Get to know Akenfield better with 2 real example sentences.
Akenfield in a sentence
Context around Akenfield
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Akenfield
- In this selection, "akenfield" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, published stand out and add context to how "akenfield" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include akenfield published in and idea for akenfield he took. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "akenfield" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with akenfield
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Akenfield, published in 1969, looked at the immense changes in the Suffolk countryside over 70 years. (16 words)
Blythe said the idea for Akenfield (he took the name from the old English “acen” for acorn) arrived as he tramped the Suffolk fields pondering the anonymity of most farm labourers’ lives. (32 words)
Blythe said the idea for Akenfield (he took the name from the old English “acen” for acorn) arrived as he tramped the Suffolk fields pondering the anonymity of most farm labourers’ lives. (32 words)
Akenfield, published in 1969, looked at the immense changes in the Suffolk countryside over 70 years. (16 words)
Example sentences (2)
Akenfield, published in 1969, looked at the immense changes in the Suffolk countryside over 70 years.
Blythe said the idea for Akenfield (he took the name from the old English “acen” for acorn) arrived as he tramped the Suffolk fields pondering the anonymity of most farm labourers’ lives.