prodigal |
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War and Peace |
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- Have you never thought of marrying your prodigal son Anatole?
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- The rainforest is filled with a prodigal variety of vegetation.
- prodigal in their expenditures
- She suggested, it seemed to Mr Pickering, the prodigal daughter revisiting the old homestead.
Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville -- Uneasy Money
- They were immersed in a sea of wanton, prodigal vegetation.
London, Jack -- Adventure
- He was the father embracing his prodigal child.
Ted Dekker -- BoneMan`s Daughters
- The prodigal student returns home.
Sarah Dessen -- Lock and Key
- "I see you let the prodigal son in, sir," Coleman said.
Tom Clancy -- The Hunt for Red October
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