Juhasz & Rayner
Stimuli and Sentences
Item
Characteristics in Experiment 2 including each target word’s Francis and Kučera (1982) frequency (F-K), AoA
rating, Sum of the Educator’s Word Frequency Guide for all grade levels (Zeno, 1995:
WFG), Concreteness rating (CNC) Number of Letters (Let), Familiarity rating (Fam), Predictability Rating (Pred),
Goodness-of-Fit rating (GOF), Mean First Fixation Duration (FF), Mean Single
Fixation Duration (SF), Mean Gaze Duration (GD) and Mean Total Fixation
Duration (TF)
Word F-K AoA WFG CNC Let Fam Pred GOF FF SF GD TF
abdomen 6 5.05 44 5.86 7 4.68 0 4.5 341 362 442 485
angel 45 3.30 84 3.99 5 4.95 0 6.4 276 283 297 309
apology 8 3.60 10 3.11 7 5.21 0 6.1 292 305 330 381
athlete 16 4.15 100 5.45 7 5.95 0 6.7 276 287 285 324
autumn 22 2.95 212 4.21 6 4.84 0 5.3 311 318 352 382
booth 7 4.35 75 5.56 5 4.68 0 5.4 287 288 293 312
brain 64 3.20 816 5.56 5 5.89 0 6.0 247 249 256 298
branch 63 3.20 632 5.83 6 4.89 0 5.1 295 306 317 378
brother 135 1.90 1692 5.85 7 6.74 0 6.8 263 265 271 302
cabinet 22 3.25 161 5.93 7 4.53 0 6.3 269 280 302 307
century 254 4.60 1254 3.46 7 4.84 0 4.7 250 264 276 332
charity 12 5.00 59 3.73 7 4.79 0 6.0 318 335 386 410
church 51 2.70 1122 5.87 6 4.95 0 5.6 280 279 294 299
company 453 4.20 1392 4.24 7 5.11 10 6.1 281 286 328 334
cotton 36 3.85 730 6.08 6 5.21 0 5.0 263 263 263 267
country 491 3.35 4430 4.65 7 5.58 0 5.2 320 328 355 368
crime 49 4.10 324 3.87 5 5.84 0 6.7 266 270 276 281
dairy 19 3.70 114 5.65 5 5.74 0 4.3 247 252 292 325
danger 86 2.60 805 3.38 6 5.84 0 4.2 361 362 392 441
degree 148 5.20 413 4.06 6 5.53 0 4.9 279 276 307 323
diamond 15 3.90 140 6.10 7 4.74 0 5.7 299 309 299 321
enemy 123 3.85 380 4.34 5 5.32 0 5.9 269 286 312 367
error 80 4.20 178 3.73 5 6.16 0 6.2 295 302 312 351
essay 27 4.75 96 5.27 5 6.21 10 6.3 305 316 317 361
forest 88 3.20 1636 6.09 6 4.89 0 4.2 294 299 305 343
fortune 29 4.15 249 3.64 7 4.84 0 5.5 287 301 325 353
future 108 3.85 1182 3.11 6 6.68 0 6.2 256 255 278 299
health 105 3.30 983 3.72 6 6.37 0 5.3 268 290 313 378
heaven 53 3.10 184 3.05 6 5.58 0 5.6 258 260 288 319
history 297 4.30 1771 3.28 7 5.26 0 5.8 268 282 311 345
hobby 7 4.25 69 4.49 5 5.32 0 5.5 319 332 332 404
hotel 147 3.50 324 5.91 5 4.79 0 6.6 259 263 265 280
insect 37 2.55 210 5.93 6 5.26 0 6.2 287 301 345 350
island 207 3.55 1588 5.96 6 4.53 0 5.3 259 259 285 292
janitor 11 4.05 11 5.32 7 4.95 0 5.6 267 264 293 334
kitten 10 1.90 229 6.12 6 4.89 0 5.1 255 257 261 274
laundry 5 3.30 97 5.76 7 6.32 0 5.9 300 308 348 353
lesson 46 3.45 279 4.04 6 6.26 0 5.2 256 251 271 305
liquid 34 3.55 888 5.55 6 6 10 6.4 284 291 337 369
magic 16 2.65 592 2.57 5 4.58 0 5.2 284 292 321 347
market 185 3.20 807 5.51 6 5.21 10 6.0 276 287 304 343
napkin 5 2.75 27 5.85 6 6.58 0 6.3 280 289 316 332
nature 198 3.50 1273 4.14 6 5.63 0 5.2 302 300 325 344
number 658 2.15 4513 3.95 6 6.95 0 6.2 237 243 251 267
nurse 24 3.30 362 5.88 5 5.26 0 6.9 254 256 281 279
planet 44 3.15 484 5.23 6 4.79 0 4.6 268 274 298 336
pocket 59 2.60 618 5.78 6 5.63 0 5.0 274 290 301 343
porch 45 3.30 427 5.96 5 4.58 0 4.9 279 285 394 333
priest 33 3.55 214 5.61 6 4.58 0 6.4 266 280 292 325
public 141 3.90 1664 3.56 6 6.11 0 4.6 280 281 332 354
safety 48 3.20 588 3.23 6 5.74 0 5.6 311 323 337 354
salary 51 5.05 95 4.56 6 5.16 0 6.5 277 286 320 328
sauce 24 3.35 34 5.76 5 5.37 0 6.6 275 279 289 299
season 125 2.90 697 4.45 6 5.79 0 5.1 246 241 281 311
shadow 54 3.25 477 4.57 6 4.58 10 6.6 262 280 316 330
silence 54 3.45 499 3.52 7 5.58 0 5.2 297 288 334 378
skill 79 4.05 591 3.46 5 5.58 0 6.2 233 233 233 238
sleeve 19 3.10 82 5.87 6 5.16 0 5.0 294 306 309 354
society 281 5.30 1064 3.35 7 6.11 0 4.7 266 282 302 327
station 195 3.90 795 5.72 7 5.11 0 5.3 274 287 330 358
success 116 4.50 659 2.95 7 6.32 10 6.0 297 303 331 365
thief 18 3.85 88 5.19 5 4.58 0 4.6 353 376 390 437
tobacco 19 4.45 327 6.09 7 5.16 0 5.1 263 266 279 287
tower 16 3.55 305 5.85 5 4.95 0 6.5 294 313 312 320
trial 173 4.60 315 4.46 5 4.84 0 6.9 277 289 303 331
uniform 37 4.05 310 5.50 7 5.16 0 5.8 284 302 327 366
victory 68 4.30 222 3.76 7 4.68 0 5.7 287 276 301 322
visitor 49 3.30 123 4.82 7 5.79 0 5.6 299 301 345 365
weapon 103 3.50 122 5.60 6 5.26 20 4.5 267 272 286 292
weather 70 2.85 1730 4.39 7 6.84 30 6.4 225 227 225 241
wheat 9 3.75 536 5.94 5 4.89 0 5.5 297 307 323 363
winter 82 2.35 2126 4.99 6 5.79 0 5.5 244 245 250 256
SENTENCES
Item Sentence
1 Margaret's tender abdomen impaired her ability to win the race.
2 I dreamed that I saw a wondrous angel ascend slowly into heaven.
