def _generalized_word_starts(self, xs):
self.word_starts = []<EOL>i = <NUM_LIT:0><EOL>for n in range(len(xs)):<EOL><INDENT>self.word_starts.append(i)<EOL>i += len(xs[n]) + <NUM_LIT:1><EOL><DEDENT>
Helper method returns the starting indexes of strings in GST