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Eclogues in a sentence

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Eclogues | Eclogue

Eclogues meaning

plural of eclogue

Using Eclogues

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of eclogue
  • In the example corpus, eclogues often appears in combinations such as: the eclogues, eclogues and.

Context around Eclogues

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

georgics 1×

Sentence patterns with Eclogues

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

of the eclogues 2× between the eclogues and the 1× eclogues 1 and 1× in eclogues 1 and 1× the eclogues georgics and 1× vergil s eclogues while the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

eclogues 1 and 1× in eclogues 1 1× the change in 1× the eclogues georgics 1× the loss of 1× the tradition of 1×

Common sentence endings:

of the eclogues 2× gender ecl 3 1× poet s genius 1× romans were familiar 1× s 1637 painting 1× supposed biographic incident 1×

Words around Eclogues

Just before it in the word index:

eclogue 3 eclogae 3 ecliptic 101 eclipso 4 eclipsing 51 eclipses 111

Just after it in the word index:

ecls 3 ecm 67 ecma 13 ecmascript 14 ecmc 5 ecmo 14

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Eclogues

  • In this selection, "eclogues" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, georgics stand out and add context to how "eclogues" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include of the eclogues and between the eclogues and the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "eclogues" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with eclogues

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

This is now thought to be an unsupported inference from interpretations of the Eclogues. (14 words)

The Eclogues, Georgics, and above all the Aeneid became standard texts in school curricula with which all educated Romans were familiar. (21 words)

The tradition of placing a tomb in a pastoral idyll can be traced to Vergil's Eclogues, while the phrase first appears in Poussin's 1637 painting. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

Eclogues 1 and 9 address the land confiscations and their effects on the Italian countryside. 2 and 3 are pastoral and erotic, discussing both homosexual love (Ecl. 2) and attraction toward people of any gender (Ecl. 3). (37 words)

The change in seriousness of purpose between the Eclogues and the Georgics of Virgil was in a great measure the result of the direction given by the statesman to the poet's genius. (33 words)

In Eclogues 1 and 9, Virgil indeed dramatizes the contrasting feelings caused by the brutality of the land expropriations through pastoral idiom, but offers no indisputable evidence of the supposed biographic incident. (32 words)

Example sentences (7)

Eclogues 1 and 9 address the land confiscations and their effects on the Italian countryside. 2 and 3 are pastoral and erotic, discussing both homosexual love (Ecl. 2) and attraction toward people of any gender (Ecl. 3).

In Eclogues 1 and 9, Virgil indeed dramatizes the contrasting feelings caused by the brutality of the land expropriations through pastoral idiom, but offers no indisputable evidence of the supposed biographic incident.

The change in seriousness of purpose between the Eclogues and the Georgics of Virgil was in a great measure the result of the direction given by the statesman to the poet's genius.

The Eclogues, Georgics, and above all the Aeneid became standard texts in school curricula with which all educated Romans were familiar.

The loss of his family farm and the attempt through poetic petitions to regain his property have traditionally been seen as Virgil's motives in the composition of the Eclogues.

The tradition of placing a tomb in a pastoral idyll can be traced to Vergil's Eclogues, while the phrase first appears in Poussin's 1637 painting.

This is now thought to be an unsupported inference from interpretations of the Eclogues.

Common combinations with eclogues

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "eclogues" in a sentence?
An example: "Eclogues 1 and 9 address the land confiscations and their effects on the Italian countryside. 2 and 3 are pastoral and erotic, discussing both homosexual love (Ecl. 2) and attraction toward people of any gender (Ecl. 3)." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "eclogues" from authentic English texts.
What does "eclogues" mean?
Eclogues means: plural of eclogue
How many example sentences with "eclogues" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "eclogues", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.