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By Rank By Word By Length The 5001 Most Spoken English Words 1 the 5a 4045 responsibilities 16 2 of 3961 abandoned 2623 representatives 15 3 and 4817 Abel 4367 recommendations 15 4 to 1423 ability 2115 characteristics 15 5a 430 able 2516 transportation 14 6 in 3993 aboard 4873 transformation 14 7 that 57 about 2821 simultaneously 14 8 is 309 above 872 responsibility 14 9 was 2141 abroad 2291 representative 14 10 he 2055 absence 3761 reorganization 14 11 for 3644 absent 4383 rehabilitation 14 12 it 3453 absolute 4094 recommendation 14 13 with 3748 absolutely 4398 investigations 14 14 as 4093 absorbed 2037 interpretation 14 15 his 3184 abstract 2547 identification 14 16 on 1964 academic 4217 discrimination 14 17 be 4125 academy 4031 correspondence 14 18 at 1460 accept 3960 constitutional 14 19 by 4536 acceptable 3431 considerations 14 20 I 2216 acceptance 3685 communications 14 21 this 1088 accepted 4652 classification 14 22 had 4562 accepting 1571 characteristic 14 23 not 4173 access 2064 administrative 14 24 are 3220 accident 610 administration 14 25 but 2924 accompanied 3225 unfortunately 13 26 from 4120 accomplish 849 understanding 13 27 or 2465 accomplished 3010 substantially 13 28 have 4847 accordance 3909 sophisticated 13 29 an 722 according 4597 revolutionary 13 30 they 3438 accordingly 2851 relationships 13 31 which 879 account 2952 questionnaire 13 32 one 2814 accounts 2737 psychological 13 ©2008 By: Terry K. Page 1 (of 157)

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1 the 5 a 4045 responsibilities 162 of 3961 abandoned 2623 representatives 153 and 4817 Abel 4367 recommendations 154 to 1423 ability 2115 characteristics 155 a 430 able 2516 transportation 146 in 3993 aboard 4873 transformation 147 that 57 about 2821 simultaneously 148 is 309 above 872 responsibility 149 was 2141 abroad 2291 representative 14

10 he 2055 absence 3761 reorganization 1411 for 3644 absent 4383 rehabilitation 1412 it 3453 absolute 4094 recommendation 1413 with 3748 absolutely 4398 investigations 1414 as 4093 absorbed 2037 interpretation 1415 his 3184 abstract 2547 identification 1416 on 1964 academic 4217 discrimination 1417 be 4125 academy 4031 correspondence 1418 at 1460 accept 3960 constitutional 1419 by 4536 acceptable 3431 considerations 1420 I 2216 acceptance 3685 communications 1421 this 1088 accepted 4652 classification 1422 had 4562 accepting 1571 characteristic 1423 not 4173 access 2064 administrative 1424 are 3220 accident 610 administration 1425 but 2924 accompanied 3225 unfortunately 1326 from 4120 accomplish 849 understanding 1327 or 2465 accomplished 3010 substantially 1328 have 4847 accordance 3909 sophisticated 1329 an 722 according 4597 revolutionary 1330 they 3438 accordingly 2851 relationships 1331 which 879 account 2952 questionnaire 1332 one 2814 accounts 2737 psychological 13

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33 you 3027 accuracy 4881 probabilities 1334 were 3088 accurate 2610 possibilities 1335 her 4188 accurately 4502 physiological 1336 all 3977 accused 3930 philosophical 1337 she 2118 achieve 2662 participation 1338 there 1739 achieved 1787 organizations 1339 would 1648 achievement 2155 opportunities 1340 their 4951 achievements 2953 mg (miligram) 1341 we 3743 acquire 2050 Massachusetts 1342 him 3916 acquired 4140 manufacturing 1343 been 2453 acres 2177 manufacturers 1344 has 325 across 2117 investigation 1345 when 323 act 635 international 1346 who 1762 acting 3372 extraordinary 1347 will 312 action 2090 establishment 1348 more 1550 actions 3579 entertainment 1349 no 1191 active 3298 effectiveness 1350 if 898 activities 2598 distinguished 1351 out 883 activity 2760 determination 1352 so 4189 actor 2716 desegregation 1353 said 2753 acts 4017 demonstration 1354 what 1048 actual 2844 corresponding 1355 up 590 actually 3552 contributions 1356 its 4734 ad 2231 consideration 1357 about 2486 Adam 3522 consciousness 1358 into 2421 Adams 4371 congressional 1359 than 1183 add 2316 concentration 1360 them 565 added 1608 communication 1361 can 4401 adding 1253 circumstances 1362 only 703 addition 4607 characterized 1363 other 853 additional 2958 automatically 1364 new 1363 address 1499 approximately 13

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65 some 4957 addressed 4359 anti-semitism 1366 time 4616 addresses 3295 universities 1267 could 1639 adequate 3893 temperatures 1268 these 3250 adjusted 2597 sufficiently 1269 two 3082 adjustment 3401 successfully 1270 may 4715 adjustments 3902 stockholders 1271 then 610 administration 2812 specifically 1272 do 2064 administrative 1615 significance 1273 first 3217 admission 2790 satisfactory 1274 any 2938 admit 3691 satisfaction 1275 my 2445 admitted 3793 restrictions 1276 now 2389 adopted 3424 respectively 1277 such 4016 adult 1271 requirements 1278 like 4266 adults 3450 representing 1279 our 1798 advance 1196 relationship 1280 over 2110 advanced 4208 registration 1281 man 1442 advantage 4328 refrigerator 1282 me 3708 advantages 4326 publications 1283 even 2181 advertising 992 professional 1284 most 2134 advice 3115 presidential 1285 made 3209 advised 3211 presentation 1286 after 4102 advisory 2183 Philadelphia 1287 also 3941 aesthetic 3228 performances 1288 did 3203 affair 2400 Pennsylvania 1289 many 1250 affairs 677 particularly 1290 before 3069 affect 4842 overwhelming 1291 must 2968 affected 801 organization 1292 through 4991 affects 2258 occasionally 1293 back 2687 afford 2713 observations 1294 years 1915 afraid 1435 nevertheless 1295 where 2394 Africa 1871 neighborhood 1296 much 3670 African 4740 negotiations 12

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97 your 86 after 4513 middle-class 1298 way 973 afternoon 4892 Michelangelo 1299 well 158 again 3141 metropolitan 12

100 down 145 against 2043 measurements 12101 should 407 age 4195 mathematical 12102 because 1731 agencies 4289 manufacturer 12103 each 1942 agency 3602 jurisdiction 12104 just 2476 agent 2771 introduction 12105 those 2784 agents 4739 intervention 12106 people 2148 ages 4686 Intermediate 12107 Mr. 377 ago 2408 interference 12108 how 2139 agree 2269 intelligence 12109 too 1297 agreed 1633 intellectual 12110 little 977 agreement 3091 instructions 12111 US 2856 agricultural 1071 institutions 12112 state 4212 agriculture 1528 independence 12113 good 4265 ah 2590 increasingly 12114 very 945 ahead 4791 improvements 12115 make 739 aid 4470 implications 12116 world 3747 aids 4174 illustration 12117 still 2942 aim 4517 hypothalamic 12118 see 4166 aimed 1649 headquarters 12119 own 2365 ain’t 4231 governmental 12120 men 365 air 2818 experimental 12121 work 1527 aircraft 2422 expenditures 12122 long 4910 airport 4258 expectations 12123 here 3764 Al 3860 establishing 12124 get 4835 Alabama 4088 enthusiastic 12125 both 4504 Alaska 1231 distribution 12126 between 3581 Albert 4351 displacement 12127 life 4083 Alec 2345 difficulties 12128 being 3245 alert 2458 developments 12

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129 under 3485 Alex 3257 demonstrated 12130 never 2402 Alexander 3502 deliberately 12131 day 2108 Alfred 3963 corporations 12132 same 4514 alienation 2187 conversation 12133 another 4831 alike 2124 conventional 12134 know 1929 alive 2903 contribution 12135 year 36 all 4313 continuously 12136 while 4710 Allen 1715 contemporary 12137 last 4735 alliance 1100 construction 12138 might 3556 allied 2208 constitution 12139 great 3454 allies 4913 consistently 12140 old 2789 allotment 2442 considerably 12141 off 1457 allow 1098 considerable 12142 come 3959 allowances 3363 conservative 12143 since 1216 allowed 3377 consequently 12144 go 3368 allowing 3173 consequences 12145 against 4994 allows 2317 congregation 12146 came 196 almost 3529 concentrated 12147 right 489 alone 4927 commissioner 12148 states 264 along 2611 civilization 12149 used 343 already 3415 Christianity 12150 take 87 also 4456 capabilities 12151 three 4428 altered 4591 availability 12152 himself 3107 alternative 3489 associations 12153 few 285 although 2843 arrangements 12154 house 3514 altogether 4386 appreciation 12155 use 186 always 4010 applications 12156 during 340 am 4885 anticipation 12157 without 3998 amateur 4109 announcement 12158 again 4830 amazing 2856 agricultural 12159 place 4430 ambassador 4951 achievements 12160 American 4366 ambiguous 2465 accomplished 12

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161 around 4211 amendment 4260 Westminster 11162 however 495 America 4487 unfortunate 11163 home 4447 America’s 4104 undoubtedly 11164 small 160 American 4916 underground 11165 found 1126 Americans 3533 unconscious 11166 Mrs. 246 among 4059 twenty-five 11167 thought 567 amount 4070 transformed 11168 went 2444 amounts 3558 transferred 11169 say 29 an 1345 traditional 11170 part 955 analysis 3877 threatening 11171 once 1545 ancient 4663 theoretical 11172 high 3 and 3830 theological 11173 general 3224 Andy 4751 temporarily 11174 upon 2184 Angeles 746 temperature 11175 school 4171 angels 3056 sympathetic 11176 every 2270 anger 3765 surrounding 11177 don’t 2157 angle 4929 supervision 11178 does 4510 Anglo-Saxon 4263 suggestions 11179 got 2430 angry 1625 substantial 11180 united 1569 animal 4416 spectacular 11181 left 1888 animals 4944 specialists 11182 number 3572 Ann 3709 sovereignty 11183 course 2587 Anne 3919 southerners 11184 war 4583 anniversary 1243 significant 11185 until 1179 announced 3524 Shakespeare 11186 always 4109 announcement 3723 sensitivity 11187 away 1124 annual 2966 scholarship 11188 something 1374 anode 1485 responsible 11189 fact 133 another 4633 respectable 11190 water 648 answer 2388 residential 11191 though 1609 answered 3742 requirement 11192 less 2489 answers 3446 republicans 11

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193 public 4214 anticipated 1960 represented 11194 put 4885 anticipation 4577 replacement 11195 think 4359 anti-semitism 4822 renaissance 11196 almost 3918 anti-trust 3627 regulations 11197 hand 2617 anxiety 2335 recommended 11198 enough 3618 anxious 2492 recognition 11199 far 74 any 4100 realization 11200 took 2584 anybody 4818 reactionary 11201 head 4879 anyhow 4533 questioning 11202 yet 719 anyone 2012 publication 11203 government 329 anything 4599 prospective 11204 system 2358 anyway 4541 procurement 11205 set 2782 anywhere 2976 probability 11206 better 1910 apart 3646 president’s 11207 told 1309 apartment 2042 preparation 11208 nothing 3621 apparatus 4117 preliminary 11209 night 1911 apparent 2088 practically 11210 end 817 apparently 1204 possibility 11211 why 1744 appeal 4932 politicians 11212 didn’t 4928 appeals 3929 perspective 11213 called 871 appear 2261 personality 11214 eyes 1919 appearance 844 performance 11215 find 745 appeared 4450 participate 11216 going 1276 appears 2900 outstanding 11217 look 1560 application 851 opportunity 11218 asked 4010 applications 4049 operational 11219 later 984 applied 3826 observation 11220 point 1944 apply 4373 obligations 11221 knew 3606 applying 4101 neighboring 11222 city 2561 appointed 2156 necessarily 11223 next 3640 appointment 3049 nationalism 11224 program 3911 appreciate 2769 Mississippi 11

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225 business 4386 appreciation 3186 measurement 11226 give 835 approach 4752 mathematics 11227 group 2429 approached 1678 maintenance 11228 toward 4047 approaches 3675 maintaining 11229 days 3785 approaching 3768 magnificent 11230 young 1580 appropriate 3707 limitations 11231 let 2119 approval 2748 legislature 11232 room 2681 approved 4712 legislators 11233 president 1499 approximately 2685 legislative 11234 side 1482 April 2336 legislation 11235 social 4490 arbitrary 4183 interpreted 11236 present 2642 arc 1291 interesting 11237 given 4445 architect 3852 intelligent 11238 several 24 are 2244 integration 11239 order 282 area 3914 instruments 11240 national 392 areas 3905 instruction 11241 second 3007 aren’t 2653 institution 11242 possible 3605 argue 346 information 11243 rather 3543 argued 1439 individuals 11244 per 1705 argument 1507 independent 11245 face 3665 arise 2719 improvement 11246 among 4472 Aristotle 4039 impressions 11247 form 4924 Arkansas 832 immediately 11248 important 3932 Arlene 1665 imagination 11249 often 1118 arm 2902 Illustrated 11250 things 1793 armed 4618 ideological 11251 looked 850 arms 1753 governments 11252 early 764 army 4309 generations 11253 white 4779 Arnold 2807 furthermore 11254 John 161 around 2197 fundamental 11255 case 4750 aroused 3437 frequencies 11256 become 2487 arranged 4839 fortunately 11

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257 large 3138 arrangement 4846 fascinating 11258 need 2843 arrangements 4076 exploration 11259 big 4918 arrest 2511 explanation 11260 four 4969 arrested 1635 experiments 11261 within 4270 arrival 2082 experiences 11262 felt 4133 arrive 2045 experienced 11263 children 1737 arrived 4161 exclusively 11264 along 448 art 3635 examination 11265 saw 2383 artery 958 established 11266 best 2131 Arthur 2326 essentially 11267 church 1579 article 2560 environment 11268 ever 3430 articles 2359 engineering 11269 least 1916 artist 4926 enforcement 11270 power 3237 artistic 4224 encouraging 11271 development 1777 artists 3520 encountered 11272 thing 1630 arts 3353 electronics 11273 light 14 as 3898 electricity 11274 seemed 2449 Asia 2877 effectively 11275 family 1589 aside 1505 educational 11276 interest 793 ask 3788 distributed 11277 want 218 asked 4850 distinctive 11278 members 1590 asking 2639 distinction 11279 others 3527 asleep 3284 discussions 11280 mind 2322 aspect 3096 disappeared 11281 country 1676 aspects 1343 differences 11282 area 4158 assembled 271 development 11283 done 2172 assembly 3219 determining 11284 turned 4281 assessment 4057 destructive 11285 although 4896 assessors 2864 destruction 11286 open 2063 assigned 4468 desperately 11287 God 1741 assignment 2028 description 11288 service 3861 assist 3957 departments 11

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289 problem 1199 assistance 3653 demonstrate 11290 certain 2956 assistant 4170 declaration 11291 kind 4528 associate 1161 corporation 11292 different 1779 associated 4834 cooperative 11293 thus 761 association 2757 cooperation 11294 began 3489 associations 4844 convictions 11295 door 1718 assume 4965 convenience 11296 help 1467 assumed 3851 controversy 11297 means 2654 assumption 4248 controlling 11298 sense 4344 assumptions 2776 contributed 11299 whole 2885 assure 4055 continually 11300 matter 2762 assured 4937 continental 11301 perhaps 4194 astronomy 2945 constructed 11302 itself 18 at 2275 considering 11303 York 3037 Atlanta 3521 consequence 11304 it’s 2688 Atlantic 4558 congressman 11305 times 1338 atmosphere 4033 conferences 11306 law 2914 atom 4744 conditioned 11307 human 2346 atomic 3014 conclusions 11308 line 2670 atoms 3968 composition 11309 above 4019 attached 3506 complicated 11310 name 988 attack 3411 competitive 11311 example 4012 attacked 1713 competition 11312 action 4387 attacks 2629 communities 11313 company 4852 attain 4626 commodities 11314 hands 1101 attempt 2936 comfortable 11315 local 3241 attempted 1931 combination 11316 show 4287 attempting 4649 cholesterol 11317 whether 2835 attempts 4080 Bang-Jensen 11318 five 2017 attend 4187 automobiles 11319 history 2955 attended 2750 authorities 11320 gave 4221 attending 4344 assumptions 11

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321 today 535 attention 761 association 11322 either 971 attitude 3138 arrangement 11323 act 2272 attitudes 1580 appropriate 11324 feet 1644 attorney 3785 approaching 11325 across 4983 attract 3640 appointment 11326 taken 3976 attracted 1560 application 11327 past 2763 attractive 4214 anticipated 11328 quite 890 audience 4583 anniversary 11329 anything 3958 Aug. 4510 Anglo-Saxon 11330 seen 2069 August 3107 alternative 11331 having 4427 aunt 4212 agriculture 11332 death 4868 authentic 2181 advertising 11333 week 2373 author 4715 adjustments 11334 experience 2750 authorities 1648 achievement 11335 body 1122 authority 3438 accordingly 11336 word 2886 authorized 2924 accompanied 11337 half 4206 authors 4981 youngsters 10338 really 4431 auto 3445 widespread 10339 field 2710 automatic 450 Washington 10340 am 2958 automatically 3571 volunteers 10341 car 2162 automobile 1365 vocational 10342 words 4187 automobiles 4307 variations 10343 already 4439 autumn 434 university 10344 themselves 4591 availability 4303 unexpected 10345 I'm 379 available 1875 understood 10346 information 2355 Avenue 733 understand 10347 tell 777 average 4725 underlying 10348 together 1878 avoid 4273 ultimately 10349 college 4922 avoided 2881 tremendous 10350 shall 4895 awake 3297 transition 10351 money 2364 award 4671 traditions 10352 period 1261 aware 4780 tournament 10

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353 held 3291 awareness 715 throughout 10354 keep 187 away 3568 threatened 10355 sure 2873 axis 2705 thoroughly 10356 real 4709 B’dikkat (Unk.) 4804 thereafter 10357 probably 1742 baby 344 themselves 10358 free 93 back 2170 television 10359 seems 4098 backed 2508 technology 10360 political 1597 background 1052 techniques 10361 cannot 4467 backward 4556 surrounded 10362 behind 706 bad 3505 surprising 10363 miss 3129 badly 3823 supporting 10364 question 2591 bag 4803 supplement 10365 air 2993 baker 3123 suggestion 10366 office 1158 balance 1699 sufficient 10367 making 4418 balanced 3975 succession 10368 brought 937 ball 1104 successful 10369 whose 2427 ballet 4457 substitute 10370 special 4413 Baltimore 4331 substances 10371 major 2071 band 3601 subsequent 10372 heard 4080 Bang-Jensen 4736 submarines 10373 problems 1269 bank 4809 struggling 10374 federal 2876 banks 3408 structures 10375 became 1264 bar 4072 structural 10376 study 3608 bare 4415 statistics 10377 ago 3389 barely 1556 statements 10378 moment 3588 barn 2146 situations 10379 available 4169 barrel 3849 settlement 10380 known 2722 bars 3023 scientists 10381 result 4084 Barton 1226 scientific 10382 street 1142 base 1529 revolution 10383 economic 1921 baseball 3854 retirement 10384 boy 863 based 2651 restaurant 10

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385 position 3442 basement 4934 respective 10386 reason 4250 bases 1673 resolution 10387 change 574 basic 2260 resistance 10388 south 4746 basically 3778 reputation 10389 board 519 basis 2021 republican 10390 individual 3892 bath 2765 represents 10391 job 1201 battle 1284 remembered 10392 areas 1912 bay 2302 remarkable 10393 society 4878 BC 1236 relatively 10394 west 17 be 4210 registered 10395 close 1769 beach 2860 regardless 10396 turn 4587 beam 3346 reflection 10397 love 1937 bear 2552 recreation 10398 community 3938 beard 1322 recognized 10399 true 3972 bearing 3180 reasonably 10400 court 3883 bears 1671 reasonable 10401 force 1570 beat 3550 questioned 10402 full 811 beautiful 4677 punishment 10403 cost 1497 beauty 2787 provisions 10404 seem 375 became 1323 Providence 10405 wife 102 because 2205 Protestant 10406 future 256 become 1578 protection 10407 age 1030 becomes 3626 proportion 10408 wanted 1934 becoming 1634 properties 10409 department 807 bed 3500 propaganda 10410 voice 2109 bedroom 3269 Prokofieff 10411 center 3330 beef 2920 profession 10412 woman 43 been 3990 productive 10413 control 3146 beer 668 production 10414 common 90 before 2846 processing 10415 policy 294 began 1754 procedures 10416 necessary 1247 begin 1488 principles 10

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417 following 597 beginning 1863 previously 10418 front 1986 begins 3746 prevention 10419 sometimes 2149 begun 2721 presumably 10420 six 4563 behalf 4666 possession 10421 girl 1097 behavior 736 population 10422 clear 362 behind 3733 polynomial 10423 further 128 being 3997 Pittsburgh 10424 land 3021 beings 4772 physically 10425 run 4630 Belgians 1221 philosophy 10426 students 1684 belief 3092 phenomenon 10427 provide 4237 beliefs 3623 petitioner 10428 feel 465 believe 2682 personally 10429 party 1368 believed 3771 permission 10430 able 2501 believes 3634 perception 10431 mother 4334 belly 2419 percentage 10432 music 2925 belong 4615 passengers 10433 education 4453 belongs 537 particular 10434 university 686 below 4219 originally 10435 child 3575 belt 2341 opposition 10436 effect 4578 Ben 1259 operations 10437 level 3047 bench 3507 occurrence 10438 stood 4131 bend 4087 occupation 10439 military 1930 beneath 2935 occasional 10440 town 1696 benefit 2808 objectives 10441 short 3200 benefits 2574 nineteenth 10442 morning 3176 bent 2766 newspapers 10443 total 1412 Berlin 3931 mysterious 10444 outside 1356 beside 4675 milligrams 10445 rate 1631 besides 1448 membership 10446 figure 266 best 3163 mechanical 10447 class 4743 bet 4180 meaningful 10448 art 206 better 2494 Manchester 10

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449 century 126 between 1139 management 10450 Washington 549 beyond 2267 maintained 10451 north 1842 Bible 2802 long-range 10452 usually 4396 bid 759 literature 10453 plan 259 big 3548 lieutenant 10454 leave 3126 bigger 1132 leadership 10455 therefore 4115 biggest 2696 laboratory 10456 evidence 693 bill 1566 Khrushchev 10457 top 1646 billion 4781 Invitation 10458 million 2278 bills 2536 investment 10459 sound 3882 Billy 3428 invariably 10460 black 4827 binding 2091 introduced 10461 strong 3035 binomial 4930 interviews 10462 hard 4862 biological 990 interested 10463 various 3386 bird 4395 intentions 10464 says 1843 birds 2324 instrument 10465 believe 1611 birth 4535 inspection 10466 type 1033 bit 3338 initiative 10467 value 2057 bitter 2859 inevitably 10468 play 460 black 3255 inevitable 10469 surface 3124 blame 2978 industries 10470 soon 4007 Blanche 700 industrial 10471 mean 3519 blanket 390 individual 10472 near 2299 blind 4811 indication 10473 lines 1622 block 4284 incredible 10474 table 2946 blocks 1414 increasing 10475 peace 4820 blonde 3277 inadequate 10476 modern 852 blood 2220 impressive 10477 tax 3223 blow 2395 impression 10478 road 691 blue 1249 impossible 10479 red 4433 blues 961 importance 10480 book 389 board 2353 identified 10

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481 personal 2312 boards 1500 historical 10482 process 1481 boat 4866 historians 10483 situation 4340 boating 203 government 10484 minutes 2147 boats 2000 generation 10485 increase 2699 Bob 4159 functional 10486 schools 4520 Bobbie 3934 frightened 10487 idea 4245 Bobby 3814 friendship 10488 english 4908 bod 1145 frequently 10489 alone 1687 bodies 2839 foundation 10490 women 335 body 2994 fellowship 10491 gone 4646 bold 1050 facilities 10492 nor 2980 bomb 1342 expression 10493 living 4243 bombers 4148 expressing 10494 months 3067 bombs 1717 experiment 10495 America 2338 bond 334 experience 10496 started 2276 bonds 4407 exhibition 10497 longer 3268 bone 3318 excitement 10498 Dr. 4854 bones 3908 exceptions 10499 cut 480 book 2309 everywhere 10500 finally 1089 books 516 everything 10501 third 4889 boots 2095 eventually 10502 secretary 4902 Borden 3443 evaluation 10503 nature 4723 border 607 especially 10504 private 4181 bore 2376 equivalent 10505 section 921 born 3641 enthusiasm 10506 greater 4784 boss 3373 enterprise 10507 call 1767 Boston 4423 engagement 10508 fire 125 both 3585 encouraged 10509 expected 4496 bother 2279 employment 10510 needed 1387 bottle 4493 eliminated 10511 that’s 1194 bottom 4933 elementary 10512 kept 1959 bought 1575 electronic 10

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513 ground 2592 bound 2377 electrical 10514 view 4246 bowl 2175 Eisenhower 10515 values 1516 box 4293 eighteenth 10516 everything 384 boy 2161 efficiency 10517 pressure 678 boys 3629 ecumenical 10518 dark 2413 brain 4508 economical 10519 basis 3233 branch 1115 discussion 10520 space 3216 branches 1443 discovered 10521 east 3639 Brannon 3822 discipline 10522 father 4186 brave 3455 directions 10523 required 2656 bread 3648 diplomatic 10524 union 1192 break 3517 dimensions 10525 spirit 2078 breakfast 1384 difficulty 10526 except 3999 breaking 667 difference 10527 complete 2086 breath 1938 dictionary 10528 wrote 4662 breathing 2102 developing 10529 I’ll 4968 brick 865 determined 10530 moved 3236 bride 4153 depression 10531 support 1069 bridge 409 department 10532 return 3876 bridges 941 democratic 10533 conditions 4699 Bridget 3915 delightful 10534 recent 1436 brief 2845 definition 10535 attention 2853 briefly 4571 definitely 10536 late 1210 bright 4559 dedication 10537 particular 2186 brilliant 2191 conviction 10538 nations 624 bring 4603 conversion 10539 hope 2837 bringing 3688 convention 10540 live 2723 brings 4434 convenient 10541 costs 1985 Britain 2791 controlled 10542 else 874 British 2491 contribute 10543 brown 1263 broad 2450 continuous 10544 taking 4132 Broadway 4065 continuity 10

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545 couldn’t 1470 broke 1778 continuing 10546 hours 1712 broken 2405 containing 10547 person 3638 bronchial 3612 constitute 10548 forces 3656 Brooklyn 2626 constantly 10549 beyond 1446 brother 4397 conspiracy 10550 report 2533 brothers 3806 consisting 10551 coming 368 brought 3714 consistent 10552 inside 543 brown 653 considered 10553 dead 4320 Brown’s 2735 conscience 10554 low 2493 brush 1534 connection 10555 stage 4799 brushed 3335 confronted 10556 material 4778 buck 1941 confidence 10557 read 1826 budget 1091 conference 10558 instead 1218 build 533 conditions 10559 lost 3566 builder 1839 conclusion 10560 St. 3565 builders 1752 concerning 10561 heart 617 building 3348 conception 10562 looking 1379 buildings 4765 compromise 10563 miles 1018 built 1999 components 10564 data 3727 bullet 1907 completion 10565 added 4642 bullets 933 completely 10566 pay 4788 bundle 4695 complement 10567 amount 2439 burden 4375 complained 10568 followed 2509 bureau 2259 comparison 10569 feeling 2711 burned 2643 comparable 10570 single 2194 burning 2758 communists 10571 makes 4271 burns 1011 commission 10572 research 3248 burst 1771 commercial 10573 including 3143 bus 3322 collective 10574 basic 225 business 1260 collection 10575 hundred 4982 businesses 4229 colleagues 10576 move 1881 busy 4220 children’s 10

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577 industry 25 but 3009 characters 10578 cold 3799 butter 4193 categories 10579 developed 1517 buy 2749 candidates 10580 tried 3487 buying 1656 California 10581 simply 19 by 3097 calculated 10582 hold 4308 cabin 4982 businesses 10583 can’t 3847 Cady 4862 biological 10584 reached 4813 cafe 1597 background 10585 committee 3097 calculated 2162 automobile 10586 island 3643 calendar 2886 authorized 10587 defense 4961 Calif. 2763 attractive 10588 equipment 1656 California 4287 attempting 10589 son 507 call 1338 atmosphere 10590 actually 213 called 2654 assumption 10591 shown 2399 calling 1779 associated 10592 religious 1503 calls 1199 assistance 10593 ten 3085 calm 1741 assignment 10594 river 146 came 4281 assessment 10595 getting 2999 camera 4047 approaches 10596 central 1398 camp 2429 approached 10597 beginning 1298 campaign 3911 appreciate 10598 sort 3212 campus 1919 appearance 10599 received 61 can 817 apparently 10600 doing 583 can’t 3918 anti-trust 10601 terms 3118 Canada 4430 ambassador 10602 trying 4001 cancer 3514 altogether 10603 friends 3106 candidate 3959 allowances 10604 rest 2749 candidates 4514 alienation 10605 medical 361 cannot 3708 advantages 10606 care 3805 cap 3082 adjustment 10607 especially 4456 capabilities 853 additional 10608 picture 1638 capable 898 activities 10

