scared to hear

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Is this sentence ambiguous:
"I was scared to hear that you were on that train."

Meaning 1: I was scared WHEN I HEARD that you were on that train.
Meaning 2: I was scared that I MIGHT HEAR that you were on that train.
 
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It is theoretically ambiguous, but the first option is far, far more likely. ;-)
 
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