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Eric Lease Morgan Number of items in the collection; 'How big is my corpus?' ---------------------------------------------------------- 11 Average length of all items measured in words; "More or less, how big is each item?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 36364 Average readability score of all items (0 = difficult; 100 = easy) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 84 Top 50 statistically significant keywords; "What is my collection about?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 New 4 Mrs. 4 Christmas 3 John 3 God 3 Girl 3 George 3 Day 2 old 2 dot 2 Washington 2 Tackleton 2 States 2 St. 2 Slowboy 2 Peerybingle 2 Mr. 2 Miss 2 King 2 England 2 Cricket 2 Carrier 2 Caleb 2 Blind 2 Bertha 1 sport 1 play 1 mother 1 man 1 little 1 like 1 illustration 1 good 1 game 1 day 1 custom 1 church 1 american 1 Year 1 Wilson 1 Willie 1 Watkins 1 War 1 Wainwright 1 United 1 Tilly 1 Thanksgiving 1 Sunday 1 Song 1 School Top 50 lemmatized nouns; "What is discussed?" --------------------------------------------- 802 day 723 time 612 man 483 child 424 way 412 hand 408 mother 381 boy 379 father 368 people 352 thing 350 year 339 house 328 room 299 life 296 girl 287 school 267 flag 265 eye 262 face 262 door 252 morning 250 home 248 night 247 place 239 heart 234 head 230 tree 227 one 216 word 206 part 204 work 188 side 186 fire 174 nothing 173 world 173 something 172 name 169 custom 162 friend 159 foot 154 country 153 book 152 woman 151 anything 150 arm 146 water 145 story 144 moment 144 dot Top 50 proper nouns; "What are the names of persons or places?" -------------------------------------------------------------- 1544 _ 389 John 310 Mrs. 268 Tackleton 245 Carrier 240 Aleck 211 George 211 Caleb 206 Day 200 Christmas 180 Ethel 167 Miss 166 New 160 Washington 158 Mr. 152 Lincoln 149 May 140 God 140 Columbus 135 St. 128 Bertha 120 England 117 Roger 106 Peerybingle 104 Edward 104 Blue 98 Dot 97 Cricket 95 Aunt 94 Grace 94 Girl 93 Willie 88 Helen 82 Blind 80 Dr. 78 James 75 King 73 General 72 Dorothy 71 Sunday 71 Jimmy 70 Amy 68 Old 68 Brown 67 Lord 67 Katharine 64 Merriam 61 Mary 61 Cove 59 Slowboy Top 50 personal pronouns nouns; "To whom are things referred?" ------------------------------------------------------------- 4352 i 3815 it 2629 he 2625 you 1667 she 1398 they 1386 we 1089 me 1083 him 807 them 777 her 445 us 159 himself 141 myself 117 herself 109 themselves 57 itself 49 one 45 ourselves 40 yourself 33 mine 28 thee 14 ''s 12 ''em 11 yours 10 ours 8 hers 7 his 7 eva 4 yourselves 3 ye 3 theirs 2 trodden 2 she''ll 2 delf 1 you''ll 1 thyself 1 thy 1 tart 1 ole 1 learn,-- 1 horses''--you 1 hitherto 1 gray= 1 fat 1 afar-- Top 50 lemmatized verbs; "What do things do?" --------------------------------------------- 12537 be 4453 have 1747 do 1640 say 1113 go 1018 come 898 make 759 see 738 know 691 take 620 think 588 give 468 look 430 find 413 tell 378 get 311 call 273 hear 267 stand 259 let 258 bring 256 seem 255 keep 247 use 247 feel 246 sit 225 ask 224 put 219 begin 214 leave 196 turn 189 want 189 set 187 carry 186 live 178 speak 174 love 167 hold 166 help 164 return 163 run 160 try 159 like 159 grow 155 cry 151 follow 150 draw 143 send 142 play 141 fall Top 50 lemmatized adjectives and adverbs; "How are things described?" --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2582 not 1136 so 842 little 761 very 723 old 697 up 649 good 611 then 579 out 572 great 520 now 468 more 448 well 420 never 418 much 408 other 406 long 379 down 361 here 359 only 354 many 350 first 350 as 317 young 313 just 307 again 298 own 278 too 278 there 278 always 261 off 258 still 255 all 247 quite 240 away 238 last 237 back 236 ever 230 in 229 most 209 such 208 on 196 once 195 new 195 dear 191 even 184 over 176 sure 158 right 154 also Top 50 lemmatized superlative adjectives; "How are things described to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 133 good 74 most 55 least 35 great 14 bad 12 high 11 small 11 early 10 old 10 large 9 young 9 dear 7 eld 6 simple 6 near 6 brave 