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609 indeed 1272 capacity 4188 accurately 10610 administration 4728 cape 4847 accordance 10611 fine 1234 capital 4120 accomplish 10612 subject 4381 capitol 2216 acceptance 10613 higher 1235 captain 4536 acceptable 10614 difficult 341 car 3748 absolutely 10615 simple 3433 carbon 1270 yesterday 9616 range 3904 card 4650 wondering 9617 building 2989 cards 2068 wonderful 9618 wall 606 care 4524 witnesses 9619 meeting 1587 career 4357 whispered 9620 walked 1748 careful 3041 Wednesday 9621 cent 1212 carefully 4384 voluntary 9622 floor 2641 Carl 2663 virtually 9623 foreign 3637 Carleton 3328 variation 9624 bring 4032 Carolina 3947 variables 9625 similar 821 carried 2431 universal 9626 passed 4382 carries 4399 uncertain 9627 paper 1180 carry 4864 twentieth 9628 property 1491 carrying 3925 trembling 9629 natural 926 cars 810 treatment 9630 final 255 case 1119 tradition 9631 training 664 cases 2285 thousands 9632 county 4244 Casey 2499 thickness 9633 police 2977 cash 455 therefore 9634 congress 2428 cast 2297 testimony 9635 international 3286 Castro 3570 testament 9636 growth 4474 casual 3371 territory 9637 market 4318 cat 4333 Tennessee 9638 wasn’t 2550 catch 3302 temporary 9639 talk 4193 categories 1377 telephone 9640 start 4278 category 4697 telegraph 9

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641 England 1258 catholic 1820 technique 9642 written 3169 Catholics 854 technical 9643 story 4888 Cathy 4209 taxpayers 9644 hear 1085 cattle 3783 suspicion 9645 suddenly 1062 caught 3468 suspended 9646 issue 779 cause 4596 suspected 9647 needs 1156 caused 4441 surrender 9648 answer 1864 causes 1872 surprised 9649 hall 3945 cavalry 2025 supported 9650 likely 3429 ceiling 987 suggested 9651 working 1632 cell 2467 suffering 9652 countries 3891 cellar 4464 successes 9653 considered 1316 cells 3192 succeeded 9654 you’re 621 cent 4364 substrate 9655 earth 411 center 3252 substance 9656 sat 2104 centers 4553 submitted 9657 purpose 596 central 3782 submarine 9658 hour 4038 cents 4092 subjected 9659 labour 2375 centuries 1147 structure 9660 results 449 century 4769 strongest 9661 entire 290 certain 3183 stretched 9662 happened 698 certainly 4239 strategic 9663 William 4647 certainty 710 statement 9664 cases 2173 chain 1431 standards 9665 meet 1637 chair 3364 sponsored 9666 stand 1588 chairman 1690 spiritual 9667 difference 4267 chairs 3650 specified 9668 production 2970 challenge 3535 sovereign 9669 hair 2374 chamber 3649 southeast 9670 involved 4242 champion 1819 somewhere 9671 fall 773 chance 419 sometimes 9672 stock 4127 chances 188 something 9

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673 food 3329 Chandler 3614 solutions 9674 earlier 387 change 2625 societies 9675 increased 1102 changed 4543 socialist 9676 whom 772 changes 4857 socialism 9677 particularly 2454 changing 3283 so-called 9678 boys 4223 channels 483 situation 9679 paid 4786 chapel 3025 similarly 9680 sent 1427 chapter 4422 shouldn’t 9681 effort 875 character 2152 shoulders 9682 knowledge 1571 characteristic 4149 seventeen 9683 letter 2115 characteristics 2368 seriously 9684 club 4607 characterized 1946 September 9685 using 3009 characters 2529 separated 9686 below 840 charge 4314 sentiment 9687 thinking 1901 charged 1838 sensitive 9688 yes 2404 charges 2781 selection 9689 christian 1010 Charles 502 secretary 9690 girls 2248 Charlie 3396 secondary 9691 blue 3910 charm 4317 searching 9692 ready 4157 charming 2813 scheduled 9693 bill 4443 chart 3750 scattered 9694 color 3210 charter 2983 satisfied 9695 weeks 4175 cheap 3316 salvation 9696 points 1185 check 3472 sacrifice 9697 trade 3385 checked 3664 Roosevelt 9698 certainly 4894 cheek 3057 returning 9699 ideas 1813 chemical 2543 resulting 9700 industrial 2072 chest 3737 responses 9701 square 1067 Chicago 4823 responded 9702 methods 2928 chicken 1465 resources 9703 addition 861 chief 4742 residents 9704 deal 4442 chiefly 3598 residence 9

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705 method 435 child 2855 represent 9706 bad 3253 child’s 3127 reporters 9707 due 2204 childhood 2659 remaining 9708 moral 263 children 4917 remainder 9709 decided 4220 children’s 592 religious 9710 statement 3813 chin 4379 relatives 9711 neither 1546 China 1021 relations 9712 nearly 1965 Chinese 4438 regularly 9713 directly 3273 chlorine 2679 regarding 9714 showed 912 choice 2599 reflected 9715 throughout 4649 cholesterol 1593 reference 9716 questions 2171 choose 2571 reduction 9717 Kennedy 2910 chose 3406 recording 9718 reading 1487 chosen 3962 recommend 9719 anyone 1081 Christ 1745 recognize 9720 try 4877 Christ’s 2829 reception 9721 services 689 christian 3113 receiving 9722 according 3415 Christianity 3134 realistic 9723 programs 3774 Christmas 2600 reactions 9724 nation 267 church 1084 radiation 9725 lay 1094 churches 716 questions 9726 French 4063 cigarette 2414 qualities 9727 size 1815 circle 4097 qualified 9728 remember 3347 circles 4768 purchased 9729 physical 4236 circuit 3844 pulmonary 9730 record 4688 circular 1172 published 9731 member 1253 circumstances 3775 publicity 9732 comes 4105 cited 2287 provision 9733 understand 965 cities 1827 providing 9734 southern 3512 citizen 3360 protected 9735 western 1178 citizens 4139 prospects 9736 population 222 city 3549 proposals 9

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737 normal 4561 city’s 3873 promotion 9738 strength 4316 civic 4123 promising 9739 aid 1144 civil 2703 prominent 9740 merely 4136 civilian 1905 professor 9741 district 2611 civilization 3089 producing 9742 volume 1065 claim 1909 processes 9743 concerned 3062 claimed 4037 proceeded 9744 month 1413 claims 1337 procedure 9745 appeared 3715 clarity 4145 prisoners 9746 temperature 3046 Clark 950 principle 9747 trouble 447 class 1131 principal 9748 trial 1237 classes 2870 primitive 9749 summer 3008 classic 1688 primarily 9750 direction 3215 classical 3829 prevented 9751 ran 4652 classification 2854 pressures 9752 maybe 1047 clay 233 president 9753 sales 3781 Clayton 3079 presently 9754 student 1509 clean 1290 presented 9755 list 2923 cleaning 4498 preparing 9756 continued 422 clear 3917 preferred 9757 friend 4274 cleared 2382 precision 9758 evening 796 clearly 2263 precisely 9759 literature 3122 clerk 3508 preceding 9760 generally 3857 climate 2044 practices 9761 association 2480 climbed 1573 practical 9762 provided 3837 clinical 1602 potential 9763 led 4773 clock 4492 possessed 9764 army 395 close 2022 positions 9765 met 981 closed 360 political 9766 influence 1636 closely 4914 policeman 9767 piece 1763 closer 4700 planetary 9768 opened 3694 closing 3937 phenomena 9

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769 former 2556 cloth 4540 pertinent 9770 science 1176 clothes 4659 persuaded 9771 step 4789 clothing 1407 personnel 9772 changes 3681 cloud 1904 permitted 9773 chance 2867 clouds 2712 permanent 9774 husband 684 club 3060 performed 9775 hot 4107 clubs 3432 perfectly 9776 series 2051 Co. 4692 patient’s 9777 average 4122 coach 3275 pathology 9778 works 3340 coal 4394 passenger 9779 cause 1760 coast 3862 part-time 9780 effective 2537 coat 2613 particles 9781 George 3033 coating 4006 partially 9782 planning 3973 cocktail 2995 paintings 9783 degree 2704 code 4342 oxidation 9784 systems 1352 coffee 4449 ownership 9785 wouldn’t 578 cold 1641 ourselves 9786 direct 4229 colleagues 1227 otherwise 9787 Soviet 2477 collected 1954 organized 9788 stopped 1260 collection 1809 orchestra 9789 wrong 3322 collective 910 operation 9790 lead 349 college 1200 operating 9791 myself 2767 colleges 1724 officials 9792 theory 2926 colonel 4701 occurring 9793 ask 4542 colonial 4460 occasions 9794 worked 3695 colony 909 obviously 9795 freedom 694 color 4726 observers 9796 clearly 3410 colored 1152 objective 9797 movement 4589 colorful 4013 northwest 9798 ways 2150 colors 1662 newspaper 9799 forms 1494 column 2627 neighbors 9800 press 3022 columns 2730 necessity 9

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801 organization 3760 combat 416 necessary 9802 somewhat 1931 combination 1514 naturally 9803 spring 2677 combined 4190 narrative 9804 efforts 142 come 2658 musicians 9805 consider 2795 comedy 3652 municipal 9806 meaning 732 comes 2320 movements 9807 bed 2532 comfort 2551 mountains 9808 fear 2936 comfortable 4426 merchants 9809 lot 551 coming 1340 mentioned 9810 treatment 1471 command 3689 mechanism 9811 beautiful 3684 commander 3503 measuring 9812 note 2572 comment 3042 meanwhile 9813 placed 3480 comments 1072 materials 9814 Hotel 1860 commerce 3801 marriages 9815 truth 1771 commercial 2542 marketing 9816 game 1011 commission 4749 Manhattan 9817 apparently 4927 commissioner 3613 magnitude 9818 groups 3719 committed 4054 magazines 9819 he’s 585 committee 1812 machinery 9820 plant 4626 commodities 3470 Louisiana 9821 carried 414 common 3293 long-term 9822 easy 3631 commonly 4980 livestock 9823 wide 1608 communication 3787 literally 9824 farm 3685 communications 2798 listening 9825 I’ve 1523 communism 4849 listeners 9826 respect 1077 communist 3706 libraries 9827 man’s 2758 communists 2692 languages 9828 herself 2629 communities 4829 landscape 9829 numbers 398 community 682 knowledge 9830 manner 1202 companies 3855 Kennedy’s 9831 reaction 4984 companion 4300 justified 9832 immediately 313 company 3716 judgments 9

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833 radio 3790 company’s 3789 Jefferson 9834 running 2643 comparable 3199 involving 9835 approach 3662 compare 4354 inventory 9836 recently 1498 compared 4893 invention 9837 larger 2259 comparison 3213 interview 9838 lower 4226 compete 3971 intervals 9839 feed 4625 competent 1285 interests 9840 charge 1713 competition 2969 intention 9841 couple 3411 competitive 1958 intensity 9842 daily 4375 complained 2340 insurance 9843 eye 4695 complement 2169 Institute 9844 performance 527 complete 3457 instances 9845 middle 1537 completed 3077 installed 9846 oh 933 completely 3645 innocence 9847 March 1907 completion 766 influence 9848 persons 1153 complex 2725 indicates 9849 understanding 3506 complicated 954 indicated 9850 arms 4053 component 1466 increases 9851 opportunity 1999 components 675 increased 9852 blood 2683 composed 573 including 9853 additional 3436 composer 3496 impressed 9854 technical 3968 composition 248 important 9855 served 4765 compromise 1303 immediate 9856 described 4610 computed 4349 imitation 9857 stop 3825 conceived 3382 identical 9858 progress 3529 concentrated 3319 household 9859 steps 2316 concentration 4731 hospitals 9860 test 1244 concept 4294 hollywood 9861 chief 3348 conception 3497 historian 9862 reported 3818 concepts 4546 hesitated 9863 based 1061 concern 2675 Henrietta 9864 main 743 concerned 4360 happiness 9

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865 determined 1752 concerning 3703 happening 9866 image 2528 concerns 3780 Greenwich 9867 decision 2794 concert 2125 gradually 9868 window 3889 concerts 4598 governing 9869 religion 3288 concluded 4629 gentlemen 9870 gun 1839 conclusion 3718 gentleman 9871 appear 3014 conclusions 760 generally 9872 responsibility 2262 concrete 3654 gathering 9873 Europe 4974 condemned 2783 furniture 9874 British 1150 condition 4264 furnished 9875 character 4744 conditioned 2256 functions 9876 learned 533 conditions 4103 full-time 9877 horse 1992 conduct 4505 frequency 9878 writing 1972 conducted 4956 Frederick 9879 account 3994 conductor 2640 Francisco 9880 ones 1091 conference 4887 fractions 9881 fiscal 4033 conferences 4494 fortunate 9882 serious 1941 confidence 2901 formation 9883 activity 4732 confirmed 2868 forgotten 9884 types 2092 conflict 417 following 9885 corner 3335 confronted 3125 financing 9886 Green 2490 confused 1220 financial 9887 length 2455 confusion 3197 favorable 9888 hit 1933 Congo 4825 fantastic 9889 lived 2317 congregation 4151 factories 9890 audience 634 congress 2167 extremely 9891 letters 4371 congressional 2478 extensive 9892 returned 4558 congressman 2963 extension 9893 obtained 3261 connected 3546 extending 9894 nuclear 1534 connection 1393 expressed 9895 specific 2735 conscience 1324 explained 9896 forward 2371 conscious 2485 expensive 9

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897 straight 3522 consciousness 2296 expansion 9898 activities 3521 consequence 3659 expanding 9899 slowly 3173 consequences 970 existence 9900 shot 3377 consequently 4321 exercises 9901 doubt 3363 conservative 1971 executive 9902 seven 805 consider 3655 exclusive 9903 justice 1098 considerable 3486 excessive 9904 moving 2442 considerably 2678 exception 9905 latter 2231 consideration 1572 excellent 9906 plane 3431 considerations 4011 evidently 9907 quality 653 considered 1469 everybody 9908 design 2275 considering 4114 estimates 9909 obviously 4155 consisted 1591 estimated 9910 operation 3714 consistent 1862 establish 9911 plans 4913 consistently 1302 essential 9912 choice 3806 consisting 588 equipment 9913 poor 2534 consists 4638 enjoyment 9914 staff 4397 conspiracy 3072 engineers 9915 function 1489 constant 2348 encourage 9916 figures 2626 constantly 3658 encounter 9917 parts 3612 constitute 1661 employees 9918 stay 2208 constitution 4345 empirical 9919 saying 3960 constitutional 4748 emphasize 9920 include 2945 constructed 1584 emotional 9921 born 1100 construction 2772 emergency 9922 pattern 2911 consumer 2425 elsewhere 9923 gives 1703 contact 3848 eliminate 9924 whatever 4073 contacts 2121 elections 9925 sun 2420 contain 3279 elaborate 9926 cars 1811 contained 3323 efficient 9927 faith 2405 containing 780 effective 9928 pool 2869 contains 433 education 9

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929 hospital 1715 contemporary 2608 editorial 9930 mass 2089 content 4738 dominated 9931 wish 3880 contest 4975 documents 9932 lack 3099 context 3927 disturbed 9933 completely 4937 continental 2815 districts 9934 heavy 4055 continually 4538 displayed 9935 waiting 962 continue 1647 discussed 9936 speak 756 continued 2435 discovery 9937 ball 2645 continues 4921 discharge 9938 standard 1778 continuing 4936 directors 9939 extent 4065 continuity 750 direction 9940 visit 2450 continuous 4205 diffusion 9941 democratic 4313 continuously 614 difficult 9942 corps 1804 contract 292 different 9943 firm 4090 contracts 579 developed 9944 income 2114 contrary 964 determine 9945 ahead 1434 contrast 4075 detergent 9946 deep 2491 contribute 2111 detective 9947 there’s 2776 contributed 2805 destroyed 9948 effects 2903 contribution 3869 desperate 9949 language 3552 contributions 3013 desirable 9950 principle 413 control 4462 describes 9951 none 2791 controlled 856 described 9952 price 4248 controlling 3299 depending 9953 designed 3483 controls 2686 dependent 9954 indicated 3851 controversy 2632 democrats 9955 analysis 4965 convenience 4110 democracy 9956 distance 4434 convenient 4992 demanding 9957 expect 3688 convention 2897 delivered 9958 established 2124 conventional 4233 dedicated 9959 products 2187 conversation 2018 decisions 9960 growing 4603 conversion 3534 Dartmouth 9

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961 importance 4794 converted 2363 dangerous 9962 continue 2191 conviction 2620 customers 9963 serve 4844 convictions 3130 currently 9964 determine 2200 convinced 4339 curiosity 9965 cities 2280 cook 2736 criticism 9966 elements 3341 cooking 4861 creatures 9967 leaders 1750 cool 652 countries 9968 division 3922 Coolidge 4976 corporate 9969 pretty 2673 cooling 2200 convinced 9970 existence 2757 cooperation 4794 converted 9971 attitude 4834 cooperative 4090 contracts 9972 stress 4539 cope 2645 continues 9973 afternoon 2823 copy 756 continued 9974 limited 2882 core 1811 contained 9975 hardly 3162 corn 4155 consisted 9976 Thomas 885 corner 2371 conscious 9977 agreement 4976 corporate 3261 connected 9978 factors 1161 corporation 2455 confusion 9979 scene 3963 corporations 4732 confirmed 9980 easily 942 corps 3994 conductor 9981 closed 2097 correct 1972 conducted 9982 write 4031 correspondence 1150 condition 9983 reach 2844 corresponding 4974 condemned 9984 applied 403 cost 3288 concluded 9985 health 541 costs 743 concerned 9986 married 4970 cottage 3825 conceived 9987 suggested 2834 cotton 4053 component 9988 attack 67 could 1537 completed 9989 Rhode 545 couldn’t 4625 competent 9990 interested 1008 council 3790 company’s 9991 station 2214 count 4984 companion 9992 professional 3434 counter 1202 companies 9

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993 remained 3039 counties 398 community 9994 won’t 652 countries 1077 communist 9995 drive 281 country 1523 communism 9996 season 632 county 585 committee 9997 despite 841 couple 3719 committed 9998 unit 3345 courage 3684 commander 9999 current 183 course 2477 collected 9

1000 spent 1757 courses 3215 classical 91001 eight 400 court 4063 cigarette 91002 covered 2164 courts 3774 Christmas 91003 negro 2145 cousin 689 christian 91004 role 1181 cover 2204 childhood 91005 played 4024 coverage 875 character 91006 I’d 1002 covered 2970 challenge 91007 date 3300 covering 4647 certainty 91008 council 3317 covers 698 certainly 91009 race 3620 cow 2375 centuries 91010 Charles 4605 crack 3169 Catholics 91011 commission 4311 craft 1212 carefully 91012 original 4796 crash 3106 candidate 91013 mouth 4899 crawled 1379 buildings 91014 reasons 3149 crazy 3638 bronchial 91015 studies 4810 cream 2186 brilliant 91016 exactly 2035 create 4662 breathing 91017 machine 1310 created 2078 breakfast 91018 built 3594 creating 597 beginning 91019 teeth 2342 creation 811 beautiful 91020 James 2228 creative 4746 basically 91021 relations 4861 creatures 4413 Baltimore 91022 rise 1675 credit 3291 awareness 91023 demand 3001 crew 379 available 91024 prepared 3525 cried 2710 automatic 9

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1025 related 3050 crime 1122 authority 91026 rates 4095 criminal 4868 authentic 91027 news 4549 crises 3976 attracted 91028 supply 1288 crisis 2272 attitudes 91029 trees 3983 critic 535 attention 91030 becomes 1867 critical 4221 attending 91031 director 2736 criticism 3241 attempted 91032 Sunday 3751 critics 4194 astronomy 91033 bit 4658 Cromwell 4528 associate 91034 raised 4800 crop 2956 assistant 91035 events 1981 cross 4896 assessors 91036 unless 2580 crossed 4158 assembled 91037 officer 4570 crossing 4472 Aristotle 91038 dropped 2047 crowd 4445 architect 91039 playing 3350 crowded 4490 arbitrary 91040 standing 4964 crown 2561 appointed 91041 doctor 3499 crucial 3621 apparatus 91042 places 2252 cry 1309 apartment 91043 walk 4255 crystal 1179 announced 91044 energy 2283 Cuba 1126 Americans 91045 talking 4923 Cuban 4447 America’s 91046 meant 1996 cultural 4211 amendment 91047 clay 1898 culture 4366 ambiguous 91048 actual 2411 cup 2789 allotment 91049 sides 3713 cure 2402 Alexander 91050 facilities 4339 curiosity 977 agreement 91051 filled 2357 curious 973 afternoon 91052 techniques 999 current 3941 aesthetic 91053 June 3130 currently 1442 advantage 91054 knows 3359 curt 3217 admission 91055 hadn’t 2437 curve 4616 addresses 91056 glass 3816 customer 4957 addressed 9

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1057 poet 2620 customers 722 according 91058 fight 499 cut 4562 accepting 91059 dollars 3477 cuts 3961 abandoned 91060 gas 1623 cutting 1604 yourself 81061 concern 4191 cycle 2525 year-old 81062 caught 3582 D.C. 785 wouldn’t 81063 share 842 daily 4119 workshop 81064 popular 1861 Dallas 3537 Woodruff 81065 claim 3226 damage 1900 wondered 81066 entered 3188 damn 3191 Williams 81067 Chicago 3770 Dan 4979 wildlife 81068 happy 1162 dance 3753 wherever 81069 bridge 3393 dancer 2558 whenever 81070 jazz 3312 dancers 924 whatever 81071 institutions 4269 dances 2351 weakness 81072 materials 2531 dancing 1381 watching 81073 style 1508 danger 3012 visitors 81074 he’d 2363 dangerous 2964 visiting 81075 follow 4673 dare 1396 Virginia 81076 parents 518 dark 2339 violence 81077 communist 2557 darkness 3604 vigorous 81078 status 3534 Dartmouth 3942 velocity 81079 included 564 data 2059 vehicles 81080 thousand 1007 date 3028 variable 81081 Christ 3476 dates 2401 valuable 81082 isn’t 1454 daughter 2310 vacation 81083 heat 3388 Dave 3952 urethane 81084 radiation 2126 David 3682 upstairs 81085 cattle 3540 Davis 4560 unlikely 81086 suppose 3683 dawn 1502 universe 81087 primary 131 day 1846 ultimate 81088 accepted 229 days 3786 trustees 8

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1089 books 553 dead 4385 troubles 81090 sitting 704 deal 3419 troubled 81091 conference 4023 dealer 2720 treasury 81092 opinion 3249 dealers 4370 traveled 81093 usual 2512 dealing 2764 transfer 81094 churches 4421 dealt 631 training 81095 film 2689 Dean 1698 tomorrow 81096 giving 2040 dear 348 together 81097 behavior 332 death 4085 Tilghman 81098 considerable 3281 debate 3194 Thursday 81099 funds 2356 decade 1080 thousand 81100 construction 3152 decades 2041 thoughts 81101 attempt 1732 December 4660 thorough 81102 changed 4756 decent 2825 Thompson 81103 proper 2694 decide 687 thinking 81104 successful 709 decided 4874 theories 81105 marriage 867 decision 4963 theology 81106 sea 2018 decisions 2432 terrible 81107 sir 4336 deck 2215 tendency 81108 hell 4170 declaration 1592 teaching 81109 wait 1612 declared 1506 teachers 81110 sign 3405 decline 4931 tangible 81111 worth 4233 dedicated 3251 symphony 81112 source 4559 dedication 3000 sympathy 81113 highly 4521 Deegan 3095 symbolic 81114 park 946 deep 3935 switches 81115 discussion 2883 deeper 2908 swimming 81116 everyone 2761 deeply 3325 survival 81117 practice 3378 defeat 2135 surprise 81118 arm 4604 defend 3690 surfaces 81119 tradition 587 defense 1657 supposed 81120 shows 3808 define 2313 supplies 8

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1121 someone 2809 defined 2998 supplied 81122 authority 2888 definite 2333 superior 81123 older 4571 definitely 4907 suitcase 81124 annual 2845 definition 3158 suitable 81125 project 783 degree 3616 suggests 81126 Americans 4341 degrees 2522 suffered 81127 lord 3779 Delaware 645 suddenly 81128 success 4526 delay 3586 suburban 81129 oil 3988 delayed 1287 subjects 81130 remain 3502 deliberately 4678 stumbled 81131 principal 3809 delicate 2708 studying 81132 leadership 3599 delight 426 students 81133 Jack 3915 delightful 1730 struggle 81134 foot 2897 delivered 2879 strongly 81135 obvious 4993 delivery 2895 stronger 81136 fell 1023 demand 2773 striking 81137 thin 2578 demanded 3221 strictly 81138 pieces 4992 demanding 4935 stresses 81139 management 1978 demands 4238 stressed 81140 measure 4110 democracy 738 strength 81141 security 941 democratic 4392 strategy 81142 base 2632 democrats 2741 stranger 81143 entirely 3653 demonstrate 897 straight 81144 civil 3257 demonstrated 4499 steadily 81145 frequently 4017 demonstration 1223 stations 81146 records 2277 denied 4529 startled 81147 structure 3510 density 1558 starting 81148 dinner 2292 deny 1040 standing 81149 weight 409 department 938 standard 81150 condition 3957 departments 2954 staining 81151 Mike 2392 depend 4774 splendid 81152 objective 2686 dependent 2637 spending 8

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1153 complex 3299 depending 4534 speeches 81154 produced 2218 depends 4167 specimen 81155 noted 4153 depression 895 specific 81156 caused 2083 depth 1728 speaking 81157 equal 2785 derived 734 southern 81158 balance 2672 describe 802 somewhat 81159 you’ll 856 described 1918 somebody 81160 purposes 4462 describes 1841 solution 81161 corporation 2028 description 1876 soldiers 81162 dance 2716 desegregation 1283 slightly 81163 kitchen 4634 desert 2797 sleeping 81164 failure 908 design 4654 sidewalk 81165 pass 953 designed 3282 shouting 81166 goes 3676 designs 1780 shoulder 81167 names 3013 desirable 3755 shopping 81168 quickly 1339 desire 2249 shooting 81169 workers 2199 desired 4986 shipping 81170 regard 4184 desires 4002 shelters 81171 officers 1663 desk 3850 sessions 81172 published 4580 despair 721 services 81173 famous 3869 desperate 4368 servants 81174 develop 4468 desperately 3731 sergeant 81175 London 997 despite 3103 sequence 81176 clothes 4478 destiny 1336 separate 81177 laws 2236 destroy 3132 sentence 81178 citizens 2805 destroyed 1411 selected 81179 announced 2864 destruction 1141 security 81180 carry 4057 destructive 1525 sections 81181 cover 1476 detail 3076 sciences 81182 moreover 2094 detailed 3812 scholars 81183 add 1902 details 2979 schedule 81184 greatest 2111 detective 4172 scarcely 8

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1185 check 4075 detergent 1594 Saturday 81186 enemy 2760 determination 4475 Sandburg 81187 Mary 964 determine 4515 sampling 81188 leaving 865 determined 3336 Russians 81189 key 3219 determining 3310 romantic 81190 manager 4537 Detroit 2832 Robinson 81191 active 1174 develop 4679 reverend 81192 break 579 developed 3874 revenues 81193 king 2102 developing 2786 revealed 81194 bottom 271 development 892 returned 81195 pain 2458 developments 4391 retained 81196 relationship 1991 device 2898 resulted 81197 sources 2947 devices 1367 response 81198 poetry 4062 devil 4419 respects 81199 assistance 2142 devoted 4643 resolved 81200 operating 4436 Di 3795 reserved 81201 battle 2434 diameter 572 research 81202 companies 1938 dictionary 1935 requires 81203 fixed 88 did 523 required 81204 possibility 212 didn’t 2504 republic 81205 product 1449 die 4833 reporter 81206 spoke 1225 died 862 reported 81207 units 4644 diet 2573 replaced 81208 touch 667 difference 1832 repeated 81209 doesn’t 1343 differences 3687 rendered 81210 bright 292 different 3628 reminded 81211 finished 614 difficult 728 remember 81212 carefully 2345 difficulties 3296 remarked 81213 facts 1384 difficulty 993 remained 81214 previous 4205 diffusion 869 religion 81215 takes 3083 dignity 4121 relieved 81216 allowed 3979 dilemma 4491 reliable 8

