“Yes, I denied knowing him. I was afraid”— again I choose my words carefully—“of displeasing El Jefe.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth to call Yakov’s name, but I was afraid that something else might lurk inside the field and be drawn to the sound of my voice. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The pair nodded, afraid to speak in case that broke the silence rule. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

His father, a nervous type, was afraid to take him again, in case something were to happen, and left him with his aunt and uncle in Concord. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Naturally it’s afraid that, in pursuing your dream, you might lose everything you’ve won.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cotton wasn’t afraid of poor soil, but we found that we could only keep up with so much cotton. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning, Charles reassured Emma, “I am not the least afraid of death.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was not afraid, and was surprised to find that he wasn’t. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Should I be afraid of flies? Your Brazen Beasts will keep me safe from any harm.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be afraid. You are not a heretic. Report what you have learned, and waste no more time.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Everyone was afraid of him, and no one knew why. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Everything, I’m afraid. On top of that, I don’t feel at all appreciated.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the briefest moment Maddie winced, but with a shake of her motionless hair, she said, “Sounds like someone who’s afraid of losing.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

If it got too moist, we were afraid that the moisture would condense on the coldest equipment, just as a pitcher of ice tea on a hot summer day gets dripping wet on the outside. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

No. She knew the story well enough to realize that she was almost as afraid of the Greek heroes as she was of Capricorn's men. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They were afraid, and they did not wish to become involved in great matters. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Well, Shady, it’s just that you don’t have the best poker face and we were afraid you might give it away before Burton could bid on the spring.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Everyone was afraid of this new announcement, and we had seen too many smaller Resettlements to take it lightly. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He hated leaving the house for school or work because he was afraid he might miss her call. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Theo said that he and his mother didn’t disapprove of her plans, but...they were afraid for her. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I would peer into his room out of curiosity, but I was afraid of him. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“We must take our little journey while it is still dark and while the rest of the castle sleeps on—ignorant, oh so ignorant, I am afraid, of your fate. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

I pointed to my head, afraid to touch it for fear of making contact with the hair dye and spreading more green. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I wanted to know the truth, and yet I was afraid of what I might learn. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

They fought a lot; Alice wasn’t so afraid of things then. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell her how afraid I was, how Khalil was so concerned about me that he opened the door and asked if I was okay. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t long after that that Luke said he had to leave, because he was afraid Dad or Matthew or Mark might come in for lunch a little early. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Which wouldn’t have been a problem if I hadn’t been afraid of heights. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stanley was afraid to look, and afraid not to. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

We spend the night in the dark, afraid that any light might signal our whereabouts to the Khmer Rouge soldiers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And weren’t they afraid someone would see them? Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Biddy, I think I can understand why you would say that. I can see that Quincy is afraid too.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They defied my presumptions—they were afraid neither for me nor of me. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“You’re just an old fool afraid of being caught making soup. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

My mother always teased me about how I didn’t understand what sand was, and how I was afraid to let it touch my feet. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She had never been so afraid ... . . . until the day of her wedding came at last. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He was afraid I would paint him as a sentimentalist or, worse, some spineless ally of the Cuban government. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

She could feel Ben’s eyes on her, and she tried to still herself, to seem very much like a girl who was not afraid. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

This latter, written by a local minister, was “aimed at those Christians who were afraid not to read any printed word about Jesus.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid it will be too disagreeable to you,” said Meg, trying to look offended and failing entirely. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid she will have a last-minute change of heart, will control me in that way she does and force me back into the car just by saying my name. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“Am I afraid? Being in the water with sharks?” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He laughs hard and for a long time and I’m afraid that he’s not watching the road. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Now I was afraid and wanted to cry. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

They stand in broken columns and flurry with both arms and both legs and they are not afraid to make a mess of themselves. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They killed that boy. When I think about how he must have felt, what he must’ve been thinking those last hours...how afraid he woulda been.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Then I backed away even farther, afraid to get close to him. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid to ask if there’s anything else.” Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he thought it so loudly he was afraid she might hear it echoing in his brain. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

She looks at you and then turns away, hurrying to her car, afraid of what you’ve told her. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I start laughing, and I am eating ice cream, and I am not afraid. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe not, but you are afraid of growing up!” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think so. If we were, they’d attack us, but they seem to be afraid themselves. I don’t know what they are.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It reminded me of when Heritage came home, all bloody from serving as a child soldier, and I was afraid of him. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

But I was too afraid to find out. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

But Harry was afraid: The hooded Death Eater had shouted “It’s the real one!”; how had he known? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He had discussion groups about dying, what it really meant, how societies had always been afraid of it without necessarily understanding it. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And those old bones were another reason for people to dig elsewhere, despite how foolish it was to be afraid of something so long dead and buried. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Like he’s afraid his voice will break me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She had never been so afraid before in her life, but she had learned fear now. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We’re still afraid of the men who work in the warehouse. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He was afraid that if she left now, she'd never come back. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

When she pulls back, her eyes are wet, and the sight of her so sad makes me stand back, afraid. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Anyway,” he added, helping Kira find her way around a puddle with a dead rat in it, “they wouldn’t want Matt, I’m afraid. They only want us for our skills, and he hasn’t any.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is where your ride ends, I’m afraid,” the man informed them. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Pecola climbed the porch stairs and hesitated there, afraid to follow him. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was afraid her box would get wet, so she carried it with her through the alley to the front porch. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

‘I’m afraid our journey is drawing to an end.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Always friendly, they could never be anybody’s friend; always reading, they could really never learn; always boasting of their passions, they could never really feel and were afraid to live. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘The pod that—’ ‘Not a trace of Salim in any of them, I’m afraid,’ Detective Inspector Pearce said. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

For months I imagined whoever had attacked the Islamic Center living among us and was afraid of passing them on the street or at the grocery store. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I was so afraid he might die in some alien ocean thousands of miles from home. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid Ma was gonna blow up and make me tear it down any day now. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I sit up fast, afraid it might be a bug—but it’s a little square piece of paper. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Miss Preston, I’m honored by the invitation, but I’m afraid I must decline.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

But that I am afraid will be just your luck.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I had to tell my sisters to not be afraid and to not be mad. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He knew he should be afraid, but he didn't feel afraid. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Weylin seemed to think so. He didn’t come right out and say it, but I think he’s afraid the kid isn’t very bright.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Where are the Snowdens of yesteryear ?” “I’m afraid I don’t understand.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

To Beatrice, it appeared as if Lonna was afraid that the boy’s quirky behavior might annoy her new husband, though Leon Leep seemed not to notice. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid to know, but I ask, “What did I say?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Jon was not afraid of death, but he did not want to die like that, trussed and bound and beheaded like a common brigand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Nguyen kept an anxious watch on Yen, afraid she would get knocked over and trampled, or lost in the crowd. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“He told me not to be afraid, that he had a plan, and that it was not the end of your story.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

They are all afraid the dishonor might rub off on them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They said they were afraid of an attack from the French. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if he were afraid of his own dark instincts. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“You’re such a—” I started, but then I had to stop because the tears were rolling down my face so heatedly that I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to control myself. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Sweat that had been beading all over my face was now streaming uncontrollably but, afraid to move, I simply let it fall. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m not afraid of looking the way I do, Tally.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I was afraid he’d want to wait to ask some of his old-timer railroad friends for their opinion. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They’ve fought in worse seas. The Arctic is the worst fighting on the planet. They aren’t afraid of a little rain and waves.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Later, she told Kainene how afraid she was for Ugwu, how she felt as if she were about to turn a corner and be flattened by tragedy. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But I knew I was being stupid and that I had to do something to make myself get over being afraid, if I was ever going to grow up and get better. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You need not be afraid,” said the lady. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Miss Jane Banks and Master Michael Banks, at your service,” said the Brown Bear gruffly, as though he were half afraid. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He did not seem afraid of his superior, despite Garland’s palpable wrath. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“And there’s a switch in the back closet I’m not afraid to use.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She must not be afraid; she was the blood of the dragon. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

You want to be left alone, but you’re afraid to be left alone, but you’re afraid to not be left alone. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

They were not pitying him or being afraid of him because he had had an accident. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Gave her away, because they were afraid of her,” he said. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And I am afraid, afraid, afraid!—I am afraid of all things—even to think but I must go on my way. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

They’re all stranded on a deserted island, afraid to signal for help from passing ships in the distance, because they could belong to their enemies. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

You are the girl who was once afraid to read aloud in class, afraid to spend the night away from your mother, and now these girls are following you. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Do not be afraid to go against what you were taught, or what you were told to see or believe. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Now I was afraid this incident might turn my only stalwart supporter against me. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Of what he’s done. Of how he’s hurt us again. And afraid because he thinks we won’t forgive him. Like we always have. And will. You have children, Mr. Nye?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

But we weren’t afraid of falling that day. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Caesar’s daughter rides with a tiger and is not afraid! Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Er, yes,” I said, afraid to say otherwise and risk ruining my cover. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

And there was something else inside of me that was afraid of that. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I knew that I was afraid of him, too. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was afraid to, for if the other prisoners heard of his bearing tales to the warden, then his life, as he put it, “wouldn’t be worth a dead coyote.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Wang Lung was not afraid, nor the dwellers in the huts, neither were they afraid. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid I couldn’t help him,” the librarian continued. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

At the door he turned, suddenly afraid to open it. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I learned later that many of the enemy soldiers wanted to give up, but were too ashamed to surrender or too afraid of their officers. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t know until just now how true that really was. I’m afraid I’ve doomed you, Jacob, my sweet friend, to a short life trapped in a dying world.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

They all knelt around the table silently for quite a while, and I knew I should join them, but I felt unaccountably afraid to get close to the table. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I keep looking to see whether she was afraid. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reading that article had made me both angry and afraid. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both afraid to disturb the other in the hope that we’ll be able to store up a few precious minutes of rest. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I could go to her room in the west wing, stand by the window even as I had done this morning, and I should not be afraid. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

They did not seem in the least bit afraid or apologetic. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Pilate was afraid that she wouldn’t be able to hide her stomach from a husband forever. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Too afraid she might laugh if I asked her out. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

This time, however, he was not afraid of it. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

‘Where are you?’ he cried again, both angry and afraid. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I was afraid we would move out of the eddy and, holding with one hand, I drew up my feet so they were against the side of the timber and shoved hard toward the bank. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid to look his way to check. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I wanted to sound angry, but I was afraid it didn’t come out that way. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He tries to show them he is fearless, but each time he goes out on this mission, he is always afraid of losing his nerve. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid I must insist!” said Mr. Beaver. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She questions with her eyes, but I’m afraid to say anything. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid to talk to him about it, because he might start bawling. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

It was strange to be afraid of everything and yet to see nothing. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

All of the contacts I saw with the whites who came to our door were tense and frightening, no matter why they occurred, because we were always afraid of doing something to upset them. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Mom, spine not touching the back of her chair: I’m afraid Cassie’s death might trigger you. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry. All right? I didn’t know what to do. I wanted to tell you, but everyone was afraid that seeing Peeta’s propo would make you sick,” he says. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

To his credit, the augur didn’t seem afraid, though his only weapon was a dagger. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

"I'm afraid I don't have any sugar," she said. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I like a fellow who’s not afraid to push for a little extra. What would you like then? I’ve got a lovely woolen blanket here. Or some nice rope?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I'm hungry, tired, a little afraid, and a whole bunch angry, but a few hurt feelings are the furthest thing from my mind right now.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid I’ll have the same dream. There was a sharp stick, and it hurt...” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

I was afraid anything might stop Papa from talking about you. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, you don’t have to be afraid of me,” he said. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Part of her wanted to run, but she was afraid of snuffing out her can-dle. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I think I should buy you a spot of supper. I’m afraid my friend here has some work that needs doing.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

It was like struggling against a cold, fierce current, and she was afraid she would drown. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“These people are afraid of the police to begin with,” she said. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid you have made a mistake,” I said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Miss, I'm afraid we can't let you in without checking you for weapons,” says the shorter one. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Your cousin’s not afraid of me,” she says confidentially. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid, though. What if the wind comes up while I’m out on the water?” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was even more afraid than Amanda, but to make her think this was all routine, he adopted the relaxed, pompous air he had seen doctors use. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Never been afraid to lose it all if necessary. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was so afraid, so very afraid of what he might find. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She said she wasn’t afraid to swim with them,” I said. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

And now he was shivering in a dark basement, afraid to come out, and mumbling about someone named Mary. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He didn't even realize that I was afraid and yet he speaks so confidently. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra was afraid that the Lady Salmakia was dying: she hadn’t uttered a word for several minutes, and she lay faint and limp in Lyra’s hand. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

And though Charlie has not understood what passed between them, he is afraid and sinks beneath the covers, eyes open, trying to pierce the darkness that surrounds him. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“But what help do you require, Narcissa? If you are imagining I can persuade the Dark Lord to change his mind, I am afraid there is no hope, none at all.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

But he was no longer afraid, he was too intent upon plodding ahead. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“Just what I was afraid of,” said the doctor. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The cub didn’t know the nature of the threat but he knew he was afraid and helpless. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I stuck my hands in my pockets as we walked, afraid the others would see them shaking. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Even though Amari had never ridden a horse before, she found she was not afraid. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was afraid that his father wouldn’t like it, if he watched something so private. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think so. I don’t think he’s going to be working in the kitchen for quite a while. Why? Are you afraid I’ll fire Mrs. Linfont and start cooking myself?” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid they’ll mock me, think I’m ridiculous and sentimental and not take me seriously. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Robin was afraid she would discover how low the water was in the well. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

I know there’s nothing out here, there’s nothing to be afraid of, but it doesn’t stop the fear rising from my stomach to my chest and into my throat. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘It is certainly a troll-hole, but it seems to have been long forsaken. I don’t think we need be afraid. But let us go on down warily, and we shall see.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I was afraid for a moment that we had finally found one. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Are you still afraid to jump out of the tree?” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid I must leave. I was not made for daylight.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid your questions didn’t merit a verbal response.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The ranks of the orcs had opened, and they crowded away, as if they themselves were afraid. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid I was a contributor to it.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

There I was, in the heart of the Medical Establishment, and I wanted to see, at long last, what it was I had always been afraid of. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Charlie,” she whispered after a while, “whatever you want... don’t be afraid of me ” I wanted to tell her I was waiting for the panic. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The wolf was suspicious and afraid; for Buck made three of him in weight, while his head barely reached Buck’s shoulder. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

At dawn, discouraged and afraid after being unable to find a boat ride, they slipped back home. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Bessie wasn’t the only girl afraid to touch anything apart from the doorknobs. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I'm afraid of what I'll have to say out loud if it does. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But then, the hard look faded and she was my baby sister again, afraid of el cuco and noodles in her soup. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The scenery and motion were so monotonous that Salva might have slept, except he was afraid that if he did, he might fall over the side. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid to get back into the car because I knew Miss Volker was fuming and would be so angry with my dad she might take back her car. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

People became all the more afraid of him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I was afraid he would change his mind. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid I can’t take part in this discussion any further.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I caught several of the dogs the first time, but not the one with the yellow eyes, and since I was afraid to handle them, I was forced to let them free. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra was afraid he’d fire his rifle by mistake, but as soon as he’d spoken he hastened inside his house and shut the door. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” said the girl impatiently, “I know. The Specters,” she said to Father Gomez, “she wasn’ afraid of the Specters at all. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The bed with its tufty chenille bedspread is so neatly made up we’re afraid to turn down the covers to look. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Again Frank wondered about Nico’s past, but he was afraid to ask. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“And shows no inclination to learn English, I’m afraid. Now, a bite, and the events.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once, thinking he must have come from a tribal system which recognizes the unseen as a part of reality, I asked this man if he was not afraid of the haunted place, particularly at night. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid to let go, afraid that so close to deliverance, in two feet of water, I would drown. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m trying to remember what else I told Julie I was afraid of. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Whatever we do, we’re very afraid the neighbors might hear or see us. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Throughout the journey I sat brooding, afraid to look at my mother, wanting to return home and yet wanting to go on. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was my best friend for a long time, even when I became a typical boy and was afraid to admit it. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Though I only vaguely understood what they were talking about, I’d never been afraid to ask dumb questions. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I’m almost afraid to go up to her. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Precisely why I am afraid that you must retire from this experiment.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

