The 707 words used in “The Edge of the Sky”, arranged according to how frequently they occur in the book. Credit: John Pobojewski/Thirst for Foreign Policy Magazine

What are the 1,000 words used in The Edge of the Sky?

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than thank that that’s the their them themselves then there there’s these they they’d they’re thick thing think third this those though thought three threw throat through throw tie tight time tiny tire to today together told tomorrow tone tongue tonight too took top totally touch toward town track trail train tree trip trouble true trust truth try turn television twenty two type uncle under understand until up upon us use usual usually very visit voice wait wake walk wall want warm warn was wasn’t watch water wave way we we’ll we’re we’ve wear week weird well went were weren’t wet what what’s whatever when where whether which while whisper white who whole why wide wife will wind window wipe wish with within without woke woman women won’t wonder wood word wore work world worry worse would wouldn’t wow wrap write wrong yeah year yell yes yet you you’d you’ll you’re you’ve young your yourself