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1217 require 3517 dimensions 4332 relevant 81218 build 3672 dining 3863 released 81219 patient 1148 dinner 2334 relative 81220 financial 3648 diplomatic 1719 relation 81221 philosophy 786 direct 4880 relating 81222 loss 1552 directed 3193 rejected 81223 stations 750 direction 3896 register 81224 rose 3455 directions 2594 regional 81225 died 713 directly 4078 regiment 81226 scientific 1031 director 1951 regarded 81227 otherwise 4936 directors 4315 reflects 81228 inches 2524 dirt 2397 referred 81229 sight 3034 dirty 3365 reducing 81230 seeing 3096 disappeared 3563 recovery 81231 distribution 3878 disaster 2520 recorded 81232 marked 4921 discharge 836 recently 81233 rules 3822 discipline 4714 receives 81234 capital 2726 discover 599 received 81235 captain 1443 discovered 3887 recalled 81236 relatively 2435 discovery 1543 realized 81237 classes 4217 discrimination 831 reaction 81238 variety 3698 discuss 2540 reaching 81239 stated 1647 discussed 4035 rational 81240 shape 1115 discussion 1866 railroad 81241 German 3284 discussions 364 question 81242 musical 2084 disease 3686 quarters 81243 significant 4613 dishes 3267 quantity 81244 concept 4067 disk 3842 pursuant 81245 reports 4351 displacement 1160 purposes 81246 proposed 2648 display 2288 purchase 81247 begin 4538 displayed 3759 publicly 81248 post 4635 displays 1306 provides 8

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1249 impossible 4737 disposal 762 provided 81250 affairs 3110 dispute 3980 prospect 81251 named 956 distance 1246 proposed 81252 team 2941 distant 2621 proposal 81253 circumstances 2612 distinct 628 property 81254 learn 2639 distinction 2002 properly 81255 remains 4850 distinctive 3678 promptly 81256 round 2598 distinguished 4787 promises 81257 strange 3788 distributed 2386 promised 81258 catholic 1231 distribution 1557 projects 81259 operations 741 district 858 progress 81260 collection 2815 districts 723 programs 81261 aware 3927 disturbed 3752 profound 81262 sex 4285 dive 959 products 81263 broad 1987 divided 1154 produced 81264 bar 3182 divine 373 problems 81265 Henry 968 division 357 probably 81266 Robert 3539 divorce 3987 probable 81267 governor 72 do 1214 previous 81268 offered 4872 doc 3607 prestige 81269 bank 1041 doctor 517 pressure 81270 yesterday 3369 doctors 4003 pressing 81271 requirements 2381 doctrine 3055 preserve 81272 capacity 4975 documents 3239 presents 81273 speed 178 does 1383 presence 81274 prevent 1209 doesn’t 1024 prepared 81275 regular 1395 dog 3611 precious 81276 appears 1510 dogs 1117 practice 81277 houses 600 doing 1706 powerful 81278 Mark 2344 dollar 1773 possibly 81279 opening 1059 dollars 242 possible 81280 spread 4870 Dolores 1416 positive 8

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1281 winter 1714 domestic 385 position 81282 ship 1670 dominant 4118 Portland 81283 slightly 4738 dominated 1535 politics 81284 remembered 4249 Don 1549 policies 81285 interests 177 don’t 3870 pointing 81286 produce 4759 Donald 1749 pleasure 81287 subjects 283 done 2858 pleasant 81288 crisis 295 door 1456 platform 81289 youth 2984 doors 3354 plastics 81290 presented 1920 double 782 planning 81291 interesting 901 doubt 1576 pictures 81292 fresh 4414 doubtful 729 physical 81293 train 4234 Douglas 481 personal 81294 instance 100 down 3804 peculiar 81295 drink 2650 downtown 3923 peaceful 81296 poems 2106 dozen 2227 payments 81297 agreed 498 Dr. 2329 patterns 81298 campaign 4106 draft 3016 patients 81299 event 2545 drama 4403 patience 81300 forced 1700 dramatic 4832 passages 81301 nine 4953 drank 4640 partisan 81302 essential 1952 draw 4689 particle 81303 immediate 2714 drawing 2745 parallel 81304 lives 4594 drawings 1855 painting 81305 file 1521 drawn 4400 overseas 81306 provides 1691 dream 3888 overcome 81307 watch 5001 dreamed 3036 over-all 81308 opposite 3493 dreams 1012 original 81309 apartment 1599 dress 1458 ordinary 81310 created 3024 dressed 1308 opposite 81311 Germany 4507 dressing 2448 opinions 81312 trip 1568 drew 2226 operator 8

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1313 neck 3725 dried 3735 operated 81314 watched 3229 drill 1389 official 81315 index 1295 drink 1171 officers 81316 cells 2268 drinking 3692 offering 81317 term 4479 drinks 1600 occurred 81318 session 995 drive 3005 occupied 81319 offer 2473 driven 1882 occasion 81320 fully 2217 driver 893 obtained 81321 teacher 4021 drivers 1450 observed 81322 recognized 2065 driving 4079 O’Banion 81323 Providence 1825 drop 2323 numerous 81324 explained 1038 dropped 1409 November 81325 indicate 1736 drove 2293 northern 81326 twenty 4198 drug 2975 normally 81327 Lady 3729 drugs 2058 negative 81328 Russian 2932 drunk 240 national 81329 features 1583 dry 2965 nation’s 81330 gray 3591 drying 4298 musician 81331 studied 707 due 2981 multiple 81332 Sam 3797 dull 797 movement 81333 economy 156 during 3271 mountain 81334 reduced 1522 dust 2997 mother’s 81335 maximum 3151 duties 1182 moreover 81336 separate 1756 duty 3595 morality 81337 procedure 3174 dying 4619 monument 81338 atmosphere 4551 dynamic 4440 moderate 81339 desire 3501 e.g. 3867 Mitchell 81340 mentioned 103 each 4579 Missouri 81341 reality 3772 eager 3324 missiles 81342 expression 3632 ear 4841 minority 81343 differences 674 earlier 1770 minister 81344 enter 4389 earliest 2210 millions 8

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1345 traditional 252 early 439 military 81346 mission 4987 earnings 4213 midnight 81347 favor 2840 ears 4550 Michigan 81348 looks 655 earth 4876 merchant 81349 secret 2575 ease 4235 memorial 81350 fast 2151 easier 3647 meetings 81351 picked 980 easily 3452 medicine 81352 coffee 521 east 2230 measures 81353 smaller 3314 eastern 1640 measured 81354 edge 822 easy 4495 meanings 81355 tone 1789 eat 2793 maturity 81356 beside 3339 eating 556 material 81357 literary 383 economic 3201 matching 81358 election 4508 economical 4247 Maryland 81359 judge 1333 economy 3744 marshall 81360 title 3629 ecumenical 1105 marriage 81361 permit 3475 Eddie 4034 marginal 81362 fair 1354 edge 4108 managers 81363 address 2891 edges 1914 majority 81364 rights 2930 edition 1817 maintain 81365 vocational 1373 editor 4014 magnetic 81366 laid 2608 editorial 2778 magazine 81367 response 4636 educated 2027 machines 81368 believed 433 education 4227 luncheon 81369 model 1505 educational 1720 location 81370 solid 2398 Edward 1357 literary 81371 writers 436 effect 3498 listened 81372 follows 780 effective 4324 lighting 81373 editor 2877 effectively 3864 liberals 81374 anode 3298 effectiveness 1795 learning 81375 receive 948 effects 2752 Lawrence 81376 quiet 2161 efficiency 4548 launched 8

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1377 telephone 3323 efficient 4477 laughter 81378 hearing 681 effort 3834 laughing 81379 buildings 804 efforts 949 language 81380 formed 3074 eggs 1802 judgment 81381 watching 1001 eight 4545 Johnston 81382 memory 4293 eighteenth 2075 Japanese 81383 presence 4240 eighth 3086 isolated 81384 difficulty 3894 Eileen 2668 involves 81385 region 2175 Eisenhower 670 involved 81386 knife 322 either 4670 intimate 81387 bottle 3954 Ekstrohm 1729 internal 81388 fit 4720 El 1426 interior 81389 official 3279 elaborate 276 interest 81390 vote 4432 Elaine 2412 intended 81391 junior 3189 elected 1294 instance 81392 treated 1358 election 3985 inspired 81393 expressed 2121 elections 2507 insisted 81394 planned 1574 electric 2913 innocent 81395 dog 2377 electrical 3886 inherent 81396 Virginia 3898 electricity 1903 informed 81397 killed 3528 electron 577 industry 81398 camp 1575 electronic 4627 indirect 81399 stayed 3353 electronics 1325 indicate 81400 nice 2093 element 485 increase 81401 murder 4933 elementary 2407 includes 81402 removed 966 elements 1079 included 81403 rock 2731 eleven 4611 inclined 81404 turning 3848 eliminate 2225 incident 81405 upper 4493 eliminated 1994 improved 81406 junior 542 else 3821 imagined 81407 personnel 2425 elsewhere 2934 illusion 81408 pointed 2468 em 2638 Illinois 8

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1409 November 3926 emerged 2003 identity 81410 Louis 2772 emergency 3936 identify 81411 selected 3357 emission 2806 hydrogen 81412 Berlin 3155 emotion 2457 hundreds 81413 claims 1584 emotional 3710 humanity 81414 increasing 2559 emotions 929 hospital 81415 leader 1869 emphasis 4230 historic 81416 positive 4748 emphasize 4609 heritage 81417 frame 4405 empire 4576 helpless 81418 gain 4345 empirical 662 happened 81419 twice 2206 employed 2709 handsome 81420 failed 4165 employee 2810 handling 81421 nobody 1661 employees 2717 guidance 81422 send 2279 employment 1184 greatest 81423 ability 1692 empty 4030 grateful 81424 fourth 4329 enable 3464 graduate 81425 inch 3658 encounter 1267 governor 81426 interior 3520 encountered 4009 generous 81427 chapter 2348 encourage 3333 gathered 81428 Jewish 3585 encouraged 915 function 81429 store 4224 encouraging 3516 frontier 81430 faculty 210 end 1758 friendly 81431 standards 1794 ended 3167 frequent 81432 France 3399 ending 3469 Franklin 81433 rich 4840 endless 4305 fraction 81434 contrast 1629 ends 3398 fourteen 81435 nevertheless 3792 enemies 4486 formulas 81436 brief 1186 enemy 3661 formerly 81437 Jones 1044 energy 2962 football 81438 plus 4719 enforced 568 followed 81439 individuals 4926 enforcement 3700 folklore 81440 rule 2286 engaged 4028 flexible 8

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1441 powers 4423 engagement 1211 finished 81442 advantage 2195 engine 3181 findings 81443 discovered 2596 engineer 1464 fighting 81444 pulled 2359 engineering 3776 festival 81445 writer 3072 engineers 1786 feelings 81446 brother 641 England 2416 February 81447 valley 488 english 1329 features 81448 membership 2459 enjoy 2646 favorite 81449 die 1925 enjoyed 4694 Faulkner 81450 observed 4638 enjoyment 2848 father’s 81451 wine 2937 enormous 1564 families 81452 fig 198 enough 1480 familiar 81453 items 1344 enter 2518 external 81454 daughter 1066 entered 1979 extended 81455 Texas 4089 entering 4060 exposure 81456 platform 3373 enterprise 4112 explicit 81457 allow 3579 entertainment 4753 explains 81458 ordinary 3641 enthusiasm 2295 expenses 81459 faces 4088 enthusiastic 509 expected 81460 accept 661 entire 4747 expanded 81461 master 1143 entirely 1797 existing 81462 legal 1961 entitled 1896 exercise 81463 hill 1926 entrance 3578 exciting 81464 fighting 4978 entries 1524 exchange 81465 resources 3885 entry 2081 examples 81466 increases 4665 envelope 3663 examined 81467 assumed 2560 environment 456 evidence 81468 sharp 1157 equal 1116 everyone 81469 everybody 1733 equally 1765 European 81470 broke 3258 equation 2751 estimate 81471 command 588 equipment 3002 equipped 81472 evil 3002 equipped 3258 equation 8

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1473 village 2376 equivalent 4665 envelope 81474 phase 3491 era 1926 entrance 81475 Russia 2986 error 1961 entitled 81476 detail 2446 errors 1143 entirely 81477 Morgan 1652 escape 4089 entering 81478 somehow 607 especially 2937 enormous 81479 fields 1302 essential 2596 engineer 81480 familiar 2326 essentially 4719 enforced 81481 boat 1862 establish 4165 employee 81482 April 958 established 2206 employed 81483 unity 3860 establishing 1869 emphasis 81484 Richard 2090 establishment 2559 emotions 81485 responsible 2120 estate 3357 emission 81486 factor 2751 estimate 966 elements 81487 chosen 1591 estimated 3528 electron 81488 principles 4114 estimates 1574 electric 81489 constant 3395 et 1358 election 81490 proved 1891 etc. 3954 Ekstrohm 81491 carrying 3624 eternal 4636 educated 81492 horses 3562 ethical 383 economic 81493 Mercer 4958 ethics 4987 earnings 81494 column 3981 Eugene 4389 earliest 81495 wants 873 Europe 2268 drinking 81496 forth 1765 European 4507 dressing 81497 beauty 3443 evaluation 4594 drawings 81498 compared 4977 eve 1700 dramatic 81499 approximately 83 even 2650 downtown 81500 historical 758 evening 4414 doubtful 81501 smiled 1299 event 1670 dominant 81502 universe 1035 events 1714 domestic 81503 calls 2095 eventually 2381 doctrine 81504 San 268 ever 968 division 8

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1505 educational 176 every 741 district 81506 teachers 1469 everybody 2612 distinct 81507 independent 1116 everyone 956 distance 81508 danger 516 everything 4737 disposal 81509 clean 2309 everywhere 4635 displays 81510 dogs 456 evidence 2726 discover 81511 waited 1970 evident 3878 disaster 81512 rain 4011 evidently 1031 director 81513 song 1472 evil 713 directly 81514 naturally 3756 exact 1552 directed 81515 Rome 1016 exactly 2434 diameter 81516 box 3635 examination 2094 detailed 81517 buy 3208 examine 953 designed 81518 sweet 3663 examined 2672 describe 81519 shelter 311 example 2578 demanded 81520 page 2081 examples 4993 delivery 81521 drawn 1572 excellent 3809 delicate 81522 dust 526 except 3779 Delaware 81523 communism 2678 exception 2888 definite 81524 exchange 3908 exceptions 1612 declared 81525 sections 2567 excess 867 decision 81526 walls 3486 excessive 1732 December 81527 aircraft 1524 exchange 1454 daughter 81528 independence 4346 excited 2557 darkness 81529 revolution 3318 excitement 3816 customer 81530 realize 3578 exciting 1996 cultural 81531 seek 3655 exclusive 4570 crossing 81532 willing 4161 exclusively 4658 Cromwell 81533 league 3815 excuse 1867 critical 81534 connection 1971 executive 4095 criminal 81535 politics 1896 exercise 2228 creative 81536 liberal 4321 exercises 2342 creation 8

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1537 completed 4004 exhibit 3594 creating 81538 weather 4407 exhibition 3300 covering 81539 fashion 1856 exist 4024 coverage 81540 ordered 2698 existed 3039 counties 81541 levels 970 existence 545 couldn’t 81542 settled 1797 existing 3922 Coolidge 81543 realized 2607 exists 3483 controls 81544 let’s 4747 expanded 1434 contrast 81545 ancient 3659 expanding 2114 contrary 81546 China 2296 expansion 1804 contract 81547 lips 957 expect 962 continue 81548 won 4258 expectations 2869 contains 81549 policies 509 expected 4073 contacts 81550 actions 4376 expects 2911 consumer 81551 Monday 2422 expenditures 1489 constant 81552 directed 2166 expense 2534 consists 81553 leading 2295 expenses 805 consider 81554 Paris 2485 expensive 634 congress 81555 Frank 334 experience 2490 confused 81556 statements 2045 experienced 2092 conflict 81557 projects 2082 experiences 2262 concrete 81558 starting 1717 experiment 3889 concerts 81559 initial 2818 experimental 2528 concerns 81560 application 1635 experiments 3818 concepts 81561 traffic 3458 expert 4610 computed 81562 stands 2828 experts 3436 composer 81563 signs 1680 explain 2683 composed 81564 families 1324 explained 527 complete 81565 quick 4753 explains 1498 compared 81566 Khrushchev 2511 explanation 3631 commonly 81567 largely 4112 explicit 1860 commerce 81568 drew 4076 exploration 3480 comments 8

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1569 animal 3121 exposed 2677 combined 81570 beat 4060 exposure 4589 colorful 81571 characteristic 2593 express 4542 colonial 81572 excellent 1393 expressed 2767 colleges 81573 practical 4148 expressing 3973 cocktail 81574 electric 1342 expression 4789 clothing 81575 electronic 3421 extend 3837 clinical 81576 pictures 1979 extended 2923 cleaning 81577 ought 3546 extending 4136 civilian 81578 protection 2963 extension 1178 citizens 81579 article 2478 extensive 4688 circular 81580 appropriate 939 extent 1094 churches 81581 fifty 2518 external 4877 Christ’s 81582 minimum 2182 extra 3273 chlorine 81583 dry 3372 extraordinary 263 children 81584 emotional 1751 extreme 1813 chemical 81585 she’d 2167 extremely 4157 charming 81586 Jury 843 eye 4223 channels 81587 career 214 eyes 2454 changing 81588 chairman 3596 fabrics 3329 Chandler 81589 aside 245 face 4242 champion 81590 asking 2020 faced 1588 chairman 81591 estimated 1459 faces 1258 catholic 81592 teaching 1050 facilities 4278 category 81593 reference 3117 facing 1491 carrying 81594 Saturday 189 fact 4032 Carolina 81595 flow 1486 factor 3637 Carleton 81596 flat 4151 factories 1272 capacity 81597 background 978 factors 1298 campaign 81598 sit 3290 factory 3643 calendar 81599 dress 1213 facts 225 business 81600 occurred 1430 faculty 617 building 8

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1601 warm 2887 fail 3565 builders 81602 potential 1420 failed 2533 brothers 81603 impact 1164 failure 3656 Brooklyn 81604 yourself 4020 faint 4132 Broadway 81605 legs 1362 fair 2837 bringing 81606 you’ve 1893 fairly 3999 breaking 81607 wonder 927 faith 3216 branches 81608 communication 671 fall 3035 binomial 81609 answered 3171 fallen 3200 benefits 81610 thick 3264 falling 2501 believes 81611 birth 3402 fallout 1368 believed 81612 declared 3289 falls 4630 Belgians 81613 honor 3559 false 1097 behavior 81614 July 1480 familiar 1934 becoming 81615 significance 1564 families 3442 basement 81616 score 275 family 1921 baseball 81617 helped 1173 famous 4418 balanced 81618 gross 4573 fans 4467 backward 81619 issues 4825 fantastic 4709 B’dikkat 81620 forest 199 far 890 audience 81621 search 824 farm 1644 attorney 81622 block 4282 farmer 971 attitude 81623 cutting 2922 farmers 2955 attended 81624 Jesus 3352 farther 2835 attempts 81625 substantial 4846 fascinating 4012 attacked 81626 gets 1539 fashion 4019 attached 81627 relief 1350 fast 2688 Atlantic 81628 plays 1818 fat 2063 assigned 81629 ends 3202 fate 2172 assembly 81630 arts 522 father 3237 artistic 81631 besides 2848 father’s 3430 articles 81632 cell 4954 fathers 4969 arrested 8

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1633 intellectual 4694 Faulkner 2487 arranged 81634 properties 4471 fault 4924 Arkansas 81635 experiments 1347 favor 1705 argument 81636 closely 3197 favorable 2681 approved 81637 chair 2646 favorite 2119 approval 81638 capable 808 fear 835 approach 81639 adequate 2282 fears 3606 applying 81640 measured 2893 feature 745 appeared 81641 ourselves 1329 features 1911 apparent 81642 fingers 4722 Feb. 2782 anywhere 81643 Hanover 2416 February 329 anything 81644 attorney 2615 fed 1609 answered 81645 passing 374 federal 955 analysis 81646 billion 839 feed 160 American 81647 discussed 3928 feeding 285 although 81648 achievement 428 feel 3368 allowing 81649 headquarters 569 feeling 4735 alliance 81650 rapidly 1786 feelings 1527 aircraft 81651 object 2396 feels 1731 agencies 81652 escape 3538 fees 2968 affected 81653 jobs 324 feet 4102 advisory 81654 join 3449 Felix 2110 advanced 81655 Phil 1136 fell 2445 admitted 81656 California 1701 fellow 3250 adjusted 81657 supposed 2994 fellowship 1639 adequate 81658 they’re 262 felt 703 addition 81659 typical 2192 female 590 actually 81660 wore 3465 fence 883 activity 81661 employees 3776 festival 3916 acquired 81662 newspaper 153 few 1739 achieved 81663 desk 3204 fewer 3088 accurate 81664 one’s 3841 fiber 3027 accuracy 8

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1665 imagination 4353 fibers 2814 accounts 81666 hung 2380 fiction 3220 accident 81667 holding 339 field 1088 accepted 81668 objects 1479 fields 1964 academic 81669 sleep 1950 fifteen 3184 abstract 81670 dominant 2831 fifth 4093 absorbed 81671 reasonable 1581 fifty 3453 absolute 81672 matters 1452 fig 2461 younger 71673 resolution 1058 fight 3466 Yankees 71674 site 1464 fighting 642 written 71675 credit 446 figure 878 writing 71676 aspects 4816 figured 1371 writers 71677 message 916 figures 4356 wounded 71678 maintenance 1305 file 3011 worship 71679 Laos 3190 filed 4875 worries 71680 explain 4938 filing 3101 worried 71681 we’ll 2168 fill 3063 world’s 71682 located 1051 filled 651 working 71683 towards 2973 filling 1169 workers 71684 belief 1095 film 3757 women’s 71685 yards 3417 films 4424 woman’s 71686 guests 630 final 3679 witness 71687 bodies 500 finally 157 without 71688 primarily 3367 finance 2715 Winston 71689 grew 1220 financial 3384 winning 71690 spiritual 3125 financing 2076 windows 71691 dream 215 find 1532 willing 71692 empty 2073 finding 663 William 71693 wind 3181 findings 317 whether 71694 Tom 1852 finds 4919 whereby 71695 kill 611 fine 2671 whereas 71696 benefit 2734 finger 735 western 7

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1697 signal 1642 fingers 4446 weren’t 71698 tomorrow 2792 finish 2046 welfare 71699 sufficient 1211 finished 2189 welcome 71700 dramatic 508 fire 3736 weekend 71701 fellow 2460 fired 3311 wedding 71702 happen 4143 firing 1538 weather 71703 contact 943 firm 2321 wearing 71704 unusual 2213 firmly 1781 weapons 71705 argument 1974 firms 1314 watched 71706 powerful 73 first 2497 washing 71707 narrow 881 fiscal 4581 Warwick 71708 Parker 3098 fish 4802 warrant 71709 shop 3326 fishing 2441 warning 71710 rifle 4052 fist 2535 warfare 71711 highest 1388 fit 2031 walking 71712 broken 4783 fitted 935 waiting 71713 competition 318 five 2488 volumes 71714 domestic 1203 fixed 2633 visited 71715 contemporary 4564 flash 3154 visible 71716 grow 1596 flat 3247 violent 71717 experiment 3680 fled 4941 Vincent 71718 assume 2116 flesh 1473 village 71719 relation 3766 flew 1768 victory 71720 location 4028 flexible 4967 victims 71721 reduce 2362 flight 3739 veteran 71722 homes 622 floor 2077 version 71723 portion 4771 Florida 4622 Vermont 71724 officials 1595 flow 4990 venture 71725 senate 4261 flower 3051 vehicle 71726 fund 1923 flowers 2601 varying 71727 rising 4620 fluid 463 various 71728 speaking 3523 flux 1238 variety 7

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1729 internal 3232 fly 3803 utterly 71730 struggle 2523 flying 4704 utopian 71731 agencies 2944 foam 3547 utility 71732 December 4518 foams 452 usually 71733 equally 2733 focus 1704 unusual 71734 sets 4061 fog 2319 unknown 71735 please 4358 Fogg 2140 uniform 71736 drove 4805 foil 3868 unhappy 71737 arrived 3144 folk 1659 typical 71738 save 3700 folklore 1404 turning 71739 achieved 4915 folks 1823 Tuesday 71740 soft 1075 follow 4698 tsunami 71741 assignment 568 followed 747 trouble 71742 baby 417 following 4412 triumph 71743 greatly 1372 follows 4147 tribute 71744 appeal 673 food 1392 treated 71745 recognize 2128 foods 2033 trained 71746 Wilson 2929 fool 2224 tragedy 71747 library 1134 foot 1561 traffic 71748 careful 2962 football 4022 trading 71749 pleasure 11 for 3835 traders 71750 cool 401 force 4111 tractor 71751 extreme 1300 forced 1683 towards 71752 concerning 548 forces 2605 touched 71753 governments 4129 Ford 4451 totally 71754 procedures 623 foreign 2819 tonight 71755 prices 1620 forest 2718 today’s 71756 duty 4500 forests 2863 thyroid 71757 courses 2779 forever 92 through 71758 friendly 2039 forget 167 thought 71759 we’re 4168 forgive 1658 they’re 71760 coast 2868 forgotten 3313 they’ll 7

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1761 la 247 form 3274 thermal 71762 acting 2257 formal 4207 Theresa 71763 closer 2901 formation 3235 thereby 71764 speech 1380 formed 947 there’s 71765 European 769 former 3600 theatre 71766 showing 3661 formerly 2096 theater 71767 Boston 4554 forming 3704 textile 71768 victory 799 forms 3337 testing 71769 beach 1828 formula 1830 tension 71770 minister 4486 formulas 2107 telling 71771 commercial 1976 fort 1321 teacher 71772 metal 1496 forth 4481 targets 71773 possibly 4494 fortunate 3950 tangent 71774 tests 4839 fortunately 1045 talking 71775 kid 4040 fortune 3669 talents 71776 vast 3031 forty 4755 tactics 71777 artists 896 forward 784 systems 71778 continuing 2378 fought 3030 symbols 71779 associated 165 found 3463 suspect 71780 shoulder 2839 foundation 3243 survive 71781 weapons 4824 founded 3758 surplus 71782 shore 260 four 469 surface 71783 Greek 3398 fourteen 2122 supreme 71784 travel 1424 fourth 1086 suppose 71785 imagine 4305 fraction 531 support 71786 feelings 4887 fractions 4667 summary 71787 organizations 1417 frame 2034 suggest 71788 ideal 3879 frames 1128 success 71789 eat 1432 France 612 subject 71790 Friday 4584 Francis 1015 studies 71791 keeping 2640 Francisco 1331 studied 71792 heavily 1555 Frank 754 student 7

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1793 armed 3469 Franklin 4775 strikes 71794 ended 3784 Fred 3881 stretch 71795 learning 4909 Freddy 1808 streets 71796 text 4956 Frederick 1257 strange 71797 existing 358 free 1853 stories 71798 advance 795 freedom 2622 storage 71799 scale 4476 freely 788 stopped 71800 setting 3674 freight 2939 stomach 71801 goal 726 French 2664 stepped 71802 judgment 3437 frequencies 991 station 71803 task 4505 frequency 2884 state’s 71804 contract 3167 frequent 496 started 71805 garden 1145 frequently 3944 staring 71806 nose 1292 fresh 3068 Stanley 71807 refused 1790 Friday 3728 stained 71808 streets 757 friend 3986 stadium 71809 orchestra 1758 friendly 4527 springs 71810 negroes 603 friends 4374 sponsor 71811 contained 3814 friendship 2474 spirits 71812 machinery 3934 frightened 4363 Spencer 71813 chemical 26 from 2950 species 71814 onto 418 front 370 special 71815 circle 3516 frontier 2207 speaker 71816 slow 3832 frozen 3018 Spanish 71817 maintain 3075 fruit 1197 sources 71818 fat 3943 ft. 3045 sounded 71819 somewhere 402 full 1121 someone 71820 technique 4103 full-time 1478 somehow 71821 stared 1320 fully 2799 soldier 71822 moon 2471 fun 393 society 71823 Tuesday 915 function 4947 snapped 71824 notice 4159 functional 3029 smiling 7

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1825 drop 2256 functions 1353 smaller 71826 budget 1726 fund 3343 slipped 71827 providing 2197 fundamental 4946 slender 71828 formula 1099 funds 3272 slavery 71829 housing 3244 funeral 3356 skywave 71830 tension 2666 funny 3509 skilled 71831 UN 3593 furnish 4355 sixties 71832 repeated 4264 furnished 4859 sixteen 71833 parties 2783 furniture 1090 sitting 71834 uses 423 further 2307 singing 71835 taste 2807 furthermore 625 similar 71836 novel 406 future 2113 silence 71837 headed 1418 gain 3587 signals 71838 sensitive 2775 gained 1766 showing 71839 conclusion 4989 gains 2732 shouted 71840 roof 3418 gallery 3108 shortly 71841 solution 816 game 4669 shining 71842 Bible 1995 games 3542 Sherman 71843 birds 4437 gang 4718 sheriff 71844 hole 4690 garage 1519 shelter 71845 lie 1805 garden 2827 sharply 71846 ultimate 3349 gardens 4275 sharing 71847 songs 1060 gas 4621 shaking 71848 struck 2906 gate 4837 shadows 71849 snow 4795 gather 238 several 71850 tree 3333 gathered 3387 seventh 71851 plants 3654 gathering 1542 settled 71852 finds 320 gave 1800 setting 71853 stories 3461 gay 1318 session 71854 mine 3897 gear 2816 serving 71855 painting 4225 Gen. 288 service 71856 exist 173 general 882 serious 7

