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Meanings of dreadful thing in English

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Usage of dreadful thing in English
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Life is not the dreadful thing; it is the living of it.
Sally Bishop: A Romance
2
War is a dreadful thing; it should be as hidden as murder.
O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920
3
The laughter of these strange monstrosities was a dreadful thing to hear.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
4
Hamlet hurried home, but in the meantime a dreadful thing had happened.
Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare
5
The most dreadful thing of all I have to go through myself.
The Inca of Perusalem: An Almost Historical Comedietta
6
For he knew what a dreadful thing the Word of God is.
Works of John Bunyan — Volume 01
7
But that would have been to Him just the one dreadful thing.
Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood
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When the dreadful thing occurred that night, every one turned on me.
When a Man Marries
9
You look as if you had seen some strange and dreadful thing.
Septimius Felton, or, the Elixir of Life
10
You never can tell what dreadful thing may be happening to him.
Mary Gray
11
Well, when Leslie was twelve years old, the first dreadful thing happened.
Anne's House of Dreams
12
And to mock at a soul in pain is a dreadful thing.
De profundis
13
Now this dreadful thing has taken place, all because of my carelessness.
Stories Worth Rereading
14
Is it not I who am the cause of this dreadful thing?
The Case of the Lamp That Went Out
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It proves a dreadful thing-thatthere are other things besides one's self.
The Napoleon of Notting Hill
16
I won't lie, it was exhilarating seeing that dreadful thing melt down.
The South African
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