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Magersfontein in a sentence

Context around Magersfontein

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

abandoned 1×

Often after:

colenso 1×

Sentence patterns with Magersfontein

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

at magersfontein colenso and 1× battle of magersfontein on 11 1× had abandoned magersfontein to head 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at magersfontein colenso 1× at the battle 1× meanwhile roberts pursued 1×

Common sentence endings:

head for bloemfontein 1× their secret weapon 1× to relieve kimberley 1×

Words around Magersfontein

Just before it in the word index:

magers 4 mager 7 magento 9 magenta 100 magennis 11 magen 43

Just after it in the word index:

mages 40 mageu 2 mageuzi 3 mageza 2 magezi 2 magformers 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Magersfontein

  • In this selection, "magersfontein" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, abandoned and colenso stand out and add context to how "magersfontein" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include at magersfontein colenso and and battle of magersfontein on 11. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "magersfontein" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with magersfontein

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

Meanwhile, Roberts pursued Piet Cronje's 7,000-strong force, which had abandoned Magersfontein to head for Bloemfontein. (18 words)

At Magersfontein, Colenso and other places British troops suffered defeats at the hands of a guerrilla army of farmers for whom the spade was their secret weapon. (27 words)

At the Battle of Magersfontein on 11 December, Methuen's 14,000 British troops attempted to capture a Boer position in a dawn attack to relieve Kimberley. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

At Magersfontein, Colenso and other places British troops suffered defeats at the hands of a guerrilla army of farmers for whom the spade was their secret weapon. (27 words)

At the Battle of Magersfontein on 11 December, Methuen's 14,000 British troops attempted to capture a Boer position in a dawn attack to relieve Kimberley. (27 words)

Meanwhile, Roberts pursued Piet Cronje's 7,000-strong force, which had abandoned Magersfontein to head for Bloemfontein. (18 words)

Example sentences (3)

At Magersfontein, Colenso and other places British troops suffered defeats at the hands of a guerrilla army of farmers for whom the spade was their secret weapon.

At the Battle of Magersfontein on 11 December, Methuen's 14,000 British troops attempted to capture a Boer position in a dawn attack to relieve Kimberley.

Meanwhile, Roberts pursued Piet Cronje's 7,000-strong force, which had abandoned Magersfontein to head for Bloemfontein.

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