Both Uses
precede
in
The Grapes of Wrath
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- He waited to let the whole emphasis of the preceding passage disappear and be forgotten.†
Chpt 2 *preceding = prior (in time or space)
- One man leaned in the window, and the warm smell of whisky preceded him.†
Chpt 20preceded = went or was before
Definitions:
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(1)
(precede) to go or do before
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)