feared

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Dr. Cairn, for three years I feared--feared the world--feared sleep--feared myself above all; for I knew that I had in my veins the blood of a vampire CHAPTER IX THE POLISH JEWESS There was a silence of some minutes' duration.

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  1. noun A feeling of agitation and anxiety caused by the presence or imminence of danger.
  2. noun A state or condition marked by this feeling: living in fear.
  3. noun A feeling of disquiet or apprehension: a fear of looking foolish.
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  • Dr. Cairn, for three years I feared--feared the world--feared sleep--feared myself above all; for I knew that I had in my veins the blood of a vampire CHAPTER IX THE POLISH JEWESS There was a silence of some minutes' duration. —  Brood of the Witch-Queen
  • If I have hidden anything from you, it has been because I loved you so, and I feared--feared--to lose you Since you are not given to confidence, I want to ask you some plain questions. —  A Pair of Blue Eyes
  • There was one man in the world whom he feared--feared without bitterness even as he did the saints on their thrones of gold. —  The Harbor Master
  • Marian feared, she said--feared to step aboard his sinking ship. —  The Hoyden
  • Make your name feared--it is the surest road to success. —  Tom Tufton's Travels
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