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1857 thirty 760 generally 3111 sending 71858 sexual 2000 generation 2684 senator 71859 roads 4309 generations 3409 selling 71860 commerce 4009 generous 2451 seeking 71861 Dallas 4338 genius 505 section 71862 establish 3828 gentle 4792 secrets 71863 previously 3718 gentleman 3811 seconds 71864 causes 4629 gentlemen 770 science 71865 talked 3441 gently 486 schools 71866 railroad 3116 genuine 4215 savings 71867 critical 781 George 3630 samples 71868 remove 2337 Georgia 4741 sailing 71869 emphasis 1241 German 1328 Russian 71870 grounds 3817 Germans 834 running 71871 neighborhood 1311 Germany 3080 routine 71872 surprised 3287 gesture 4152 roughly 71873 minor 124 get 2211 Roberts 71874 India 1626 gets 1484 Richard 71875 understood 595 getting 3044 revenue 71876 soldiers 4301 giant 4682 reveals 71877 perfect 4251 giants 3166 returns 71878 avoid 3196 gift 3053 retired 71879 hence 4288 gin 4272 resumed 71880 leg 421 girl 660 results 71881 busy 690 girls 4547 respond 71882 occasion 226 give 826 respect 71883 smile 237 given 2890 reserve 71884 Lewis 923 gives 1217 require 71885 stone 1096 giving 2212 request 71886 Roman 2824 glad 1245 reports 71887 unique 2739 glance 1906 replied 71888 animals 4041 glanced 3460 replace 7

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1889 sky 1056 glass 1402 removed 71890 safe 3619 glasses 2628 removal 71891 etc. 4681 glory 2062 remarks 71892 orders 144 go 1255 remains 71893 fairly 1801 goal 2915 release 71894 liked 2693 goals 1025 related 71895 useful 287 God 1275 regular 71896 exercise 2861 God’s 2740 regions 71897 lose 1166 goes 1807 refused 71898 culture 216 going 4069 reflect 71899 pale 2105 gold 1334 reduced 71900 wondered 2585 golden 1146 records 71901 charged 3136 golf 1375 receive 71902 details 491 gone 1014 reasons 71903 informed 113 good 1530 realize 71904 permitted 1917 goods 1341 reality 71905 professor 3355 gorton 4178 realism 71906 replied 179 got 718 reading 71907 completion 4911 Gov. 2554 readily 71908 minute 4598 governing 2940 readers 71909 processes 203 government 4128 reaches 71910 apart 4231 governmental 584 reached 71911 apparent 1753 governments 2756 Rayburn 71912 bay 1267 governor 1650 rapidly 71913 truck 4770 grabbed 3482 ranging 71914 majority 2701 Grace 3119 raising 71915 afraid 3071 grade 3511 radical 71916 artist 4319 grades 2250 quietly 71917 goods 2125 gradually 1168 quickly 71918 somebody 3464 graduate 3164 quarter 71919 appearance 3488 grain 4727 quarrel 71920 double 4858 grains 907 quality 7

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1921 baseball 2234 grand 2038 putting 71922 spot 2281 grant 657 purpose 71923 flowers 1940 granted 4029 pulling 71924 notes 4729 grants 427 provide 71925 enjoyed 2066 grass 4306 protest 71926 entrance 4030 grateful 4676 protein 71927 uncle 3256 grave 3105 protect 71928 motion 1330 gray 3321 promote 71929 alive 139 great 2387 promise 71930 beneath 506 greater 1125 project 71931 combination 1184 greatest 224 program 71932 truly 1743 greatly 4600 profits 71933 Congo 1783 Greek 1205 product 71934 becoming 886 Green 1286 produce 71935 requires 3780 Greenwich 482 process 71936 sample 4745 greeted 289 problem 71937 bear 3956 Greg 504 private 71938 dictionary 1689 grew 2960 printed 71939 shook 3532 grinned 1087 primary 71940 granted 4776 grip 1274 prevent 71941 confidence 1618 gross 3633 pressed 71942 agency 513 ground 236 present 71943 joined 1870 grounds 3090 prepare 71944 apply 227 group 3871 premier 71945 vital 818 groups 3254 precise 71946 September 1716 grow 4595 prairie 71947 review 960 growing 4863 poverty 71948 wage 2541 grown 1723 portion 71949 motor 4465 grows 1064 popular 71950 fifteen 636 growth 2865 Pontiac 71951 regarded 2243 guard 1408 pointed 71952 draw 4940 guards 2652 pleased 7

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1953 wheel 1967 guess 1039 playing 71954 organized 2788 guest 3467 players 71955 vision 1686 guests 3439 plastic 71956 wild 2717 guidance 4352 plaster 71957 Palmer 2974 guide 1394 planned 71958 intensity 4798 guided 4503 planets 71959 bought 3198 guilt 3749 placing 71960 represented 3560 guilty 4568 pitcher 71961 entitled 4377 Gulf 4766 pioneer 71962 hat 870 gun 608 picture 71963 pure 2606 guns 4378 physics 71964 academic 2138 guy 848 persons 71965 Chinese 4777 guys 3741 permits 71966 minds 3953 gyro 2328 periods 71967 guess 4347 habit 301 perhaps 71968 loved 4672 habits 3557 perform 71969 spite 22 had 1877 perfect 71970 evident 1055 hadn’t 1989 percent 71971 executive 669 hair 2894 peoples 71972 conducted 3668 Hal 2053 payment 71973 sought 337 half 922 pattern 71974 firms 649 hall 1219 patient 71975 Joe 4998 ham 3948 Patchen 71976 fort 197 hand 3720 passion 71977 Martin 2822 handed 1645 passing 71978 demands 2054 handle 2209 passage 71979 extended 3865 handled 3292 partner 71980 Joseph 2810 handling 1833 parties 71981 cross 314 hands 3407 parking 71982 win 2709 handsome 1076 parents 71983 pick 3913 hang 3946 Palfrey 71984 worry 3712 hanging 4601 painter 7

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1985 Britain 1643 Hanover 2727 painted 71986 begins 2495 Hans 4036 painful 71987 divided 1702 happen 4883 package 71988 theme 662 happened 3394 Pacific 71989 percent 3703 happening 444 outside 71990 rooms 2690 happens 3006 outlook 71991 device 4836 happily 3819 outdoor 71992 conduct 4360 happiness 3859 outcome 71993 runs 1068 happy 2456 Orleans 71994 improved 2912 harbor 2871 organic 71995 games 462 hard 4713 orderly 71996 cultural 4257 harder 1540 ordered 71997 plenty 975 hardly 3732 optimal 71998 mile 2586 hardy 2619 opposed 71999 components 3995 harm 1092 opinion 72000 generation 3218 harmony 2241 operate 72001 he’s 3301 Harold 1279 opening 72002 properly 3544 Harris 2385 offices 72003 identity 3043 Harry 1037 officer 72004 wood 3120 Harvard 1268 offered 72005 tall 44 has 4904 Oedipus 72006 yellow 4814 hasn’t 2130 October 72007 marine 1962 hat 1135 obvious 72008 inner 2589 hate 4056 observe 72009 wished 3726 hated 4631 obliged 72010 sounds 4860 hatred 1668 objects 72011 wagon 28 have 2583 o’clock 72012 publication 2872 haven’t 829 numbers 72013 Jews 331 having 894 nuclear 72014 rural 10 he 3479 nowhere 72015 item 1074 he’d 2201 noticed 72016 phone 3391 he’ll 208 nothing 7

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2017 attend 819 he’s 4806 notable 72018 decisions 2001 he’s 3791 Newport 72019 unable 201 head 2759 neutral 72020 faced 1837 headed 3473 network 72021 republican 3308 heading 4182 nervous 72022 positions 1649 headquarters 711 neither 72023 huge 2546 heads 1810 negroes 72024 risk 985 health 4163 nearest 72025 supported 3270 healthy 629 natural 72026 symbol 644 hear 538 nations 72027 machines 372 heard 2780 mystery 72028 description 1378 hearing 4891 mustard 72029 seat 2274 Hearst 1242 musical 72030 Smith 561 heart 3420 muscles 72031 walking 4252 hearts 2410 mounted 72032 lake 1083 heat 4848 motives 72033 trained 4141 heating 3569 mothers 72034 suggest 2553 heaven 442 morning 72035 create 1792 heavily 4218 monthly 72036 soil 934 heavy 2196 moments 72037 interpretation 4291 heels 3526 mixture 72038 putting 3084 height 3165 mistake 72039 forget 4259 heights 1346 mission 72040 dear 353 held 3195 missing 72041 thoughts 1108 hell 2255 missile 72042 preparation 296 help 484 minutes 72043 measurements 1617 helped 1582 minimum 72044 practices 3610 helpful 3831 minimal 72045 experienced 2462 helping 458 million 72046 welfare 4576 helpless 4160 Mexican 72047 crowd 3390 helps 702 methods 72048 largest 3955 Helva 1677 message 7

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2049 Hudson 4501 hen 2163 mention 72050 Massachusetts 1879 hence 278 members 72051 Co. 2675 Henrietta 4485 melting 72052 pushed 1265 Henry 619 meeting 72053 payment 35 her 605 medical 72054 handle 4509 herd 1140 measure 72055 absence 123 here 806 meaning 72056 prove 4609 heritage 1335 maximum 72057 bitter 2099 hero 1672 matters 72058 negative 4668 heroic 4130 masters 72059 vehicles 828 herself 3246 massive 72060 spend 4546 hesitated 4064 Marshal 72061 January 4793 hidden 986 married 72062 remarks 4469 hide 3423 markets 72063 assigned 172 high 2804 mankind 72064 administrative 613 higher 1190 manager 72065 driving 1711 highest 3003 managed 72066 grass 1113 highly 4279 Madison 72067 loose 2680 highway 1017 machine 72068 wonderful 1463 hill 4402 loyalty 72069 August 2190 hills 4612 lowered 72070 troops 42 him 562 looking 72071 band 152 himself 3139 logical 72072 chest 4018 hired 3440 locking 72073 finding 15 his 1682 located 72074 slight 3497 historian 2331 Lincoln 72075 Japanese 4866 historians 974 limited 72076 windows 4230 historic 3412 lightly 72077 version 1500 historical 3615 lighted 72078 breakfast 319 history 2959 license 72079 what’s 888 hit 1747 library 72080 sin 4408 hits 2369 liberty 7

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2081 examples 4708 Hoag 1536 liberal 72082 experiences 582 hold 3400 letting 72083 depth 3833 holder 891 letters 72084 disease 1667 holding 4348 lengths 72085 wet 2566 holds 1188 leaving 72086 breath 1844 hole 4162 leather 72087 motors 2800 holes 876 learned 72088 practically 4294 hollywood 1553 leading 72089 content 2801 Holmes 967 leaders 72090 establishment 2223 holy 4142 lawyers 72091 introduced 163 home 2160 laughed 72092 conflict 1722 homes 2048 largest 72093 element 2290 honest 1567 largely 72094 detailed 4050 honey 3903 landing 72095 eventually 1613 honor 3278 lacking 72096 theater 4113 honored 2176 knowing 72097 correct 539 hope 3381 knocked 72098 widely 2237 hoped 1163 kitchen 72099 hero 2238 hopes 3872 kingdom 72100 trust 3504 hoping 4276 killing 72101 raise 3807 horizon 717 Kennedy 72102 developing 3427 horn 1791 keeping 72103 Los 877 horse 4632 Katanga 72104 centers 1492 horses 3906 justify 72105 gold 929 hospital 903 justice 72106 dozen 4731 hospitals 3315 juniors 72107 telling 3026 host 3673 journey 72108 Alfred 775 hot 2604 journal 72109 bedroom 814 Hotel 3128 Johnson 72110 advanced 4761 hotels 3951 Johnnie 72111 detective 658 hour 2061 January 72112 Indian 546 hours 2957 Jackson 7

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2113 silence 154 house 2306 Italian 72114 contrary 3319 household 3376 Islands 72115 characteristics 1277 houses 3379 involve 72116 flesh 1829 housing 3907 invited 72117 investigation 3964 Houston 2728 intense 72118 achieve 108 how 558 instead 72119 approval 3280 Howard 2857 instant 72120 estate 162 however 4497 insight 72121 elections 3843 HR 4283 insects 72122 supreme 2049 Hudson 4763 injured 72123 listen 2023 huge 1559 initial 72124 conventional 3541 Hughes 3231 Indians 72125 gradually 307 human 920 include 72126 David 3710 humanity 4882 impulse 72127 views 2304 humor 2754 improve 72128 foods 575 hundred 4920 imposed 72129 pull 2457 hundreds 1785 imagine 72130 October 1666 hung 4730 illness 72131 Arthur 4304 hungry 3554 ignored 72132 stream 3159 hunting 774 husband 72133 Warren 4343 hurried 4343 hurried 72134 advice 3017 hurry 3159 hunting 72135 surprise 2933 hurt 575 hundred 72136 stages 774 husband 162 however 72137 player 2806 hydrogen 3964 Houston 72138 guy 4517 hypothalamic 1829 housing 72139 agree 20 I 3807 horizon 72140 uniform 1006 I’d 4113 honored 72141 abroad 529 I’ll 1667 holding 72142 devoted 825 I’ve 319 history 72143 papers 2436 ice 152 himself 72144 rear 487 idea 2680 highway 7

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2145 cousin 1788 ideal 1711 highest 72146 situations 699 ideas 828 herself 72147 boats 3382 identical 2462 helping 72148 ages 2547 identification 3610 helpful 72149 begun 2353 identified 4259 heights 72150 colors 3936 identify 1792 heavily 72151 easier 2003 identity 4141 heating 72152 shoulders 4618 ideological 1378 hearing 72153 sick 2548 ie 3270 healthy 72154 nodded 50 if 3308 heading 72155 opportunities 3554 ignored 2872 haven’t 72156 necessarily 2755 ill 3120 Harvard 72157 angle 2638 Illinois 3218 harmony 72158 throat 4730 illness 4836 happily 72159 waves 2934 illusion 2690 happens 72160 laughed 2902 Illustrated 1643 Hanover 72161 efficiency 4174 illustration 3712 hanging 72162 automobile 345 I'm 3865 handled 72163 mention 866 image 960 growing 72164 courts 2951 images 1870 grounds 72165 issued 1665 imagination 3532 grinned 72166 expense 1785 imagine 4745 greeted 72167 extremely 3821 imagined 1743 greatly 72168 fill 4349 imitation 506 greater 72169 Institute 1303 immediate 1940 granted 72170 television 832 immediately 4770 grabbed 72171 choose 1603 impact 3619 glasses 72172 assembly 4470 implications 4041 glanced 72173 chain 961 importance 595 getting 72174 Latin 248 important 3287 gesture 72175 Eisenhower 4920 imposed 1311 Germany 72176 knowing 1249 impossible 3817 Germans 7

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2177 manufacturers 3496 impressed 2337 Georgia 72178 proud 2395 impression 3116 genuine 72179 wooden 4039 impressions 173 general 72180 worse 2220 impressive 3349 gardens 72181 advertising 2754 improve 3418 gallery 72182 extra 1994 improved 423 further 72183 Philadelphia 2719 improvement 3593 furnish 72184 Angeles 4791 improvements 3244 funeral 72185 pair 4882 impulse 603 friends 72186 brilliant 6 in 3674 freight 72187 conversation 3277 inadequate 795 freedom 72188 taught 4760 Inc. 4584 Francis 72189 welcome 1425 inch 4824 founded 72190 hills 1228 inches 896 forward 72191 conviction 2225 incident 4040 fortune 72192 female 4611 inclined 1828 formula 72193 strike 920 include 4554 forming 72194 burning 1079 included 4168 forgive 72195 engine 2407 includes 2779 forever 72196 moments 573 including 4500 forests 72197 fundamental 944 income 623 foreign 72198 tiny 485 increase 1372 follows 72199 desired 675 increased 1923 flowers 72200 convinced 1466 increases 4771 Florida 72201 noticed 1414 increasing 3326 fishing 72202 till 2590 increasingly 1642 fingers 72203 towns 4284 incredible 2073 finding 72204 childhood 609 indeed 3367 finance 72205 Protestant 1528 independence 500 finally 72206 employed 1507 independent 2973 filling 72207 speaker 1315 index 916 figures 72208 constitution 1874 India 4816 figured 7

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2209 passage 2112 Indian 1950 fifteen 72210 millions 3231 Indians 2380 fiction 72211 Roberts 1325 indicate 569 feeling 72212 request 954 indicated 3928 feeding 72213 firmly 2725 indicates 374 federal 72214 count 4811 indication 2893 feature 72215 tendency 4627 indirect 4954 fathers 72216 acceptance 390 individual 1539 fashion 72217 driver 1439 individuals 3352 farther 72218 depends 700 industrial 2922 farmers 72219 ride 2978 industries 3402 fallout 72220 impressive 577 industry 3264 falling 72221 sports 3255 inevitable 1164 failure 72222 milk 2859 inevitably 1430 faculty 72223 holy 766 influence 3290 factory 72224 tragedy 346 information 978 factors 72225 incident 1903 informed 3596 fabrics 72226 operator 3886 inherent 1751 extreme 72227 payments 1559 initial 2593 express 72228 creative 3338 initiative 3121 exposed 72229 silent 4763 injured 1680 explain 72230 measures 3767 injury 2828 experts 72231 consideration 2008 inner 2166 expense 72232 leaves 3645 innocence 4376 expects 72233 partly 2913 innocent 2698 existed 72234 grand 4906 input 4004 exhibit 72235 suit 4283 insects 4346 excited 72236 destroy 552 inside 311 example 72237 hoped 4497 insight 3208 examine 72238 hopes 3754 insist 1016 exactly 72239 royal 2507 insisted 1970 evident 72240 limit 4535 inspection 758 evening 7

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2241 operate 3985 inspired 3562 ethical 72242 twelve 3077 installed 3624 eternal 72243 guard 1294 instance 1733 equally 72244 integration 3457 instances 4978 entries 72245 tired 2857 instant 1066 entered 72246 screen 558 instead 1925 enjoyed 72247 mantle 2169 Institute 488 english 72248 Charlie 2653 institution 641 England 72249 shooting 1071 institutions 2286 engaged 72250 quietly 3905 instruction 3792 enemies 72251 she’s 3091 instructions 4840 endless 72252 cry 2324 instrument 3155 emotion 72253 via 3914 instruments 3926 emerged 72254 pink 2340 insurance 2093 element 72255 missile 4091 insure 3189 elected 72256 functions 2244 integration 804 efforts 72257 formal 1633 intellectual 948 effects 72258 occasionally 2269 intelligence 2930 edition 72259 comparison 3852 intelligent 1333 economy 72260 resistance 2412 intended 3314 eastern 72261 personality 2728 intense 674 earlier 72262 concrete 1958 intensity 4551 dynamic 72263 precisely 2969 intention 1038 dropped 72264 plain 4395 intentions 2065 driving 72265 swung 276 interest 4021 drivers 72266 sorry 990 interested 3024 dressed 72267 maintained 1291 interesting 5001 dreamed 72268 drinking 1285 interests 2714 drawing 72269 intelligence 2408 interference 4234 Douglas 72270 anger 1426 interior 4870 Dolores 72271 poem 4686 Intermediate 1059 dollars 72272 attitudes 1729 internal 1209 doesn’t 7

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2273 liquid 635 international 3369 doctors 72274 Hearst 2037 interpretation 3539 divorce 72275 considering 4183 interpreted 1987 divided 72276 bonds 3971 intervals 2941 distant 72277 denied 4739 intervention 3110 dispute 72278 bills 3213 interview 2648 display 72279 employment 4930 interviews 2084 disease 72280 cook 4670 intimate 3698 discuss 72281 grant 58 into 3979 dilemma 72282 fears 2091 introduced 3083 dignity 72283 Cuba 2771 introduction 2142 devoted 72284 sold 3428 invariably 2947 devices 72285 thousands 4893 invention 1174 develop 72286 engaged 4354 inventory 4537 Detroit 72287 provision 2117 investigation 1902 details 72288 purchase 4398 investigations 2236 destroy 72289 safety 2536 investment 4478 destiny 72290 honest 4781 Invitation 997 despite 72291 representative 3907 invited 4580 despair 72292 deny 3379 involve 4184 desires 72293 northern 670 involved 2199 desired 72294 Moscow 2668 involves 3676 designs 72295 expenses 3199 involving 2785 derived 72296 expansion 3657 Irish 2218 depends 72297 testimony 2521 iron 3510 density 72298 prior 8 is 1978 demands 72299 blind 586 island 3599 delight 72300 luck 3376 Islands 3988 delayed 72301 lights 1082 isn’t 4341 degrees 72302 remarkable 3086 isolated 2809 defined 72303 surely 646 issue 587 defense 72304 humor 2165 issued 3405 decline 7

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2305 opera 1619 issues 709 decided 72306 Italian 12 it 3152 decades 72307 singing 304 it’s 2512 dealing 72308 mail 2306 Italian 3249 dealers 72309 everywhere 3160 Italy 2531 dancing 72310 vacation 2015 item 3312 dancers 72311 models 1453 items 1623 cutting 72312 boards 56 its 999 current 72313 supplies 302 itself 2357 curious 72314 stairs 1133 Jack 1898 culture 72315 ring 3240 jacket 4255 crystal 72316 concentration 2957 Jackson 3499 crucial 72317 congregation 4523 jail 3350 crowded 72318 rolled 1020 James 2580 crossed 72319 unknown 4086 Jan 3751 critics 72320 movements 3066 Jane 1310 created 72321 wearing 2061 January 4899 crawled 72322 aspect 2841 Japan 1002 covered 72323 numerous 2075 Japanese 1757 courses 72324 instrument 1070 jazz 3345 courage 72325 mere 4262 Jean 281 country 72326 essentially 3789 Jefferson 3434 counter 72327 soul 3974 jersey 1008 council 72328 periods 3276 Jess 4970 cottage 72329 patterns 1624 Jesus 2097 correct 72330 odd 3590 jet 2673 cooling 72331 Lincoln 3940 Jew 3341 cooking 72332 skin 1428 Jewish 413 control 72333 superior 2013 Jews 3099 context 72334 relative 2972 Jim 3880 contest 72335 recommended 391 job 2089 content 72336 legislation 1653 jobs 2420 contain 7

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2337 Georgia 1975 Joe 1703 contact 72338 bond 254 John 1992 conduct 72339 violence 4617 John’s 2794 concert 72340 insurance 3951 Johnnie 1061 concern 72341 opposition 3474 Johnny 1244 concept 72342 creation 3128 Johnson 1153 complex 72343 loan 4545 Johnston 4226 compete 72344 dollar 1654 join 3662 compare 72345 difficulties 1943 joined 313 company 72346 atomic 2768 joint 2572 comment 72347 sheet 4488 joke 1471 command 72348 encourage 1437 Jones 2532 comfort 72349 losses 1980 Joseph 3022 columns 72350 trend 2604 journal 3410 colored 72351 weakness 3673 journey 2926 colonel 72352 wave 2742 joy 349 college 72353 identified 4593 Joyce 3033 coating 72354 native 1359 judge 1176 clothes 72355 Avenue 4532 judges 3694 closing 72356 decade 1802 judgment 1636 closely 72357 curious 3716 judgments 2480 climbed 72358 anyway 3840 Julia 3857 climate 72359 engineering 1614 July 796 clearly 72360 pm 4135 jump 4274 cleared 72361 threw 3065 jumped 3781 Clayton 72362 flight 1053 June 3008 classic 72363 dangerous 4843 jungle 1237 classes 72364 award 1391 junior 3715 clarity 72365 ain’t 1406 junior 3062 claimed 72366 Wright 3315 juniors 3512 citizen 72367 panels 3602 jurisdiction 4236 circuit 72368 seriously 1586 Jury 3347 circles 7

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2369 liberty 104 just 1965 Chinese 72370 shares 903 justice 3253 child’s 72371 conscious 4300 justified 4442 chiefly 72372 salt 3906 justify 2928 chicken 72373 author 3380 Kansas 1067 Chicago 72374 chamber 4632 Katanga (Unk.) 3385 checked 72375 centuries 2676 Kate 3210 charter 72376 equivalent 4588 Kay 2248 Charlie 72377 electrical 354 keep 1010 Charles 72378 fought 1791 keeping 2404 charges 72379 pocket 4557 keeps 1901 charged 72380 fiction 4702 Keith 1427 chapter 72381 doctrine 717 Kennedy 772 changes 72382 precision 3855 Kennedy’s 1102 changed 72383 artery 512 kept 4127 chances 72384 shut 1189 key 2374 chamber 72385 offices 3185 keys 290 certain 72386 promised 1566 Khrushchev 449 century 72387 promise 1775 kid 596 central 72388 residential 3306 kids 2104 centers 72389 adopted 1695 kill 3429 ceiling 72390 taxes 1397 killed 3945 cavalry 72391 load 4592 killer 4382 carries 72392 depend 4276 killing 821 carried 72393 sum 291 kind 1748 careful 72394 Africa 3004 kinds 1235 captain 72395 impression 1193 king 4381 capitol 72396 feels 3872 kingdom 1234 capital 72397 referred 1163 kitchen 1638 capable 72398 Edward 3061 knee 2399 calling 72399 calling 2852 knees 2194 burning 72400 Pennsylvania 221 knew 4642 bullets 7

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2401 valuable 1386 knife 3566 builder 72402 Alexander 3381 knocked 4799 brushed 72403 steel 134 know 4320 Brown’s 72404 charges 2176 knowing 368 brought 72405 containing 682 knowledge 1446 brother 72406 target 380 known 874 British 72407 includes 1054 knows 1985 Britain 72408 interference 1761 la 2853 briefly 72409 TV 4999 label 4699 Bridget 72410 mounted 2696 laboratory 3876 bridges 72411 cup 659 labour 3639 Brannon 72412 intended 932 lack 4243 bombers 72413 brain 4973 lacked 4340 boating 72414 qualities 3278 lacking 3519 blanket 72415 offers 5000 ladder 4007 Blanche 72416 February 2909 ladies 4827 binding 72417 riding 1327 Lady 1646 billion 72418 Lucy 1366 laid 4115 biggest 72419 percentage 2032 lake 126 between 72420 contain 424 land 1631 besides 72421 Adams 3903 landing 1696 benefit 72422 expenditures 4058 lands 1930 beneath 72423 meat 4829 landscape 4453 belongs 72424 Watson 3471 Lane 465 believe 72425 elsewhere 949 language 4237 beliefs 72426 prime 2692 languages 2109 bedroom 72427 ballet 1679 Laos 1030 becomes 72428 cast 257 large 102 because 72429 approached 1567 largely 3972 bearing 72430 angry 837 larger 1158 balance 72431 universal 2048 largest 4922 avoided 72432 terrible 137 last 777 average 7

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2433 medium 536 late 4206 authors 72434 diameter 219 later 4983 attract 72435 discovery 3048 latest 1101 attempt 72436 ice 2174 Latin 4387 attacks 72437 curve 905 latter 3037 Atlanta 72438 mold 3722 laugh 2762 assured 72439 burden 2160 laughed 1467 assumed 72440 listed 3834 laughing 1676 aspects 72441 warning 4477 laughter 1777 artists 72442 considerably 4548 launched 1579 article 72443 mostly 4869 Laura 1737 arrived 72444 amounts 306 law 4270 arrival 72445 admitted 2752 Lawrence 4750 aroused 72446 errors 1177 laws 984 applied 72447 wisdom 2505 lawyer 1276 appears 72448 opinions 4142 lawyers 4928 appeals 72449 Asia 725 lay 2584 anybody 72450 continuous 4201 lb. 3618 anxious 72451 seeking 790 lead 2617 anxiety 72452 origin 1415 leader 2489 answers 72453 acres 967 leaders 133 another 72454 changing 1132 leadership 1888 animals 72455 confusion 1553 leading 2184 Angeles 72456 Orleans 3230 leads 1545 ancient 72457 hundreds 1533 league 2444 amounts 72458 developments 4828 lean 495 America 72459 enjoy 2817 leaned 4830 amazing 72460 fired 4871 leaped 3998 amateur 72461 younger 1254 learn 4428 altered 72462 helping 876 learned 343 already 72463 pounds 1795 learning 1216 allowed 72464 nearby 269 least 4835 Alabama 7

