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The Fall of the House of Usher - Edgar Allen Poe

First Word Frequency

These tables show facts and information in regards to the frequency of the first 1, 2, 3, and 5 words throughout the text.

Longest First Words

These are the longest words from lists that include words with hyphens or exclude words with hyphens.

Includes Hyphens

Words Length Part of Speech Definition
nevertheless 12 RB adverb (occasionally, swiftly)
porphyrogene 12 NNP proper noun, singular (sarah)
overpowered 11 VBN verb past participle (reunified)
completely 10 RB adverb (occasionally, swiftly)
long--long 10 JJ adjective (large)

Excludes Hyphens

Words Length Part of Speech Definition
nevertheless 12 RB adverb (occasionally, swiftly)
porphyrogene 12 NNP proper noun, singular (sarah)
overpowered 11 VBN verb past participle (reunified)
completely 10 RB adverb (occasionally, swiftly)
wanderers 9 NNS noun plural (desks)

Top 10 First Words

What follows are tables that feature the most frequent proper nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, and verbs.

Proper Nouns

1st Word: Proper Noun Count
Son 1
Sitot 1
DE 1
Minute 1
Dark 1
Hitherto 1
Certain 1
II 1
Time 1
III 1

Pronouns

1st Word: Pronoun Count
I 37
It 17
His 12
He 6
We 5
Its 4
Our 2
Her 1
They 1
he 1

Adjectives

1st Word: Adjective Count
Such 2
Much 1
Feeble 1
Many 1
Radiant 1
This--all 1
Vast 1
Long--long 1

Adverbs

1st Word: Adverb Count
Here 3
Thus 2
Nevertheless 1
Yet 1
Perhaps 1
Surely 1
Once 1
Never 1
Completely 1
Not 1

Verbs

1st Word: Verb Count
Shaking 2
Is 2
Having 2
Produced 1
Noticing 1
Was 1
Overpowered 1
said 1
Oppressed 1
Bending 1

First Words

The first word frequency table that follows includes stop words. Stop words are words that provide less meaning, such as determiners like "the". We include them here for the extra context they provide overall word choice percentages.

First Words Part of Speech Part of Speech Definition Count Percentage

First 2 Words

What follows are first word combinations that include stop words. Stop words are words that provide less meaning, such as determiners like "the". We include them here for the extra context they provide on sentence start word choice.

First 2 Words Count Percentage

First 3 Words

What follows are first word combinations that include stop words. Stop words are words that provide less meaning, such as determiners like "the". We include them here for the extra context they provide on sentence start word choice.

First 3 Words Count Percentage

First 5 Words

What follows are first word combinations that include stop words. Stop words are words that provide less meaning, such as determiners like "the". We include them here for the extra context they provide on sentence start word choice.

First 5 Words Count Percentage