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Meanings of bend close in English

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Usage of bend close in English
1
Prescott had not had time to bend close enough to see which.
Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point / Or, Finding the Glor...
2
The soldiers bend close, the better to listen, catch each word.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
3
He whispered something that I had to bend close to hear.
Patient Zero
4
We had to bend close and shout in each other's ear.
Patient Zero
5
Below are letters so worn and indistinct that I must bend close to read them: -M.
The Lion's Brood
6
All this time he had not moved; she had to bend close to be sure that he still breathed.
The Everlasting Whisper
7
The sopping wet lad made a show of avoiding Saeng to bend close to Pon-lor's ear and murmur something.
Blood and Bone
8
He said, so softly, she had to bend close to hear, "What I did was all right, then?"
The darkest road
9
It was the one-Allenloved best-the last words so low that they had to bend close to hear them.
The Outdoor Girls at Bluff Point; Or a Wreck and a Rescue
10
Her voice fell lower than before, and her companion on the wall had to bend close to catch the whisper.
A Soldier of the Legion
11
Now and then, someone would stop, place a coin in the metal cup, and bend close to hear what the man had to say.
Ilse Witch
12
Consequently he will say high or low back, depending upon whether he wishes "down" to stand almost upright or to bend close to the ground.
Outdoor Sports and Games
13
He bent close enough that she could understand, each word spoken clearly.
Bone fire
14
The other two men bent close above him as he inspected them.
The Return of Tarzan
15
Deborah bent close to him, and he felt her squeeze his arm:
His Family
16
Eve bent close to him, her face lighting up with anxious tenderness.
The Masquerader
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