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Definition
worried over possible misfortune
- " "Maybe you shouldn't talk about God like that," said Neeley apprehensively.Chapter 37 (32% in)
- " "You didn't tell him about the others?" asked Katie apprehensively.Chapter 47 (78% in)
- "You going to tell Mama?" asked Neeley apprehensively.Chapter 51 (47% in)
- That is," she added hastily with an apprehensive look at her daughter, "when you're old enough to know your own mind.Chapter 51 (89% in)
There are no more uses of "apprehensive" in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
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