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Definition
reflect (think) deeply on a subject — perhaps aloud
- Everyone has a secret life, she mused.Chapter 36 (87% in)
mused = thought
- " "He's had more than his share of trouble," mused Johnny.Chapter 24 (73% in)
- She mused a while.Chapter 30 (89% in)
- "One jerk of a finger and a man is dead," mused Johnny.Chapter 33 (28% in)
- " "You know," mused Neeley, "Mama found that blouse and sewed a patch over the hole and she never asked me about it.Chapter 35 (64% in)
- I sure liked to hear him talk about those far-off places," he mused.Chapter 38 (28% in)
- As they turned a corner, Francie mused, " 'And the tears stood in her eyes.Chapter 43 (81% in)
- "It's a beautiful religion," she mused, "and I wish I understood it more.Chapter 45 (94% in)
There are no more uses of "muse" in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
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