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verb frequency
was846
said844
had486
do402
be330
''s328
were279
have256
is255
are176
know148
go146
did136
been134
come134
see126
went124
think124
get121
wish111
got107
let106
''re92
say91
tell90
''ve88
look85
take75
put75
came72
''m71
want68
give63
asked63
found62
looked60
made55
make55
turned53
going53
being53
knew49
felt48
cried47
wished46
began46
done45
seemed44
thought44
took42
grown40
has38
heard37
seen36
does35
find34
suppose33
believe32
like32
sat32
stood32
mean32
saw31
left31
am31
ask30
gone29
told28
happened28
ran27
caught27
try27
used27
set25
keep24
hurt24
getting24
run23
remember23
looking23
feel23
buy22
brought21
taken21
wanted21
tried20
taking20
held20
fell20
call20
turn19
spoke19
opened19
eat18
called18
added18
hope18
trying18
seem18
whispered17
talk17
mind17
leave17
having17
coming16
gave16
says16
talking16
stand15
speak15
pay15
lost15
help15
putting14
drew14
followed14
notice14
shut14
stop14
stopped14
thank14
saying13
lay13
drop13
daresay13
changed13
bring13
ai13
hear12
broken12
cut12
dug12
pulled12
kept12
meant12
play12
wonder12
happen11
dropped11
expect11
grow11
comes11
holding11
sit11
started11
wake11
show11
read10
carried10
consented10
cry10
disappeared10
doing10
drive10
jumped10
locked10
reached10
open10
remembered10
understand10
wishing10
walked10
wait10
wants10
shook10
send10
rushed10
replied10
passed9
begin9
beginning9
died9
explained9
forget9
giving9
grew9
trembling9
seems9
snatched9
standing9
stay9
thinking9
turning9
sitting9
care8
dreamed8
decided8
change8
catch8
carry8
answered8
buried8
appeared8
_8
''d8
fly8
dressed8
seeing8
forgot8
moved8
gets8
taught8
sleep8
telling8
raised8
stealing8
led8
laughed8
hold8
hit8
given8
live7
agreed7
blew7
covered7
dig7
expected7
filled7
happens7
inquired7
listening7
hung7
making7
rose7
moving7
woke7
sent7
seek7
vanished7
pushed7
pretend7
picked7
paused7
flew6
laid6
known6
hate6
growing6
goes6
follow6
flying6
flung6
broke6
fetch6
exchanged6
closed6
burst6
breaking6
bit6
besieging6
listen6
leaned6
promised6
noticed6
shouted6
watching6
waiting6
waited6
tied6
threw6
talked6
sprang6
wash6
shining6
round6
settled6
repeated6
waved6
running6
scalped6
screamed6
finished5
eating5
emptied5
entered5
fighting5
fill5
gazed5
following5
drink5
granted5
howled5
imagine5
insisted5
hand5
blessed5
drawn5
dragging5
crept5
coloured5
choose5
break5
brandished5
bought5
knows5
besieged5
beat5
allowed5
allow5
agree5
admitted5
kicked5
rejoined5
laughing5
screaming5
learned5
wrote5
wiped5
walking5
vanish5
throw5
surrender5
suggested5
struck5
stolen5
speaking5
shilling5
sets5
upset5
said--5
manage5
lifted5
rocking5
liked5
love5
makes5
looks5
managed5
matter5
meet5
owned5
pick5
poured5
ended4
frightened4
enjoy4
exploring4
failed4
feed4
feeling4
feels4
fight4
folded4
hurts4
handed4
helped4
hid4
hurried4
hurry4
jump4
kill4
last4
dried4
eaten4
banged4
dragged4
crying4
lied4
acted4
answer4
armed4
arranged4
asking4
awoke4
bear4
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begun4
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bless4
born4
burrowed4
carrying4
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chose4
climb4
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laying4
wore4
lived4
slipped4
snapped4
spend4
spending4
spread4
stick4
stooping4
stretched4
struggling4
swelled4
tore4
touch4
touched4
trust4
walk4
watched4
wear4
winged4
work4
longed4
smiled4
tumbled4
slept4
pouring4
sleeping4
lying4
m4
murmured4
placed4
please4
pointed4
pour4
offered4
pretended4
scream4
shaped4
prevent4
seized4
shaking4
provided4
rid4
rising4
escape3
feathered3
fear3
explored3
explain3
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forgive3
