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Meanings of frighten the child in English

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Usage of frighten the child in English
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But she could not soar too high now, or it would frighten the child.
Family album
2
Then my father said, 'Dear Alison, don't frighten the child!'
The Secret Power
3
The confused circles and the strange figures described on it suggest witchcraft and frighten the child.
Emile
4
He must not frighten the child too much.
Melody : The Story of a Child
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Don't you see you frighten the child-youscarecrow!
An Outcast of the Islands
6
Family, friends and work colleagues told them their dog would get jealous and would frighten the child.
The Irish Times
7
But when such movements are carried to excess, so as to frighten the child, they are highly reprehensible.
The Young Mother: Management of Children in Regard to Health
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And she went on rolling out queer guttural Arabic titles till Foster-mother implored her to be silent or she would frighten the child.
The Adventures of Akbar
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Beside a rivulet, in the gray of dawn, he stopped to wash himself; that his appearance might not frighten the child on her awaking.
The Raid from Beausejour; and How the Carter Boys Lifted the Mor...
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The poor mother, who no doubt feared that her violence would frighten the child, returned into the back shop, and put it into its cradle.
An Attic Philosopher in Paris — Volume 2
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The words were hardly above a whisper, but the tone frightened the children.
The Shield of Silence
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And care was taken here not to frighten the children with Disney-type spookiness.
The Irish Times
13
Aroynt thee, knave, thou art like to frighten the children with their clattering.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1
14
She says when the wind blows, it frightens the children and makes them cry.
When the wind blows
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Her face frightened the child, who began to scream.
Madame Bovary
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She looked half inclined to cry; the suddenness of the mother's action had frightened the child.
The Two Destinies
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