The London Spy Compleat — Ward, Edward

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Word Frequency & Concordance

The 200 most commonly-used words in the text, not counting common stop-words.

Position Word Count
1 great 327
2 Friend 282
3 good 247
4 man 220
5 time 214
6 till 171
7 thro’ 141
8 money 138
9 thought 137
10 give 136
11 poor 123
12= company 120
12= nothing 120
14 tho’ 119
15 put 105
16 found 101
17 body 98
18 part 95
19 Country 94
20= people 93
20= parcel 93
22 Gentleman 92
23 look’d 90
24= began 88
24= long 88
26 half 87
27 order 86
28= day 84
28= true 84
30= head 82
30= pray 82
32 business 81
33= Men 80
33= he’s 80
35 House 77
36 hands 76
37= find 75
37= told 75
39 place 73
40= Fools 72
40= rest 72
42 round 70
43 Woman 69
44 World 68
45 I’ll 67
46= young 65
46= fair 65
46= hand 65
49 Eyes 64
50= fellow 62
50= show 62
52 brought 61
53 run 60
54= Women 59
54= piece 59
56= gave 58
56= suppose 58
58= back 56
58= worth 56
60= Church 55
60= Master 55
60= heard 55
60= couple 55
60= full 55
60= walk 55
66= City 54
66= Ladies 54
66= room 54
66= sort 54
70 reason 53
71= Face 52
71= sat 52
71= end 52
74= Character 51
74= common 51
74= matter 51
77= Ears 50
77= Town 50
77= words 50
77= thing 50
81= manner 49
81= Gentlemen 49
81= publick 49
81= left 49
81= reply’d 49
86= art 48
86= life 48
86= the Town 48
89= fire 47
89= notice 47
89= hear 47
92= Night 46
92= stood 46
92= fear 46
92= hour 46
92= whilst 46
97= Court 44
97= Fool 44
97= call’d 44
97= care 44
97= honest 44
97= merry 44
97= wonderful 44
104= Parson 43
104= things 43
104= mind 43
104= ready 43
108= ask’d 42
108= sight 42
108= years 42
108= fine 42
108= hard 42
108= short 42
114= Lady 41
114= fit 41
116= Lord 40
116= door 40
116= live 40
116= drawn 40
120= Age 39
120= Wife 39
120= Wine 39
120= abundance 39
120= satisfaction 39
120= danger 39
120= observ’d 39
120= side 39
120= turn’d 39
129= Coach 38
129= forc’d 38
129= home 38
129= means 38
129= pay 38
134= talk 37
134= truth 37
134= turn 37
134= small 37
134= stand 37
139= Countenance 36
139= Nature 36
139= Person 36
139= Rich 36
139= bring 36
139= set 36
139= crowd 36
139= love 36
147= Persons 35
147= something 35
147= play 35
147= pounds 35
147= it’s 35
147= kind 35
147= pretty 35
147= times 35
155= Friends 34
155= call 34
155= condition 34
155= noble 34
155= present 34
155= ill 34
155= large 34
155= lay 34
155= leave 34
155= purpose 34
155= the Devil 34
166= God 33
166= Stairs 33
166= Wit 33
166= number 33
166= pass’d 33
166= view 33
172= Morning 32
172= Musick 32
172= power 32
172= state 32
172= thoughts 32
172= forbear 32
172= hung 32
179= Law 31
179= Pockets 31
179= Society 31
179= heads 31
179= honour 31
179= hold 31
179= lost 31
186= Description 30
186= Family 30
186= Stars 30
186= Tavern 30
186= met 30
186= answer 30
186= black 30
186= fancy 30
186= grave 30
186= hundred 30
186= knowledge 30
186= bid 30
186= don’t 30
186= help 30
186= notwithstanding 30
186= proper 30
186= satisfied 30
186= shame 30