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Eric Lease Morgan Number of items in the collection; 'How big is my corpus?' ---------------------------------------------------------- 15 Average length of all items measured in words; "More or less, how big is each item?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 41571 Average readability score of all items (0 = difficult; 100 = easy) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 92 Top 50 statistically significant keywords; "What is my collection about?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 penny 14 Mr. 12 Parker 12 Mrs. 11 Louise 8 Jerry 5 Dad 4 Salt 3 Weems 3 Joe 2 Sara 2 Riverview 2 Rhoda 1 Zudi 1 Winkey 1 Webb 1 Tillie 1 Temple 1 Ted 1 Sylvia 1 Sweeper 1 Sunset 1 Star 1 Snark 1 Silas 1 Schirr 1 Sally 1 River 1 Rhett 1 Quigley 1 Queen 1 Professor 1 Potts 1 Pine 1 Penny 1 Parrot 1 Ottman 1 Old 1 Oaks 1 Noah 1 Mother 1 Mose 1 Miss 1 Miller 1 Maxwell 1 Marborough 1 Malcom 1 Lorinda 1 Lear 1 Kippenberg Top 50 lemmatized nouns; "What is discussed?" --------------------------------------------- 6354 penny 2127 man 1556 girl 1127 time 1028 door 915 father 912 car 820 room 785 way 707 story 685 place 631 boat 617 house 591 woman 566 hand 548 minute 545 night 538 one 537 paper 530 police 490 water 484 moment 482 day 477 nothing 454 office 449 something 447 head 444 eye 439 window 435 thing 433 voice 418 face 411 river 393 light 392 anything 374 hour 357 building 347 someone 347 reporter 346 word 332 salt 326 name 315 money 310 road 292 work 292 home 289 picture 289 person 287 bed 284 hotel Top 50 proper nouns; "What are the names of persons or places?" -------------------------------------------------------------- 3481 _ 2983 Penny 2576 Mr. 2100 Mrs. 1857 Louise 1371 Parker 1217 Jerry 711 Dad 520 Weems 448 Salt 443 Riverview 394 Star 377 Sally 354 Joe 316 Jack 296 Deline 282 Sara 277 Rhoda 264 Lorinda 262 Miss 259 DeWitt 253 Marborough 240 Rhett 235 Lear 230 Kippenberg 221 Father 216 Ben 187 Old 178 Benedict 166 Burmaster 162 Lou 162 Downey 156 CHAPTER 150 Gepper 149 Fenestra 147 Noah 147 Fergus 146 Davis 128 Gandiss 126 Celeste 122 Hodges 121 Peter 120 Maxwell 119 Blake 116 Danny 116 Al 114 Johnson 110 Webb 107 Jasko 106 Atherwald Top 50 personal pronouns nouns; "To whom are things referred?" ------------------------------------------------------------- 11719 i 8786 you 8504 she 7822 it 6306 he 3478 we 2549 they 2237 me 2049 her 1880 him 1002 them 578 us 416 herself 305 ''s 210 himself 184 myself 111 yourself 91 themselves 85 one 75 ''em 46 ourselves 37 yours 34 mine 31 itself 20 ye 14 hers 14 em 11 ours 11 his 3 yerself 2 i''m 2 antón 1 yourselves 1 you''re 1 wonder-- 1 theirs 1 thee 1 police---- 1 o 1 mahself 1 keepin 1 hisself 1 d''you Top 50 lemmatized verbs; "What do things do?" --------------------------------------------- 23210 be 9283 have 5860 do 2886 say 2429 go 2319 see 1957 get 1915 come 1666 know 1508 think 1473 take 1418 make 1253 tell 1202 ask 926 give 885 find 874 hear 852 try 792 leave 772 look 743 turn 710 let 698 keep 661 want 612 wait 606 start 587 reply 578 seem 567 call 504 run 495 return 465 reach 457 learn 444 inquire 443 answer 438 talk 413 move 406 stand 402 begin 400 watch 399 help 396 walk 387 feel 382 declare 381 mean 378 bring 362 lose 349 open 346 pull 344 like Top 50 lemmatized adjectives and adverbs; "How are things described?" --------------------------------------------------------------------- 8137 not 1852 up 1640 here 1563 then 1435 now 1398 so 1208 out 1118 only 969 just 968 away 882 old 851 back 822 there 795 down 783 too 762 never 734 more 696 long 679 very 679 on 654 good 651 well 622 again 593 off 580 little 576 in 567 right 529 much 510 other 504 few 469 far 447 over 433 as 427 sure 419 even 392 all 386 first 376 last 369 however 363 still 362 soon 353 close 351 maybe 337 own 327 many 316 ever 314 young 289 dark 288 quickly 287 enough Top 50 lemmatized