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Dumville in a sentence

Using Dumville

  • In the example corpus, dumville often appears in combinations such as: dumville wessex, david dumville.

Context around Dumville

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

david 3× entertainers 1× bush 1× 348 1×

Often after:

wessex 4× independent 1× goes 1× suggests 1× david 1× chronicle 1×

Sentence patterns with Dumville

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

dumville wessex and 3× 87 93 dumville chronicle of 1× d n dumville the west 1× david dumville goes so 1× david dumville s chapter 1× david dumville suggests that 1× dumville david n 1× dumville p 11 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

dumville wessex and 3× a schedule of 1× blair the church 1× d n dumville 1× david dumville goes 1× david dumville s 1×

Common sentence endings:

and ecclesiastical revival 1× apparent than real 1× entertainers dumville said 1× father of cuthwine 1× from other sources 1× have not survived 1×

Words around Dumville

Just before it in the word index:

dumsor 4 dumri 2 dumpy 2 dumpty 17 dumpsters 40 dumpster 175

Just after it in the word index:

dun 66 duna 4 dunadd 4 dunagan 7 dunai 2 dunamanagh 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aat 18 abhorrence 18 abms 18 absolutes 18 absorbance 18 abule 18

Corpus analysis for Dumville

  • In this selection, "dumville" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, david, entertainers, bush, wessex, independent and goes stand out and add context to how "dumville" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include dumville wessex and and 87 93 dumville chronicle of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dumville" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dumville

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

Woolf, Pictland to Alba, pp. 87–93; Dumville, "Chronicle of the Kings of Alba". (14 words)

Dumville, David N. Wessex and England from Alfred to Edgar: six essays on political, cultural, and ecclesiastical revival. (18 words)

Dumville, Wessex and England, pp. 142–143 Charters, law codes, and coins throw considerable light on Æthelstan's government. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

D.N. Dumville, "The West Saxon Genealogical Regnal List and the chronology of Wessex", 1985, cited in Yorke, Kings and Kingdoms, p. 133. The sources do agree that Ceawlin is the son of Cynric and he usually is named as the father of Cuthwine. (44 words)

David Dumville's chapter on Æthelstan in Wessex and England is headed 'Between Alfred the Great and Edgar the Peacemaker: Æthelstan, The First King of England', and the title of Sarah Foot's biography is Æthelstan: The First King of England. (41 words)

David Dumville suggests that Edward may have extended this policy by rewarding his supporters with grants of land in the territories newly conquered from the Danes, and that any charters issued in respect of such grants have not survived. (39 words)

Example sentences (14)

A schedule of musical acts and dates will be announced once a decision has been made on the lineup of entertainers, Dumville said.

The five candidates in District 14 are Angus Birt, PC; Bush Dumville, Independent; Gavin Hall, Green; Gord McNeilly, Liberal; Janis Newman, NDP.

Blair, The Church in Anglo-Saxon Society, p. 348; Dumville, Wessex and England, p. 156 He was renowned in his own day for his piety and promotion of sacred learning.

David Dumville goes so far as to dismiss William's account entirely, regarding him as a "treacherous witness" whose account is unfortunately influential.

David Dumville's chapter on Æthelstan in Wessex and England is headed 'Between Alfred the Great and Edgar the Peacemaker: Æthelstan, The First King of England', and the title of Sarah Foot's biography is Æthelstan: The First King of England.

David Dumville suggests that Edward may have extended this policy by rewarding his supporters with grants of land in the territories newly conquered from the Danes, and that any charters issued in respect of such grants have not survived.

D.N. Dumville, "The West Saxon Genealogical Regnal List and the chronology of Wessex", 1985, cited in Yorke, Kings and Kingdoms, p. 133. The sources do agree that Ceawlin is the son of Cynric and he usually is named as the father of Cuthwine.

Dumville, David N. Wessex and England from Alfred to Edgar: six essays on political, cultural, and ecclesiastical revival.

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Dumville p. 11 In his will, Alfred left property to a relative, Osferth, whose relationship to Alfred is unknown, and Keynes and Lapidge suggest that he might have been a grandson of Æthelred by Oswald.

Dumville, Wessex and England, p. 151; Nelson, "Rulers and government", p. 104 However, Sarah Foot ascribes his decision to remain unmarried to "a religiously motivated determination on chastity as a way of life".

Dumville, Wessex and England, p. 167 An important source is the twelfth-century chronicle of William of Malmesbury, but historians are cautious about accepting his testimony, much of which cannot be verified from other sources.

Dumville, Wessex and England, pp. 142–143 Charters, law codes, and coins throw considerable light on Æthelstan's government.

In Dumville's view Æthelstan has been seen by historians as a shadowy figure because of an apparent lack of source material, but he argues that the lack is more apparent than real.

Woolf, Pictland to Alba, pp. 87–93; Dumville, "Chronicle of the Kings of Alba".

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Common combinations with dumville

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