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1  Don't talk about horrid subjects.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 9
2  I don't suppose I shall ever see this horrid London again.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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3  "Our host is rather horrid this evening," answered the duchess, colouring.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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4  "That is very horrid to her, and not very nice to me," answered Dorian, laughing.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 2
5  The moment one sits down to think, one becomes all nose, or all forehead, or something horrid.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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6  Well, I found myself seated in a horrid little private box, with a vulgar drop-scene staring me in the face.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 4
7  They were horrid places, where men got intoxicated, and shot each other in bar-rooms, and used bad language.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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8  On the first night I was at the theatre, the horrid old Jew came round to the box after the performance was over and offered to take me behind the scenes and introduce me to her.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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9  It is rather horrid of me, as he has sent me my portrait in the most wonderful frame, specially designed by himself, and, though I am a little jealous of the picture for being a whole month younger than I am, I must admit that I delight in it.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 4