kneel

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She had knelt down on the floor, picking up all the necklaces and earrings that he had scattered about.

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Mom put her hand on his shoulder and knelt down so she could look right into Bat’s eyes.

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After a moment he knelt and opened a wooden drawer at the bottom of the cabinet.

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She knelt before me and began yanking at my trouser cuff.

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On Tuesday in Glen Allen, onlookers kneeled and offered fruit, police officers shook the monks' hands, and the monks presented people with blessing threads and other gifts.

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