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  • “The child!” one of the Left-Behinds exclaimed, taking a step toward Jack.

    Jack Blank and the Imagine Nation Matt Myklusch 2010

  • "Kira, child!" exclaimed Winn, stepping back in startled alarm.

    REBELS: THE LIBERATED, BOOK III OF III DAFYDD AB HUGH 2008

  • “You do more than you should for me, child!” she said now.

    CATALYST OF SORROWS Margaret Wander Bonanno 2004

  • “Oh, child!” she sighed at last, swallowing the last remnants.

    CATALYST OF SORROWS Margaret Wander Bonanno 2004

  • He tried to make it to our room before Momma and Daddy saw him, but Miss Willifred shouted, “Poor child!” so loud everybody turned to look.

    A Burning in Homeland Richard Yancey 2003

  • "He is barely more than a child!" protested Raldar.

    Objective: Bajor John Peel 2000

  • "But I am a child!" protested Si Cwan, which was true enough.

    Dark Allies Peter David 1999

  • Maternal monologues would include stuff like: “How sharper than a serpent’s tooth is the ungrateful child!” or “What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive!” all delivered with the melodramatic flair of a Sarah Bernhardt.

    Last Words George Carlin 2009

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