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1  'You are afraid, Brittles,' said Mr. Giles.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
2  He had not moved; he had been afraid to stir.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XLVIII
3  Oliver was afraid to look at either her or the man.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER V
4  They sat, listening, and afraid to speak, for hours.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXXIII
5  Don't be afraid, Oliver, you shall come back to us again.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XX
6  It's natural and proper to be afraid, under such circumstances.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
7  The two women, who were afraid to stay below, brought up the rear.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
8  Not here,' said Nancy hurriedly, 'I am afraid to speak to you here.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XLVI
9  I told you before,' replied Nancy, 'that I was afraid to speak to you there.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XLVI
10  'I am not afraid,' said Oliver in a low voice, as he relinquished Mr. Brownlow's hand.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER LII
11  I was almost afraid you'd given it up: in which case I should have made a personal wentur.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXII
12  They sat wondering, in silence; or, if they exchanged a few words, spoke in whispers, as if they were afraid to hear the sound of their own voices.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER LI
13  She goes abroad to-night,' said Fagin, 'and on the right errand, I'm sure; for she has been alone all day, and the man she is afraid of will not be back much before daybreak.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XLV
14  Mr. Bumble, who was ashamed or afraid to lag behind, followed: obviously very ill at ease and with scarcely any of that remarkable dignity which was usually his chief characteristic.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
15  There was neither knocker nor bell-handle at the open door where Oliver and his master stopped; so, groping his way cautiously through the dark passage, and bidding Oliver keep close to him and not be afraid the undertaker mounted to the top of the first flight of stairs.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER V