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From Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life
 
 
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From Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life [Hardcover]

Jacques Barzun (Author)
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Concordance (learn more)
These are the 100 most frequently used words in this book.

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Text Stats
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Readability (learn more) Compared with other books
Fog Index:  15.7
74% are easier
26% are harder
Flesch Index:  43.6
63% are easier
37% are harder
Flesch-Kincaid Index:  12.8
74% are easier
26% are harder
 
Complexity (learn more)
Complex Words:  17%
58% have fewer
42% have more
Syllables per Word:  1.7
56% have fewer
44% have more
Words per Sentence:  22.7
83% have fewer
17% have more
 
Number of
Characters:  2,242,538
99% have fewer
1% have more
Words:  368,341
99% have fewer
1% have more
Sentences:  16,215
96% have fewer
4% have more
 
Fun stats
Words per Ounce:  7,426  



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