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"Dawson's Creek" star James Van Der ___
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beek
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Beek is a town and municipality in the southeastern Netherlands , in the province of Limburg . As of 2012, Beek has a population of about 16,400, of which about 8,800 live in the town of Beek. The municipality of Beek makes part of the region of South Limburg ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"to bask in the warmth" of something, early 13c., a northern and Scottish word of unknown origin; perhaps ultimately connected to bake (v.).
Usage examples of beek.
So much so that Mijnheer Beek pulled her up quite sharply with the reminder that she would get nowhere at all unless she applied herself to learning at least some of his language.
They emerged on the landing above, to find Mijnheer Beek waiting for them at his door.
Later, when they were quieter and waiting for the night staff to come on duty, Zuster Bunsma told her rather severely that she would be missed and that it was to be hoped that she would return when Mijnheer Beek was recovered.
Mijnheer Beek that she would stay with him, so she did, dealing calmly with his tubes and bottles, making her observations with meticulous accuracy.
She saw him the next day, of course, and on the succeeding days too: several times a day when he came to visit Mijnheer Beek, but beyond giving her instructions about his patient and listening gravely to her reports, he had nothing further to add.
In a way it was a relief when Mijnheer Beek was pronounced fit enough to return to his home, and she with him.
Mijnheer Beek, as usual, took exception to everything, snapping away at Christina in his beautiful Dutch and sneering at her efforts to answer him in the same language.
It was pleasant at last to see him sitting in his chair in the dark little sitting room tut tut ting over the various items of news Mevrouw Beek was entertaining him with.
Mijnheer Beek made a point of keeping Christina there, so that he might demonstrate to the doctor what capital progress she was making.
It was during one such visit, about a week after Mijnheer Beek had returned home, that Christina, having helped her patient to undress and dress again after his examination, settled the old man in his chair once more and helped Mevrouw Beek fetch in the coffee, obediently sat down to drink her own, the signal for we walk back the way we came?
It was pleasant at last to see him sitting in his chair in the dark little sitting room tut- tut ting over the various items of news Mevrouw Beek was entertaining him with.
It was during one such visit, about a week after Mijnheer Beek had returned home, that Christina, having helped her patient to undress and dress again after his examination, settled the old man in his chair once more and helped Mevrouw Beek fetch in the coffee, obediently sat down to drink her own, the signal for Mijnheer Beek to fire questions at her about this, that and the other thing, to be answered in correct Dutch.
He put his head round the door to wish them goodbye, passed the time of day with Mevrouw Beek, told Christina to be sure and see that her patient confined his activities to what was allowed, and took his leave.
Christina put down the drink she was preparing for Mijnheer Beek and slipped on to the landing.
Mijnheer Beek took longer than usual to settle for his after-lunch nap the next day.