diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index b5d3dc5..c089feb 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name = "Readability"
 uuid = "4455ec5f-b558-4ef1-b6d8-c3694046c382"
 authors = ["Ceco E. Maples <mapleselijah9@gmail.com>"]
-version = "0.2.3"
+version = "0.3.0"
 
 [compat]
 julia = "1"
diff --git a/app/backend/Project.toml b/app/backend/Project.toml
index 49e3800..b1aa544 100644
--- a/app/backend/Project.toml
+++ b/app/backend/Project.toml
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ Readability = "4455ec5f-b558-4ef1-b6d8-c3694046c382"
 [compat]
 Oxygen = "1"
 HTTP = "1"
-Readability = "0.2"
+Readability = "0.3"
 julia = "1"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/Project.toml b/docs/Project.toml
index f41098f..1148de7 100644
--- a/docs/Project.toml
+++ b/docs/Project.toml
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ Readability = "4455ec5f-b558-4ef1-b6d8-c3694046c382"
 [compat]
 Documenter = "1"
 DocumenterCitations = "1.3"
-Readability = "0.2"
+Readability = "0.3"
 julia = "1"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Readability.jl b/src/Readability.jl
index 1fd3988..40a505e 100644
--- a/src/Readability.jl
+++ b/src/Readability.jl
@@ -1,26 +1,28 @@
 module Readability
 
 export reading_time, speaking_time
-export characters, sentences, syllables,
-       words, complex_words, polysyllabic_words, difficult_words,
-       lines, paragraphs
+export characters, characters_per_word
+export syllables, syllables_per_word
+export words, words_per_sentence
+export sentences, sentences_per_paragraph
+export lines, paragraphs
 export ARI
 export ColemanLiau
-export DaleChall
-export FleschKincaidGradeLevel, FleschReadingEaseScore
-export GunningFog
-export SMOG
-export Spache
+export DaleChall, Spache, difficult_words
+export FleschKincaidGradeLevel, FleschReadingEase
+export GunningFog, complex_words
+export SMOG, polysyllabic_words
+
+include("counts.jl")
+include("time.jl")
 
 include("ari.jl") # Automatic Readability Index
 include("coleman-liau.jl")
-include("counts.jl")
 include("dale-chall.jl")
 include("fkgl.jl") # Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level
 include("fres.jl") # Flesch Reading Ease Score
 include("gunning_fog.jl")
 include("smog.jl") # Simple Measure of Gobbledygook
 include("spache.jl")
-include("time.jl")
 
 end
diff --git a/src/ari.jl b/src/ari.jl
index bf21848..0cd554f 100644
--- a/src/ari.jl
+++ b/src/ari.jl
@@ -4,14 +4,5 @@
 Returns the Automated Readability Index (ARI) of `text`.
 """
 function ARI(text::String)
-    total_characters::Int = characters(text)
-    total_words::Int = words(text)
-    total_sentences::Int = sentences(text)
-
-    characters_per_word::Float64 = total_characters / total_words
-    words_per_sentence::Float64 = total_words / total_sentences
-
-    grade::Float64 = 4.71 * characters_per_word + 0.5 * words_per_sentence - 21.43
-    grade_rounded::Int = Base.ceil(Int, grade)
-    return grade_rounded
+    return Base.ceil(Int, 4.71 * characters_per_word(text) + 0.5 * words_per_sentence(text) - 21.43)
 end
diff --git a/src/coleman-liau.jl b/src/coleman-liau.jl
index c7b7eae..e3905fa 100644
--- a/src/coleman-liau.jl
+++ b/src/coleman-liau.jl
@@ -4,13 +4,8 @@
 Returns the Coleman-Liau index of `text`.
 """
 function ColemanLiau(text::String)
-    total_characters::Int = characters(text)
-    total_words::Int = words(text)
-    total_sentences::Int = sentences(text)
+    characters_per_100_words::Float64 = characters(text) / words(text) * 100
+    sentences_per_100_words::Float64 = sentences(text) / words(text) * 100
 
-    characters_per_100_words::Float64 = total_characters / total_words * 100
-    sentences_per_100_words::Float64 = total_sentences / total_words * 100
-
-    CLI::Float64 = 0.0588 * characters_per_100_words - 0.296 * sentences_per_100_words - 15.8
-    return CLI
+    return 0.0588 * characters_per_100_words - 0.296 * sentences_per_100_words - 15.8
 end
diff --git a/src/counts.jl b/src/counts.jl
index c36e179..72a7f88 100644
--- a/src/counts.jl
+++ b/src/counts.jl
@@ -3,9 +3,17 @@
 
 Returns the number of characters in `text`.
 """
-function characters(text::String)
-    count::Int = length(text)
-    return count
+function characters(text::String)::Int
+    return Base.length(text)
+end
+
+"""
+    characters_per_word(text::String)
+
+Returns the number of characters per word or the average word length in `text`.
+"""
+function characters_per_word(text::String)::Float64
+    return characters(text) / words(text)
 end
 
