But Stephen's senses having returned to him by this time, he overhears and understands the last sentence.
He waits for her Majesty in the palace garden, and while concealed, overhears Don José informing her that the King will meet his mistress that night.
Valentin hurriedly conceals Raoul behind the tapestries, where he overhears their plans and witnesses the conjuration and the blessing of the swords, as well as the refusal of the chivalrous De Nevers to engage in murder.
While outside, she overhears the quarrel between Sparafucile and Magdalena, and learns his intention to murder the Duke, who is even then sleeping in the house.
They arrive about the same time, and he overhears the witch telling her to go to a lonely spot, where she will find an herb potent enough to cure her of her evil desires.
Alice, who has an appointment with the minstrel in the cavern, overhears the compact, and determines to save him.
The stranger overhears them, and concludes that as she has been recreant to her former lover, so too she will be untrue to him.
He rushes off vowing revenge, and upon his return overhears Nedda declaring her passion for Silvio, a young peasant, and arranging to elope with him.
Overhears her brother and sister exulting in the success of their schemes; and undertaking, the one to keep his father up to his resentment on occasion of Lovelace's menaces, the other her mother.
Overhears her brother and sister encourage Solmes to persevere in his address.
The King in going round the town to see if his order is obeyed comes to their house, and overhears the eldest girl express a wish that she were married to the royal baker, so that she should have plenty of bread.
The dog overhears this and runs off to the king's cow; he induces her to save the child by swallowing him, and the cow consents.
The King overhears the talk of three girls and marries the youngest despite his stepmother, who substitutes for her issue a puppy, a kitten and a mouse.
A prince overhears the conversation of three daughters of an old baker, who is a widower.
Boggs, who overhears him, an' is nacherally astonished an' contempchoous at Monte's nerve.
One is walking down to hall, and, through the open door of the changing room overhears some uncomplimentary statement of one's worth.
In the finale the peers are seen leading Phyllis, who overhears something said by Strephon and Iolanthe which induces her to believe he is faithless, and she denounces him.
While waiting for her in the palace garden, he overhears Don Jose telling her that the King is to meet his mistress that night.
The Marquis, who overhears the conspiracy, informs Madame de la Tour, who sends for a real priest and accompanies St. Phar to the altar, where they are married for the second time.
Melissa, the daughter of Lady Blanche, overhears them, and is in raptures at her first sight of men.
Dick Deadeye overhears the plot and threatens to thwart it.
The Duchess overhears the entire plot, but fails in frustrating it.
Borachio, hiding behind the arras, overhears the truth of the matter.
Antonio's man, listening behind a hedge, overhears Don Pedro telling Claudio that he will woo Hero.
He sells her to an English noble, Mountfort, at whose house she meets Fitzeustace, who, like Vivaldi in The Italian, overhears her confession of love for himself.
On entering Paradise, he overhears Adam and Eve talking of the one prohibition (bk.
At length, he overhears Dorimène telling a young lover that she only marries the old dotard for his money, and that he cannot live above a few months; so he makes up his mind to decline the marriage.
While she is there she overhears the details of a plot devised by Saint Bris for the assassination of Raoul, in order to avenge the affront put upon himself and his daughter.
In spite of his importunity, her steadfast purpose remains unmoved; but the Dutchman overhears Erik's passionate appeal and, believing Senta to be untrue to himself, rushes on board his ship and hastily puts out to sea.
Amonasro, who is on the watch, overhears it and escapes in triumph, while Radames, in despair at his own treachery, gives himself up to justice.
During an entertainment at Cours-la-Reine, she overhears a conversation between Brétigny and the Count des Grieux, and learns from the latter that his son is a novice at Saint Sulpice.
Tonio overhears the mutual vows of Nedda and her lover, and bent upon vengeance, hurries off to bring the unsuspecting Canio upon the scene.
Luckily Gabriela overhears their scheming, and puts the Prince upon his guard.
Beatrice shall hear them, and at the same time think she overhears them; that is, not as being true, but as being suited to a certain end, and as having just enough of truth to be effective for that end.
His former mistress Lioubasha overhearsthe conversation between the Oprichnik and Bomely.
Susan, the old fanatic, overhears Martha and reproves her for singing "shameless songs of love.
They's away half an hour when I overhears ejac'lations, though I can't make out no words.
A boy, when playing with his companions, overhears an improper expression from one of them.
But it is not mingled with any marks of surprise, such as could not fail to lay hold on a man who overhears by accident a conspiracy against the state.
With all her watchfulness he finds opportunity to exchange speech with the daughter--only a few words, but enough to make hell in the heart of Dick Dempsey, who overhears them.
Returns to the hill and thereoverhears voices, a man's and a woman's.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "overhears" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
