| 单词 | frightened |
| 例句 | Women and sons and uncle, he forgot them all, and he rushed among the frightened villagers, and he shouted at them, “Now for our good land we will fight these enemies from the skies!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Then I woke up, frightened, and shivering from the cold. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Hermione looked very frightened, but she had a word of comfort. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The horse himself is frightened by the rats and we have to be careful when he rears up. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z If she hadn’t gone numb, then she might have been frightened, but nothing matters when it’s not real. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z As the Martian invasion continued, they became more frightened. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z As Kira prepared for bed, she thought about the frightened, lonely tyke below. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Help them?” the office manager asked in a frightened voice. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We were frightened, and kept touching our heads. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As much as the idea of talking to a ghost fascinated me, it also frightened me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Had that mysterious creature been frightened to death? The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Lyra was reminded, as she always was when she saw him again, of how much he frightened her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Entitled, angry, mean—people were frightened of me. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z That was why she had been so frightened the night before. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z And here he came along the guarded walk, a tall man dressed in light gray, leading his frightened child by the hand. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I was puzzled and frightened by this transformation but at the same time enthralled by it. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Going to the Gem meant walking past staggering loudmouth drunks and being around seedy-looking people who frightened us. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z As long as she knew what to expect, she wasn’t frightened. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z No. But whatever he said, they would be dreadfully frightened and worried. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z At first he thought it might have been some kind of animal, and it frightened him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z There are Violas, too, frightened and looking to me for help, and Spackles with my knife sticking outta their chests and there’re all talking at once, all talking to me in a roar of voices. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “We were so frightened. We heard about the soldiers shooting anyone they found in the streets.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The huge stableboy had a lost and frightened look to his face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There was something in his father’s manner that frightened him more than open anger. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z But with the coming of morning, she was always a little frightened. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She needed information from Matt and it would make him wary to know she was frightened. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was not in the least frightened, or excited, or curious If anyone had asked him “Where did you come from?’’ he would probably have said, “I’ve always been here.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z His eyes looked immense, like the eyes of a frightened woodland creature. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He could not bear to see his hands grow again and he was frightened of the voice in the apple-green suit. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z But Nhamo was frightened to go back to the hill by herself. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But suddenly she got frightened in the dark and ran back home. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z This was constructed on the snout principle, since it was found that if one had an ugly helmet it frightened the enemy. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “When I’d become aware of my state of mind, I would be frightened and snap back with a healthy smile and a hearty handshake. Such is the effect of the sweet smell of money.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z At first, the changing cityscape frightened me, but after the first several blocks, I looked at the buildings in dazed awe. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It frightened me and made me think a lot about how, if I got into trouble with white people, the folks I counted on most in my life for protection couldn’t help me at all. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was both frightened and excited when the white neighbors who lived across the street invited me for dinner. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Japanese government propaganda frightened those poor people so much that they didn’t allow themselves to be captured. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Chacho spoke lightly too, but Matt suspected he was just as frightened. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Marcus drew several deep breaths, his mind coming out of its frightened torpor. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Suddenly he scampered away from the fire as if frightened, then came back again, sniffing. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I could, of course, go on and on, she wanted to tell them, seeing always their frightened, staring faces. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z He was frightened by what he had done, and of the voice that had come out of himself. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z It wasn’t what lay at the end of her road that frightened Ammu as much as the nature of the road itself. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It touched parts of you that were small and frightened and wanting your mommy. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you really as brave as you sound, or are you a little frightened? The truth, please. This is for posterity, remember.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I was amazed at her courage, and frightened of her sassiness. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was so frightened of birds,” she said suddenly. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z You shied away from nothing, fell into a thorn-bush and frightened a cat as badly as it frightened you. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He stared straight ahead with large frightened eyes, hardly daring to breathe. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Byrnes, who up to then had viewed the atomic bomb largely as an abstract device useful for bargaining with the Russians, would recall that Oppenheimer’s astonishing figures left him “thoroughly frightened.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Such distress upset and frightened him, but it also strengthened his conviction that Philadelphia had brought it all on itself. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z All of a sudden, he screamed it out loud, and the noise of his own scream frightened him more than anything. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I was frightened of the boy and wanted Gramps to do something, but Gramps looked cool and calm. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z His method consisted of identifying whatever made her frightened. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “But,” he said, “you must understand they are very frightened, and some of the people who are angry with them would not sail the little ships either.” The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I picked him up and hurried along the cliff, being frightened all the way that he would wake up before I reached the headland. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z They were frightened and firing on anything they saw. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I was frightened, and I don’t know why, because it never occurred to me—well, something like that just doesn’t. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z People are often frightened of Parisians, but an American in Paris will find no harsher critic than another American. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z And I said, “I’m going to live with my mother because Father killed Wellington and he lied and I’m frightened of being in the house with him.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In the moonlight he could see the frantic frightened eyes, and Kino aimed and fired between the eyes. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Francie got a little frightened and started sweeping towards the door. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t say it without feeling a little frightened, though. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z "I never lie. And I'm pretty sure you're too brave to get frightened." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z She did look frightened, but not of Mike. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z They were frightened, and so they fought Nations were like people—they had feelings of inferiority, or of superiority, or of revenge, or of fear. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The patrolman glanced up and saw, framed against the starlit sky, two winged silhouettes— the baby owl’s parents, anxiously circling their frightened fledgling. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Our mother let her in quickly, looking frightened as she fumbled at the latches to lock out Pee-A-Nah. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z At first, she was frightened, but soon she learned to ride as boldly as any boy she knew. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The young knight fell to his knees a frightened boy. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Fortunately there was not yet much heat or quickness in my heart, and I said to myself that he was an ignorant man, a foreigner, ill-used and frightened. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Stop now,” scolded the woman in the boat, “you’ve frightened her. She thinks we’re brigands who are going to sell her for a slave.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The Count’s mysterious warning frightened me at the time; it frightens me more now when I think of it, for in future he has a fearful hold upon me. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I was frightened, but I recognized the voice. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever creatures were living in the barn were probably more frightened of her than she would ever be of them, even if they panicked and touched her. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I had to hurry; my mom was waiting for me, frightened, depending on me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Ray and Leda are frightened, clinging to Ma. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z “What does the 'A’ stand for?” stammered the nervous bug, too frightened to move. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z It made me want to shout at her, at my own mother, and that frightened me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The woman looked as frightened as if she already heard it rustling through the dead leaves. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Their clothes were torn, and they were frightened; they came up the platform and stood near him, breathing hard. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He doesn't seem the least bit frightened of me and coos as he looks for the perfect perch on the metal railing. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Sticky, having recovered a bit of strength, came over to hold Reynie’s legs as he reached out and lifted the frightened girl through the window. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t say what it was that frightened him. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Had I been conscious of the full extent to which I was pushing against the current of my environment, I would have been frightened altogether out of my attempts at writing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z With Father, it wasn’t the fist that frightened me; it was the spring, because the spring determined the force of the blow. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He glowed, and the mesa hardly breathed—the day was suspended, as still as a frightened rabbit. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Steam billowed up, sending several frightened naiads scrambling out of the water with half-woven wicker baskets. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z She remained on the gravel for a minute or two, not quite frightened enough to turn back, nor confident enough to go on. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I was physically revolted by and secretly frightened of those round moronic eyes, the pancake face, and orangeworms hair. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z "When they get frightened or dizzy, sometimes they hold on to the mule too tight. They don't like that." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He said, “Perhaps you are frightened at living here alone—but in a few years we can move—maybe even buy a house such as your father’s. You would like that?” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The thought of death and bombs frightened me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “I see them now as they really are, phonies. I suspected it of Nemur. He always seemed frightened of something. But Strauss surprised me.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Surely Black, as Voldemort’s right-hand man, would be just as frightened of him? Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Dogs with white men frightened me, or dogs in packs—Sarah had told me of runaways who had been torn to pieces by the packs of dogs used to hunt them. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z They may have been no more than sharp ridges in the walls of the passage, but to the slave, alone and frightened in the dark, they seemed alive and snapping. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Needless to say, Sunny was very frightened and began crying immediately, too scared to even try to bite the hand that held her. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z I peek under the bed and catch a glimpse of Mrs. Bessermann’s mussed hair and frightened eyes. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z From my experiences my hair has been frightened and gone white. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Shasta had had no notion of what a great city would be like and it frightened him. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z After a moment, the tyke opened her eyes with a startled, frightened look. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The bleak faces of the soldiers watching them frightened her even more than being chased. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She had frightened him at first, but now he was more comfortable. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Her heart was beating very fast, but she didn’t want to show her cousin how frightened she was. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone who was never anxious, never tortured by doubt and indecision, someone who never stood as I did, hopeful, eager, frightened, tearing at bitten nails, uncertain which way to go, what star to follow. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Her words make me more frightened than I already am. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I thought coming home would help me feel better, but now all I could see was my mother’s bare wrists, Fozia’s frightened face, and a baby sister who would never know me. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Matthias seized the frightened Guerrilla Shrew by his paw, pulling him along at a swift run. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z His sister-in-law was still distraught over the loss of her children, and grew even more agitated when they passed a wagon loaded with frightened children. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z He was calling me, and had become frightened when I did not answer. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I read aloud from The Clue of the Broken Locket, where Nancy Drew says, “I’m all set to go! Tell me more about Henry Winch and why he’s so frightened.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z If we were standing together in the dungeon, we would hear these sounds and we would be very frightened; we would cling to each other in our fear. 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 stood nailed to the spot, frightened and incredulous and ignorant of what I should do next. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Then I heard Jumper snorting keenly and Mama calling in a frightened voice. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Her chest bucks, and she almost starts to cry, strangely, as if she’s frightened herself with a memory that isn’t true. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I followed Amaka to her room, placing one frightened foot after the next. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z That spasm of emotion thrilled me almost as much as it frightened me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He sat perfectly still on the back of her armchair, and Asta, who out of politeness would normally have flown across to say good day, felt repelled and frightened and stayed on Malcolm’s shoulder. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z She said that it made her frightened to read all this kind of thing, about how people hated us for what we did. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Sam stared at him suspiciously: he seemed frightened or excited. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She wondered why she had ever been so frightened of birds. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Though she is only a few inches smaller than me, she seems tiny somehow, her stick-thin body swimming in her dress, her face pinched and frightened, like that of a starved mouse. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Dewey envisions them: the captive family, meek and frightened but without any premonition of their destiny. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z But a small, frightened voice in the back of my mind warned me that they might be something worse than thieves. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She was eighteen, pitifully small in the big bed, and she was frightened. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I was a little frightened, too, but very eager to show off what I had learned. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z And why did he look so frightened, so worried? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The frightened villagers, who depended on one another to maintain the real, went to my aunt to show her a personal, physical representation of the break she had made in the “roundness.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Mirian’s youngest is frightened when she hears her mother’s voice on the telephone. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Imagining the girl frightened and trembling somewhere up ahead, I talked to her as I went along, doing my best to reassure her that I meant no harm. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He gripped the tree tightly in his jaws and looked up at Roz with wide, frightened eyes. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Her own words frightened her, but she did not take them back. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She leaned against the dining-room wall and smiled at her girls, and her smile frightened them even more, for it was like the frame for a scream. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She tried not to sound as frightened and helpless as she felt. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The stranger showed no sign that he was frightened by these words. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z It was thought that the noise of the planks of wood falling to the ground had frightened it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She gave the edge of the box another frightened look and hid her eyes completely again. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The strength of it frightened him, but it was a clean fear such as one might have before a magnificent force of nature—a volcano, for example. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z And then I knew that it wasn’t a joke, and I was really frightened. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I was too frightened to go to her. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z This is a quiet, frightened, insignificant old man who has been nothing all his life, who has never had recognition, his name in the newspapers. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see in her face that she was frightened. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It was the boldness of the capital letters more than the words that frightened her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Hmpf,” he said, looking away quickly as though frightened of hurting his eyes. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Their wings were twice as tall is she was, and—she glanced back, frightened now, over her shoulder as she fled—they had powerful legs: no wonder they had moved so fast on the water. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Third, once she’s got them panicked, she tries to explain, being an analyst, why they shouldn’t be frightened, and after a good solid half-hour ego search with Helen, they’re really frightened. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I thought if I spoke out loud, he might become frightened and hurt me again. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I was frightened for a moment, because I didn’t want him to get involved in an argument with Danny about Freud. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z For my part, the fate of the Jews, and the world’s indifference to it, frightened me very much. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z I promise you, there is nothing to be frightened of there. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z I long to put my arms around the child, but I am afraid of her large, frightened eyes. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “She was ... she frightened me at first,” Ash said. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He put the gun to the frightened man’s head. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z No matter how bad things were, he couldn’t allow himself to be frightened. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z "I would sooner not tell you which. She was frightened and wanted help." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And suddenly they all rose up like ravens frightened from carrion and wheeled away, flapping, silent, in the direction that Serret in her gull-shape had flown. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, they were both thoroughly frightened by the rebellion on Animal Farm, and very anxious to prevent their own animals from learning too much about it. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z The sound of our footsteps frightened me more than anything, they were so loud and everything else was so silent. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I look at the gun, trying to appear less frightened of it than I am. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Its eyes rolled, frightened whites showing bright against its matted fur. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I was frightened; it is not a pleasant sensation to know that someone is about to hit you and you are unable to defend yourself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was still sitting in his seat—probably too scared to move, too frightened to think what Mr. Terupt might do or say to him. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z But when she looked at the Lion she didn’t feel quite so sure it was a dream, yet for some reason she did not appear to be very frightened. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z I didn’t want Abbey to know how frightened I was, or how much danger we were in. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I believe that there is one story in the world, and only one, that has frightened and inspired us, so that we live in a Pearl White serial of continuing thought and wonder. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Hurriedly, lest he should have time to become frightened, he descended the steps and crossed the narrow street. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The girl was frightened by the sight of the man, but she tried not to show her fear. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “There is nothing to be frightened about, nne. You will have fun at the stadium,” Aunty Ifeoma said, and I turned to stare blankly at her, too. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Uptight, frightened adversaries only a few hours before, now there was almost a mystical closeness and sense of companionship between them. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He grabbed instinctively for Gabriel; and the newchild, strapped tightly in his seat, was uninjured, only frightened when the bike fell to its side. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not like going blind, even,” said Lyra, frightened, “because it’s not that we can’t see things, it’s like the things themselves are fading...” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I must admit his attention frightened me at first. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He had soft brown hair and small frightened eyes and a strained smile on his tight thin lips. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When she finally got close enough to see the runaway’s face, a handsome frightened face, his guards had forced him up the courthouse steps. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am sorry I frightened you,” he said. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “All right, Ben,” he said quietly, “Mr. de Winter wants to give you some cigarettes. There’s nothing to be frightened of.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Trouble? What you mean?” he asked in a frightened whisper. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Will wanted to turn and denounce them, but Lyra held his arm; they were unhappy and frightened, she said. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “But, you guys? I’m worried. Tater’s telling me he hasn’t been this frightened since a time when a jellyfish almost attacked him on the beach.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z When I gave it to him, and my mom opened the door, I got one last long look at his frightened face over my mom’s shoulder. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She did not have to pretend to be frightened. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Lest they be frightened out of their feathers, a garden separated the birds from the ogres. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She was certain that even timid, frightened slaves would run away if someone they could trust offered to guide them to the North. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z But he was very sick and frightened and sad. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Luna hadn’t been walking for long before she was very, very lost and very, very frightened. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “All I can tell you is that the Dust hunters are as frightened of it as if it were deadly poison. That is why they imprisoned Lord Asriel.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She was startled and a little frightened, and cried out: “What is that?” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He had never been in this position, and it frightened him. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z “Allah cures our illnesses,” said the man, clearly frightened of the strangers. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can’t you see he wants you to take him? He’s frightened.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He was a wiry little fellow with thick, unclean lenses in his glasses which magnified his frightened stare. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She went through the sitting rooms, slipping along the walls, frightened and cold. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mouth is tight, her face is frightened and angry at the same time. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Knowing that we were frightened and baffled about our new “uncle,” my mother—I guess—urged Aunt Maggie to tell “uncle” to bribe us into silence and trust. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z At first I had tried to resist the diet, but my father’s severe looks frightened me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Lennie’s hands remained at his sides; he was too frightened to defend himself. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z But Mami was too proud to ask them for more than they volunteered, and we were all developing the same stubborn pride, behind which our frightened selves hid, pretending everything was all right. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z All day, he had been learning that it was not so much the physical things, or the threat of physical difficulties, that frightened him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z She gave a wan smile that didn’t touch her frightened eyes at all. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Someone, who from his crouching position, was even more frightened than I. It was Ben. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It frightened him, this glee, but he stuck to his habit—singing his song, ringing his bell and holding fast to his rope. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Because the Church people in my world, right, they’re frightened of Dust because they think it’s original sin. So it’s very important. And my father...No,” she said passionately, and stamped her foot. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But here he was deciding to stay at her flat, like a frightened little boy hiding from his mother. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The possibility of meeting a white adult here frightened me, more than the possibility of street violence ever had at home. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z But the idea of Dumbledore’s corpse frightened Harry much less than the possibility that he might have misunderstood the living Dumbledore’s intentions. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Obviously she had been frightened out of her wits, as well she might be. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z We looked up to see three frightened pigeons shoot out of some hiding place in the rafters. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Several times she ran frightened into the house, having barely escaped a man who had followed her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She was small and pale, with the frightened air of an ill-used child, but her scrawny, underfed body did give off a hint of woman, so perhaps she was twelve or thirteen. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I had never noticed that before, and it frightened me a little to see it now. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The light cast by the farol revealed the wild, frightened eyes of Chavez. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t understand then what I realize now: Papa was frightened that fingers would someday point in his direction. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Not only was he philosophically opposed to surgery, he was frightened of anesthesia. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The faint glow of the blade was just enough, to illuminate Annabeth’s frightened face and the mossy stone walls on either side of us. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He held the furious boy away, but he was frightened of what the consequences might be of defying a direct order from the son of a senator, let alone manhandling him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z She seemed as confused and frightened as the rest of us. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The Chinese are always very frightened of the drowned one, whose weeping ghost, wet hair hanging and skin bloated, waits silently by the water to pull down a substitute. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She looks frightened, like she wants to run away. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “I most certainly was not frightened,” Mrs. Grayson said, straightening her back. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The baboons were frightened when they saw what they thought was the lion. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z This frightened him for a second, but almost at once he could feel that he was rushing upward. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z These particular boys caught Nel once, and pushed her from hand to hand until they grew tired of the frightened helpless face. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Get in her coat! Make yourself big and warm her up!” he snarled, and the girl’s daemon, frightened, crept inside her coal-silk anorak at once. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Jon did not understand why that should be or what it might mean, but it frightened him more than he could say. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Later I heard Lily whisper to Mother in the kitchen that my cries frightened her. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Over the next months, tens of thousands of frightened Jews departed for the outlying towns and villages from which many of them had so recently fled. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I was so frightened we’d get caught because Grandma no longer worked for her. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Tens and fifties of them were flung into the gunny sacks, and the sacks filled with tired, frightened, and disillusioned frogs, with dripping, whimpering frogs. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But she was not frightened of him, not physically. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She was moving slowly, possibly frightened of slipping on the snowy ground. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Palm trees stand alongside of it looking down at you in shock, like too-tall, frightened women with upright hair. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Angel hurried to get him a beer, hating the fact that she was acting just like Monique, frightened and fearful of Jordan’s moods. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I remembers it all, Mama,” Tidbit said, his voice sounding truly frightened now. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Neville suddenly let out a frightened squeak and broke into a run — he tripped, grabbed Ron around the waist, and the pair of them toppled right into a suit of armor. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z And the beautiful bursts of light across the harbor, the roar of the cannons giving the men an excuse to put their arms around their frightened sweethearts!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I tried to see her again as the thin, frightened child I remembered—the child I had seen only two months before. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z His eyes flashed with a sheen of anger that frightened me more than a little. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z It was blue-green, seemed to come from down in the water, and at first it startled and frightened him. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z As before, the bullets ring hollow and hit nothing, but we’re not any less frightened. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He knew he’d been frightened, but his fear was a distant thing. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Wart would not have been frightened of an English forest nowadays, but the great jungle of Old England was a different matter. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z This frightened Francie into believing that hair grew on the faces of all nuns who entered the convent at a tender age. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And because her family frightened and embarrassed him, he took her away to the north, and it was black and lost where he went—somewhere on the borders of Oregon. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She opened her mouth to speak, but a quick glance at her husband brought a frightened look to her eyes. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z They were crouching on the slope, too frightened to move. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Yet, I did not want to face it; it frightened me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew she was frightened for us, because even with as much crying as she had done over Papá the last few months I could tell this crying was different. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z But Alice was not frightened of her now as she had been in January and as she was in February, the first time she let her in. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Reynie turned to meet Mr. Curtain’s gaze, and saw in those silvery lenses the reflection of his own uncertain, frightened face. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Immediately I felt angry and frightened at the same time— angry that my neighbor had rushed to judgment and scolded me, but also because I knew she was right. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Lying under my blankets one night, I realized I was frightened to fall asleep. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z It was the first time I’d ever seen my parents suffer, and the sight of it frightened me more than any magic ever could. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z The frightened animals bolted through a rail fence, overturning the wagon and kicking themselves loose from the tongue. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Sam jumped up so fast he frightened a hen. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Now, as she found herself jostled by their thick, sweat- smelling bodies, as she heard their muttered angry comments and their shouts, she found herself both frightened and annoyed. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z That might be why he looked so frightened now. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The old men stole frightened glances at each other. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z To the frightened group in front of him he yelled, “Get in the wagon—and be quick about it!” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He hung limp and vulnerable in the man’s grasp, although he was now frightened enough to nip. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Aravis felt Lasaraleen grip her arm—that sort of sudden grip which is almost a pinch and which means that the person who is gripping you is very frightened indeed. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Suddenly he was shedding bronze feathers, which twirled away from him like a flock of frightened birds. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Until then, she had been alone and frightened. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z His terror—his whining—must have frightened her because she clutched her robe together and gave him a quarter to forget what had happened. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I’m frightened, too, because if Tom decides to show' this to the police, I could be in real trouble. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z You would be frightened because it is out of the order of nature. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z The cloth was soothing, but Irri seemed so sad, it frightened her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The only sound apart from Lupin’s voice was Scabbers’s frightened squeaking. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Kate’s would rip the nerves to a sinful ecstasy and leave a man shaken and weak and frightened at himself. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She began to cry then, bawling out like a frightened child. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Hermione looked frightened that he might curse her with her own wand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z When the match flared up, Ash saw Clara looking frightened and uneasy. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Who frightened off every person I thought might try to hurt you or prevent you from winning the tournament? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “It’s wrong,” he said, but he knew that I meant it, and his tone was frightened and bewildered. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z His nostrils were flared, and he looked frightened. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I had never held a gun that long before and it frightened me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Every time she breathed in she breathed in that No. Dicey wasn’t even frightened any more. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Every time she broke something, the ladies in the fountain cried “Oooo!” like a covey of frightened doves. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “I wonder why Professor Lupin’s frightened of crystal balls?” said Lavender thoughtfully. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Even the scuttle of a lizard frightened my entire being. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I get frightened so I ask Gimpy at the bakery to write for me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “No,” she said, her voice a frightened gasp. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I lifted my head and shot him a frightened look. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “I was so frightened on my way here,” she confessed. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Johnny stood before Cilia and Isannah, who had huddled together in a corner of the settle like frightened little animals as their mother accused Johnny of theft. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He was shaking, he had told Obinze, his hands trembling for a long time, a little frightened by his own feelings. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The frightened talk ran through the town that the whole Ames family had burned. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And I didn’t either, though they frightened and bewildered me. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The Authority has frightened all the fidgeting out of us. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Chuck’s pudgy face was there, staring with frightened eyes. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z We had nothing to hide, nothing of which to be frightened. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “I was excited, I suppose, and frightened about you. There was a press of people waving weapons, and knights trying to stop me. I had to cut my way.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z One frightened person didn’t check other stations to verify the news because, she explained, the announcers said CBS “was the only one not destroyed.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z But then I thought about going home again, or staying where I was, or hiding in the garden every night and Father finding me, and that made me feel even more frightened. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Before the two, the god and the hero, the Greeks were like a flock of frightened sheep driven by mountain lions. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z So I was impatient and frightened as Jessica and I entered the cafeteria. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z "I'm frightened of that stuff," my grandmother said. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Down lower, where an Indian Creek feeder streamlet crossed under the road and the valley floor’s marshy fields began, at least a dozen bats in the air actually frightened him. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My bait was gone, my hook was broken, and I was getting cold, frightened, and mad. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Cassiopeia preferred hot water but was frightened of the soap. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The confused, frightened look on Mrs. Wheeler’s face that night still haunted me. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It spoke of things she did not understand and she was frightened. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As her sister gave a wild little laugh, Briony realized how frightened she was of Cecilia. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z "I'm frightened. Of us. I want to go home. Oh God, I want to go home." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I was washing wool on the bank of the River Kan. Suddenly a noise like the fluttering of the wings of a frightened bird was heard ... and a kind of swell came up the river. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I was bored, but I never stopped being frightened. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It frightened her, but she had never fled from something because she was afraid. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Somewhere, far off in another field, a man shouted to his horses, and the shout died away in a cry that ran frightened over the brown water of the creek and into the darkening woods. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z It frightened me a bit, and I wondered if I shouldn’t hike to the library and reread the material on vitamins. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of her new neighbors didn’t speak English, and some of the ones who did frightened her. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The frightened mother, thinking Sissy was from the immigration department, let her in. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m an idiot. Just something frightened me for a minute.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z It felt strange saying Fozia’s name in this estate, remembering how frightened she had looked. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She turned quickly and gave a little frightened start as she beheld an enormous Lion. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z “They’re pushing you too fast. You’re confused. You want to be an adult, but there’s still a little boy inside you. Alone and frightened.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z When he saw them, his face changed from frightened and whiny to frightened and irritated. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I felt as if Phil and Gay were showing off their “good deed” and nobody realized I was overwhelmed and frightened. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Wildlings, the Seven Kingdoms called them; they named themselves the free folk They looked neither wild nor free-only hungry, frightened, numb. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Good. Well, I think he’s stable now, but I bet he’s mighty frightened. See if you can find a big hug for him.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were frightened as they went to her father. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But Daphne flew on, even more frightened than before. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She had never seen him like this before, and was a little frightened. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Four frightened people were barricaded in until morning. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Would she have been grateful, that girl, or more frightened than before? Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It was dark in our room except for the small light of the night over the town and the bat was not frightened but hunted in the room as though he had been outside. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z It was as if a prop on which I leaned had been roughly kicked away, and I felt frightened and refused to believe him. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The nation slid imperceptibly toward war, frightened and at the same time attracted. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The maid scurried past Meggie again, looking frightened as if any contact might burn her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “I’m being good,” a frightened, desperate little voice replied. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "Nothing to be frightened of. He's the best when it comes to facial repairs, that's why I brought him in." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z As a frightened bird caught inside a house startles one person after another, the news stirs up the servants and nuns alike. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Samuel had no equal for soothing hysteria and bringing quiet to a frightened child. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It frightened her more than the dress did, more than the bargain she had struck with Sidhean. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel felt so much frightened that he could no longer collect his wits. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And even worse, I never asked her what frightened me the most: Why had she given up hope? The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Gerald and Angel sat in the backseat, frightened of him and frightened of what was going to happen. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I was frightened as I looked down at the bandage on my knee from the last time I had walked those isolated corridors to gym class. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I wasn't a bit frightened of the Prevention of Cruelty to Children people, but there was always a chance that Mr Stringer, the Manager, might pop his head round the door. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Their glances were tentative and frightened, in keeping with so many of the first glances of this place. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Everyone was awake now, manning the catwalks or struggling with the frightened animals below. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It frightened the boy because it seemed to shake the town. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I grew frightened at their wild actions, but I found enough strength to shout at them. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I was frightened, and I wondered what was causing the pain in my eye. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “Oh, Pan, dear, I can’t go on! I’m so frightened—and so tired—all this way, and I’m scared to death! I wish it was someone else instead of me, I do honestly!” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z "And I was frightened and started to call out for Ralph and then I saw something moving among the trees, something big and horrid." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He would not come after her because he was frightened, full of the fear of the guilty. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I could not bear it, it made me frightened, ill. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, the thought of leaving rather frightened me. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The holy darkness of church never frightened me. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And Will got more and more frightened himself. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The looks on the faces of the adults told me they all were frightened. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But the screams were loud and frightened, more than I would have expected from a simple fall. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “Yes, out it came, and away ran Polly, frightened to death, and scrambled up on Aunt’s chair, calling out, ‘Catch her! Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She smiled and beckoned so sweetly to Jane and Michael that they were ashamed of having been frightened of her, and felt that she must be very nice after all. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Mark’s suddenly struck by shame as he realizes the kid’s still out there—he’s six feet beyond Alec’s reach, the water slamming into his side, rising and rising, splashing up into his frightened face. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z This doctor was of a race which for nearly four hundred years had beaten and starved and robbed and despised Kino’s race, and frightened it too, so that the indigene came humbly to the door. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z She had risen and there was a look on her face which frightened the old woman. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Her militancy frightened some, but it attracted many more to the cause. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The word Germans was something to be frightened of. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “I’m not frightened,” Ash said, although she had been, just a little. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She shivered, thrilled and frightened at the same time. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I said arrogantly; his tough talk no longer frightened me, and he knew it. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z When she returned, she appeared frightened and nervous. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He backed slowly away, his eyes frightened and his throat dry. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The children were too young to understand the meaning of the stories and yet they were frightened, standing motionless, listening to her, and shivering even if the sun was hot. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Every single time I’m frightened in here, I think that I’ve never been so scared; but always, always, I keep finding there’s another level of fear I had no concept of. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z We ran like venadas, frightened deer, fleeing all the way down the hill toward the safety of foreign woods and eerie dirt paths. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z That frightened me because I knew if he used the gun to shoot that white man, the Klan and the police would come. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I can see a thousand Violas looking frightened of me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z When they weren’t frightened, screechers still had an odor about them. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z She cast a frightened glance back from the doorway and mouthed the words I'm sorry. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z That night an obviously frightened person called up and demanded to know who I was before he would give his name. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z For myself, I try to keep the line open even for things I can’t understand or explain, but it is difficult in this frightened time. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Florence realized how frightened she had been. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I sat down to rest on a broad, sloping ledge, but after a few minutes a deafening boom! frightened me back to my feet. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I squared my shoulders, trying not to show how frightened and timid I really felt. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was frightened, because I had, in effect, been summoned into a royal presence. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Kids who are not frightened by differences admire Branwell for his. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It took the cops and other frightened adults three hours to persuade him to put the gun down. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The door inched open and there was Phoebe’s round face, as white and frightened as ever you could imagine. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Ammu ignored her mother’s drawn, frightened face that appeared at the window. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes it frightened the boy with the idea that he might not find his treasure, or that he might die there in the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Charlie, frightened by the hysteria and the screaming, shrinks into a chair whimpering softly. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z They would have called out to him or run toward him except he was staring right past them with such distance in his eyes, he frightened them. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The trust, so sudden and yet so complete, and the intimacy, frightened her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z How frightened she and my dad would be. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Javier turned, a goofy grin on his face, and Moss desired him so wholly that it frightened him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The cattle backed into the far left corner of the barrier; their eyes were wide and frightened, and some were pawing the mud. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The solution frightened him, it came so quickly to his mind and so glibly to his tongue. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z At this point, feeling more angry than frightened, Stella, with strong, sure strokes, slowly made her way to the bank of the pond. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He headed his horse over to investigate what he had seen—and frightened out a large bird. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She woke up torpid each morning, slowed by sadness, frightened by the endless stretch of day that lay ahead. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “What sort of cut?” said a boy, his voice quiet and frightened. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z His face was frightened as he yanked with all his strength against my resistance; I didn’t want to go into the dark. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The loose monkey was very frightened and the soldiers were very frightened. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Members of the family of the dead man were frightened,” an article from 1926 said. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z They were dark eyes, deep and sad and frightened. 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 frightened and was beginning to feel dizzy and nauseated. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Two soldiers jeering at a frightened Jewish man. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Help! Let me out!” cried Stuart, who was frightened and bruised inside the rolled-up shade, and who could hardly breathe. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z He was very frightened, but looking directly at Trademaster, he concentrated and willed himself to veer. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “No. But I guess I was pretty clumsy getting close to it, so he might have heard me and been frightened.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z And I don’t want her to feel frightened, to feel the fear that is now tightening my muscles, tensing my spine, pulling me so taut that I’m certain I would break if touched. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She was frightened as to what he would do to her, so she dared not fall again. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Instantly, he was frightened; he stopped a moment, staring blankly down the street, wondering what could justify such hysterical haste. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Fernanda was frightened because until then she had really not had a clear indication of the tremendous inner force of her singsong, but it was too late for any attempt at rectification. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I discovered I wasn’t frightened in the old way anymore. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not know whether Luthuli was bluffing or not, but his threat frightened me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And you were frightened because of all the people in the shop. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Nately beamed in frightened surprise as they padded into the ward in their slippers and robes behind Nurse Cramer and were assigned to their beds. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “I don’t know if anyone do. All I know is, when I get in that mood and I get frightened, I hide.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Now and then the womenfolk called on him to throw fear into someone, but I knew that he was feeble and was not frightened of him. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “A week ago they were being hunted with a rifle and were frightened out of their wits,” Penelope replied hotly. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z My father began to cough again, the deep, dry, racking cough that shook his frail body and frightened me terribly. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z At the gate they paused, half frightened to go on, but Clover led the way in. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z "These handmade candles are both practical and romantic," she said, peddling her wares from apartment door to apartment door to frightened tenants at seven in the morning. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Out on the grounds, someone is splitting wood, and Werner listens to the ringing of the sledgehammer against the wedge and the quick, frightened breaths of the boys all around him. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z And I said, “Because Father killed Wellington, who is a dog, and I was frightened of him.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “There are no ovens, Chaya. Do not try to frighten us. We are frightened enough.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Hera tried for a smile, but she was so clearly frightened that Jason almost felt sorry for her. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It was dark, and I walked for a long time trying to figure out why I was so frightened. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, yes. And if they’re all so frightened of cats, there wouldn’t be many in this world anyway. She probably couldn’t find her way back.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The public was frightened and felt powerless to act against the Klan. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z There went the frightened, snorting cattle, stampeding through the trees with their tails in the air like it was heel-fly time. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes met Jon's and darted away, quick as frightened animals. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Two of them are too frightened to go into town. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z When I was the most frightened I’d ever been in my life, Lita found a way to take my mind off Halley’s Comet. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z They'd come frightened and helpless, and her brother had taken them in when most lords would have closed their gates. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When they saw the travellers they seemed frightened. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Confused and increasingly frightened, Shin found it difficult to speak. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Harry, Ron, and Hermione shuffled sideways to try and keep him in sight, but all they could see was Borgin, looking very frightened. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z This frightened me, but apparently it's my own private phobia. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z She frightened her grandchildren because she had no weakness. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Sticky, irritated that Kate hadn’t been frightened in the dark drain, was inclined to be skeptical. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z In one of the smaller claims, an Illinois man complained that his frightened wife had a nervous breakdown and was incapacitated for a month. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z I’m not frightened, she told herself, and as she thought it she knew that it was true. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z These places are unable to provide for the long-term needs of so many distressed adults and frightened children. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z No, she thought, you love some innocent maiden who lives only in your head, a frightened child in need of your protection. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z For a moment her eyes met John’s eyes, and John was frightened. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z It was hard to be frightened of something that was straining to pop out its head like a cartoon. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “We were just going to, Mother——” began Miss Annie in a frightened whisper. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z It looked at me in a direct, frightened way, ducked under, appeared again, ducked under again, appeared once more, disappeared a last time. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z If Dudley was frightened enough to accept the Order’s help, his parents would accompany him: There could be no question of being separated from their Diddykins. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z In a minute she had returned, a frightened little girl. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z And I was frightened but Mother said I would be safe, so I went up to my room and closed the door. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She was frightened for every minute of his career. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z This frightened all the smaller animals, who feared that the lion would eat them. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He relaxes a little, and I coax the memories from him like Pop used to with frightened patients. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “What was it like inside the school? Were you frightened? How were you treated? Did anybody hit you? Did they call you names? What classes are you taking?” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Even now, I wasn’t as frightened as I probably should have been. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The roar frightened the horses to such an extent that some galloped off in panic, dragging the ploughs in different directions, and others collapsed. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that she could see him properly, she was frightened of the boy almost more than the bear: he had a horrible wound: two of his fingers were missing. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I have been frightened half out of my foolish wits, but I have somehow earned this joy; I have been waiting for it for so long. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Blood spattered, frightened children wept, and the man with the gun offered the teacher and bus driver some meat from a freshly slaughtered goat. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Help you how? Tell me. Don’t be frightened.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Hooper still thought it was all a game, he kept forgetting about the storm and how frightened he’d been, forgetting that they were lost, and why they had come here in the first place. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I was surprised by the cool comfort of the water, so that at first I was not frightened. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed like maybe he was putting up a front, like he was really frightened but trying not to show it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z He was scared and frightened and terrified, all rolled into one. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Although I had been to the Hob on several occasions with my father, I was too frightened to venture into that rough, gritty place alone. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He didn’t care how frightened she’d been, or how upset she was.— it was like she wasn’t even human!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z On the roads there were people, and they frightened the boy. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She told them that neither one of them was in trouble, and not to be overwhelmed or frightened by the proceedings. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z All those readers, growing month by month, Linking and cross-posting, knowing so much more than she did; they had always frightened and exhilarated her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I lay back on the pillow, trembling a little and frightened over my own anger and hate. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Elaine was interested—not because it was a man, nor because the girl was frightened, but because it was unusual to sleep out of doors in January. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She has been too frightened to carry out any strategy, but now a road is opening before her. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I was so frightened, and at the mercy of so many conundrums, that inevitably, that summer, someone would have taken me over; one doesn’t, in Harlem, long remain standing on any auction block. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z He heard the screams of frightened horses and the crash of metal on metal. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The sea was empty; there was not even a sail on it We suddenly became frightened and ran home to the Scharloo section where we lived. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The high officers frightened him, Jon knew, the Old Bear most of all. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She let out a laugh that in other times frightened the doves and that now did not even wake up the children. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He gave a thin hissing shriek, and seemed to be both frightened and angry. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Then why are you frightened?” he asked, confused. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She spoke very calmly and so I was not frightened. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There was an immediate spate of loud, frightened chatter from the regiment of Guerrilla Shrews. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Nothing, however, could cover up the frightened look in her eyes. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “But deer are gentle, frightened things. The hunters bring nothing with claws or fangs. They never catch anything that could be called a beast.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Not because she was absurd, or repulsive, or because we were frightened, but because we had failed her. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I had been angry enough, frightened enough, humiliated enough to try. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z All four Tucks sprang to their feet at once, while Winnie, very frightened, shrank back in her chair. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “But it’s not what you think—” “Goddammit. I told you, Carter,” Old Cob burst out with the sort of frightened anger only relatives and close friends can muster. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He got haggard and his mother got frightened. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z At once she took a fancy to me and I was frightened speechless; I was afraid of her the moment I saw her and my fear lasted during my entire stay in the home. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra was twisting and struggling, and Pantalaimon was chirruping like a frightened bird. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The creatures of the fen knew who—and they were frightened. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunty let us in the back door with a slightly frightened smile. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z ‘Jack is the only human bean all giants is frightened of,’ the BFG told her. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven didn’t want to look like a giant baby, but the truth was, she was frightened of her own shadow right now. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I felt so frightened I thought my own heart was going to stop. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He had tried to put it out of his mind afterward, any thoughts of the day it had happened, because it frightened him so and made him have a secret, which he did not want. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I hadn’t looked at myself in the mirror at the party for a long time because my face was different and frightened me. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t have to give them anything,” I tell the man, but he’s too frightened to fight them anymore. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Surely most men are destroyed, but there are others who like pillars of fire guide frightened men through the darkness. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He was never frightened of her; he never actually believed that she would succeed in killing him, or that she really wanted to. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hands trembled and her heartbeat quickened, for she was frightened, not so much of the wolves, who were shy and many harpoon-shots away, but because of her desperate predicament. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed excited and pleased, and only frightened enough to make him cautious. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Once we got higher, I couldn’t look out the window, I was just too frightened. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The startled cry that came from somewhere within the overgrown brush frightened Tree-ear half off his feet. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z But that wasn’t what frightened Ekon; it was what followed after the creature's torso. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She had re-membered the stories of her childhood, the most loathly and ancient bugaboo her nurse had ever frightened her with. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the first time my Aunt Fannie Mae looked frightened. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Luke’s being sold must have frightened her badly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I sat where I was, watching him, feeling frightened, and suddenly very much aware of my knife, of how quickly I could reach it. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I was hideously frightened of the empty yard. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z But when she saw Hagar’s gnarled and frightened face, the smile froze. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just an accident, Mrs. Gordon. He was frightened the first time. But don’t blame him or punish him. I wouldn’t want him to connect punishment with coming here.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z She got one good look at his frightened face before Redbeard struck her in the side of the head. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She looked like a small, frightened animal, weighed down by her belongings. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Only when she’s certain he is uninjured and just filthy and frightened, does she hug him tightly to her. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Arya stood over the body, still and frightened in the face of death. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Morgan was like a small, steel robot, writhing to be let free, with a strength that frightened Ifemelu. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The two boys seemed very frightened and the uncle decided that if he did not go down to their rescue they would soon be eaten. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z They worked diligently, hardly raising their faces from the ground, and not knowing whether to be more frightened of the pigs or of the human visitors. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Looks like it’s time for me to go on Barry Rex Live and break the news about your deaths to a frightened nation looking for guidance. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z After they left, the frightened youngster was able to flag down a passing car on the highway. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “I feel frightened, too, for him,” she confessed. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The two children turned and ran, leaving their stricken brother, and Lyra, frightened and guilty, withdrew inside the room again and shut the window. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Her frightened eyes told that whatever intentions, whatever courage she had had, were definitely gone. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Doon saw a curl of brown hair and two wide frightened eyes. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Tendai was frightened by this sudden lack of memory, but his exhaustion would not let him dwell on it long. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z But the boy was obviously concerned, even frightened for me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z A startled silence was followed by frightened cries and aleluyas and the rustle of everyone rushing to get up from their seats and out of the plane as soon as possible. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She couldn’t do anything else with the baby in her arms, and now Lyra was picking up her anger and seemed frightened. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Then I heard Timothy's frightened roar, “Sharks,” and he was thrashing about near me. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice shook; he seemed frightened beyond his wits. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She had to leave now, she told herself, but when the moment came, she was too frightened to move. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We were surrounded by white men in suits speaking in frightened tones. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But this time, I’m more frightened than furious, because I’ve seen the monsters out there—and I suspect I’m going to see worse ones before this whole thing is over. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Sansa realized that the two stranger knights were looking down on her and Lady, swords in their hands, and then she was frightened again, and ashamed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Close by. He would have come when I called, but obviously he was fighting...And Balthamos! Oh, he must have been so frightened...” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z White Bear arrived, a frightened, horrified look on his face. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Kira remembered the power of the singing voice that she had heard, and marveled that it had come from this tiny, frightened waif of a thing. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a pity I frightened you so much. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When I go with them to the grocery, they are boggled and frightened and secretly scornful, I think. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When she burst in, frightened and upset, her mother had no idea what was wrong. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “I suppose I better try not to seem frightened, then,” Will said. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z With his fierce, frightened gaze on me I bespoke him: “Therem, my friend, there’s nothing to fear between us.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z However frightened my heart, when they look upon my face they must see only Drogo’s queen. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Is la migra here?” a woman asked in a frightened whisper. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z She was Lyra, cold and frightened by all means, but herself. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Old women on Fair Isle still frightened their grandchildren with tales of Lord Dagon and his men. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z That I knew he was frightened and furious and didn’t have the air to say so. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He had been around monkeys and monkey diseases for a long time, and he was not particularly frightened. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Most people have forgotten me entirely, or remember me wrongly as a witch, not a Which. But it matters not, it matters not,” she went on unhappily, “for they are equally frightened of both.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, I was frightened during the afternoon when a white insurance man visited my house. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I was glad that he was militant, but I was frightened when I pondered upon what he could do with his militancy. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z All were silent and frightened and one or two were close to the stupefaction of terror. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw something else in the pictures that left him frightened and filled with awe. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With a frightened expression she reared back into her pillows and shouted, “Lefty!” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Get out of my house!” she yelled above his frightened wails. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The clouds looked as if they were stumbling along before the wind, frightened. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z When Esteban Trueba arrived home, he went straight in to take a bath; he was covered with sweat and dust and saturated with the unmistakable odor of frightened beasts. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She had certainly never heard of anything like it at the Academy, and her lack of knowledge frightened her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z His face looked puzzled and a little frightened. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z It frightened me, as always, when some of the white faces glared at us as we drove past. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He stood quivering, stiff ears forward, eyes rolling so that the whites showed, pretending to be frightened. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “Something has frightened them,” said the old man, scratching his mustache. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Amil and I sat cross-legged on his bed facing each other, too frightened to go to sleep. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The King had looked at him closely, unable to see whether he was pleased or frightened or merely being polite. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z There is no need to make them any more frightened than they already are by letting us know how scared he really is. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was in this manner that I first stumbled upon the relations between whites and blacks, and what I learned frightened me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra was in no doubt what he meant “No,” she said in a voice as frail and frightened as she felt. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Dolores’s voice softened as the ferret curled into a frightened, hairy ball and sniffled a sad sort of sniffle. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z It was as if seeing the woman frightened made them feel better. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z I stopped, frightened by the sound of my own voice. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They had never seen animals behave like this before, and this sudden uprising of creatures whom they were used to thrashing and maltreating just as they chose, frightened them almost out of their wits. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z So why, she wondered, was she more frightened now than then? The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Hooper wanted him to be frightened, to scream and cry and shout for his mother. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The Hadamar townspeople were frightened into silence, but as children played, they saw the hospital buses arrive with patients as frequently as twice a day, several times a week. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z And his appointment of Andrew Young as U.N. ambassador brought tremendous joy and hope to blacks and infuriated and frightened the government and its supporters. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z For years his silence bewildered and frightened me, though I always trusted him. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Now that the Witch was no longer in the same room with him he was quickly forgetting how she had frightened him and thinking more and more of her wonderful beauty. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Mayinga could feel her heart going blubbery inside her chest as Ebola worked its way through her heart, and it frightened her unspeakably. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Shivering and frightened and full of pain as he and Lyra were, they had more authority than the whole mass of the dead put together. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z But the rest of them were too frightened or too hypnotized by the whole affair to make a move. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Her hands trembled and made the lantern bob, casting wild shadows on the ground, but she pressed on and tried to ignore the frightened voice in her head that told her to go back. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys crouched like frightened animals, saying nothing, eyes spinning, seeming to look everywhere and nowhere. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Sometimes I thought that, and at other times I was seized with trembling and was frightened, not knowing where to turn. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone was frightened of it; no one knew what to do; and when she offered to direct an investigation, the Magisterium was so relieved that they backed her with money and resources of all kinds.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Wherever my eyes turned they saw stricken, frightened black faces trying vainly to cope with a civilization that they did not understand. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was what frightened him the most, that he had no idea what she was thinking. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z When the boy saw that he was not going to be punished, his frightened expression disappeared, and he smiled and hummed as he came back with the broom. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z It was the threat that frightened us, their fearful looks, and the noises they would make, like miniature Samurai, in a language we couldn’t understand. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought of frightened yet brave Emilia, and I started to cry. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She could hear her voice rise in pitch; its intensity frightened her. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Alan peers at me over Baba’s shoulder, eyes wide and frightened. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I call, looking down for what has frightened him. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z But as time went on, his memories of Mazoe became less distinct, and this frightened him most of all. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z When I felt frightened and overwhelmed, which was often, I would clench my fists so hard that my knuckles would hurt. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Now it came to her how alone, how frightened she was; she had never been so frightened in her life before. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I spent another sleepless, shivering night in the dead boy’s room—it was not my room any longer—and I was so frightened that I sweated. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The instrument is alive in my hands; it trembles like a child who is too frightened to name her terror as she proceeds deeper into forest darkness, carrying a lantern of warm oil. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She had never seen a person with hair that color before, and he frightened as well as fascinated her. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z My poor little girl burst out crying, frightened by the terror in my voice. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The new girl stared at Jinny for a few frightened breaths, a few ripples in the shallow surf. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Tucking his sacred Yearbook into his robes, he ran first left, then right, as if he couldn’t decide which frightened crowd he wanted to join. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z There were still questions about the wheel’s safety, and unfounded stories circulated about suicides and accidents, including one that alleged that a frightened pug had leaped to its death from one of the car’s windows. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z "He was a child. I could have frightened him into silence." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Through the open door I could see the man who had given us the papers to sign, but his very dark suit and very white shirt frightened me away. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The hissing of the torches frightened me, but I took courage from my father. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He may have reasoned that if I was encamped in the store and saw him coming, I might be frightened, and might try to drive him away. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I shake my head like a frightened rabbit. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Until now, I didn’t know how frightened I was. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Then she looked at him frightened and piteous and she reached for his hand and drew it across the welt on her face and she whimpered. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The king could command Father to let her stay in King's Landing and marry Prince Joffrey, Sansa knew he could, but the king had always frightened her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She was an older girl who frightened us. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was frightened,” he said, his teeth caught on a mouthful of nightgown. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Why could she remember nothing but stories of frightened people when Capricorn looked at her? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z At night, on my pallet in that dark hall at the foot of the stairs, rubbing my feet together for warmth, I am frightened. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The infinite and the void had powers that frightened the Greeks. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z In spite of his threatening words, the muvuki didn’t look particularly angry, nor did the trader appear frightened. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He could have made fun of her instead of feeling frightened himself. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He hugs me real hard and I can feel my chest start to press again and I’m so confused and frightened and angry. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Guenever, who was not particularly good with hawks and had no special interest in them, was frightened by his frowning brow, and, because she was frightened, she became clumsy. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a moment’s awkward silence, during which Ranofer struggled without much success against the familiar frightened loneliness that had swept in again as through an opened door. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z She stared at me, eyes wide and frightened. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He had spoken to the Mountain of Gont, calming it, and had stilled the trembling precipices of the Overfell as one soothes a frightened beast. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z For a moment, in his face, I caught a glimpse of the boy he had once been, lost and frightened, his gaze hollowed out. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “She was really his momma. A nice, pretty lady. I seen them downtown before. This policeman frightened her.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I was frightened and inexperienced, and I knew that I had not gotten off on the right foot in my new life. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was excited rather than nervous, and hopeful instead of frightened. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z As with the search for extraterrestrial life today, the unbridled speculation of amateurs had frightened many professionals out of the field. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Now Wang Lung had not thought of the girl except as a poor small child who was frightened and he cared as he might care for his poor fool and no more. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z If my vanishing had frightened him, the fear was long dead. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z In fact, he found he wasn’t even frightened. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z On our way here Mom had been so still and quiet that I was frightened too. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He was pale but seemed more solemn than frightened. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They seemed frightened and ill at ease, and somehow Jane and Michael realised that the two huge sisters were wishing that they were much smaller and less conspicuous. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z “Yeah, lots of fun,” I reply, to be polite, even though I am frightened by the siren’s mournful wail. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z And you have worse things to be frightened of, said the monster, but not as a question. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Her skin was leathery, her teeth decayed, her hair faded and colorless, and her look frightened. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z All the time, in my mind, I was telling myself that I must not be frightened. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He had turned toward his mother, whom the crash of the razor had startled and alarmed but not really frightened. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z But he flung himself off because he was ashamed that he was angry at her and angry because she would not be angry in return but only was frightened. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Every single time I’m frightened in here, I think that I’ve never been so scared; but always, always, I keep finding there’s another level of fear I had no concept of. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I was frightened to see her standing there so tiny, wringing her hands nervously. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It frightened me terribly, more afterward when I thought about it than at the time. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The note she slid under Alice's door offended her, then frightened her. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The women listened to the wind as it roared in the chimneys, to the ripping sounds of torn thatch, and to the whimpering of frightened children. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He never once angered or frightened Shin or undermined his recovery. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He did not appear frightened, though all around him men were calling for his death. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Back on Olympus, I didn’t explain everything to you, but the calling frightened me. I didn’t think you’d understand.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z We just ran away from Hogwarts because we were frightened of upsetting things, but this is okay? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z More people spilled out, dazed, confused, and frightened. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I know that you all believe me weak, frightened, feeble. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z DeSheim informed the company that he would produce any play they liked, and they sat like frightened mice, possessing no words to make known their vague desires. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z What mattered was that the massacres frightened and united the Igbo. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The men rushed at Goblin and grabbed him so roughly the horse was frightened. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It amazed me that now my body was able to create a child, and it frightened me to think of the pain that lay in my future. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I was intrigued, rather than frightened, as I perhaps should have been. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “I want you to go now. The children are frightened.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I am frightened and think quickly what I ought to do; for everyone knows that the surgeons in the dressing stations amputate on the slightest provocation. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl, frightened and perplexed, could hardly muster a shake of the head. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z That had set out with the semblance of structure and order, then bolted like a frightened horse into anarchy. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But the memory of the proud, frightened Joan of a moment ago kept her inside. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t frightened of her sharp teeth, for I knew she wouldn’t hurt me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He found he could hide from daylight and moonshine, and make his way swiftly and softly by dead of night with his pale cold eyes, and catch small frightened or unwary things. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Underneath it all I was unsure and Fern was probably a little frightened. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z They were taken one by one to a laboratory, and of course this made them all very frightened; how cruel it would be, Lyra thought, if she perished without striking a blow at them! The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Pantalaimon’s owl cry the night before had frightened every small creature that heard it, but it was nothing to the passionate wail that Lyra uttered now. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The way we seemed to be heading, I should have been frightened into a coma. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z What if Maria was too frightened to leave her apartment? The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I let go of the seat, ashamed to let the Old Ones see how frightened I was. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z With a frightened glance over his shoulder, he faded away, leaving Ophie with nothing but questions. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z We repeat so often we lose count, propelled by Mother’s wild eyes and pressed mouth, frightened of what her expression would be if... Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Or perhaps, to confess that you yourself are worried and frightened? You need your friends, Harry. As you so rightly said, Sirius would not have wanted you to shut yourself away.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Warriors, spearwives, raiders, they are frightened of those woods, of shadows moving through the trees. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She claims that she won and then became frightened. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “A story about how humans are frightened of death. If surviving was as simple as hiding under the Invisibility Cloak, we’d have everything we need already!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It was a bloody, brain-splattered mess of a killing, a spectacle that sickened and frightened Shin. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I imagine Izzi, small and frightened yet determined to befriend me though she knew well what the cost could be. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The Klan burned down homes and businesses belonging to its political rivals, and frightened many others into leaving the state. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z If she had not been so frightened, she might even have been pretty, though the tip of her nose was black with frostbite. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The frightened rat stuck out what he fervently hoped was his left paw. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “But the spell didn’t work. I keep losing blood. I can’t have much left to lose. And it’s bleeding again, and it won’t stop. I’m frightened....” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Dany looked away from the coupling, frightened when she realized what was happening, but a second warrior stepped forward, and a third, and soon there was no way to avert her eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I’m frightened, I want to hide the truth: I have no intention of being stuffed into 999 Queen Street, now or ever. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z We lay awake, too frightened to sleep or give in to our need for a bathroom. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “They didn’t look frightened to me,” she snapped. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z My boat cried and whined against the piles, and plunged like a frightened calf. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m too old, too frightened, too much in love with the shred of life I have remaining. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z They looked very small and frightened, but one strode bravely forward. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Although he was more frightened than he had ever been in his life, he could not help but think of his sister. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z He stares at me, at the carpetbag, with frightened eyes. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Rather, they were too frightened to be cowards. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t want to let him know how frightened she was. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In sad contrast to the story of Pericles calmly explaining away an eclipse to a frightened sailor, the teaching of scientific astronomy was banned outright in Athens around 432. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The children and the slaves looked and were silent, and there was only the sound of this dreadful, frightened weeping of the young girl. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I was so awestruck I was no longer frightened. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He, seeing this, thought that it certainly did a strange thing to her face: it made her look like a frightened girl. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Maybe he was being weak, or a baby, or a frightened turtle. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “He’s gone off his rocker!” shouted one of the fathers, aghast, and the other parents joined in the chorus of frightened shouting. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z 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 Yet, Sam Adams protested, this rising up of an army of a thousand from the very soil of New England had badly frightened General Gage. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I hoped I no longer looked like the monster who’d frightened her. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I leaned back, stunned and — though I’d never admit it to him — frightened by his reaction. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Dimo was very frightened when this happened and he withdrew from the hut. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The child's parents told me their son was generally nervous and easily frightened but was also obedient and would never have hurt anyone. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I must have looked frightened because she chuckled, smoothed down the front of her dress, and whispered, “Are you lost?” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t me I was frightened for—it was my sister. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “I’m going to my laboratory. I work here. Who are you?” she said, a little angry, a little frightened. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z At first it frightened her, but she found quickly that she liked the heat and risk. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z And she wished—so hard it frightened her—that she had never gone to get Mo and Dustfinger had stayed outside until the rain washed him away. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He tried to think of every good thing Abuelito had said about the new school, but that only made him feel more frightened. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He lets out a frightened squeal as his eyes go wide, staring at the girl on the end. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z But she took my hand as though I were a frightened toddler and led me toward it, bringing the tube along. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Death would be a complete knowingness, but what frightened him was this: not knowing beforehand what it was he would know. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But I was frightened in two different ways. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z If there was a ghost down here, he felt sure, it could be only a sad, pale creature, nothing to be frightened of. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Boos and jeers erupted as Sticky was dragged from the room, casting one last frightened glance back at Reynie before disappearing. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Now, faced with the reality of him, and of the silver ring on his finger, she was frightened of becoming used to him, of drowning. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Neighbors told Robinson what they saw but were too frightened to make an official report of the crime. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Someone dropped a clipping, and before it was picked up, Ralph was able to glimpse a picture of himself looking small and frightened in the goldfish bowl. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z It frightened and amazed me somewhat; and as for Arthur, he fell a-trembling, and finally was shaken with doubt as with an ague. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z His hands were clammy, and he found himself comparing his mother’s frightened, weak squeeze to his father’s iron-hard grip. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “What does he want?” a girl whispered in a frightened voice. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The newcomers had been shipped directly to processing, a change in routine that frightened even the long-termers. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood there for a moment, holding the glasses in my hand and feeling frightened. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z She knew her sister's character, the haughtiness of her spirit, and she was frightened by the virulence of her anger. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Sansa could not bear the sight of him, he frightened her so, yet she had been raised in all the ways of courtesy. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z That frightened him more than he could say. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She watched them with wide eyes, frightened they’d awaken, but then they all settled back into sleep. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z And one of the people was Father and I was frightened. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z But there existed in the Western world an element that baffled and frightened the Communist party: the prevalence of self-achieved literacy. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z You were always such a nervous child, you used to be frightened of the dark when you were a little boy, I had to leave a lamp on, beside your bed.' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I didn’t need to see them to know that I had frightened them badly, because they never again dared to lay a hand on me. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The biting alcohol burned in her throat and she felt the stirring in her that frightened her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I was shocked and frightened to see her flout Father’s authority, but truthfully, I could feel something similar moving around in my own heart. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I had never seen her like this, and it frightened me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I was cold and I was frightened Father might come out and find me. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Our father tells us to help out more, which means that he’s frightened as well. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Thinking, still, as he wheeled his bike into its narrow port beside the door, he realized that frightened was the wrong word to describe his feelings, now that December was almost here. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “No need to be frightened. Hardly any of my power reaches beyond this cursed fishbowl. Besides, why would I harm someone I’ve looked forward to meeting so very much?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He had never been so frightened in his life. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z She was too young to be frightened when the ground dropped away as if let through a trap-door and she herself suddenly became twice her usual weight, but not too young to be mightily interested. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z There would be an accident of course and later on in the afternoon, when I came back from my walk, I should find Frith white and frightened waiting for me with a message. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He had frightened me, this yunka stranger who made my heart slow and revealed my scar to the people. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Mr. Grote has never frightened me before, but something in his voice is different, and I know I need to be careful. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I am a brother of the Night’s Watch now, not a frightened boy. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He stares at Henry long and hard, and I am frightened. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z My mother’s first concern was to rush the frightened Deborah and Theresa up the stairs to their room. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Mary was so frightened that she could not move. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat without moving, more frightened of him than I had ever been. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Kingshaw realized that it was frightened, even more than he had been. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I am disappearing inch by inch into this house, I am going apart a little bit at a time because all this noise is breaking me; why are the others frightened? The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z It frightened me more than La Llorona herself to do such a thing. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She was poking the idea for weaknesses, and so frightened of finding them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Realizing that I was alone on the beach I became frightened. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It did the same thing that playing the piano had done when he was frightened and lonely. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Of this group, 107 were chosen because they admitted being frightened. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z He liked the bracelet; but all the same, he was frightened; he hid his face against Linda’s body. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The grass crunched quietly, as if even the earth was frightened of where I was headed. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The slow ceiling fan sliced the thick, frightened air into an unending spiral that spun slowly to the floor like the peeled skin of an endless potato. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She was a gigantic holy terror, a fierce tyrannical monster who frightened the life out of the pupils and teachers alike. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z But the boy was too frightened to listen to words of wisdom. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As I went upstairs and knocked on the brown door after breakfast, I didn’t even feel frightened of the Matron. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know' what I did to Anna, how I frightened her. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t help thinking of the awful words sprayed on our mosque last year and how much they frightened me. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z The next day, the same people who had spent the night in frightened vigil in their houses poured out onto the streets like a crazed avalanche to storm the banks, demanding their money. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d only half finished putting my leg on and hadn’t tightened up the laces, but I was so frightened, I started walking to the door. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Chimpanzees embrace and kiss when they greet and hold hands or grab on to each other when they are frightened, and one calms another by gently patting his back. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Penelope wished she had thought to bring some scraps of meat with her to lure the poor frightened things. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z It frightened her because she felt that he was reaching for the moon and that he would, therefore, be dashed down against the rocks; but she did not say any of this. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I watched him as he picked up the frightened bird. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Nancy, frightened at being alone, came up with the children to sleep in Jenny’s room each night. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z It was just as his friend had described it and the boy was very frightened. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Few were frightened of me personally, or showed the xenophobic revulsion. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The ship was lightly crewed, and he was not frightened by what he saw. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I recall being frightened one night when I thought I saw someone lurking in the bushes; although I investigated, I found nothing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was so frightened something would go wrong.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z For a moment, Ekon didn’t understand her frightened expression as she stared back at them, but then he saw her bulging pocket, the tremor in her hands. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Oh, where are you going?” she cried, for his face frightened her. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “I do not need to be rescued,” I said, though I shuddered to think of the harm Edmund would have done me had Hamlet’s appearance not frightened him off. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “My daughter’s frightened. May I get her, brother?” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Nothing attracted her attention except the music of the clocks, which she would look for every half hour with her frightened eyes as if she hoped to find it someplace in the air. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The executive was frightened—terrified actually—but he hadn’t risen to this level of success by wearing his emotions on his sleeve. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The stationery itself frightened her because it already looked blown to bits. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Eleanor,” he said, “stand still. Don’t move,” and he sounded frightened. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z My stomach did frightened little flips at the thought of sitting next to him again. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z In her chamber, Buttercup heard it, and it frightened her, but she had not the least idea what it was. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Fleur came running out of the kitchen, looking frightened; Bill jumped to his feet, his wand pointing at the door; Harry, Ron, and Hermione did the same. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He stopped, frightened at what he had said, afraid of the rage or the contempt or the violence his words might let loose. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I tried to find out what had frightened her, but saw nothing. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “At first I wasn’t too frightened,” said Chester. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Mollie, frightened, got up and went to the window and could see something burning in the distant sky, as if the sun had burst violently into the night. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z This alarm conveniently frightened away a fellow monkey who had just found a banana, leaving the liar all alone to steal the prize for itself. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, she was frightened when she turned around. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew at once that he should not have acted frightened. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The commander is talking: Do not be frightened! Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Rickon's big black wolf was so wild he even frightened Bran at times. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Cilia and Isannah were in the kitchen, too frightened to go near him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Sam watched, ready to help out if 426 became frightened again. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Now her daughter’s pet was frightened, and even if he had eaten all of the berries she worked so hard to pick, Mama loved the crow and never meant to scare him. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Deep inside the parka pocket, Ralph felt sad, brave and noble, frightened and bewildered. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z James’s large frightened eyes traveled slowly around the room. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “They heard us playing, and it changed their path,” she said, contrite, as if she felt responsible for whatever had frightened her. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z And the wheel did not ring out, for Encanis was truly frightened. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He always calls for our mother when he’s frightened. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z When he awoke, it was as though he were a feverish, frightened ten-year-old; his hair was wet, his shirt cold-damp and clinging. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not know what I was going to say to him, but I was not frightened. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He frightened her, telling her about the chemicals that were sprayed on crops, the chemicals fed to chickens to make them grow quickly, and the chemicals used to give fruits perfect skin. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And I’m so frightened that none of them will ever come back out again that it leaves me sick. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Fyrian peered down into the top of the chimney and faced an angry mother hawk sitting on her frightened nestlings. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z But although we could not see them anymore, we knew they had not gone far, only a few kilometers away, and Mingora remained a tense and frightened city. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I was frightened pretty much the whole time—how is that enjoyable? The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The boogeyperson scrambles to her feet and looks up at me with frightened eyes. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z In Kerala, they breathed a plume of excitement and fear into the already frightened air. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Timothy was not purposely trying to frighten me about the violence of the storm; he was just being honest He had good reason to be frightened himself. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The child looked at his mother’s frightened face and seemed to realize this was no time for foolishness. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The attendant tells me that his screams whilst in the paroxysm were really appalling; I found my hands full when I got in, attending to some of the other patients who were frightened by him. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “I’ll bring my cot in here. Then you can call me if you’re frightened. You can reach out and touch me.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The thought frightened him, and he pushed it out of his head. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z And though his lips are still moving, he appears to be frightened. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “He wants to be turned, for all that I like Kay, you know, and I think people don’t understand him. He has to be proud because he is frightened.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The rocket bombs which fell daily on London were probably fired by the Government of Oceania itself, “just to keep people frightened.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Alex noted that a few of the boys looked concerned, even frightened. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Angel, too terrified to tell and too frightened not to, clung to her cat and wept. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And Siobhan asked if I was frightened about going home, and I said I wasn’t. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I often talked to her before I went to sleep, especially when I was frightened, or worried. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The boy was frightened of telling his father what had happened, and so he went out into the hills to look for another bird which was exactly the same as the bird which had escaped. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z By suppertime I was feeling so frightened and miserable that I could hardly eat. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Grandma was frightened by the tears streaming down my face. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are many women who are frightened of their husbands, I’m afraid, Megan.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But when a shrieking wind pierced the sky, bursting it into darkness, she grew frightened. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z They might have frightened her with their big bellying laughter and hot tears and full bear hugs. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He is searching for the beast that lives in him, Comrade Pillai had told them—frightened, wide-eyed children—when the ordinarily good-natured Bhima began to bay and snarl. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She glared at me, and I realized I was more frightened of Belet than this guy, so I held out the royal seal. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z But I was ashamed to let the Lord see me frightened after all the things he had said about the former me. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z As a child, the boy had always been frightened to death that he would be captured by Gypsies, and this childhood fear returned when the old woman took his hands in hers. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face was calm and kindly, not beautiful, not pretty, but the very sort of face you would be glad to see if you were ill or unhappy or frightened. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Her brother hurt her sometimes, when she woke the dragon, but he did not frighten her the way this man frightened her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I left them, hoping that they would become used to me soon—otherwise, I thought, all the creatures of Gombe would be frightened. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z He sensed that, once he let it out, he’d never be able to keep it locked up again, and that frightened him to his core. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Which means that no matter how frightened I am, I must pay attention. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “It wasn’t that much. You were probably too frightened to cut as deeply as you could have.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Some people were frightened, especially when Hitler promised to defy the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “It wouldn’t hurt either of us to eat a little light. You frightened me last night. I had an aunt who died of heart trouble. And that leaves a memory, you know.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “No, signorino. No, no. He was so frightened of an Austrian. Ho ho ho.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z All four of them gave off an air of superiority and power that frightened Amari. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, as though there were not enough evil, O-lan was again with child, and her milk dried up, and the frightened house was filled with the sound of a child continually crying for food. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Catelyn Stark's plea had roused a bare dozen; the others looked confused, or frightened, or sullen. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Frantic and frightened, they couldn’t believe what was happening. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z She felt as small and frightened as she had in the hopper car, and she prayed they would get to Aunt Consuelo soon. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z There Beth’s voice gave way, and clinging to her sister, she cried so despairingly that Jo was frightened. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z At first the girl was frightened when the strange animal came out of the hole, but when he spoke to her and reassured her, she was no longer afraid. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Nothing had frightened me more than suddenly being folded into the flow of that crowd of white students as they moved toward the auditorium. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t have the energy to be frightened. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It was almost normal for people over thirty to be frightened of their own children. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z In my diary I wrote: I am happy today, but I am also frightened. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Magdalys glanced at the frightened faces of her friends, then looked up to the back of the wagon, where the magistrate stood staring at her with his searchlight eyes. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z His face was lit with eagerness, and that’s what frightened me most of all. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It took an hour to get more than a frightened squeak out of the man. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He looked almost as frightened as she felt. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He stands there, frightened by the sudden outburst. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z She heard Miss Bates’s voice, something was to be done in a hurry; the maid looked frightened and awkward; hoped she would be pleased to wait a moment, and then ushered her in too soon. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z That whole morning and afternoon I lay in the bed and thought about my eye and became more and more frightened. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Mami rushes out to the entryway to greet us, her eyes wide and frightened. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Only when he asks for their boots do their faces change: they shake their head, look up or look down, roll their eyes like frightened horses. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Some seemed curious, some seemed frightened, but the overwhelming majority appeared to hate me with a passion I had never before encountered. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Across the city, a building collapsed in a great gout of fire and smoke, and she heard distant screams and the wailing of frightened children. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It ripped through the still, early morning like something spilled across a clean floor—a squealing—something frightened, something desperate. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He would hate to cry in front of Lyra, because to her he was big and strong, and she would have been frightened to see him frightened, or at least he thought so. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Angela, too frightened to notice that Sydelle ran through the apartment with her crutch in the air, found her partner in the bathroom frantically tossing soiled towels from the hamper. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z In Chicago the editors of The Inland Architect tried to be reassuring: “Existing conditions are only an accident. Capital is only hidden. Enterprise is only frightened, not beaten.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The way I looked at her sometimes, when I woke up in the morning, frightened her. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z A smell of hot blood came through the crack, a sickening smell that frightened him. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He told how Bigger had come to the house, how timid and frightened he had acted, and how moved and touched the family had been for him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I have never seen any reason to be frightened of saying Voldemort’s name.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Inexplicably, Wash began to smile, and his smile frightened her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It frightened him—the face was cut and bleeding, swollen and lumpy, the hair all matted, and on his forehead a cut had healed but left the hair stuck with blood and scab. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z And Jupiter might be upset, maybe even frightened. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Although Ruth had been frightened of her the first time she saw her—when she knocked on the kitchen door way back then, looking, as she said, for her brother Macon. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z His heart was beating like a drum, and his voice rose to a frightened squeak. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z If there was an enemy U-boat out there, I wanted to see it and join the people in shaking a fist at it I was not frightened, just terribly excited. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The frightened buzzards had settled back to the ground by the time we got there. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z She was not frightened by rumors of robberies and assaults, but, somehow, she was reluctant to go for Brigid’s sake. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Shasta at any rate was too frightened to run. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z When I lock the door behind me, tired, aching, worried, and frightened, Max and Siunek are milling around the table. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z His eyes, wide and frightened, as if at one word from me he would turn and run deep into the dimension of the mirrored world. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z His knickers ballooned and his shrieks of frightened joy startled the birds and the fat grasshoppers. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He wanted his hearers to be frightened and angry. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Travers extended two fingers and shook Ron’s hand as though frightened of dirtying himself. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z And she pushed him away, so that he crouched bitter and cold and frightened on the muddy ground. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The sound of the truck roaring to life frightened me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I think she was frightened, but she frequently brought up her vexation with Mama Mwanza, who had spoken so matter-of-factly about having a strong husband at home. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I froze, too terrified even to scream, then realized that it was just some small animal that I had frightened—a fox, perhaps, or a rabbit. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She started to whimper like a frightened animal. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z An hour after the lights went out, disdaining Mammachi’s frightened pleading, little Ammu crept back into the house through a ventilator to rescue her new gumboots that she loved more than anything else. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z If she paused to think about it too closely, the significance of it all frightened her, and she would rather go blindly forward than dwell on what it all meant. