len nwords example           
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  1   2036 a
  2   5936 an
  3   7470 the
  4   6452 city
  5   4672 ruins
  6   2583 appear
  7   2214 antient
  8   1168 numerous
  9    691 regularly
 10    401 supporting
 11    166 recollected
 12     84 extraodanary
 13     24 circumstances
 14      6 asstonishingly
 15      8 notwithstanding
 16      3 counterballanced
 17      1 instancetaniously