Both Uses of
preparatory
in
The Age of Innocence
- The strident school-teachers were gathering up their possessions preparatory to a straggling flight to the wharf; across the beach lay the white steam-boat at the pier; and over the sunlit waters Boston loomed in a line of haze.†
Chpt 24
- He became aware that Mr. Jackson was clearing his throat preparatory to farther revelations.†
Chpt 26 *
Definition:
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(preparatory) preceding and preparing for something