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2465 accomplished 4162 leather 4910 airport 72466 lies 454 leave 145 against 72467 suffering 2232 leaves 3670 African 72468 em 1188 leaving 4991 affects 72469 lovely 763 led 1250 affairs 72470 snake 3133 Lee 3209 advised 72471 fun 181 left 1798 advance 72472 sale 1880 leg 2389 adopted 72473 driven 1462 legal 1363 address 72474 spirits 3920 legend 1550 actions 72475 ships 2336 legislation 3743 acquire 72476 agent 2685 legislative 2118 achieve 72477 collected 4712 legislators 3977 accused 72478 extensive 2748 legislature 879 account 72479 path 1605 legs 4125 academy 72480 climbed 887 length 2055 absence 72481 pilot 4348 lengths 1423 ability 72482 shoes 192 less 1606 you’ve 62483 mobile 3592 lesson 654 you’re 62484 tables 231 let 1159 you’ll 62485 expensive 1544 let’s 2006 yellow 62486 Adam 683 letter 4512 yelled 62487 arranged 891 letters 2506 year’s 62488 volumes 3400 letting 2634 writes 62489 answers 437 level 1445 writer 62490 confused 1541 levels 2366 Wright 62491 contribute 1884 Lewis 3724 worthy 62492 recognition 1536 liberal 3451 worker 62493 brush 3864 liberals 794 worked 62494 Manchester 2369 liberty 2179 wooden 62495 Hans 3706 libraries 1607 wonder 62496 slaves 1747 library 261 within 6

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2497 washing 2959 license 4185 wishes 62498 oxygen 4971 lid 2009 wished 62499 thickness 1845 lie 2447 wisdom 62500 mama 2466 lies 1281 winter 62501 believes 3548 lieutenant 868 window 62502 mental 127 life 1746 Wilson 62503 liquor 4290 lift 4043 wildly 62504 republic 2549 lifted 2098 widely 62505 lawyer 273 light 4176 wholly 62506 year’s 3615 lighted 4177 whisky 62507 insisted 4324 lighting 4602 wheels 62508 technology 3412 lightly 2079 what’s 62509 bureau 2301 lights 1149 weight 62510 route 78 like 4156 weekly 62511 explanation 1894 liked 2603 weapon 62512 dealing 650 likely 4458 Wealth 62513 rapid 4808 likes 2424 Watson 62514 salary 2240 limit 2568 waters 62515 saved 3707 limitations 638 wasn’t 62516 transportation 974 limited 3087 washed 62517 reader 2665 limits 2133 Warren 62518 external 2331 Lincoln 4369 warned 62519 pace 2618 Linda 3696 warmth 62520 recorded 308 line 408 wanted 62521 iron 4691 linear 2691 Walter 62522 suffered 473 lines 620 walked 62523 flying 1547 lips 1511 waited 62524 dirt 2273 liquid 4552 Wagner 62525 year-old 2503 liquor 3448 voting 62526 yard 755 list 4711 voters 62527 switch 2440 listed 742 volume 62528 concerns 2123 listen 2862 voices 6

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2529 separated 3498 listened 2744 visual 62530 tour 4849 listeners 1955 vision 62531 dancing 2798 listening 3492 virtue 62532 comfort 3161 lists 3058 virgin 62533 brothers 3787 literally 3967 viewed 62534 consists 1357 literary 4425 Vienna 62535 warfare 759 literature 4327 victor 62536 investment 110 little 3762 victim 62537 coat 540 live 4575 Vernon 62538 raw 889 lived 4651 verbal 62539 occur 3912 lively 2602 varied 62540 reaching 1304 lives 515 values 62541 grown 4980 livestock 1447 valley 62542 marketing 493 living 4637 vacuum 62543 resulting 4473 lo 4179 utopia 62544 tend 2391 load 1895 useful 62545 drama 4435 loaded 4623 urgent 62546 heads 2343 loan 3796 upward 62547 identification 3294 loans 2570 unlike 62548 ie 4821 lobby 1036 unless 62549 lifted 315 local 180 united 62550 catch 1682 located 1887 unique 62551 mountains 1720 location 3584 unions 62552 recreation 4322 lock 4489 uneasy 62553 heaven 3481 locked 2019 unable 62554 readily 3440 locking 1326 twenty 62555 porch 4943 lodge 2242 twelve 62556 cloth 3139 logical 284 turned 62557 darkness 1175 London 602 trying 62558 whenever 4051 lonely 4390 trucks 62559 emotions 122 long 2070 troops 62560 environment 497 longer 2774 trials 6

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2561 appointed 2802 long-range 4565 trends 62562 prison 3293 long-term 4733 treaty 62563 obtain 217 look 1784 travel 62564 urban 251 looked 3263 tragic 62565 smooth 562 looking 228 toward 62566 holds 1348 looks 3362 tossed 62567 excess 4572 loop 3093 tongue 62568 waters 2067 loose 2674 tissue 62569 reply 1127 lord 4482 thrust 62570 unlike 2103 Los 2738 thrown 62571 reduction 1897 lose 2158 throat 62572 comment 3660 losing 2577 threat 62573 replaced 1222 loss 191 though 62574 nineteenth 2349 losses 976 Thomas 62575 ease 559 lost 1857 thirty 62576 throw 809 lot 4216 thinks 62577 threat 2579 lots 250 things 62578 demanded 4782 loud 3490 they’d 62579 lots 1410 Louis 792 theory 62580 crossed 3470 Louisiana 4639 theirs 62581 wire 397 love 511 that’s 62582 muscle 1968 loved 2875 thanks 62583 o’clock 2469 lovely 2948 tested 62584 anybody 4960 lover 4000 terror 62585 golden 4996 loves 4164 tended 62586 hardy 554 low 2830 temple 62587 Anne 838 lower 4590 Taylor 62588 wages 4612 lowered 2188 taught 62589 hate 4402 loyalty 2406 target 62590 increasingly 2300 luck 1865 talked 62591 bag 4606 lucky 2707 talent 62592 bound 2418 Lucy 544 taking 6

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2593 express 3054 lumber 2484 tables 62594 regional 3234 lunch 204 system 62595 pride 4227 luncheon 2026 symbol 62596 engineer 4905 lungs 2527 switch 62597 sufficiently 4585 luxury 2918 survey 62598 distinguished 2982 lying 2303 surely 62599 reflected 4350 ma 1028 supply 62600 reactions 1017 machine 2905 supper 62601 varying 1812 machinery 1032 Sunday 62602 varied 2027 machines 749 summer 62603 weapon 2777 mad 4388 suited 62604 journal 85 made 3262 suffer 62605 touched 4279 Madison 2836 sudden 62606 guns 2778 magazine 4068 subtle 62607 exists 4054 magazines 4853 styles 62608 editorial 4361 Maggie 4192 stupid 62609 seeds 2907 magic 3403 studio 62610 possibilities 4014 magnetic 1848 struck 62611 civilization 3768 magnificent 461 strong 62612 distinct 3613 magnitude 4955 stroke 62613 particles 3404 maid 4948 string 62614 skill 2308 mail 2193 strike 62615 fed 864 main 972 stress 62616 Rachel 3370 mainly 382 street 62617 anxiety 1817 maintain 2132 stream 62618 Linda 2267 maintained 3397 strain 62619 opposed 3675 maintaining 3052 stores 62620 customers 1678 maintenance 3020 stored 62621 proposal 371 major 4466 sticks 62622 storage 1914 majority 4705 Steele 62623 representatives 115 make 2636 steady 62624 teach 4988 makers 1399 stayed 6

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2625 societies 571 makes 1078 status 62626 constantly 367 making 148 states 62627 neighbors 2921 male 1239 stated 62628 removal 4939 males 3361 starts 62629 communities 2500 mama 1821 stared 62630 vice 81 man 1562 stands 62631 sell 827 man’s 2314 stairs 62632 democrats 4867 manage 2136 stages 62633 visited 3003 managed 3531 stable 62634 writes 1139 management 701 square 62635 rough 1190 manager 803 spring 62636 steady 4108 managers 1280 spread 62637 spending 2494 Manchester 2221 sports 62638 Illinois 4749 Manhattan 2916 spoken 62639 distinction 2804 mankind 525 spirit 62640 Francisco 830 manner 4483 sphere 62641 Carl 2247 mantle 1764 speech 62642 arc 4289 manufacturer 787 Soviet 62643 comparable 2177 manufacturers 1112 source 62644 rare 4140 manufacturing 2010 sounds 62645 continues 89 many 1973 sought 62646 favorite 4614 marble 4962 solved 62647 sake 847 March 4856 solely 62648 display 4034 marginal 3425 softly 62649 Queen 2007 marine 235 social 62650 downtown 2988 Maris 3949 snakes 62651 restaurant 1278 Mark 2565 smooth 62652 pleased 1232 marked 1501 smiled 62653 institution 637 market 899 slowly 62654 assumption 2542 marketing 2074 slight 62655 seed 3423 markets 2496 slaves 62656 bread 3677 marks 4519 Skyros 6

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2657 match 1105 marriage 2878 skills 62658 musicians 3801 marriages 4203 sitter 62659 remaining 986 married 2838 sister 62660 pike 4703 Mars 570 single 62661 shift 4064 Marshal 581 simply 62662 participation 3744 marshall 615 simple 62663 virtually 1977 Martin 3574 silver 62664 stepped 1187 Mary 2229 silent 62665 limits 4247 Maryland 2896 signed 62666 funny 4134 mason 1697 signal 62667 smoke 930 mass 4417 sighed 62668 involves 2050 Massachusetts 714 showed 62669 rarely 4574 masses 101 should 62670 atoms 3246 massive 3625 shorts 62671 whereas 1461 master 3459 sheets 62672 describe 4130 masters 3846 Shayne 62673 cooling 2657 match 3495 Sharpe 62674 tissue 3201 matching 2370 shares 62675 Henrietta 4696 mate 2706 shared 62676 Kate 556 material 3617 shapes 62677 combined 1072 materials 3019 shadow 62678 exception 4195 mathematical 1858 sexual 62679 regarding 4752 mathematics 3589 sewage 62680 highway 3104 Matsuo (Unk.) 2770 severe 62681 approved 300 matter 4232 settle 62682 personally 1672 matters 2927 serves 62683 composed 3383 mature 855 served 62684 senator 2793 maturity 776 series 62685 legislative 4707 Maude 3112 senior 62686 dependent 1335 maximum 1725 senate 62687 afford 70 may 4299 select 62688 Atlantic 752 maybe 3156 seldom 6

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2689 Dean 2811 mayor 4144 seized 62690 happens 82 me 274 seemed 62691 Walter 3530 meal 1230 seeing 62692 languages 3899 meals 3494 secure 62693 goals 471 mean 1349 secret 62694 decide 806 meaning 241 second 62695 notion 4180 meaningful 4138 seated 62696 laboratory 4495 meanings 996 season 62697 proof 297 means 1621 search 62698 existed 1046 meant 2246 screen 62699 Bob 3042 meanwhile 3358 Scotty 62700 self 1140 measure 175 school 62701 Grace 1640 measured 3259 scheme 62702 missed 3186 measurement 3622 scenes 62703 prominent 2043 measurements 4655 scared 62704 code 2230 measures 919 saying 62705 thoroughly 3503 measuring 4525 saving 62706 shared 2423 meat 4459 savage 62707 talent 3163 mechanical 3131 Samuel 62708 studying 3689 mechanism 1936 sample 62709 handsome 605 medical 3444 saline 62710 automatic 3452 medicine 2514 salary 62711 burned 2433 medium 2289 safety 62712 permanent 665 meet 4074 saddle 62713 observations 619 meeting 2866 sacred 62714 drawing 3647 meetings 1475 Russia 62715 Winston 2985 meets 3773 rushed 62716 desegregation 4656 melody 4096 ruling 62717 guidance 4485 melting 2318 rolled 62718 today’s 731 member 1266 Robert 62719 improvement 278 members 4042 ritual 62720 treasury 1448 membership 1727 rising 6

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2721 presumably 4235 memorial 1364 rights 62722 bars 1382 memory 4277 rifles 62723 brings 120 men 2417 riding 62724 papa 4966 men’s 4448 rhythm 62725 indicates 2502 mental 1947 review 62726 discover 2163 mention 3478 reveal 62727 painted 1340 mentioned 532 return 62728 intense 1493 Mercer 4797 retail 62729 tool 4876 merchant 381 result 62730 necessity 4426 merchants 4444 resist 62731 eleven 4785 mercy 550 report 62732 shouted 2325 mere 3924 repeat 62733 focus 740 merely 4716 repair 62734 finger 4522 merger 1868 remove 62735 conscience 3561 merit 3334 remote 62736 criticism 4463 mess 3374 remark 62737 psychological 1677 message 1130 remain 62738 thrown 765 met 1627 relief 62739 glance 1772 metal 1385 region 62740 regions 705 method 4222 regime 62741 stranger 702 methods 1170 regard 62742 joy 3141 metropolitan 4516 refund 62743 Pope 4160 Mexican 3456 reform 62744 visual 4997 Mexico 1721 reduce 62745 parallel 2953 mg (miligram) 3265 rector 62746 shear 4406 Miami 730 record 62747 rode 4892 Michelangelo 534 recent 62748 legislature 4550 Michigan 2803 recall 62749 candidates 3573 Mickey 386 reason 62750 authorities 845 middle 338 really 62751 estimate 4513 middle-class 2517 reader 62752 Lawrence 4213 midnight 243 rather 6

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2753 acts 138 might 2669 rarely 62754 improve 3553 mighty 2849 random 62755 ill 1151 Mike 1034 raised 62756 Rayburn 1998 mile 4461 racing 62757 cooperation 563 miles 3966 racial 62758 communists 439 military 2616 Rachel 62759 neutral 2222 milk 3884 quoted 62760 determination 4372 Miller 4362 Quiney 62761 deeply 4675 milligrams 2052 pushed 62762 assured 458 million 4897 pursue 62763 attractive 2210 millions 3515 purely 62764 transfer 3304 Mills 4046 pupils 62765 represents 280 mind 1444 pulled 62766 newspapers 1966 minds 4116 Puerto 62767 colleges 1854 mine 193 public 62768 joint 3705 mines 1490 proved 62769 Mississippi 3831 minimal 1103 proper 62770 severe 1582 minimum 3651 profit 62771 introduction 1770 minister 2562 prison 62772 emergency 1873 minor 3206 prince 62773 striking 4841 minority 1755 prices 62774 trials 1908 minute 969 pretty 62775 gained 484 minutes 3745 prefer 62776 contributed 3536 Miriam 3711 prayer 62777 mad 3800 mirror 1441 powers 62778 magazine 363 miss 3730 powder 62779 forever 2702 missed 3603 poured 62780 mystery 2255 missile 2463 pounds 62781 selection 3324 missiles 415 policy 62782 anywhere 3195 missing 633 police 62783 furniture 1346 mission 3266 Poland 62784 agents 2769 Mississippi 696 points 6

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2785 derived 4579 Missouri 1198 poetry 62786 revealed 3165 mistake 3416 poetic 62787 provisions 3867 Mitchell 4648 Podger 62788 guest 2949 mixed 2379 pocket 62789 allotment 3526 mixture 1997 plenty 62790 satisfactory 4865 mm (Unk.) 1735 please 62791 controlled 2483 mobile 2137 player 62792 finish 4680 mode 1005 played 62793 maturity 1369 model 4292 plates 62794 concert 2311 models 1851 plants 62795 comedy 4440 moderate 4684 planet 62796 stick 476 modern 3901 planes 62797 sleeping 3551 modest 1042 places 62798 listening 2438 mold 813 placed 62799 soldier 378 moment 3740 pistol 62800 holes 2196 moments 1138 pieces 62801 Holmes 1551 Monday 1351 picked 62802 long-range 351 money 3170 phrase 62803 recall 744 month 4566 Philip 62804 mankind 4218 monthly 4154 phases 62805 destroyed 494 months 547 person 62806 hydrogen 4619 monument 1361 permit 62807 furthermore 2880 mood 352 period 62808 objectives 1822 moon 106 people 62809 defined 4126 Moore 3187 pencil 62810 handling 708 moral 4898 peered 62811 mayor 3595 morality 3853 paying 62812 specifically 48 more 3699 paused 62813 scheduled 1182 moreover 4008 patrol 62814 accounts 1477 Morgan 3102 patent 62815 districts 442 morning 3769 passes 62816 serving 4380 Morris 626 passed 6

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2817 leaned 3555 morse 2233 partly 62818 experimental 2294 Moscow 1708 Parker 62819 tonight 84 most 3242 parked 62820 track 2443 mostly 3978 parade 62821 simultaneously 4137 motel 2143 papers 62822 handed 431 mother 2367 panels 62823 copy 2997 mother’s 1957 Palmer 62824 glad 3569 mothers 2842 palace 62825 Thompson 1928 motion 4972 packed 62826 Paul 4480 motive 2498 oxygen 62827 sharply 4848 motives 2892 owners 62828 experts 1949 motor 3081 output 62829 reception 2087 motors 279 others 62830 temple 3895 mount 2452 origin 62831 fifth 3271 mountain 1892 orders 62832 Robinson 2551 mountains 4228 orange 62833 Ohio 2410 mounted 3175 openly 62834 cotton 1013 mouth 768 opened 62835 attempts 576 move 366 office 62836 sudden 530 moved 2415 offers 62837 bringing 797 movement 3820 occurs 62838 sister 2320 movements 2563 obtain 62839 foundation 2967 moves 1651 object 62840 ears 3580 movie 182 number 62841 Japan 3392 movies 4484 novels 62842 palace 904 moving 2695 notion 62843 arrangements 107 Mr. 1824 notice 62844 corresponding 166 Mrs. 737 normal 62845 definition 96 much 2154 nodded 62846 processing 3307 mud 1421 nobody 62847 turns 2981 multiple 3238 nights 62848 father’s 3652 municipal 4420 nerves 6

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2849 random 1401 murder 510 needed 62850 piano 2582 muscle 712 nearly 62851 relationships 3420 muscles 2464 nearby 62852 knees 3327 museum 503 nature 62853 briefly 432 music 2354 native 62854 pressures 1242 musical 724 nation 62855 represent 4298 musician 1707 narrow 62856 agricultural 2658 musicians 3260 namely 62857 instant 91 must 791 myself 62858 pleasant 4891 mustard 3856 mutual 62859 inevitably 3856 mutual 3327 museum 62860 regardless 75 my 2582 muscle 62861 God’s 3845 Myra 1401 murder 62862 voices 791 myself 904 moving 62863 thyroid 3931 mysterious 3392 movies 62864 destruction 2780 mystery 2087 motors 62865 Pontiac 3100 myth 4480 motive 62866 sacred 3351 naked 1928 motion 62867 clouds 310 name 431 mother 62868 forgotten 1251 named 2443 mostly 62869 contains 3260 namely 2294 Moscow 62870 primitive 1167 names 4380 Morris 62871 organic 4190 narrative 1477 Morgan 62872 haven’t 1707 narrow 494 months 62873 axis 724 nation 1551 Monday 62874 onset 2965 nation’s 378 moment 62875 thanks 240 national 3551 modest 62876 banks 3049 nationalism 476 modern 62877 effectively 538 nations 2311 models 62878 skills 2354 native 2483 mobile 62879 strongly 3858 NATO 2702 missed 62880 mood 629 natural 3800 mirror 6

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2881 tremendous 1514 naturally 3536 Miriam 62882 core 503 nature 1908 minute 62883 deeper 3205 naval 4372 Miller 62884 state’s 2889 navy 3553 mighty 62885 assure 472 near 845 middle 62886 authorized 2464 nearby 3573 Mickey 62887 fail 4163 nearest 4997 Mexico 62888 definite 712 nearly 705 method 62889 navy 4674 neat 4522 merger 62890 reserve 2156 necessarily 740 merely 62891 edges 416 necessary 1493 Mercer 62892 owners 2730 necessity 2502 mental 62893 feature 1313 neck 1382 memory 62894 peoples 258 need 731 member 62895 stronger 510 needed 4656 melody 62896 signed 647 needs 2433 medium 62897 delivered 2058 negative 3383 mature 62898 resulted 4740 negotiations 300 matter 62899 Roy 1003 negro 3104 Matsuo 62900 outstanding 1810 negroes 1461 master 62901 formation 1871 neighborhood 4574 masses 62902 Illustrated 4101 neighboring 1977 Martin 62903 contribution 2627 neighbors 637 market 62904 push 711 neither 1232 marked 62905 supper 4420 nerves 2007 marine 62906 gate 4182 nervous 4614 marble 62907 magic 4845 nest 2247 mantle 62908 swimming 3135 net 830 manner 62909 ladies 3473 network 4867 manage 62910 chose 2759 neutral 367 making 62911 consumer 130 never 4988 makers 62912 harbor 1435 nevertheless 3370 mainly 6

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2913 innocent 64 new 4361 Maggie 62914 atom 4801 newer 4585 luxury 62915 release 3642 newly 3054 lumber 62916 spoken 3791 Newport 2469 lovely 62917 plot 1027 news 2349 losses 62918 survey 1662 newspaper 3660 losing 62919 wash 2766 newspapers 251 looked 62920 profession 223 next 497 longer 62921 male 1400 nice 4051 lonely 62922 farmers 3989 Nick 1175 London 62923 cleaning 209 night 3481 locked 62924 accompanied 3238 nights 4435 loaded 62925 belong 1301 nine 493 living 62926 colonel 2574 nineteenth 3912 lively 62927 serves 4767 ninth 110 little 62928 chicken 3970 Nixon 2123 listen 62929 fool 49 no 2440 listed 62930 edition 4296 noble 2503 liquor 62931 noise 1421 nobody 2273 liquid 62932 drunk 2154 nodded 4691 linear 62933 hurt 2931 noise 2665 limits 62934 illusion 951 none 650 likely 62935 occasional 3984 noon 2301 lights 62936 comfortable 492 nor 2549 lifted 62937 enormous 737 normal 1541 levels 62938 admit 2975 normally 683 letter 62939 stomach 4202 norms 3592 lesson 62940 readers 451 north 887 length 62941 distant 2293 northern 3920 legend 62942 aim 4013 northwest 2232 leaves 62943 paint 1806 nose 4871 leaped 62944 foam 23 not 2817 leaned 6

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2945 constructed 4806 notable 1533 league 62946 blocks 812 note 1415 leader 62947 devices 1155 noted 2505 lawyer 62948 tested 1924 notes 905 latter 62949 mixed 208 nothing 3048 latest 62950 species 1824 notice 837 larger 62951 images 2201 noticed 2909 ladies 62952 questionnaire 2695 notion 5000 ladder 62953 mg (miligram) 4925 Notte 4973 lacked 62954 staining 4531 Nov. 659 labour 62955 attended 1836 novel 4592 killer 62956 assistant 4484 novels 1397 killed 62957 Jackson 1409 November 3380 Kansas 62958 automatically 76 now 1391 junior 62959 license 3479 nowhere 1406 junior 62960 printed 894 nuclear 4843 jungle 62961 wise 4900 nude 3065 jumped 62962 football 182 number 4532 judges 62963 extension 829 numbers 1980 Joseph 62964 visiting 2323 numerous 1943 joined 62965 nation’s 4687 nuts 3474 Johnny 62966 scholarship 4079 O’Banion 4617 John’s 62967 moves 2583 o’clock 1428 Jewish 62968 affected 1651 object 3974 jersey 62969 intention 1152 objective 3240 jacket 62970 challenge 2808 objectives 302 itself 62971 sees 1668 objects 1619 issues 62972 Jim 4373 obligations 2165 issued 62973 filling 4631 obliged 586 island 62974 guide 3826 observation 4091 insure 62975 normally 2713 observations 3754 insist 62976 probability 4056 observe 552 inside 6

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2977 cash 1450 observed 3767 injury 62978 industries 4726 observers 2112 Indian 62979 schedule 2563 obtain 609 indeed 62980 bomb 893 obtained 944 income 62981 multiple 1135 obvious 1228 inches 62982 lying 909 obviously 1603 impact 62983 satisfied 1882 occasion 2951 images 62984 doors 2935 occasional 4304 hungry 62985 meets 2258 occasionally 3541 Hughes 62986 error 4460 occasions 2049 Hudson 62987 tough 4087 occupation 3280 Howard 62988 Maris 3005 occupied 1277 houses 62989 cards 2539 occur 4761 hotels 62990 thank 1600 occurred 1492 horses 62991 Peter 3507 occurrence 3504 hoping 62992 wear 4701 occurring 2290 honest 62993 baker 3820 occurs 2801 Holmes 62994 fellowship 3168 ocean 3833 holder 62995 paintings 3567 Oct. 1113 highly 62996 Susan 2130 October 613 higher 62997 mother’s 2330 odd 4793 hidden 62998 supplied 4904 Oedipus 4668 heroic 62999 camera 2 of 1617 helped 63000 sympathy 141 off 3084 height 63001 crew 1319 offer 2553 heaven 63002 equipped 1268 offered 4252 hearts 63003 managed 3692 offering 2274 Hearst 63004 kinds 2415 offers 985 health 63005 occupied 366 office 1837 headed 63006 outlook 1037 officer 331 having 63007 aren’t 1171 officers 4860 hatred 63008 classic 2385 offices 4814 hasn’t 6

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3009 characters 1389 official 3544 Harris 63010 substantially 1724 officials 3301 Harold 63011 worship 249 often 975 hardly 63012 visitors 846 oh 4257 harder 63013 desirable 2833 Ohio 2912 harbor 63014 conclusions 1129 oil 1702 happen 63015 you’d 4901 okay 2054 handle 63016 patients 140 old 2822 handed 63017 hurry 1123 older 1055 hadn’t 63018 Spanish 16 on 4672 habits 63019 shadow 171 once 3560 guilty 63020 stored 32 one 4798 guided 63021 beings 1664 one’s 1686 guests 63022 columns 880 ones 4940 guards 63023 scientists 62 only 636 growth 63024 dressed 2874 onset 818 groups 63025 similarly 1814 onto 513 ground 63026 host 286 open 4729 grants 63027 accuracy 768 opened 4858 grains 63028 variable 1279 opening 4319 grades 63029 smiling 3175 openly 3355 gorton 63030 symbols 2305 opera 2585 golden 63031 forty 2241 operate 2739 glance 63032 ratio 3735 operated 1096 giving 63033 coating 1200 operating 4251 giants 63034 dirty 910 operation 1241 German 63035 binomial 4049 operational 781 George 63036 over-all 1259 operations 3441 gently 63037 Atlanta 2226 operator 3828 gentle 63038 urged 1092 opinion 4338 genius 63039 counties 2448 opinions 4795 gather 63040 Sept. 2155 opportunities 1805 garden 6

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3041 Wednesday 851 opportunity 4690 garage 63042 meanwhile 2619 opposed 2775 gained 63043 Harry 1308 opposite 406 future 63044 revenue 2341 opposition 3832 frozen 63045 sounded 3732 optimal 757 friend 63046 Clark 27 or 1790 Friday 63047 bench 3836 oral 726 French 63048 latest 4228 orange 4476 freely 63049 nationalism 1809 orchestra 4909 Freddy 63050 crime 239 order 1432 France 63051 vehicle 1540 ordered 3879 frames 63052 stores 4713 orderly 1424 fourth 63053 retired 1892 orders 2378 fought 63054 lumber 1458 ordinary 769 former 63055 preserve 2871 organic 1380 formed 63056 sympathetic 801 organization 2257 formal 63057 returning 1787 organizations 2039 forget 63058 virgin 1954 organized 1620 forest 63059 row 2452 origin 548 forces 63060 performed 1012 original 1300 forced 63061 knee 4219 originally 1075 follow 63062 claimed 2456 Orleans 2523 flying 63063 world’s 63 other 4261 flower 63064 Pat 279 others 2362 flight 63065 jumped 1227 otherwise 4783 fitted 63066 Jane 1577 ought 881 fiscal 63067 bombs 79 our 2213 firmly 63068 Stanley 3763 ours 4143 firing 63069 affect 1641 ourselves 2792 finish 63070 roll 51 out 2734 finger 63071 grade 3859 outcome 1051 filled 63072 engineers 3819 outdoor 4938 filing 6

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3073 tape 3422 outer 446 figure 63074 eggs 3006 outlook 1479 fields 63075 fruit 3081 output 4353 fibers 63076 sciences 444 outside 2192 female 63077 installed 2900 outstanding 1701 fellow 63078 yield 80 over 522 father 63079 presently 3036 over-all 4282 farmer 63080 routine 3888 overcome 1173 famous 63081 output 4400 overseas 275 family 63082 adjustment 4842 overwhelming 3171 fallen 63083 dignity 3965 Owen 1893 fairly 63084 height 119 own 1420 failed 63085 calm 3140 owned 1486 factor 63086 isolated 3214 owner 3117 facing 63087 washed 2892 owners 939 extent 63088 accurate 4449 ownership 3421 extend 63089 producing 4342 oxidation 3458 expert 63090 prepare 2498 oxygen 957 expect 63091 instructions 3320 pa 2607 exists 63092 phenomenon 2519 pace 3815 excuse 63093 tongue 3394 Pacific 2567 excess 63094 waste 3992 pack 526 except 63095 symbolic 4883 package 1035 events 63096 disappeared 4972 packed 873 Europe 63097 calculated 1520 page 3981 Eugene 63098 fish 3435 pages 4958 ethics 63099 context 679 paid 2120 estate 63100 myth 1195 pain 1652 escape 63101 worried 4036 painful 2446 errors 63102 patent 2943 paint 661 entire 63103 sequence 2727 painted 198 enough 63104 Matsuo (Unk.) 4601 painter 2195 engine 6