"He's afraid. He's waited so long. He thought you might be offended. You see he's a regular tough underneath it all." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

"That's very flattering," I said, "but I'm afraid I'm too busy for an interview. I suggest, however, that you interview our youth leader, Brother Tod Clifton; you'll find him a much more interesting subject." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All my fault, I’m afraid. Should have kept my eye on the little rascal. We’ll have to organize another search party.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

It landed with a crash and started thwacking about with such thunder that I was afraid it would demolish the boat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid the sickness might be coming back. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

But they had been tired too long, hungry too long, afraid too long, footsore too long. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid to open my mouth because sometimes things just come out that get me in more trouble. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He had been afraid of the word death before and now this word, coma. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

At first I was afraid of falling in the lagoon, but Don Pedro showed me that the boat was safe, as long as I didn’t move around in it too much. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Amari trembled with fear and disgust, afraid she would become like they were, afraid she already was. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told them a long story about running away one morning when he was afraid to go to school because he was short and skinny and somebody was waiting there to beat him up. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

They want me to be afraid, I know that. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t afraid of curses, ladders, or black cats, but he saw ghosts everywhere, and not just the ghost of the old woman now sleeping buried somewhere in the hard ground. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I was terrified; I wanted to scream but was afraid. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they called out the fire truck to accidents because they were afraid of fuel catching fire, or sometimes because they needed the crew to help carry someone on the backboard. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

She was afraid he might ask her to say the Armenian alphabet or something, which she certainly didn’t know. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid I can’t help you with that, any more than telling you to try it in every lock you come across. I could always make you a copy, if you’d like.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I'm afraid of what will happen if I let myself think about it too much. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Yes, ma’am,” I said, to stop her, for I was afraid she was going to cry. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The dress was blue with white ruffles at the shoulder and Mary Anne made her way down the stairs cautiously, afraid of tripping. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t know what to do. I was afraid that Brian was going to try and hurt me again. Or would do something to you guys.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid he’ll laugh at me, he’ll despise me for being a sissy about a bunch of girls, for making a fuss about nothing. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

School is school—she wants it to be over, but she’s afraid of it being over, because then she’ll have to figure out what comes next. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Olive was way beyond hearing anything, but her chin was set and she was determined to help the pilot so that he would not be too afraid before they hit the earth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I quickly closed the drawers, so Grandma wouldn’t know I had been snooping around, and tiptoed to the front door, because I was afraid that maybe what I had heard was a burglar. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

"But I'm afraid you won't be able to touch it. It's fragile." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“The regimen. All this time I thought you were afraid of death, but it’s not that at all.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I was sweating because of the heat, but I wasn’t afraid to run in between the houses. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“So now you know. And you should also realize why it is foolish to be afraid.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He grabbed her arm, and for a moment she was afraid of him, afraid of his hard hands pressing the fabric of her shirt, thin and weak as he was. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I daredn’t go out and see, though I was powerfully curious, for I was afraid. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She insists, I’m afraid. I hope you don’t mind. It won’t be as grand as the guild. Comfortable, though.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But I’m afraid if I say a word, Mami might never get to her story. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

As she sipped the buttered tea, she would sometimes tell about the Underground Railroad, and that first trip she made to Canada, and how all of them were ragged, hungry, dirty, cold and afraid. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

One reason was that they were afraid of somebody—or something—looking out of those windows at them when their backs were turned. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

We didn’t used to have security for the demonstrations—Father didn’t like the way it looked, like maybe he was afraid. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I was just thinking that I wrote to you first because I was afraid about starting high school. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you afraid of rats? I’m scared to death.’ The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘You are very mysterious! What are you afraid of?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The other animals did not appear to be afraid of it. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

And I’ve discovered that most people I’m afraid of are actually very friendly. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I was afraid, but it seemed like nothing else mattered. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She stood in front of him, afraid to ask what was wrong with her clothes. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid we must return you to your chambers.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He looked a little confused, maybe even a little afraid. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She was confused, too afraid to click over. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

It would even have had an upside: Her schoolmates would have been afraid to cross her. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I think I told Julie I was afraid of getting my uniform wrong and people laughing at my accent, and I suppose in a sense I am still worried about these things—with better reason. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“I know it’s silly . . . but I’m afraid the bunk might collapse on us during the attack,” she says. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Not even a second lock. Signora Spavento is definitely not afraid of burglars.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m pleased that he’s not afraid to work, to get his hands dirty, unlike so many men from his circle. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid I don’t follow the third point.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay. You’re not afraid of anything. Well, what are you not a fan of?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no, sir . . .” “You afraid I’m a cop or something?” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I will; but mind you are a very good girl, and don’t be afraid of me. Don’t start when I chance to speak rather sharply; it’s so provoking.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

My amazement increased; the man was afraid now for his job! Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The white men made the rounds last as long as five minutes and each of us was afraid to stop and ask for time for fear of receiving a blow that would knock us out. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so afraid any minute ambulances would come speeding up to the gym, or cops. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

From that night on, she was afraid of him. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was already afraid that the stories I had written would not fit into the new, official mood. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is an honor. Your performance of Lady Anne was breathtaking. The name’s Louis Napoleon. No relation to the diminutive temperamental French emperor, I’m afraid.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She ran the last few yards, afraid they had gone forever—but there was the chair the woman sat in, and the cooking equipment, and everything else. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He hissed at Hazel and waddled back and forth so quickly, she was afraid his loincloth might fall off. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Except for Bud Gleason, all six men present were afraid of Kyril Montana, or at least unnaturally nervous in his presence. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately the director of the school does not have any system in the method of teaching here, I am very much afraid. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

"I don't know. But I need to get out of the hospital. I'm afraid they'll put me in an orphanage or something." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I am half afraid of disappointing her with some fumble of poorly accented words. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen, I’m not afraid of anything, okay? Can we just talk about something else?” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Then I’m afraid I don’t see the problem,” the Chancellor said curtly, letting the paper settle to the table. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Brian, afraid that Dad might toss Juju out the window as well, held the dog tight. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be afraid, boy,” said one of the men softly, breathily, dreamily. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t move a muscle, afraid he’ll sense me and realize he has a witness. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

This was so exciting that she had no time to be afraid. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

If we hadn’t been afraid of the dogs fighting in the alley, we might have taken Ivanito away. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked lost and afraid and sad and tired and I hated that, because he was such a kind and good man. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

If you want to live where people are not afraid of mice, you must give up living in palaces. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

And it’s telling her the things I’m too afraid to say out loud. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He moved like he thought she was afraid of him, too afraid to run. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could explain to you how fascinating and stimulating are the lectures that we receive here at Miss Preston's, but I’m afraid my descriptions will never do them justice... Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“However, Mr. and Mrs. Keeley, I’m afraid your son Kyle does not enjoy the theme song from Rocky quite as much as I do!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

A few days later, another hiker called and requested a helicopter because he was a day behind schedule and was afraid he would miss an important business meeting. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He did not bother to hide, because he was afraid of no one. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was afraid to look—what if it was Dana Matherson? Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If I were a sailor back in Columbus’s day, I’d be afraid we were going to drop off into an abyss and be eaten by a giant sea serpent.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

My mother was taken by the police to the hospital, and to a room where a sheet was over my father in a bed, and she wouldn’t look, she was afraid to look. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was afraid, he said, of the escalators in the Atlanta airport, which looked like the teeth of some giant trash compactor. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He stopped, afraid he might blow the fire out with a single breath. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was afraid to think of it, yet he could think of nothing else; and the fever of which they stood accused began also to rage in him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

What I don’t say is that I am afraid of one thing: I wonder sometimes if I will be the same Malala in the future. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

If the SIM are policemen, secret or not, shouldn’t we trust them instead of being afraid of them? Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“Poor lamb, you don't have much fun, do you? I’m afraid I’m very difficult to live with.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She looks behind her, afraid they might see. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She said, “Oh, dear, quite a while, I’m afraid. Let’s check the distance.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He was anxious to work his way up to the top of the pile because he was afraid of being squashed by the next can-load of garbage. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

I tried to keep my head down, afraid that Komorov would notice me. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I was afraid to jump in and get it because I couldn’t swim. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She’s much taller than I am—a good six inches, in fact—but I’m only angry, not afraid. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

O'BRIEN But now you want us to believe that you participated in this robbery because you were afraid of Bobo, and not because this is what you do? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a jolt, I realized he was afraid. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I’m becoming more and more afraid to ask anyone else all the things I really want to know. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I am afraid,” said he, composing his features, “I am very much afraid, my dear Emma, that you will not smile when you hear it.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“He’s in that hollow limb. See— that one way up there. That’s why I couldn’t come home. I was afraid he’d get away.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Einstein hadn’t been afraid to share his theories, and he’d definitely believed in them. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Embrace your fate! Don’t be afraid of your own destiny!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Her father: “We can’t leave her. And we must stay together. We must not be afraid to take time.” A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wayne Parr came in and sat several tables away, as if even he was afraid of her on this day. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

This morning she wrote that she would come over, but she’s afraid that Mom and Dad hate her. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But the fruit in the kitchen looked too perfect; she was afraid of it. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

But I was too afraid my parents would answer, and then they'd find out I was in New York and kicked out of Pencey and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

But I was too excited to be afraid. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Bigger was not afraid of them now; he sat with his feet propped upon his suitcase, looking from one to the other with a quiet smile. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently at first he was afraid to go out—they had real exploding H-bombs in that area, not just drifting fallout. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“No,” he said, “I’m afraid I can’t. This lady is sitting in it.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Father said, “I’m afraid you won’t be seeing your mother for a while.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But I was not made to be a resigned man and I had only a limited choice of actions, and I was afraid of all of them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

What bothered him most, though—he was afraid that the story would leak, that the men would learn the truth before the K.B.I. could question them. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time, I’m afraid of the future. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t exactly eavesdropping, but before I got all the way out the door and past the porch window, I heard her say something about being afraid she was barren. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

But they were also afraid of Ladd Devine; they did not sign; they didn’t want trouble, or not any more, anyway, “because we already got Trouble with a capital T, que no?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d been afraid of doing something as intimate as making art with him watching, but Sahil was one of the few people who not only saw Twinkle the artist, but respected Twinkle the artist. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

We didn’t get that chance because I was afraid. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I’m too afraid to ask my father what I think might be the truth. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“We’re afraid of too many. But a bird from the air would be awkward, especially if it came fast. It might get the better of even a big rabbit if it took him by surprise.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The show was gratifying to watch; Phelan was not afraid to put his massive physical presence to work. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was afraid that the only way to get to it was to start back up at the surface, and dig down. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid you’re on your own today,” Mother said as the dishes were cleared away. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She followed, afraid the lights would go out once he was gone. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

With the rifle, suddenly, he didn’t have to know; did not have to be afraid or understand. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I even avoided standing anywhere near unfamiliar people, afraid that they might suddenly grab me and forcibly feed me voodooed food. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think they were afraid that some of us would try to kill ourselves or something because they looked very tense and one of them kept touching his beard. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

He was tired of being afraid, tired of being intimidated. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were concerned that my stand-out-in-a-crowd face might make me afraid to go out in public, let alone do things like talk to people. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Hazel watched the face of the compass as the needle wavered slightly, as if afraid to make too firm a commitment. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m too afraid of involving you in something far bigger than yourself, that you didn’t even choose.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And he was thinking with amazement, Why, I’m not afraid of my brother! East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was ashamed to look, afraid to speak what I saw. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

"Yes you were. You were a lord's daughter and you lived in a castle, didn't you? And you . . . gods be good, I never . . ." All of a sudden Gendry seemed uncertain, almost afraid. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He had stayed so close that the old man was afraid he would cut the line with his tail which was sharp as a scythe and almost of that si£e and shape. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ammunition lies everywhere, and the birds and beasts are not afraid of stones. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The man you know as Serakeen—the bloodthirsty warlord, the Scourge of the East—is a fabrication, a useful myth we’ve concocted. But I’m afraid he doesn’t exist.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

If they came across any more monster carcasses, he was afraid he might pull an empousa and try to devour it. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I'm afraid,” I said, clinging to the trunk as it trembled in the wind. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Embrace your fate! Don’t be afraid of your own destiny!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Now then, I’m afraid I’ll be needing your memory of this whole encounter. You see, we at Discreet Deliveries take pride in our customers’ anonymity. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She would wiggle and twist, cry and whine, and pretty soon she would figure it out At first they were afraid of water. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe, Liyana thought, he's afraid a shepherd will fall in love with me and come ask for my hand. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t afraid; it just didn’t seem regular. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m not afraid...I’m not afraid...I’m not afraid.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He was afraid they would order him away. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I was mortally afraid, of course; but if I had known more, I should not have dared even to move. It is a marvel that I escaped!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Of course not. He would be afraid of cursing himself.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Were you afraid of the dark as a child?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Francie didn’t tell Evy how she was afraid the baby would be born crooked because Mama had worked on her hands and knees up to the last minute. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gingerly touches the raised Rola lettering, as if afraid it will shock him, but then his eyes shine with interest. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You have to talk to me, Sticky! I’m afraid something terrible has happened to you. Not just the Waiting Room, I mean, but something even worse.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Doesn’t it bother you at all that they’re afraid of you?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to say love, but I’m afraid. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I guess I chickened out, afraid that to offer words of thanks for the pig and the mushrooms and the forests and the garden would come off sounding corny. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I was a good deal more afraid of him than I had expected to be. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Jordan Sparks was mean, and Monique was truly afraid of him. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know you,” she said, “and I’m not afraid to look at you.” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

I’m antsy to get started, afraid she might change her mind. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Neeley looked quickly, then, afraid he would start crying, he ran out of the room. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I ain’t making no money I’m so afraid the guy on the next stool is the police. You know what we need in here to make money?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Strangely, he wasn’t afraid, but he wasn’t hopeful either, which felt much worse. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be afraid of my being a blessing to him,” said Estella; “I shall not be that. Come! Here is my hand. Do we part on this, you visionary boy—or man?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid we both would get in trouble. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She was afraid to do anything that might disrupt the effortless progress to the pier. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Aloud he said, “Don’t be afraid, I’m going. You can lock the door after me, if you want.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked down at her, and in his eyes she saw how afraid he was. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He had reached that point in existence where he wasn’t afraid to hurt anyone who threatened his only source of meaning, his love for himself. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Bloom was afraid of these neighbors, feeling simultaneously superior and less of a man. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to put the trunk down and rest; but he was afraid that he would not be able to lift it again. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

As they did, the man looked up, suddenly afraid. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I’m almost afraid to ask, but I do anyway. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

But he was afraid, he didn't like having it on his own hand. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

My back and side ached as though to warn me, but for the moment, I wasn’t afraid. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

"South . . . where ... is the Eyrie south, sweet- ling? I don't recall . . oh, dear heart, I was afraid-. . . have you forgiven me, child?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He was afraid that something had gone wrong inside him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid, however,” Count Olaf said, “that it is legally binding. Tomorrow, Mr. Poe, I shall come down to the bank and withdraw the complete Baudelaire fortune.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I have never been so afraid to go anywhere in my life as I was that day. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Ofelia was afraid of the attention men once paid her but seemed more fearful now of her invisibility. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

