They could laugh all they liked at his unprotectedness: he knew appreciation when he heard it. From Wordnik.com. [Kalooki Nights] Reference
But the incident alarmed her, and caused her to realize yet more vividly than before the exceeding unprotectedness of her situation. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
"Sir Willoughby," Miss Dale said to her, "is always in alarm about our unprotectedness.". From Wordnik.com. [Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith] Reference
A little incident, pointing in no direction, had left a shadow of a cloud, consequent upon Lady Arpington's mention of Henrietta's unprotectedness. From Wordnik.com. [The Amazing Marriage — Complete] Reference
A farmer passing through with his axe is but an intruder, and children straying home from school give one a feeling of solicitude at their unprotectedness. From Wordnik.com. [A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches] Reference
Every one is kind to John Evans, for there is that about him which must be loved; and his unprotectedness, his utter defencelessness, have an irresistible claim on every better feeling. From Wordnik.com. [Our Village] Reference
Unprotected females didn't venture in "unwhisperables" into the depths of Norwegian forests; or, if they hazarded such undertakings their unprotectedness led them often to fall into cruel hands, and they never returned. From Wordnik.com. [The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 of 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors...] Reference
She felt strange and shy, but the sunshine, the cheerfulness, and the sight of the children, had reassured her, and when she had said her morning prayer, she had lost the last night's sense of hopeless dreariness and unprotectedness. From Wordnik.com. [Love and Life An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume] Reference
She did not know why; she was not given to such thoughts; neither did she comprehend exactly what the helmet might be; yet now the thought came uneasily across her mind, that just such a cold as she had taken had been many a one's death; and with that came a strange feeling of unprotectedness -- of want of defence. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Helmet, Volume I] Reference
She did not know why; she was not given to such thoughts; neither did she comprehend exactly what the helmet might be; yet now the thought came uneasily across her mind, that just such a cold as she had taken had been many a one's death; and with that came a strange feeling of unprotectedness – of want of defence. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Helmet] Reference
Her nobility felt the treachery which always lies in detraction, the kind of advantage taken, as it were, of the unprotectedness of the absent. ". From Wordnik.com. [Stray Thoughts for Girls] Reference
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