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3105 protect 1855 painting 1044 energy 63106 candidate 2995 paintings 3399 ending 63107 alternative 2185 pair 4329 enable 63108 shortly 2842 palace 4405 empire 63109 smell 1899 pale 2731 eleven 63110 dispute 3946 Palfrey (Unk.) 4432 Elaine 63111 sending 4411 palm 322 either 63112 senior 1957 Palmer 3894 Eileen 63113 receiving 3375 panel 4240 eighth 63114 tied 2367 panels 681 effort 63115 presidential 4454 panic 436 effect 63116 genuine 2724 papa 2398 Edward 63117 facing 627 paper 1373 editor 63118 Canada 2143 papers 3339 eating 63119 raising 3978 parade 980 easily 63120 Harvard 2745 parallel 2151 easier 63121 exposed 1076 parents 3151 duties 63122 clerk 1554 Paris 156 during 63123 suggestion 1114 park 3591 drying 63124 blame 3242 parked 2217 driver 63125 financing 1708 Parker 2473 driven 63126 bigger 3407 parking 4479 drinks 63127 reporters 4762 parks 3493 dreams 63128 Johnson 170 part 1920 double 63129 badly 4006 partially 4759 Donald 63130 currently 4450 participate 2344 dollar 63131 Samuel 2662 participation 1041 doctor 63132 sentence 4689 particle 3182 divine 63133 Lee 2613 particles 4613 dishes 63134 realistic 537 particular 786 direct 63135 net 677 particularly 1148 dinner 63136 golf 1833 parties 3672 dining 6

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3137 we’ve 4640 partisan 212 didn’t 63138 arrangement 2233 partly 1991 device 63139 logical 3292 partner 1476 detail 63140 owned 917 parts 1339 desire 63141 metropolitan 3862 part-time 908 design 63142 worst 429 party 4634 desert 63143 bus 1165 pass 2392 depend 63144 folk 2209 passage 2277 denied 63145 sing 4832 passages 1023 demand 63146 beer 626 passed 783 degree 63147 roles 4394 passenger 3808 define 63148 tells 4615 passengers 4604 defend 63149 crazy 3769 passes 3378 defeat 63150 sugar 1645 passing 2761 deeply 63151 duties 3720 passion 2883 deeper 63152 decades 327 past 4521 Deegan 63153 vary 3064 Pat 2694 decide 63154 visible 3948 Patchen (Unk.) 4756 decent 63155 emotion 3102 patent 2356 decade 63156 seldom 2479 path 3281 debate 63157 swept 3275 pathology 4023 dealer 63158 suitable 4403 patience 1508 danger 63159 hunting 1219 patient 4269 dances 63160 Italy 4692 patient’s 3393 dancer 63161 lists 3016 patients 3226 damage 63162 corn 4008 patrol 1861 Dallas 63163 mechanical 922 pattern 3983 critic 63164 quarter 2329 patterns 1288 crisis 63165 mistake 2826 Paul 4549 crises 63166 returns 4624 pause 1675 credit 63167 frequent 3699 paused 2035 create 63168 ocean 566 pay 3317 covers 6

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3169 Catholics 3853 paying 2145 cousin 63170 phrase 2053 payment 2164 courts 63171 fallen 2227 payments 183 course 63172 tears 475 peace 841 couple 63173 consequences 3923 peaceful 632 county 63174 dying 4196 peas 2834 cotton 63175 openly 3804 peculiar 885 corner 63176 bent 4898 peered 414 common 63177 tools 3187 pencil 551 coming 63178 tends 2400 Pennsylvania 2795 comedy 63179 sad 4077 penny 3760 combat 63180 reasonably 106 people 1494 column 63181 findings 2894 peoples 2150 colors 63182 divine 244 per 3695 colony 63183 stretched 1989 percent 1352 coffee 63184 abstract 2419 percentage 2867 clouds 63185 keys 3634 perception 1763 closer 63186 measurement 1877 perfect 981 closed 63187 pencil 3432 perfectly 1413 claims 63188 damn 3557 perform 4561 city’s 63189 elected 844 performance 965 cities 63190 filed 3228 performances 1815 circle 63191 Williams 3060 performed 267 church 63192 succeeded 301 perhaps 1081 Christ 63193 rejected 352 period 1487 chosen 63194 Thursday 2328 periods 2171 choose 63195 missing 2712 permanent 912 choice 63196 gift 3771 permission 840 charge 63197 favorable 1361 permit 4786 chapel 63198 guilt 3741 permits 387 change 63199 involving 1904 permitted 773 chance 63200 benefits 547 person 4267 chairs 6

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3201 matching 481 personal 411 center 63202 fate 2261 personality 3891 cellar 63203 affair 2682 personally 1864 causes 63204 fewer 1407 personnel 1156 caused 63205 naval 848 persons 1062 caught 63206 prince 3929 perspective 1085 cattle 63207 stems 4659 persuaded 4474 casual 63208 examine 4540 pertinent 3286 Castro 63209 advised 4241 Pete 1587 career 63210 charter 2991 Peter 3433 carbon 63211 presentation 3623 petitioner 361 cannot 63212 campus 1474 phase 4001 cancer 63213 interview 4154 phases 3118 Canada 63214 owner 3937 phenomena 3212 campus 63215 classical 3092 phenomenon 2999 camera 63216 branches 1655 Phil 213 called 63217 admission 2183 Philadelphia 4961 Calif. 63218 harmony 4566 Philip 3487 buying 63219 determining 3930 philosophical 3799 butter 63220 accident 1221 philosophy 2711 burned 63221 strictly 2016 phone 2509 bureau 63222 Rev. 3170 phrase 2439 burden 63223 blow 729 physical 4788 bundle 63224 Andy 4772 physically 3727 bullet 63225 unfortunately 4378 physics 1826 budget 63226 damage 4502 physiological 1712 broken 63227 rice 2850 piano 2723 brings 63228 performances 1983 pick 1210 bright 63229 drill 1351 picked 1069 bridge 63230 leads 608 picture 2086 breath 63231 Indians 1576 pictures 3233 branch 63232 fly 767 piece 1959 bought 6

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3233 branch 1138 pieces 1194 bottom 63234 lunch 2660 pike 1387 bottle 63235 thereby 4027 pile 4496 bother 63236 bride 2481 pilot 1767 Boston 63237 artistic 2254 pink 4723 border 63238 nights 4766 pioneer 4902 Borden 63239 presents 4365 pip 1687 bodies 63240 jacket 4807 pipe 4520 Bobbie 63241 attempted 3740 pistol 2312 boards 63242 parked 4409 pitch 4820 blonde 63243 survive 4568 pitcher 2946 blocks 63244 funeral 3997 Pittsburgh 2057 bitter 63245 alert 159 place 3126 bigger 63246 massive 813 placed 549 beyond 63247 violent 1042 places 206 better 63248 burst 3749 placing 1356 beside 63249 dealers 2264 plain 1412 Berlin 63250 adjusted 453 plan 2925 belong 63251 symphony 906 plane 1684 belief 63252 substance 3901 planes 3021 beings 63253 child’s 4684 planet 362 behind 63254 precise 4700 planetary 4563 behalf 63255 inevitable 4503 planets 1986 begins 63256 grave 1394 planned 90 before 63257 demonstrated 782 planning 256 become 63258 equation 911 plans 375 became 63259 scheme 820 plant 1497 beauty 63260 namely 1851 plants 1201 battle 63261 connected 4352 plaster 4084 Barton 63262 suffer 3439 plastic 4169 barrel 63263 tragic 3354 plastics 3389 barely 63264 falling 4410 plate 2427 ballet 6

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3265 rector 4292 plates 4098 backed 63266 Poland 1456 platform 2355 Avenue 63267 quantity 4903 Plato 4439 autumn 63268 bone 468 play 2373 author 63269 Prokofieff (Unk.) 1005 played 2069 August 63270 healthy 2137 player 2017 attend 63271 mountain 3467 players 4852 attain 63272 slavery 1039 playing 988 attack 63273 chlorine 1628 plays 2346 atomic 63274 thermal 2858 pleasant 2885 assure 63275 pathology 1735 please 1718 assume 63276 Jess 2652 pleased 3861 assist 63277 inadequate 1749 pleasure 2322 aspect 63278 lacking 1997 plenty 3527 asleep 63279 elaborate 2917 plot 1590 asking 63280 Howard 4312 plug 1916 artist 63281 debate 1438 plus 2131 Arthur 63282 shouting 2360 pm 2383 artery 63283 so-called 2379 pocket 4133 arrive 63284 discussions 4648 Podger (Unk.) 4918 arrest 63285 spots 2271 poem 161 around 63286 Castro 1296 poems 4779 Arnold 63287 gesture 1057 poet 3932 Arlene 63288 concluded 3416 poetic 3543 argued 63289 falls 1198 poetry 3007 aren’t 63290 factory 3332 poets 871 appear 63291 awareness 220 point 1744 appeal 63292 partner 1408 pointed 2358 anyway 63293 long-term 3870 pointing 719 anyone 63294 loans 696 points 4879 anyhow 63295 universities 3266 Poland 648 answer 63296 remarked 633 police 1124 annual 6

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3297 transition 4914 policeman 1569 animal 63298 effectiveness 1549 policies 4171 angels 63299 depending 415 policy 567 amount 63300 covering 360 political 186 always 63301 Harold 4932 politicians 196 almost 63302 temporary 1535 politics 4994 allows 63303 we’d 3733 polynomial 3454 allies 63304 Mills 4071 pond 3556 allied 63305 pound 2865 Pontiac 2108 Alfred 63306 kids 928 pool 3581 Albert 63307 mud 913 poor 4504 Alaska 63308 heading 2743 Pope 1297 agreed 63309 Van 1064 popular 2784 agents 63310 romantic 736 population 1942 agency 63311 wedding 2555 porch 2394 Africa 63312 dancers 4530 port 1915 afraid 63313 they’ll 1723 portion 2687 afford 63314 eastern 4118 Portland 3069 affect 63315 juniors 385 position 3203 affair 63316 salvation 2022 positions 2134 advice 63317 covers 1416 positive 4266 adults 63318 excitement 4492 possessed 4401 adding 63319 household 4666 possession 1048 actual 63320 pa 2610 possibilities 1191 active 63321 promote 1204 possibility 312 action 63322 collective 242 possible 1762 acting 63323 efficient 1773 possibly 325 across 63324 missiles 1248 post 4173 access 63325 survival 4393 posts 1460 accept 63326 fishing 3721 pot 3644 absent 63327 museum 1602 potential 2141 abroad 63328 variation 3305 pound 3993 aboard 6

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3329 Chandler 2463 pounds 1289 youth 53330 beef 3603 poured 4066 yours 53331 stuff 4863 poverty 230 young 53332 poets 3730 powder 3015 you’d 53333 gathered 270 power 3078 yield 53334 remote 1706 powerful 94 years 53335 confronted 1441 powers 1685 yards 53336 Russians 1573 practical 528 wrote 53337 testing 2088 practically 789 wrong 53338 initiative 1117 practice 982 write 53339 eating 2044 practices 3667 wound 53340 coal 4595 prairie 39 would 53341 cooking 3711 prayer 1111 worth 53342 swift 3508 preceding 3142 worst 53343 slipped 3611 precious 2180 worse 53344 weak 3254 precise 1984 worry 53345 courage 2263 precisely 116 world 53346 reflection 2382 precision 778 works 53347 circles 3745 prefer 342 words 53348 conception 3917 preferred 4026 woods 53349 gardens 4117 preliminary 994 won’t 53350 crowded 3871 premier 490 women 53351 naked 2042 preparation 412 woman 53352 farther 3090 prepare 4653 wives 53353 electronics 1024 prepared 4945 wiped 53354 plastics 4498 preparing 3794 wings 53355 gorton 1383 presence 4204 wines 53356 skywave 236 present 4608 winds 53357 emission 3211 presentation 3875 widow 53358 Scotty 1290 presented 369 whose 53359 curt 3079 presently 299 whole 53360 protected 3239 presents 253 white 5

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3361 starts 3055 preserve 136 while 53362 tossed 233 president 31 which 53363 conservative 3646 president’s 95 where 53364 sponsored 3115 presidential 1953 wheel 53365 reducing 800 press 695 weeks 53366 ruled 3633 pressed 3137 we’ve 53367 finance 4003 pressing 1759 we’re 53368 allowing 517 pressure 1681 we’ll 53369 doctors 2854 pressures 2159 waves 53370 mainly 3607 prestige 190 water 53371 territory 2721 presumably 1307 watch 53372 extraordinary 969 pretty 3094 waste 53373 enterprise 1274 prevent 1495 wants 53374 remark 3829 prevented 3996 Wally 53375 panel 3746 prevention 1526 walls 53376 Islands 1214 previous 2011 wagon 53377 consequently 1863 previously 2588 wages 53378 defeat 952 price 4717 votes 53379 involve 1755 prices 3738 voted 53380 Kansas 2595 pride 410 voice 53381 knocked 1688 primarily 4025 vivid 53382 identical 1087 primary 1945 vital 53383 mature 2426 prime 940 visit 53384 winning 2870 primitive 2127 views 53385 checked 3206 prince 3717 verse 53386 bird 1131 principal 467 value 53387 seventh 950 principle 4429 valid 53388 Dave 1488 principles 4044 vague 53389 barely 2960 printed 1093 usual 53390 helps 2298 prior 685 using 53391 he’ll 2562 prison 3038 urged 53392 movies 4145 prisoners 2564 urban 5

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3393 dancer 504 private 1405 upper 53394 Pacific 3666 prize 185 until 53395 et 4881 probabilities 1483 unity 53396 secondary 2976 probability 1207 units 53397 strain 3987 probable 524 union 53398 fourteen 357 probably 129 under 53399 ending 289 problem 1927 uncle 53400 letting 373 problems 884 types 53401 successfully 1337 procedure 1419 twice 53402 fallout 1754 procedures 2847 turns 53403 studio 4037 proceeded 4200 tubes 53404 maid 482 process 815 truth 53405 decline 1909 processes 2100 trust 53406 recording 2846 processing 1932 truly 53407 parking 4541 procurement 1913 truck 53408 structures 1286 produce 3577 trips 53409 selling 1154 produced 580 tried 53410 colored 3089 producing 748 trial 53411 competitive 1205 product 2350 trend 53412 lightly 668 production 1029 trees 53413 trail 3990 productive 3900 treat 53414 tube 959 products 1293 train 53415 Christianity 2920 profession 3413 trail 53416 poetic 992 professional 697 trade 53417 films 1905 professor 2820 track 53418 gallery 3651 profit 4323 trace 53419 troubled 4600 profits 2203 towns 53420 muscles 3752 profound 2987 tough 53421 extend 224 program 1208 touch 53422 outer 723 programs 443 total 53423 markets 858 progress 4851 tooth 53424 respectively 1125 project 3177 tools 5

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3425 softly 1557 projects 4812 tones 53426 shock 3269 Prokofieff (Unk.) 321 today 53427 horn 2703 prominent 4959 toast 53428 invariably 2387 promise 1360 title 53429 ceiling 2386 promised 2245 tired 53430 articles 4787 promises 305 times 53431 considerations 4123 promising 3701 tight 53432 perfectly 3321 promote 2576 throw 53433 carbon 3873 promotion 2361 threw 53434 counter 3678 promptly 151 three 53435 pages 2697 proof 105 those 53436 composer 3500 propaganda 501 third 53437 frequencies 1103 proper 195 think 53438 accordingly 2002 properly 272 thing 53439 plastic 1634 properties 1610 thick 53440 locking 628 property 68 these 53441 gently 3626 proportion 38 there 53442 basement 2621 proposal 1988 theme 53443 evaluation 3549 proposals 40 their 53444 saline 1246 proposed 2990 thank 53445 widespread 3980 prospect 1455 Texas 53446 republicans 4599 prospective 1774 tests 53447 Sen. 4139 prospects 601 terms 53448 voting 3105 protect 3178 tends 53449 Felix 3360 protected 3148 tells 53450 representing 1578 protection 1019 teeth 53451 worker 4676 protein 3172 tears 53452 medicine 4306 protest 4254 teams 53453 absolute 2205 Protestant 2624 teach 53454 allies 2178 proud 2390 taxes 53455 directions 2056 prove 1835 taste 53456 reform 1490 proved 3583 tasks 5

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3457 instances 427 provide 4657 tales 53458 expert 762 provided 1215 takes 53459 sheets 1323 Providence 326 taken 53460 replace 1306 provides 474 table 53461 gay 1827 providing 2265 swung 53462 split 2287 provision 4124 swing 53463 suspect 2787 provisions 3342 swift 53464 graduate 2737 psychological 3157 swept 53465 fence 193 public 1518 sweet 53466 Yankees 2012 publication 4325 sweat 53467 players 4326 publications 2996 Susan 53468 suspended 3775 publicity 4005 suits 53469 Franklin 3759 publicly 3777 suite 53470 Louisiana 1172 published 3150 sugar 53471 Lane 4116 Puerto 1073 style 53472 sacrifice 2129 pull 3331 stuff 53473 network 1444 pulled 376 study 53474 Johnny 4029 pulling 4297 stuck 53475 Eddie 3844 pulmonary 3484 strip 53476 dates 4677 punishment 643 story 53477 cuts 4884 pupil 3890 storm 53478 reveal 4046 pupils 1429 store 53479 nowhere 2288 purchase 438 stood 53480 comments 4768 purchased 1885 stone 53481 locked 1963 pure 672 stock 53482 ranging 3515 purely 117 still 53483 controls 657 purpose 4582 stiff 53484 strip 1160 purposes 2796 stick 53485 Alex 3842 pursuant 4295 stern 53486 excessive 4897 pursue 859 steps 53487 buying 2904 push 3207 stems 53488 grain 2052 pushed 2403 steel 5

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3489 associations 194 put 112 state 53490 they’d 4754 puts 640 start 53491 era 2038 putting 3597 stars 53492 virtue 4097 qualified 666 stand 53493 dreams 2414 qualities 4721 stake 53494 secure 907 quality 555 stage 53495 Sharpe 3267 quantity 914 staff 53496 impressed 4727 quarrel 3285 spots 53497 historian 3164 quarter 1206 spoke 53498 listened 3686 quarters 3462 split 53499 crucial 2649 Queen 1969 spite 53500 propaganda 364 question 1000 spent 53501 e.g. 3550 questioned 2060 spend 53502 deliberately 4533 questioning 1273 speed 53503 measuring 2952 questionnaire 936 speak 53504 hoping 716 questions 4286 spare 53505 surprising 1565 quick 520 space 53506 complicated 1168 quickly 388 south 53507 occurrence 1376 quiet 459 sound 53508 preceding 2250 quietly 4337 souls 53509 skilled 4362 Quiney 2266 sorry 53510 density 328 quite 1847 songs 53511 radical 3884 quoted 4724 solve 53512 citizen 1009 race 1370 solid 53513 slave 4569 races 2470 snake 53514 altogether 2616 Rachel 2667 smoke 53515 purely 3966 racial 2030 Smith 53516 frontier 4461 racing 1883 smile 53517 dimensions 4335 radar 3109 smell 53518 root 1084 radiation 4693 smart 53519 blanket 3511 radical 164 small 53520 encountered 833 radio 4886 slide 5

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3521 consequence 1866 railroad 3839 slept 53522 consciousness 1512 rain 1669 sleep 53523 flux 2101 raise 3513 slave 53524 Shakespeare 1034 raised 4586 skirt 53525 cried 3119 raising 2614 skill 53526 mixture 4404 Ralph 4661 sixty 53527 asleep 3734 Ramey 3866 sixth 53528 electron 751 ran 143 since 53529 concentrated 3798 ranch 1563 signs 53530 meal 2849 random 1229 sight 53531 stable 4706 rang 1049 sides 53532 grinned 616 range 1120 shows 53533 unconscious 3482 ranging 591 shown 53534 Dartmouth 4099 rank 3576 shots 53535 sovereign 4757 ranks 441 short 53536 Miriam 2513 rapid 1782 shore 53537 Woodruff 1650 rapidly 3824 shoot 53538 fees 2644 rare 1939 shook 53539 divorce 2669 rarely 2482 shoes 53540 Davis 445 rate 3426 shock 53541 Hughes 1026 rates 3838 shirt 53542 Sherman 243 rather 2475 ships 53543 argued 3032 ratio 2661 shift 53544 Harris 4035 rational 4455 shell 53545 tea 2538 raw 2347 sheet 53546 extending 4950 Ray 4280 sheep 53547 utility 2756 Rayburn 2746 shear 53548 lieutenant 983 reach 2251 she’s 53549 proposals 584 reached 1585 she’d 53550 questioned 4128 reaches 1468 sharp 53551 modest 2540 reaching 1063 share 53552 contributions 831 reaction 1240 shape 5

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3553 mighty 4818 reactionary 4645 shame 53554 ignored 2600 reactions 350 shall 53555 morse 557 read 3697 shade 53556 allied 2517 reader 902 seven 53557 perform 2940 readers 963 serve 53558 transferred 2554 readily 3040 Sept. 53559 false 718 reading 298 sense 53560 guilty 692 ready 359 seems 53561 merit 356 real 2609 seeds 53562 ethical 4178 realism 4544 screw 53563 recovery 3134 realistic 1616 score 53564 sons 1341 reality 3810 scope 53565 builders 4100 realization 979 scene 53566 builder 1530 realize 1799 scale 53567 Oct. 1543 realized 2515 saved 53568 threatened 338 really 4890 sauce 53569 mothers 2144 rear 3933 Sarah 53570 testament 386 reason 3671 Santa 53571 volunteers 1671 reasonable 753 sales 53572 Ann 3180 reasonably 4942 Salem 53573 Mickey 1014 reasons 2014 rural 53574 silver 2803 recall 1233 rules 53575 belt 3887 recalled 3366 ruled 53576 shots 1375 receive 2239 royal 53577 trips 599 received 2510 route 53578 exciting 4714 receives 1256 round 53579 entertainment 3113 receiving 2635 rough 53580 movie 534 recent 3827 roots 53581 Albert 836 recently 1990 rooms 53582 D.C. 2829 reception 1886 Roman 53583 tasks 2492 recognition 3147 roles 53584 unions 1745 recognize 4330 rocks 5

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3585 encouraged 1322 recognized 1859 roads 53586 suburban 3962 recommend 594 river 53587 signals 4094 recommendation 4838 rises 53588 barn 4367 recommendations 4197 rigid 53589 sewage 2335 recommended 147 right 53590 jet 730 record 1710 rifle 53591 drying 2520 recorded 989 Rhode 53592 lesson 3406 recording 2569 reply 53593 furnish 1146 records 3802 refer 53594 creating 3563 recovery 692 ready 53595 morality 2552 recreation 983 reach 53596 fabrics 3265 rector 3032 ratio 53597 stars 479 red 1026 rates 53598 residence 1721 reduce 2513 rapid 53599 delight 1334 reduced 4757 ranks 53600 theatre 3365 reducing 616 range 53601 subsequent 2571 reduction 3798 ranch 53602 jurisdiction 3802 refer 3734 Ramey 53603 poured 1593 reference 4404 Ralph 53604 vigorous 2397 referred 2101 raise 53605 argue 4069 reflect 833 radio 53606 applying 2599 reflected 4335 radar 53607 prestige 3346 reflection 4569 races 53608 bare 4315 reflects 328 quite 53609 sang 3456 reform 1376 quiet 53610 helpful 4328 refrigerator 1565 quick 53611 precious 4516 refund 2649 Queen 53612 constitute 1807 refused 4884 pupil 53613 magnitude 1170 regard 2056 prove 53614 solutions 1951 regarded 2178 proud 53615 lighted 2679 regarding 2697 proof 53616 suggests 2860 regardless 3666 prize 5

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3617 shapes 4222 regime 2298 prior 53618 anxious 4078 regiment 2426 prime 53619 glasses 1385 region 2595 pride 53620 cow 2594 regional 952 price 53621 apparatus 2740 regions 800 press 53622 scenes 3896 register 270 power 53623 petitioner 4210 registered 3305 pound 53624 eternal 4208 registration 4393 posts 53625 shorts 1275 regular 2555 porch 53626 proportion 4438 regularly 220 point 53627 regulations 3627 regulations 3332 poets 53628 reminded 4383 rehabilitation 1296 poems 53629 ecumenical 3193 rejected 1628 plays 53630 samples 1025 related 4903 Plato 53631 commonly 4880 relating 4410 plate 53632 ear 1719 relation 820 plant 53633 pressed 1021 relations 911 plans 53634 perception 1196 relationship 906 plane 53635 examination 2851 relationships 2264 plain 53636 stem 2334 relative 159 place 53637 Carleton 1236 relatively 4409 pitch 53638 bronchial 4379 relatives 2481 pilot 53639 Brannon 2915 release 767 piece 53640 appointment 3863 released 2850 piano 53641 enthusiasm 4332 relevant 2016 phone 53642 newly 4491 reliable 1474 phase 53643 calendar 1627 relief 2991 Peter 53644 absent 4121 relieved 4077 penny 53645 innocence 869 religion 475 peace 53646 president’s 592 religious 4624 pause 53647 meetings 1130 remain 429 party 53648 diplomatic 4917 remainder 917 parts 5

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3649 southeast 993 remained 4762 parks 53650 specified 2659 remaining 1554 Paris 53651 profit 1255 remains 627 paper 53652 municipal 3374 remark 4454 panic 53653 demonstrate 2302 remarkable 3375 panel 53654 gathering 3296 remarked 2943 paint 53655 exclusive 2062 remarks 3435 pages 53656 Brooklyn 728 remember 3214 owner 53657 Irish 1284 remembered 3140 owned 53658 encounter 3628 reminded 3422 outer 53659 expanding 3334 remote 1577 ought 53660 losing 2628 removal 63 other 53661 formerly 1868 remove 239 order 53662 compare 1402 removed 2305 opera 53663 examined 4822 renaissance 2874 onset 53664 Roosevelt 3687 rendered 1664 one’s 53665 arise 4685 rent 1123 older 53666 prize 3761 reorganization 249 often 53667 wound 4716 repair 1319 offer 53668 Hal 3924 repeat 3168 ocean 53669 talents 1832 repeated 2539 occur 53670 African 3460 replace 1836 novel 53671 Santa 2573 replaced 4925 Notte 53672 dining 4577 replacement 1924 notes 53673 journey 1906 replied 1155 noted 53674 freight 2569 reply 451 north 53675 maintaining 550 report 4202 norms 53676 designs 862 reported 2931 noise 53677 marks 4833 reporter 4296 noble 53678 promptly 3127 reporters 3970 Nixon 53679 witness 1245 reports 4767 ninth 53680 fled 2855 represent 209 night 5

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3681 cloud 2291 representative 3642 newly 53682 upstairs 2623 representatives 4801 newer 53683 dawn 1960 represented 130 never 53684 commander 3450 representing 1003 negro 53685 communications 2765 represents 647 needs 53686 quarters 2504 republic 3205 naval 53687 rendered 2021 republican 1167 names 53688 convention 3446 republicans 1251 named 53689 mechanism 3778 reputation 3351 naked 53690 surfaces 2212 request 432 music 53691 satisfaction 1217 require 3580 movie 53692 offering 523 required 2967 moves 53693 tons 3742 requirement 530 moved 53694 closing 1271 requirements 1013 mouth 53695 colony 1935 requires 3895 mount 53696 warmth 572 research 1949 motor 53697 shade 2890 reserve 4137 motel 53698 discuss 3795 reserved 3555 morse 53699 paused 3598 residence 708 moral 53700 folklore 2388 residential 4126 Moore 53701 tight 4742 residents 744 month 53702 sand 4444 resist 351 money 53703 happening 2260 resistance 1369 model 53704 textile 1673 resolution 2949 mixed 53705 mines 4643 resolved 1873 minor 53706 libraries 1465 resources 3705 mines 53707 limitations 826 respect 1966 minds 53708 advantages 4633 respectable 3304 Mills 53709 sovereignty 4934 respective 563 miles 53710 humanity 3424 respectively 138 might 53711 prayer 4419 respects 4406 Miami 53712 hanging 4547 respond 1772 metal 5

