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Using Ranulf

  • In the example corpus, ranulf often appears in combinations such as: ranulf of, and ranulf.

Context around Ranulf

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

convince 1× persuade 1× 1100 1×

Often after:

advanced 1× higden 1× flambard 1×

Sentence patterns with Ranulf

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

ranulf of chester 2× alliance with ranulf of chester 1× from 1100 ranulf flambard until 1× gloucester and ranulf advanced on 1× gloucester and ranulf of chester 1× news that ranulf his brother 1× ranulf higden 14th 1× robert and ranulf s cavalry 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

ranulf of chester 2× robert and ranulf 2× bradbury pp 134 1× in response robert 1× ranulf higden 14th 1× stephen responded to 1×

Common sentence endings:

sides once again 2× 2 february 1141 1× a negative light 1× and prince henry 1× in the battle 1× its primary purpose 1×

Words around Ranulf

Just before it in the word index:

ranuccio 4 ranu 11 rantzen 10 rantzau 3 rantz 5 rants 79

Just after it in the word index:

ranulph 6 ranum 2 ranunculaceae 2 ranunculus 5 ranveer 187 ranvijay 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

abada 16 abbottabad 16 abdulkareem 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abominations 16

Corpus analysis for Ranulf

  • In this selection, "ranulf" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, convince, persuade, 1100, advanced, higden and flambard stand out and add context to how "ranulf" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ranulf of chester and alliance with ranulf of chester. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ranulf" sits close to words such as abada, abbottabad and abdulkareem, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ranulf

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

Ranulf Higden (14th century) viewed the same detail in a negative light. (12 words)

Ranulf of Chester remained upset over Stephen's gift of the north of England to Prince Henry. (17 words)

Robert and Ranulf's cavalry encircled Stephen's centre, and the king found himself surrounded by the enemy army. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Bradbury, pp.134, 136. Possibly this illness was the result of his imprisonment the previous year, but he finally recovered and travelled north to raise new forces and to successfully convince Ranulf of Chester to change sides once again. (39 words)

Stephen returned to London but received news that Ranulf, his brother and their family were relaxing in Lincoln Castle with a minimal guard force, a ripe target for a surprise attack of his own. (34 words)

Robert and Ranulf's forces had superiority in cavalry and Stephen dismounted many of his own knights to form a solid infantry block; he joined them himself, fighting on foot in the battle. (33 words)

Example sentences (13)

Bradbury, pp.134, 136. Possibly this illness was the result of his imprisonment the previous year, but he finally recovered and travelled north to raise new forces and to successfully convince Ranulf of Chester to change sides once again.

In response, Robert of Gloucester and Ranulf advanced on Stephen's position with a larger force, resulting in the Battle of Lincoln on 2 February 1141.

Ranulf Higden (14th century) viewed the same detail in a negative light.

Ranulf of Chester remained upset over Stephen's gift of the north of England to Prince Henry.

Ranulf of Chester revolted once again in the summer of 1144, splitting up Stephen's Honour of Lancaster between himself and Prince Henry.

Robert and Ranulf's cavalry encircled Stephen's centre, and the king found himself surrounded by the enemy army.

Robert and Ranulf's forces had superiority in cavalry and Stephen dismounted many of his own knights to form a solid infantry block; he joined them himself, fighting on foot in the battle.

Stephen responded to rumours of this plan by escorting Henry himself north, but this gesture proved the final straw for Ranulf.

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Stephen returned to London but received news that Ranulf, his brother and their family were relaxing in Lincoln Castle with a minimal guard force, a ripe target for a surprise attack of his own.

Stephen travelled north to raise new forces and to successfully persuade Ranulf of Chester to change sides once again.

The castle was used as a prison from 1100 ( Ranulf Flambard ) until 1952 ( Kray twins ), citation although that was not its primary purpose.

The young Henry FitzEmpress returned to England again in 1149, this time planning to form a northern alliance with Ranulf of Chester.

While Stephen and his army besieged Lincoln Castle at the start of 1141, Robert of Gloucester and Ranulf of Chester advanced on the King's position with a somewhat larger force.

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Common combinations with ranulf

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