A graph of the frequency of words based on chance, fate, fortune, and luck may be found here.

• 1.005 something that only waited for a chance to come out.
• 1.005 The chance never arrived,
• 1.006 By some curious chance
• 2.117 in case they ever had the chance to come back
• 3.043 though really there had not been a chance before,
• 5.043 Give us a chance;
• 5.043 let it give us a chance,
• 5.044 after giving him a long chance,
• 5.049 I gave you a good long chance just now.’
• 8.046 and waiting for a chance drip to fall
• 8.057 no one seemed anxious to run the chance of being lost
• 8.124 and they had a chance to rest
• 9.011 until a chance came of returning.
• 9.013 and taking what chances he could,
• 9.025 and he had a chance at once to try his desperate plan.
• 9.028 and this is our last chance.
• 9.051 even if there had been a chance!
• 9.051 he had precious small chance of ever finding the dwarves again.
• 9.058 and whether he should risk the chance of letting go
• 9.062 if he got the chance,
• 10.011 and help me get the others out while there is a chance!’
• 11.033 Quickly, trembling lest the chance should fade,
• 13.033 while they had the chance,
• 13.069 We must take our chance of that,’
• 17.060 partly because there was more chance of escape from that point,