My knees began to shake, and I was afraid I was going to fall. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Somehow I’m afraid to stop because my flesh doesn’t seem to be burning and I know Cinna must be behind whatever is happening. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid you’ll have to go back to the waiting room. That means you, too, Officer.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the woman giving the party said okay because she was afraid to call the police. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which was pretty weird, because I’d always been a bit afraid of Ms. Fender, really. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid that if I seemed too eager or too surprised—too anything—he might retreat. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“He told Henry, not me. I’m afraid I don’t know the details. Apparently he had the key and you remember how he used to barge in without knocking—Come now,” he said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I keep locking my legs so the seat doesn’t shift, but I’m afraid I’m going to break through the bottom of the truck. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Not really. I’m only... afraid of what I want.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I was embarrassed to reveal that Granny raked leaves and weeded gardens, afraid of being laughed at. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was afraid, but Tam Lin had taught him it was foolhardy to show weakness. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was what he was afraid of, something inside himself which always made him do things. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid we’ve been out of contact with our daughter for some time,” Mrs. Wright said. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"I know what it's like to be afraid, Mom. But I think we're going to be okay." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They’re fearful about their own bodies, shy about what they say, afraid of being laughed at. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. I’m afraid not, for I didn’t have any heart just then.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid to say anything too loud. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid that we are all booked up today,” said Mrs. Ivy. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I was afraid he might smush her with the car, but instead he got out and dragged her back, legs flailing, and threw her into the car. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was so afraid of the Youns taking over our country that she was paranoid the Youns would populate Cambodia and in a few years the country would become no more than a Youn colony. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I consider trying to catch part of the show, but am afraid that if I cross the lot I’ll get shanghaied into some other task. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I was afraid to seek out Colonel Regan, afraid that word would get back to Madam and our lives be put in jeopardy. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to see how JimmyTrotter and Miss Trotter were, but at the same time, I was afraid of what I might see. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I was afraid he’d flip out when he saw what I was pretty sure was going to be a rotting hole in his shoulder. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, to be sure, I suppose there are. But while I visit at Hartfield, and you are so kind to me, Miss Woodhouse, I am not afraid of what any body can do.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I am not afraid to think it or say it, now that I know. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Your thoughts are coming in loud and clear. You’re afraid. Don’t be. You’re going to be great in the train scene tomorrow.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“It’s all nonsense. It’s only nonsense. I'm not afraid of the rain. I'm not afraid of the rain. Oh, oh, God, I wish I wasn’t.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

But he was afraid of the kinds of questions his father’s friend had asked. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Now, a man who is not afraid at a time like this is a man without enough sense to follow the water. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” she said quickly, afraid to upset him. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood in the midst of people I loved and I was afraid of them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wished she hadn’t said anything; now I was afraid he’d single her out for torment. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Pippin cowered back, afraid for a moment, wondering into what dreadful country Gandalf was bearing him. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to see what I’m afraid will be there: Disappointment. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“What most people are afraid of,” she replied. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I stiffen, afraid for a moment that she will see me, but she looks only at Marcus. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It stunts my growth, and I’m afraid of death.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel was afraid to get her hopes up, but if her mother was really freed, then nothing else mattered. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing to be afraid of, is there?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But the man had fallen away behind by that time, and she was afraid to let go of the saddle, afraid to turn around, lest she fall off the horse. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was afraid...you wouldn’t be there. I’m sorry for what I did. I’m so sorry.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She was afraid of what would come next, but for a while nothing happened. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“That you were gone into the army, and she was afraid had—not turned out well. At such a distance as that, you know, things are strangely misrepresented.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

My parents are much too afraid of an argument to say anything, which is a shame, because I think people like that should always be given a taste of their own medicine. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“My son was afraid for his life,” he says. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I wish I never thought of them; but desire turns my mind to them involuntarily and I am afraid for it might be impossible ever to be free of them again. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had grown up to be afraid, but he had not grown up to suffer. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I didn’t know better, I’d say that the look the trainer gives me—to Hideo—is wary, even a little afraid. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Nathan told Lily more about the people he wanted to write about who were afraid to leave their houses. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Matt was afraid of Steven and Emilia, but Maria was different. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet, whenever White or Smith mentioned Hale, he stiffened in his chair, more afraid of his uncle, it seemed, than he was of the law. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I kinda like hands, now that I’m used to them. And I like being able to go places without having to be afraid of being seen.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Or was it, I thought, starting up the walk, that I was no longer afraid? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He darted a wary glance at the false door, not knowing whether to feel hopeful or afraid. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Yes, absolutely, I'm afraid. When did you say you were leaving?...So soon? Well, then I will arrange an appointment for you tomorrow afternoon. Hold on, let me just check my diary.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh my God. Do you think she genuinely thought she was being helpful, or do you think she’s afraid if you look nice, people will think you’re prettier than her?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He looked down, like a child being reprimanded, and felt, again, afraid that she would ask him to get out of her life forever. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You always have. I’m afraid of you. What should I do, Samuel? Tell me! I don’t know how you saw the thing so clear. What should I do?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Citra avoided Rowan at lunch, afraid that being seen together more than they already had been might raise suspicion. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She was afraid to know what she would find in his dreams now that he knew she was alive. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Jus stares at the box, afraid to move, let alone touch it. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He was a moody, lonely young man, after all, afraid of strangers, awkward even with the adults he knew well, and the cousins were plump blond children of three and four. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For Chrissakes! Don’t be afraid of me. I’m not going to hurt you.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

You weren’t afraid to ask questions or do the right thing. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that if I left the contour of the river that I could save a mile or two, but I was afraid to get lost in the hills. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beth, who was collecting the scattered Author cards, looked up and said, in her shy yet friendly way, “I’m afraid you are tired. Can I do anything for you?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a horrible second, she was afraid the harpy might be too far away to hear. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Because as I told you before, I am afraid of heights.” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

When it grew dark, I was afraid I would miss something if I didn't keep my eyes glued to the window. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t that I was afraid of him, or worried by what he might somehow be able to see. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course. And a good one. The best you will ever meet. But, I’m afraid, I’m not lying to you about this.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t afraid to perform for anyone willing to watch me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe it wasn’t a game to her, but it wasn’t something she was afraid of, either. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Unless . . . but I was afraid to put my suspicions into words, even in my own head. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Even though I was afraid, I looked out the window. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

And she did not press about marriage because, upset as he was about everything, she was afraid of having him upset about her, too. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She imagined him, the boy who knew his grandmother was afraid of black men, now a man telling that story to the world to redeem himself. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I must not really be afraid of the water. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She wondered if she could use her power to control the weapons, maybe disarm the ghosts, but she was afraid to try. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be so afraid all the time,” she said and reached out to touch Eleanor’s cheek with one finger. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Dismayed, Elizebeth noted that some writers were “afraid of the technicality of the subject.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid I can’t do that. The prince does not wish to be disturbed.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Personally, I had never wanted to know anything about vampires, but at the moment, I was afraid to tell that to Chester. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

Most girls were afraid to gather firewood by themselves. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to ask him if being rich and famous and helping to direct the school to become what it was, wasn't enough; but I was afraid. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m not afraid, Mami. I’m not scared of my power. I’m not ashamed of what I got. Not ashamed of my history, and I’m not ashamed of Abuela. You hear me?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I am afraid that Horatio hides more sad news from me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I was afraid of the way we'd lived without opening doors. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

‘I am afraid I am only in everybody’s way,’ he stammered; ‘but I should like to do anything I could, you know.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Neither awake nor asleep, my chest filled with an excitement like joy, I tried to think whether or not I was afraid of the strangers, and the thought made no sense. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

He groped his way through the kitchen, down the hall, and to the front door, afraid to light a lamp, afraid to make a sound. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Many listeners became afraid when they thought that the United States had been invaded. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m not afraid of things like that,” I told the boy. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I start back to the big doors, afraid he was gonna jump out that car and grab me. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

We walked fast as if trying to stay in the daytime, afraid that nightfall would turn over the uncertain pages of our lives. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I stared at her, too afraid to say anything, just in case she changed her mind. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then she thought that perhaps she had imagined it all, for suddenly the voices were gone and she was afraid to venture down either path and be lost. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

I hated how afraid I sounded and the way my voice was shaking. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“A lot has happened this summer. And we were a little afraid to tell you about any of it.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to call him the Lipless Wonder. All he does is beat up superheroes smaller than him and the only thing he’s afraid of is a cold mirror!” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was afraid of Him, but asked favors anyway. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was so afraid of Pita losing her leg, I considered using La Llorona’s gift. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I think the white kids were curious, or perhaps they were afraid that we would be offended by the topic. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Has something happened to Tommen? Please, no. I have been so afraid for my son. No one will tell me anything. Please tell me that Tommen is well.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I am afraid of seeming either to promise more than I can perform, which suggests complete irresponsibility, or to perform less than I can, which suggests bad faith and indifference. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

I want to ask if he let me do that, but I’m afraid of his answer. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

My knees started to buckle—I was afraid something terrible had happened to Grandpa Bobby. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

And sometimes the brain needed dreams to get rid of all the things that made people afraid or anxious. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Our training took over, even though some of us were so confused and afraid that we could hardly think. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scanned the forest constantly, afraid that at any moment the wights and their dogs would burst out and attack us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He was afraid she planned to burn her treasury, and he could not let that happen. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t Christian, plus I’m afraid she repeat it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Are you so afraid to anger the King?” scoffed Matthew. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“That song was about green pastures and restful waters. The preacher talked about walking in the valley of the shadow of death and not being afraid.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He would not be afraid of them in the daylight. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“I was afraid they’d mistake you for Day and shoot at you.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Digger’s mom is too afraid to do anything,” I said. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I am afraid I will be keeping it until the end of your visit. A security measure, you understand.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

He was a grown man, and he was afraid of her. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I was afraid the show might turn ugly. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“I am afraid not. Anne insists that you be returned to her household as soon as you are able. The law supports her position, I fear, and in these unsettled times, there is little remedy.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She left him standing by himself and afraid to return empty-handed to her. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s a nice story,” I said, afraid to ask if he ever had been found, or taken in by somebody. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

"I will be," she promised, "but . . . please . . . make it as soon as you can. I'm afraid . . ." "So am I," Ser Dontos said, smiling wanly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I’m still afraid, though, because I think I might have more than enough judgment for myself. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She felt them now, too, and she was still afraid. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid I didn’t miss the physical presence of my husband in his absences as much as I missed coffee. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when she goes outside now, she is very quiet, because she’s afraid another person like that guy will look inside her mouth and see Puerto Rico there. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It’s just, I’m afraid, as Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement I’m afraid I’m responsible— AMOS: There’s plenty you’re responsible for. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

I am afraid that if I begin to feel, I won’t be able to bear it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When we finally met this morning, briefly, before I went on camera, I told him I was afraid that my appearance would bring severe repercussions against him from the South. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was afraid she would stop coming, that he would disappoint her—or even worse, bore her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

She said “Stop” suddenly; he felt her hand flutter on his arm and he thought, ‘Why, she is afraid’. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt guilty for not trusting Valley earlier, and now, seeing how afraid Valley looked at the mention of her father, she felt even worse. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The red woman, the servants had named her, afraid to speak her name. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid he’s already filed the papers. I probably shouldn’t have told you, but you all are señoritas now. I think you can handle it,” Abuelita Remedies said. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

And I’m afraid that Claire and Matthew Fox will discover that the new, improved Jenna doesn’t add up to three babies at all and never did and everything they risked was for nothing. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“She is suffering, she is in pain, she is afraid. But she has the companionship of the boy, and of the two Gallivespian spies, and they are still all together.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Parts of it: the sound, the light, the thunder, and the slamming and cracking of it; and he was afraid. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

He’s afraid if he asks that question Dotty will attack him. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid runaways and orphans vanish even more easily than government agents do,” said Mr. Benedict. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I certainly think so. But the audition, you know...it’s a formality. I’m afraid it would be very difficult. Are you sure you don’t just want to kill me?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

‘I’m afraid you are a health hazard. You will have to be sanitized before we can proceed.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Tense when Dad drives up in his Jeep, afraid the dog will bark. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was this separation of which he had been afraid. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond anything else, he was afraid of disgracing himself, and therefore his family and village. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Balan, who was one of the real merlins standing beside him, leaned over and whispered quite kindly in his ear, “Don’t be afraid. Call her Madam.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am afraid,” he said frankly, his small face serious. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid there is, but we must hope for the best, so don’t cry, dear.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stanley would have liked to stop and rest, but he was afraid they'd never get started again. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Ever really know anybody. Not even yourself. Do you agree? Don’t be afraid to disagree with me.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Between only one job interview this summer and his childhood friend’s funeral, I was afraid I’d never see him laugh again. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

And now I have to enter Father Mike’s head, I’m afraid. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I turned slowly, as if I were not afraid of them but only bored. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Victor had to admit that he was afraid of anything that flapped with a sharp beak. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

People especially steered their babies away from Cleofes, afraid that if he admired the kids or tickled them under their fat chins, the children would sicken and grow humps. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arya had eaten a bug once when she was little, just to make Sansa screech, so she hadn't been afraid to eat another. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Since I, too, had grown older, I was a litde less afraid of him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I can understand how afraid and scared she was to see her city go up in flames, because my city was on fire, too. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Bruno was bullied and ostracized, alone and afraid. The city was a large and unforgiving place. Especially for those who seemed different. Especially for those who had no family, no community.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

"And I'll tell you something your sociology teachers are afraid to tell you," he said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid if Mom knows, she will send me to Mr. Skerritt again. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Beautiful, in fact, but I’m afraid of all the Indians who aren’t dancers and singers. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Luke stared at her, afraid that she was about to drop another bomb on him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I was afraid to let myself imagine the triumphant aftermath, lest I invite a jinx. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And we’re not from here. I’m afraid he might get lost.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid to ask what you see when you look at me.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Superstitious folk don’t like to talk about things they’re afraid of. He was about to clam up, and I needed to know what he’d seen in the forest.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There would be people standing in the hallways and they would be afraid; they would scream at the sight of him and he would be caught. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, I was afraid he’d begin thinking about something so ridiculous as soon as he saw this week’s Saturday Evening Post. I hope you succeeded in showing him what an atrocious idea it is.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Neither mythical nor horse dung, I'm afraid,” the Augur says soberly. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But I was afraid of his dog, who had a gray muzzle and whose eyes were kind of gloopy, too. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid for you. I’m afraid of what they could do to you. If something happens to you...” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

My mother asked a lot of questions: “Are you afraid? Will you come back? Is America close to Nairobi?” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not afraid of you, Mom. Just so you know.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid if I call her without a plan, she might try to convince me to go back to our parents’ little shack. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you from another fishing boat? Which one? Do not be afraid. Point.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stand in the doorway as if they're afraid to advance. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Instead I ask, “What are you afraid will happen if you don’t touch your nose twice?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Jorge makes loves to me as if he were afraid I might shatter. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d been afraid of touching a dead bird, and honestly, he was pretty scared to touch a living one too, especially knowing he’d have to then walk it all the way back through the woods. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Going to have to destroy your plane, I’m afraid,” Paul said next. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

We were afraid for Lieutenant Carroll, we were afraid for ourselves, and our only answer to the fear that called each of our names was to fire blindly into the fearful darkness. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just don’t be afraid to look them in the eye,” she said with a grin, and then ruffled Ash’s hair before moving on into the dining room. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want to go to the souq with Hamza again. I want to go to university. To open my own Kurdish pharmacy. But I’m afraid, Baba. I’m afraid to be a soldier.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid to tell them about the flashbacks. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

If I didn’t know better, I’d say that she was afraid. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

When we wore out those memories, we went on about the Ankton sisters and their swinging dresses, and about meeting Mean Lady Ming for the first time and being afraid of her. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Not, of course, that they were afraid but tired. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Once he was deported at 2 A.M. and spent the night cowering, sleepless, near the border guard station, afraid for his life. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

But he did not dare to put the basket down because he was afraid something might be stolen from it. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

She liked this one and wanted more, but she was afraid there was no hope of that. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Like he was afraid to pick up yet another serpent. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The trouble was that most patients refused to be photographed, and hospitals were afraid of law suits. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m most afraid of Asleep and impending, weightless doom. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid there’s not much to do,” said Charles apologetically. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

You weren’t even a president’s son yet, but you weren't afraid. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

At first, when the four boys began drifting in awkwardly at lunchtime, Brown was afraid to spook them. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My troubles with his mother made him afraid of marriage somewhat. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was afraid it was lost for good, which would have been unfortunate. I owe you my deepest gratitude, Miss...?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Kate said quietly, “I’m trying to hold on, Mother. I didn’t know anyone could be so good. I’m afraid if I say anything too quickly or come too close to you, I’ll break to pieces.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But Fiver was nowhere to be seen and Hazel was afraid to ask for him, in case to do so should seem like weakness and a need for comfort. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the man and his escorts finally disappear behind a redbrick building they start to dribble away, but continue to glance hopefully over their shoulders, afraid they’ll miss something. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I am afraid to ask what your idea of‘dressing up’ is. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to hear about what’s going on, but I’m afraid that will only start everything again. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

