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Hainish in a sentence

Using Hainish

  • In the example corpus, hainish often appears in combinations such as: the hainish, hainish cycle, hainish people.

Context around Hainish

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

see 1×

Often after:

cycle 3× people 2× man 1× population 1× descent 1×

Sentence patterns with Hainish

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

also of hainish descent 1× by the hainish people 1× for a hainish man and 1× humans the hainish have complete 1× in the hainish cycle the 1× of a hainish cycle writing 1× species see hainish cycle that 1× that the hainish people arrived 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in order for 1× in other tales 1× in the fourth 1× in the last 1× le guin herself 1× the required genetic 1×

Common sentence endings:

ansible already exists 1× do in adolescence 1× exodus to anarres 1× generations to accomplish 1× of hainish descent 1× of intercultural encounter 1×

Words around Hainish

Just before it in the word index:

haining 13 hainich 2 haing 2 hainesport 2 haines 179 haine 4

Just after it in the word index:

hains 6 hainsey 4 hainsworth 4 haiphong 7 hair 6.382 hairball 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Hainish

  • In this selection, "hainish" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, see, cycle, people and man stand out and add context to how "hainish" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include also of hainish descent and by the hainish people. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hainish" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hainish

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

In other tales in the Hainish Cycle, the ansible already exists. (11 words)

There are some cases of ancient biological manipulation: *Unique among known humans, the Hainish have complete voluntary control of their fertility. (21 words)

The required genetic changes to the Hainish population were made in the far distant past, and apparently took many generations to accomplish. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

In the last chapter of The Dispossessed, we learn that the Hainish people arrived at Tau Ceti 60 years previously, which is more than 150 years after the secession of the Odonians from Urras and their exodus to Anarres. (39 words)

This allows the author to hypothesize a loose collection of societies, of various related human species (see Hainish Cycle ), that exist largely in isolation from one another, providing the setting for her explorations of intercultural encounter. (36 words)

In the fourth, The Left Hand of Darkness, it seems that the planets of the former League of Worlds have reunited as the Ekumen, which was founded by the Hainish people. (31 words)

Example sentences (9)

In order for a Hainish man and woman to reproduce, they must both consciously choose to produce viable genetic material, which they learn to do in adolescence.

In other tales in the Hainish Cycle, the ansible already exists.

In the fourth, The Left Hand of Darkness, it seems that the planets of the former League of Worlds have reunited as the Ekumen, which was founded by the Hainish people.

In the last chapter of The Dispossessed, we learn that the Hainish people arrived at Tau Ceti 60 years previously, which is more than 150 years after the secession of the Odonians from Urras and their exodus to Anarres.

Le Guin herself has discounted the idea of a "Hainish Cycle", writing on her website that "The thing is, they aren't a cycle or a saga.

There are some cases of ancient biological manipulation: *Unique among known humans, the Hainish have complete voluntary control of their fertility.

The required genetic changes to the Hainish population were made in the far distant past, and apparently took many generations to accomplish.

This allows the author to hypothesize a loose collection of societies, of various related human species (see Hainish Cycle ), that exist largely in isolation from one another, providing the setting for her explorations of intercultural encounter.

We hear no more about the hilfs of S, unless these are the same as the small furry natives of Athshe, who are also of Hainish descent.

Common combinations with hainish

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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