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Using Spindletop

  • In the example corpus, spindletop often appears in combinations such as: the spindletop, spindletop oil, at spindletop.

Context around Spindletop

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

oil 3× particularly 1× discovery 1× gladys 1× boomtown 1×

Sentence patterns with Spindletop

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

and the spindletop oil field 1× city s spindletop oil field 1× companies at spindletop such as 1× for another spindletop particularly sought 1× from the spindletop boomtown period 1× gusher at spindletop 1× of the spindletop discovery 1× of the spindletop oil field 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a low rumbling 1× as a result 1× oil drillers looking 1× populist sentiment against 1× richard is ninth 1× spindletop was the 1×

Common sentence endings:

field was born 1× gusher at spindletop 1× largest for decades 1× oil field discoveries 1× spindletop boomtown period 1× the oil business 1×

Words around Spindletop

Just before it in the word index:

spindles 9 spindler 5 spindled 2 spindle 72 spinderella 2 spindell 3

Just after it in the word index:

spindly 20 spine 575 spinebuster 35 spined 4 spinel 14 spineless 35

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Spindletop

  • In this selection, "spindletop" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, oil, particularly and discovery stand out and add context to how "spindletop" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the spindletop oil field and city s spindletop oil field. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "spindletop" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with spindletop

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

Populist sentiment against Standard Oil was particularly strong at the time of the Spindletop discovery. (15 words)

The city’s Spindletop oil field, discovered in 1901, was the world’s largest for decades. (16 words)

Oil drillers looking for another Spindletop particularly sought out other salt domes, and were often successful. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

A low rumbling sound came from underground, and then, with a force that shot 6 tons of 4-inch (100 mm) diameter pipe out over the top of the derrick, knocking off the crown block, the Lucas Gusher roared in and the Spindletop oil field was born. (47 words)

Richard is ninth in a line of Port Arthur fire chiefs that dates back to 1897 and the city’s first fire chief, Frank Trost, known for his famous photograph of the Lucas Gusher at Spindletop. (36 words)

Standard Oil, being formed well before the discovery of the Spindletop oil field and a demand for oil other than for heat and light, was well placed to control the growth of the oil business. (35 words)

Example sentences (10)

The city’s Spindletop oil field, discovered in 1901, was the world’s largest for decades.

Richard is ninth in a line of Port Arthur fire chiefs that dates back to 1897 and the city’s first fire chief, Frank Trost, known for his famous photograph of the Lucas Gusher at Spindletop.

A low rumbling sound came from underground, and then, with a force that shot 6 tons of 4-inch (100 mm) diameter pipe out over the top of the derrick, knocking off the crown block, the Lucas Gusher roared in and the Spindletop oil field was born.

As a result, a number of startup oil companies at Spindletop, such as Texaco and Gulf Oil, grew into formidable competitors to Standard Oil.

Oil drillers looking for another Spindletop particularly sought out other salt domes, and were often successful.

Populist sentiment against Standard Oil was particularly strong at the time of the Spindletop discovery.

Spindletop was the first oil field found on the US Gulf Coast, and prompted further drilling, and further oil field discoveries.

Standard Oil, being formed well before the discovery of the Spindletop oil field and a demand for oil other than for heat and light, was well placed to control the growth of the oil business.

The Monument, erected at the wellhead in July, 1941, was moved to the Spindletop-Gladys City Museum after it became unstable due to ground subsidence.

The museum features an oil derrick and many reconstructed Gladys City building interiors furnished with authentic artifacts from the Spindletop boomtown period.

Common combinations with spindletop

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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