‘I am afraid he is out. He said something about going for a breath of air.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They walked with their knees together and talked through tight lips as if they were as afraid to let the sound out as they were to inhale the dirty air that the listener gave off. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I babbled on, hardly aware of what I was saying, and afraid to look around. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Because I loved a boy once, and he was murdered, and I’m afraid that will happen to me again. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I should’ve asked Momma to take me shopping over the weekend, but I was afraid I was going to chicken out about going to practice. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

But she was afraid to ask, because she really didn’t want to know. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Put that way, it made sense to be afraid; so I hadn’t bothered about that. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

An ache gathered at the back of Petey’s throat, and she was afraid she would burst into tears. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I am afraid that I could never work for a concern with a worldview like that.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Too angry now to be afraid, I thrust my face into hers, daring her to harm me. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

And then I back away, afraid of what it means that I am so small. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The thought of someone being so afraid that he had to sneak by made Chet feel like a warlord or warrior. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“No matter how afraid he is, my son’s still gonna do his job,” he says. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Awkwardly, Tyrion pushed to his feet, half afraid to ask the next question. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"If you really want to know," she said, "I'm afraid a mouse doesn't live for a very long time." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Mice are nothing but little packages of blood and bones, afraid of everything. They are despicable, laughable, the opposite of everything we strive to be. Do you want to live in their world?” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

I was afraid that at any minute my mother might blow her own volcano, and I didn’t want to be around, so I kissed them good night and went to bed. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reached out tentatively, as if she wanted to take his hand but was afraid he might evaporate. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He was afraid, but fear meant he was still alive. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I had been so angry and afraid before, but this was Clancy. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Communism spelt the unity of human life, and when a Communist, newly risen from his oppressed isolation and feeling strange and lonely because of it, saw another man seeking seclusion, he became afraid of him. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped my hand on my shirt and another floating light came very slowly down and I looked at my leg and was very afraid. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I shut the front door with the softest of clicks, afraid to hear the emptiness of an echo. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He picked up Lila Goodchild, cradling her in her opaque bag like a sleeping child, and placed her carefully on the table in the chilly mortuary, as if he were afraid to wake her. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Besides, you want your enemies to be afraid. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I’m downstairs. Outside, I mean. I was afraid it would alarm you if I rang the bell.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

When I asked why they couldn’t stop by beforehand, there was a long silence, and then she said, “Melba, the truth is we’re all afraid to come to your house.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Maggie, the best healer on the Elizabeths, the one who always told me the truth, said, “No, Em afraid not. Though the Bible says Jesus cured lepers.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He saw that Max was afraid that he would not talk at all. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, she did. For the better part of an hour, I’m afraid. Your daughter’s voice is quite shrill, and coupled with her early-rising habits...” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not that we’re afraid. It’s just that we already have our dresses picked out.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid not,” he replied sadly, as several filthy tears rolled down his beak. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were sort of old and baggy, and I was afraid they might fall off altogether. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Johanssen almost refused to get her "15" because she was afraid it would hurt. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Simon looked now, from Ralph to Jack, as he had looked from Ralph to the horizon, and what he saw seemed to make him afraid. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The way life was in the South, how could you not be afraid? Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Flying is something I said I’d never do, but we flew to New York and I wasn’t afraid—I just wanted to try it. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Even Nailer’s afraid of his dad when he’s high.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t afraid to work hard and was always willing to lend a hand. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Her father placed his hand on her forehead, looked deep into her eyes and said, “I’m afraid you have to go to school.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I stopped in front of the water, afraid to cross. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some story people he wouldn’t be afraid of if he met them on the road. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if five-year-old Bri will ever stop being afraid. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I have imagined him afraid many times, but the reality outstrips those imaginings. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I woke up before it started what I was afraid it was going to do to me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He could see everything so clearly that for a moment he forgot to be afraid. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I am afraid so, young Master Owens. Now, how is your Fading?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“They hunt ducks at night, you know. Don’t be afraid.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason Milton was no longer afraid of heights. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t afraid to raise my hand in class. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Is it possible that Nazis weren’t the only thing you were afraid of? Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I was afraid someone would see in through the window. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now it feels like there's not a lot left to be afraid about. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Very good. But that was the easy part, I’m afraid. You see, the word alone is not enough. And this is where you come in, Neville.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It’s not exactly that he’s afraid of Zahra, his mom’s deputy chief of staff and right-hand woman. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“But dear Madam Mina, are you not afraid; not for yourself, but for others from yourself, after what has happened?” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I think she made people afraid not to buy them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I held on tight to my sister’s hands, no longer afraid of anything but that she might let go. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Exhaustion would make me drift toward sleep and then I would scream until I was wide awake again; I was afraid to sleep. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Vikus convinced the council to allow us to bond early. After that I was not so afraid.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And I saw then again, and for good, what I had always been afraid to see, and had pretended not to see in him: that he was a woman as well as a man. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

When I hear laughter, I look up to see Susan Chang—the only other half-Asian girl in our school—clutching a blue and gold ribbon like she’s afraid she might lose it. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I am afraid that my mortal body stinks of sweat, of decay, of fear. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He would give anything to get you out so he can have his son back—but I am afraid you would only hurt him worse if you could. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

And even though he was outside, I was too afraid of what might happen if he saw me reaching for the phone. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“But I’m afraid they weren’t at home. They had to go to an important meeting in Beijing. Very hush-hush. Something to do with defense contracts. I’m sure the message will be relayed to them.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

But of course, Old Tallow was afraid of nothing. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, when a coughing fit was particularly bad, she squeezed Edward so tight that he was afraid he would crack in two. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Kepler, at least, wasn’t afraid of a glaring problem: as Δx goes to zero, the sum becomes equivalent to adding an infinite number of zeros together—a result that makes no sense. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I want to break something, or hit something, but I am afraid to move, so I start crying instead. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Of course I knew what my mother was afraid of. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed a little unsteady from the height of the post, glancing down, apparently afraid to move his feet. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to be able to see Max, because I’m afraid of what might happen if he draws the attention of the Germans. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But a great many of the hillmen had given themselves up; and they were afraid, and cried for mercy. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“And you look like one of Tojo’s soldiers. You’d better quit sitting up so straight and tall. These jury people will be afraid of you.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The cubs were afraid and huddled down in the farthest corner of their prison. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“No, for I have been afraid to think of any future.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I closed the book without finishing the verse, afraid that if I kept reading, my voice would truly become Yakov’s. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s not a joke. David is afraid of the same thing. His dad is working on some way to get you out of here before you turn eighteen.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

But we were never lonely and never afraid when we were together. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Pigeons were all over the place, and they didn’t even seem afraid of people. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not like they check you at the door,” I said, liking the feel of that finger but afraid of what it meant. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

I lay there afraid to move, aware of the knife stuck in the arm of the chair across the room. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy trembled so badly, he was afraid the Death Mist would shake right off him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid of this. There’s nowhere for this to go,” I said to him. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I was afraid to stay in the house or go out. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, are you really afraid of crows?” he says, half smiling at me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

While she napped, we would creep past her bed, afraid to arouse the slumbering master. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am still afraid, but it is an intelligent fear, an extraordinarily heightened caution. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her Dad was afraid she would be embarrassed, so he and her Mama had gone back to the kitchen to make lemonade. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

At times I run forward and then I float around and run backwards, but I’m afraid because I’m hiding something in my pocket. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Carl was afraid he might relent and let the old man stay, and so he continued to remind himself that this couldn’t be. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, he was afraid of what would happen, because of that. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“As soon as possible. I’m afraid I might lose my intention if I don’t go soon. Do you want me to wait until you get someone else?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But how can I go when he is afraid to be left alone? Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I thought not knowing would scare me, but I didn't feel afraid. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I’ve been afraid of many things these past months, but when it comes to Jasmine, I realize that’s been my greatest fear of all. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

He left us because he was afraid of what Deputy Collins might do. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I had my flashlight on under the sleeping bag, and maybe the light was why I couldn’t sleep, but I was too afraid to turn it off. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

At the end of the second week, when four casualties came in, Mary Anne wasn’t afraid to get her hands bloody. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The blood, of the dragon must not be afraid. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I was afraid of somebody calling me a snitch. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I’ve never been afraid to speak my mind before in my life. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But he was even more afraid that he had no belief in prayer. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Initially, I was shy of the black students—afraid of what they’d discover about me. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You wouldn’t be normal if you were never afraid. Even the bravest men experience fear. One of the biggest jobs we all face in combat is to overcome our fear.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I told him it was the thing that I was most afraid of. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t feel afraid of him the way I had been of Collins. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She hastily looked away, afraid that he might have read her mind, so startlingly clear were the images there. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I always forget. Children are capable of such open rudeness. That’s all right, young man, I won’t hold it against you. We need students who aren’t afraid to speak the truth. What is your name?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t look at all well, and I’m afraid your term of existence is drawing to an end. Still, would you like to see some of the readings recorded today?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“But I miss Cynthia so much. Could you just make the pain go away? It hurts to wake up in the morning, and I am so afraid.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

From his putting his finger to his lips, I gathered that he expected her to wake before long and was afraid of forestalling nature. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The reason for my father’s hand perspiration: he’s afraid of heights. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Do not be afraid of your visions,” Mona said to Taisin, speaking as if she were addressing a small child. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t that she was afraid of a bad reaction. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He was afraid that if he told her the truth, she might tell the bishop, or someone, thus ensuring he would stay home and be with her, and not go on a mission. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The elder acted fearless, but he had to be afraid of something. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Long and bitter. A life without honor. Until his dying day, men will say he was afraid to fight.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I think they’re afraid that if they try it, the cry of outrage is going to echo off the mountains. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

"I mean can you fall and get up again without crying and mount again and fall again and yet not be afraid of falling?" The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

I grew more and more afraid of him and at the same time—who can explain it?—more and more eager for the hour of our meeting. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment I’m afraid it’s too much. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

But the entrance security guard is not doing a good job surveying me discreetly, and I’m afraid he'll start tracking me tracking Farooq, so I grab a book and move into the closest aisle. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He was very afraid, but a new emotion was rising up in him, giving him strength to keep putting one foot in front of the other. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She tries to clear his nostrils with a bit of rolled-up paper but she’s afraid to push it too far up. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I would even stay with a friend at night because I was afraid my uncle would make me go with one of these potential husbands. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The senate shifted restlessly, but most of them were too afraid to interrupt Octavian while he was on a roll. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I'm suddenly afraid that I'm being put into another selection, and I wonder, Who have I offended now, just by being? What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Oz tells the Cowardly Lion that real courage is facing danger when you are afraid. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I had been afraid of the awful presence of the river, which was the soul of the river, but through her I learned that my spirit shared in the spirit of all things. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want to talk to anyone, and they were afraid to talk to him. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then perhaps my faceless neighbor, afraid of being among the first displaced, simply wanted to get rid of me, to free my bed, to give himself a chance to survive . Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Claudius had behaved like a man afraid for his life. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“As you can see,” Mr. Curtain was saying, “my machine is capable of much more than whispering. It is capable of shouting. And I’m afraid the final effect is—how to put it? Quite deafening.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was a tiny white thread of ego—cold and afraid. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid I can’t give the green ones away. But I’d be delighted to give you any of the yellow ones: with my love. Come and try one on.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I shrugged again, afraid to tell her anything that might give my secrets away. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Momma always reassured him, whenever he was afraid or when she’d been angry because she was worried. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

More than any of them, the Sicilian was afraid of heights. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

In January, she scribbled, “I am writing this in the dark because I’m afraid of what Dad will do if he sees that the light is on.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

They stopped, with an unexpected grace-note on the portative, and Lancelot said: “Your voice is good. I’m afraid mine is getting rusty.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look at me. I was afraid to speak out for Khalil, and you went off on me about it.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

His mouth encountered gravel, and he spat frantically, afraid that some of his teeth had been knocked out. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents had been so afraid the Angel of Death would take me, they’d given me the name Alter to confuse him into thinking I was an old man. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The sound grew louder and louder, and I grew afraid. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid that those heads will get knocked off by trucks in the opposite lanes. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

"I'm afraid greed got the best of you, Theo. By taking white's queen you were tricked into opening your defense. I know, I've lost a few games that way myself." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then why did you come back here to raise your daughter? Look me in the eye and tell me that it wasn’t because you were afraid of living in a bigger city.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“I may be sort of panicky,” he told Weaver, “but I am afraid of the general international situation.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“I say I’m afraid he can’t spend the night here. I’m not running a hotel.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Because I went to my room? That’s nothing to be afraid of. Do you think it is, Lily?” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Harry was not afraid of Malfoy, but he still did not much like the idea of being discovered hiding under his Invisibility Cloak by a group of unfriendly Slytherins. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I want to touch him, but I’m afraid of his bareness; afraid that he will make me bare too. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“What are you afraid of saying?” he says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was so afraid she was going to get high-minded on me again. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you not afraid, sir,” he asked, “that we are likely to anger the King the more by such hasty actions?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Why are the Nazis so afraid of words? The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

‘I’m afraid that deal beats what Gaia has offered.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But even those who knew him well seemed afraid to approach. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

No one should be afraid to increase his property for fear that it will be taken away from him, while no one should shrink from undertaking any business through fear of taxes. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm not worried about how I'll stand it. I'm only afraid I may be bored," Cohn said. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I am afraid. I do not know what to do. I cannot.” The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not want to believe Fiver, and he was afraid not to. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to want to come ashore but was afraid. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Emily didn’t look up, afraid Mr. Quisling wouldn’t get it, just as James didn’t. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Raji was the only one to whom I could complain, confiding in him that I was afraid I would have to spend the rest of my life in a sea of orange marigolds. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Gradually, we felt that she was not afraid for us anymore. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

His face was abruptly severe, as if he were afraid that he’d accidentally said too much. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He was afraid he would miss the call. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid Crownsville wasn’t a very nice place to be back then.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I dropped the letter, afraid to read on. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I refused to show that I was afraid of Auntie Fatmata, even though I really was, just like everyone else. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if we are winning, why am I so afraid? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He was trying to find out what he was, and he was afraid of what he would find. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to know what was going on, but I was afraid to hear any more bad news. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew Willard knew but he couldn’t let on he knew, not without fighting Willard, and Joey was afraid of Willard. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was afraid that his body would come loose, all his bones spilling out like a building collapsing, like a picket fence clattering apart. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn't afraid, 'cause the warm-blanket smell felt like it was covering me up, protecting me. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

He also told us that a lot of those famous people were not afraid to make mistakes no matter how many they made. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

And for the first time in a long time, I was not afraid. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

So he had said “always,” so she would not have to be afraid of the change—the falling away of skin, the drip and slide of blood, and the exposure of bone underneath. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

His hands were callused from the work he’d done at the salt factory, and he was afraid the hard labor had made his fingers clumsy. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is a relief to discover that although there might be axe murderers and kidnappers in the world, most people seem a lot like us: sometimes afraid and sometimes brave, sometimes cruel and sometimes land. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“People are always afraid of things they don’t understand, darlin’,” said Gram. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I consider sticking my feet out to trip him on one of the episodes of happy restlessness, but I’m afraid the noise of him falling would disturb Mr. Ram downstairs. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

It made me feel good to know that there was something she was afraid of. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid of cramps and I hoped we would move toward the shore. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I hardly ask him to tell me about you, though, because I’m afraid that the stories might run out. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He told her not to be afraid, the tunnel would save her again. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I wanted to close that little distance, to reach out and touch him, but I was afraid he wouldn’t like me to. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“She needn’t have been afraid. Most ghosts are only nightmares. Somebody should have held her and wiggled her ears to wake her up.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I had a lot of homework that was going undone, but I was afraid to leave Billy alone with Charlie. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I was afraid to touch anything because I might break something. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Hibiscus was staring at it, afraid but proud and silent. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing to be afraid of. Get out!” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I wish I’d remembered our jackets, but I’m afraid to stop her now. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I chew on my lip, afraid to say anything else. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

And when Chrysaor said the crew wasn’t afraid of anything, one of the dolphins had nervously corrected him. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Yet even as they were bundling him Outside, saddling the horses in the rain, and tying his hands with a length of coarse rope, Tyrion Lannister was not truly afraid. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then she looked at me and asked me what I was afraid she was going to ask me. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe in some sort of weird way, she would be relieved, since she’s so afraid of men. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid it’s... it’s someone who ...” She peered toward the crying noise. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