6 Most 5 rich 5 happy 4 sweet 4 proud 4 fine 3 wise 3 wild 3 wide 3 sure 3 strong 3 slight 3 lively 3 heavy 3 hard 3 grand 3 fair 3 big 2 tall 2 strange 2 sharp 2 queer 2 pure 2 poor 2 pleasant 2 nice 2 mighty 2 lucky 2 lovely 2 loud 2 gentle 2 few 2 deep 2 close Top 50 lemmatized superlative adverbs; "How do things do to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 155 most 17 well 12 least 1 sorriest 1 sayest 1 near 1 highest 1 greatest Top 50 Internet domains; "What Webbed places are alluded to in this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 www.gutenberg.net Top 50 URLs; "What is hyperlinked from this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------- 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/4/3/1/14315/14315-h/14315-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/4/3/1/14315/14315-h.zip Top 50 email addresses; "Who are you gonna call?" ------------------------------------------------- Top 50 positive assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-noun?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 _ do n''t 8 _ goes out 6 people were so 5 _ did _ 4 _ had _ 4 _ is _ 4 days were over 3 _ do _ 3 _ was _ 3 people are not 3 people did not 3 time went on 2 _ had never 2 _ know better 2 _ say fresher 2 _ was necessary 2 _ was never 2 _ were _ 2 boy did not 2 boys were so 2 carrier sat down 2 carrier took care 2 carrier took little 2 children do not 2 eye was more 2 eye was open 2 eyes are open 2 eyes had not 2 eyes was generally 2 face is benevolent 2 father does not 2 fathers brought forth 2 flag goes by 2 flag was still 2 girl made happy 2 girls were girls 2 hand was small 2 hands make light 2 house is very 2 john made answer 2 john went out 2 life given back 2 life was rent 2 life was rough 2 man be otherwise 2 man came staggering 2 man was mad 2 mother sat up 2 people are proud 2 people being middle Top 50 negative assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-no|not-noun?" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 people are not fancies 2 room was not so 1 _ let no vandalism 1 boys were not less 1 children are not apt 1 day is not evident 1 girls had no end 1 girls were not all 1 house did not always 1 house is not now 1 house was not large 1 mother had no idea 1 mother is no better 1 mother is not so 1 mother was not here 1 people are not wiser 1 people did not easily 1 things are not so 1 things were not quite 1 things were not so 1 time is not so A rudimentary bibliography -------------------------- id = 22404 author = Anonymous title = The Story of the White-Rock Cove date = keywords = Aleck; Braycombe; Cove; Frisk; George; Glengelly; God; Master; Mr.; Ralph; Willie; Wilson summary = old school-room, in the dear home at Braycombe, when, as a little boy "There''s for you, Aleck," said my uncle to a fair-haired boy sitting in "Aleck, tell me one thing," I had just said to my cousin; "are they "You know you''re not an _old_ father, papa," I said; "and, Aleck, papa "But, Aleck, how is it you''re not in the school-room?" said my mother. "Did not Willie tell you I had finished my lessons?" said Aleck, that he felt just like a boy, so happy in having his holiday; and Aleck I looked, but said very little, though Aleck was too much absorbed with "I wonder what''s kept Master Aleck such a time?" said old George, after "And I should like to know how it came to be down," said George, the words my father said to me at the time: "Willie, there are many id = 46413 author = Anonymous title = Special Days and Their Observance September 1919 date = keywords = Abraham; America; Columbus; Day; Flag; George; Girl; Glory; God; Jersey; Lincoln; Little; New; Old; School; Song; States; Thanksgiving; United; War; Washington summary = New England Publishing Company, Boston, for "Columbus Day" and Walt the children of a given school, in which case the best work would be the new world with the old--the dreams of a dreamer come true--the A Little Program for Columbus Day Columbus planting the flag of Spain in the New World. of the state of New Jersey teach our children these great truths, and The law requires that on the last school day preceding Lincoln''s to help boys and girls to know Lincoln as he lived, to make his life children of the great state of New Jersey should be happy to learn from New Jersey long ago required that the flag be displayed on school school, Flag Day will be a most appropriate time to receive it, and It is a part of our school law that the flag salute shall be a part Presentation of new flag by father of pupil id = 20795 author = Dickens, Charles title = The Cricket on the Hearth date = keywords = Bertha; Blind; Caleb; Carrier; Cricket; Girl; John; Mrs.; Peerybingle; Slowboy; Tackleton; Tilly; dot summary = "Good evening, John!" said the little man. "Dear, Caleb," said the Carrier. "''For Caleb Plummer,''" said the little man, spelling out the direction. "A little disparity, you know," said Tackleton with another nudge. "Good night, my dear friend!" said Tackleton compassionately. have said that Caleb lived here, and his poor Blind Daughter somewhere have said that Caleb lived here, and his poor Blind Daughter somewhere "Bertha!" said Tackleton, assuming, for the nonce, a little cordiality. into the cart, you know very little of John, if you think _that_ was "I am sorry for it, John," said Dot in a great bustle, "but I really "Oh, _do_ way, John!" said Mrs. Peerybingle. "However, he''s a good-natured old gentleman," said John, "and pays as a John Peerybingle," said Tackleton, "I am sorry for this. "John Peerybingle," said Tackleton in his ear, "I hope there has been "Why, what the Devil''s this, John Peerybingle?" said Tackleton. id = 37581 author = Dickens, Charles title = The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home date = keywords = Bertha; Blind; Caleb; Carrier; Cricket; Girl; John; Kettle; Mrs.; Peerybingle; Slowboy; Tackleton; dot summary = "The first time I heard its cheerful little note, John, was on that "Good evening John!" said the little man. "Dear, Caleb," said the Carrier. "''For Caleb Plummer,''" said the little man, spelling out the direction. "A little disparity, you know;" said Tackleton, with another nudge. "Good night, my dear friend!" said Tackleton, compassionately. should have said that Caleb lived here, and his poor Blind Daughter should have said that Caleb lived here, and his poor Blind Daughter "Bertha!" said Tackleton, assuming, for the nonce, a little cordiality. "I am sorry for it, John," said Dot in a great bustle, "but I really "Oh _do_ Way, John!" said Mrs. Peerybingle. "However, he''s a good-natured old gentleman," said John, "and pays as a "Why, you an''t particularly old, at any time; are you?" said Tackleton. John Peerybingle," said Tackleton. "John Peerybingle," said Tackleton, in his ear. "Why, what the Devil''s this, John Peerybingle!" said Tackleton. id = 14315 author = Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson) title = Old English Sports, Pastimes and Customs date = keywords = CHAPTER; Christmas; Day; Easter; England; John; King; New; Queen; St.; church; custom; game; old; play; sport summary = the sports, games, pastimes, and customs associated with these rural Easter Customs--Pace Eggs--Handball in Churches--Sports confined of the old village games and sports have survived. Happy New Year." "Wassail" is an old Saxon word, meaning "Be in The custom of giving presents on New Year''s Day is as old as the players in the good old days, although the play is generally less Of all the sports and pastimes of old England, archery was the most An old writer tells us that it was the custom in some churches for Long before the break of day, men and women, old and young, of all The game of quarter-staff is an old pastime which was a great old sports the ancestors of our noble game of cricket, and wonder at Such was the harvest-home in the good old days--joy and delight to The "Wakes," or village feast, was a great day for all sports and id = 37216 author = Hendry, Hamish title = Holidays & Happy-Days date = keywords = Christmas; Church; Day; England; King; New; St.; Year summary = New Year''s Day, and some of these gifts