss1
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italian1
issuing1
issued1
invites1
invited1
invading1
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intervening1
intercept1
intensifying1
intended1
instigated1
inspire1
inquires1
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inquire1
inkstand1
know.--but1
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induce1
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men!1
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meditating1
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master1
march1
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grandmamma1
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imprisoned1
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implore1
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illumining1
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illuminate1
hurries1
hurling1
humiliating1
hum1
huddled1
hoping1
honors1
honor1
holds1
hissed1
hide1
hesitating1
dissembles1
covering1
dispersed1
blocked1
blend1
blaspheme1
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bidding1
betrothed1
betrays1
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benefit1
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badger1
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blow1
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castelnuovo1
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budge1
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brusque1
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