Get to know Fagles better with 4 real example sentences.
Fagles in a sentence
Using Fagles
- In the example corpus, fagles often appears in combinations such as: robert fagles.
Context around Fagles
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 0 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fagles
- In this selection, "fagles" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, robert, penguin, translations and bacchylides stand out and add context to how "fagles" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include by robert fagles penguin classics and of robert fagles translations of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fagles" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fagles
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Robert Fagles, Bacchylides: Complete Poems, Yale University Press (1961). (9 words)
Introduction to Robert Fagles 's translation of The Odyssey p. 55. There is debate as to whether Penelope is aware that Odysseus is behind the disguise. (26 words)
Homer, Iliad Translated by Robert Fagles, Penguin Classics, 1998 Achilles, the greatest warrior of the age, withdrew from battle in response to Agamemnon's supposedly evil deed and allegedly put the Greek armies at risk of losing the war. (39 words)
Introduction of Robert Fagles' translations of The Iliad and The Odyssey In support of his claim, Johnson also called Gaelic the rude speech of a barbarous people, and said there were no manuscripts in it more than 100 years old. (40 words)
Homer, Iliad Translated by Robert Fagles, Penguin Classics, 1998 Achilles, the greatest warrior of the age, withdrew from battle in response to Agamemnon's supposedly evil deed and allegedly put the Greek armies at risk of losing the war. (39 words)
Introduction to Robert Fagles 's translation of The Odyssey p. 55. There is debate as to whether Penelope is aware that Odysseus is behind the disguise. (26 words)
Example sentences (4)
Homer, Iliad Translated by Robert Fagles, Penguin Classics, 1998 Achilles, the greatest warrior of the age, withdrew from battle in response to Agamemnon's supposedly evil deed and allegedly put the Greek armies at risk of losing the war.
Introduction of Robert Fagles' translations of The Iliad and The Odyssey In support of his claim, Johnson also called Gaelic the rude speech of a barbarous people, and said there were no manuscripts in it more than 100 years old.
Introduction to Robert Fagles 's translation of The Odyssey p. 55. There is debate as to whether Penelope is aware that Odysseus is behind the disguise.
Robert Fagles, Bacchylides: Complete Poems, Yale University Press (1961).
Common combinations with fagles
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: