#!/bin/bash

cat *.txt | \
    tr -d '[:punct:]' | \
    sed 's/[0-9]//g' | \
    sed 's/w\(as\|ere\)/be/gi' | \
    sed 's/ need.* / need /gi' | \
    sed 's/ .*meant.* / mean /gi' | \
    sed 's/ .*work.* / work /gi' | \
    sed 's/ .*read.* / read /gi' | \
    sed 's/ .*allow.* / allow /gi' | \
    sed 's/ .*gave.* / give /gi' | \
    sed 's/ .*bought.* / buy /gi' | \
    sed 's/ .*want.* / want /gi' | \
    sed 's/ .*hear.* / hear /gi' | \
    sed 's/ .*came.* / come /gi' | \
    sed 's/ .*destr.* / destroy /gi' | \
    sed 's/ .*paid.* / pay /gi' | \
    sed 's/ .*selve.* / self /gi' | \
    sed 's/ .*self.* / self /gi' | \
    sed 's/ .*cities.* / city /gi' | \
    sed 's/ .*fight.* / fight /gi' | \
    sed 's/ .*creat.* / create /gi' | \
    sed 's/ .*makin.* / make /gi' | \
    sed 's/ .*includ.* / include /gi' | \
    sed 's/ .*mean.* / mean /gi' | \
    sed 's/ talk.* / talk /gi' | \
    sed 's/ going / go /gi' | \
    sed 's/ getting / get /gi' | \
    sed 's/ start.* / start /gi' | \
    sed 's/ goes / go /gi' | \
    sed 's/ knew / know /gi' | \
    sed 's/ trying / try /gi' | \
    sed 's/ tried / try /gi' | \
    sed 's/ told / tell /gi' | \
    sed 's/ coming / come /gi' | \
    sed 's/ saying / say /gi' | \
    sed 's/ men / man /gi' | \
    sed 's/ women / woman /gi' | \
    sed 's/ took / take /gi' | \
    sed 's/ tak.* / take /gi' | \
    sed 's/ lying / lie /gi' | \
    sed 's/ dying / die /gi' | \
    sed 's/ made /make /gi' | \
    sed 's/ used.* / use /gi' | \
    sed 's/ using.* / use /gi' \
>|out-sed.dat