Both Uses of "contrite" in "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"

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Both Uses

contrite
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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Contrite, he brought her a plate heaped with spaghetti.†
Chpt 34

contrite = feeling sorrow or regret for a fault or offense
Francie was instantly contrite.
Chpt 39 *

contrite = sorry (for a fault or offense)

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(1) (contrite)
feeling sorrow or regret for a fault or offense
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)