Analysis for On The Other Side: Part One

Lexical analysis

Number of words (tokens): 2697
Number of distinct words (types): 965
Average number of words per sentence: 22.29
Average number of words per paragraph: 84.28
Lexical Density: 0.36
Longest Word: 'middle-of-nowhere' (17)
Shortest Word: 'now' (3)
Ten Most Frequent Words:
school 19
never 15
day 13
people 11
father 10
step-mother 9
first 9
life 7
children 7
even 6

Textual analysis

Number of paragraphs: 32
Average number of sentences per paragraph:: 3.78
Longest Sentence: 'i could never call her such because in my mind a housewife was the mother who baked chocolate chip cookies and picked her kids up from soccer practice, not a woman who sat on the couch all day watching cheesy lifetime movies and knocking back boodle’s g' (57 words)
Shortest Sentence: 'all around were saint michael’s students:' (6 words)
Readability according to Gunning-Fog Index
(the higher, the harder to read):		 11.67
Readability according to Automated Readability Index
(the higher, the harder to read):		 4.36
Readability according to Coleman-Liau Index
(the higher, the harder to read):		 2.52
Average readability
(the higher, the harder to read):		 6.18

Phrasal analysis

Ten most frequent two-word phrases:
high school 6
saint michael’s 3
ventra high 3
first day 3
worst nightmare 2
small child 2
eighth grade 2
front yard 2
middle-of-nowhere ventra 1
four houses 1
Ten most frequent three-word phrases:
ventra high school 3
two distinct parts 1
modern day society 1
didn’t care either 1
morning america’ called 1
back boodle’s gin 1
monte puliano d’abruzzo 1
occasional sunny day 1
small child lay 1
remember wine flowing 1
Ten most frequent two-word phrases, including stop words
i was 26
in the 11
to the 11
on the 10
my father 10
i had 10
it was 9
of the 8
from the 8
my step-mother 7
Ten most frequent three-word phrases, including stop words:
ventra high school 3
my father and 3
in my mind 3
the fact i 3
i would be 3
one of the 3
would have been 2
should have been 2
i was to 2
the very first 2
Most frequent two-word phrases:
high school 6
saint michael’s 3
ventra high 3
first day 3
worst nightmare 2
small child 2
eighth grade 2
front yard 2
Most frequent three-word phrases:
ventra high school 3
Most frequent five-word phrases:
as he signed the papers 2
Most frequent two-word phrases, including stop words:
i was 26
in the 11
to the 11
i had 10
on the 10
my father 10
it was 9
of the 8
from the 8
would be 7
my step-mother 7
i would 7
in my 7
the first 6
high school 6
was a 6
to be 6
the school 5
with a 5
with the 5
i never 5
for the 5
to me 5
the principal 4
if i 4
a small 4
on my 4
the fact 4
my life 4
have been 4
in a 4
was the 4
and the 4
was not 4
fact i 3
the second 3
my mind 3
as the 3
to see 3
ventra high 3
had the 3
were the 3
the local 3
i could 3
the neighbors 3
father and 3
saint michael’s 3
to a 3
the papers 3
one of 3
that day 3
of a 3
was an 3
first day 3
be considered 3
would have 3
i lived 3
the very 3
the only 3
the same 3
as a 3
more than 3
as he 3
the two 3
i went 3
by the 2
as she 2
the words 2
worse for 2
my parent’s 2
should have 2
and i 2
on fire 2
living in 2
sat on 2
of it 2
he had 2
the world 2
after speaking 2
the people 2
but they 2
was to 2
the matter 2
worst nightmare 2
the beginning 2
a few 2
father was 2
the direction 2
my own 2
happened to 2
at least 2
day at 2
than a 2
into my 2
until the 2
and my 2
where the 2
told me 2
into a 2
met the 2
to say 2
at a 2
which never 2
which would 2
had no 2
but the 2
had never 2
over the 2
a school 2
before i 2
behind me 2
rather than 2
but a 2
amount of 2
but i 2
need a 2
their children 2
type of 2
how i 2
see the 2
years of 2
ended up 2
upside down 2
i noticed 2
who would 2
had a 2
the block 2
a paradise 2
school was 2
allowed to 2
signed the 2
in saint 2
who had 2
speaking with 2
of hell 2
being the 2
of my 2
to anyone 2
down the 2
a housewife 2
eighth grade 2
for some 2
my parents 2
of seattle 2
where people 2
down cross 2
could have 2
but that 2
child who 2
expected to 2
there were 2
front yard 2
was at 2
say i 2
seemed to 2
small child 2
in what 2
the entire 2
had gained 2
me at 2
to play 2
two of 2
the house 2
once again 2
very first 2
from his 2
the bathroom 2
lived in 2
able to 2
my mouth 2
but it 2
which ever 2
but she 2
after the 2
thought i 2
that was 2
of us 2
i met 2
his face 2
my principal 2
vanessa was 2
at the 2
did not 2
be a 2
as well 2
her to 2
to make 2
he signed 2
was much 2
considered a 2
Most frequent three-word phrases, including stop words:
ventra high school 3
my father and 3
in my mind 3
the fact i 3
i would be 3
one of the 3
would have been 2
i lived in 2
as he signed 2
the two of 2
i was to 2
a small child 2
from the beginning 2
thought i was 2
lived in a 2
very first day 2
sat on the 2
to the local 2
to be considered 2
two of us 2
after speaking with 2
my father was 2
more than a 2
if i had 2
he signed the 2
in the same 2
by the second 2
should have been 2
upside down cross 2
be considered a 2
to be a 2
i had no 2
signed the papers 2
i was an 2
first day at 2
fact i was 2
of the neighbors 2
the very first 2
Most frequent four-word phrases, including stop words:
i lived in a 2
the very first day 2
the two of us 2
as he signed the 2
he signed the papers 2
the fact i was 2