superlative adjectives; "How are things described to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 188 least 125 good 48 most 41 slight 27 bad 23 near 23 late 17 Most 9 great 7 close 6 j 6 deep 6 big 5 large 4 high 3 safe 3 nice 3 fine 2 strong 2 rich 2 old 2 new 2 l 2 fast 2 dear 1 yellow 1 wise 1 wild 1 weak 1 wary 1 true 1 tall 1 strange 1 steep 1 snappy 1 smart 1 slick 1 short 1 quick 1 queer 1 purti 1 on 1 lowermost 1 low 1 full 1 friendly 1 faint 1 easy 1 early 1 crazy Top 50 lemmatized superlative adverbs; "How do things do to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 92 most 24 least 9 well 1 near 1 jest Top 50 Internet domains; "What Webbed places are alluded to in this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 www.gutenberg.org Top 50 URLs; "What is hyperlinked from this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------- 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34403/34403-h/34403-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34403/34403-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?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 71 penny did not 35 penny went on 19 _ is _ 16 penny said thoughtfully 15 penny had not 15 penny was not 14 penny asked eagerly 13 girls did not 12 penny asked anxiously 12 penny asked quickly 9 penny said quickly 9 penny was surprised 8 man did not 8 penny asked curiously 8 penny asked thoughtfully 7 door was closed 7 one was visible 7 parker did not 7 penny said anxiously 7 penny said quietly 6 _ are _ 6 penny was able 6 penny was certain 6 penny went directly 6 woman did not 5 _ was _ 5 louise did not 5 man was not 5 parker said grimly 5 penny asked dubiously 5 penny said firmly 5 penny said slowly 5 penny said soberly 5 penny was so 5 penny was startled 5 place is n''t 4 car was not 4 girl did not 4 jerry had not 4 men did not 4 parker had not 4 penny had little 4 penny had never 4 penny ran back 4 penny said defensively 4 penny said dismally 4 penny said eagerly 4 penny said gloomily 4 penny said hopefully 4 penny said nothing Top 50 negative assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-no|not-noun?" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 penny had no time 4 penny had no opportunity 4 penny made no reply 3 louise had no choice 2 girls saw no one 2 penny had no choice 2 penny had no intention 2 penny said no more 2 penny was not surprised 1 boat had no fear 1 car had no chains 1 dad is no coward 1 father had no definite 1 father had no weapon 1 father were not surprised 1 girl made no reply 1 girls did not immediately 1 girls had no opportunity 1 girls heard no more 1 girls made no sound 1 girls saw no glimpse 1 girls were not greatly 1 jerry ''s not here 1 jerry gave no thought 1 louise asked no more 1 louise had no intention 1 louise had no opportunity 1 louise said no more 1 louise was not so 1 louise was not very 1 louise were not sure 1 man had no authority 1 man had no idea 1 man made no attempt 1 man made no immediate 1 man was not fenestra 1 night was not cold 1 one had no other 1 paper was not there 1 parker had no opportunity 1 parker said no word 1 penny did not even 1 penny did not immediately 1 penny had no desire 1 penny had no idea 1 penny had no more 1 penny had no overpowering 1 penny had no real 1 penny had not fully 1 penny had not once A rudimentary bibliography -------------------------- id = 34395 author = Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) title = Ghost Beyond the Gate date = keywords = Botts; Dad; Deming; Louise; Mose; Mr.; Mrs.; Parker; Salt; Schirr; Weems; penny summary = "You''re not one bit sure, Penny Parker!" Louise accused. Before Penny and Louise could explain why they had come, Salt held up a Before Penny could ask another question, a police patrol car screeched to alighted at her own home, and then Salt took Penny to the Parker The reporter shook hands with Mr. Parker and Penny, then left