Both Uses of
precede
in
The Good Soldier
- It was that sound that had always preceded his entrance for the terrible lunches of her childhood.... I have reported, earlier in this chapter, that Leonora said, during that remainder of their stay at Nauheim, after I had left, it had seemed to her that she was fighting a long duel with unseen weapons against silent adversaries.†
Part 3 *preceded = went or was before
- The fare she had provided at the dinners they gave had been much less bountiful and not nearly so costly as had been the case in preceding years, and Edward began to perceive a hardness and determination in his wife's character.†
Part 3preceding = prior (in time or space)
Definition:
to go or do before