Analysis for In Good Taste

Lexical analysis

Number of words (tokens): 4294
Number of distinct words (types): 1406
Average number of words per sentence: 14.36
Average number of words per paragraph: 38.68
Lexical Density: 0.33
Longest Word: 'shiro-something."' (17)
Shortest Word: 'oil' (3)
Ten Most Frequent Words:
paul 51
hand 23
like 18
food 15
one 13
arm 13
good 11
said 11
susan 10
time 10

Textual analysis

Number of paragraphs: 111
Average number of sentences per paragraph:: 2.69
Longest Sentence: 'however, when he checked his voice mail and found that he'd been called by the girl he'd rejected the night before (her name, it turned out, was karen), he didn't bother to return the call, or even really feel the desire to screw her.' (44 words)
Shortest Sentence: 'you wouldn't!"' (2 words)
Readability according to Gunning-Fog Index
(the higher, the harder to read):		 8.69
Readability according to Automated Readability Index
(the higher, the harder to read):		 0.26
Readability according to Coleman-Liau Index
(the higher, the harder to read):		 2.34
Average readability
(the higher, the harder to read):		 3.76

Phrasal analysis

Ten most frequent two-word phrases:
good hand 4
good food 3
food critics 3
make sure 2
"you tell 2
young man 2
upper arm 2
first-aid kit 2
first time 2
paul thought 2
Ten most frequent three-word phrases:
advertised one dish 1
blood without feeling 1
meats needed sauces 1
"you tell miss 1
conversation remained professional 1
butcher's display case 1
flirtatiously hold paul's 1
feeling pain distanced 1
well-cut business suit 1
arrange five nights 1
Ten most frequent two-word phrases, including stop words
it was 21
for a 12
that he 12
as he 11
he was 11
with a 11
on the 10
into the 10
for the 9
the kitchen 8
Ten most frequent three-word phrases, including stop words:
for a moment 5
it was not 5
a bed of 3
i told you 3
be able to 3
a couple of 3
on a bed 3
for the first 3
one of the 3
worried about his 3
Most frequent two-word phrases:
good hand 4
good food 3
food critics 3
make sure 2
"you tell 2
pretty lady 2
look like 2
young man 2
"don't call 2
paul went 2
tell her" 2
upper arm 2
dining room 2
paul opened 2
first-aid kit 2
first time 2
paul thought 2
prep cook 2
Most frequent five-word phrases:
if i told you i've 2
you say if i told 2
would you say if i 2
on a bed of spinach 2
lying to you since we 2
been lying to you since 2
say if i told you 2
you i've been lying to 2
told you i've been lying 2
had been around for a 2
i've been lying to you 2
"what would you say if 2
to you since we met" 2
been around for a while 2
i told you i've been 2
what happened to your hand" 2
Most frequent two-word phrases, including stop words:
it was 21
that he 12
for a 12
he was 11
as he 11
with a 11
on the 10
into the 10
for the 9
the kitchen 8
of his 8
he had 8
when he 8
to be 8
in a 8
of the 8
and a 7
his arm 7
by the 7
a moment 6
the knife 6
to the 6
his hand 6
from the 6
that his 6
in his 6
was not 6
she was 5
from his 5
a small 5
with his 5
to get 5
that the 5
realized that 5
into his 5
he realized 5
he didn't 5
he knew 5
on a 5
he could 5
the food 5
by a 4
made a 4
the first 4
bit of 4
to a 4
but he 4
started to 4
of a 4
he took 4
had to 4
at the 4
the door 4
his fore-arm 4
to work 4
able to 4
the waitress 4
good hand 4
in the 4
one of 4
a bit 4
that had 4
good food 3
his nose 3
what is 3
up his 3
his good 3
do you 3
she said 3
as she 3
did not 3
up and 3
but it 3
worried about 3
the bathroom 3
he couldn't 3
the best 3
back to 3
under the 3
picked up 3
on her 3
be able 3
told you 3
an interview 3
a smile 3
where the 3
that she 3
have a 3
he needed 3
and started 3
piece of 3
saw a 3
you can 3
of your 3
his paralyzed 3
and said 3
that was 3
if you 3
through his 3
at him 3
the hand 3
the bandage 3
paul was 3
couple of 3
knew that 3
was in 3
through the 3
and paul 3
about his 3
a chef 3
"i thought 3
a couple 3
her on 3
kind of 3
was still 3
a bed 3
to his 3
so he 3
may have 3
i told 3
like a 3
call me 3
to her 3
on his 3
seemed to 3
got a 3
bed of 3
the restaurant 3
and the 3
a piece 3
i'll be 3
and saw 3
food critics 3
hand and 3
could not 2
around his 2
and i 2
make sure 2
night before 2
attracted to 2
his foot 2
saw that 2
love to 2
took the 2
and cooked 2
her back 2
his skin 2
been lying 2
went into 2
flesh that 2
the last 2
such a 2
his restaurant 2
he'd ever 2
young man 2
of meat 2