the office. "Mrs. Weems, Dad''s been hurt!" Penny cried, leaping from the cab. Picking up the bag of salt, Mrs. Weems followed Penny into the house. During the next hour Penny and Mrs. Weems remained near the telephone. "I''m sure Dad would want everyone to carry on," Penny said quietly. Several times Penny called the police station and also talked with Mrs. Weems. "Then you don''t think it came from the tire-theft gang?" Penny asked. "Penny, I know how you can buy tires!" Louise went on. "You''re my father--Anthony Parker," Penny said desperately. id = 34403 author = Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) title = The Clock Strikes Thirteen date = keywords = Blake; Bowman; Clem; Dad; Davis; Jerry; Louise; Mr.; Mrs.; Parker; Riverview; penny summary = "Dad, did you hear what they said?" asked Penny. "How could we tell they didn''t mean to rob that other man?" Penny asked "Obviously, the woman knows a lot more than she''s willing to tell," Mr. Parker remarked, sliding into the car seat beside Penny. "Penny and I did get in a little late last night," Mr. Parker admitted, Before the man could close the door, Penny quickly asked if Mr. McGuire Penny started to reply, then remained silent as she saw that Mrs. Davis'' "Penny, I''ll keep this watch charm, if you don''t mind," Mr. Parker said, "I''ll tell you why I dislike Mr. Blake," Penny said with feeling. Neither Penny nor Jerry wished to accept such a favor, but Mrs. Davis "Never mind all that now," Louise said, forcing Penny toward the car. "Has she said anything more about Mr. Blake?" Penny inquired. Mr. Parker and Penny reached the Blake home. id = 34441 author = Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) title = The Cry at Midnight date = keywords = Ayling; Benedict; Eckenrod; Father; Hawthorne; Julia; Louise; Mr.; Mrs.; Rhoda; Winkey; penny summary = "Look out, Penny!" screamed Louise as she too saw the girl with the heavy Before Penny or Louise could answer, the car door closed firmly in their Through the glass door Penny observed that her father had a visitor, a "What a place!" commented Mr. Ayling offering Penny his hand to help her "Father Benedict is in the basement and wouldn''t hear us," Penny said. "What did you think of Old Julia?" Penny inquired as they neared Louise''s For a moment Penny thought Father Benedict was speaking of her. Though Penny was convinced Father Benedict and Winkey were fleecing cult Penny waited only until she was certain Father Benedict was far down the "Father Benedict seems to have the only key," Penny told her. "It may be Father Benedict!" Penny whispered. Rhoda longed to ask Old Julia if she had seen Penny or if the girl had id = 34552 author = Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) title = Danger at the Drawbridge date = keywords = Atherwald; Dad; Jerry; Kippenberg; Louise; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Parker; Salt; Sylvia; penny summary = "Kippenberg might be at the wedding," said Penny, thinking aloud. As the boat put out across the river Penny watched Grant Atherwald "Salt, did you notice how queerly Atherwald looked--" Penny began, but "Now let''s amble down toward the river and wait," he said to Penny. "Atherwald did act strangely on the boat," Penny said reflectively. Penny waited anxiously, but Mrs. Kippenberg did not come to the outside "Salt, I saw one swimming around in the lily pool," Penny told him "I guess you''re right," Penny said, turning away. "Then let me speak with Mrs. Kippenberg," Penny said quickly. Penny left a call for Miss Kippenberg''s car and then went back to the Penny and Miss Kippenberg alighted at the front door of the great house. "I can''t tell you that either." Miss Kippenberg''s voice warned Penny that "Dad, it must be from Jerry," said Penny eagerly. id = 34591 author = Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) title = Clue of the Silken Ladder date = keywords = Dad; Gepper; Hodges; Jerry; Louise; Mr.; Mrs.; Parker; Temple; Weems; penny summary = "Penny and I were nearly ready to start home in any case, Mrs. Weems. "Before I go, I''ll try to teach Penny a little more about cooking," Mrs. Weems said uncomfortably. As Penny and Mrs. Weems waited, the seamstress went to another room, "Dad," Penny ventured when they were alone, "just supposing that Mrs. Weems'' money should mysteriously disappear--" "I regret Penny said anything about the matter." apologized Mrs. Weems. "Penny, please allow Mr. Gepper to conduct a true test," reproved Mrs. Weems severely. By the time Penny arrived home, Mrs. Weems had retired to her room. "Penny, please promise that you''ll do nothing outrageous tomorrow," Mrs. Weems begged as the girl started to leave. When Penny reached the lower floor she found Mrs. Weems and the Hodges Mrs. Weems took one of Penny''s hands and Mr. Hodges the other. "Oh, Mrs. Weems," said Penny in desperation. Turning into her own street, Penny saw Mrs. Weems walking toward home, id = 34592 author = Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) title = Behind the Green Door date = keywords = Downey; Fergus; Francine; Harvey; Jasko; Maxwell; Miller; Mr.; Mrs.; Pine; Sara; penny summary = the house guests of Mrs. Christopher Downey, an old friend of Mr. Parker''s who operated a skiing lodge on the slopes of the mountain "Dad, you''ll honestly try to come to Pine Top for Christmas?" Penny "Penny is going to Pine Top for the skiing," declared Louise, never "The slim fellow with the sharp face is Ralph Fergus," answered Mrs. Downey, her voice filled with bitterness. "He thought I was an ordinary guest at Mrs. Downey''s," Penny told Reaching the Fergus hotel, Penny parked her skis upright in a snowbank Penny had no real purpose in coming to the Fergus hotel. Penny sat in the kitchen of Mrs. Downey''s lodge, warming her half frozen Penny looked about the crowded lobby for Ralph Fergus or Harvey Maxwell, Harvey Maxwell walked with Penny to the front door of the hotel and After the old man had gone, Penny spoke apologetically to Mrs. Downey. "What about Fergus and Maxwell?" asked Penny. id = 34682 author = Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) title = The Secret Pact date = keywords = Anchor; Fenestra; Jerry; Joe; Judson; Louise; Mr.; Mrs.; Parker; Penny; Tillie; Weems summary = Penny jerked her head in the direction of a young man and girl who slowly Suddenly Penny''s blood ran cold, for a second man appeared on the bridge. "Won''t Dad be waiting at the _Star_ office?" Penny asked. Jerry tipped his hat politely to Penny and Louise as the cab drove away. Mrs. Weems soon went to bed, leaving Penny and her father to explore the "Lou," said Penny abruptly, "did you ever hear of a man named Peter Penny and Louise chatted with Anchor Joe for a time but, although they Penny and Louise discussed Peter Fenestra''s strange actions. "Mrs. Weems may be willing to come," said Penny. Penny lost no time in telling Mrs. Weems that Anchor Joe had disappeared. "While I am waiting I may walk over to Peter Fenestra''s place," Penny "Where is Fenestra now?" Penny inquired before the girl could leave. "I think you know why I came," said Penny. id = 34689 author = Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) title = The Wishing Well date = keywords = Breen; Coaten; Franklin; Louise; Marborough; Mr.; Mrs.; Parker; Rhoda; Riverview; Ted; penny summary = "Some of the girls don''t seem to like Rhoda very well," Penny answered, "There''s the old house," Penny said, indicating a steep pitched roof-top Reaching the Parker home, Penny ran inside to tell Mrs. Weems, the Penny and Louise felt quite certain that Rhoda realized what her brother After leaving Louise at the Sidell house, Penny drove on home. pleasant woman of middle-age and had looked after Penny since Mrs. Parker''s death many years before. The car approached the old Marborough place, and Penny