All 50 Uses
prudent
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Walk Two Moons
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- Before I could explain, Phoebe started telling me about the time that she and her mother, father, and sister, Prudence, had gone to the State Fair.†
p. 17.8prudence = good sense and caution
- I explained that just as Phoebe was going to divulge the purely awful thing that had happened to Mr. Cadaver, her father came home from work and we all sat down to dinner: me, Phoebe, Mr. and Mrs. Winterbottom, and Phoebe's sister, Prudence.†
p. 26.5
- I was happy for her when she announced that since Phoebe and Prudence were back in school, she thought she would return to work.†
p. 28.1
- Phoebe's sister, Prudence, was seventeen years old, but she acted like her mother.†
p. 29.1
- Maybe it's for Prudence.†
p. 48.7
- A couple times I had seen Phoebe's mother try to touch Phoebe or Prudence or Mr. Winterbottom, but they all drew back from her.†
p. 62.5
- Later that afternoon, when Phoebe and I went downstairs, Mrs. Winterbottom was talking with Prudence.†
p. 82.2 *
- Prudence said, as she filed her nails.†
p. 82.3
- Prudence said.†
p. 82.4
- Prudence tilted her head to the side, tugged at her hair in exactly the same way Phoebe does, and smooched up her mouth into a little pout.†
p. 82.5
- Doesn't Prudence know how to sew?†
p. 82.6
- Before I left Phoebe's that day, Mrs. Winterbottom handed Prudence her brown skirt with the newly sewn hem, and all the way home I wondered about Mrs. Winterbottom and what she meant about living a tiny life.†
p. 82.8
- Phoebe's sister, Prudence, stormed into the house, slamming the door behind her.†
p. 97.5
- Prudence said.†
p. 97.6
- Mrs. Winterbottom half-heartedly chipped away at the burned brownies and asked Prudence if she would have another chance at cheerleading tryouts.†
p. 97.7
- I could tell that Mrs. Winterbottom was trying to rise above some awful sadness she was feeling, but Prudence couldn't see that.†
p. 97.9
- Prudence had her own agenda, just as I had had my own agenda that day my mother wanted me to walk with her.†
p. 97.9
- Prudence said.†
p. 98.1
- Prudence said.†
p. 98.1
- Prudence said, "Well, I have more important things to worry about, I can assure you.†
p. 98.5
- On and on she went, until Phoebe said, "Gripes, Prudence, in the course of a lifetime, what does it matter?"†
p. 98.7
- She was invisible to Prudence and Phoebe, though.†
p. 98.9
- Prudence said.†
p. 99.1
- Prudence said.†
p. 99.2
- On the kitchen table was an apple pie, and beside it were three envelopes: one for Phoebe, one for Prudence, and one for their father.†
p. 116.5
- But then Prudence came home and opened her note.†
p. 116.9
- Phoebe showed me the note left for Prudence.†
p. 116.9
- I love you, Prudence.†
p. 117.1
- Prudence made the spaghetti, while I helped Phoebe set the table.†
p. 117.1
- Prudence started asking a million questions.†
p. 117.4
- Prudence was still asking her questions.†
p. 117.8
- "Prudence, I honestly cannot say," her father said.†
p. 117.9
- Prudence was in a frenzy.†
p. 124.5
- Prudence was in a lather when she came home.†
p. 129.3
- When Phoebe reminded her that their mother had been kidnapped, Prudence said, "Oh Phoebe, Mom wasn't kidnapped."†
p. 129.4
- Prudence opened the freezer compartment and said, "Look at this."†
p. 129.6
- I could hear Prudence moving things in the freezer.†
p. 129.8
- "Bros-Len Gas, 350, 1 hr," Prudence read, and —Mac Che, 325, 45 min," on and on and on.†
p. 129.9
- When their father came home and was surprised to see dinner on the table, Prudence showed him the freezer contents.†
p. 130.2
- Prudence asked her father.†
p. 130.3
- Prudence said.†
p. 130.6
- Prudence said, "Uck."†
p. 130.7
- Your mother also asked Mrs. Cadaver how you and Prudence were.†
p. 175.7
- Mrs. Cadaver told her that you and Prudence were fine.†
p. 175.7
- "We've got to hurry," Phoebe said, "before Prudence or my father comes home."†
p. 216.7
- Prudence will be home any minute, and we still don't know which is the right Bickle.†
p. 217.2
- Prudence rushed out of the house saying, "She called, she called, she called!†
p. 227.9
- "She's coming tomorrow," Prudence said.†
p. 228.1
- "I don't know," Prudence said.†
p. 228.5
- Prudence—did she say who she's bringing?†
p. 228.7
Definitions:
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(1)
(prudent) sensible and careful
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Prudence is also a female name.