used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The queen, who had been somewhat moved by Dame Tillery’s earnestness, met her return with a pleasant, questioning look.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The queen, who had been somewhat moved by Dame Tillery’s earnestness, met her return with a pleasant, questioning look.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Your highness, before coming here I made a promise.
besought
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From this reading Yonder page, who has something that he wishes to lay before your highness, besought me to let him follow my poor footsteps to the royal presence.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The queen, who had been somewhat moved by Dame Tillery’s earnestness, met her return with a pleasant, questioning look.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Your highness, before coming here I made a promise.
DamenounUS /deɪm/
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading The queen, who had been somewhat moved by Dame Tillery’s earnestness, met her return with a pleasant, questioning look.
earnestnessnounUS /ˈɜːrnəstnəs/
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading The queen, who had been somewhat moved by Dame Tillery’s earnestness, met her return with a pleasant, questioning look.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Yonder page, who has something that he wishes to lay before your highness, besought me to let him follow my poor footsteps to the royal presence.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading Yonder page, who has something that he wishes to lay before your highness, besought me to let him follow my poor footsteps to the royal presence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The queen, who had been somewhat moved by Dame Tillery’s earnestness, met her return with a pleasant, questioning look.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yonder page, who has something that he wishes to lay before your highness, besought me to let him follow my poor footsteps to the royal presence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yonder page, who has something that he wishes to lay before your highness, besought me to let him follow my poor footsteps to the royal presence.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The queen, who had been somewhat moved by Dame Tillery’s earnestness, met her return with a pleasant, questioning look.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Your highness, before coming here I made a promise.
highnessnounUS /ˈhaɪnəs/
(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
From this reading “Madame, your highness.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yonder page, who has something that he wishes to lay before your highness, besought me to let him follow my poor footsteps to the royal presence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Your highness, before coming here I made a promise.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Yonder page, who has something that he wishes to lay before your highness, besought me to let him follow my poor footsteps to the royal presence.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading ONE VIRTUE LEFT.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Yonder page, who has something that he wishes to lay before your highness, besought me to let him follow my poor footsteps to the royal presence.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The queen, who had been somewhat moved by Dame Tillery’s earnestness, met her return with a pleasant, questioning look.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “Madame, your highness.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Your highness, before coming here I made a promise.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yonder page, who has something that he wishes to lay before your highness, besought me to let him follow my poor footsteps to the royal presence.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The queen, who had been somewhat moved by Dame Tillery’s earnestness, met her return with a pleasant, questioning look.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The queen, who had been somewhat moved by Dame Tillery’s earnestness, met her return with a pleasant, questioning look.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yonder page, who has something that he wishes to lay before your highness, besought me to let him follow my poor footsteps to the royal presence.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE VIRTUE LEFT.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Yonder page, who has something that he wishes to lay before your highness, besought me to let him follow my poor footsteps to the royal presence.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading The queen, who had been somewhat moved by Dame Tillery’s earnestness, met her return with a pleasant, questioning look.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Yonder page, who has something that he wishes to lay before your highness, besought me to let him follow my poor footsteps to the royal presence.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading Yonder page, who has something that he wishes to lay before your highness, besought me to let him follow my poor footsteps to the royal presence.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “Your highness, before coming here I made a promise.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading The queen, who had been somewhat moved by Dame Tillery’s earnestness, met her return with a pleasant, questioning look.
questioningadjectiveUS /ˈkwestʃənɪŋ/
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
From this reading The queen, who had been somewhat moved by Dame Tillery’s earnestness, met her return with a pleasant, questioning look.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The queen, who had been somewhat moved by Dame Tillery’s earnestness, met her return with a pleasant, questioning look.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading Yonder page, who has something that he wishes to lay before your highness, besought me to let him follow my poor footsteps to the royal presence.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Yonder page, who has something that he wishes to lay before your highness, besought me to let him follow my poor footsteps to the royal presence.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading The queen, who had been somewhat moved by Dame Tillery’s earnestness, met her return with a pleasant, questioning look.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yonder page, who has something that he wishes to lay before your highness, besought me to let him follow my poor footsteps to the royal presence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The queen, who had been somewhat moved by Dame Tillery’s earnestness, met her return with a pleasant, questioning look.
Tillery's
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From this reading The queen, who had been somewhat moved by Dame Tillery’s earnestness, met her return with a pleasant, questioning look.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yonder page, who has something that he wishes to lay before your highness, besought me to let him follow my poor footsteps to the royal presence.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading ONE VIRTUE LEFT.
which person or people
From this reading The queen, who had been somewhat moved by Dame Tillery’s earnestness, met her return with a pleasant, questioning look.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading Yonder page, who has something that he wishes to lay before your highness, besought me to let him follow my poor footsteps to the royal presence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The queen, who had been somewhat moved by Dame Tillery’s earnestness, met her return with a pleasant, questioning look.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading Yonder page, who has something that he wishes to lay before your highness, besought me to let him follow my poor footsteps to the royal presence.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Madame, your highness.”