deliberately "It looks as if Mrs. Marborough has guests today," Penny commented. Penny and Louise waited hopefully, but Mrs. Marborough said no more. "Isn''t that for Mrs. Marborough to decide?" Penny asked dryly. "Oh, Mrs. Marborough, don''t feel badly," Penny said quickly. "Don''t you worry, Mrs. Marborough knows what she is about," Penny "Why not go by way of Mrs. Marborough''s place?" Penny proposed. id = 34691 author = Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) title = Hoofbeats on the Turnpike date = keywords = Burmaster; Delta; Headless; Hollow; Horseman; Lear; Louise; Malcom; Mr.; Mrs.; Quigley; Silas; penny summary = Penny and Louise waited, hoping that the old man would tell more. Mr. Burmaster glanced apologetically at Penny and Louise. Penny replied that she and Louise would like to help if they knew how. kettle, Penny asked Mrs. Lear if she would explain how soap was made. As the girls dressed in the cold bedroom, Penny told Louise of the Mrs. Lear said, giving Penny a quick, shrewd glance. Penny and Louise weren''t sure whether the old lady was serious or trying Penny and Louise offered little comment as they helped Mrs. Lear unhitch "But how could Mrs. Burmaster know you had the deed?" Penny asked. Long after Penny and Louise had gone back to bed the old lady remained in Penny and Louise were even more troubled as they walked back to Mrs. Lear''s home. If Penny and Louise were tense, Mrs. Lear was even more so. id = 34831 author = Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) title = Guilt of the Brass Thieves date = keywords = Gandiss; Harper; Jack; Joe; Mr.; Parker; Queen; River; Sally; Sweeper; penny summary = Turning her back upon Jack, Sally studied Penny with curious interest. Penny, Jack and Mr. Parker reached the deck of the _River Queen_ in time "Jack doesn''t seem to get along with Sally Barker very well," Penny Penny and Jack moved away, not wishing to add to the girl''s "Let me go with you," Penny said, taking Sally by the arm. For ten minutes Penny waited, hoping that Sally would return. Seeing Joe the Sweeper cleaning a corridor, Penny asked him about Sally. Disgusted, Penny turned her back and walked away in search of Jack. Penny could not find Jack, and when she returned to Mr. Gandiss'' office, "Don''t take it so hard, Sally," Penny said kindly. "Penny, you''re not racing in Sally''s boat?" Penny glanced back at Jack''s boat a good six to eight lengths behind. As the girls turned to leave the cabin, Sally saw that Penny was looking id = 34832 author = Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) title = Voice from the Cave date = keywords = Beach; Dad; Deline; Emory; Jerry; Louise; Mr.; Mrs.; Parker; Sunset; penny summary = "Mrs. Deline is riding with us to Sunset Beach," he explained to Penny. A staccato toot of the auto horn reminded Penny that her father and Mrs. Deline were waiting. While Penny and Mrs. Deline went into the tea room, the publisher took Penny''s first thought upon seeing her father and Mrs. Deline was to steal "You''ll likely meet a Mrs. Deline at the hotel," Penny warned. "But you don''t understand this Mrs. Deline," Penny said desperately. After Mrs. Deline had gone, Penny and Louise searched in vain for the From a distance Penny and Louise had marked well the spot where Mrs. Deline had buried the package. "Have you seen my father, Mrs. Deline?" Penny asked, shaking the All the way to the Parker camp Mrs. Deline ignored Penny and Louise. Penny remarked after Mrs. Deline was far down the beach. "And what of Mrs. Deline?" Penny asked. id = 34850 author = Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) title = Signal in the Dark date = keywords = Ben; Bettenridge; Cordell; Johnson; Mr.; Parker; Professor; Salt; Snark; Webb; penny summary = "Salt, that man may have been the one who set off the explosion!" Penny "Didn''t Dad tell you I started to work for the _Star_ today?" Penny "I''ll get along with