We were afraid of getting in trouble, so we stopped attending as often as before. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

When he got outside, Kingshaw began to run, across the flat lawn and down the drive into the lane, exultant, afraid of nothing, racing through the sunlight. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I had come to the town, and I had come to school, and I was very lost and afraid in the nervous, excited swarm of kids. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid to go back on my oath, but I was just as scared of Sam stealing the Brown Bess, too. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am afraid I cannot have hysterics to prove my sensibility. After all, people die every day.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had taken the key because he was afraid I would steal the tractor. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I am afraid payment is required before we may begin,” she says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She has the consumption and they’re afraid of catching it from her. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

There were other things I should have told you, but I’m afraid of my people finding them out. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess he was not afraid of sharks this close in. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now that the moment was upon him, he was afraid. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what to say,” she said, afraid again that she was going to cry. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe they were more afraid this time than sad. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be afraid to admit you have a problem. Sean would help you. I would help you. All of Bone Gap would help you.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I think, I’m most afraid of Just be careful. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m afraid I will have to take this, Potter.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid we’re going to have to tear your place down.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid I couldn’t like him without a spice of human naughtiness. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ignatius says he’s afraid when I leave him alone here at night. He says he’s scared of burgulars.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But if a man shoots at you because he is afraid of you it is just as bad if he shoots at you because he hated you,” Roosevelt said. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

It felt heavy, too big for me, yet if I made the wrong move, I was afraid it would tear, exposing the slight, frightened child inside. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Long it seemed to them that they sat and were afraid; but at last the darkness and the rumour passed, and vanished between the mountain’s arms. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Always do what you are afraid to do!” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

She learns everything I teach her as if she already knows it, said the mother, but this knowledge does not really enter her soul The mother seemed puzzled and afraid. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have a curious, designing mind, Mr. Rochester. I am afraid your principles on some points are eccentric.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Everyone else didn’t complain because they were afraid to. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

They had been afraid of something like this. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents are too afraid now of making mistakes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“I told him he hadn’t had time for her to die in his heart or his mind and I was afraid he’d regret rushing into something like this. ‘ Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Yet it was the only part of her that people were afraid of. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“I stand up when I’m afraid in that dark toilet.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

My voice was shaking, though I couldn’t tell if I was angry or afraid. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I hug my hand to my stomach, afraid to look. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid that I wouldn’t have made a very good Flying Elefante,” said the girl. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

I'm not afraid to fly, nor to enter a fresh media hoopla. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Mother watches her every move and Pascagoula seems afraid of me anyway, like I might tell on her if she does something wrong. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He was grating carrots so briskly, I was afraid we would find fingers in the salad. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at him, wondering why I didn’t feel afraid. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“No need. I could tell the minute I laid eyes on him what he was afraid of.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

It was easily the nicest thing Anya had ever worn, and she was afraid of ruining something somehow. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She looked way dreamier than she had in any of my nightmares, and I couldn’t really remember why I’d been afraid of her for so long. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

After commenting on the customer’s oddly proportioned figure—the oversized torso supported by the undersized legs—he added, “I’m afraid we haven’t anything that would fit without alteration.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

My king was afraid of the Envoy; these fellows are afraid of one another. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I woke up startled, for the first time afraid of the father that I saw in my dreams. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

There were twenty-five or thirty families on that island and when Pilate made it clear that she wasn’t afraid of work, but didn’t like the mainland and the confinement of town, she was taken in. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid that if I spoke, I would tell her too much—I would tell her about the notes, Richard’s shoes, the two-dollar bills, everything. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“I was afraid that you might not tell me to come, and I had to come.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid to tell him exactly how I feel—how one second I’m okay and the next I’m sad for no good reason. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Kay was shivering, though not with cold, but he joked like the others because he would not show he was afraid. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the words I’ve been afraid of since it first started looking infected. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

With a querying look on his face, he said, “I’m afraid I don’t understand. I thought you always wanted to go to town.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be afraid, human youth. Several of your ancestors have used my back as a means of travel before. I know how to make your journey safe and prompt.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She was afraid it was locked, and she pushed on it with all her strength. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

She wished she had run out when he’d first walked in, but she had stopped being wary, stopped being afraid. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No time for the intellectual embryos, I’m afraid. We must go up to the Nurseries before the children have finished their afternoon sleep.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was afraid of strangers and of strange places. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

It occurred to me that she was a little afraid of me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

His voice rang against the stone walls, and Bran was suddenly afraid. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Don’t go. Are you afraid of me, Margaret?” and Mr. Brooke looked so hurt that Meg thought she must have done something very rude. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The question leaves her mouth and she becomes the old Irene—alone and afraid. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“My mom died in a fire. I understand being afraid of it. Did, uh...did something like that happen with you?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

For a second she hesitated, afraid that when she opened it, she would be there—right there—looking down on herself as she read the book. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Since the wind was very cold and I was no longer afraid that the Aleuts would find me, I made a fire in the cave and cooked a supper of shellfish and roots. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to read them all but was afraid someone would walk in on me, so I thumbed through them quickly to get an overview. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid the ball last night has made a lot of work for you,” I said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Kaori and I stomp out the fire, and I decide right away that I like the idea of being friends with someone who isn’t afraid to step on flames. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She came up to me and straightened the blanket with a brusque, timid gesture that took the place of the hug she was afraid to give me. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I’m sorry,’ said Frodo; ‘but I can’t help you, I’m afraid. I think this food would do you good, if you would try. But perhaps you can’t even try, not yet anyway.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

That was the only tense moment in the meeting, and Mr. Botha said that he was afraid that he could not do that. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll cut their wicked heads from their wicked necks. Just give me a sword. Or an axe. Anything. I’m not afraid!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

For the first time since I arrived, I felt a little less afraid. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The greenwitches derided the philosophers as joyless old men afraid of magic, and the philosophers, not surprisingly, protested that they found much joy in the real world. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

"We-both know the boy is afraid to face me in single combat." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Don’t be afraid to tell my own truth and talk about the journey that led me to where I am right now. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I quickly turn away, afraid to see any hurt in Kasim’s eyes. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She was so used to losing things, she was afraid Efifi had vanished. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old sow would push me away when I tried to get her children’s food, and I was awfully afraid of her. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I’m afraid there’s someone at the other end who hasn’t been so lucky.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adrenaline was pumping through him so fast, he was afraid that people could hear his heart beating through the heavy curtains that shut off their bedroom from the hall. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I felt afraid as I pushed through crowds of white people, but my fright left when I entered my neighborhood and saw smiling black faces. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grew up learning to be afraid of la migra and listened to my parents and family members go on and on about papeles. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I hope not. As a matter of fact, he doesn’t know we’ve moved. He thinks I’m still in Denver. Please, if you do find him, don’t give him my address. I’m afraid.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told them not to be afraid — but to mind their own business. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Third, the city has been blessed by a newspaper, the Atlanta Constitution, that is not afraid to take a stand for right and justice. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, and I'd have to hide the fact that I had actually been afraid when I made my speech. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

That is how I learn that even Danielle, who is so sophisticated, and Mrs. Levy-Cohen, who had the courage to ask for a divorce, even they are sometimes afraid to be alive. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

But I guess sometimes he’s afraid of how other people will act if they know. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was not that he was afraid of the Burkes exactly. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Round the bend in the drive. I didn't drive to the door, I was afraid of disturbing you. I had some idea you probably rested in the afternoon.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

As I say that I realize how cool Jenna is, and I wonder how I could have been afraid to tell her all these years. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

It is fine to be afraid, to have a fine fear, to not want to cross a fine line. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I was too afraid to move when one of them pulled something down over my head. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Is that the real reason you don’t take the elevator? Because you’re afraid of it?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We wanted to play inside it but were afraid, so we only circled it. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Hermione frowned at the floor while he was speaking; he felt irritated at her, afraid that she might give the game away. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I can’t do that, I’m afraid. It’s not worth my while to make ha’penny loans.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was not afraid of her any more. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was surprised that he was not afraid. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

At the same time he's afraid not to look at me, and he just ignores the fact that half my face is bandaged and stares really, really hard into my good eye. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

But of all the things I’m afraid of, there’s nothing that frightens me so much as the likelihood—the near certainty—that Julie is a prisoner of the Ormaie Gestapo. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I wonder if she’s still afraid of him, in the way that I’m still afraid of him, like a nightmare that keeps resurfacing during the day. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“He won’t come back again, will he, officer? I’m really afraid of him; he’s so strange.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The first time we went out, I had been afraid of just about everything. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The prison authorities respected the Red Cross — and by respected, I mean feared, for the authorities respected only what they were afraid of. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They used the word everyone was most afraid of—“ghetto”—dropping it like a lit match. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I was afraid of the numbers above two. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

It's a strange combination of being wildly excited and deeply afraid. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I said I dint care because I aint afraid of nothing. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“If you see a single plane, you needn’t be afraid,” my mother taught us. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s why I didn’t marry Harvey—long ago when he asked me. I was afraid of that. So afraid.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid he would understand my eyes. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She isn’t afraid, because she has magic on her side. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Frank sounded worried, like he was afraid Percy would back out. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Deep down, he knew they all had good reason to be afraid. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t dare open my mouth, afraid a sob’ll burst out. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Here I am, big, bad Marcus Vega, totally afraid of flying. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

"He took it the night you attacked the deli. He said he'd kill me if I told anyone, but I guess I'm more afraid of you. Totally terrified, to be honest." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She was afraid and he could handle her through her fear. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“But stay close to me. You got here because you were holding me. I’m afraid that may be the only way you can get home.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She hides her knowledge well....The silence went on, everybody afraid to speak, thoughts crisscrossing in the overfull air, eyes averted, shifting, lowered at last to the ground. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

And wasn’t she afraid of getting into trouble? The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Involuntarily, Dustfinger put his hand to his belt, as if he were afraid that Basta’s knife could call out to its master. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then something came into the chamber — I felt it through the door, and the orcs themselves were afraid and fell silent. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

None of the members seem at all afraid. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“You had the courage to do something really hard. Something I wish I had had the courage to do myself, but...I was too afraid.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to go. I’m not sure how that’s supposed to help anything. I think they’re just afraid of me.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Then, when I got older and wasn’t that afraid of him anymore, the questions I used to have about him didn’t seem to matter as much to me. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I know you’ve both been too afraid to say anything, to do anything, but your silence isn’t shielding us from hatred.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

All countries and islands, afraid for the same reason, refused to receive her and give her a place where her child could be born. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have to take her. Please! You know my dad doesn’t do animals. I’m afraid they’ll kill her at the shelter if no one wants her.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

This wasn’t scientific or logical, but Emma was a little afraid of the Boring Room. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Because of the white people in the wagons on the Shell River Road. They’re afraid we might attack them. So the peace talkers want us to promise to leave them alone.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

He had to go to the bathroom, but was afraid to move. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt stiff and uncomfortable in the tight dark suit and afraid of all the strangers who seemed to be controlling his life today. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The older boys—the ones who’d stayed with the men—had styled their hair into puffy ducktails, and they wore expressions like they were not afraid of anything in the world, and never would be. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I was still slightly afraid something would go wrong and did not want Pauling to think about hydrogen-bonded base pairs until we had a few more days to digest our position. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“Not today, dear, no. Not quite up to it, I’m afraid.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“He told me they’d help me sleep. God knows I need something, but I’m afraid to take them.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I was afraid I’d tire her out with all my questions. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was afraid that once she started talking, she wouldn’t stop until it all came out. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I was too afraid to splash water or even to cry and take a chance of drowning out Bailey’s pleas for help, but the pleas never came and the whipping was finally over. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

By 2:30, when we finally handed our answer sheets in, I was afraid that mine was going to dissolve into some sort of pulp. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid you would have to defeat me first, my sweet,” Arachne said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I am afraid I must say yes, sir.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Coming from a farming family where everyone, including the women, worked beside the men in the fields, we were not afraid of mice or frogs. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was stupid, but I was afraid that maybe she had moved out, too. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Twice I saw Sun Maidens walking about in pairs, but I didn’t spy my sister, and I was afraid to approach them and ask where she might be. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Osh fell asleep, his chin on his chest, and Miss Maggie watched him while I tried not to be afraid of what would come next. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Hale later told one ally that Burkhart was the only witness he was afraid of. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

As I see him now, he is not really afraid, just withdrawing, as a bird or squirrel backs off from the brusque movements of the feeder—involuntary, instinctive. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid I knew why Nico was here, but I tried for a smile. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing to be afraid of in the whole dormitory, including the ghost room. I checked there too. I went inside just now.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

You weren't afraid of cutting a stranger in the face. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like wearing a scratchy sweater in the cold: she longed to yank it off, but was afraid of what would happen if she did. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She bites her lip and it strikes me then that she’s still afraid for him. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He was hurt and angry and afraid for us all at the same time. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid I can’t, sir. I destroyed it. It was too dangerous to leave lying around.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid I won’t be coming with you, Citra. If I am to clear your name, I need to go back home and rally as many scythes as I can.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Craig Salt's yacht's over in Poole, so he drove over to address the troops. Couldn't just swan off to the local fleapit with you, I'm afraid.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

His clubfoot was bad enough, but he was afraid of getting hit as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

At first, each child refused to sleep, afraid of the other two. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing to be afraid of. I want you to come down the hill and help me to find a farm I’ve heard about. We’re just going to have a look round it.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be afraid for them. They’ll get out from under my father’s control one day.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She was afraid that he would blame her for Aunt Queen's death. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Half of me wanted to look at Webb, the other half was afraid. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“But won’t they hurt him, the poor darling? Throwing things at him like that? If I were his mother, I would be afraid for my son.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

She sat up, afraid that she had soiled herself as she slept. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“No, I’m afraid I did not,” I said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I'm afraid I don’t hunt,” I confessed, “I learnt to ride, as a child, but very feebly, I don’t remember much about it.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“First lesson: Don’t be afraid of it. Grab it. You’ve held one before, remember? You got us out of the Amity compound with that shot.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He had struck at the “snake” only because he was afraid it might kill one of his goats. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

"I'm afraid not, Your Honor," the lawyer said. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hungry and afraid to go back to sleep, Hugo climbed out of bed and got dressed. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Morrie said no; to tell the truth, he was less afraid. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We make idle chitchat, but I'm afraid to ask him anything of real importance because after the incident with the door, I can't shake the feeling that I'm being watched constantly. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I was afraid of that,” Colonel Korn remarked -with an elaborate sigh, locking his fingers together comfortably on top of his smooth, bald, broad, shiny brown head. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I’m so afraid of the way he’s going to look at me, after last time. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The libraries were afraid their books would get stolen, so none of the books could be checked out. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Salva was afraid of the weapons, and he could see that the others were, too. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t at all the thing, I’m afraid, but the minute she was fairly married, Meg cried, “The first kiss for Marmee!” and turning, gave it with her heart on her lips. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matt was trembling and afraid he’d lose control and start crying too. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was about a mile away, but it wasn’t moving slowly, and all of a sudden she felt afraid. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Maybe despite all the signs, if I weren’t afraid and just believed, then Fig would be okay. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Like she’s afraid to speak. And when you look at her, she turns bright red—red-red, like a tomato. A literal tomato.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We were afraid she was dying, and were ashamed of ourselves. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just didn’t know what I had to be afraid of. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I probably should have been afraid of him, but I stared him right in the eye. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Many had been killed, many had fled the country, many were in detention and many were simply afraid to enter a classroom for fear that the police would take them away. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, carefully, she turned to Shmuel, afraid to move too quickly, afraid she might not be quick enough. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And now look at him, afraid of every child he sees. It’s not even a year since I saw him last.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I became afraid of things I had never been afraid of before, and driving was one of these things. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Humble doesn’t smoke, says it’s disgusting, but everyone else in here does, practically, including the black guy who’s afraid of gravity; and the big girl, Becca, both of whom I thought were underage. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Yet he was always afraid that Danny might say something about The Vigils to some other guys, strictly by accident, and screw up the whole situation. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid I might never get another job once she’d had her say. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

