Both Uses of
preparatory
in
David Copperfield
- The time having come for her withdrawal for the night, and she having left us, I gave Mr. Wickfield my hand, preparatory to going away myself.†
Chpt 16-18 *
- 'I will not,' said Mrs. Micawber, finishing her punch, and gathering her scarf about her shoulders, preparatory to her withdrawal to my bedroom: 'I will not protract these remarks on the subject of Mr. Micawber's pecuniary affairs.†
Chpt 28-30
Definition:
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(preparatory) preceding and preparing for something