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Viriconium in a sentence

Using Viriconium

  • In the example corpus, viriconium often appears in combinations such as: of viriconium, viriconium nights.

Context around Viriconium

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

harrison 1× save 1× collection 1×

Often after:

nights 2× london 1× beset 1× sequence 1×

Sentence patterns with Viriconium

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

as in viriconium nights which 1× city of viriconium from the 1× john harrison viriconium london millennium 1× of the viriconium sequence the 1× portrait of viriconium beset by 1× the collection viriconium nights consists 1× to save viriconium the pastel 1× viriconium is known 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

harrison has frequently 1× harrison s leading 1× m john harrison 1× the collection viriconium 1× the difference in 1× this story looks 1×

Common sentence endings:

a mysterious plague 1× against his enemies 1× and self absorbed 1× by it forever 1× earth s past 1× ed see below 1×

Words around Viriconium

Just before it in the word index:

virial 9 viri 4 virgule 4 virgula 3 virgos 15 virgona 3

Just after it in the word index:

viridans 2 viridescent 2 viridian 9 viridis 5 viridor 3 viriginia 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Viriconium

  • In this selection, "viriconium" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, harrison, save, collection, nights, london and beset stand out and add context to how "viriconium" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as in viriconium nights which and city of viriconium from the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "viriconium" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with viriconium

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

Viriconium is known as the Pastel City. (7 words)

It is a moody portrait of Viriconium beset by a mysterious plague. (12 words)

The collection Viriconium Nights consists of various stories (the number varies depending whether one considers the Ace 1984 edition or its variant, the Gollancz 1985 ed - see below). (28 words)

Longer example sentences

Harrison has frequently used the Tarot as a motif in his work, as in Viriconium Nights (which is divided into sections named after cards of an imaginary Tarot) and in his story The Horse of Iron (and How We Can Know It and Be Changed by It Forever). (48 words)

M. John Harrison, Viriconium, London: Millennium, 2000, p. 9 Retz has ambitions to seek treasure in the broad wastes south and west of Viriconium, and petitions the Queen to allow him to keep the power knife so he may defend himself against his enemies. (44 words)

Harrison's leading character, Lord tegeus-Cromis, fancies himself a better poet than swordsman; yet he leads the battle to save Viriconium, the Pastel City, from the brain-stealing automatons known as the geteit chemosit from Earth's past. (39 words)

Example sentences (8)

M. John Harrison, Viriconium, London: Millennium, 2000, p. 9 Retz has ambitions to seek treasure in the broad wastes south and west of Viriconium, and petitions the Queen to allow him to keep the power knife so he may defend himself against his enemies.

Harrison has frequently used the Tarot as a motif in his work, as in Viriconium Nights (which is divided into sections named after cards of an imaginary Tarot) and in his story The Horse of Iron (and How We Can Know It and Be Changed by It Forever).

Harrison's leading character, Lord tegeus-Cromis, fancies himself a better poet than swordsman; yet he leads the battle to save Viriconium, the Pastel City, from the brain-stealing automatons known as the geteit chemosit from Earth's past.

It is a moody portrait of Viriconium beset by a mysterious plague.

The collection Viriconium Nights consists of various stories (the number varies depending whether one considers the Ace 1984 edition or its variant, the Gollancz 1985 ed - see below).

The difference in his approach pre- and post-Climbers, can be observed in the extreme stylistic differences between the first novel of the Viriconium sequence The Pastel City and the second, A Storm of Wings.

This story looks at the city of Viriconium from the perspective of outsiders who know that those who go there either are, or will become, decadent and self-absorbed.

Viriconium is known as the Pastel City.

Common combinations with viriconium

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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