Analysis for Query Letter: Three-handed Bridge

Lexical analysis

Number of words (tokens): 249
Number of distinct words (types): 129
Average number of words per sentence: 11.32
Average number of words per paragraph: 249.0
Lexical Density: 0.52
Longest Word: 'self-fathering' (14)
Shortest Word: 'dr.' (3)
Ten Most Frequent Words:
dr 7
bridge 3
perfect 2
learns 2
like 2
bridge_ 2
literary 2
also 2
dear 2
bryant 2

Textual analysis

Number of paragraphs: 1
Average number of sentences per paragraph:: 22.0
Longest Sentence: 'i have published poetry and one short story with university presses, and i would like to work with a publisher who understands the value of gay literary fiction and how to market these works to mainstream readers.' (37 words)
Shortest Sentence: 'dear .' (2 words)
Readability according to Gunning-Fog Index
(the higher, the harder to read):
8.22
Readability according to Automated Readability Index
(the higher, the harder to read):
1.89
Readability according to Coleman-Liau Index
(the higher, the harder to read):
6.29
Average readability
(the higher, the harder to read):
5.47

Phrasal analysis

Ten most frequent two-word phrases:
perfect man 2
_three-handed bridge_ 2
bridge table 2
like david 1
bridge_ (gay 1
accept defeat 1
man begins 1
can make 1
graduate assistant 1
make room 1
Ten most frequent three-word phrases:
khakis—won’t accept defeat 1
one short story 1
story’s deadpan narrator 1
drawling dirty latin 1
perfect man begins 1
literary fiction) deals 1
_three-handed bridge_ will 1
literate gay men 1
like david sedaris 1
manuscript upon request 1
Ten most frequent two-word phrases, including stop words
perfect man 2
the bridge 2
_three-handed bridge_ 2
how to 2
is a 2
bridge table 2
accept defeat 1
the story’s 1
at the 1
value of 1
Ten most frequent three-word phrases, including stop words:
the bridge table 2
his perfect man 1
to his childhood 1
of gay literary 1
harmless story in 1
gay literary fiction 1
across the bridge 1
a young and 1
_three-handed bridge_ (gay 1
largest audience for 1
Most frequent two-word phrases:
perfect man 2
_three-handed bridge_ 2
bridge table 2
Most frequent two-word phrases, including stop words:
perfect man 2
the bridge 2
_three-handed bridge_ 2
how to 2
is a 2
bridge table 2
Most frequent three-word phrases, including stop words:
the bridge table 2