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Meanings of alight first in English

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Usage of alight first in English
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Steve's was alight first and he held a match for the other.
The Heart of Unaga
2
When the carriage stops, the gentleman should alight first, in order to assist the lady.
Routledge's Manual of Etiquette
3
I saw Mrs. Stapleton alight first; then she turned and helped Dulcie to get out.
The Four Faces: A Mystery
4
Rival and Boisrenard alighted first, then the doctor and the combatant.
Bel Ami; Or, The History of a Scoundrel: A Novel
5
The queen sometimes alights first, and sometimes joins the cluster after it has commenced forming.
Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee: A Bee Keeper's Manual
6
Then came the carriage, Hubert alighting first, then Karl.
Long Live the King!
7
His Majesty himself alighted first, and together with Buckingham, presented his hand to assist the Queen.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 19,...
8
Napoleon alighted first to welcome his guest, and conduct him to the rooms prepared for his reception.
Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia
9
The count alighted first, and leaning upon his son's arm, ascended the steps of the grand entrance.
The Lerouge Case
10
The Baroness alighted first.
The Avenger
11
He alighted first, offered his hand successively to his wife, Mademoiselle Marguerite, and Madame Leon, and motioned the coachman to drive away.
Baron Trigault's Vengeance
12
The Guardsmen, being on the platform side, alighted first, and on going off they bowed to Glory with rather more than easy manners.
The Christian: A Story
13
"Your name and profession?" asked the sentry of the one who alighted first from the carriage.
Good Stories for Great Holidays / Arranged for Story-Telling and...
14
Mr. Dinsmore alighted first, gave his hand to his wife, and leaving young Horace to attend to Rosebud, hastened to meet his father.
Elsie's Womanhood
15
"We have arrived!" said the Duchess, alighting first.
Zibeline — Complete
16
'Age before honour, Jacky,' said Mr. Parsons, who took the precaution to alight first and to help me down the last step.
Chatterbox, 1905.
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