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- I listened too; and as I happened to be seated quite at the top of the room, I caught most of what he said: its import relieved me from immediate apprehension.
- Yesterday I trusted well in Providence, and believed that events were working together for your good and mine: it was a fine day, if you recollect — the calmness of the air and sky forbade apprehensions respecting your safety or comfort on your journey.
- Finding my apprehensions unfounded, however, and calmed by the deep silence that reigned as evening declined at nightfall, I took confidence.
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as in: apprehension about finals Define
worry about what is to come
as in: apprehension of the criminal
Define
the capture of a criminal
as in: conscious apprehension is limited
Define
to understand
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in psychology and philosophy: immediate awareness prior to analysis and judgment
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