The analysis of Wharton's twenty-nine chapters indicated a standard progression of her words and according to Lee Sigelman, "...the "completed" version of "the Buccaneers" reveals the substitution of Mainwaring for Wharton as an author caused a decisive break from her well established pattern." The different words and number of words were tracked in the "Buccaneers" to measure the "vocabulary richness". It is understood to be a reasonable characteristic to understand the writer's thought process and writing style. Critics such as Sigelman also question if Wharton's vocabulary was just richer than Mainwaring's twelve chapters she completed for the novel.