All 6 Uses of
precede
in
Call It Sleep
- The boy immediately preceding David had just rolled over the lower of two railings before the tailor'!†
Book 1 *preceding = prior (in time or space)
- Her voice preceded her.†
Book 1preceded = went or was before
- His mother's voice preceded her through the doorway.†
Book 2
- Though a big boy, as big as any that preceded him, he read more slowly and faltered more often than any of the others.†
Book 3
- With a shrill cry of "Here's a wagon!" preceding them, Kushy and another boy ran past the doorway, came to a sudden halt before the milk-wagon.†
Book 4preceding = prior (in time or space)
- Didntcha know our terlit was inna cella'?" she preceded him down.†
Book 4preceded = went or was before
Definition:
to go or do before