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Wagnalls in a sentence

Using Wagnalls

  • In the example corpus, wagnalls often appears in combinations such as: funk wagnalls.

Context around Wagnalls

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

funk 3×

Often after:

wildlife 2× 1936 1× publishing 1×

Sentence patterns with Wagnalls

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

funk and wagnalls wildlife encyclopedia 2× for funk wagnalls as confirming 1× please funk wagnalls 1936 1× the funk wagnalls publishing house 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a source of 1× according to funk 1× charles earle funk 1× funk and wagnalls 1× in 1980 with 1×

Common sentence endings:

2 1 respectively 1× brown s cyclopedia 1× female black leopard 1× funk wagnalls 1936 1× of the word 1×

Words around Wagnalls

Just before it in the word index:

wagman 3 wagm 3 wagler 5 wagle 9 wagiya 2 waging 178

Just after it in the word index:

wagner 1.143 wagnerian 16 wagnerians 2 wagnerism 3 wagnerite 2 wagners 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Wagnalls

  • In this selection, "wagnalls" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, funk, wildlife, 1936 and publishing stand out and add context to how "wagnalls" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include funk and wagnalls wildlife encyclopedia and for funk wagnalls as confirming. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "wagnalls" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with wagnalls

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

Charles Earle Funk, What's the Name, Please?, Funk & Wagnalls, 1936. (11 words)

Funk and Wagnalls' Wildlife Encyclopedia Note the markings on this female black leopard. (13 words)

In 1980 (with a new edition published in 1990), the Funk & Wagnalls publishing house also produced a children's encyclopedia called the Charlie Brown's 'Cyclopedia. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

A source of some confusion has been Granholm's jocular citation of the wholly fictitious lexicographer, Phineas Burling, of the firm "Fink and Wiggles" (for Funk & Wagnalls ) as confirming the Germanic origin of the word. (35 words)

According to Funk and Wagnalls ' Wildlife Encyclopedia, captive black leopards are less fertile than spotted leopards, with average litter sizes of 1.8 and 2.1, respectively. (27 words)

In 1980 (with a new edition published in 1990), the Funk & Wagnalls publishing house also produced a children's encyclopedia called the Charlie Brown's 'Cyclopedia. (26 words)

Example sentences (5)

According to Funk and Wagnalls ' Wildlife Encyclopedia, captive black leopards are less fertile than spotted leopards, with average litter sizes of 1.8 and 2.1, respectively.

A source of some confusion has been Granholm's jocular citation of the wholly fictitious lexicographer, Phineas Burling, of the firm "Fink and Wiggles" (for Funk & Wagnalls ) as confirming the Germanic origin of the word.

Charles Earle Funk, What's the Name, Please?, Funk & Wagnalls, 1936.

Funk and Wagnalls' Wildlife Encyclopedia Note the markings on this female black leopard.

In 1980 (with a new edition published in 1990), the Funk & Wagnalls publishing house also produced a children's encyclopedia called the Charlie Brown's 'Cyclopedia.

Common combinations with wagnalls

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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