V. precede, come before; forerun; go before &c (lead) 280; preexist; dawn; presage &c 511; herald, usher in. be beforehand &c (be early) 132; steal a march upon, anticipate, forestall; have the start, gain the start.

V. go before, go ahead, go in the van, go in advance; precede, forerun; usher in, introduce, herald, head, take the lead; lead the way, lead the dance; get the start, have the start; steal a march; get before, get ahead, get in front of; outstrip &c 303; take precedence &c (first in order) 62.

As I have shown, this means, in the main, that the particular observation of a thing shall precede the general idea of it; further, that narrow and circumscribed ideas shall come before ideas of a wide range.

However, the main endeavor must always be to let particular observations precede general ideas, and not vice versa, as is usually and unfortunately the case; as though a child should come feet foremost into the world, or a verse be begun by writing down the rhyme!

The contiguous vowels may precede the accented syllable.

Strangers are not allowed to precede the patrol.

It is hard to human nature to make all the humiliating confessions which must precede sanitary repentance; to say, "I have been a very nasty, dirty fellow.

But though in science the particular truths precede the general theory, the contrary might be expected to be the case with a practical art, such as morals or legislation.

Twice did he go over us all, ere he spoke in the husky tones that usually precede death "Call Neb," he said"took leave of my mates, and of all the rest of the men, yesterday; but I consider Neb as one of the family, Miles, and left him for the last.

SERENE, principle of peace, 155*. SERIES.All those things which precede in minds form series, which collect themselves together, one near another, and one after another, and these together, compose a last or ultimate, in which they co-exist, 313.

It will be observed that while each of the stories in this volume is wholly independent of the others and may be read without any knowledge of those which precede it, there is nevertheless a certain continuity from the first to the last, giving to the collection a completeness like that of a single narrative.

Analysis should precede parsing."Ib., p. 26.

Those who say, "Analysis should precede parsing," will scarcely find the application of other analysis practicable, till this is somewhat known.

Bullions suggests, that, "Analysis should precede Syntactical parsing, because, till we know the parts and elements of a sentence, we can not understand their relations, nor intelligently combine them into one consistent whole.

Of the pronominal adjectives, some exclude the article; some precede it; and some follow it, like other adjectives.

The pronominal adjectives which precede the article, are all, both, many, such, and what; as, "All the world,""Both the judges,""Many a mile,""Such a chasm,""What a freak."

Also an article, or pronoun adjective, may precede a clause, used as a noun, and commencing with a participle; as, his teaching children was necessary.

And yet are there some prepositions which govern nothing, precede nothing?

The ceremony is to be in the village church here, and the choir, composed of village youths unacquainted with a note of music, is to meet us at the lich-gate and precede us up the aisle, singing an encouraging wedding-hymn, while school-children spread forced white roses, provided by the Tilchester rose-growers.

Precede d'un avant-propos de Paul Valery.

Precede of The president's mystery, how The president's mystery came to be written.

The master taught that the gesturethe true interpreter of the sentimentshould precede the word.

In going upstairs the gentleman should precede the lady; in going down, he should follow her.

If you accompany ladies to a theatre or concert-room, precede them to clear the way and secure their seats.

If when you are walking with a lady in any crowded thoroughfare you are obliged to proceed singly, always precede her.

The saddle-bags proved a windfall, for in them were orders to proceed to Yorktown and report to General Magruder.

He hastily descended from his survey, and making known what he had seen, added: "We must proceed with the greatest caution.

Dreams, they observe, proceed from the humours and temperature of the body; we see the choleric dreams of fire, combats, yellow colours, etc.

From these practical descriptions let us proceed to take a view of the principal phenomena in dreaming.

Dreams are vagaries of the imagination, and in most instances proceed from external sensations.

" We shall now proceed to notice the subject of dreams in another point of viewthat is, as being employed as a medium of divination in the cure of diseases, in which the fancies of the brain appear, in reality, to as little advantage as they do with reference to any other considerations in which such pretended omens exist.

Your husbandSydney Bamborough, bien entenduleft Tver to proceed eastward and cross Siberia to China in order to avoid the emissaries of the Charity League, who were looking out for him at the western frontier.

Did it proceed any farther?" Mr. Bragg, notwithstanding the long-encouraged truckling to the sets of men, whom he was accustomed to dignify with the name of the public, had a profound deference or the principles, character, and station of Mr. Effingham, that no sophistry, or self-encouragement in the practices of social confusion, could overcome; and he paused before he communicated the next resolution to his employers.

Having elucidated the substantially unalterable aims of Russian policy in Finland, let us proceed to the causes which have led to its present incidental and temporary form of expression.

As this bill had a remarkable rise, passed the commons without a division, and the end proposed by it was so commendable, it may be proper to give some account of it before we proceed to the debate thereon in the house of lords.

"We can neither return nor proceed!"

A keeper removed the chains, and bade him proceed.

And again, the still-born child is frequently in this state from having been born very rapidly, and before the medical man can have arrived, it will be more especially useful in such a case, that the attendants in the lying-in-room should know how to proceed.

This, however, is not always the case, for sometimes a thin discharge will take place, which, if the part be examined, will be found to proceed from a small growth about the size, perhaps, of a pea, or even less.

I proceed with the inventory of Sergeant Beresford's equipment as a future husband.

Remember we shall have to proceed with great caution, both in going and returning; and it will require hours to make the dêtour I have in view.

Nevertheless, as he appeared disposed to proceed no further, at present, the poor girl struggled to command herself, succeeded in part, rose, received her father's benediction, most solemnly and tenderly delivered, and saw him depart, with an air of calmness that subsequently astonished even herself.

" Maud had risen, and, hearing this appeal, she drew back meekly, assumed a manner of forced composure, and signed to the men to proceed.

You know not what you ask, Indianmove, and let me proceed.

She made an eager gesture for him to proceed, and they were soon on their way to the mill, threading the mazes of the forest.

She merely made an impatient gesture to proceed.

" Maud shuddered, as if the soul were leaving its earthly tenement, and Willoughby signed impatiently for Nick to proceed.

Two Nationalist Members having been allowed to go to the United States to collect funds for their party, he asked yesterday whether he too would be permitted to proceed abroad on a similar mission.

Mr. Scott, of University College, Oxford, (now Dr. Scott, of the Commons,) accompanied him from thence to Edinburgh, With such propitious convoys did he proceed to my native city.

, who stood before the emperor, and Kazi Yusof, fell prostrate before him, entreating him not to proceed to that extremity, as it might have very bad consequences to put them to death, and would give occasion for the world to say that the emperor had violated the law of nations in the persons of these ambassadors.