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How do you use Marshalsea in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Marshalsea in a sentence

Marshalsea meaning

The court or seat of a marshal.

Using Marshalsea

  • The main meaning on this page is: The court or seat of a marshal.
  • In the example corpus, marshalsea often appears in combinations such as: the marshalsea, marshalsea prison.

Context around Marshalsea

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

prison 5× berwick 1×

Sentence patterns with Marshalsea

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

at the marshalsea 1× in the marshalsea prison in 1× of the marshalsea prison where 1× prisoners at marshalsea berwick and 1× reached the marshalsea prison in 1× returned to marshalsea prison 1× to the marshalsea prison in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

dickens s father 1× lists of prisoners 1× malory was convicted 1× on sundays with 1× once again he 1× pass the site 1×

Common sentence endings:

a christmas carol 1× at the marshalsea 1× for a year 1× of the institution 1× on british ships 1× to marshalsea prison 1×

Words around Marshalsea

Just before it in the word index:

marshals 223 marshalltown 6 marshalls 34 marshalling 23 marshallian 4 marshallese 23

Just after it in the word index:

marsham 3 marshard 2 marshawn 21 marshburn 5 marshes 139 marshfield 39

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Marshalsea

  • In this selection, "marshalsea" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, prison and berwick stand out and add context to how "marshalsea" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include at the marshalsea and in the marshalsea prison in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "marshalsea" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with marshalsea

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

When they reached the Marshalsea Prison in Southwark, they tore it apart. (12 words)

Once again, he escaped and once again was apprehended and returned to Marshalsea Prison. (14 words)

Malory was convicted and he sent to the Marshalsea Prison in London, where he remained for a year. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Dickens's father was sent to prison for debt, and this became a common theme in many of his books, with the detailed depiction of life in the Marshalsea prison in Little Dorrit resulting from Dickens's own experiences of the institution. (42 words)

Lists of prisoners at Marshalsea, Berwick and prison interviews conducted by Captain Eyre show some of these men to be English born, claiming to have been press-ganged or seized as prisoners on British ships. (35 words)

Pass the site of the Marshalsea Prison where his father was incarcerated for debt, and see the remains of a churchyard which may have influenced a scene from A Christmas Carol. (31 words)

Example sentences (7)

Pass the site of the Marshalsea Prison where his father was incarcerated for debt, and see the remains of a churchyard which may have influenced a scene from A Christmas Carol.

Dickens's father was sent to prison for debt, and this became a common theme in many of his books, with the detailed depiction of life in the Marshalsea prison in Little Dorrit resulting from Dickens's own experiences of the institution.

Lists of prisoners at Marshalsea, Berwick and prison interviews conducted by Captain Eyre show some of these men to be English born, claiming to have been press-ganged or seized as prisoners on British ships.

Malory was convicted and he sent to the Marshalsea Prison in London, where he remained for a year.

Once again, he escaped and once again was apprehended and returned to Marshalsea Prison.

On Sundays—with his sister Frances, free from her studies at the Royal Academy of Music —he spent the day at the Marshalsea.

When they reached the Marshalsea Prison in Southwark, they tore it apart.

Common combinations with marshalsea

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "marshalsea" in a sentence?
An example: "Pass the site of the Marshalsea Prison where his father was incarcerated for debt, and see the remains of a churchyard which may have influenced a scene from A Christmas Carol." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "marshalsea" from authentic English texts.
What does "marshalsea" mean?
Marshalsea means: The court or seat of a marshal.
How many example sentences with "marshalsea" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "marshalsea", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.