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Otranto in a sentence

Otranto meaning

A town in Apulia, Italy.

Using Otranto

  • The main meaning on this page is: A town in Apulia, Italy.
  • In the example corpus, otranto often appears in combinations such as: of otranto, walpole's otranto, otranto and.

Context around Otranto

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

ciel 1×

Sentence patterns with Otranto

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

adorno ciel otranto of antiva 1× away that otranto is today 1× castle of otranto and was 1× castle of otranto for example 1× pipeline to otranto in southern 1× prince of otranto being crushed 1× terre d otranto di puglia 1× walpole s otranto 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in the 17th 1× in the words 1× josephine has a 1× the buildings in 1× the gas would 1× the gloomy villain 1×

Common sentence endings:

forth in secret 1× in southern italy 1× is to turin 1× of supernatural causes 1× otranto di puglia 1× otranto of antiva 1×

Words around Otranto

Just before it in the word index:

otr 19 otps 7 otp 42 ototoxicity 2 ototoxic 2 otori 2

Just after it in the word index:

otrar 2 otro 2 ots 52 otse 6 otsego 19 otsmane 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Otranto

  • In this selection, "otranto" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ciel stand out and add context to how "otranto" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include adorno ciel otranto of antiva and away that otranto is today. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "otranto" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with otranto

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

The gas would then be transported via the Poseidon pipeline to Otranto in southern Italy. (15 words)

In the 17th century Matera was handed over to the Orsini and then became part of the Terre d'Otranto di Puglia. (22 words)

In the words of one historian, Turin was "so far away that Otranto is today closer to seventeen foreign capitals than it is to Turin". (25 words)

Longer example sentences

Though Lewis's novel could be read as a pastiche of the emerging genre, self-parody that had been a constituent part of the Gothic from the time of the genre's inception with Walpole's Otranto. (37 words)

The gloomy villain, forbidding mansion, and persecuted heroine of Sheridan Le Fanu 's Uncle Silas (1864) shows the direct influence of both Walpole's Otranto and Radcliffe's Udolpho. (29 words)

Josephine has a second personal quest, An Unexpected Engagement, when she realizes her parents have betrothed her to a man named Lord Adorno Ciel Otranto of Antiva. (27 words)

Example sentences (9)

The gas would then be transported via the Poseidon pipeline to Otranto in southern Italy.

Josephine has a second personal quest, An Unexpected Engagement, when she realizes her parents have betrothed her to a man named Lord Adorno Ciel Otranto of Antiva.

In the 17th century Matera was handed over to the Orsini and then became part of the Terre d'Otranto di Puglia.

In the words of one historian, Turin was "so far away that Otranto is today closer to seventeen foreign capitals than it is to Turin".

The buildings in the Castle of Otranto, for example, are riddled with underground tunnels, which the characters use to move back and forth in secret.

The gloomy villain, forbidding mansion, and persecuted heroine of Sheridan Le Fanu 's Uncle Silas (1864) shows the direct influence of both Walpole's Otranto and Radcliffe's Udolpho.

The novel opens with the son of Manfred (the Prince of Otranto) being crushed under a massive helmet that appears as a result of supernatural causes.

This trend of using Gothic architecture began with The Castle of Otranto and was to become a major element of the genre from that point forward.

Though Lewis's novel could be read as a pastiche of the emerging genre, self-parody that had been a constituent part of the Gothic from the time of the genre's inception with Walpole's Otranto.

Common combinations with otranto

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "otranto" in a sentence?
An example: "The gas would then be transported via the Poseidon pipeline to Otranto in southern Italy." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "otranto" from authentic English texts.
What does "otranto" mean?
Otranto means: A town in Apulia, Italy.
How many example sentences with "otranto" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "otranto", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.