preluded

Surrey "preluded", in a more exact sense than it could be said of

Dickens-Land E. W. Haslehust 1907

I was desirous, but unable, to obey; these gleams were such as preluded the stroke by which he fell; the hour, perhaps, was the same -- I shuddered as if I had beheld, suspended over me, the exterminating sword.

Wieland; or the Transformation. An American Tale. 1798

I was desirous, but unable, to obey; these gleams were such as preluded the stroke by which he fell; the hour, perhaps, was the same -- I shuddered as if I had beheld, suspended over me, the exterminating sword.

Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale Charles Brockden Brown 1790

In this novel, it is expressed in the fact that the opening scene, which takes place in an abandoned factory, is preluded by three pages of detailed description of this factory and its neighborhood -- none of which is never mentioned again.

Archive 2010-06-01 Big Jim 2010

In this novel, it is expressed in the fact that the opening scene, which takes place in an abandoned factory, is preluded by three pages of detailed description of this factory and its neighborhood -- none of which is never mentioned again.

Bad Translation Makes Kittens Sad Big Jim 2010

The author said that it preluded to something to come in the books.

Deck the Halls with YEN PLUS! 2009

If memory serves correct, that book had a strong plot that dealt with the Fountain of Youth, which was also preluded too at the end of the Pirates 3.

Fourth Pirates movie gets official title | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009

If the mother is allowed to refuse a kidney donation that would keep her child alive once the child is born, why should she be preluded from having an abortion if she wants one in order to save one of her kidneys?

The Volokh Conspiracy » “Should a Parent Be Required To Donate a Kidney to a Child Who Needs a Life-Saving Transplant?” 2009

He preluded as he spoke, in a manner which really excited my curiosity; and then, taking the old tune of Galashiels for his theme, he graced it with a number of wild, complicated, and beautiful variations; during which it was wonderful to observe how his sightless face was lighted up under the conscious pride and heartfelt delight in the exercise of his own very considerable powers.

Redgauntlet 2008

At that portentous word, which always preluded a long story, the Abbot broke in.

The Monastery 2008