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Meanings of dreadful peril in English

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Usage of dreadful peril in English
1
I was a young thing, and all this dreadful peril was so new to me.
Who is mark twain?
2
The countenance wore the scared expression which showed that the child suspected her dreadful peril.
The Phantom of the River
3
The hardest thing of all was to remain idle while the cherished sister was in her dreadful peril.
The Phantom of the River
4
While all the members of the party were cheered by hope, none forgot that a dreadful peril impended.
The Jungle Fugitives: A Tale of Life and Adventure in India / In...
5
We sat on the upper deck under the tarpaulin and forgot everything except that we were lovers reunited after dreadful peril.
The Pirate of Panama: A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure
6
And to have Gail Thackeray, the Assistant Attorney General of Arizona, on one's trail was a dreadful peril for any hacker.
The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontie...
7
That which was a threat, scoffed at by many, has become a present and dreadful peril in half a dozen brief years.
The Making of an American
8
But in the morning, when he was roused to partake of a meal, the full and dreadful peril of his situation came over him.
The Boy Scouts In Russia
9
"Then," exclaimed Mr. Barton, starting from his chair, "you will come and help me to rescue my brother from this dreadful peril.
John Thorndyke's Cases / related by Christopher Jervis and edite...
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