Sentence:  Accordingly , if epiphyseal diaphyseal fusion occurs in this phalanx near menarche , <WSD>early</WSD> and late menarches might have been forecast rather precisely at the time of Onset of ossification for the 18 girls with `` same schedule '' . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time