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knelt

American  
[nelt] / nɛlt /

verb

  1. a simple past tense and past participle of kneel.

knelt British  
/ nɛlt /

verb

  1. a past tense and past participle of kneel

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The guard knelt and ran her hands the length of the cot.

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We knelt side by side by the window looking out at the woodshed.

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Near her, an older man knelt to spit a couple of hares.

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Ma let out a strangled cry as she knelt at his side.

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She knelt over one of the beds, groaning, digging at one of the plants with her hands.

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