enjoyed3
dying3
driven3
draw3
dream3
drawing3
finding3
intended3
forgotten3
gives3
goodness3
greeted3
hastened3
hated3
hesitated3
hide3
hoped3
jumping3
keeping3
lasted3
laugh3
lead3
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blow3
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defend3
-3
admired3
advise3
appear3
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beg3
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tickling3
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trimmed3
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use3
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washed3
wheeled3
wrecked3
write3
lent3
sobbing3
wondering3
showed3
painted3
listened3
setting3
loving3
man3
means3
mend3
miss3
move3
murdered3
muttered3
need3
nipped3
occupied3
own3
lose3
panting3
regarded3
pass3
reply3
scratching3
remarked3
regarding3
rubbed3
refused3
produce3
picking3
peering3
produced3
peeped3
fled2
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fetched2
fix2
flashed2
flutter2
flounced2
fluffing2
formed2
frowned2
frowning2
eyed2
gazing2
drove2
escaped2
enter2
enriched2
engaged2
enchanted2
drinking2
dressing2
don''t2
disturb2
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despised2
desired2
gleamed2
describe2
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gotten2
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deliver2
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living2
lift2
lie2
licked2
lick2
leaped2
lashing2
knowing2
knocking2
kissed2
grazed2
kiss2
joins2
irritating2
interrupted2
imploring2
hurting2
howling2
hidden2
hates2
happening2
hanging2
hang2
deny2
borrowed2
deal2
ave2
boiled2
blaring2
bite2
bellowed2
behaved2
behave2
begged2
beckoned2
beautiful2
bawled2
bathed2
bade2
attract2
bother2
attend2
attempt2
attack2
ate2
arched2
and"----2
afford2
afflicted2
admiring2
added--2
abide2
married2
bore2
breathe2
dawned2
cleaned2
darling2
dancing2
curl2
crowding2
crossing2
containing2
conform2
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clear2
clean2
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checked2
changing2
changes2
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cast2
calling2
burrow2
burning2
bully2
marked2
smoking2
meaning2
sound2
swell2
suspended2
succeed2
stumbling2
strain2
stole2
stepped2
steal2
starving2
squared2
spell2
spared2
sneak2
swelp2
smell2
smashed2
slammed2
sinking2
shutting2
showing2
shout2
shooting2
shoot2
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shirk2
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whirl2
wheel2
tame2
wave2
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tumble2
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shake2
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nodded2
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minced2
met2
sees2
mention2
rattle2
noticing2
re2
risk2
scratched2
reading2
scolded2
scurried2
scattered2
sank2
rubbing2
rub2
rot2
rolling2
rolled2
rode2
saved2
remained2
received2
refrain2
riding2
relieved2
removed2
repeat2
recovered2
rest2
retired2
returning2
ride2
fancied1
explaining1
faltered1
fall1
fainting1
fainted1
eyeing1
express1
fancy1
explore1
enjoying1
exclaiming--1
expired1
expecting1
excuse1
examining1
escaping1
ere1
entering1
fated1
ensure1
ensued1
fast1
fixing1
favour1
feared1
freezing1
forbidden1
encountered1
fooling1
flowing1
flooded1
floats1
float1
flies1
flickering1
flapping1
flapped1
fixed1
fitted1
fire1
finish1
fingering1
fills1
fiddling1
fetching1
fern1
end1
dividing1
encamped1
discuss1
dogged1
divided1
disturbing1
dispose1
dispelled1
disown1
dismay1
disheartened1
disentangled1
discussed1
disclosed1
emptying1
disclaim1
