A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Total unique words from = 1,108
Total unique words from English = 0
analysis words = 500
Author only total : 72.4%
Overlap total : 27.6%
Dialect only total: 72.4%
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Beekman, Tony English
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dominie's straps spot difficult simone goin perform c lawyer raised fine wance lookin defence glesca barked achieve whack stuck simple a'richt unless flyin easier beat let's stage conclusion cam twisted feenished matthew's eatin deid wine daur throu sent rang cube bell haein study yaised aa-mercifu seats aheid gied talk true instantly despite thunder widnae yersel pupil's tap thirty wisnae prayers taewards airms manager strecht feelin chided pu nicht een waited c'mon position aw caa drapped noticed legs tray roun shouders gaunie gate bedside front cabinet saint ahint herrin roastin efter onythin stingin passes slook shuffled there's grun value variations isolate discipline endless order braw textbuik equation okay worse yield slichtly fankle flew conference nichtmare education pals speech particlar fou assembly correct mathematics thaim actually refusin dot listen answers excitement wooziness loosenin horror smugness display band finalise accepted a'body's expectin loudly a'body arrangements rows faces haa eager signal pain elastic telephone corner poundin tho amuse scannin ruler confirmation expectation receivin forgie stayed afford offered dwell stepped combatants fechtin rapid engaged tryin list widened calmly fruit sufficient catch fresh quarters sweets forlorn steady pleaded please sympathise aipples lesson extra apologize gesture dismissed retaliation wander jotter manoeuvre swift the an he his it in but mr that on for said me at as be you up no is so sir back this were again him if answer last then face get mind when looked question had or felt are each think it's can still see let white your tell them really rest went time added got tried man am how three did go table well while because asked to replied cried answered done that's end they why turned point opened times believe been boys left five put want only sat some here too across will hook every day like seemed words word fear sure voice was boy she than us there held sense made himself already place room first far observed second kept look till turn reason hope fire eyes stood however quite feel least hour and of i her not with have my all by what from would which one could very do their out who we now little know more into such mrs much any before never miss about must elizabeth down should other say good has after two way might upon nothing its come yes long over though own great came may being hand herself thought away dear where don't make most shall without ever soon head these father always night off through many john house young old just once lady even jane take door moment saw oh another took heard mother friend yet seen knew life found our looking under going better enough rather something thing those manner same course give having few people sister right doctor against told madame myself both family perhaps round anything began home business indeed does morning gone next letter poor hear hands called love whom wife speak between cannot name things together find passed side whole almost wish woman taken husband gave often monsieur until among light brought children chapter evening window half known returned heart ask coming idea kind daughter leave certainly prisoner air remember towards whether years men part help case less since bed present world mean spoke darling nor best near child others brother happy work subject dark certain i'm matter yourself suppose whose also large alone either everything keep mary possible silence walked suddenly days gentleman new open person pleasure set within therefore behind can't lost sometimes conversation doubt feelings saying short else immediately lay means attention charles opinion arm death followed four sound dead able exactly making usual small understand continued fell call king married minutes read carriage london paper strong tone given ought received seeing sight village close general hardly itself low thus happiness stopped struck care return sort wonder character court hold i'll country pretty ran surprise feet hair happened taking ah friends hours live longer perfectly repeated afraid arms aunt bad change feeling ladies themselves used entered girl high shook show walk glad marriage real ago hard queen year eye forward ground ready fact honour met state street water women sisters streets town afterwards appearance likely object party prison story
72.4% 27.6% 72.4%