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Definition of Overhears
1. overhear [v] - See also: overhear
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overhears
Literary usage of Overhears
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Posthumous Memoirs of His Own Time by Nathaniel William Wraxall (1836)
"... which (SI Bias overhears when a prisoner in the Castle of Segovia, beginning, "
Ay de me ! un anno felice • Parece un soplo ligero," There still remain ..."
2. The Bachelor of the Albany by Marmion Wilard Savage (1848)
"... of an Uncle— Conduct of the Nephew—Mr. Barker overhears an alarming
Conversation —How he got involved with Mrs. Briscoe aud two other Petticoats—And in ..."
3. The Story of Nell Gwyn by Peter Cunningham (1903)
"... Houses—Insolence of Dramatists and Actors —Evelyn overhears a conversation
between Nelly and the King—The Protestant and Popish Mistresses—Story of the ..."
4. The Loyal Ronins: An Historical Romance by Chiushingura, Shunsui Tamenaga (1884)
"CONVOLVULUS overhears A CONVERSATION. "The cherry blossoms were blushing in the
temple gardens ; the air was mild and full of vernal incense sent up by the ..."
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