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Dickory in a sentence

Using Dickory

  • In the example corpus, dickory often appears in combinations such as: hickory dickory, dickory dock.

Context around Dickory

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

hickory 4×

Often after:

dock 3× dash 1×

Sentence patterns with Dickory

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

book hickory dickory dash to 1× hickory dickory dock chapter 1× in hickory dickory dock and 1× in hickory dickory dock he 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

he continues to 1× hickory dickory dock 1× in hickory dickory 1× senior constables owen 1×

Common sentence endings:

commemorate the occasion 1× of chelsea youths 1× the mentally unfit 1× the mid 1950s 1×

Words around Dickory

Just before it in the word index:

dickon 6 dicko 6 dickmann 9 dickman 13 dickish 5 dickinson 315

Just after it in the word index:

dickout 2 dicks 63 dickson 289 dickstein 6 dickvaney 2 dickwella 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Dickory

  • In this selection, "dickory" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, hickory, dock and dash stand out and add context to how "dickory" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include book hickory dickory dash to and hickory dickory dock chapter. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dickory" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dickory

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

Hickory Dickory Dock, Chapter 13 to uncover information about homes for the mentally unfit. (14 words)

Senior Constables Owen and Bailey last week read the book, ‘Hickory Dickory Dash’ to a room packed with enthusiastic kids to commemorate the occasion. (24 words)

He continues to employ his secretary, Miss Lemon, at the time of the cases retold in Hickory Dickory Dock and Dead Man's Folly, which take place in the mid-1950s. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

He continues to employ his secretary, Miss Lemon, at the time of the cases retold in Hickory Dickory Dock and Dead Man's Folly, which take place in the mid-1950s. (31 words)

In Hickory Dickory Dock, he investigates the strange goings on in a student hostel, while in Third Girl (1966) he is forced into contact with the smart set of Chelsea youths. (31 words)

Senior Constables Owen and Bailey last week read the book, ‘Hickory Dickory Dash’ to a room packed with enthusiastic kids to commemorate the occasion. (24 words)

Example sentences (4)

Senior Constables Owen and Bailey last week read the book, ‘Hickory Dickory Dash’ to a room packed with enthusiastic kids to commemorate the occasion.

He continues to employ his secretary, Miss Lemon, at the time of the cases retold in Hickory Dickory Dock and Dead Man's Folly, which take place in the mid-1950s.

Hickory Dickory Dock, Chapter 13 to uncover information about homes for the mentally unfit.

In Hickory Dickory Dock, he investigates the strange goings on in a student hostel, while in Third Girl (1966) he is forced into contact with the smart set of Chelsea youths.

Common combinations with dickory

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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