What is "benne"

Usage examples of "benne".

Every so often Nest would glance over, still trying to convince herself that it was really Bennett Scott.

Old Bob was still alive then, and Nest had begged him to bring little Bennett, who was only five, home to live with them.

Nest and Bennett had gone through a traumatic and life-altering experience over a Fourth of July weekend that saw John Ross come and go from Hopewell like a one-man wrecking crew.

They became like sisters in the weeks and months that followed , and Nest remembered even now how happy Bennett had been living with her.

It was a wrenching ordeal for both Bennett and Nest, and Old Bob even asked Enid to reconsider moving Bennett back until she was older.

Nest motioned for Bennett to pick Harper up and led the way to one of the spare bedrooms in back.

Leaving Bennett to soak, she looked in on Harper, then went back out into the kitchen to clean up.

Feeling as she did about herself, it must have taken a strong mix of courage and desperation for Bennett to come back to her after all this time.

She put together a tuna and noodle casserole and stuck it in the refrigerator so Bennett could heat it up later on.

She remembered how Bennett had looked back then and how she had looked an hour earlier when Nest had helped her step into the old bathtub.

Gran might have some thoughts about what to do with Benne tt and Harper, too.

She trundled past Bennett into the living room and climbed up on the couch next to the gypsy mo r ph.

Penny persisted , whispering now, so close that Bennett could hear her breathing.

He went into the kitchen with Josie, helped her with glasses of milk, then remained leaning against the counter looking off into the tree-shrouded distance while Josie carried a tray for Benne tt and the children into the living room.

Robert seemed pleased to see Bennett Scott and Harper and wary of Ross.