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Verb meanings
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BE A HUNTER
BEAT
BE DRY
BE HUNGRY
BE SAD
BLINK
BOIL
BREAK
BRING
BUILD
BURN
CARRY
CLIMB
COOK
COUGH
COVER
CUT
DIE
DIG
DRESS
EAT
FEAR
FEEL COLD
FEEL PAIN
FILL
FOLLOW
FRIGHTEN
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GO
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HIDE
HIT
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JUMP
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LOAD
LOOK AT
MEET
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PEEL
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POUR
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SAY
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SEE
SEND
SHAVE (a body part/person)
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SINK
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SIT DOWN
SMELL
STEAL
TAKE
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TEACH
TEAR
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WASH
WIPE
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Verb forms
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BE A HUNTER
be a hunter
BEAT
beat
BE DRY
be dry
BE HUNGRY
be hungry, feel hungry
BE SAD
be sad, feel sad
BLINK
blink
BOIL
boil
BREAK
break
BRING
bring
BUILD
build
BURN
burn
CARRY
carry
CLIMB
climb
COOK
cook
COUGH
cough
COVER
cover
CUT
cut
DIE
die
DIG
dig
DRESS
dress
EAT
eat
FEAR
be afraid, fear
FEEL COLD
feel cold
FEEL PAIN
have (a) pain, hurt
FILL
fill
FOLLOW
follow
FRIGHTEN
frighten, scare
GIVE
give
GO
go
GRIND
grind
HEAR
hear, listen (to)
HELP
help
HIDE
hide
HIT
hit
HUG
hug
JUMP
jump
KILL
kill
KNOW
know
LAUGH
laugh
LEAVE
leave
LIKE
like
LIVE
live
LOAD
load
LOOK AT
look
MEET
meet
NAME
call, name
PEEL
peel
PLAY
play
POUR
pour
PUSH
push
PUT
put
RAIN
rain
ROLL
roll
RUN
run
SAY
say
SCREAM
scream
SEARCH FOR
search
SEE
see
SEND
send
SHAVE (a body part/person)
shave
SHOUT AT
shout
SHOW
show
SING
sing
SINK
sink
SIT
sit
SIT DOWN
sit down
SMELL
smell
STEAL
steal
TAKE
take
TALK
talk
TEACH
teach
TEAR
tear
TELL
tell
THINK
think
THROW
throw
TIE
tie
TOUCH
touch
WASH
wash
WIPE
wipe
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Coding set
NP-nom V.subj
of
English
Coding frame
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc
1-nom > V.subj[1]
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > with+3)
1-nom > V.subj[1] ( > to+2) ( > about+3)
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc > 3
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > to+3)
1-nom > V.subj[1] > about+2
1-nom > V.subj[1] ( > 2-acc) > for+3
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > from+3)
1-nom > V.subj[1] > of+2
1-nom > V.subj[1] > to+2
1-nom > V.subj[1] > at+2
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc > LOC3
1-nom > V.subj[1] > LOC2
1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc > LOC3 ( > with+4)
1-nom > V.subj[1] > UTT2 ( > to+3)