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3713 cure 4823 responded 3561 merit 53714 consistent 1367 response 4785 mercy 53715 clarity 3737 responses 4966 men’s 53716 judgments 4045 responsibilities 2985 meets 53717 verse 872 responsibility 1046 meant 53718 gentleman 1485 responsible 297 means 53719 committed 604 rest 3899 meals 53720 passion 2651 restaurant 2811 mayor 53721 pot 3793 restrictions 752 maybe 53722 laugh 381 result 4707 Maude 53723 sensitivity 2898 resulted 2657 match 53724 worthy 2543 resulting 4134 mason 53725 dried 660 results 3677 marks 53726 hated 4272 resumed 2988 Maris 53727 bullet 4797 retail 847 March 53728 stained 4391 retained 827 man’s 53729 drugs 3053 retired 4939 males 53730 powder 3854 retirement 571 makes 53731 sergeant 532 return 371 major 53732 optimal 892 returned 2907 magic 53733 polynomial 3057 returning 2982 lying 53734 Ramey 3166 returns 4905 lungs 53735 operated 3222 Rev. 3234 lunch 53736 weekend 3478 reveal 4606 lucky 53737 responses 2786 revealed 838 lower 53738 voted 4682 reveals 4996 loves 53739 veteran 3044 revenue 4960 lover 53740 pistol 3874 revenues 1968 loved 53741 permits 4679 reverend 1410 Louis 53742 requirement 1947 review 2067 loose 53743 acquire 1529 revolution 1348 looks 53744 marshall 4597 revolutionary 4943 lodge 5

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3745 prefer 989 Rhode 315 local 53746 prevention 4448 rhythm 4821 lobby 53747 aids 3227 rice 3294 loans 53748 absolutely 1433 rich 1304 lives 53749 placing 1484 Richard 889 lived 53750 scattered 4555 Rico 3161 lists 53751 critics 4985 rid 473 lines 53752 profound 2219 ride 2618 Linda 53753 wherever 2417 riding 2240 limit 53754 insist 1710 rifle 4808 likes 53755 shopping 4277 rifles 1894 liked 53756 exact 147 right 273 light 53757 women’s 1364 rights 1884 Lewis 53758 surplus 4197 rigid 437 level 53759 publicly 2315 ring 1544 let’s 53760 combat 1022 rise 1462 legal 53761 reorganization 4838 rises 454 leave 53762 victim 1727 rising 269 least 53763 ours 2024 risk 1254 learn 53764 Al 4042 ritual 3230 leads 53765 surrounding 594 river 4869 Laura 53766 flew 478 road 3722 laugh 53767 injury 1859 roads 2174 Latin 53768 magnificent 4912 Rob 219 later 53769 passes 1266 Robert 257 large 53770 Dan 2211 Roberts 4058 lands 53771 permission 2832 Robinson 4999 label 53772 eager 1403 rock 1054 knows 53773 rushed 4330 rocks 380 known 53774 Christmas 2747 rode 1386 knife 53775 publicity 1004 role 2852 knees 53776 festival 3147 roles 3004 kinds 5

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3777 suite 3070 roll 4702 Keith 53778 reputation 2318 rolled 4557 keeps 53779 Delaware 1886 Roman 3840 Julia 53780 Greenwich 3310 romantic 1359 judge 53781 Clayton 1515 Rome 4593 Joyce 53782 submarine 1840 roof 1437 Jones 53783 suspicion 232 room 2768 joint 53784 Fred 1990 rooms 1624 Jesus 53785 approaching 3664 Roosevelt 2841 Japan 53786 trustees 3518 root 1020 James 53787 literally 3827 roots 1453 items 53788 distributed 1224 rose 3160 Italy 53789 Jefferson 2635 rough 646 issue 53790 company’s 4152 roughly 1082 isn’t 53791 Newport 1256 round 3657 Irish 53792 enemies 2510 route 4906 input 53793 restrictions 3080 routine 2008 inner 53794 wings 3059 row 1874 India 53795 reserved 2899 Roy 1315 index 53796 upward 2239 royal 866 image 53797 dull 1440 rule 699 ideas 53798 ranch 3366 ruled 1788 ideal 53799 butter 1233 rules 3017 hurry 53800 mirror 4096 ruling 2304 humor 53801 marriages 425 run 307 human 53802 refer 834 running 154 house 53803 utterly 1993 runs 546 hours 53804 peculiar 2014 rural 814 Hotel 53805 cap 4764 rush 877 horse 53806 consisting 3773 rushed 2238 hopes 53807 horizon 4567 Russ 2237 hoped 53808 define 1475 Russia 1613 honor 5

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3809 delicate 1328 Russian 4050 honey 53810 scope 3336 Russians 1722 homes 53811 seconds 4253 Ruth 2800 holes 53812 scholars 2866 sacred 2566 holds 53813 chin 3472 sacrifice 4018 hired 53814 friendship 3179 sad 2190 hills 53815 excuse 4074 saddle 1265 Henry 53816 customer 1890 safe 1879 hence 53817 Germans 2289 safety 3955 Helva 53818 concepts 53 said 3390 helps 53819 outdoor 4741 sailing 4291 heels 53820 occurs 2647 sake 934 heavy 53821 imagined 2514 salary 561 heart 53822 discipline 2472 sale 372 heard 53823 supporting 4942 Salem 2546 heads 53824 shoot 753 sales 3391 he’ll 53825 conceived 3444 saline 3726 hated 53826 observation 2372 salt 3043 Harry 53827 roots 3316 salvation 2586 hardy 53828 gentle 1332 Sam 1068 happy 53829 prevented 132 same 314 hands 53830 theological 1936 sample 4347 habit 53831 minimal 3630 samples 3198 guilt 53832 frozen 4515 sampling 2974 guide 53833 holder 3131 Samuel 2788 guest 53834 laughing 1504 San 1967 guess 53835 traders 3702 sand 2243 guard 53836 oral 4475 Sandburg 4465 grows 53837 clinical 3609 sang 2541 grown 53838 shirt 3671 Santa 227 group 53839 slept 3933 Sarah 1618 gross 53840 Julia 656 sat 886 Green 5

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3841 fiber 3691 satisfaction 1783 Greek 53842 pursuant 2790 satisfactory 139 great 53843 HR 2983 satisfied 3256 grave 53844 pulmonary 1594 Saturday 2066 grass 53845 Myra 4890 sauce 2281 grant 53846 Shayne 4459 savage 2234 grand 53847 Cady 1738 save 3488 grain 53848 eliminate 2515 saved 3071 grade 53849 settlement 4525 saving 2701 Grace 53850 sessions 4215 savings 1917 goods 53851 controversy 265 saw 216 going 53852 intelligent 169 say 2861 God’s 53853 paying 919 saying 2693 goals 53854 retirement 464 says 4681 glory 53855 Kennedy’s 4081 SBA 1056 glass 53856 mutual 1799 scale 923 gives 53857 climate 4172 scarcely 237 given 53858 NATO 4655 scared 690 girls 53859 outcome 3750 scattered 4301 giant 53860 establishing 979 scene 1995 games 53861 assist 3622 scenes 4989 gains 53862 part-time 2979 schedule 2666 funny 53863 released 2813 scheduled 1099 funds 53864 liberals 3259 scheme 1320 fully 53865 handled 3812 scholars 3075 fruit 53866 sixth 2966 scholarship 418 front 53867 Mitchell 175 school 1292 fresh 53868 unhappy 486 schools 1555 Frank 53869 desperate 770 science 1417 frame 53870 pointing 3076 sciences 165 found 53871 premier 1226 scientific 3031 forty 53872 kingdom 3023 scientists 1496 forth 5

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3873 promotion 3810 scope 799 forms 53874 revenues 1616 score 401 force 53875 widow 3358 Scotty 2128 foods 53876 bridges 2246 screen 4915 folks 53877 threatening 4544 screw 2733 focus 53878 disaster 1106 sea 4518 foams 53879 frames 1621 search 4620 fluid 53880 contest 4317 searching 622 floor 53881 stretch 996 season 2116 flesh 53882 Billy 2029 seat 4564 flash 53883 bears 4138 seated 1203 fixed 53884 quoted 241 second 73 first 53885 entry 3396 secondary 1974 firms 53886 inherent 3811 seconds 2460 fired 53887 recalled 1349 secret 1852 finds 53888 overcome 502 secretary 630 final 53889 concerts 4792 secrets 3417 films 53890 storm 505 section 3190 filed 53891 cellar 1525 sections 1058 fight 53892 bath 3494 secure 1581 fifty 53893 temperatures 1141 security 2831 fifth 53894 Eileen 118 see 339 field 53895 mount 2655 seed 3841 fiber 53896 register 2609 seeds 3204 fewer 53897 gear 1230 seeing 3465 fence 53898 electricity 1531 seek 3449 Felix 53899 meals 2451 seeking 2396 feels 53900 treat 404 seem 2282 fears 53901 planes 274 seemed 1347 favor 53902 stockholders 359 seems 4471 fault 53903 landing 330 seen 3559 false 53904 card 2971 sees 3289 falls 5

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3905 instruction 4144 seized 927 faith 53906 justify 3156 seldom 4020 faint 53907 invited 4299 select 1213 facts 53908 exceptions 1411 selected 1459 faces 53909 sophisticated 2781 selection 2020 faced 53910 charm 2700 self 2182 extra 53911 appreciate 2631 sell 1856 exist 53912 lively 3409 selling 3756 exact 53913 hang 3447 Sen. 176 every 53914 instruments 1725 senate 1299 event 53915 delightful 2684 senator 2986 error 53916 acquired 1422 send 1157 equal 53917 preferred 3111 sending 3885 entry 53918 anti-trust 3112 senior 1344 enter 53919 southerners 298 sense 2459 enjoy 53920 legend 1838 sensitive 1186 enemy 53921 wars 3723 sensitivity 1794 ended 53922 Coolidge 680 sent 1692 empty 53923 peaceful 3132 sentence 1001 eight 53924 repeat 4314 sentiment 2891 edges 53925 trembling 1336 separate 3475 Eddie 53926 emerged 2529 separated 655 earth 53927 disturbed 3040 Sept. 252 early 53928 feeding 1946 September 3772 eager 53929 perspective 3103 sequence 3174 dying 53930 philosophical 3731 sergeant 2932 drunk 53931 mysterious 776 series 3729 drugs 53932 Arlene 882 serious 1736 drove 53933 Sarah 2368 seriously 995 drive 53934 frightened 4368 servants 1295 drink 53935 switches 963 serve 3229 drill 53936 identify 855 served 3725 dried 5

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3937 phenomena 2927 serves 1599 dress 53938 beard 288 service 1691 dream 53939 Zen 721 services 1521 drawn 53940 Jew 2816 serving 4953 drank 53941 aesthetic 1318 session 2545 drama 53942 velocity 3850 sessions 4106 draft 53943 ft. 205 set 2106 dozen 53944 staring 1734 sets 901 doubt 53945 cavalry 1800 setting 2984 doors 53946 Palfrey (Unk.) 4232 settle 177 don’t 53947 variables 1542 settled 600 doing 53948 Patchen (Unk.) 3849 settlement 3034 dirty 53949 snakes 902 seven 4062 devil 53950 tangent 4149 seventeen 2083 depth 53951 Johnnie 3387 seventh 4526 delay 53952 urethane 238 several 332 death 53953 gyro 2770 severe 4421 dealt 53954 Ekstrohm 3589 sewage 3540 Davis 53955 Helva 1262 sex 2126 David 53956 Greg 1858 sexual 3476 dates 53957 departments 3697 shade 1162 dance 53958 Aug. 3019 shadow 842 daily 53959 allowances 4837 shadows 4191 cycle 53960 constitutional 3524 Shakespeare 2437 curve 53961 abandoned 4621 shaking 4923 Cuban 53962 recommend 350 shall 4964 crown 53963 corporations 4645 shame 2047 crowd 53964 Houston 1240 shape 1981 cross 53965 Owen 3617 shapes 3050 crime 53966 racial 1063 share 3525 cried 53967 viewed 2706 shared 4810 cream 53968 composition 2370 shares 3149 crazy 5

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3969 ward 4275 sharing 4796 crash 53970 Nixon 1468 sharp 4311 craft 53971 intervals 3495 Sharpe 4605 crack 53972 bearing 2827 sharply 1181 cover 53973 cocktail 3846 Shayne 400 court 53974 jersey 37 she 2214 count 53975 succession 1585 she’d 67 could 53976 attracted 2251 she’s 541 costs 53977 accused 2746 shear 942 corps 53978 parade 4280 sheep 1933 Congo 53979 dilemma 2347 sheet 732 comes 53980 prospect 3459 sheets 694 color 53981 Eugene 4455 shell 1760 coast 53982 torn 1519 shelter 4122 coach 53983 critic 4002 shelters 4107 clubs 53984 noon 4718 sheriff 3681 cloud 53985 inspired 3542 Sherman 2556 cloth 53986 stadium 2661 shift 395 close 53987 probable 4669 shining 4773 clock 53988 delayed 1282 ship 3122 clerk 53989 Nick 4986 shipping 422 clear 53990 productive 2475 ships 1509 clean 53991 star 3838 shirt 447 class 53992 pack 3426 shock 3046 Clark 53993 aboard 2482 shoes 1065 claim 53994 conductor 1939 shook 1144 civil 53995 harm 3824 shoot 4316 civic 53996 Wally 2249 shooting 4105 cited 53997 Pittsburgh 1709 shop 2910 chose 53998 amateur 3755 shopping 1546 China 53999 breaking 1782 shore 435 child 54000 terror 441 short 861 chief 5

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4001 cancer 3108 shortly 2072 chest 54002 shelters 3625 shorts 4894 cheek 54003 pressing 900 shot 1185 check 54004 exhibit 3576 shots 4175 cheap 54005 suits 101 should 4443 chart 54006 partially 1780 shoulder 3910 charm 54007 Blanche 2152 shoulders 1637 chair 54008 patrol 4422 shouldn’t 2173 chain 54009 generous 2732 shouted 4038 cents 54010 applications 3282 shouting 1316 cells 54011 evidently 316 show 779 cause 54012 attacked 714 showed 4888 Cathy 54013 northwest 1766 showing 2550 catch 54014 magnetic 591 shown 4244 Casey 54015 Tim 1120 shows 664 cases 54016 adult 4683 SHU (Unk.) 1180 carry 54017 demonstration 2384 shut 2989 cards 54018 hired 2153 sick 583 can’t 54019 attached 234 side 1503 calls 54020 faint 1049 sides 4308 cabin 54021 drivers 4654 sidewalk 3248 burst 54022 trading 4417 sighed 4271 burns 54023 dealer 1229 sight 1018 built 54024 coverage 1110 sign 1218 build 54025 vivid 1697 signal 2493 brush 54026 woods 3587 signals 543 brown 54027 pile 2896 signed 1470 broke 54028 flexible 1615 significance 1263 broad 54029 pulling 1243 significant 624 bring 54030 grateful 1563 signs 1436 brief 54031 correspondence 2113 silence 3236 bride 54032 Carolina 2229 silent 4968 brick 5

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4033 conferences 3574 silver 1192 break 54034 marginal 625 similar 2656 bread 54035 rational 3025 similarly 4186 brave 54036 painful 615 simple 2413 brain 54037 proceeded 581 simply 2592 bound 54038 cents 2821 simultaneously 4889 boots 54039 impressions 2080 sin 1089 books 54040 fortune 143 since 4854 bones 54041 glanced 3145 sing 2276 bonds 54042 ritual 2307 singing 3067 bombs 54043 wildly 570 single 4245 Bobby 54044 vague 4302 sink 2147 boats 54045 responsibilities 1107 sir 389 board 54046 pupils 2838 sister 4433 blues 54047 approaches 1598 sit 852 blood 54048 vein 1674 site 1622 block 54049 operational 4203 sitter 2299 blind 54050 honey 1090 sitting 3124 blame 54051 lonely 483 situation 460 black 54052 fist 2146 situations 1611 birth 54053 component 420 six 1843 birds 54054 magazines 4859 sixteen 3882 Billy 54055 continually 3866 sixth 2278 bills 54056 observe 4355 sixties 1842 Bible 54057 destructive 4661 sixty 3047 bench 54058 lands 727 size 686 below 54059 twenty-five 2614 skill 4334 belly 54060 exposure 3509 skilled 128 being 54061 fog 2878 skills 2149 begun 54062 devil 2332 skin 1247 begin 54063 cigarette 4586 skirt 294 began 54064 Marshal 1889 sky 3883 bears 5

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4065 continuity 4519 Skyros (Unk.) 3938 beard 54066 yours 3356 skywave 1769 beach 54067 disk 3513 slave 519 basis 54068 subtle 3272 slavery 574 basic 54069 reflect 2496 slaves 4250 bases 54070 transformed 1669 sleep 863 based 54071 pond 2797 sleeping 2876 banks 54072 structural 4946 slender 2993 baker 54073 contacts 3839 slept 3129 badly 54074 saddle 4146 slid 1261 aware 54075 detergent 4886 slide 2364 award 54076 exploration 2074 slight 4895 awake 54077 penny 1283 slightly 1878 avoid 54078 regiment 4790 slim 2670 atoms 54079 O’Banion 3343 slipped 218 asked 54080 Bang-Jensen 1816 slow 1589 aside 54081 SBA 899 slowly 1793 armed 54082 yeah 164 small 3665 arise 54083 Alec 1353 smaller 3605 argue 54084 Barton 4693 smart 392 areas 54085 Tilghman 3109 smell 1482 April 54086 Jan 1883 smile 1944 apply 54087 occupation 1501 smiled 1910 apart 54088 enthusiastic 3029 smiling 1374 anode 54089 entering 2030 Smith 2430 angry 54090 contracts 2667 smoke 2157 angle 54091 insure 2565 smooth 2270 anger 54092 subjected 2470 snake 246 among 54093 absorbed 3949 snakes 264 along 54094 recommendation 4947 snapped 489 alone 54095 criminal 1849 snow 1457 allow 54096 ruling 52 so 4710 Allen 5

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4097 qualified 4511 soap 1929 alive 54098 backed 3283 so-called 4831 alike 54099 rank 235 social 3245 alert 54100 realization 4857 socialism 2365 ain’t 54101 neighboring 4543 socialist 4166 aimed 54102 advisory 2625 societies 945 ahead 54103 full-time 393 society 2139 agree 54104 undoubtedly 1740 soft 2476 agent 54105 cited 3425 softly 158 again 54106 draft 2036 soil 86 after 54107 clubs 2284 sold 4016 adult 54108 managers 2799 soldier 2938 admit 54109 announcement 1876 soldiers 565 added 54110 democracy 4856 solely 2421 Adams 54111 tractor 1370 solid 4189 actor 54112 explicit 1841 solution 2453 acres 54113 honored 3614 solutions 309 above 54114 estimates 4724 solve 57 about 54115 biggest 4962 solved 4199 zero 44116 Puerto 65 some 97 your 44117 preliminary 1918 somebody 303 York 44118 Portland 1478 somehow 135 year 44119 workshop 1121 someone 4082 yeah 44120 accomplish 188 something 2526 yard 44121 relieved 419 sometimes 4268 worn 44122 coach 802 somewhat 121 work 44123 promising 1819 somewhere 1660 wore 44124 swing 589 son 336 word 44125 academy 1513 song 2004 wood 44126 Moore 1847 songs 13 with 44127 chances 3564 sons 931 wish 44128 reaches 470 soon 2961 wise 4

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4129 Ford 3909 sophisticated 2581 wire 44130 masters 2266 sorry 1451 wine 44131 bend 598 sort 1693 wind 44132 Broadway 1973 sought 47 will 44133 arrive 2327 soul 1956 wild 44134 mason 4337 souls 405 wife 44135 jump 459 sound 823 wide 44136 civilian 3045 sounded 676 whom 44137 motel 2010 sounds 4949 whip 44138 seated 1112 source 45 when 44139 prospects 1197 sources 54 what 44140 manufacturing 388 south 394 west 44141 heating 3649 southeast 34 were 44142 lawyers 734 southern 168 went 44143 firing 3919 southerners 99 well 44144 seized 3535 sovereign 333 week 44145 prisoners 3709 sovereignty 2992 wear 44146 slid 787 Soviet 3344 weak 44147 tribute 520 space 3303 we’d 44148 expressing 4952 span 798 ways 44149 seventeen 3018 Spanish 2352 wave 44150 tail 4286 spare 2919 wash 44151 factories 936 speak 3921 wars 44152 roughly 2207 speaker 1601 warm 44153 depression 1728 speaking 3969 ward 44154 phases 370 special 277 want 44155 consisted 4944 specialists 618 wall 44156 weekly 2950 species 1043 walk 44157 charming 895 specific 4310 wake 44158 assembled 2812 specifically 1109 wait 44159 functional 3650 specified 1948 wage 44160 Mexican 4167 specimen 1390 vote 4

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4161 exclusively 4416 spectacular 514 view 44162 leather 1764 speech 2630 vice 44163 nearest 4534 speeches 114 very 44164 tended 1273 speed 4048 vein 44165 employee 4363 Spencer 1776 vast 44166 aimed 2060 spend 3153 vary 44167 specimen 2637 spending 1834 uses 44168 forgive 1000 spent 149 used 44169 barrel 4483 sphere 4641 urge 44170 declaration 525 spirit 174 upon 44171 angels 2474 spirits 998 unit 44172 scarcely 1690 spiritual 4628 ugly 44173 access 1969 spite 466 type 44174 illustration 4774 splendid 396 turn 44175 cheap 3462 split 3414 tube 44176 wholly 1206 spoke 399 true 44177 whisky 2916 spoken 1312 trip 44178 realism 4374 sponsor 4758 trim 44179 utopia 3364 sponsored 1850 tree 44180 meaningful 2221 sports 4815 trap 44181 bore 1922 spot 440 town 44182 nervous 3285 spots 2530 tour 44183 interpreted 1280 spread 3982 torn 44184 desires 803 spring 2729 tool 44185 wishes 4527 springs 200 took 44186 brave 701 square 3693 tons 44187 automobiles 560 St. 1355 tone 44188 accurately 3531 stable 207 told 44189 actor 3986 stadium 4995 toes 44190 narrative 914 staff 4506 tire 44191 cycle 555 stage 2198 tiny 44192 stupid 2136 stages 66 time 4

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4193 categories 3728 stained 2202 till 44194 astronomy 2954 staining 3114 tied 44195 mathematical 2314 stairs 293 thus 44196 peas 4721 stake 21 this 44197 rigid 666 stand 1137 thin 44198 drug 938 standard 30 they 44199 zero 1431 standards 71 then 44200 tubes 1040 standing 60 them 44201 lb. 1562 stands 7 that 44202 norms 3068 Stanley 59 than 44203 sitter 3991 star 1796 text 44204 wines 1821 stared 860 test 44205 diffusion 3944 staring 1317 term 44206 authors 3597 stars 4819 tent 44207 Theresa 640 start 2544 tend 44208 registration 496 started 347 tell 44209 taxpayers 1558 starting 1252 team 44210 registered 4529 startled 1803 task 44211 amendment 3361 starts 3073 tape 44212 agriculture 112 state 2005 tall 44213 midnight 2884 state’s 639 talk 44214 anticipated 1239 stated 4664 tale 44215 savings 710 statement 150 take 44216 thinks 1556 statements 4150 tail 44217 discrimination 148 states 355 sure 44218 monthly 991 station 2235 suit 44219 originally 1223 stations 77 such 44220 children’s 4415 statistics 857 stop 44221 attending 1078 status 771 step 44222 regime 918 stay 3636 stem 44223 channels 1399 stayed 918 stay 44224 encouraging 4499 steadily 3991 star 4

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4225 Gen. 2636 steady 1922 spot 44226 compete 2403 steel 4952 span 44227 luncheon 4705 Steele 2327 soul 44228 orange 3636 stem 598 sort 44229 colleagues 3207 stems 470 soon 44230 historic 771 step 3564 sons 44231 governmental 2664 stepped 1513 song 44232 settle 859 steps 65 some 44233 dedicated 4295 stern 2284 sold 44234 Douglas 2796 stick 2036 soil 44235 memorial 4466 sticks 1740 soft 44236 circuit 4582 stiff 4511 soap 44237 beliefs 117 still 1849 snow 44238 stressed 672 stock 1816 slow 44239 strategic 3902 stockholders 4790 slim 44240 eighth 2939 stomach 4146 slid 44241 Pete 1885 stone 2332 skin 44242 champion 438 stood 727 size 44243 bombers 857 stop 1674 site 44244 Casey 788 stopped 4302 sink 44245 Bobby 2622 storage 3145 sing 44246 bowl 1429 store 1110 sign 44247 Maryland 3020 stored 234 side 44248 controlling 3052 stores 2153 sick 44249 Don 1853 stories 2384 shut 44250 bases 3890 storm 316 show 44251 giants 643 story 900 shot 44252 hearts 897 straight 1709 shop 44253 Ruth 3397 strain 1282 ship 44254 teams 1257 strange 1734 sets 44255 crystal 2741 stranger 680 sent 44256 tie 4239 strategic 1422 send 4

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4257 harder 4392 strategy 3447 Sen. 44258 expectations 2132 stream 2631 sell 44259 heights 382 street 2700 self 44260 Westminster 1808 streets 2971 sees 44261 flower 738 strength 330 seen 44262 Jean 972 stress 404 seem 44263 suggestions 4238 stressed 1531 seek 44264 furnished 4935 stresses 2655 seed 44265 ah 3881 stretch 2029 seat 44266 adults 3183 stretched 464 says 44267 chairs 3221 strictly 1738 save 44268 worn 2193 strike 3609 sang 44269 dances 4775 strikes 3702 sand 44270 arrival 2773 striking 132 same 44271 burns 4948 string 2372 salt 44272 resumed 3484 strip 2472 sale 44273 ultimately 4955 stroke 2647 sake 44274 cleared 461 strong 53 said 44275 sharing 2895 stronger 1890 safe 44276 killing 4769 strongest 4253 Ruth 44277 rifles 2879 strongly 4567 Russ 44278 category 1848 struck 4764 rush 44279 Madison 4072 structural 1993 runs 44280 sheep 1147 structure 1440 rule 44281 assessment 3408 structures 1224 rose 44282 farmer 1730 struggle 3518 root 44283 insects 4809 struggling 232 room 44284 incredible 4297 stuck 1840 roof 44285 dive 754 student 1515 Rome 44286 spare 426 students 3070 roll 44287 attempting 1331 studied 1004 role 44288 gin 1015 studies 2747 rode 4

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4289 manufacturer 3403 studio 1403 rock 44290 lift 376 study 478 road 44291 heels 2708 studying 2024 risk 44292 plates 3331 stuff 1022 rise 44293 eighteenth 4678 stumbled 2315 ring 44294 hollywood 4192 stupid 2219 ride 44295 stern 1073 style 4555 Rico 44296 noble 4853 styles 1433 rich 44297 stuck 612 subject 3227 rice 44298 musician 4092 subjected 3222 Rev. 44299 select 1287 subjects 604 rest 44300 justified 3782 submarine 4685 rent 44301 giant 4736 submarines 2144 rear 44302 sink 4553 submitted 356 real 44303 unexpected 3601 subsequent 557 read 44304 hungry 3252 substance 445 rate 44305 fraction 4331 substances 2644 rare 44306 protest 1625 substantial 4099 rank 44307 variations 3010 substantially 4706 rang 44308 cabin 4457 substitute 1512 rain 44309 generations 4364 substrate 1009 race 44310 wake 4068 subtle 4754 puts 44311 craft 3586 suburban 2904 push 44312 plug 3192 succeeded 1963 pure 44313 continuously 1128 success 2129 pull 44314 sentiment 4464 successes 1248 post 44315 reflects 1104 successful 4530 port 44316 civic 3401 successfully 2743 Pope 44317 searching 3975 succession 913 poor 44318 cat 77 such 928 pool 44319 grades 2836 sudden 4071 pond 44320 Brown’s 645 suddenly 1057 poet 4

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4321 exercises 3262 suffer 2271 poem 44322 lock 2522 suffered 1438 plus 44323 trace 2467 suffering 4312 plug 44324 lighting 1699 sufficient 2917 plot 44325 sweat 2597 sufficiently 468 play 44326 publications 3150 sugar 453 plan 44327 victor 2034 suggest 4807 pipe 44328 refrigerator 987 suggested 2254 pink 44329 enable 3123 suggestion 4027 pile 44330 rocks 4263 suggestions 2660 pike 44331 substances 3616 suggests 1983 pick 44332 relevant 2235 suit 1655 Phil 44333 Tennessee 3158 suitable 4241 Pete 44334 belly 4907 suitcase 4196 peas 44335 radar 3777 suite 2826 Paul 44336 deck 4388 suited 2479 path 44337 souls 4005 suits 327 past 44338 genius 2393 sum 1165 pass 44339 curiosity 4667 summary 170 part 44340 boating 749 summer 1114 park 44341 degrees 925 sun 2724 papa 44342 oxidation 1032 Sunday 4411 palm 44343 hurried 2333 superior 1899 pale 44344 assumptions 4929 supervision 2185 pair 44345 empirical 2905 supper 1195 pain 44346 excited 4803 supplement 679 paid 44347 habit 2998 supplied 1520 page 44348 lengths 2313 supplies 3992 pack 44349 imitation 1028 supply 2519 pace 44350 ma 531 support 3965 Owen 44351 displacement 2025 supported 80 over 44352 plaster 3823 supporting 3763 ours 4