chopping and 2
was delicious 2
he stumbled 2
when paul 2
most food 2
upper arm 2
was probably 2
that only 2
they weren't 2
first-aid kit 2
for him 2
screwing up 2
up the 2
he wasn't 2
"you tell 2
i'll make 2
closed it 2
had been 2
know that 2
how much 2
himself and 2
first time 2
of spinach 2
a very 2
sleep with 2
him from 2
and just 2
a good 2
dropped the 2
eat with 2
as a 2
i'm sure 2
been around 2
her to 2
he began 2
though he 2
a point 2
got to 2
a thin 2
he heard 2
you say 2
knife had 2
his bouillabaisse 2
his apartment 2
if i 2
for her 2
and red 2
her mouth 2
sauces and 2
with her 2
to do 2
the small 2
i've been 2
bother to 2
to you 2
get to 2
the menu 2
not my 2
with the 2
he'd been 2
to your 2
bite of 2
and he 2
call the 2
left her 2
his eyes 2
his mouth 2
look like 2
off to 2
the kind 2
of red 2
"what would 2
the girl 2
he went 2
your hand" 2
the night 2
to greet 2
paul went 2
that in 2
as they 2
a drop 2
you're not 2
it smelled 2
into her 2
was a 2
since we 2
you know 2
at a 2
hand was 2
sliced a 2
was the 2
but with 2
against his 2
say if 2
drop of 2
or even 2
would you 2
strip of 2
up to 2
mess of 2
pastrami on 2
wanted to 2
what happened 2
glanced at 2
we met" 2
to make 2
down on 2
prep cook 2
to know 2
making the 2
a knife 2
had passed 2
tell her" 2
happened to 2
pretty lady 2
off his 2
not live 2
a sharp 2
at his 2
went to 2
up for 2
had no 2
paul opened 2
a woman 2
but his 2
that he'd 2
after a 2
you i've 2
drag her 2
sliced off 2
to sleep 2
her face 2
had fallen 2
only had 2
no way 2
greet him 2
he really 2
to drag 2
he picked 2
i will 2
as paul 2
eating himself 2
down his 2
his birth 2
he got 2
around for 2
be a 2
the few 2
a rather 2
which he 2
his own 2
on it 2
nose was 2
kitchen and 2
a while 2
lying to 2
that were 2
to him 2
after dinner 2
took his 2
he enjoyed 2
like any 2
paul thought 2
of himself 2
would be 2
dining room 2
too much 2
and her 2
a long 2
paul wasn't 2
didn't care 2
his employees 2
the counter 2
probably the 2
began to 2
and that 2
you since 2
prepared by 2
continued to 2
the wound 2
it for 2
a first-aid 2
his knee 2
though it 2
his spoon 2
know what 2
needed to 2
the dining 2
away from 2
and could 2
take a 2
her pants 2
he felt 2
he made 2
the only 2
chefs and 2
the blade 2
out of 2
ever had 2
"don't call 2
review of 2
out the 2
fried it 2
walked into 2
and an 2
pressed against 2
with you 2
Most frequent three-word phrases, including stop words:
it was not 5
for a moment 5
worried about his 3
i told you 3
for the first 3
a couple of 3
and started to 3
one of the 3
a bed of 3
he realized that 3
on a bed 3
her on the 3
be able to 3
his good hand 3
happened to your 2
he began to 2
if i told 2
the kind of 2
you say if 2
bed of spinach 2
eat with her 2
the knife had 2
the dining room 2
that he knew 2
he made a 2
a first-aid kit 2
a bit of 2
he needed to 2
saw that the 2
with his good 2
been around for 2
around for a 2
went into the 2
he picked up 2
"what would you 2
that he had 2
a drop of 2
he knew that 2
the first time 2
you since we 2
since we met" 2
been lying to 2
seemed to be 2
though it was 2
glanced at his 2
he had no 2
told you i've 2
would you say 2
but with a 2
hand and started 2
a piece of 2
had to be 2
had been around 2
to you since 2
realized that he 2
the night before 2
i've been lying 2
to greet him 2
get to the 2
love to know 2
what happened to 2
to sleep with 2
away from the 2
by the hand 2
into the bathroom 2
bit of himself 2
on his arm 2
it was a 2
and saw that 2
walked into the 2
to make sure 2
into the kitchen 2
to your hand" 2
and paul opened 2
you i've been 2
say if i 2
the kitchen and 2
from his fore-arm 2
he took the 2
made a point 2
to drag her 2
his nose was 2
of the kitchen 2
for a while 2
that he couldn't 2
lying to you 2
was in a 2
"don't call me 2
Most frequent four-word phrases, including stop words:
on a bed of 3
hand and started to 2
a bed of spinach 2
and saw that the 2
had been around for 2
went into the bathroom 2
you say if i 2
would you say if 2
to you since we 2
into the kitchen and 2
you i've been lying 2
told you i've been 2
i've been lying to 2
been around for a 2
been lying to you 2
for the first time 2
with his good hand 2
i told you i've 2
around for a while 2
a bit of himself 2
say if i told 2
"what would you say 2
if i told you 2
lying to you since 2
what happened to your 2
you since we met" 2
happened to your hand" 2