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Meanings of alight first in английском

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Usage of alight first in английском
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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
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Rival and Boisrenard alighted first, then the doctor and the combatant.
Bel Ami; Or, The History of a Scoundrel: A Novel
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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
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Then came the carriage, Hubert alighting first, then Karl.
Long Live the King!
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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
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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
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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
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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
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"We have arrived!" said the Duchess, alighting first.
Zibeline — Complete
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'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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