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Waley meaning

A surname.

Using Waley

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
  • In the example corpus, waley often appears in combinations such as: arthur waley, waley translated.

Context around Waley

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 12 start, 5 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Waley

  • In this selection, "waley" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, sam, arthur, xiii, 1960, cohen and translated stand out and add context to how "waley" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1960 xiii waley 1960 xi and according to waley murasaki may. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "waley" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with waley

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Waley) And so, "The pursuit of learning is to increase day after day. (13 words)

However, some scholars, such as Waley, are certain she was involved romantically with Michinaga. (14 words)

Pictured are Waley Daley and Clinton MacDonald leveling that catch of herring throughout the boat. (15 words)

Noble Yeats’ owner Robert Waley-Cohen said: “If the ground had been softer I think he may have been closer at the finish as he was steaming up the hill finishing with a flourish when the race was more or less over. (42 words)

I have thought it best to say nothing about the matter to anybody." qtd in Waley (1960), ix–x render Murasaki most likely earned her second nickname, "Our Lady of the Chronicles" ( Nihongi no tsubone), for teaching Shōshi Chinese literature. (40 words)

The intense, dense early sections of Freya Waley-Cohen’s were followed by a slow, serenely beautiful interlude before the tempo sped up in a jazzy rush of chords and Stravinsky-style phrasings. (33 words)

Example sentences (17)

Waley (1960), xiii Waley (1960), xi According to Waley, Murasaki may not have been unhappy with court life in general but bored in Shōshi's court.

In addition, Bunch and Roy Waley, conservation chair of the Sierra Club, both complained that the developer was not providing enough parkland.

Making things slightly more dramatic is the fact that Yeats’ rider Sam Waley-Cohen had chosen both the horse and the Grand National for his swansong.

Noble Yeats’ owner Robert Waley-Cohen said: “If the ground had been softer I think he may have been closer at the finish as he was steaming up the hill finishing with a flourish when the race was more or less over.

Sam Waley-Cohen and his future wife Annabel Ballin attending William and Kate's wedding in 2011.

The intense, dense early sections of Freya Waley-Cohen’s were followed by a slow, serenely beautiful interlude before the tempo sped up in a jazzy rush of chords and Stravinsky-style phrasings.

He quickly alerted Waley & Clinton and the rest of the morning was spent loading the SS Maggot with the fish.

Pictured are Waley Daley and Clinton MacDonald leveling that catch of herring throughout the boat.

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Although Li was not his preferred poet, Arthur Waley translated a few of his poems into English for the Asiatic Review, and included them in his More Translations from the Chinese.

As the "practical, political side" of Taoist philosophy, Arthur Waley translated them as "abstention from aggressive war and capital punishment", "absolute simplicity of living", and "refusal to assert active authority".

However, some scholars, such as Waley, are certain she was involved romantically with Michinaga.

I have thought it best to say nothing about the matter to anybody." qtd in Waley (1960), ix–x render Murasaki most likely earned her second nickname, "Our Lady of the Chronicles" ( Nihongi no tsubone), for teaching Shōshi Chinese literature.

Waley (1960), x In her diary she records having to avoid advances from Michinaga—one night he snuck into her room, stealing a newly written chapter of Genji.

Waley (1960), xiv A court position would have increased her social standing, but more importantly she gained a greater experience to write about.

Waley (1960), xv Inge says that she was too outspoken to make friends at court, and Mulhern thinks Murasaki's court life was comparatively quiet compared to other court poets.

Waley) And so, "The pursuit of learning is to increase day after day.

Waley) Emptiness : We put thirty spokes together and call it a wheel; : But it is on the space where there is nothing that the usefulness of the wheel depends.

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Common combinations with waley

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Waley means: A surname.
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