Explore Hylas through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Hylas meaning
plural of hyla
Using Hylas
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of hyla
Context around Hylas
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hylas
- In this selection, "hylas" 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, servant stand out and add context to how "hylas" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include heracles servant hylas who was and suggests that hylas was a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hylas" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hylas
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Heracles, heartbroken, searched for a long time but Hylas had fallen in love with the nymphs and never showed up again. (21 words)
Among these men was Heracles' servant Hylas who was gathering water while Heracles was out finding some wood to carve a new oar to replace the one that broke. (29 words)
However it should be noted that there is nothing whatever in Apollonius's account that suggests that Hylas was a sexual lover as opposed to a companion and servant. (29 words)
Among these men was Heracles' servant Hylas who was gathering water while Heracles was out finding some wood to carve a new oar to replace the one that broke. (29 words)
However it should be noted that there is nothing whatever in Apollonius's account that suggests that Hylas was a sexual lover as opposed to a companion and servant. (29 words)
Heracles, heartbroken, searched for a long time but Hylas had fallen in love with the nymphs and never showed up again. (21 words)
Example sentences (3)
Among these men was Heracles' servant Hylas who was gathering water while Heracles was out finding some wood to carve a new oar to replace the one that broke.
Heracles, heartbroken, searched for a long time but Hylas had fallen in love with the nymphs and never showed up again.
However it should be noted that there is nothing whatever in Apollonius's account that suggests that Hylas was a sexual lover as opposed to a companion and servant.