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Androcles in a sentence

Androcles meaning

The main character of a common folktale that is included in the Aarne–Thompson classification system as type 156.

Using Androcles

  • The main meaning on this page is: The main character of a common folktale that is included in the Aarne–Thompson classification system as type 156.
  • In the example corpus, androcles often appears in combinations such as: androcles and, of androcles.

Context around Androcles

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

follows 1×

Sentence patterns with Androcles

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

copies of androcles and the 1× edition of androcles and the 1× one like androcles and the 1× spelling in androcles follows the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

history libraries were 1× one like androcles 1× spelling in androcles 1×

Common sentence endings:

alphabet edition 1962 1× and the lion 1× shavian only edition 1× the above ligatures 1×

Words around Androcles

Just before it in the word index:

andro 4 andriy 47 andriukaitis 3 andritz 4 andrist 3 andris 4

Just after it in the word index:

androgen 35 androgenetic 2 androgenic 3 androgenones 2 androgens 13 androgyne 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Androcles

  • In this selection, "androcles" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, follows stand out and add context to how "androcles" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include copies of androcles and the and edition of androcles and the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "androcles" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with androcles

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

History Libraries were furnished with free hardcover copies of Androcles and the Lion : Shaw Alphabet Edition, 1962. (17 words)

Spelling in Androcles follows the phonemic distinctions of British Received Pronunciation except for explicitly indicating vocalic "r" with the above ligatures. (21 words)

One, like Androcles and the Lion, had Shavian side-by-side with the Latin equivalent and the other was a Shavian only edition. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

One, like Androcles and the Lion, had Shavian side-by-side with the Latin equivalent and the other was a Shavian only edition. (23 words)

This is often assumed to be a clerical error introduced in the rushed printing of the Shavian edition of Androcles and the Lion. (23 words)

Spelling in Androcles follows the phonemic distinctions of British Received Pronunciation except for explicitly indicating vocalic "r" with the above ligatures. (21 words)

Example sentences (4)

History Libraries were furnished with free hardcover copies of Androcles and the Lion : Shaw Alphabet Edition, 1962.

One, like Androcles and the Lion, had Shavian side-by-side with the Latin equivalent and the other was a Shavian only edition.

Spelling in Androcles follows the phonemic distinctions of British Received Pronunciation except for explicitly indicating vocalic "r" with the above ligatures.

This is often assumed to be a clerical error introduced in the rushed printing of the Shavian edition of Androcles and the Lion.

Common combinations with androcles

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "androcles" in a sentence?
An example: "History Libraries were furnished with free hardcover copies of Androcles and the Lion : Shaw Alphabet Edition, 1962." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "androcles" from authentic English texts.
What does "androcles" mean?
Androcles means: The main character of a common folktale that is included in the Aarne–Thompson classification system as type 156.
How many example sentences with "androcles" are there?
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