were very beautiful and very This custom of giving rich presents to rich people on New Year''s Day great Christian Festival which began upon Christmas Day and lasted for twelfth day, special honour was given to the Three Kings who are spoken Night." The chief custom of this merry day was the election of a King of is how the King was elected on Twelfth Day. A large cake, called Twelfth priests of the early Christian Church set that particular day apart for previous day, in the old times, people went to the priests to confess the next All Fools'' Day. This is the great festival of the Practical Joker, and all is well when Christian Church as a day of great joy. of Christmas Day. So all you children should love to go to the church in id = 19834 author = Smith, Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke) title = Ethel Morton''s Holidays date = keywords = Blue; Brown; Christmas; Dorothy; Ethel; Helen; Merriam; Miss; Morton; Mrs.; Roger; Watkins summary = "Helen and Ethel Brown have gone to the West Woods," replied Roger, "Helen and Ethel Brown," guessed Roger. Blue, Tom and Dorothy, James and Helen, George and Ethel Brown, Gregory "We''re going to the School of Mothercraft," said Mrs. Morton, "and we''d "I hope they aren''t going to complain of Roger," Ethel Brown said, for "We all love Miss Merriam," said Ethel Blue. "Let''s all look at our stockings first," said Ethel Brown, and every "We''re going to stop at Dorothy''s, aren''t we?" asked Ethel Blue. "You seem very fond of Miss Merriam," said Katharine to Ethel Brown as "Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced had come out for his weekly visit to Elisabeth and was sitting in Mrs. Smith''s living room surveying her and talking to Miss Merriam. "Mr. Clark told us--Ethel Brown and me--that you said you thought Miss id = 14829 author = Various title = Our Holidays Their Meaning and Spirit; retold from St. Nicholas date = keywords = Christmas; General; George; Jimmy; Nathaniel; New; President; States; Washington; american; day; illustration; man; old summary = For a great many years there was no Christmas in New England. with the celebration of his birth, at Christmas-time, the feast-days open, and the coming of the great day is celebrated by a mass at The custom of celebrating the first day of the year is a very ancient New Year''s Day, and the church festivals kept alike by the Dutch Brooklyn fields were crowded with them on New Year''s Day, at Easter, at little girl who one Christmas inquired the way to the poet''s house, and beautiful memories of that Christmas day to carry all through her life. [Illustration: GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON ON THE WAY TO HIS INAUGURATION] Jimmy stood at a corner of Old Market and sold little bundles of dried "Eggs?" said the General, looking over the little stand. keep Jimmy''s basket while the boy went to the house. "I shall come and see your mother, Jimmy," said the General''s wife, as id = 16648 author = nan title = Holiday Stories for Young People date = keywords = Amy; Archie; Aunt; Cynthia; Dean; God; Grace; Hetty; Jack; Margaret; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Muffet; New; Raeburn; Redcap; Sunday; Wainwright; good; like; little; mother summary = "Be good, dear child, and let who will be clever," said father, with a to remember, mother said that a small black boy with very white teeth A bright fire was blazing in the sitting-room, and near it were Mrs. Strong with her two little girls, and also Aunt Martha Bates, whom they "I thought," said Mrs. Maloney, "it was kind o''lonesome-like at home, The girls were in my mother''s room at the Manse, and Mrs. Raeburn had left them together to talk over plans, while she went to the "Now," said Grace, rising and saying good-afternoon to my mother, with a "Poor, dear old thing," said Mrs. Wainwright. little twelve-year-old girl who would like to come to my school, and "I will be sure to take care," said Little Redcap to her mother, and "Good day, Little Redcap," said he. "Now for home, my little one," said the lady, turning; and away they