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Definition of Overhearing
1. overhear [v] - See also: overhear
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overhearing
Literary usage of Overhearing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life and Stories of the Jaina Savior, Pārçvanātha by Bhāvadevasūri (1919)
"30: overhearing. One of the most fecund of Hindu story motifs is ' overhearing,'
... In the latter case, especially, overhearing serves as deus ex machina, ..."
2. A Treatise on the System of Evidence in Trials at Common Law: Including the by John Henry Wigmore (1905)
"Third Persons overhearing ; Documents obtained by Third Persons. (1) A third
person overhearing a confidential communication may testify to it,1 for the ..."
3. The Step-mother: A Tale by George Payne Rainsford James (1846)
"Why, they've put me in here," replied the lad, " for overhearing something that
Jack Williams said to Bill Maltby. about robbing ..."
4. Questions on Select Portions of the Gospels: Designed for the Use of Sabbath by Lucius Robinson Paige (1852)
"... and haughty, and overhearing spirit ? Matt. xxiii. 8. LESSON XLI. Conversation al
the Last Supper ; continued. John xiii. 18 — 30. IS. ..."
5. History of the Abduction of William Morgan, and the Anti-masonic Excitement by A. P. Bentley (1874)
"... ]iis money gone it would be an easy matter to gut a jury to hring in a verdict
of guilty," Some one overhearing this threat reported it to Mr. Gillis. ..."
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