Analysis for Chapter 6--Way South

Lexical analysis

Number of words (tokens): 3631
Number of distinct words (types): 1300
Average number of words per sentence: 12.23
Average number of words per paragraph: 907.75
Lexical Density: 0.36
Longest Word: 'squirrel-tailed' (15)
Shortest Word: 'i’d' (3)
Ten Most Frequent Words:
just 32
going 30
salvador 16
back 14
you’re 13
bean 13
don’t 13
even 12
backpack 12
i’d 11

Textual analysis

Number of paragraphs: 4
Average number of sentences per paragraph:: 74.25
Longest Sentence: 'the room was small and didn’t really serve as more than a place to sleep (it’s not a hotel where you can just come and go, my father’s strident voice made itself part of my stream consciousness), and thinking that i may not see it for a while made m' (51 words)
Shortest Sentence: '“you’re right.' (2 words)
Readability according to Gunning-Fog Index
(the higher, the harder to read):		 7.57
Readability according to Automated Readability Index
(the higher, the harder to read):		 0.09
Readability according to Coleman-Liau Index
(the higher, the harder to read):		 3.46
Average readability
(the higher, the harder to read):		 3.71

Phrasal analysis

Ten most frequent two-word phrases:
don’t even 6
central america 5
come back 5
sound like 4
can just 4
“i’m going 3
you’re going 3
we’re going 3
bean guy 3
i’m just 3
Ten most frequent three-word phrases:
don’t even know 2
actually going somewhere 1
(and would) eventually 1
spine arching back 1
gunpoint we’ll just 1
mexican cowboy bar” 1
two college-aged girls 1
saber cat teeth 1
betting one week 1
duck quacking merrily 1
Ten most frequent two-word phrases, including stop words
going to 20
i was 12
in the 11
of the 8
to the 8
want to 7
the backpack 6
and i 6
are you 6
have to 6
Ten most frequent three-word phrases, including stop words:
not going to 4
are you going 4
i wanted to 3
this bean guy 3
you don’t even 3
take the backpack 3
salvador and i 3
the backpack and 3
through central america 3
the tip of 2
Most frequent two-word phrases:
don’t even 6
central america 5
come back 5
sound like 4
can just 4
“i’m going 3
you’re going 3
bean guy 3
we’re going 3
i’m just 3
you’re doing” 2
even know 2
airport bar 2
martini monkey 2
big plans 2
christmas day 2
got it” 2
sounds like 2
going again” 2
next two 2
new york 2
just take 2
salvador looked 2
purse snatchers 2
i’m going 2
“you know 2
just want 2
even bought 2
i’ll just 2
salvador didn’t 2
one week 2
martini monkey” 2
going somewhere 2
first time 2
just saying 2
three days 2
Most frequent three-word phrases:
don’t even know 2
Most frequent five-word phrases:
we were en route to 2
where exactly are you going 2
just take the backpack and 2
Most frequent two-word phrases, including stop words:
going to 20
i was 12
in the 11
of the 8
to the 8
want to 7
at the 6
and i 6
don’t even 6
for a 6
the backpack 6
trying to 6
are you 6
have to 6
as i 6
i felt 5
a few 5
my sister’s 5
central america 5
to be 5
come back 5
into the 5
out of 5
wanted to 5
take the 5
sound like 4
we were 4
over the 4
you going 4
i could 4
backpack and 4
not going 4
of my 4
up and 4
in a 4
in your 4
it was 4
for the 4
to my 4
as though 4
can just 4
you don’t 4
more than 4
about how 3
if you 3
the bar 3
i wanted 3
the last 3
my mind 3
i can 3
bean guy 3
the next 3
to see 3
to come 3
on a 3
i had 3
“i’m going 3
would be 3
we’re going 3
salvador and 3
an airport 3
with a 3
this bean 3
one of 3
down there 3
i thought 3
through central 3
where exactly 3
“i don’t 3
you’re going 3
when you 3
to go 3
the time 3
i sat 3
with bean 3
