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I questioned her, anxiously, frightenedly; and she, nestling closer, explained, in that strange, faraway voice, that it was imperative she should leave me, before the Sun of Darkness — as she termed it — blotted out the light.
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At this, I gave up all thoughts of those prodigious Shapes above me — and could only stare, frightenedly, at the tremendous structure, towards which I was being conveyed so remorselessly.
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The dog moves in his kennel, and whimpers, frightenedly.
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I turned my head stiffly over to the left, glancing frightenedly behind me, and flashing the light to help my eyes.
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The sheep were in the stairwell, milling frightenedly at the edge of the top stair, and it was too bad it wasn't a cliff.
Futures Imperfect Willis, Connie 1994
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She glanced frightenedly around, then with her finger raised, she whispered:
The Mark of the Beast Sidney Watson
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The horse swerved frightenedly to one side, but Tom swung in the same direction.
Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle, or, Fun and Adventures on the Road Victor [pseud.] Appleton
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Chattering frightenedly, he rushed at Greg, plunged through him, collided with the wall of the ship and toppled over, feebly attempting to rise.
Empire Clifford D. Simak 1946
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Her arms fell from him and she stared frightenedly.
Erik Dorn Ben Hecht 1929
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Some of the roomers were awake and looking sleepily and frightenedly out of their doorways.
A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago Ben Hecht 1929
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