dale-chall

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List of easy American-English words: [new Dale–Chall (1995)][wiki].

Contents

* What is this?
* When should I use this?
* Install
* Use
* API
* daleChall
* Data
* Types
* Compatibility
* Related
* Contribute
* Security
* License

What is this?

This package exposes a list of pretty useless words, which are typically used
to fill empty space.

When should I use this?

Use this when you want to do readability things with natural language.

Use [dale-chall-formula][dale-chall-formula] for the formula.

Install

This package is [ESM only][esm].
In Node.js (version 14.14+, 16.0+), install with [npm][]:

``sh
npm install dale-chall
`

In Deno with [esm.sh][esmsh]:

`js
import {daleChall} from 'https://esm.sh/dale-chall@2'
`

In browsers with [esm.sh][esmsh]:

`html

`

Use

`js
import {daleChall} from 'dale-chall'

daleChall.length // => 2942

console.log(daleChall.slice(0, 10))
`

Yields:

`js
[ 'a',
'able',
'aboard',
'about',
'above',
'absent',
'accept',
'accident',
'account',
'ache' ]
`

API

This package exports the identifier daleChall.
There is no default export.

$3

List of strings (Array).

Data

See [countwordsworth.com][data].

Types

This package is fully typed with [TypeScript][].
It exports no additional types.

Compatibility

This package is at least compatible with all maintained versions of Node.js.
As of now, that is Node.js 14.14+ and 16.0+.
It also works in Deno and modern browsers.

Related

* dale-chall-formula
— Formula to detect the grade level of text
* spache`
— list of familiar American-English words (1974)

Contribute

Yes please!
See [How to Contribute to Open Source][contribute].

Security

This package is safe.

License

[MIT][license] © [Titus Wormer][author]

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[npm]: https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/install

[esm]: https://gist.github.com/sindresorhus/a39789f98801d908bbc7ff3ecc99d99c

[esmsh]: https://esm.sh

[typescript]: https://www.typescriptlang.org

[contribute]: https://opensource.guide/how-to-contribute/

[license]: license

[author]: https://wooorm.com

[wiki]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale–Chall_readability_formula

[dale-chall-formula]: https://github.com/words/dale-chall-formula

[data]: https://countwordsworth.com/download/DaleChallEasyWordList.txt