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Definition
pay close attention to; or to do what is suggested — especially with regard to a warning or other advice
- Her big long breasts lay flat on her chest like they'd been pressed down with an iron, but she did seem heedless of it.Book 1 — Genesis (27% in)
- But Father skipped over all that and went straight to the dire consequences: "The emissaries of the Lord smote the sinners, who had come heedless to the sight of God, heedless in their nakedness.Book 1 — Genesis (27% in)
- But Father skipped over all that and went straight to the dire consequences: "The emissaries of the Lord smote the sinners, who had come heedless to the sight of God, heedless in their nakedness.Book 1 — Genesis (27% in)
- If we plagued him with our worries about Mother, he merely snapped that she would heed God's call soon enough, and get herself up and around.Book 3 — Judges (20% in)
- He didn't appear to be paying much heed to the sermon.Book 4 — Bel and the Serpent (18% in)
There are no more uses of "heed" in The Poisonwood Bible.
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