That it had nothing to do with being afraid to go home. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I had to win the confidence of people who had been misled so often that they were afraid of anybody who differed from themselves. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He is now gone into the army,” she added; “but I am afraid he has turned out very wild.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“You have not told us a story since the first day. At the ...” She hesitated a minute, afraid to name the memory, afraid a guard might hear and, somehow, steal it away. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d never known love so pure, and I was afraid that it would become sullied by my mother. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid, Dimple realized, with a bit of a start. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I told them that, though I was not afraid of Harrison, I did not want to fight him and that I did not know how to box. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d never seen anyone yell at my father like that, and I was astonished by, then afraid of, the change it wrought in his features. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid that Erin might die, because she looks that bad. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn't afraid because I thought smuggling hash was wrong—I was afraid because of the punishment. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I was less afraid of what they would do to my mind than I was of what Rudy might do to my body while I was under the influence. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He was afraid for a moment, until he remembered how that story ended. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Everyone in school knows that the Irish mob moved Erin, and, because I’m the last remaining connection Erin has to Bellmont, people are afraid to be around me. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

At night, there had been a phalanx of servants to bathe her in jasmine-scented water, and in the morning, more servants came to dress her in clothing so exquisite she was almost afraid wear it. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Shirley would have preferred to study the problem some more, but was afraid to protest and lose face for her captain. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

We were afraid, but we didn’t show it. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“These are men and women, sick and hungry and afraid.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I watched the brown water run down the drain and was afraid I'd use it all up. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It was so exposed where he stood that he felt genuinely afraid, and he hastened to the other side and into the shelter of the priory walls. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Now Omakayas was afraid that he would be taken for a wild bird and shot or killed. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

It was coppery and sweet and he was afraid of it for a moment. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just because we’re afraid, doesn’t give us the right to attack,” I say. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I'm afraid not. The surgery was not successful.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

So she sat in her wedding silks, nursing a cup of honeyed wine, afraid to eat, talking silently to herself. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t imagine you like this much. Can’t say I blame you. But don’t lose your head. Madam is not afraid to beat her slaves.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No. It’s true. I heard scary things about terrorism, and explosions and stuff, and I was afraid something bad would happen to us while we were here.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He desperately wants to end it with her, but she is fragile, unbalanced, and he's afraid that she might commit suicide if he breaks it off. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Why, I don’t know. I guess a little heart flutter. Just all of a sudden I felt afraid and my heart got to pounding.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not afraid of anything,” Regina answered, “and I have nothing to hide. I just don’t want to talk to you unless I have my lawyer with me.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I must be afraid of being out of control. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Roy said, “I’m almost afraid to ask, but what happened to your snakes?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not afraid of snakes or worms but I am afraid of these bloomers. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

They'll teach you to fight so you don't have to walk afraid—of the Stingers, of the cops, of the random crazies who go around making trouble. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I’m hungry but I’m afraid to go home till I find my father. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I was afraid the holy water would burn my fingers. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“We all have our secrets—though I’m curious why you’re so closely watched by that captain and locked in your rooms at night. If I were a fool, I’d say they’re afraid of you.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I had stood my ground for what I felt to be right and I was not afraid. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid you two are in hot water.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Well, naturally he is not in my color category, but even if I were a Congolese girl I’m afraid I’d have to say thanks but no thanks on Anatole. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He is a white magician” said the Wait “You need not be afraid of him. He is my best friend, your majesty, and in any case he generally gets his spells muddled up.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were a few remaining elderly patients who, having survived so long under his care, were afraid to change doctors. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t imagine Capricorn being afraid of a woman, certainly not one who got out of breath when she climbed a hill and was scared of snakes. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“That’s just for the boys, I guess, and I’m just tired and afraid and sad all at once, Robbie, and I don’t know which one I’m more of because I’m all those things so much.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The clerk accepts the money Albert exchanged for her, and Max leans against her hip, half-asleep, and she is so afraid to try her French that she goes to bed hungry. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

At first, she was afraid that she wouldn’t answer, but she suddenly picked up on the fourth ring. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“They’re afraid this whole thing may turn into a revolution,” David replied. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something I knew a lifetime ago when I was a tiny girl getting tossed into the air by him, laughing and screaming, both afraid and thrilled. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Everyone was afraid he might, so besides the men in the cove who watched the Aleut ship, others kept watch on the camp. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared up at him, afraid that I had crossed the wrong line. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

His heart was pounding, but he was more startled than afraid. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was plain that they were afraid of the great, bristling buck, with his strange shock of fur and his smell of fresh blood. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Whose fear was it? Was it Minli’s? Was she afraid of something?” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s very polite of you, Frank,” I said, “but I’m afraid I should not be able to do that very well either.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“They say the Russians will soon be here. Hitler was very cruel to the Russian people, and everyone is afraid.” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid they won’t . . . like me. Won’t they be, well, surprised that you would bring someone . . . like me . . . home to meet them? Do they know that I know about them?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

His clothes got grimy and old, and he was deathly afraid he smelled. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m not afraid of losing. Are you afraid of losing, Steve?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s so strange here, Doon, and so huge. But I’m not afraid.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Not my best, I’m afraid. This sweet little girl had to keep me from falling right down on my face.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

But when we get away from the library, there are fewer people, and there's also traffic noise, so I'm not afraid to talk. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All right. I’m afraid of the rain because sometimes I see me dead in it.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“No, Commander. That hull must be at least fifty years old. Very high lead content. We can’t even penetrate the first layer. I’m afraid you’re on your own.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Pia is afraid to stay home alone; might I come and spend the night with her? Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I was always ready to forgive Audrey, but I think I was afraid she wouldn’t forgive me for being friends with Conner. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

She was afraid to even board a ship. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

But I think for him to let it go to waste—to never share it with the world—is what we should all be really afraid of. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Thomas held firm to Alby’s legs, afraid to move and set the boy off again. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Do you have any idea what is being discussed now?' i'm afraid not, sir.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

She needed rest, badly, and though she joked with him about dying of sleep deprivation, she was, in fact, afraid. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Iorek Byrnison said, “He asks if we have come to take the child away. They are afraid of it. They have tried to drive it away, but it keeps coming back.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I open the windows to let some air in because it’s too dead and stale, and then I close them again, afraid the scent of soap and cigarettes and Finch will escape. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

After a while 1 was no longer afraid. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know precisely what I was afraid of, but it wasn’t this. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I know he has to be worried, and I do feel very bad, but I need to go to 5545 Mariendahl Road, or I’m afraid I’ll never want to try to find my mom again. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“That was most unfortunate. I’m afraid she’s quite sensitive as regards your grandfather.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He was afraid of her but he sat still. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid he was going to bark, but he did not, he just sniffed at my knee, wagged his tail, and watched. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It got so that I was afraid at night to go outside to the pump in the back yard, because I was afraid the demons might be attracted by the sound of splashing water. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents treated me like a breakable heirloom, afraid to fight or fret in front of me lest I shatter. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Chantal wraps her small arms around her mother’s leg as if she is afraid of whoever is taking that picture. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was because it looked so peaceful that Farid was not afraid of it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Don’t mention those names on the air. I’d be afraid their lives would be endangered, and they were my friends.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Sarai was silent, he was afraid the suggestion went too far. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

They mostly all do now because she can surf harder than any of them, likes to jump off cliffs, and isn’t afraid of anything, not even great white sharks or Dad. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“I suppose...” said Belby, who seemed afraid to take another bite of pheasant until he was sure that Slughorn had finished with him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I will. Poor John! I’m afraid I have neglected him sadly, but I thought I was right, and he never said anything.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pushed him away because I was afraid to be even remotely close to someone who, I was certain, would one day hurt me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Yet when she arrived at Vancouver, she wrote to her children, “I’m afraid I’m spoiled for other kinds of travel hereafter!” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It had stretched very far, so far that she was afraid that when the plane touched down, the rubber band would break, and a part of her life would be over. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid I don’t know her too well.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

My throat tightens, and I’m afraid I’ll start crying, so I quickly list the first things that I can think of. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Though he didn't seem the sort to be afraid of anyone. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid that when it’s over, it will be over and it will be back to business as usual, and that would be a tragedy.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s stupid. I want to walk around the village without people being afraid of me. I want to touch everything.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She didn’t usually hesitate so long before opening a book, but she was afraid of what was waiting for her inside this one. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid if you want to try one of our chickens,” he said, “you’re going to have to drive down here to Swoope to pick it up.” The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

"I'm not afraid to face what I'm feeling," he said. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I'm too afraid to dwell on the thought. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I waved her away, afraid to speak because I knew that my voice would crack. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I was afraid we scare you away,” Guillermo says, examining me a little too closely. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

At lunch that day, I was afraid to look at her. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t in days, I think, afraid JoJo would wring his neck the minute he nodded off. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, without warning, the anguish of her loss returned, like a blow to his stomach, and he was afraid that he would faint. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suya said, looking as if she were afraid a soldier would jump out of a wall. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

But it had given him a satisfaction, he had seen how easily he could make Kingshaw afraid. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I remembered how often he did not take advantage of keeplock rec, and realized now that he might have been afraid. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Papa ...” I leaned forward, afraid that I already knew what he was about to say. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

He’s not afraid to ask for a discount if there’s a small scratch or if it’s a discontinued model. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The other parents regarded me sympathetically and asked me my address, but I was afraid to tell them. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soojin waves her drink around, and I’m afraid it’s going to splash on me. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

They were afraid of Yossarian and persecuted him incessandy with nagging generosity and with their exasperating insistence on doing small favors for him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He glances at me and I see he is afraid to tell me, afraid I will announce it and give the other men a chance to ridicule him. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Jam and Redemption looked at each other, both afraid to see what Pet had done. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Too awkward, and I was afraid Noodles would let go and Needles would bust his head on the steps. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

But he was afraid to ask too many questions. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He loved Sissy and had always been afraid of losing her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw the others stirring and awakening, and was afraid of them when they moved, so he killed one after another with a blow of his fist. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was never afraid of him: even when I was little. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He had a hard time giving his kids compliments, as if afraid their heads would get too big, Jeff told me. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I guess it was because they couldn’t protect me from the one thing I was actually afraid of, the guilt I had inside. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Kip, I’m afraid, got out into the street on a cold November night and simply vanished. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“George, I’m afraid I was not terribly pleased with your performance. No. In fact I was rather displeased. Reynard will take over for you now. We will see about you later.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid not. But maybe there’s something useful in the Yearbook?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

They were terribly afraid it would turn and look at them, yet in some queer way they wished it would. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid I’ll have to be running along. It’s costume time.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m afraid they are doomed,” she sighed. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm afraid so. But it wasn't strong. They very nearly didn't smell me because I hadn't had a bath for ages." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Because sailors weren’t afraid of heights and they knew how to use ropes and tie knots?” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

But none of them wanted to go, some deathly afraid of the hospital itself, some not wanting to be away from men they knew, men they could trust, the Regiment of Home. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Scoundrel! Thief! Blackguard! Rogue!” shouted the old man, and he shook so violently that Lyra was afraid he’d have a fit. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

They were more afraid of strung-out friends who might let us foam at the mouth and overdose to avoid getting in trouble with the authorities. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid I can tell you that only when you return,” cried the king, clapping his hands three times. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The me who loves Dee Roberts and isn’t afraid to say so. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

But if I don’t speak, they might think I’m afraid. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid Alter already has a commitment tonight,” a teasing voice said from behind us. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“How do you do, my dear? I am afraid you have had a tedious ride; John drives so slowly; you must be cold, come to the fire.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“You haven’t any reason to be afraid of me,” said Adam. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I think it might be time to try some other things I’m afraid of.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adam said, “She had a secret. I promised I wouldn’t ask her. She was afraid for someone.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

My mind wants to obey his command, but my body is afraid of what will happen if I go over to him. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She hugged her knees against her chest, suddenly afraid. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Biting her lips, she thinks of Pa and wonders if he was this afraid when they took him away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

To the BFG, she said, ‘I’m afraid you will have to go through the door on your hands and knees. I shall send someone to show you the way.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid fate would backtrack and look for errors and take Blanca away. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“I can drive you. I’m not afraid of them folks.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Girl pride and a lower voice said, “I’m not afraid of no hill.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid before, but I’m afraid even more now that I’m a public joke. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

What was the writer of the note afraid of? Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Part of me continues to be afraid of following in my father’s footsteps. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Really, Hagrid, if you are holding out for universal popularity, I’m afraid you will be in this cabin for a very long time,” said Dumbledore, now peering sternly over his half-moon spectacles. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They turned and stared, to make him afraid, but El-ahrairah was past being afraid and he stared back at them, wondering what they had in mind to persuade him to lose. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In case we turn on each other. Isn’t that what you guys are afraid of? That I might hit you while you’re sleeping?” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s recovered enough to make a run for it, but he doesn’t even try because he knows I’ll just take him down again, and he’s deathly afraid of me. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

In an instant I am desperately afraid because I have crossed a boundary. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

We were afraid to crunch our potato chips, afraid we might miss something. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

For some reason—maybe embarrassment, maybe because he was afraid she wouldn’t believe him—Jake wasn’t ready to tell Grace the truth. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Sitting in front of the room with everyone peeking up at me from their workbooks, I was afraid I was going to cry. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told her of the panic-stricken talk in the quarter, told her that the slaves were afraid that the master, Dr. Thompson, would start selling them. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Freak is really excited, he's shifting around on my shoulders so much, I'm afraid he'll fall off. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

No one took her seriously because she was small and feathered, a strange little dino-bird, but she had a sickle claw and she was not afraid to use it. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Hymns to their pagan gods and false idols? I’m afraid I haven’t got the time for dabbling in that kind of thing.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

To cover up the affair, they accused the Indians on the reservation, even though everybody knew that they were peaceful and that anyone afraid to kill a chicken would hardly kill a man. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eye sat between the other two with his eyes closed because he was afraid of heights. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

For a second I was afraid that I was going to be violently ill right there in front of everyone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My eyes will be on you, I’m afraid. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid there are no good German prisons.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Sabbatini believed a lot of questions went unasked because students were afraid of looking dumb in front of their peers. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

In fact he was afraid of the young man’s great popularity, thinking that he might win the people over to make him king, and he invited him with the idea of poisoning him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if there were cows, with Joe she wouldn’t need to be one bit afraid. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Viju asked, lowering his voice and glancing around as if he were afraid someone might be listening. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

She tried calming him, lowering his pulse, but she was afraid of stopping his heart. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but you do. You’re afraid of becoming your dad. You don’t want to choose the wrong thing, so you don’t choose anything at all.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever he woke up and got afraid, she gave him a swallow of whiskey. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told her, “I’m afraid of the phone.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

His mother’s eyes were thoughtful as she looked up at him; Jethro was afraid that she might interfere, but she didn’t. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

After vitals was breakfast, where the guy who was afraid of gravity and Rolling Pin Robert were gone—Humble told me and Noelle that they got discharged. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Ruffian? What ruffian? I'm afraid I don't know who you're talking about.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes I worry I don’t know who I really am. Sometimes I’m afraid nothing I do will ever be enough to set me apart.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He recognized that Bobby was the “chief” of their friendship, but he wasn’t afraid to speak up and disagree. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Now that the moment had come, Artemis was almost afraid to seize it. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I took hold of Sammy, and we collided into each other, a small knot, afraid. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Her limbs were so delicate he was afraid his fingers would break them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

In fact, the basket was larger than anything she had ever attempted, but Nhamo was afraid to ask her cousin to take some of the load. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m fireproof. That’s not the first Flame Serpent to get loose, I’m afraid.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He wanted to get through this interview with Griphook quickly, and at the same time was afraid of making a false move. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He would be afraid to work outdoors, and would do nothing until he had thought of a scheme to catch me, or at least to get the gun. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