him all right," Ben said, obviously expecting Penny Passing a short distance away, the man did not see Salt or Penny. "Let''s talk to Professor Bettenridge first," Penny proposed, going down the professor, his wife, Mr. Johnson, and several other persons Penny had Ignored by the professor and his wife, Penny and Salt did not enter the Penny and Salt looked at each other but said nothing. What had become of Salt, Penny did not know. "Where did you meet Webb Nelson?" Penny asked the professor. Determined that the man should not escape, Penny, Salt and Mr. Parker Mr. Parker, Salt and Penny, decided to wait for it to come in. By the time Penny, her father and Salt finally reached the Parker home it id = 34975 author = Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) title = Whispering Walls date = keywords = Celeste; Jerry; Lorinda; Mother; Mr.; Mrs.; Parker; Potts; Rhett; Star; Zudi; penny summary = an attractive woman in her early forties whom Penny guessed to be Mrs. Rhett. Penny reached the street to find that the police car had gone and Louise "Why, I should like to see Mrs. Rhett," Penny replied politely. "Mother," interposed Lorinda hastily, "allow me to present Penny Parker, "Penny really is very nice, Mother," Lorinda said, flashing her companion Mrs. Rhett turned again to Penny. To Penny''s surprise, Lorinda gave one of its long gold cords a jerk. "I''m sorry," Lorinda said, observing the proud tilt of Penny''s chin. As the Rhett mansion was lost completely from view, Penny''s thoughts came Lorinda glanced quickly at Penny, laughed nervously and said: "Oh, that! Mrs. Rhett''s eyes opened then and she said: "Oh, Lorinda!" "Lorinda is expecting me alone," Penny said. By the time Jerry, Penny and Mr. Rhett unlocked the pressroom door and office, while Jerry and Penny drove Mr. Rhett to his home. id = 35082 author = Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) title = Saboteurs on the River date = keywords = Burt; Jerry; Louise; Mr.; Noah; Oaks; Old; Ottman; Parker; Parrot; Sara; penny summary = From their position beneath the bridge, Louise, Penny, and the watchman "I''m sure the boat used in the dynamiting came from Ottman''s," Penny Penny and Louise were sorry to hear the news, feeling that in a way they old watchman, Penny went directly from the newspaper office to Louise "What a life Old Noah must lead!" Louise whispered to Penny. Penny gave her a little pinch and said to Old Noah, "We appreciate your "Guess I won''t wait for Jerry," Penny said, turning away. "Dad, Louise and I never went to the Rialto Theatre," Penny said Sara was waiting beside her boat when Penny and Louise came running along "Old Noah may have been spoofing us," Penny began, but just then Sara "Old Noah spoke of two strangers who came here last night by boat," Penny "You''ve had no luck," said Louise, taking Penny''s place at the telephone. id = 35083 author = Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) title = Swamp Island date = keywords = Danny; Deevers; Ezekiel; Hawkins; Jerry; Joe; Jones; Louise; Mrs.; Parker; Salt; penny summary = "Not Trapper Joe''s place?" Penny asked, straightening up to look. When the car finally reached Riverview, Penny dropped Louise at the "Danny probably won''t be hiding out at the rooming house," Penny argued. After the cab had driven away, Salt, Jerry, and Penny re-entered the "Jerry''s good," remarked Salt, who had joined Penny. "Now what could have become of Jerry?" Penny murmured as she and Salt "Something has happened to Jerry!" Penny told Salt tensely. "Jerry may have gone to his room," Penny said hopefully. "Oh, where could he have gone?" Penny said as she and Salt left the Penny and Salt inquired the way to the widow''s home. Half a mile away, near Trapper Joe''s shack, lay the water course Penny "They must be the Hawkins boys, Coon and Hod," Penny went on, thinking "What time are you starting for Trapper Joe''s tomorrow?" Penny asked.