discerned1
disappear1
disagreed1
digested1
devote1
detached1
dessay1
frothed1
deserved1
don''t"--1
dotted1
doubt1
down,--if1
employed1
embowered1
eliminated1
electrified1
echoed1
earning1
earned1
dwell1
dumping1
dumped1
duke1
drying1
dry1
dripping1
dries1
dresses1
dress1
drawed1
dratted1
drag1
dozed1
frighten1
humbugging1
froze1
hushed1
insisting1
injure1
infesting1
indoors1
improve1
implored1
impeded1
immersion1
illustrated1
huskily--1
hurl1
fumbling1
hunted1
hunt1
hunched1
humour1
depends1
hugged1
huddled1
howls1
hovered1
hoping1
intending1
intercept1
interfere1
interfered1
lacked1
labelled1
knitting1
knave1
killed1
kidding1
kick1
judged1
jollying1
jointed1
joining1
joined1
jawing1
jarred1
isn''t1
involving1
invited1
invented1
introducing1
introduce1
interposed1
holds1
ho1
hitting1
grasped1
graduated1
go!--wait1
go!--don''t1
glowed1
glooming1
glittering1
glittered1
glimmered1
gleaming1
glared1
glancing1
gifted1
giants1
gathered1
gate1
gasping1
garrisoned1
gaping1
gain1
furnished1
furnish1
grant1
grieved1
hired1
grilled1
hire1
hiding1
hiccupy1
henpecked1
helping1
hearing1
headed1
havin''1
have"--1
hanged1
handsome1
ha1
guess1
grunted1
grumbled1
grows1
growling1
groping1
groped1
groaned1
grinned1
deprive1
collected1
depart1
bending1
biting1
bind1
bidding1
bewildered1
beware1
betook1
betokened1
bet1
beshrew1
bent1
bend1
denoted1
beheld1
behaving1
begging1
becomes1
beareth1
beaming1
battered1
bath''d1
basking1
barred1
bitten1
blacked1
blanketed1
blared1
breakfast1
branded1
bowed1
bow1
bounding1
bounded1
bouncing1
bored1
booted1
bolted1
bolt1
boils1
boiling1
boast1
blushed1
blown1
blowing1
blowed1
blotting1
blinked1
blinded1
barking1
barked1
banging1
annoyed1
an''--an''"----1
allay1
alighted1
agitating1
agitated1
affected1
advanced1
advance1
adopt1
admit1
admire1
act1
aches1
accused1
accounted1
account1
accomplished1
accomplish1
accepted1
abandon1
larn1
angered1
annoying1
bang1
apologise1
balanced1
backed1
awakening1
awakened1
awaited1
averted1
autres1
attribute1
attended1
attached1
assuring1
asks1
arst1
arrows1
arrest1
arousing1
arose1
approved1
approaching1
appealed1
apologized1
breaks1
breathing1
brings1
creeping1
craning1
crammed1
cracked1
crack1
counts1
count1
coughed1
correct1
cornered1
cool1
cook1
cooing1
convincing1
convinced1
conveyed1
convey1
continuing1
continued1
contemplating1
conquering1
condoling1
crawled1
cropping1
concluded1
crouching1
denied1
delivered1
delighted1
delayed1
degrading1
defending1
defended1
declare1
debated1
dears1
dealing1
dated1
darted1
dare1
dangling1
danced1
damp1
cutting1
curled1
crushed1
crumbled1
condoled1
completed1
broach1
cherish1
cheer1
check1
cheated1
chased1
charmed1
charm1
charging1
chanted1
chanced1
carving1
carve1
cart1
captured1
candied1
buying1
button1
burnt1
burglared1
bumping1
bullied1
bubbling1
cheered1
chilled1
compelled1
choke1
compared1
commanded1
comforts1
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comfort1
colouring1
collapse1
club1
clothed1
closing1
climbing1
climbed1
clears1
clearing1
cleaning1
clasping1
clapped1
clamoured1
chuck1
christened1
chopping1
landed1
wounded1
lassoed1
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streamed1
strained1
stopping1
stirred1
stifling1
stewed1
stepping1
step1
steeped1
staying1
starved1
teach1
starve1
startled1
starting1
stare1
stammered1
staggering1
stabling1
squeezing1
squeaking1
squatting1
strewn1
stricken1
strike1
striking1
tarred1
tapped1
swooped1
swinging1
swim1
swerved1
swear1
swallowed1
swallow1
surveying1
surrounded1
sunk1
sung1
sundown1
summon1
suited1
sucking1
succeeded1
stroked1
strode1
stringing1
spun1
sprawling1
spoilt1
slung1
slipping1
slaving1
slapped1
sink1
sing1
signal1
sighing1
sighed1
shuddered1
