Placed opposite, on a low seat, was her granddaughter, a huge book propped on her knee, from which she was reading aloud. Perhaps there was a charm in that sweet voice, which gave its own unconscious fascination to the long-drawn pages; but there was, also, the still stronger charm of habit.

As a singing telegram, you may not know what's really going on until you get to your destination and the recipient slams the door in your face or bursts into tears.

beclothe, becall, besee, behold, befall, bedo, beshine, besmile, betone

Self-styled 'black gentleman vampire' who followed his cousin in to hip-hop by rapping in front of a beatbox for his first shows on Long Island, New York.