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Once a jutka almost ran us over...the driver just managed to pull up the horse and while we stood palpitating he leaned from his seat, irate and frightened, to shout at us. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z And he had stooges or frightened kids like David Caroni who sang out their reports in the classroom as Leon basked in the totals. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I was so frightened that it was hard for me to breathe. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But perhaps they were already so much frightened that they would not fight at all? Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She was surprised by the young man’s twisted face, but not frightened. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Spare me, ” he cried, “I’m sorry—” But Jose only sneered, To see such a frightened copper, So full of pathetic fear. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It frightened me to see our number dwindling. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing to give you that good old frightened feeling. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside, there were shouts of "Fire!" in the yard, screams, running footsteps, the whinny of frightened horses, and the frantic barking of the castle dogs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And then he held up his right hand and spread his fingers out in a fan so that I could touch his fingers, but I didn’t because I was frightened. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z If he was so strong and brave, then why on earth was he frightened of her? The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z She was more frightened than she dared admit, even to herself. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Its interior was an enchanting place that both lured and frightened me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Doha choked a little on his words as he could feel the frightened tears he was so desperately suppressing. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Even so, the fire prompted insurance underwriters to take a closer look at the building, and what they saw frightened them. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Let’s go up,” said Hermione with a frightened look at the same spot, and she led the way up the creaking stairs to the drawing room on the first floor. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Had you followed my orders, you would not have been jumped on. Leave him to me. Do not make him any more frightened than he is.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Stuart was frightened, but he was a brave mouse, even when he had a sore throat. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z They frequently give us pain when re-making our beds, and then are so frightened that they hurt us still more. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The Ravenclaws were all backing away, and some of the most frightened began scampering back up the staircase to their beds. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z At dawn, we woke up, frightened by our parents’ screams. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z This city with its hundreds of automobiles, flashing lights, crowds, and noise frightened her. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Jones and Allen went together and immediately discovered a house in tiny Emsley’s Alley where the mother was already dead, the father was dying, and two small children huddled together, frightened and hungry. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z He untied the ropes of two cows, but the frightened animals did not move. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Leaning away from the field of Cecilia’s body warmth, and averting his eyes from Briony’s, he found himself pitching the end of his question into the frightened gaze of Pierrot diagonally to his left. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Then he joined the rest of us in our small, sad clump, where we stood, very, very frightened. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But others had a frightened knowledge buried deep behind their eye from the beginning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I was frightened and wanted to run back home. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They were coming in slowly and hesitantly, as though the owners of those shoes were frightened of entering. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Once a person believed in the invasion and became frightened, he or she unconsciously ignored announcements and clues that contradicted that belief. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z I don’t even know whether there’s anything to be frightened of. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But somehow, for reasons she could never begin to explain, the man in black frightened her more. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z His eyes had a film covering them, but I could see a frightened spark behind the glaze. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was the stillness that had always frightened him before, but this time it was like the moment after Miss Edmunds finished a song, just after the chords hummed down to silence. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z “Are you going to give me the reward?” the child stammered, frightened to death. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z At that very same moment, the thieves disappeared, and the only sound Mr. van D. could hear was the frightened pounding of his fatalistic wife’s heart. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Blinded and very frightened—I had to put my hand on the glass to keep my balance. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z When Mrs. Frisby went into her house, she found Timothy asleep and the other children waiting, frightened, sad and subdued. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The well sucked her sleep, but the notion of leaving frightened her. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The American Congress, frightened by the marching British, fled Philadelphia and ran to Baltimore. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z "Oh lion,” he said, "I know that you are a mighty beast. I know that all the animals in the bush are frightened of you.” The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He was really pleased when he was indicted by a stern and frightened jury. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z What I have since realized is that if people expect you to be brave, sometimes you pretend that you are, even when you are frightened down to your very bones. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Jinjoo had been more frightened of that threat than any beating she could have gotten. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Her father's hands clutched at hers, fluttering like two frightened white birds. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She not only went along with the game, but she felt sorry for him inside, thinking that he must have been very frightened to have conceived of that extravagant means of reconciliation. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z What had frightened Burnham, at first, was the apparent insubstantiality of the design. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Samuel, I am frightened out here. You did not tell me that you were bringing me out to the jungle.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He said, ‘I’m not frightened of much,’ Hooper paused, looking into his face, trying to make up his mind if this was the truth. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z That look had frightened her as a little girl, haunted her, and she’d never wanted to see it again. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The soldiers, stunned, and very frightened, moved back several steps as Aycliffe rolled back on the stone road, twitched, kicked, and became very still in his own pooling blood. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He had found where his treasure was, and was frightened at what might happen. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She was frightened by the BBC famines and television wars that she encountered while she channel surfed. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Insurgent capitalism frightened the government of North Korea, which fretted publicly about a slippery slope to regime change and catastrophe. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z From inside the apartment, a man was groaning, deep and eerie sounds; they were the groans of a person for whom groaning was the only choice left, and they frightened her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z "I was frightened and could do nothing but cry," Jim admitted in his diary later that day. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He stared at something behind her, mouth pulled into a frightened grimace. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z "Then I was frightened and I woke up. And I was outside the shelter by myself in the dark and the twisty things had gone away." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Now that it was almost upon him, he wasn’t frightened, but he was ... eager, he decided. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z A barrage of frightened crows explodes from the underbrush, cawing and dark against the sky. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “I frightened you away, didn’t I? I could kill my tongue.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The other children in the crowd were frightened, but I laughed, delighted. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She sat curled like a frightened child on the edge of the bed, her hand on his back, waiting for the storm to pass over. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I shrieked at her then, and she came running, her face frightened at the wildness in my voice. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He was frightened—for the despairing man in front of him, for himself, and his family. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The quick brutality of police and prisoners frightened him and drove him away from the gatherings of tramps. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z His soul is prob-ably still out there somewhere—floating in the darkness, looking for hope, hoping for forgiveness, and terribly, terribly frightened. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They were not frightened enough to wheel high in the air. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “Sit as still as you can. It’ll rock a bit, but if you get frightened and panic, it’ll be ten times worse. Just sit still.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I wondered if she was frightened mixing with all those people who didn't want her there. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The Humbug, who was too big to hide and too frightened to move, denied everything. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z This empty town frightened her almost as much as the burnt holdfast where they'd found the crying girl and the one-armed woman. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She called my wife over and they sat together, frightened. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The beasts weren’t going to be frightened of a small female person with a flashlight. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Like a coy, frightened bride who had been married off to a stranger. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Luke was there, which made me happy, but they kept him downstairs with another baby while I had to sleep upstairs in a room with a slanted ceiling that frightened me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Mahmood’s laughter was about as convincing as Tanya’s smile, and suddenly I wondered if maybe, on some level, their son frightened them. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The small community was too settled and too frightened to run and hide in the woods because of something in the air and the premonitions of a couple of kids. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “We are still one. But it was so painful, and we were so frightened...” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Then they lay quiet, panting, listening to Robert's frightened snivels. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z She was a bit frightened of this place now. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z It both frightened and saddened me to see Link among those hoodlums. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The emperor, who sat facing south, must have been very frightened—peasants everywhere walking day and night toward the capital, toward Peiping. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Poor old man, that rope of his broken by who knows what and him lost in the dark and frightened to death because of it. It’s too much. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “Let’s take off the Cloak,” said Harry, and when she looked frightened, “Oh, come on, we don’t look like us and there’s no one around.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They sped along at a pace that frightened her, but the thunder of their wheels on the hard road and the beat of their scudding feet made her exhilarated enough to ignore the discomfort. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z One of the Elephants lifted Uncle Andrew in its trunk and laid him at the Lion’s feet He was too frightened to move. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z He waits for me to say something, but I’m frightened of saying the wrong thing, so I stay silent. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps his face was white to make her look so concerned and frightened. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z There had been no difficulties about the journey, and the girl was so evidently experienced that he was less frightened than he would normally have been. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The more she touches me, the more frightened I become because I know I must never touch a girl. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Men could hear the laughter through the closed door and were properly frightened at what was going on, feeling, perhaps, that they were the butt of the laughter—which to a large extent was true. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In the living room, the two men rise to greet her; Fifi runs to her in tears; Yoyo is right behind, all eyes, looking frightened. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I’ve come across a few at dinner, one family making home movies and the dentist across the way working on a frightened old lady. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z As we passed through the outskirts of Hartford, Dad was subdued and repentant; perhaps a little frightened. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, I mean to. I guess I’ll go now, before I get frightened thinking about it.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She has the frightened, disbelieving eyes of someone who witnessed something horrible and is waiting for more horrors to come. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were red and bloated, without luster, and her pupils were dilated, which gave her a frightened, helpless look. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Olanna stared at him, suddenly frightened at how frightened he looked. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I was so frightened to hear them talking to me that way and to see their drawn and sad faces, and I knew things would be different from now on. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Something had frightened the baboon over the treacherous rocks. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A little frightened of what lurked in the shadows around her. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt a garrulousness coming on him and he was frightened at the impulse. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Angry shouts filled the air, and then he saw a frightened Sunjin and his mother step out into the street. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The mother-to-be was frightened and defiant and also very thin from the starvation diet. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know,” Ifemelu said, and yet she could feel no real sympathy, which frightened her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Yet what frightened him, and kept him more than ever on his knees, was the knowledge that, once having fallen, nothing would be easier than to fall again. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I slipped under the covers next to her, the way Caroline and I had come to her and Papa when our dreams had frightened us. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I don’t care that it’s not yet nine o’clock in the morning, I’m frightened and I don’t want to have to think. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z All these years she had been secretly proud of her calm, controlled behavior when Sula was uncontrollable, her compassion for Sula’s frightened and shamed eyes. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “He must be very desperate, or very frightened, or very stupid, or very brave.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z One might have expected such an intrepid child to be ecstatic, but the speed and altitude frightened him. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z The young soldier was obviously frightened and fear might be the worst thing that could happen to him in handling the situation. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Oh no, please don’t, I’d rather not,” she said, trying to withdraw her hand, and looking frightened in spite of her denial. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “The retreat was now a stampede and we were swept along,” a frightened Claire recalled. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Cholly, frightened, was about to take his hand away, but she held his wrist so he couldn’t move it. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z She was folding the paper when Therese came in, looking frightened. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I became frightened again die minute he said it I didn’t want to be left alone, and I was afraid something might happen to him. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nothing! Just a dumb model of this town and a broken promise. Just Madame, who is dead. Just my great-uncle, who is frightened of an ant.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I will not be frightened or alone any more; I will call myself just Eleanor. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “The king was frightened. ‘Get out of here, you demon!’ he shouted. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The empty house frightened her, and she nearly fainted when the landlord’s parrot spoke to her in the dark. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They were as frightened of the Caucasians as Caucasians were of us. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Frog had done his part in the slaughter that followed, riding down the frightened eunuchs with the other Windblown. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Jonas was a little frightened at the thought that one day he would be the one to advise the ruling body. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “You really frightened me, talking that way. Are you sure you’re all right?” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “No, no. There was no danger. I was an accomplished hunter. One of the best. I was never frightened in the forest.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z No doubt the words frightened her even more than my wild looks. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z And no doctor ever spoke to the frightened little black girl who trembled in the chair beside the dying woman. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Harry looked frightened, although he knew it was just a test. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z She did not answer, but with a frightened glance at her father turned her back on the room and continued shifting the pots on the shelf behind her. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It seems that just yesterday I was an orphan child, a small, dirty-faced pikin—hungry, frightened, and clinging for dear life to a dream of becoming a ballerina. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “When I came here so young, sometimes I was very lonely and frightened. But the feel of the wood was calming.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Gollum, crawling on the ground like a frightened animal, was already vanishing into the gloom. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z As she turned away, Calder thought she looked frightened. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I remember that when one rat was being tagged, she looked at it and said, “Poor little thing, he’s frightened. Look how he’s trembling.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I thought about her meeting at the practice field with Mr. Donnelly and the photographer, and Shandra Thomas’s frightened run from their camera. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z One time Arya woke in the dark, frightened for no reason she could name. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There was so much empty space all around her that she felt small and frightened, and glad that Pa and Ma were there. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s so panicked and frightened that, honestly, I can relate to it. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Odysseus was frightened, for on one foot was a scar made in boyhood days by a wild boar he had hunted, and he thought she would recognize it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Other rabbits began to appear through the rain: Acorn, clearly frightened, but determined not to run; Dandelion encouraging Pipkin; Speedwell and Hawkbit making toward Kehaar—the only creature visible above the ground haze. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It was very startling; but he was not at all frightened, now. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z I was feeling dizzy, but since the capital moment of my life was coming up this dizziness only added to my sense of frightened sublimity. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z To appear weak and frightened, to reassure the other tributes that he is no competition at all, and then come out fighting. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The frightened mouse dived back underneath the stairs. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z "Who?" she said, too frightened to defy him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The booming drums and clashing cymbals frightened Fern, and she clung to me. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z And I said, “I’m going to live with you because Father killed Wellington with a garden fork and I’m.frightened of him.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I was so startled and frightened that I jumped like a wounded rabbit, but he made no move to catch me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Martin and Teresa would be trying to reassure the younger ones; yet they themselves would be sadly frightened. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z But right now, he was just a frightened man looking to feel bigger than someone. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z If you’ve never seen Thalia run into battle, you have never been truly frightened. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z They were all so frightened and nervous that I directed them to go to the dining-room and have each a glass of wine. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The young rainbow knight stared at this madwoman with pale and frightened eyes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Mom let out a frightened noise and whispered, “What are they doing?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She remembered how frightened she had been, and how excited. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Only then did I realize how frightened I had been. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z After her scolding I gave her a frightened look and saw that she too had tears in her eyes. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The fat boy was dutiful and easily frightened, but he loved Jon like a brother. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Bomb?” said Lyra, frightened; but then she said, “Roger—are you there?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They’re dilated, frightened, drowning in wartime memories, maybe drowning in his own dreams of his daughter, my mama. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “He was scarcely nineteen, Mordred. They had frightened him with prophecies, and he did what they made him.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat up, dazed and frightened, to find the dark, hooded figure of Falconer crouching over me like some rough beast over its prey. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I was still frightened of the hostility I sometimes felt emanating from him, and I was still tongue-tied whenever I pictured his perfect face. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Dicey was frightened, with a fear that swelled up deep within her. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked pale, as if he’d seen something that frightened him, and none of us could imagine anything that could scare Mr. Turner. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z When she opened her eyes again, she gave a slight, frightened smile. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It frightened him, not knowing what it meant. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “It does not do to be frightened of things about which you know nothing,” he said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Adults were impressed with what seemed to them a precocious maturity, and they were a little frightened at it too. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “He jumped down into that railroad ditch and took off like a frightened rabbit.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He was such a sad and frightened man. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She almost called out, Hey, Dad! but then the man had turned, and she saw his matted hair, and there was something about him that frightened her. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to believe that the Ganges would make Hari better, but when I looked at Hari, my hope slipped away like a frightened mouse into a dark hole. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I must have frightened him, but I couldn’t see his face; my vision had turned inward where the battle raged. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z It had frightened him when Mr. Otis had said, ‘Some will give their lives,’ and looked straight at Rab. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Kingshaw thought that, in the end, it must have been his screaming that frightened it off, for he dared not move. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z By now, as her headache became blinding and her stomach pain increased, she must have been terribly frightened. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as I saw what it was, I got frightened. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I was frightened speechless and the other children had to identify me, tell the teacher my name and address. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Roz dropped down from the tree and waited as the frightened animals slowly returned. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z ‘But I am frightened; and I do not feel any pity for Gollum.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z We were too frightened to discuss our possible destination. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I was frightened of Ucho, and to fear someone is to give him power over you, the power to silence your voice and cause you to hide your face from the world. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He pulled out a key, unlocked the door, and turned to look at the frightened group in front of him. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z An agent reported that Morrison, after being released from jail, seemed “frightened out of his wits.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Near the stream was the bear bush, which had frightened their oldest son once, when he thought it was a bear crouching there. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Ucho glared back at the man, but his body showed that he was frightened. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Together, man and calf managed to find the door and safety, both frightened, both badly singed. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z If I moved in to organize them they would resent it, perhaps become frightened, perhaps swarm out into my ventricles like bees. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Ginny jumped up as though her chair had just been electrified, gave Percy a fleeting, frightened look, and scampered away. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z No one seemed as frightened as I felt. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Her cousin’s hands were cold, and Nhamo knew that she was frightened, too. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Lina joined them, but they seemed so frantic that they frightened her a little. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps we were all so frightened that we simply imagined it.” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Not quite understanding it but frightened all the same. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Agravaine, the next after Gawaine, was the bully of the family—he was shifty, inclined to cry, and frightened of pain. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It frightened him so badly that he fell back and down and then it was gone, leaving only an image in his mind. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “The child is bewitched,” the frightened nanny explained. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z When Vera looked at him, she saw a man standing in the dock—a young man with fair hair and blue eyes and a bewildered frightened face. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z I admit I was too frightened to speak, so I gave him the okay sign instead. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z But even if I had been frightened by such sayings, I couldn’t have denied the mighty shaman. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “How much longer can this journey be?” she asked Afi, suddenly very frightened again. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “No need to be frightened, lass,” she says softly. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “But I haven’t,” says the unchallenged lord of all and everything, in sport disguised as a frightened human child. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “I left town to look for my family,” the old man said in a frightened voice, as he managed to catch his breath. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z And two people were huddled in the corner of the room, looking as frightened as anyone Mark had ever seen. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Deja, who everyone knew was painfully shy, glanced up with the look of a frightened rabbit. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “No,” I said, “I am not frightened. It suits me quite well to live here.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, the ship’s hold had been dark, and she’d been one of a group of prisoners—filthy and frightened. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Afi breathed hard and tried not to show how frightened she was. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought she might get frightened and come home. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z South of the Wall, the boy from the crannogs had seemed to be wise beyond his years, but up here he was as lost and frightened as the rest of them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But some of the annoyed, frightened, or unaffected faces now wore thin smiles. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z As soon as he brought his arm back—well before he threw—the movement frightened them. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z In truth, as Thomas silently watched the commotion, he didn’t feel nearly as panicked or frightened as his instincts told him he ought to be. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Too frightened by their words to sleep, I lay awake that night listening to the unfamiliar sounds. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z This morning, for the first time, she had been frightened. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Acting as translator was his beautiful wife, worried about her husband’s condition and frightened by the unfamiliar hospital environment. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Mother Lois had come over, and the expression on her face made me more frightened. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “When I became a Twelve, I was selected, as you were. I was frightened, as I’m sure you are.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z When I look over at him, his blue eyes darkened by the lack of lights, he looks stoic and frightened. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z As we passed from the barn, we heard the muffled and frightened moo of the cow, the frantic squealing of pigs, and the rustle and cackle of hens and roosters. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “But it’s dull at Aunt March’s, and she is so cross,” said Amy, looking rather frightened. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He must have felt disappointed, but he said it calmly, as before; he did not sound frightened. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Amari was frightened, but she knew the water would not kill her. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood beside the house for a moment feeling frightened and lonely. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “When I was frightened, I used to be a mole.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I was frightened and said tightly, “Your home hasn’t blown up recently, so I take it you haven’t told your father.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z You must, frightened though you may be, read on and see for yourself. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Do not be frightened to share your secrets. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z But he’d been too young to understand what a laugh like that could mean instead, and that had frightened him. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z But no one came, and her shrieking only frightened Aziza, who began to cry again, a weak, croaking sound. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z It frightened Bran more than he could say. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z To keep warm, they crouched around the blaze and laughed, and Timothy saw the little letters leap like frightened animals when the flames touched and engulfed them. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been frightened that night, but not like this. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z For half a heartbeat it eluded him, and that frightened him so badly that he tripped on the steep dungeon steps and tore his breeches open on the stone, drawing blood. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Confused and frightened, she didn’t know what to think. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z They called each other names—opportunist, cynic, pessimist—and I found myself frightened. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I want to say I’m frightened and confused. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I knew how lucky I was to have escaped with no broken bones, but I’d been truly frightened. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z So he may be up to his old Weedy tricks, too frightened to really spy for us. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Trails can be laid and followed, antagonists frightened and confused, friends attracted and enchanted. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Nina’s face was frightened, pale even beneath her powder, but there was nothing Inej could say to reassure her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Outside their state I think Texans are a little frightened and very tender in their feelings, and these qualities cause boasting, arrogance, and noisy complacency—the outlets of shy children. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew Eb was not really planning to leave— Eb was a lost and frightened boy, and there was nowhere else to go. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment I consider going back to Edgar Street, but I’m still too frightened by what I’ve heard and seen there. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He’d never announced it to a stranger before, and it made him feel happy and frightened all at once. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He looked pale and frightened, but he had pushed up the sleeves of his robes and was holding his wand ready. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Some of them were so frightened that they didn’t want to let go of us, but we pushed them along anyway, up to the next guys. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He spoke softly, like he was talking to a frightened animal. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z When the painting was stolen and she realized that her ideas about Vermeer’s work sounded like the thief’s, she had been frightened. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z The sight of so much red frightened her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He was frightened; he could feel himself drifting apart. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The presence of all the armed guards and warders so frightened her that she dropped the tray on my bed, spilling the tea, before rushing out. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you know you frightened your mamma and daddy almost to death? Why did you run away?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z He only grew fatter and more frightened, until Lord Randyll's disappointment turned to anger and then to loathing. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Baby stared back at her with frightened eyes that were not yet dried of tears. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z At first the people in the town were frightened; they knew Shadrack was crazy but that did not mean that he didn’t have any sense or, even more important, that he had no power. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The lions saw the spear and ran off into the bush, leaving the two frightened boys in the cage. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Her eyes, staring frightened eyes, went round and round the ring of faces. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z “They’re frightened and tired as it is, you know. What we need is to find a safe place soon, and I’d rather succeed in doing what we can than fail to do what we can’t.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, almost playfully, like one more bit of mischief, Amaranta Úrsula dropped her defense, and when she tried to recover, frightened by what she herself had made possible, it was too late. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z All of a sudden, she was frightened and lonely. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Frightened and weeping, the boy had attended his mother’s burial; frightened and gloomy he had listened to Siddhartha greeting him as his son and making him welcome in Vasudeva’s hut. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Had the lion been a real lion, of course, that would have been the end of that baboon, but it was really only a hare, and a frightened hare at that. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z That was theirs too, but they were frightened to go inside. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z He was sensible and matter-of-fact, and yet he himself knew what it was to be frightened of something, he had said that he would not have gone inside Hang Wood. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Still Herbie spoke, and there was agitation in his voice—as if he were hurt and frightened and pleading. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z But these women, many of whom had no education and who were brought up to follow the dictates of their religious leaders, were frightened. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There were a demon and a demoness and two frightened demon children clinging to it. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He was frightened, for as he stepped forward he was conscious that these might be the first steps toward those gallows—waiting in the dark beyond the town gates. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Frost giants and ogres, trolls and monsters of every kind, all were frightened of Thor’s hammer. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Gods be good, no wonder the Hound was frightened. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Ron and Hermione kept looking at him sideways, as though frightened he might collapse again. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The Thenn was frightened of the horses, however, and preferred to limp along despite his wounds. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In spite of her brave deed and fighting words, she was frightened. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The closer he came, the more frightened I got. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She heard the others following behind her and felt so frightened, she wanted to run all the way home. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Then I turned round and saw some people walking down the street and I was frightened again because it was two of the people who take drugs in the house next door. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Polly had never been so close to a woman who was about to have a baby, and she was more than a little frightened. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I refused to allow myself to be frightened. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The truth was, I ran like a frightened deer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "Oh darling, I am so frightened. I'm shaking all over. Feel me." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Off in the trees, the distant scream of some frightened animal made him look up. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Obinze’s mother's invitation frightened and excited her; for days, she worried about what to wear. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I drew my hand away, frightened at touching such an awful thing inside her. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Ugwu was vaguely frightened the first time he saw him because he had always imagined that only evil spirits had grass-colored eyes. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The country frightened slave owners; it did not change their views. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z It doesn’t last of course, and twenty-four hours later they are frightened again and restoring themselves with any helplessness within reach. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She was frightened, but she would not leave her mother. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Before long, though, there was no light left, and they were crawling upwards in total darkness, and Malcolm found himself beginning to get badly frightened. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Panic creased her face, and she looked more like a frightened old lady than a girl of ten. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The woman said that he had been born with his eyes open, looking at people with the judgment of an adult, and that she was frightened by his way of staring at things without blinking. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z A strange feeling of serenity and confidence was sweeping over her and all of a sudden she found that she was frightened by nobody in the world. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z The images on TV frightened me and caused me to ask myself, Could I do what these black students are doing.? While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She looked frightened—her mouth was open, and so was Althea’s. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z One mother led her beaten and frightened son to the preacher amid shouts of amen and hallelujah. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just as long as my family doesn’t get hurt, I’m not frightened for myself.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Doha clasped his shaking hands tightly, still badly frightened and angered by the encounter. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z But the yard was empty, and Meggie was too furious to feel frightened of someone when she knew nothing about him other than his name. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She thought of all the secret passageways, of the halls and closets, of the tiny, added-on rooms in the Spencer house, of all the spots a small, frightened little girl could hide. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z This shook Robert out of his funk and elicited yelps of frightened but ecstatic joy from Michael, who clung to Mom’s legs and watched the water pour by his nose in a wet torrent. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was more frightened in retrospect,” he said. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "I would sooner face any number of swords than sit helpless like this, pretending to enjoy the company of this flock of frightened hens." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He made a prediction about my future that frightened me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was so frightened I couldn’t even think of escape,” Larisa said. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Too amazed and frightened to speak, all the animals crowded through the door to watch the chase. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z It was not death or dying that frightened him, but the unexpectedness of both. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Remembering those days now, Milkman was ashamed of having been frightened or suspicious of Guitar’s message. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The parents of the beautiful children were frightened of the curse, and tried, as people will do, to avoid it. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z He had not gone far before he had shrunk again to a very small and frightened hobbit. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z And there was the house, Warings, the darkness and oldness of it, and the queer smell, he was frightened all the time he was here. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z You would be frightened because it is out of the order of nature. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Katie knew that she meant it and was a little frightened. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It thrilled and frightened him, the thought that he would see Anulika in a few hours, that he would finally go home. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The howling wind flung itself at the house with a fury that frightened him. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Mr. Ames was frightened at the noise and hurt he was creating. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The gallows and the graves of suicides frightened him a little. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "The game's probably been frightened away by all the noise we make on the march." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He just lay perfectly still—as if he were sleeping, or frightened to death. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z And worse, a husder could never afford to have it demonstrated that he could be bluffed, that he could be frightened by a threat, that he lacked nerve. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The other woman—a girl, really—has pale skin and dark, frightened eyes. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The poor things were so frightened and so pretty, and he only had to stop being obstinate to save their lives.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t hit it, but she frightened it enough that it lumbered away and she survived the encounter undamaged. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I shivered, imagining only too clearly what he described — the alley at night, the frightened girl, the dark man behind her. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Crawford had been frightened when he heard footsteps and voices outside. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The child pretended to be frightened, but she knew her uncle was a doctor and that the bag contained the tools of his profession. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought I would be frightened to talk to these law enforcement authorities and looked for a place to concentrate my attention; however, the more I spoke, the easier it was. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z "So I suppose I'll let you run back to Robert to tell him how I frightened you. I wonder if he'll care." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The big boy looked frightened and suddenly small. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Once you were inside the curtain wall, you found yourself in a kind of wide alleyway, probably full of frightened sheep, with another complete castle in front of you. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Father stared at the trees, giving no indication he’d heard his poor frightened wife, or any of this news. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She was too frightened, and this was an honorable way to leave that would allow her to return home without seeming like a coward. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m trying not to think of her injuries, of how frightened she must have been when she saw it coming. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A few of the Yearlings stare at the execution platform with a frightened sort of fascination. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z We go with paint bucket at night and ex out what they add in, but it make me frightened now when I see the message. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Jo grew frightened, Meg begged to be allowed to write the truth, and even Hannah said she ‘would think of it, though there was no danger yet’. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Remembering his mother’s last illness, when she had coughed and coughed until his father left before dawn to get the dibia while the junior wife, Chioke, rubbed her back, frightened him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But the object that had frightened me half to death, standing right in the middle of the room, was the golden silhouette of a fetterling, poised to attack, with legends coiling around its chain body. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Everything shook, and although the people were frightened they thought it meant rain and welcomed it. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I was pretty sure that underneath all that odd behavior was someone who was frightened. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Abigail herself reported that all the bedrock Federalist enclaves of New England were taken by surprise: “the whole community were like a flock of frightened pigions; nobody had their story ready.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z If he had been previously startled, he was now stunned, even frightened in his demeanor. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Dad got a frightened look when he saw it. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Her brown eyes were wide and frightened, her skin pale. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z None of these creatures frightened this brave hunter, who would come home and tell people of what he had seen. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z In church in a drunken stupor, he had seized the chalice and dispensed communion to his frightened attendants. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The frightened men responded by aim ing their rifles over the side of the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, that meant all the time, really. Then they finally gave up because they realized that my reading didn’t exactly improve when they frightened me. On the contrary. Take Flatnose, for instance.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Mr. Taylor tried to laugh and only succeeded in looking frightened. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But I was frightened of them in those days—probably as a result of my experience with the leopard and the wolfhound two years before. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Though it hurt her to be away for so long, she was too frightened to return. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The gentle pity in his look frightened me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The second worry was that the kisses had been real but that she had frightened him away. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Alarmed, they sprang to their feet and looked out the window to see frightened people running in the streets. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Something within their territory has frightened them—the intrusion of an enemy, the assault of a dominant animal, a startling noise—and set off a flight reaction. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Her other mother’s hand scuttled off Coraline’s shoulder like a frightened spider. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z But now all the singing and talking stopped, replaced with frightened whispers running from the front line toward the back. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Instead of a frightened gawky girl and a young and doomed bridegroom, there were a handsome young man and a happy and beautiful bride. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The Wart found that, although he was frightened of the danger of the forest before it happened, once he was in it he was not frightened any more. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z "The wild is no place for a cripple. And Rickon, young as he is, how long will he last out there? Nan, think how frightened he must be." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The smoke and the soldiers had frightened them away. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I get frightened myself when I think of close friends who are now at the mercy of the crudest monsters ever to stalk the earth. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I had caught him off guard and frightened him. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Did she know that she looked like a frightened animal when the king appeared? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When I arrived I was frightened to see that they were white. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh, he had had them frightened at first. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Hermione looked frightened that the wand might sting or bite her as she picked it up. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He stared at me, frightened, but he didn’t run. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z I resolved that I would bite out my own tongue before I gave him the satisfaction of appearing frightened, or even concerned. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He is always frightened when they dress up to go out this way, because he knows he will have to meet other people and his mother will become upset and angry. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z It was not clear who gave the warning, but a fresh chorus of screaming and weeping rose up as many frightened heads turned toward the window. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z She followed him, uncomplaining, for there was no other choice, but she was pale and frightened. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z She explained how she and Marshall happened to be in the alley, but the other questions she couldn’t answer and it frightened her to try. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I dreamed about my left eye and felt very frightened. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I don't say anything because a lady is walking past us, frightened of this blind girl who seems to be yelling at no one. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt frightened and bewildered because so much had happened so fast. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z What had frightened the baboon to the little island? A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And next day had seen the effigies they had hung, the Tory fences they had torn down or windows broken, and heard that Royal Commissioner So-and-So had been frightened out of Boston. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The tanks and water hoses frightened me, but the dogs terrified me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Cilia and Isannah sat close together in a frightened huddle, staring at him, not daring to speak. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to him that the planes flying low above Ramallah were meant to keep us frightened. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z But his voice was tense, and he looked frightened. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Behind him, coming through the muddy field, Mrs Helena Kingshaw said, 'Now, when Charles was a very small boy he used to be a little bit frightened. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I suddenly picture him alone and frightened, and for the first time in my life, I hope that Gran is right about the angels. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She fell, looking as frightened as a child facing the dark. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z There was no one on the street, and John was frightened. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She thought about Mrs. Murdo, who might already have seen the posters, and who would be frightened if guards came looking for Lina and terrified if Lina didn’t come home by nightfall. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She summoned the frightened maids and bade them give the stranger the oil so that he could cleanse himself and find for him a mantle and a tunic. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z What a pair we were—fatherless, frightened, but fiercely committed, too, to keeping our families alive. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She looked at them with frightened eyes and saw one looking calmly, reassuringly back. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The violence she witnessed frightened her, but it wasn’t wholly unexpected. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z What sort of question might she ask a boy so frightened? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z And for a long time he held the egg in his hand, both frightened and astonished and unable to move, his eyes fixed upon the moon. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I’m frightened and I feel the Council are always watching.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “We thought she was sleeping,” Bitter whispered, her voice thick with frightened tears. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z "She is frightened, my lord. In the Eyrie she feels safe." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Gradually he became critical of himself again: the great warrior, frightened of the dark like a baby churchmouse. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But outside her class, many things still frightened and confused me. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z “And then shots began outside and I was so frightened, I fell to the floor, dropping the bowl.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It makes me want to hurt him just to convince myself he can be frightened. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And in the end Boukreev discovered, like Hutchison, that everybody he did manage to rouse was too sick, too exhausted, or too frightened to help. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z When Hans saw how frightened the boy was, he lost control. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z They were mainly women, and some of them were extremely frightened, nearly in a panic. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When she lets go of Charlie, he goes to the corner and stands against the wall frightened and shivering. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He studied the frightened faces of the villagers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z In her coat against the black trees, her face looks paler and more frightened than he has ever seen it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z From the corner of my eye, I saw my frightened cousins obediently practicing their first brush strokes. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z And why...why was I so frightened now—frightened sick at the thought that sooner or later, I would have to run again? Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Dell stared into the eyes of the frightened feline, and something clicked. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The new group of visitors froze as they saw us charging toward them, followed by a mob of frightened tourists, followed by . The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z They then hauled him into night court while the rest of us followed, frightened and angry. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z And so, in actual fact, did everybody else, but they were too frightened to admit it. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z His ascent of the peak's "savage and awful, though beautiful" ramparts shocked and frightened him, but it also induced a giddy sort of awe. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He wondered about the details of the dangers, he identified himself with the suffering and enjoyment of his brother, he felt frightened and happy. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Yet there was something deeper than these changes, and less definable, that frightened me. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Surely the three men she was with frightened her. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Reilly screamed wildly, bursting into crazy, loud tears that didn’t subside until the frightened Mr. Robichaux took her maroon head and placed it carefully on his shoulder. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In a matter of seconds, it seemed, I had gone from being angered by her strength, to being amazed by her innocence, and then frightened by her vulnerability. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Skirting a small lake, they had stared to see a great gray fisher bird that stabbed and paddled in the sedge, until a flight of wild duck had frightened them away with their clamor. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z At the moment, she was more frightened by her mother’s behavior than by dead people. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z It was bad enough my insides squeezed in and stretched out like a monkey grinder’s accordion—no need to let anyone know how frightened I was. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I held out my hand and was frightened by how much it shook. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He rubbed his hands and cracked his knuckles, as if he were or :e more forgetting how the Witch frightened him whenever she was really there. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z He had won melees before,- the fire sword frightened the mounts of the other riders, and nothing frightened Thoros. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I had crawled under another bunk and huddled, too frightened to cry. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z "The frightened, the weak, and the sick. And we who swore. We remain." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Although he was battered and badly frightened, he didn’t seem seriously injured. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z But when you came down to it, nothing really frightened him, not storms, not tall ladders, not even the scrael. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She was happy to see him, but she was frightened, too. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z By the main door of the castle, Yellin heard it, and it also frightened him, though he couldn’t imagine what it was either. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He was frightened to see the rats were halfway up the wall. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I am frightened: I dare think this way no more. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt her soul form itself into a small, frightened ball. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Alternately bored and frightened at home, the playground was his joy. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z "I've never been frightened of shepherds. It's the sheep who trouble me. Still, I suppose an escort might be in order." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The crowding ghosts had, to be sure, finally frightened Ulysses, but Theseus, Hercules, Orpheus, Pollux, had apparently encountered no great difficulty on the way. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She was not hurt or even frightened, but she was hugely disoriented. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I think anyone who knew me might have been frightened or confused. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I was suddenly a little frightened at the disparaging way I had uttered the word pilpul. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Mr. Popper had never forgotten how badly frightened he had been when Captain Cook had been so ill, before Greta came. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Making that decision frightened me as much as his violence ever did. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She was frightened and worried about being treated like a criminal. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z People were really frightened of what the white community would do to them, because the ruling was making white people extremely angry. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Samuel knew his son’s quality and felt the potential of violence, and it frightened him, for Samuel had no violence—even when he hit Adam Trask with his fist he had no violence. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Seeing the awful end to Mr. Harvey’s life frightened me from the top of my head to the tips of my toes. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The crew, while losing little love for their captain, become frightened for their Daddy. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Grown people looked away; children, those who were not frightened by her, laughed outright. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The rabbits had been frightened by what had happened to Acorn and to the doe, and remained squatting miserably, half in and half out of the bilge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Kaz couldn’t tell if the kid was frightened or furious, and he didn’t much care. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Although frightened someone might still be hunting me, I fell fast asleep in deep peace, thanking God again. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Dumbledore panted and then spoke in a voice Harry did not recognize, for he had never heard Dumbledore frightened like this. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The brassy insolence in his voice that had so frightened her. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z As Mrs. Taylor and her companions left the Street, she sang quietly to herself, “My Country Tis of Thee,” like a frightened child easing past a graveyard. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Once, when Robin dived under water and hid in the rushes, Brother Luke at first scolded him, for he was frightened. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z This close, it was clear this particular Time Suck wasn’t as large as the one that had frightened them at Mr. Archie’s store. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She remembered the sounds of doors being battered down, and frightened women’s voices. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was too soon, her youth and prettiness had frightened him, he was too much used to living without women—he did not know the reason. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It was in that summer, the summer of their twelfth year, the summer of the beautiful black boys, that they became skittish, frightened and bold—all at the same time. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Although I have been told by various frightened crewmen not to venture into the unknown corners of the ship, I can’t help myself. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Even if I wanted to say something, I'm too frightened. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It frightened him that he slept well at nights, that he was still calmed by the scent of orange leaves and the turquoise stillness of the sea, that he was sentient. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He wasn't frightened, but he wasn't looking exactly comfortable either. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z The shootings and explosions had lasted less than an hour, but they had frightened us badly, because none of us had ever heard gunshots in the streets. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I must look really frightened, because the grin fades. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She was frightened by this rare moment of shared emotion, uneasy with the lack of tension between them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I knew that he had been frightened, as I had been. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “They performed a great public service in showing the people who did become frightened that they should not be so gullible.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Uncle Andrew was bowing and rubbing his hands and looking, to tell the truth, extremely frightened. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z His own world had vanished, and he was alone in the moonlit parkland in Cittàgazze, panting and trembling and horribly frightened. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z By now Wilfred was far too frightened and bewildered even to speak. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z At first confused and frightened, he looked around wildly, but when he saw Aunt Queen, he relaxed and smiled. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There was something she had never seen on Odenigbo’s face, something precious and frightened. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It was all happening too quickly for Will to be frightened. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing I do seems to make you frightened of me. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “We're late. Why didn't you summon us sooner?'' The girl trails us, too frightened to get closer. “There were so many people—I couldn't find you.'' An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z In Hardwick’s eyes, “The police, protected by their helmets, are frightened and confused by these seizures of happiness.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z She was frightened when she found it warm. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have awakened in the night being slightly unwell & felt so much afraid though my reason was laughing & told me there was nothing, & tried to seize hold of objects to be frightened at.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Tired, hungry still, and frightened, she stroked the scrap of cloth in her pocket, and waited for the next round of accusations. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z What frightened me most was the Newsboy Ghost, who came out from between the cars parked in the evening light. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I slunk away, frightened of I know not what. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel could not help noticing, with reluctant admiration, that although Bigwig had lost his temper, he was apparently in no hurry on his own account and seemed less frightened than any of them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As she considered this, she became a bit frightened. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z When he stood up and kissed her goodbye, she wondered why he was not frightened by how little they had. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Suddenly, and with a violence that frightened me, he leaned down and banged his forehead on the steering wheel. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z And I squeaked like a frightened baby mouse and hurried for the stairs. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Miranda, then nine years old, had been too frightened to eat the cake. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I had never been assigned definite tasks before and I went to bed a little frightened. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, just as quickly, I picture Mrs. Blair in her bed, watching the world with those frightened eyes. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It would have been funny if they hadn’t been so frightened. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The best remedy for those who are frightened, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere they can be alone, alone with the sky, nature and God. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The little girl did not look at the howling crowd but from the side the whites of her eyes showed like those of a frightened fawn. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Nearly blinded by the flying embers he had dashed water on his head and face, and his matted hair and begrimed skin added to his frightened looks made him seem like another person.” The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z She glared at James, and James looked back at her with large frightened eyes. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Shasta nodded: hoping he didn't look as frightened as he felt. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z He groped and ripped out his belt to beat the frightened horse to an awkward run over the stony, rutted wheel track. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z This, of course, frightened the couple and they immediately seized long knives and stabbed at their stomachs to stop the noise. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He stood there, dazed and frightened, holding the empty tray in his hand. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He sat outside for a while, wishing it were not getting dark—something about the coming darkness frightened him—and his eyes kept closing. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A house down, here and there, frightened cattle. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Poor James, on the other hand, was still very much alive, and all at once he found himself alone and frightened in a vast unfriendly world. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Then Reb Saunders became ill, and at the same time my father also took to his bed with the flu, a severe case that bordered on pneumonia for a while and frightened me terribly. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I was frightened, but I forced myself to keep walking. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He watched her free, his heart swollen with love for her and with an anguish, not yet his own, that he did not understand and that frightened him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z For a moment she was too frightened to move. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She was a little frightened by his skull-like face and his continual trembling. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z A bunch of mallards, feeding in the shallows across the river, took flight with frightened quacks. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In a frightened voice, she shouted back, “What is it, Billy? Are you all right?” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Running on fleet, silent feet down the Street of the Crooked Dog, he felt frightened but jubilant. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He looked up, confused and frightened, and let Aunt Queen soothe him with one of her warm, soft hugs until he was able to speak. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The parched days and sticky nights are undistinguished in my mind, but the storms, the violent sudden storms, both frightened and quenched me. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Victor turned around and looked into a pair of frightened black eyes. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “The Prophet's got it right,” said Harry, looking up at them both with a great effort: Hermione seemed frightened and Ron amazed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Don’t you worry about that. He is frightened of an ant.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He had been dead to her, for so long that she was almost frightened by the knowledge that he lived. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Could it have been hunger that made him desperate, or was he frightened by something in the night? The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Yellin had heard many things in his life, but nothing quite so eerie as this: he was a brave man, but this sound frightened him. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Of course, they were too frightened to move, and had to sit in their bush while the great elephants ate as many pumpkins as they could manage and destroyed many more. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z It frightened her and gave her a big rush. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As frightened as Moss was, he felt an affection for Javier fill him completely. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was because the girl was smaller than him that Scipio sounded a little less frightened. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “She wasn’t any more frightened than I was; we scared each other to death over a rabbit.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z I was frightened, and Hand Clap did nothing to ease my fear. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh,” she said, seeing the toad; for some reason it frightened her. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The sellswords threw taunts at their backs as they pushed through the doors of the Merchant’s House, mocking them as bloodless cravens and frightened girls. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She was gay and frightened about the visit to Salinas. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Angel looked truly frightened and her large eyes looked like those of a deer, frozen in fear by a hunter’s gun. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Four frightened women need to talk, so that’s what we did until we heard a bang downstairs. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Werfel was too watchful and frightened himself to calm his guest down. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z When frightened or restless, they fly to the end of the leash, drop to the ground, and tear the earth with their talons. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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