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4353 fibers 1086 suppose 3836 oral 44354 inventory 1657 supposed 286 open 44355 sixties 2122 supreme 1814 onto 44356 wounded 355 sure 62 only 44357 whispered 2303 surely 880 ones 44358 Fogg 469 surface 171 once 44359 anti-semitism 3690 surfaces 4901 okay 44360 happiness 3758 surplus 2833 Ohio 44361 Maggie 2135 surprise 3567 Oct. 44362 Quiney 1872 surprised 4687 nuts 44363 Spencer 3505 surprising 4900 nude 44364 substrate 4441 surrender 4531 Nov. 44365 pip 4556 surrounded 812 note 44366 ambiguous 3765 surrounding 1806 nose 44367 recommendations 2918 survey 3984 noon 44368 servants 3325 survival 951 none 44369 warned 3243 survive 1301 nine 44370 traveled 2996 Susan 3989 Nick 44371 congressional 3463 suspect 1400 nice 44372 Miller 4596 suspected 223 next 44373 obligations 3468 suspended 1027 news 44374 sponsor 3783 suspicion 4845 nest 44375 complained 4325 sweat 258 need 44376 expects 1518 sweet 1313 neck 44377 Gulf 3157 swept 4674 neat 44378 physics 3342 swift 472 near 44379 relatives 2908 swimming 2889 navy 44380 Morris 4124 swing 3858 NATO 44381 capitol 2527 switch 310 name 44382 carries 3935 switches 3100 myth 44383 rehabilitation 2265 swung 3845 Myra 44384 voluntary 2026 symbol 91 must 4

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4385 troubles 3095 symbolic 96 much 44386 appreciation 3030 symbols 166 Mrs. 44387 attacks 3056 sympathetic 576 move 44388 suited 3000 sympathy 84 most 44389 earliest 3251 symphony 48 more 44390 trucks 204 system 1822 moon 44391 retained 784 systems 2880 mood 44392 strategy 474 table 2438 mold 44393 posts 2484 tables 4680 mode 44394 passenger 4755 tactics 363 miss 44395 intentions 4150 tail 1854 mine 44396 bid 150 take 280 mind 44397 conspiracy 326 taken 2222 milk 44398 investigations 1215 takes 1998 mile 44399 uncertain 544 taking 1151 Mike 44400 overseas 4664 tale 4463 mess 44401 adding 2707 talent 2325 mere 44402 loyalty 3669 talents 665 meet 44403 patience 4657 tales 2423 meat 44404 Ralph 639 talk 471 mean 44405 empire 1865 talked 3530 meal 44406 Miami 1045 talking 4696 mate 44407 exhibition 2005 tall 930 mass 44408 hits 3950 tangent 1187 Mary 44409 pitch 4931 tangible 4703 Mars 44410 plate 3073 tape 1278 Mark 44411 palm 2406 target 89 many 44412 triumph 4481 targets 2500 mama 44413 Baltimore 1803 task 2921 male 44414 doubtful 3583 tasks 115 make 44415 statistics 1835 taste 864 main 44416 spectacular 2188 taught 2308 mail 4

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4417 sighed 477 tax 3404 maid 44418 balanced 2390 taxes 85 made 44419 respects 4209 taxpayers 2418 Lucy 44420 nerves 4590 Taylor 2300 luck 44421 dealt 3545 tea 397 love 44422 shouldn’t 2624 teach 4782 loud 44423 engagement 1321 teacher 2579 lots 44424 woman’s 1506 teachers 559 lost 44425 Vienna 1592 teaching 1222 loss 44426 merchants 1252 team 1897 lose 44427 aunt 4254 teams 1127 lord 44428 altered 3172 tears 4572 loop 44429 valid 854 technical 217 look 44430 ambassador 1820 technique 122 long 44431 auto 1052 techniques 4322 lock 44432 Elaine 2508 technology 2343 loan 44433 blues 1019 teeth 2391 load 44434 convenient 4697 telegraph 540 live 44435 loaded 1377 telephone 755 list 44436 Di 2170 television 1547 lips 44437 gang 347 tell 308 line 44438 regularly 2107 telling 78 like 44439 autumn 3148 tells 4290 lift 44440 moderate 746 temperature 127 life 44441 surrender 3893 temperatures 2466 lies 44442 chiefly 2830 temple 192 less 44443 chart 4751 temporarily 1605 legs 44444 resist 3302 temporary 181 left 44445 architect 593 ten 4828 lean 44446 weren’t 2544 tend 790 lead 44447 America’s 4164 tended 1177 laws 44448 rhythm 2215 tendency 536 late 4

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4449 ownership 3178 tends 137 last 44450 participate 4333 Tennessee 1679 Laos 44451 totally 1830 tension 3471 Lane 44452 tip 4819 tent 424 land 44453 belongs 1317 term 2032 lake 44454 panic 601 terms 1366 laid 44455 shell 2432 terrible 1327 Lady 44456 capabilities 3371 territory 932 lack 44457 substitute 4000 terror 134 know 44458 Wealth 860 test 221 knew 44459 savage 3570 testament 3061 knee 44460 occasions 2948 tested 1193 king 44461 racing 2297 testimony 291 kind 44462 describes 3337 testing 1695 kill 44463 mess 1774 tests 3306 kids 44464 successes 1455 Texas 3185 keys 44465 grows 1796 text 512 kept 44466 sticks 3704 textile 354 keep 44467 backward 59 than 2676 Kate 44468 desperately 2990 thank 104 just 44469 hide 2875 thanks 1586 Jury 44470 implications 7 that 1053 June 44471 fault 511 that’s 4135 jump 44472 Aristotle 1 the 1614 July 44473 lo 2096 theater 4488 joke 44474 casual 3600 theatre 1654 join 44475 Sandburg 40 their 254 John 44476 freely 4639 theirs 1653 jobs 44477 laughter 60 them 2013 Jews 44478 destiny 1988 theme 3276 Jess 44479 drinks 344 themselves 4262 Jean 44480 motive 71 then 1070 jazz 4

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4481 targets 3830 theological 3066 Jane 44482 thrust 4963 theology 4523 jail 44483 sphere 4663 theoretical 1133 Jack 44484 novels 4874 theories 2015 item 44485 melting 792 theory 304 it’s 44486 formulas 38 there 2521 iron 44487 unfortunate 947 there’s 58 into 44488 joke 4804 thereafter 1425 inch 44489 uneasy 3235 thereby 4760 Inc. 44490 arbitrary 455 therefore 487 idea 44491 reliable 4207 Theresa 825 I’ve 44492 possessed 3274 thermal 529 I’ll 44493 eliminated 68 these 2933 hurt 44494 fortunate 30 they 1666 hung 44495 meanings 3490 they’d 2023 huge 44496 bother 3313 they’ll 658 hour 44497 insight 1658 they’re 3026 host 44498 preparing 1610 thick 3427 horn 44499 steadily 2499 thickness 539 hope 44500 forests 1137 thin 163 home 44501 hen 272 thing 2223 holy 44502 physiological 250 things 1844 hole 44503 planets 195 think 582 hold 44504 Alaska 687 thinking 4708 Hoag 44505 frequency 4216 thinks 4408 hits 44506 tire 501 third 1463 hill 44507 dressing 1857 thirty 172 high 44508 economical 21 this 4469 hide 44509 herd 976 Thomas 2099 hero 44510 Anglo-Saxon 2825 Thompson 123 here 44511 soap 4660 thorough 4509 herd 44512 yelled 2705 thoroughly 296 help 4

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4513 middle-class 105 those 1108 hell 44514 alienation 191 though 353 held 44515 sampling 167 thought 1083 heat 44516 refund 2041 thoughts 644 hear 44517 hypothalamic 1080 thousand 201 head 44518 foams 2285 thousands 819 he’s 44519 Skyros (Unk.) 2577 threat 2001 he’s 44520 Bobbie 3568 threatened 1074 he’d 44521 Deegan 3877 threatening 28 have 44522 merger 151 three 2589 hate 44523 jail 2361 threw 3995 harm 44524 witnesses 2158 throat 462 hard 44525 saving 92 through 2495 Hans 44526 delay 715 throughout 3913 hang 44527 springs 2576 throw 197 hand 44528 associate 2738 thrown 649 hall 44529 startled 4482 thrust 337 half 44530 port 3194 Thursday 669 hair 44531 Nov. 293 thus 3953 gyro 44532 judges 2863 thyroid 4777 guys 44533 questioning 4256 tie 2606 guns 44534 speeches 3114 tied 4377 Gulf 44535 inspection 3701 tight 1716 grow 44536 acceptable 4085 Tilghman 4776 grip 44537 Detroit 2202 till 1689 grew 44538 displayed 4015 Tim 3956 Greg 44539 cope 66 time 1330 gray 44540 pertinent 305 times 4911 Gov. 44541 procurement 2198 tiny 113 good 44542 colonial 4452 tip 491 gone 44543 socialist 4506 tire 3136 golf 44544 screw 2245 tired 2105 gold 4

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4545 Johnston 2674 tissue 1166 goes 44546 hesitated 1360 title 1801 goal 44547 respond 4 to 2824 glad 44548 launched 4959 toast 226 give 44549 crises 321 today 421 girl 44550 Michigan 2718 today’s 3196 gift 44551 dynamic 4995 toes 1626 gets 44552 Wagner 348 together 4225 Gen. 44553 submitted 207 told 3897 gear 44554 forming 1694 Tom 320 gave 44555 Rico 1698 tomorrow 2906 gate 44556 surrounded 1355 tone 4437 gang 44557 keeps 4812 tones 816 game 44558 congressman 3093 tongue 1418 gain 44559 dedication 2819 tonight 1726 fund 44560 unlikely 3693 tons 402 full 44561 city’s 109 too 26 from 44562 accepting 200 took 358 free 44563 behalf 2729 tool 3784 Fred 44564 flash 3177 tools 260 four 44565 trends 4851 tooth 1976 fort 44566 Philip 457 top 247 form 44567 Russ 3982 torn 4129 Ford 44568 pitcher 3362 tossed 1134 foot 44569 races 443 total 2929 fool 44570 crossing 4451 totally 673 food 44571 definitely 1208 touch 3144 folk 44572 loop 2605 touched 4805 foil 44573 fans 2987 tough 4358 Fogg 44574 masses 2530 tour 2944 foam 44575 Vernon 4780 tournament 3523 flux 44576 helpless 228 toward 1595 flow 4

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4577 replacement 1683 towards 3766 flew 44578 Ben 440 town 3680 fled 44579 Missouri 2203 towns 1596 flat 44580 despair 4323 trace 318 five 44581 Warwick 2820 track 4052 fist 44582 stiff 4111 tractor 3098 fish 44583 anniversary 697 trade 943 firm 44584 Francis 3835 traders 508 fire 44585 luxury 4022 trading 611 fine 44586 skirt 1119 tradition 215 find 44587 beam 1345 traditional 1095 film 44588 Kay 4671 traditions 2168 fill 44589 colorful 1561 traffic 1305 file 44590 Taylor 2224 tragedy 262 felt 44591 availability 3263 tragic 1136 fell 44592 killer 3413 trail 324 feet 44593 Joyce 1293 train 3538 fees 44594 drawings 2033 trained 428 feel 44595 prairie 631 training 839 feed 44596 suspected 2764 transfer 4722 Feb. 44597 revolutionary 3558 transferred 808 fear 44598 governing 4873 transformation 3202 fate 44599 prospective 4070 transformed 1350 fast 44600 profits 3297 transition 824 farm 44601 painter 2516 transportation 4573 fans 44602 wheels 4815 trap 671 fall 44603 conversion 1784 travel 1362 fair 44604 defend 4370 traveled 2887 fail 44605 crack 2720 treasury 189 fact 44606 lucky 3900 treat 245 face 44607 characterized 1392 treated 214 eyes 44608 winds 810 treatment 1472 evil 4

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4609 heritage 4733 treaty 268 ever 44610 computed 1850 tree 83 even 44611 inclined 1029 trees 1891 etc. 44612 lowered 3925 trembling 1629 ends 44613 dishes 2881 tremendous 542 else 44614 marble 2350 trend 3074 eggs 44615 passengers 4565 trends 1354 edge 44616 addresses 748 trial 822 easy 44617 John’s 2774 trials 521 east 44618 ideological 4147 tribute 2575 ease 44619 monument 580 tried 2840 ears 44620 fluid 4758 trim 103 each 44621 shaking 1312 trip 3501 e.g. 44622 Vermont 3577 trips 1756 duty 44623 urgent 4412 triumph 1522 dust 44624 pause 2070 troops 3797 dull 44625 competent 747 trouble 4198 drug 44626 commodities 3419 troubled 1825 drop 44627 indirect 4385 troubles 1568 drew 44628 ugly 1913 truck 1952 draw 44629 gentlemen 4390 trucks 100 down 44630 Belgians 399 true 295 door 44631 obliged 1932 truly 283 done 44632 Katanga (Unk.) 2100 trust 1510 dogs 44633 respectable 3786 trustees 178 does 44634 desert 815 truth 4285 dive 44635 displays 720 try 4067 disk 44636 educated 602 trying 2524 dirt 44637 vacuum 4698 tsunami 4644 diet 44638 enjoyment 3414 tube 1225 died 44639 theirs 4200 tubes 1663 desk 44640 partisan 1823 Tuesday 2292 deny 4

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4641 urge 396 turn 946 deep 44642 bullets 284 turned 4336 deck 44643 resolved 1404 turning 2040 dear 44644 diet 2847 turns 2689 Dean 44645 shame 2409 TV 704 deal 44646 bold 2242 twelve 553 dead 44647 certainty 4864 twentieth 229 days 44648 Podger (Unk.) 1326 twenty 3683 dawn 44649 cholesterol 4059 twenty-five 3388 Dave 44650 wondering 1419 twice 1007 date 44651 verbal 69 two 564 data 44652 classification 466 type 518 dark 44653 wives 884 types 4673 dare 44654 sidewalk 1659 typical 3188 damn 44655 scared 4628 ugly 3582 D.C. 44656 melody 1846 ultimate 3477 cuts 44657 tales 4273 ultimately 3359 curt 44658 Cromwell 1831 UN 3713 cure 44659 persuaded 2019 unable 2283 Cuba 44660 thorough 4399 uncertain 4800 crop 44661 sixty 1927 uncle 3001 crew 44662 breathing 3533 unconscious 403 cost 44663 theoretical 129 under 3162 corn 44664 tale 4916 underground 2882 core 44665 envelope 4725 underlying 2823 copy 44666 possession 733 understand 4539 cope 44667 summary 849 understanding 1750 cool 44668 heroic 1875 understood 2280 cook 44669 shining 4104 undoubtedly 142 come 44670 intimate 4489 uneasy 578 cold 44671 traditions 4303 unexpected 2704 code 44672 habits 4487 unfortunate 2537 coat 4

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4673 dare 3225 unfortunately 3340 coal 44674 neat 3868 unhappy 684 club 44675 milligrams 2140 uniform 1047 clay 44676 protein 524 union 222 city 44677 punishment 3584 unions 3813 chin 44678 stumbled 1887 unique 621 cent 44679 reverend 998 unit 1632 cell 44680 mode 180 united 2428 cast 44681 glory 1207 units 2977 cash 44682 reveals 1483 unity 255 case 44683 SHU (Unk.) 2431 universal 926 cars 44684 planet 1502 universe 2641 Carl 44685 rent 3295 universities 606 care 44686 Intermediate 434 university 3904 card 44687 nuts 2319 unknown 4728 cape 44688 circular 1036 unless 1398 camp 44689 particle 2570 unlike 146 came 44690 garage 4560 unlikely 3085 calm 44691 linear 185 until 507 call 44692 patient’s 1704 unusual 4813 cafe 44693 smart 55 up 3847 Cady 44694 Faulkner 174 upon 1881 busy 44695 complement 1405 upper 4778 buck 44696 mate 3682 upstairs 678 boys 44697 telegraph 3796 upward 4246 bowl 44698 tsunami 2564 urban 125 both 44699 Bridget 3952 urethane 4784 boss 44700 planetary 4641 urge 921 born 44701 occurring 3038 urged 4181 bore 44702 Keith 4623 urgent 480 book 44703 Mars 111 US 3268 bone 44704 utopian 155 use 2338 bond 4

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4705 Steele 149 used 2980 bomb 44706 rang 1895 useful 4646 bold 44707 Maude 1834 uses 335 body 44708 Hoag 685 using 1481 boat 44709 B’dikkat (Unk.) 1093 usual 691 blue 44710 Allen 452 usually 3223 blow 44711 voters 3547 utility 3386 bird 44712 legislators 4179 utopia 693 bill 44713 orderly 4704 utopian 266 best 44714 receives 3803 utterly 3176 bent 44715 adjustments 2310 vacation 4131 bend 44716 repair 4637 vacuum 3575 belt 44717 votes 4044 vague 3146 beer 44718 sheriff 4429 valid 43 been 44719 enforced 1447 valley 3330 beef 44720 El 2401 valuable 1570 beat 44721 stake 467 value 1937 bear 44722 Feb. 515 values 4587 beam 44723 border 3309 Van 3892 bath 44724 solve 3028 variable 1142 base 44725 underlying 3947 variables 2722 bars 44726 observers 3328 variation 3588 barn 44727 quarrel 4307 variations 3608 bare 44728 cape 2602 varied 1269 bank 44729 grants 1238 variety 2071 band 44730 illness 463 various 937 ball 44731 hospitals 3153 vary 93 back 44732 confirmed 2601 varying 1742 baby 44733 treaty 1776 vast 2873 axis 44734 ad 3051 vehicle 187 away 44735 alliance 2059 vehicles 4431 auto 44736 submarines 4048 vein 4427 aunt 4

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4737 disposal 3942 velocity 3958 Aug. 44738 dominated 4990 venture 2914 atom 44739 intervention 4651 verbal 2449 Asia 44740 negotiations 4622 Vermont 1630 arts 44741 sailing 4575 Vernon 764 army 44742 residents 3717 verse 850 arms 44743 bet 2077 version 282 area 44744 conditioned 114 very 2587 Anne 44745 greeted 3739 veteran 3224 Andy 44746 basically 2253 via 87 also 44747 expanded 2630 vice 3485 Alex 44748 emphasize 3762 victim 4083 Alec 44749 Manhattan 4967 victims 3747 aids 44750 aroused 4327 victor 2148 ages 44751 temporarily 1768 victory 2486 Adam 44752 mathematics 4425 Vienna 2753 acts 44753 explains 514 view 430 able 44754 puts 3967 viewed 4817 Abel 44755 tactics 2127 views 3939 Zen 34756 decent 3604 vigorous 33 you 34757 ranks 1473 village 202 yet 34758 trim 4941 Vincent 688 yes 34759 Donald 2339 violence 1548 won 34760 Inc. 3247 violent 4855 wit 34761 hotels 3058 virgin 1982 win 34762 parks 1396 Virginia 211 why 34763 injured 2663 virtually 46 who 34764 rush 3492 virtue 2085 wet 34765 compromise 3154 visible 98 way 34766 pioneer 1955 vision 9 was 34767 ninth 940 visit 184 war 34768 purchased 2633 visited 4826 vs. 3

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4769 strongest 2964 visiting 2253 via 34770 grabbed 3012 visitors 3309 Van 34771 Florida 2744 visual 155 use 34772 physically 1945 vital 69 two 34773 clock 4025 vivid 720 try 34774 splendid 1365 vocational 457 top 34775 strikes 410 voice 109 too 34776 grip 2862 voices 1694 Tom 34777 guys 742 volume 4452 tip 34778 buck 2488 volumes 4015 Tim 34779 Arnold 4384 voluntary 4256 tie 34780 tournament 3571 volunteers 1 the 34781 Invitation 1390 vote 593 ten 34782 loud 3738 voted 3545 tea 34783 fitted 4711 voters 477 tax 34784 boss 4717 votes 925 sun 34785 mercy 3448 voting 2393 sum 34786 chapel 4826 vs. 560 St. 34787 promises 1948 wage 589 son 34788 bundle 2588 wages 1889 sky 34789 clothing 4552 Wagner 420 six 34790 slim 2011 wagon 1598 sit 34791 improvements 1109 wait 1107 sir 34792 secrets 1511 waited 2080 sin 34793 hidden 935 waiting 4683 SHU 34794 converted 4310 wake 37 she 34795 gather 1043 walk 1262 sex 34796 crash 620 walked 205 set 34797 retail 2031 walking 118 see 34798 guided 618 wall 1106 sea 34799 brushed 1526 walls 4081 SBA 34800 crop 3996 Wally 169 say 3

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4801 newer 2691 Walter 265 saw 34802 warrant 277 want 656 sat 34803 supplement 408 wanted 1504 San 34804 thereafter 1495 wants 1332 Sam 34805 foil 184 war 3179 sad 34806 notable 3969 ward 425 run 34807 pipe 2535 warfare 2899 Roy 34808 likes 1601 warm 3059 row 34809 struggling 3696 warmth 4912 Rob 34810 cream 4369 warned 4985 rid 34811 indication 2441 warning 479 red 34812 tones 4802 warrant 4950 Ray 34813 cafe 2133 Warren 2538 raw 34814 hasn’t 3921 wars 751 ran 34815 trap 4581 Warwick 194 put 34816 figured 9 was 3721 pot 34817 Abel 2919 wash 4365 pip 34818 reactionary 3087 washed 244 per 34819 tent 2497 washing 566 pay 34820 blonde 450 Washington 3064 Pat 34821 lobby 638 wasn’t 119 own 34822 renaissance 3094 waste 51 out 34823 responded 1307 watch 79 our 34824 founded 1314 watched 32 one 34825 fantastic 1381 watching 140 old 34826 vs. 190 water 1129 oil 34827 binding 2568 waters 141 off 34828 lean 2424 Watson 2330 odd 34829 landscape 2352 wave 76 now 34830 amazing 2159 waves 23 not 34831 alike 98 way 492 nor 34832 passages 798 ways 64 new 3

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4833 reporter 41 we 3135 net 34834 cooperative 3303 we’d 3307 mud 34835 Alabama 1681 we’ll 107 Mr. 34836 happily 1759 we’re 765 met 34837 shadows 3137 we’ve 120 men 34838 rises 3344 weak 70 may 34839 fortunately 2351 weakness 81 man 34840 endless 4458 Wealth 2777 mad 34841 minority 2603 weapon 554 low 34842 overwhelming 1781 weapons 809 lot 34843 jungle 2992 wear 2103 Los 34844 convictions 2321 wearing 1845 lie 34845 nest 1538 weather 4971 lid 34846 fascinating 3311 wedding 231 let 34847 accordance 3041 Wednesday 1880 leg 34848 motives 333 week 3133 Lee 34849 listeners 3736 weekend 763 led 34850 distinctive 4156 weekly 4201 lb. 34851 tooth 695 weeks 725 lay 34852 attain 1149 weight 306 law 34853 styles 2189 welcome 1775 kid 34854 bones 2046 welfare 1189 key 34855 wit 99 well 4588 Kay 34856 solely 168 went 2742 joy 34857 socialism 34 were 1975 Joe 34858 grains 4446 weren’t 391 job 34859 sixteen 394 west 2972 Jim 34860 hatred 735 western 3940 Jew 34861 creatures 4260 Westminster 3590 jet 34862 biological 2085 wet 4086 Jan 34863 poverty 54 what 56 its 34864 twentieth 2079 what’s 345 I'm 3

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4865 mm (Unk.) 924 whatever 2755 ill 34866 historians 1953 wheel 2436 ice 34867 manage 4602 wheels 1006 I’d 34868 authentic 45 when 108 how 34869 Laura 2558 whenever 775 hot 34870 Dolores 95 where 888 hit 34871 leaped 2671 whereas 15 his 34872 doc 4919 whereby 42 him 34873 transformation 3753 wherever 35 her 34874 theories 317 whether 4501 hen 34875 worries 31 which 1962 hat 34876 merchant 136 while 44 has 34877 Christ’s 4949 whip 4998 ham 34878 BC 4177 whisky 3668 Hal 34879 anyhow 4357 whispered 22 had 34880 relating 253 white 2138 guy 34881 probabilities 46 who 870 gun 34882 impulse 299 whole 179 got 34883 package 4176 wholly 287 God 34884 pupil 676 whom 4288 gin 34885 anticipation 369 whose 124 get 34886 slide 211 why 3461 gay 34887 fractions 823 wide 1060 gas 34888 Cathy 2098 widely 2471 fun 34889 boots 3445 widespread 3943 ft. 34890 sauce 3875 widow 11 for 34891 mustard 405 wife 4061 fog 34892 Michelangelo 1956 wild 3232 fly 34893 invention 4979 wildlife 1388 fit 34894 cheek 4043 wildly 1452 fig 34895 awake 47 will 153 few 34896 assessors 663 William 2615 fed 3

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4897 pursue 3191 Williams 1818 fat 34898 peered 1532 willing 199 far 34899 crawled 1746 Wilson 843 eye 34900 nude 1982 win 4977 eve 34901 okay 1693 wind 3491 era 34902 Borden 868 window 210 end 34903 Plato 2076 windows 1789 eat 34904 Oedipus 4608 winds 3632 ear 34905 lungs 1451 wine 707 due 34906 input 4204 wines 1583 dry 34907 suitcase 3794 wings 498 Dr. 34908 bod 3384 winning 4249 Don 34909 Freddy 2715 Winston 1395 dog 34910 airport 1281 winter 4872 doc 34911 Gov. 4945 wiped 1449 die 34912 Rob 2581 wire 88 did 34913 consistently 2447 wisdom 131 day 34914 policeman 2961 wise 3770 Dan 34915 folks 931 wish 499 cut 34916 underground 2009 wished 2411 cup 34917 remainder 4185 wishes 2252 cry 34918 arrest 4855 wit 3620 cow 34919 whereby 13 with 2051 Co. 34920 imposed 261 within 4318 cat 34921 discharge 157 without 341 car 34922 avoided 3679 witness 3805 cap 34923 Cuban 4524 witnesses 61 can 34924 Arkansas 4653 wives 1517 buy 34925 Notte 412 woman 25 but 34926 enforcement 4424 woman’s 3143 bus 34927 commissioner 490 women 384 boy 34928 appeals 3757 women’s 1516 box 3

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4929 supervision 1548 won 4908 bod 34930 interviews 994 won’t 2699 Bob 34931 tangible 1607 wonder 1033 bit 34932 politicians 1900 wondered 259 big 34933 elementary 2068 wonderful 4396 bid 34934 respective 4650 wondering 4743 bet 34935 stresses 2004 wood 4578 Ben 34936 directors 2179 wooden 807 bed 34937 continental 3537 Woodruff 1912 bay 34938 filing 4026 woods 1264 bar 34939 males 336 word 2591 bag 34940 guards 342 words 706 bad 34941 Vincent 1660 wore 793 ask 34942 Salem 121 work 448 art 34943 lodge 794 worked 1118 arm 34944 specialists 3451 worker 24 are 34945 wiped 1169 workers 2642 arc 34946 slender 651 working 74 any 34947 snapped 778 works 3572 Ann 34948 string 4119 workshop 3 and 34949 whip 116 world 36 all 34950 Ray 3063 world’s 365 air 34951 achievements 4268 worn 2942 aim 34952 span 3101 worried 739 aid 34953 drank 4875 worries 377 ago 34954 fathers 1984 worry 407 age 34955 stroke 2180 worse 1183 add 34956 Frederick 3011 worship 323 act 34957 addressed 3142 worst 41 we 24958 ethics 1111 worth 111 US 24959 toast 3724 worthy 55 up 24960 lover 39 would 1831 UN 2

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4961 Calif. 785 wouldn’t 2409 TV 24962 solved 3667 wound 4 to 24963 theology 4356 wounded 52 so 24964 crown 2366 Wright 2360 pm 24965 convenience 982 write 3320 pa 24966 men’s 1445 writer 27 or 24967 victims 1371 writers 16 on 24968 brick 2634 writes 846 oh 24969 arrested 878 writing 2 of 24970 cottage 642 written 49 no 24971 lid 789 wrong 75 my 24972 packed 528 wrote 4865 mm 24973 lacked 3466 Yankees 82 me 24974 condemned 2526 yard 4350 ma 24975 documents 1685 yards 4473 lo 24976 corporate 4082 yeah 1761 la 24977 eve 135 year 12 it 24978 entries 2506 year’s 8 is 24979 wildlife 2525 year-old 6 in 24980 livestock 94 years 50 if 24981 youngsters 4512 yelled 2548 ie 24982 businesses 2006 yellow 3843 HR 24983 attract 688 yes 10 he 24984 companion 1270 yesterday 144 go 24985 rid 202 yet 3395 et 24986 shipping 3078 yield 2468 em 24987 earnings 303 York 4720 El 24988 makers 33 you 72 do 24989 gains 3015 you’d 4436 Di 24990 venture 1159 you’ll 19 by 24991 affects 654 you’re 17 be 24992 demanding 1606 you’ve 4878 BC 2

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4993 delivery 230 young 18 at 24994 allows 2461 younger 14 as 24995 toes 4981 youngsters 29 an 24996 loves 97 your 340 am 24997 Mexico 4066 yours 3764 Al 24998 ham 1604 yourself 4265 ah 24999 label 1289 youth 4734 ad 25000 ladder 3939 Zen 20 I 15001 dreamed 4199 zero 5 a 1

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