Analysis for Skeletons

Lexical analysis

Number of words (tokens): 3415
Number of distinct words (types): 1132
Average number of words per sentence: 16.74
Average number of words per paragraph: 3415.0
Lexical Density: 0.33
Longest Word: 'holier-than-thou' (16)
Shortest Word: 'new' (3)
Ten Most Frequent Words:
joe 23
beaumont 15
zoë 15
i’d 14
daughter 14
harry 13
didn’t 12
said 12
found 10
dead 9

Textual analysis

Number of paragraphs: 1
Average number of sentences per paragraph:: 204.0
Longest Sentence: '* i spent the remainder of what was supposed to be my day off going through the bureaucratic motions with joe and amos and, thankfully, was spared from having to break the news to harry when amos decided he should be the one to go up to the big old house ' (67 words)
Shortest Sentence: '‘some hikers.' (2 words)
Readability according to Gunning-Fog Index
(the higher, the harder to read):		 9.16
Readability according to Automated Readability Index
(the higher, the harder to read):		 1.54
Readability according to Coleman-Liau Index
(the higher, the harder to read):		 2.46
Average readability
(the higher, the harder to read):		 4.39

Phrasal analysis

Ten most frequent two-word phrases:
private investigator 5
zoë beaumont 4
harry beaumont’s 4
i’d seen 3
two days 3
state park 3
joe said 3
small town 2
didn’t want 2
bank account 2
Ten most frequent three-word phrases:
didn’t say anything 2
baxter state park 2
knew i’d struck 1
experience finding missing 1
police hadn’t turned 1
gloriously air conditioned 1
annoyingly suspicious private 1
don’t understand people’ 1
zoë didn’t want 1
immediately knew i’d 1
Ten most frequent two-word phrases, including stop words
in the 18
of the 13
and i 13
i was 12
i could 8
on the 8
his daughter 7
and the 7
to the 7
with a 7
Ten most frequent three-word phrases, including stop words:
my beer and 4
a few years 3
the belief that 2
i wasn't glad 2
in his voice 2
wanted to – 2
at my office 2
his face that 2
but i was 2
i had to 2
Most frequent two-word phrases:
private investigator 5
zoë beaumont 4
harry beaumont’s 4
i’d seen 3
joe said 3
state park 3
two days 3
baxter state 2
he’d gone 2
didn’t say 2
days earlier 2
finding missing 2
joe asked 2
small town 2
didn’t want 2
rehab facility 2
abby sheppard 2
medical records 2
harry beaumont 2
bank account 2
make sense 2
say anything 2
run away 2
new englanders 2
amos greene 2
smiled slightly 2
dead girl 2
homicide detective 2
leaned forward 2
he’d gotten 2
‘harry beaumont 2
found zoë 2
Most frequent three-word phrases:
didn’t say anything 2
baxter state park 2
Most frequent two-word phrases, including stop words:
in the 18
and i 13
of the 13
i was 12
i could 8
on the 8
at the 7
with a 7
his daughter 7
and the 7
to the 7
with the 6
but i 6
was a 6
i didn’t 6
in my 6
private investigator 5
me and 5
when i 5
it was 5
for the 5
and when 5
to keep 5
that the 5
i asked 4
the berkshires 4
joe and 4
at me 4
from the 4
the world 4
beer and 4
i had 4
i said 4
had a 4
to be 4
zoë beaumont 4
of my 4
my dad 4
harry beaumont’s 4
was the 4
she was 4
away from 4
my beer 4
that was 4
wanted to 4
part of 4
by the 3
and while 3
the river 3
of his 3
joe said 3
at my 3
the most 3
a few 3
we were 3
that i’d 3
than a 3
him to 3
over the 3
the dead 3
my office 3
that would 3
asked and 3
i’d been 3
the one 3
something that 3
to a 3
his voice 3
as a 3
to go 3
for him 3
on his 3
and you 3
you were 3
known for 3
for you 3
state park 3
had been 3
your daughter 3
two days 3
into the 3
about his 3
from his 3
i’d seen 3
and had 3
good at 3
out of 3
naked and 3
in his 3
a drug 3
few years 3
on her 2
if you 2
beaumont was 2
worked with 2
off my 2
of maine 2
it would 2
did you 2
the local 2
on friday 2
it is 2
leaned forward 2
ring and 2
in a 2
a check 2
new englanders 2
the thing 2
most of 2
the silence 2
belief that 2
he turned 2
at joe 2
looked at 2
bank account 2
a man 2
shade of 2
make sense 2
you had 2
a little 2
found zoë 2
my arm 2
a small 2
your daughter’s 2
drugs and 2
with your 2
to – 2
than i 2
a hard 2
he’d gotten 2
turned a 2
against the 2
smiled slightly 2
to those 2
took a 2
my desk 2
at a 2
face that 2
asked as 2
frowned at 2
he wasn’t 2
he left 2
finding missing 2
the state 2
run away 2
baxter state 2
the lake 2
with joe 2
joe asked 2
a long 2
small town 2
and a 2
men and 2
want to 2
abby sheppard 2
the family 2
the fact 2
and it 2
school on 2
i realized 2
when they 2
so when 2
reported her 2
in her 2
didn’t say 2
‘harry beaumont 2
and in 2
dead girl 2
couple of 2
beaumont and 2
amos greene 2
that she 2
‘i know 2
a couple 2
be my 2
a private 2
of me 2
with my 2
of purple 2
and if 2
his cuffs 2
his reputation 2
cared more 2
‘why did 2
the tourists 2
have been 2
more about 2
started to 2
with me 2
i took 2
while i 2
her teachers 2
of things 2
when harry 2
didn’t want 2
say anything 2
a month 2
with him 2
i started 2
up the 2
to get 2
he frowned 2
remainder of 2
he’d gone 2
and now 2
the remainder 2
harry beaumont 2
englanders are 2
of a 2
only a 2
ability to 2
the police 2
friday and 2
going to 2
teachers at 2
he said 2
or so 2
needed a 2
all that 2
from her 2
the belief 2
* i 2
in this 2
wasn't glad 2
the answers 2
rehab facility 2
medical records 2
her missing 2
of drugs 2
‘i really 2
days earlier 2
the only 2
and got 2
the same 2
daughter was 2
said and 2
out on 2
for your 2
no longer 2
and me 2
for a 2
missing on 2
but when 2
it to 2
the rehab 2
i wasn't 2
that he 2
that had 2
more than 2
his own 2
would you 2
considering the 2
his face 2
her throat 2
had to 2
and dead 2
homicide detective 2
and amos 2
that i 2
happened to 2
Most frequent three-word phrases, including stop words:
my beer and 4
a few years 3
asked and i 2
wanted to – 2
baxter state park 2
naked and dead 2
and in the 2
shade of purple 2
new englanders are 2
by the river 2
more about his 2
i took a 2
but i could 2
and i had 2
didn’t say anything 2
in his voice 2
at my office 2
off my beer 2
at me and 2
took a long 2
a couple of 2
the rehab facility 2
i had to 2
part of me 2
the belief that 2
something that would 2
of drugs and 2
on his face 2
but when i 2
reported her missing 2
but i was 2
the remainder of 2
i wasn't glad 2
and while i 2
the dead girl 2
his face that 2
out of the 2
a private investigator 2
cared more about 2
joe asked and 2
in the berkshires 2
on friday and 2
school on friday 2
didn’t want to 2
joe and me 2
Most frequent four-word phrases, including stop words:
joe asked and i 2
on his face that 2
off my beer and 2
school on friday and 2
cared more about his 2
and i had to 2
i took a long 2