There’s a journalist reporting from the fringes of Riverside, at a safe distance, peering inside the fishbowl of chaos—afraid to travel too deep. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I realize in that moment that I cannot be afraid of something if there’s no chance it could ever occur. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Aarfy was a dedicated fraternity man who loved cheerleading and class reunions and did not have brains enough to be afraid. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I am sorry that I ever deceived you in this matter. I wanted to tell you, but I was afraid you would send me away. Do you forgive me?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He has been so persecuted for seeking justice in race relations I was afraid my presence anywhere near him might further jeopardize him. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could go down to the kitchen then, say I’m afraid, sit with Rita and Cora around the kitchen table, they would permit my fear because it’s one they share, they’d let me in. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe he was just afraid of getting busted.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I am afraid of pain, of being tormented, even unto death, in giving birth. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Because I was afraid she would hurt Henry,” the dead boy said, eyes distant as he looked into a past that only he could see. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid that for the rest of my two or two hundred years I will still have all these questions and I will never fit in. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

She was afraid to talk—not just because she was embarrassed. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid this shoulder of mine’s going to be a bother. I feel awfully cold, too. Where’s Hazel?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember the glow of T's wide smile and how, deep in my stomach, I was afraid we were going to get caught and hauled off the roof by my dad or someone even worse. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“No, ma’am,” we yelled together, afraid she’d tan us if she had to come in and break it up. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Now, among strangers once again, he felt uncertain and maybe even afraid. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm afraid—from what I know about clinical cases like yours—that you may end up a psychosomatic invalid like Elizabeth B. Browning. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is afraid he won't live to his thirtieth birthday in May. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But then, in the final days before the competition, Dill stopped being afraid and started being excited. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

When she was afraid of me, our life became a torment. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, suddenly, she wasn’t afraid any more, because there was nothing to be afraid of. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Me too. Bit like being afraid of dying, though. Not much you can do about it.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

A time bomb was ticking at the heart of their outwardly placid, inwardly unstable little family universe, and he was afraid. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He left the axe buried in the wood, for splinters flew and he was afraid one might strike her. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

When he had come, he was afraid, but he felt good in one way because he would see his father. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know what’s truly within him, and I want to tell him not to be afraid. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She wanted them locked up like nuns in a convent, she was always so afraid. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled a little abashedly, like he was afraid he’d said too much. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He had been there, but I wasn't in, and then he was too afraid to leave a note. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“Maybe he made you promise to take it easy so you wouldn’t bother him anymore. To make you afraid to go to New Pretty Town again.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Though everyone was always afraid of what was happening outside of Chris’s building, that night me and Chris learned that maybe we oughta be scared of what goes on inside, too. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She was afraid of an illness or an accident that could force them into a hospital. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

In truth, she was a little afraid of the night. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“But I’m afraid I don’t know. The Abnegation were reluctant to provide information that only serves to relieve curiosity. They told us as much as they believed we should know.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Devi talked pleasantly while I sat straight up, afraid to open my mouth. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be afraid. She’s been awesome. She felt so bad about you missing graduation.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He was a little afraid Finn would suggest, Let’s race like we always do! The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

At first I was afraid to touch her. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Thalia couldn’t, maybe because she was too afraid to try. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Because when I was alone and afraid after Gram died, it was Madeline who wrote back to me in the journal. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Nita told me they were going to steal memory serum,” I say to Reggie, and I’m afraid to look at him. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I was afraid Father would come up so I slipped away from the top of the stairs and began to climb the ladder up to the loft. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

How many others were as constantly afraid as she was? Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid my throat will close up and the words won’t come out,” I say, surprised to realize that there are still so many things that Zohra doesn’t know about me. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Some of them took a step backward, and all five moved a little closer together, as if they were afraid. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid we’ve done bad service to our dearie,” Samuel said. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

As some big coward, too afraid to stand up to his parents, too afraid to really live life? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Janie waited till midnight without worrying, but after that she began to be afraid. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Ged stroked this one, and it woke and yawned, showing a small brown tongue and white teeth, but it was not afraid. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I told her about how worried I’d been and how we were hungry sometimes and how afraid I was about what might come next. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I asked her, afraid she would give me a true answer. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir?” and Jo’s heart began to beat so hard she was afraid he would hear it. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is deathly afraid of seeing the dead and has all kinds of charms pinned to her bra to keep a ghost from coming near. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

"But I'm afraid it's not possible. You cannot leave your parents just because you want to. They have a right to take you with them." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I clutch my stomach; I’m afraid I might throw up. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Shadow’s mount caracoled away from it, and Shadow stroked its neck and told it not to be afraid. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He did not know what he was afraid of at first, he was just afraid, and then, finally, he remembered Derek. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

When he is too afraid to venture into Nuevo Laredo to drink from a faucet in a park, he takes water from the river, which carries raw sewage from scores of towns. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I’m afraid my face is going to sag with all this sorrow and that my mouth is going to permanently droop at the corners. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Dad was afraid that, like my real mother, one day I would be gone. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Everyone was very friendly and understanding and polite and suspicious and afraid, and almost nobody signed, although many began to wonder if Ruby wasn’t perhaps a saint. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

R.C. glared at me with pure hatred, and I backed off, afraid to do anything more. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

"My mom's always been really scared of it because she's always hearing about something bad happening here. She was afraid it would be too much like Afghanistan. I guess some stuff is hard to forget." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“It is almost seventy years old and preserved in spirits of wine. I am afraid it will disintegrate if we remove it.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The only thing I am afraid of is my brother Khouy. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t afraid for his life now, just irritated that this fink had wasted his time. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

This is just what I was afraid of—having the same “outsider” spotlight shining down over me as I had back at Jefferson Academy. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Here, in my dream, I’m not afraid of tripping over something I can’t see. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

But I also remembered how helpless and afraid he had made me feel, and I regretted not having done more. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Since when are we afraid of a few bombs?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s probably some loser’s way of asking me on a date because he’s too afraid to ask me to my face.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. May I please telephone Miss Perumal, my tutor? No one has any idea where I am. I’m afraid she’ll be worried.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She jumped up and, as though afraid that he might run away from her physically, as well as with his mind, caught him by the wrist. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since I was afraid that Lederberg might soon see the same light, I was anxious to publish quickly a joint article with Bill Hayes. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

The men did not seem to be afraid of the police, nor did they dislike them. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You must want your tea,” said the good lady, as I joined her; “you ate so little at dinner. I am afraid,” she continued, “you are not well to-day: you look flushed and feverish.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I am afraid there may be a problem,” he said, in accented English. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

"I'm afraid Miss Norris isn't moving up like you." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Do not let things get to you, Jane. Do not give in to your rage,” she’d always say, her voice full of warning and a knowledge I was afraid to plumb. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

But just because he didn’t like the thought of his blood on the outside didn’t mean he was really afraid of those things. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Sometimes your “or else” is all the power you have and you can’t be afraid to do what you threaten to do. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I’d never seen a dead person, but I was too afraid to go look for fear it would never leave my mind. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“John is so sensible, I’m afraid he will think I’m stupid if I ask questions about politics and things.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid not, my friend. There’s no time to waste. I hate to press you, but you must decide tonight.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The first star made me feel less afraid. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’d be a fool to ignore half the town’s warning, even though you don’t believe the same thing they do. If not shamble-men, what are you afraid of?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid that was a pseudonym. You may call me Chiron.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Weston looked up, afraid to believe; but Emma’s countenance was as steady as her words. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid you done already asked your last question.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Thinking themselves cynical about, and not a little afraid of, life, neither Bloom nor Linda wished to become involved again for a long time. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not afraid of being dead. But the actual dying part. You know, what it feels like?” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to be afraid of dead things. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t think it possible, but you have them following you like dogs....Are they afraid of your bodyguard? What is it?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes we hate the things we are afraid of,” she said. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Mouschi, the cat, is becoming nicer to me as time goes by, but I’m still Somewhat afraid of her. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

White they seemed now and very old, and as he looked at them, suddenly with a thrill of fear Pippin knew that Gandalf, Gandalf himself, was troubled, even afraid. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

‘Well, I am afraid the songs have not come west over the Mountains to the Shire,’ said Merry. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

My mother was afraid to keep this much money in our house. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I’m not afraid of snakes or worms but I am afraid of these bloomers. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Fritz went to the house and came back again, she was afraid to ask him what he had found out. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

In this state, she was not afraid of the jungle, but part of it. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Am I afraid? Being in the water with sharks?” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Seven shrugged and they kept walking, but she was afraid. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Even so, most people were afraid of Black Panthers because they carried rifles and shouted “Black Power.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And don’t be afraid to ‘shoot the outside J,”’ Maya sings. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“You can’t act afraid of him, though,” Miller counseled me one day in the lineup room. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have enough things to be afraid of. Love can’t kill you.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

So I walked down the steep stairs, afraid to look back and afraid not to do so. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A hero is not afraid to face cruel truth.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

If that was supposed to make me feel afraid, stupid, and small, it worked. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

La bestia might be behind them, but most are still afraid. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“There’s so little of her, I’m afraid to say much, for fear she will slip away altogether, though she is not so shy as she used to be,” began their father cheerfully. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are not afraid to die, Maria and I shout, fists high, for what we believe in. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

It was true that the other side had twice his numbers, but most of them were afraid of him and none was a trained Efrafan officer. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

While Dad lived, Mother was afraid of fast driving, of airplanes, of walking alone at night. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ruined everything between the two of us, just because I was too afraid. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

She was afraid that be might have let her down. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nightmares, not just featuring the crows but the feelings I had in the simulation—terror and helplessness, which I suspect is what I am really afraid of. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Stop that right now. I’m afraid that you’ve had too much beer.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing, I am afraid, this week. You will have better luck next time.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid I don’t seem to do much,” I said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid he'd ask me for a more detailed description and was relieved when he crossed the room and removed Beth from her case. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Kainene raised her eyebrows, sardonic, as if his reasoning did not make sense to her, and because of that he was afraid to tell her that he sometimes thought he loved her too much. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

"I'm afraid I have some rather alarming news for you," she said. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

I lay in bed crying, afraid to step into the room where I heard things breaking, but the next morning there were no mismatched pieces, no chips or fragments, nothing to sweep away. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

My mother and I were standing about six feet away, as though we were afraid to approach them any closer. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I say, afraid of what’s about to come out of her mouth. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

She looked at the doctor and said suddenly, “It’s embarrassing. To think about being afraid, I mean.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was a man, afraid of the threat he posed to my character, to my future, to my identity. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“There’s a pig in the next pen and he’s enormous. I’m afraid he’s much bigger than you are.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

He is afraid of walking into a trap. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I was afraid that she would be too smart for me, but she wasn’t. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore, I’m afraid I don’t see the connection, don’t see it at all!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I was afraid I’d never feel at home, that I’d always find myself flinching away from train whistles or the metallic uproar of streetcars. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Nailer wanted to ask more about the nature of Knot’s loyalty, but he was afraid of irritating the creature. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The only time a man can be brave is when he is afraid, his father had told him once, long ago, on the day they found the direwolf pups in the summer snows. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I yearned to tell Didi I loved her, but I was afraid that my advances would be unwanted. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid to fall into the black waters again, afraid I would lose him in the darkness. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Four years in the Night's Watch, and he had never been so afraid. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Secretly then, as though he were afraid he might be caught, he straightened her hand and touched the little cushion pads on the fingertips. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Peach tried to Eft the big box to the floor, but it was so heavy, I was afraid he’d spill it. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She could tell that Mother was afraid Daddy would object to hearing the same thing over and over. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I am afraid that I have entrusted you with too much responsibility for someone of your age.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh, thank heavens! I was afraid you’d gone somewhere else to hide,” she whispered back. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys were all afraid and at the same time impatient. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s the first thing angels does say, you know? Do not be afraid.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She did not know whether she was afraid of Uncle George or not. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am afraid she will. But there are always hats and scarves...” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I want to ask him so many questions about you, Mama, but I’m too afraid. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. She thought I was making it up about somebody else liking her, ’cause I was afraid to say it was me.” Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slowly removed her dress, like she was afraid she’d rip it. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid not,” Theodora said, and the other three turned and regarded her with frank dismay. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Because of that love, I think, out of all of us, Andrew was the only one who wasn’t afraid. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I remained as still as the ancient mountains themselves, afraid that if I shifted even a little, the sight before me would disappear. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He was afraid of escalating tensions with the Soviet and Chinese Communists by increased bombing. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid I don’t have time for friendly insults,” said Werfel. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“That appears to be the end. And I’m afraid, if you’ll excuse me, I must be getting along. See you later at the Grand Chain, I hope. I’ll look out for you.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I was afraid, and yet I knew I had to go. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

All the way home I thought about what she was afraid of saying. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Musa had triggered in all of us what we were afraid of thinking. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

That he was afraid and looking for a place to be safe. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The women are just as much afraid as I am,” Luke said primly. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was afraid to look around, because he knew what he would find. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I became afraid, since I could no longer tell the difference between dream and reality. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Good day to you, Duchess. I’m afraid at least one of these girls is headed to the patrols, and neither are intended for employment in your fine establishment.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

In the face of the enthusiasm of others, she suddenly felt flaccid and afraid. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t afraid you’d both, in tears, take up a position across the room and fire the complete set of Max Mueller’s Sacred Books of the East at me, one by one. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

On the ride home, I think of Elizabeth, in her curlers, afraid the bridge club would see me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid I made them neglect it, but do as you think best, Hazel. I’m feeling much better now.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was alone and afraid, yet perceiving old, familiar sounds and smells—those of the field where he was born. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you...I’m afraid I...What?” blustered the Prime Minister. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Don’t disturb him,” I say, afraid to see him up close. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“You know, we were a little afraid when Jenny worked us into your show.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

It’s like I’m so messed up she’s afraid to be in the same room with me. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I was afraid to be in the same room with her, afraid that she would guess . . . and afraid to hide from her for the same reason. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Irela wanted to go to the cinema too, but was afraid to ask. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

And after that, I was always afraid of him. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He was afraid the occasion had been spoiled by the excesses of that one beast. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I was afraid to have him touch her, but I was also afraid not to have help. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Your brother lacks your skills, I’m afraid,” she said. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid if she looks at my face, she’ll know what I’m doing. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

And Briony could not be afraid now of Robbie; better by far to let him become the object of her detestation and disgust. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Don’t cry, Pa. I know you are afraid,” I want to tell him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, right, the story. It’s just that, I’m afraid—a story, inspired long ago by that curious rock down below and Miss Wren’s peculiar menagerie.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

It would mean the sluggers had thought about my future beyond January 29, 2016, which is something I’ve been afraid to do. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“His name is Frolic, and I’m afraid he’s watering your ...” “Clematis. It’s all right,” she said, laughing. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“No, no. I’m not saying that. I know . . . Well, Anna says that they argued a lot. That Megan sometimes seemed a little afraid of him.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t know you were afraid of your dad leaving,” I tell her. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Therefore, to state it in another, more accurate way, I became, during my fourteenth year, for the first time in my life, afraid—afraid of the evil within me and afraid of the evil without. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Knowing they were not there made me defenseless against them and perhaps more afraid. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kathy held her breath, afraid of whatever notion was brewing in his mind. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“She can do no harm. There’s nothing to be afraid of.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I thought he felt it too, a connection, the possibility of deep friendship rooted in common experience: being afraid of the next attack, not knowing when it's coming. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

As we rode the elevator down to the lobby, I hummed along with the Muzak as loudly as I could, to show them I wasn’t afraid. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Truthfully, she was afraid to imagine the scope of destruction the children might have left in their wake. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Beth nestled up to her, and whispered softly, “I wish I could send my bunch to Father. I’m afraid he isn’t having such a merry Christmas as we are.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could call a cab, but I’m afraid his parents will call the local cab companies to see if they’ve picked up any metalhead teens lately. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

What my friend said was true, so I patted her shoulder and said, “You can stay here. I’m not afraid to go alone.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s that I was afraid of getting confused. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

With clenched teeth, Bigger held the skillet; he was afraid to hurl it, fearing that he might miss. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Do not be afraid or lose heart because of these riots,” he wrote. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

You don’t have to be afraid of being alone. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, I’m afraid of the dark, did you know that? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

"He's afraid of you, Chett. On the Sisters, we have a name for them like him." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“These are dangerous times, and everyone is afraid. If I don't go, we may never see your father again. Do you want that?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I clasp the steering wheel, afraid it will take flight. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“But I don’t care. Sometimes you can go with me, and I’m not a bit afraid to go alone.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

And he’d taken Poppy inside his father’s shop on the day of the blackout so she wouldn’t be afraid. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like everyone in New York is afraid they’re going to be caught cheating at poker. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

