All 4 Uses of
apprehensive
in
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
- "Maybe you shouldn't talk about God like that," said Neeley apprehensively.†
Chpt 37 *
- "You didn't tell him about the others?" asked Katie apprehensively.†
Chpt 47
- "You going to tell Mama?" asked Neeley apprehensively.†
Chpt 51
- That is," she added hastily with an apprehensive look at her daughter, "when you're old enough to know your own mind."†
Chpt 51apprehensive = nervous or worried
Definition:
worried over possible misfortune