3 After months of arguments a mutual apology salvaged the relationship.
4 Jill watched the weary athlete
battle his way across the field.
5 The sick man spent the stormy autumn secluded in his cabin.
6 The merchant at the center booth bargained with me about the
price.
7 The scientist showed me a swollen brain infected with a rare disease.
8 Bob was annoyed by the lengthy branch scraping against his window.
9 Amanda knew that her wealthy brother cheated on his taxes.
10 The doors on the rusty cabinet screeched whenever they were
opened.
11 I learned that my family in a past century migrated to
12 My father's noble charity repairs houses damaged by hurricanes.
13 The garden in front of the charming church bloomed late in the spring.
14 The president of the corrupt company awaited the court's verdict.
15 The shirt's fuzzy cotton tickled her sensitive skin.
16 The leader of the hostile country violated the sanctions placed
on them.
17 The person responsible for that foolish
crime confessed yesterday.
18 The owner of the area's newest dairy strived to beat his competitors.
19 In the movie deadly danger awaited the young campers.
20 Mike received the best surgical degree awarded to any medical student.
21 Michelle believed her sizable diamond signified how much she was
loved.
22 Anne had her ruthless enemy arrested for stalking her.
23 The newspaper's sloppy error mislead
millions of readers.
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25 The large coastal forest sheltered many animals from the storm.
26 The man who had a gigantic fortune gambled it all away.
27 Kelly hoped for an amazing future blessed with happiness.
28 Unfortunately horrible health afflicted my grandmother until
she died.
29 I hope that there is a splendid heaven awaiting me when I die.
30 The undercover agent's phony history concealed his true identity.
31 Dawn's costly hobby strains her small budget.
32 The privacy of the elegant hotel appealed to many celebrities.
33 The recent discovery of this weird insect
puzzled scientists.
34 Birds on the grassy island thrived in the warm weather.
35 The drowsy janitor emptied the trashcans before going home.
36 Kelly's new colorful kitten charmed her whole family.
37 Lucy's filthy laundry provoked an argument between her and her mom.
38 The teacher's weekly lesson perplexed her young students.
39 Labels on the toxic liquid cautioned against swallowing it.
40 The woman's wicked magic tormented millions of innocent people.
41 An artist at the indoor market sketches people for ten dollars.
42 The clever placement of the orange napkin concealed the juice stain.
43 Seeing the constant destruction of
exotic nature saddened Rachel.
44 Lisa had her lucky number engraved on a necklace.
45 The kind nurse embraced the dying man while he cried.
46 Beth saw a movie where an alien planet collided with Earth.
47 Chris had his giant pocket cluttered with gum wrappers.
48 The cleanliness of Deb's cozy porch amazed her visitors.
49 The elderly priest counseled the couple before their marriage.
50 The famous actor's thankful public applauded his latest movie.
51 The reports of the airport's lousy safety sparked concern from flyers.
52 Having such a small yearly salary hindered Bob's hopes to travel.
53 Grandma makes a tasty sauce flavored with oregano.
54 Having a fan during this humid season shielded me from the heat.
55 Seeing the ghostly shadow shocked the young child.
56 Her parent's continuous uneasy silence depressed Mona greatly.
57 The artist's remarkable drawing skill astounded art critics.
58 The tailor almost has the silver sleeve stitched together.
59 Tim said that the cruel society tortures all of its criminals.
60 The bus at the closest station boarded twenty minutes ago.
61 The architect's instant success guarded his business from
bankruptcy.
62 I saw a bold thief ambush an elderly woman in the middle of the day.
63 All of the harmful tobacco inhaled by children of smokers is unhealthy.
64 The large concrete tower blocked her view of the ocean.
65 The woman sat through the awful trial yearning for a guilty verdict.
66 There was a woman in an absurd uniform scrubbing the bathroom floor.
67 Our army's speedy victory shortened the length of the war.
68 Our fussy visitor cringed when she heard what was for dinner.
69 The criminal with a single weapon devised a plan to break out of
jail.
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71 Mom said that the poorest wheat harvested would be used in bread.
72 Marie said that the long gloomy winter annoyed her greatly.