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Hortense meaning

  1. A female given name from French.
  2. An unincorporated community in Brantley County, Georgia, United States.

Using Hortense

  • The main meaning on this page is: A female given name from French. | An unincorporated community in Brantley County, Georgia, United States.
  • In the example corpus, hortense often appears in combinations such as: madame hortense, and hortense, hortense who.

Context around Hortense

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 6 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

madame 2× though 1× mother 1× liked 1× live 1× queen 1× prompted 1× obvious 1×

Often after:

mcduck 2× though 1× gibson 1× better 1× cemetery 1× acted 1×

Sentence patterns with Hortense

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

1871 and hortense mcduck born 1× enter madame hortense s bedroom 1× his mother hortense gibson a 1× hortense also certainly 1× hortense s brother 1× hortense though hortense is not 1× i liked hortense better she 1× in the hortense cemetery 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

angered by zorba 1× at the instant 1× born and raised 1× burial followed in 1× cézanne however returned 1× cézanne s mother 1×

Common sentence endings:

a simple homemaker 1× and hortense mcduck 1× born in 1876 1× called a spitfire 1× extra marital lovers 1× hair musical voice 1×

Words around Hortense

Just before it in the word index:

hortencia 2 horten 6 hortaya 5 hortatory 4 horta 35 hort 13

Just after it in the word index:

hortensia 6 hortensis 2 hortensius 3 horth 3 horthy 57 horti 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aarhus 47 abdu 47 abetted 47 abilene 47 abominable 47 abounds 47

Corpus analysis for Hortense

  • In this selection, "hortense" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, madame, though, mother, mcduck, though and gibson stand out and add context to how "hortense" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1871 and hortense mcduck born and enter madame hortense s bedroom. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hortense" sits close to words such as aarhus, abdu and abetted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hortense

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

Burial followed in the Hortense Cemetery. (6 words)

Hortense also certainly had extra-marital lovers. (7 words)

During that period Queen Hortense acted as Regent of the Kingdom. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Angered by Zorba's apparent irresponsibility and the squandering of his money, Basil untruthfully tells Madame Hortense that Zorba has declared his love to her and intends to marry her upon his return – to which she is ecstatic to the point of tears. (43 words)

From an early age it was obvious Hortense had a fairly nasty temper combined with considerable strength, and on at least one occasion (in The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, Chapter 10) she has been called a spitfire. (39 words)

He later married Downy O'Drake, his wife in Rosa's stories, who became the mother of four of his children – Scrooge, Scrooge's Twin Brother "Mani Buche" De Peperoni, Matilda, and Hortense. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

Born and raised in Hortense, his parents are John Willie Johns and Virginia “Ginger” Anderson Johns, of Hortense.

However, Matilda has since turned up alive and well, in a story by Don Rosa; there she also refers to Hortense, though Hortense is not seen.

And then I told her what had happened between me and Hortense.

Gibson was born in Central America, Belize City in Belize to parents Alrick Gibson, who was a cabinet maker in the city of Belize and his mother Hortense Gibson, a simple homemaker.

However, it is Levy’s Hortense, who is devoted to Britain – the Mother Country – who truly brought me a deeper understanding of home.

Truthfully, I liked Hortense better; she was more confident, less ambitious, prettier, altogether a finer creature (huge dark-blue eyes; plump, tiny mouth; graceful neck; curly hair; musical voice).

Burial followed in the Hortense Cemetery.

Angered by Zorba's apparent irresponsibility and the squandering of his money, Basil untruthfully tells Madame Hortense that Zorba has declared his love to her and intends to marry her upon his return – to which she is ecstatic to the point of tears.

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At the instant of her death, the women re-enter Madame Hortense's bedroom en masse to steal her valued possessions.

At the time Hortense was merely an infant sucking on her thumb.

Cézanne, however, returned to Provence to live; Hortense and Paul junior, to Paris.

Cézanne's mother was kept a party to family events, but his father was not informed of Hortense for fear of risking his wrath.

During that period Queen Hortense acted as Regent of the Kingdom.

Financial need prompted Hortense's return to Provence but in separate living quarters.

From an early age it was obvious Hortense had a fairly nasty temper combined with considerable strength, and on at least one occasion (in The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, Chapter 10) she has been called a spitfire.

Gideon is now considered the last of Fergus' six children and a younger half-brother of Rumpus McFowl, Scrooge McDuck, De' Paperoni McDuck, Matilda McDuck and Hortense McDuck.

He later married Downy O'Drake, his wife in Rosa's stories, who became the mother of four of his children – Scrooge, Scrooge's Twin Brother "Mani Buche" De Peperoni, Matilda, and Hortense.

He would have two younger sisters, namely Matilda McDuck (born in 1871) and Hortense McDuck (born in 1876).

Hortense also certainly had extra-marital lovers.

Hortense's brother had a house within view of Montagne Sainte-Victoire at Estaque.

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Common combinations with hortense

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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Hortense means: A female given name from French.
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