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Finnegans in a sentence

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Finnegans | Finnegan

Using Finnegans

  • In the example corpus, finnegans often appears in combinations such as: finnegans wake.

Context around Finnegans

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

eccles 1×

Often after:

wake 4×

Sentence patterns with Finnegans

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

and later finnegans wake 1× of eccles finnegans wake 179 1× perusals of finnegans wake by 1× work and finnegans wake was 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at his 57th 1× this has led 1× thus was born 1×

Common sentence endings:

179 26 27 1× 4 may 1939 1× for muster mark 1× later finnegans wake 1×

Words around Finnegans

Just before it in the word index:

finnegan 74 finned 23 finnebrogue 2 finneas 21 finne 2 finnbogason 4

Just after it in the word index:

finnemore 5 finner 6 finneran 14 finnerty 12 finnes 2 finney 90

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Finnegans

  • In this selection, "finnegans" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, eccles and wake stand out and add context to how "finnegans" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and later finnegans wake and of eccles finnegans wake 179. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "finnegans" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with finnegans

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

Thus was born a text that became known, first, as Work in Progress and later Finnegans Wake. (17 words)

Then, in one of my occasional perusals of Finnegans Wake, by James Joyce, I came across the word "quark" in the phrase "Three quarks for Muster Mark". (27 words)

At his 57th birthday party at the Jolases' home, Joyce revealed the final title of the work and Finnegans Wake was published in book form on 4 May 1939. (29 words)

Longer example sentences

This has led many readers and critics to apply Joyce's oft-quoted description in the Wake of Ulysses as his "usylessly unreadable Blue Book of Eccles" Finnegans Wake, 179.26–27. (32 words)

At his 57th birthday party at the Jolases' home, Joyce revealed the final title of the work and Finnegans Wake was published in book form on 4 May 1939. (29 words)

Then, in one of my occasional perusals of Finnegans Wake, by James Joyce, I came across the word "quark" in the phrase "Three quarks for Muster Mark". (27 words)

Example sentences (4)

At his 57th birthday party at the Jolases' home, Joyce revealed the final title of the work and Finnegans Wake was published in book form on 4 May 1939.

Then, in one of my occasional perusals of Finnegans Wake, by James Joyce, I came across the word "quark" in the phrase "Three quarks for Muster Mark".

This has led many readers and critics to apply Joyce's oft-quoted description in the Wake of Ulysses as his "usylessly unreadable Blue Book of Eccles" Finnegans Wake, 179.26–27.

Thus was born a text that became known, first, as Work in Progress and later Finnegans Wake.

Common combinations with finnegans

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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