to her 3
was a 3
with the 3
and go 3
you were 3
all the 3
my ticket 3
could just 3
sort of 3
at her 3
to me 3
i’m just 3
my sister 3
on her 2
lay in 2
christmas day 2
money in 2
next two 2
why you 2
i stood 2
if we 2
bought my 2
sounds like 2
the corner 2
an asshole 2
it is 2
the room 2
even more 2
what the 2
in front 2
to sleep 2
about my 2
to get 2
got it” 2
his life 2
going again” 2
front of 2
if i 2
up with 2
looking at 2
even bought 2
at my 2
your shoes” 2
purse snatchers 2
just go 2
you return 2
make any 2
to do 2
airport bar 2
just want 2
to his 2
i got 2
buy and 2
and they 2
i knew 2
and didn’t 2
that’s the 2
looked down 2
the hell 2
into my 2
one week 2
goes down 2
martini monkey” 2
after college 2
end up 2
to houston 2
salvador didn’t 2
off into 2
against the 2
reading a 2
soon as 2
and walk 2
and dad 2
salvador was 2
you’re doing” 2
every few 2
of passage 2
she were 2
on my 2
i spent 2
big plans 2
a lot 2
were being 2
the placemat 2
at home 2
mom and 2
the one 2
but that’s 2
our way 2
looked up 2
felt my 2
their flight 2
there was 2
i said 2
call it 2
of it 2
the sunset 2
your head 2
though she 2
when we 2
i’ll just 2
en route 2
few more 2
way to 2
hoping that 2
that my 2
few minutes 2
at an 2
where you’re 2
come and 2
that i’d 2
her kitchen 2
on the 2
i’d be 2
up over 2
was only 2
a bunch 2
knew it 2
and then 2
martini monkey 2
you sure 2
my backpack 2
exactly are 2
you can 2
i made 2
the tip 2
to shoot 2
salvador looked 2
i tried 2
and where 2
an hour 2
she continued 2
of a 2
part of 2
back against 2
know why 2
stood up 2
down in 2
and usually 2
tip of 2
just take 2
the first 2
was the 2
that we’d 2
is you 2
in san 2
back to 2
of thugs 2
or a 2
first time 2
route to 2
to brazil 2
three days 2
in with 2
pick up 2
bean in 2
the martini 2
even know 2
at soft-tech 2
come up 2
were en 2
from the 2
bean and 2
going somewhere 2
up a 2
alaska to 2
couple of 2
they say 2
the center 2
“you know 2
and the 2
that lay 2
got to 2
and some 2
out a 2
i didn’t 2
i would 2
as soon 2
see you 2
bunch of 2
rite of 2
i’m going 2
the backpack” 2
a minute 2
to run 2
my spine 2
to help 2
new york 2
ticket to 2
go to 2
i looked 2
her eyes 2
listening to 2
the two 2
to meet 2
to make 2
about the 2
that i 2
just saying 2
you could 2
Most frequent three-word phrases, including stop words:
not going to 4
are you going 4
the backpack and 3
salvador and i 3
through central america 3
i wanted to 3
you don’t even 3
this bean guy 3
take the backpack 3
rite of passage 2
bought my ticket 2
as though she 2
a few more 2
i knew it 2
we’re going to 2
to my sister’s 2
the martini monkey 2
an airport bar 2
what the hell 2
you’re going to 2
in front of 2
the first time 2
every few minutes 2
the next two 2
even bought my 2
off into the 2
i felt my 2
we were en 2
ticket to houston 2
though she were 2
where exactly are 2
just take the 2
all the time 2
en route to 2
bean and i 2
i’m going to 2
just want to 2
over the last 2
a bunch of 2
the tip of 2
at the center 2
exactly are you 2
as soon as 2
at the bar 2
don’t even know 2
one of the 2
my ticket to 2
come up with 2
i got it” 2
you going to 2
it is you 2
going to come 2
“i’m going to 2
were en route 2
pick up a 2
at an airport 2
in the corner 2
that lay in 2
mom and dad 2
Most frequent four-word phrases, including stop words:
are you going to 2
even bought my ticket 2
exactly are you going 2
were en route to 2
my ticket to houston 2
where exactly are you 2
as though she were 2
just take the backpack 2
at an airport bar 2
take the backpack and 2
we were en route 2