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Using Dursleys

  • In the example corpus, dursleys often appears in combinations such as: the dursleys, dursleys and, dursleys are.

Context around Dursleys

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

dastardly 1×

Sentence patterns with Dursleys

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

about the dursleys as characters 1× at the dursleys and we 1× by the dursleys more like 1× hate the dursleys she succeeded 1× s the dursleys 1× that the dursleys are pretty 1× the dursleys were bad 1× those dastardly dursleys are some 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

for ten years 1× harry returns to 1× if jk rowling 1× it s fairly 1× it s noted 1× the dursleys were 1×

Common sentence endings:

under the stairs 2× a british suburb 1× about any mistreatment 1× aren t shown 1× cruel to harry 1× outside of hogwarts 1×

Words around Dursleys

Just before it in the word index:

dursley 19 dursey 2 durruti 2 durrow 2 durrington 3 durrett 9

Just after it in the word index:

durst 74 duru 11 duruji 2 durum 16 durus 2 durvasula 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Dursleys

  • In this selection, "dursleys" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dastardly stand out and add context to how "dursleys" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include about the dursleys as characters and at the dursleys and we. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dursleys" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dursleys

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

And then there's the Dursleys. (6 words)

They boldly threatened the Dursleys and implied they would hear about any mistreatment. (13 words)

The Dursleys were bad, for sure, but they didn’t start a wizarding war or anything. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

One of the first things that new learn about the series (maybe the very first, in fact) is that those dastardly Dursleys are some of the most unpleasant, judgemental, and snobbish people you could ever meet in a British suburb. (40 words)

For ten years, living at number Four Privet Drive, Harry is treated by the Dursleys more like a servant than a member of the family and is forced to live in a cupboard under the stairs. (36 words)

It's noted that Harry would often go without food at the Dursleys, and we see that they're not above locking him in the cupboard under the stairs. (29 words)

Example sentences (10)

It's noted that Harry would often go without food at the Dursleys, and we see that they're not above locking him in the cupboard under the stairs.

The Dursleys were bad, for sure, but they didn’t start a wizarding war or anything.

And then there's the Dursleys.

If JK Rowling's plan was to make fans hate the Dursleys, she succeeded with flying colors.

They boldly threatened the Dursleys and implied they would hear about any mistreatment.

It’s fairly obvious even in the film that the Dursleys are pretty cruel to Harry.

One of the first things that new learn about the series (maybe the very first, in fact) is that those dastardly Dursleys are some of the most unpleasant, judgemental, and snobbish people you could ever meet in a British suburb.

This comes across well in the movies without having to be said, but some of the specific things that reveal more about the Dursleys as characters aren’t shown.

For ten years, living at number Four Privet Drive, Harry is treated by the Dursleys more like a servant than a member of the family and is forced to live in a cupboard under the stairs.

Harry returns to the Dursleys' for the summer holiday but does not tell them that under-age wizards are forbidden to use magic outside of Hogwarts.

Common combinations with dursleys

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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