scared

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She had been quiet and reserved -- scared, her mother suspected, and confused about what she was doing in the hospital.

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  • They were huddled inside a small cave--scared, but safe Habeas leaped into the hairy chemist's arms gleefully. —  096 - Bequest of Evil
  • Search parties spread from the hospital, people -- scared mostly for their jobs -- bundled against rain. —  F ;SF; - vol 091 issue 01 - July 1996
  • She seemed scared, and said she wished Jack were at home. —  The Rising of the Moon - Gladys Mitchell - Bradley 18: 1945
  • Afterwards she seemed scared, and swore me to secrecy. —  process 10
  • About Overman--Overman was scared, and he hated Georg Lanier, and the story he had told of his visit to Hazard's office to see Sam Karen had been just enough of a story to serve as an explanation, hardly enough to be an alibi. —  165 - The Devil Is Jones
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