shrivelled1
shrink1
shift1
shepherd1
shelved1
sharpening1
shared1
share1
shading1
serving1
sends1
selling1
slouched1
smacking1
spoil1
smartened1
spinning1
spilt1
spilled1
speak"--1
sparkled1
spare1
sounding1
sought1
softening1
sober1
sobbed1
soaked1
snuggled1
sniff1
sneezing1
snatching1
snarled1
smoothed1
smoke1
smiling1
smelling1
taste1
tearing1
lean1
watch1
wetted1
wet1
were,--on1
wept1
weeping1
weary1
wears1
wearing1
weariness1
waving1
wasting1
temps1
washing1
warreth1
warrant1
warning1
warned1
warn1
warm1
wakening1
waken1
wail1
whack1
whimpering1
whisked1
whisper1
yellowing1
years1
yawning1
written1
writing1
wringing1
wrapping1
wrapped1
wound1
won1
witted1
withstands1
withered1
withdrawn1
wish----1
wipe1
wins1
winked1
wind1
whizzed1
whitened1
waddled1
venturing1
ventured1
trodden1
trimming1
tries1
tremble1
treat1
travel1
trapesing1
tooting1
timed1
tightening1
tightened1
tie1
tidings1
thundering1
thrust1
thrilled1
thou1
thinks1
think.--shut1
they''re1
tempting1
tempt1
tripped1
trot1
uttered1
trotting1
using1
uses1
unravel1
unlooked1
unfolded1
unfold1
unfastening1
unfastened1
undertake1
underscores1
uncorked1
unattended1
ugsie1
tying1
twitching1
twisting1
twisted1
twinkled1
tucked1
trusted1
troubled1
seizing1
searched1
scurrying1
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perch1
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pending1
peeps1
peach1
patted1
pasted1
padded1
packed1
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screwing1
overcome1
outnumber1
ours1
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oppose1
only----1
offer1
obstruct1
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pin1
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possessed1
pony1
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polishing1
poke1
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plumping1
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pleased1
pleading1
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planned1
placing1
pitch1
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observe1
obliging1
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lurking1
loves1
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lorn1
lor1
loosened1
loosen1
looped1
loop1
looked,--or1
loading1
live,"--he1
lit1
linger1
likes1
lighten1
lighted1
lifting1
lies1
lets1
leastways1
leaning1
lunch1
maid1
nursed1
mark1
noted1
nodding1
needs1
name1
motioned1
mopped1
mistaking1
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miserablest1
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mingled1
minds1
minding1
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meeting1
measured1
matured1
marred1
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prefer1
riveted1
ripping1
ringleted1
rewarded1
reverberated1
reveal1
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retorted1
retire1
retained1
resulting1
respecting1
resounded1
resisting1
resist1
reserved1
reproached1
replaced1
repeating1
rent1
rendered1
risked1
roared1
remaining1
roaring1
screw1
screening1
scratch1
scowl1
scorn1
scolds1
scolding1
scalping1
scalp1
sang1
saluted1
salute1
sailed1
said--''do1
s''pose1
rushing1
ruled1
rouse1
rotting1
roasted1
roast1
reminded1
relying1
preferred1
questioned1
quailed1
puts1
pursued1
punched1
pulls1
provoked1
provision1
protect1
propose1
promising1
printed1
pricking1
prick1
preyed1
prevents1
preventing1
prevented1
prevailed1
press1
present1
prepare1
quaking1
quiet1
released1
quivering1
release1
rejoining1
rejecting1
regard1
refuse1
referring1
reduced1
reconnoitring1
recommending1
recommend1
recognize1
recognise1
receive1
reason1
realize1
reaching1
reach1
raving1
rang1
raising1
raging1
a''most1