This was what she had been afraid of, and now it was too late. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Strangely, he began to sound a little afraid. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time, I sit in the car outside my house, afraid to break the spell. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Anyway, I said to her, lowering my voice and nodding towards the doorway: “Madame never liked us. She’s always been afraid of us. In the way people are afraid of spiders and things.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I became afraid of what I might do. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

But everyone was tired, and the third oldest said she was afraid she was going to throw up. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

It was only being afraid of this empty church, and of the white marble warrior lying on his tombstone in the side chapel, that made him kneel down and tell lies. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“I really have to go now, I’m afraid,” he said. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He stares at the screen, at his own message, for a few seconds too long, suddenly afraid it was a stupid thing to say. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

"Don’t be afraid, Sam. I’m not going to let anything happen to you. In fact, I’m willing to forget all about this, if you can provide me with a little information." The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I had sent my girl in to find my pearl hairpin, and was just fetching her. I’m afraid sometimes even the smallest task is beyond poor Jane.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid I’m going to lose my past. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon after, the priest reported that he had received a secret message from Mollie: she was afraid that someone was trying to poison her. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He was glad to do her hatchet work—and afraid not to. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the word love, her hands itched so fiercely that she was afraid she would drop the flowers. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Now that Yossarian had made up his mind to be brave, he was deathly afraid. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

And I’d be engaged to Stuart and I wouldn’t wear short dresses, only short hair, or consider doing anything risky like write a book about colored housekeepers, too afraid he’d disapprove. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

All the time I’d spent being afraid, I never dreamed I could actually kill one! Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“I am known for my work ethic. I am not afraid of working hard or staying late if that’s what’s required of me.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid that we find the instructions on the note rather cryptic, Tally.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

When Harriet returned from this trip, her friends in Auburn hurried her off to Canada, suddenly afraid for her safety. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There were all kinds of things of which I was afraid at first...But by acting as if I was not afraid, I gradually ceased to be afraid,” Roosevelt stated. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

“I am afraid, Mr. Darcy,” observed Miss Bingley, in a half whisper, “that this adventure has rather affected your admiration of her fine eyes.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Is he afraid that she’ll see he was looking at the forbidden book? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I was so afraid I would be turned back,” said Mrs. Cybulskis, wiping her brow with the back of her hand. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Now I’m not saying that the Chandrian are out there, striking like lightning from the clear blue sky. But folk everywhere are afraid of them. There’s usually a reason for that.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Well, if you’d speak properly I might understand you,” she snapped, then stopped walking. have to be afraid of me,” she said. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I’m frightened, but I’m not sure what I’m afraid of, which just exacerbates the fear. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were afraid, glad to be rid of him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“I’m not afraid of death,” she said calmly. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“But when I’m afraid my nose blows a gasket,” I whined. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Maybe I'm just choosing between being afraid and being more afraid. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Gone is the air of mystery and excitement; now I am simply afraid. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Impossible or not," Sander said, "I'm afraid it's true." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

‘You say that you are afraid. If it is so, the boldest should pardon you. But is it not really your good sense that revolts?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Of course you are afraid, the monster said, pushing him slowly forward. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

They were everywhere, hanging from the mango tree and crawling under our charpoys so that we were afraid to sleep. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, dear. I’m not that old, son! Billy died, let me see. He died about four or five years ago, I think. One of the first, I’m afraid. Can it be that long already?” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Be afraid, ’cause I’m rolling eight!” he tells me as we drive to Scatterpin Bowl. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

It was something she knew she had to do, but she felt uneasy about it, and afraid, too. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

And just at that tense moment when I was afraid Dad was going to pull the trigger and shoot the deer, a thought shot even more quickly into my mind—a very inspiring thought. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But how can a person live when she is afraid of a room in her own home? Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Maybe she was afraid what I would do with something sharper. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am afraid he did not think at all of what might happen to the real Corin when he was left behind in Tashbaan. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t there: she couldn’t see— Carolina awoke afraid, goose-pimpled, and again crying. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm afraid you may be right," my grandmother said. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

But she watched them all night, staring at them steadily until they were afraid to look at her. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

And the rest came straggling behind, in silence, curious and afraid. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

It would be nice to end the story by saying that after that the two brothers never disagreed about anything again, but I am afraid it would not be true. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

And then, too...you could be afraid of all the wrong things. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid that puts us off our schedule, so I’m so sorry, Patrick, but you’re going to have to go tomorrow.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

On his left stood a liar who had beat him numb, and on his right stood a dressed-up puppet, afraid of her own shadow. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He was shaking his head so hard I was afraid it would fall off, but Poseidon didn’t look offended. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She was afraid to go outside to the pit latrine. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Consequently Kino was afraid of plans, but having made one, he could never destroy it. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid it might be full of yucky garbage. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then one day I look up from my hoeing and freeze, afraid to move or even cry out. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Good luck, Ali,” the chief says, then quickly darts away, as if he’s the one who is afraid of us. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

For a moment he was afraid he would throw up, but the moment passed. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“I am not afraid of you,” said he, smilingly. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“You don’t seem to be afraid of anything.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Looking back at early man, perhaps, or at his ape cousins, he saw that running away was what you did instinctively when you were afraid; retreating was the usual effect of fear. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid that would come under the heading of ‘overexertion,’” said Madam Pomfrey, pushing him firmly back onto the bed and raising her wand in a threatening manner. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Though it is repetitious and - I am afraid to say - increasingly annoying to listen to, this technique soon accustoms our ears to expect equal weight in a tune’s two halves. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I stood shivering, my boots clutched to my chest, afraid to go to him but afraid to leave. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finn and Roza walked past each person, some of them reaching out and pulling back as if they were afraid that she wasn’t real, that this wasn’t happening. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

But he was afraid of dying alone, afraid of being deserted by the person he had depended on for so long. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I selected my words with the utmost care, afraid that if I said something wrong, it would be like opening a doorway. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid so, honey. It seems you reached for a cell phone, and a police officer, well, she thought you were reaching for a gun.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid of what he’s going to say. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

A servant in Mollie’s house had told an agent that one night Ernest had muttered to her while drunk that he was afraid something would happen to Mollie. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I was afraid he could notice that my hand was shaking. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The demon dissolved, but when Annabeth got to her feet, she looked stunned and afraid as well as blind. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

This was the first time that I felt afraid. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watches me when he thinks I can’t see him, afraid I’m going to break lab equipment or faint again. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I could see that he was afraid to speak. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was afraid, when your boy there defended her, that it would set him off.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Faber peered out, looking very old in the light and very fragile and very much afraid. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

During field trips to the movies, young defectors often panic when lights go down, afraid that someone might kidnap them. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Is that why some whites are afraid of black people? Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Hannah was afraid she would interrupt them or make her ride in the wagon. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My fate as a Spare, I’m afraid. Can’t really question the only person in town willing to give me work. Besides, Mrs. Dimblewit said it would build character.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I am afraid that if I do, I will lose my composure, too. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I must have been afraid of hating them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Roy was only four years old at the time, and his parents were so upset that he was afraid to ask questions. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you let her, Lorraine would eat until she dropped, and if she keeps going at that rate, I’m afraid she’s going to be somewhat more than voluptuous, She could end up just plain fat. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

But I was not afraid: not in the least. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She was kind, she was sincere, I liked her very much, but there was a tiny doubt in her voice that made me afraid. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

We turned us into wintergirls, and when she tried to leave, I pulled her back into the snow because I was afraid to be alone. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid history—and math for that matter—were tutorworthy for you.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I’ve spent most of my life living in poverty, being afraid to walk out of my front door because of the risk of being shot. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

We both stared, I sprawling helpless on my back, the sword across my belly, the guard leaning forward, still holding the hilt as if afraid to let it go. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet I cannot say that I was really afraid as I stood there on the shore. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

By now, he was not afraid to admit that he thought Jenny the orangutan was cousin to us all. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And tomorrow I shall become a thief, because I am afraid. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

She was afraid to venture out onto the dangerous river again. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been afraid of this. Zella brought me a copy of the Endangered Species Act not long ago. I should have told you about it, but I thought the conservation officer understood your needs.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was smooth on the floor, my brother said, and knew when to make the right pass, but he also wasn’t afraid to shoot when he was open. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Everything was changing; I was afraid to make the wrong decision about choices in the miles ahead of me. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I’d be afraid to go to a big city,” he said. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, he’s a criminal. He’s been in jail. Do you think I should be afraid of him?” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid of being alone,” she whispered, as though she were afraid that normal speaking would bring down some precarious barricade inside her. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I peer through the bushes, afraid the Careers have returned, trapping me here for an indefinite time. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I mean he’s sensitive, people bully him too, and he feels lonely and hasn’t got anybody to talk to, and he’s not afraid to show his feelings and cry!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She’d be scared of the dark forest and afraid she’d get in trouble if she didn’t hear her parents when they called. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I was now truly afraid of what might happen to me. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Not afraid. Don’t like. I just don’t like them. There’s a difference.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“Sounds great, Roz, but I’m afraid there’s one problem with your plan.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Is that why people are afraid of me? Because I get sick a lot?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I know Patrick will be around, but I’m afraid that maybe since he isn’t sad, he won’t want to spend time with me. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“He is not the one who needs to be afraid.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I would crouch down, yelling at him to get away from there, but was too afraid to go over and pick him up—too afraid someone might see me and call my name. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She gasped in fright and hastened forward, clinging to the lantern, suddenly afraid she would drop it and be left in the pitch-black night. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden she felt small and afraid. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh no you don’t,” Marv counters, and I can tell by the look on his face that he isn’t as afraid as he should be. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I didn’t dance around what I really wanted and they didn’t keep secrets because they were afraid of my reaction. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

For a long time, I just stand there reading, and then I write: Stop being afraid. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But I needed to know, among other things, why so many of the Cuttyhunk Islanders stayed away from me, as if they were afraid, when I was smaller than any of them. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“No,” she said with discouragement, “something turned them away, but I’m afraid it wasn’t my spell.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Years later, Grandma told me that she thought it was because I was afraid to trust the situation, because we’d lived with them before and then they’d let us go. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I shook my head, afraid to open my mouth. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Either he was less afraid, or he was hiding it better. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

They were afraid the Indian Bureau would make him chief over them. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

It was just a mutt who had been kicked around too much and was happy to find a creature who was afraid of it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of yelling at me, like I was afraid of, Nora comes closer and gives me a hug. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He looks at me and smiles—his tears were those of joy—and calls out, “They asked me if I’m afraid of heights!” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

John had never watched again; he had been afraid. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I think we were talking about why you were afraid, besides the obvious reason.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

‘I’m afraid I can’t go in, sir. He never wants to see me either. Perhaps if you left a note.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

McCandless was a weak swimmer and had confessed to several people that he was in fact afraid of the water. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then our little house comes into view, and right away I see that what I been afraid of these last few months has finally happened. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I have served some. And fought some, too. This is a sight to frighten Lord Faa. If they are flying to the aid of your enemies, you should all be afraid.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I held tightly to Nell and sprinted for the alley, afraid to look over my shoulder. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Uncle, I can’t fight him- He knighted me. I will go if you wish, but I won't go in armour. I am afraid that mine is treason too.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walk over and pick it up, afraid the light will fade the paper jacket, the black-and-white photo of the humble, impoverished family on the cover. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

With him being a millionaire and all, I was afraid he was going to get jacked. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Hemme!” the Chancellor snapped.Then he turned to me, “I’m afraid proof of mastery requires more than a simple sympathetic binding.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was both afraid of them and glad of their human presence. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

"I am not afraid of his guards. I am as good as any of them. I should never have fled." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“We’ve reached a poor state when people are afraid that doing the decent and right thing is going to help the communist conspiracy,” the proprietor said. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And suddenly he was afraid of his talking. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he was still too much afraid, and his fear was not solely of the other prisoners. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was too afraid of the answers—and she didn’t want Mo to lie to her again. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Perhaps brooms, like horses, could tell when you were afraid, thought Harry; there was a quaver in Neville’s voice that said only too clearly that he wanted to keep his feet on the ground. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

In that way, even when I was sad and afraid, I kept it in mind that the Holy People would not forget me. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid Mam will leap from her bed but she only mumbles on about Dad and drink and babies dead. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid it has to be,” the Dodecahedron replied, leaping onto the back of the car. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Then the war blew up my school and killed my friends. My dreams are dead, Baba. I’m not afraid to fight ISIS.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I hated how afraid I felt, how terrified. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I still carry my gun with me just in case I run into some trouble, and now I’m not afraid to use it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I knew that some kids have been here since kindergarten, and I was afraid I wouldn’t make friends. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Then the prophet Calchas stood up and said he knew why the god was angry, but that he was afraid to speak unless Achilles would guarantee his safety. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, ma’am,” I said, afraid to trust my own judgment. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But maybe we can stop feeling so afraid. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want Cecile to think I was afraid of doing wrong, but I was. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so she was not afraid at all, not in the least. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

As we walked, I became afraid of the road, the mountains in the distance, and the bushes on either side. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Naheed and her family were making the pilgrimage as well, all the way from Columbus, Ohio, even though there had been days this past year when they had been afraid to leave their house. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“So, I know this song is probably amazing. Just promise that you won’t act brand new when you blow up. I knew you when you were afraid of Big Bird.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I was suddenly afraid of what he might do. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Inside the hut, afraid to leave its darkness, the other wax children wept for their melted brother. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

For a moment he was afraid the older man would go for his sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“The only way is by horse and carriage,” said Addison, “which takes several days ... and causes considerable chafing, in my experience. I’m afraid you don’t have that much time to spare.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The aesthetic evil of a footnote seems in order just here, I’m afraid. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

But being afraid of mice is a gendered expectation in many people’s minds. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Well, Papa,” she said, “I think you had better call the veterinary doctor. I am afraid Captain Cook is really ill.” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

There were a few other things he was afraid of, too. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She had stopped checking for updates on how Mr. Griswold was doing because she was afraid the news would be bad. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Each morning I vowed that I would leave the next morning, but the next morning always found me afraid. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have nothing to be afraid of, it will all come out well, foff loves me and the queen does too, she said so. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Had it come from a vicious beast, hunted down by warriors, or had it belonged to something innocent and afraid? Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He is made out of slabs of stone and gives off a smell that makes me afraid I’ll wet my pants. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It hurt me, to see that I was hurting you. And more than that: I was afraid of the truth.” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She planted her two front feet in the saucer and gobbled down those snails so quickly I was afraid she’d choke. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I am suddenly afraid, though Claudius can no longer touch me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“We are afraid of no one, and we will continue our education. This is our dream.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Annabeth was afraid her mother might suddenly appear and curse her with some terrible affliction. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid I’ve waited so long, Missus Stein will have lost interest or forgotten why she even agreed to read it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“What are you afraid of, then?” he whispered intently. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Asra was not, I think, unwilling to die, but he was afraid of dying; he sought distraction from his fear. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes I feel like there is so much to be afraid of, and sometimes I feel like there is nothing left to fear.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Aw, well,” Papa said, “that doesn’t mean anything. A lot of dogs are afraid of guns.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted very much to hear his voice, but I was also afraid that I might ask him to come and get me. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Then again, I was a chatty kid, so he might have been afraid to pull anything with me for fear I would tell someone. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“And all I can say,” he added, “even if you are my Uncle—is that you’ve behaved like a coward, sending a girl to a place you’re afraid to go to yourself.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Because of the insolence of all the white race he was afraid to lose his dignity in friendliness. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. I think I'm a little less afraid of going to sleep at night, or I tell myself I am,” he says. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was not afraid we would capsize—I thought the sharks would actually punch through the metal hull and sink us. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was afraid the sound could be heard through the window. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid it would come to this, but I have no patience with her now. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I want to get it over with, but I’m also afraid. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Totally my possession, and I was afraid to touch him. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid that something serious was about to happen, and Austin had cleared the room because he wanted no witnesses. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I was afraid to mention our bicycles, still lying in the grass. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He then went on about something else, something that only makes sense when you are afraid of death or desperately in love and will say anything to alleviate the terror. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He was still acting like he was afraid to get the ball. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I held myself in, afraid to act or speak until I was sure of my surroundings, feeling most of the time that I was suspended over a void. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z