"The War of the Worlds", by H(erbert) G(eorge) Wells [1898] Rank Occurances Percentage 2-tuple (of 57250) 1 739 1.2908297% of the 2 369 0.6445415% in the 3 218 0.3807860% and the 4 170 0.2969432% to the 5 159 0.2777293% it was 6 138 0.2410480% on the 7 137 0.2393013% at the 8 135 0.2358079% the martians 9 124 0.2165939% in a 10 122 0.2131004% from the 11 109 0.1903930% into the 12 107 0.1868996% of a 13 101 0.1764192% had been 14 98 0.1711790% out of 15 97 0.1694323% i had 16 92 0.1606987% with the 17 92 0.1606987% i was 18 90 0.1572052% my brother 19 87 0.1519651% was a 20 83 0.1449782% with a 21 83 0.1449782% for the 22 83 0.1449782% by the 23 81 0.1414847% and a 24 75 0.1310044% for a 25 75 0.1310044% as i 26 74 0.1292576% that the 27 73 0.1275109% and then 28 72 0.1257642% there was 29 72 0.1257642% the road 30 72 0.1257642% the pit 31 72 0.1257642% across the 32 67 0.1170306% and i 33 66 0.1152838% through the 34 64 0.1117904% i saw 35 61 0.1065502% was the 36 58 0.1013100% over the 37 56 0.0978166% upon the 38 56 0.0978166% he said 39 55 0.0960699% i could 40 53 0.0925764% to be 41 52 0.0908297% he was 42 50 0.0873362% there were 43 50 0.0873362% as the 44 49 0.0855895% that i 45 46 0.0803493% the first 46 45 0.0786026% they were 47 45 0.0786026% did not 48 45 0.0786026% as it 49 45 0.0786026% against the 50 45 0.0786026% a little 51 44 0.0768559% of their 52 44 0.0768559% it is 53 43 0.0751092% to me 54 42 0.0733624% the cylinder 55 42 0.0733624% down the 56 42 0.0733624% all the 57 41 0.0716157% of my 58 41 0.0716157% along the 59 41 0.0716157% a man 60 40 0.0698690% towards the 61 40 0.0698690% the common 62 40 0.0698690% that was 63 40 0.0698690% one of 64 40 0.0698690% and in 65 39 0.0681223% of them 66 39 0.0681223% by a 67 38 0.0663755% it had 68 38 0.0663755% and so 69 37 0.0646288% the martian 70 37 0.0646288% about the 71 36 0.0628821% they had 72 35 0.0611354% under the 73 35 0.0611354% the curate 74 35 0.0611354% seemed to 75 35 0.0611354% but the 76 34 0.0593886% the people 77 34 0.0593886% the black 78 34 0.0593886% have been 79 33 0.0576419% of people 80 33 0.0576419% of it 81 33 0.0576419% i said 82 33 0.0576419% i have 83 32 0.0558952% the water 84 32 0.0558952% the red 85 32 0.0558952% the night 86 32 0.0558952% i went 87 32 0.0558952% i found 88 32 0.0558952% and there 89 31 0.0541485% i heard 90 31 0.0541485% began to 91 31 0.0541485% at last 92 31 0.0541485% and that 93 30 0.0524017% the houses 94 28 0.0489083% the sky 95 28 0.0489083% the river 96 28 0.0489083% my wife 97 28 0.0489083% must have 98 28 0.0489083% it seemed 99 28 0.0489083% he had 100 27 0.0471616% when i