precede
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Abel, I'm sick at heart; but it will pass; Precede me, brother—I will follow shortly.
From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley
"Precede me, I beg," said the minister, with a courteous movement, "I am at home."
From For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time by Meding, Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar
Dreaming, blindfold led By visionary hand, did soul’s advance Precede my body’s, gain inheritance Of fact by fancy...?”
From The Brownings Their Life and Art by Whiting, Lilian
Why does no henchman, young and fair, Precede thee, and delight to bear Entrusted to his reverent hold The burthen of thy throne of gold?
From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)
Destructive flames in mad career Precede Thy thunders on their way; Yet, Lord, Thy messengers revere The soft mutations of Thy day.
From The Poems of Goethe Translated in the original metres by Bowring, Edgar Alfred
Vocabulary lists containing precede
Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 2
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