 """
@@ -13,9 +21,17 @@ end
 
 Returns the number of sentences in `text`.
 """
-function sentences(text::String)
-    count::Int = length(split(text, ['.', '!', '?']))
-    return count
+function sentences(text::String)::Int
+    return Base.length(Base.split(text, ['.', '!', '?']))
+end
+
+"""
+    sentences_per_paragraph(text::String)
+
+Returns the number of sentences per paragraph or the average paragraph length in `text`.
+"""
+function sentences_per_paragraph(text::String)::Float64
+    return sentences(text) / paragraphs(text)
 end
 
 """
@@ -23,11 +39,11 @@ end
 
 Returns the number of syllables in `text`.
 """
-function syllables(text::String)
+function syllables(text::String)::Int
     vowels::String = "aeiou"
     count::Int = 0
     in_vowel_sequence::Bool = false
-    text::String = lowercase(text)
+    text::String = Base.lowercase(text)
     for char in text
         if char in vowels
             if !in_vowel_sequence
@@ -41,14 +57,31 @@ function syllables(text::String)
     return count
 end
 
+"""
+    syllables_per_word(text::String)
+
+Returns the number of syllables per word or the average word length in `text`.
+"""
+function syllables_per_word(text::String)::Float64
+    return syllables(text) / words(text)
+end
+
 """
     words(text::String)
 
 Returns the number of words in `text`.
 """
-function words(text::String)
-    count::Int = length(split(text))
-    return count
+function words(text::String)::Int
+    return Base.length(Base.split(text))
+end
+
+"""
+    words_per_sentence(text::String)
+
+Returns the number of words per sentence or the sentence length in `text`.
+"""
+function words_per_sentence(text::String)::Float64
+    return words(text) / sentences(text)
 end
 
 """
@@ -56,9 +89,8 @@ end
 
 Returns the number of lines `text`.
 """
-function lines(text::String)
-    count::Int = length(split(text, "\n"))
-    return count
+function lines(text::String)::Int
+    return Base.length(Base.split(text, "\n"))
 end
 
 """
@@ -66,9 +98,8 @@ end
 
 Returns the number of paragraphs in `text`.
 """
-function paragraphs(text::String)
-    count::Int = length(split(text, "\n\n"))
-    return count
+function paragraphs(text::String)::Int
+    return Base.length(Base.split(text, "\n\n"))
 end
 
 # Gunning Fog
@@ -77,12 +108,12 @@ end
 
 Returns the number of complex words (words with 3 or more syllables and not ending in "es", "ed", or "ing") in `text`.
 """
-function complex_words(text::String)
-    words::Vector{String} = split(text)
+function complex_words(text::String)::Int
+    words::Vector{String} = Base.split(text)
     count::Int = 0
     for word in words
         syllable_count::Int = syllables(word)
-        if syllable_count >= 3 && !any(x -> occursin(x, word), ['-', "es", "ed", "ing"])
+        if syllable_count >= 3 && !Base.any(x -> Base.occursin(x, word), ['-', "es", "ed", "ing"])
             count += 1
         end
     end
@@ -95,8 +126,8 @@ end
 
 Returns the number of words with 3 or more syllables in `text`.
 """
-function polysyllabic_words(text::String)
-    words::Vector{String} = split(text)
+function polysyllabic_words(text::String)::Int
+    words::Vector{String} = Base.split(text)
     count::Int = 0
     for word in words
         syllable_count = syllables(word)
@@ -121,8 +152,8 @@ end
 Returns the number of words that are not in the specified `word_list` (either "dale-chall" or "spache") in `text`.
 """
 function difficult_words(text::String, word_list::String)
-    lower_text::String = lowercase(text)
-    words::Vector{String} = split(lower_text)
+    lower_text::String = Base.lowercase(text)
+    words::Vector{String} = Base.split(lower_text)
     count::Int = 0
 
     dale_chall_txt::String = Base.joinpath(Base.dirname(Base.@__FILE__), "dale-chall_word_list.txt")
@@ -144,7 +175,7 @@ function difficult_words(text::String, word_list::String)
             end
         end
     else
-        error("word_list must be 'dale-chall' or 'spache'")
+        Base.error("word_list must be 'dale-chall' or 'spache'")
     end
 
     return count
diff --git a/src/dale-chall.jl b/src/dale-chall.jl
index 0eca9c6..899fee7 100644
--- a/src/dale-chall.jl
+++ b/src/dale-chall.jl
@@ -4,13 +4,7 @@
 Returns the Dale-Chall readability score of `text`.
 """
 function DaleChall(text::String)
-    total_words::Int = words(text)
-    total_difficult_words::Int = difficult_words(text, "dale-chall")
-    total_sentences::Int = sentences(text)
+    percentage_of_difficult_words::Float64 = 100 * difficult_words(text, "dale-chall") / words(text)
 
-    percentage_of_difficult_words::Float64 = 100 * total_difficult_words / total_words
-    words_per_sentence::Float64 = total_words / total_sentences
-
-    dale_chall_score::Float64 = 64 - 0.95 * percentage_of_difficult_words - 0.69 * words_per_sentence
-    return dale_chall_score
+    return 64 - 0.95 * percentage_of_difficult_words - 0.69 * words_per_sentence(text)
 end
diff --git a/src/fkgl.jl b/src/fkgl.jl
index 935002a..973607d 100644
--- a/src/fkgl.jl
+++ b/src/fkgl.jl
@@ -3,14 +3,6 @@
 
 Returns the Flesch-Kincaid grade level of `text`.
 """
-function FleschKincaidGradeLevel(text::String)
-    total_words::Int = words(text)
-    total_sentences::Int = sentences(text)
-    total_syllables::Int = syllables(text)
-
-    words_per_sentence::Float64 = total_words / total_sentences
-    syllables_per_word::Float64 = total_syllables / total_words
-
-    grade_level::Float64 = 0.39 * words_per_sentence + 11.8 * syllables_per_word - 15.59
-    return grade_level
+function FleschKincaidGradeLevel(text::String)::Float64
+    return 0.39 * words_per_sentence(text) + 11.8 * syllables_per_word(text) - 15.59
 end
diff --git a/src/fres.jl b/src/fres.jl
index e8a48c1..e82484e 100644
--- a/src/fres.jl
+++ b/src/fres.jl
@@ -3,14 +3,6 @@
 
 Returns the Flesch Reading Ease Score of `text`.
 """
-function FleschReadingEase(text::String)
-    total_words::Int = words(text)
-    total_sentences::Int = sentences(text)
-    total_syllables::Int = syllables(text)
-
-    words_per_sentence::Float64 = total_words / total_sentences
-    syllables_per_word::Float64 = total_syllables / total_words
-
-    reading_ease_score::Float64 = 206.835 - 1.015 * words_per_sentence - 84.6 * syllables_per_word
-    return reading_ease_score
+function FleschReadingEase(text::String)::Float64
+    return 206.835 - 1.015 * words_per_sentence(text) - 84.6 * syllables_per_word(text)
 end
diff --git a/src/gunning_fog.jl b/src/gunning_fog.jl
index f27388b..78030a1 100644
--- a/src/gunning_fog.jl
+++ b/src/gunning_fog.jl
@@ -4,13 +4,7 @@
 Returns the Gunning Fog index of `text`.
 """
 function GunningFog(text::String)
-    total_words::Int = words(text)
-    total_sentences::Int = sentences(text)
-    total_complex_words::Int = complex_words(text)
+    percentage_of_complex_words::Float64 = 100 * complex_words(text) / words(text)
 
-    words_per_sentence::Float64 = total_words / total_sentences
-    percentage_of_complex_words::Float64 = 100 * total_complex_words / total_words
-
-    fog_index::Float64 = 0.4 * (words_per_sentence + percentage_of_complex_words)
-    return fog_index
+    return 0.4 * (words_per_sentence(text) + percentage_of_complex_words)
 end
diff --git a/src/smog.jl b/src/smog.jl
index d270c07..b8a74d3 100644
--- a/src/smog.jl
+++ b/src/smog.jl
@@ -4,9 +4,5 @@
 Returns the SMOG index of `text`.
 """
 function SMOG(text::String)
-    total_sentences::Int = sentences(text)
-    total_polysyllablic_words::Int = polysyllabic_words(text)
-
-    smog_index::Float64 = 1.0430 * Base.sqrt(total_polysyllablic_words * (30 / total_sentences)) + 3.1291
-    return smog_index
+    return 1.0430 * Base.sqrt(polysyllabic_words(text) * (30 / sentences(text))) + 3.1291
 end
diff --git a/src/spache.jl b/src/spache.jl
index 4b08a92..f5f38d4 100644
--- a/src/spache.jl
+++ b/src/spache.jl
@@ -4,13 +4,7 @@
 Returns the Spache readability score of `text`.
 """
 function Spache(text::String)
-    total_words::Int = words(text)
-    total_difficult_words::Int = difficult_words(text, "spache")
-    total_sentences::Int = sentences(text)
+    percentage_of_difficult_words::Float64 = 100 * difficult_words(text, "spache") / words(text)
 
-    percentage_of_difficult_words::Float64 = 100 * total_difficult_words / total_words
-    words_per_sentence::Float64 = total_words / total_sentences
-
-    spache_score::Float64 = 0.121 * words_per_sentence + 0.082 * percentage_of_difficult_words + 0.659
-    return spache_score
+    return 0.121 * words_per_sentence(text) + 0.082 * percentage_of_difficult_words + 0.659
 end
diff --git a/src/time.jl b/src/time.jl
index 2d0b8c2..06ead57 100644
--- a/src/time.jl
+++ b/src/time.jl
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 Returns the reading time of `text` in seconds.
 """
 function reading_time(text::String; wpm::Number=238)
-    total_words::Int = words(text)
-    seconds::Float64 = total_words / wpm * 60
+    seconds::Float64 = words(text) / wpm * 60
     return seconds
 end
 
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ end
 Returns the speaking time of `text` in seconds.
 """
 function speaking_time(text::String; wpm::Number=183)
-    total_words::Int = words(text)
-    seconds::Float64 = total_words / wpm * 60
+    seconds::Float64 = words(text) / wpm * 60
     return seconds
 end