used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'We require no bidding, Prince Fire,' said a little Lady Soft Wind, with gentle dignity, as she and the others alighted on the table.
afaradverbUS /əˈfɑːr/
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading 'Out of gratitude and love we have come from afar to sing this song, knowing well, unless we sang it, you would never complete the wings.
alighted
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From this reading 'We require no bidding, Prince Fire,' said a little Lady Soft Wind, with gentle dignity, as she and the others alighted on the table.
in addition
From this reading 'The Lady Soft Winds have arrived, your Royal Highness,' she said, 'and Betty, the little Padstow maid, is also here.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'The Lady Soft Winds have arrived, your Royal Highness,' she said, 'and Betty, the little Padstow maid, is also here.'
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading 'The Lady Soft Winds have arrived, your Royal Highness,' she said, 'and Betty, the little Padstow maid, is also here.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'We require no bidding, Prince Fire,' said a little Lady Soft Wind, with gentle dignity, as she and the others alighted on the table.
Betty
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From this reading 'The Lady Soft Winds have arrived, your Royal Highness,' she said, 'and Betty, the little Padstow maid, is also here.'
propose a payment
From this reading 'Bid them sing the Making Song.'
biddingnounUS /ˈbɪdɪŋ/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading 'We require no bidding, Prince Fire,' said a little Lady Soft Wind, with gentle dignity, as she and the others alighted on the table.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'Out of gratitude and love we have come from afar to sing this song, knowing well, unless we sang it, you would never complete the wings.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading 'Out of gratitude and love we have come from afar to sing this song, knowing well, unless we sang it, you would never complete the wings.
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading 'We require no bidding, Prince Fire,' said a little Lady Soft Wind, with gentle dignity, as she and the others alighted on the table.
start firing a weapon
From this reading 'We require no bidding, Prince Fire,' said a little Lady Soft Wind, with gentle dignity, as she and the others alighted on the table.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'Out of gratitude and love we have come from afar to sing this song, knowing well, unless we sang it, you would never complete the wings.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading 'We require no bidding, Prince Fire,' said a little Lady Soft Wind, with gentle dignity, as she and the others alighted on the table.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading 'Good!' piped the tiny man.
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading 'Out of gratitude and love we have come from afar to sing this song, knowing well, unless we sang it, you would never complete the wings.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'The Lady Soft Winds have arrived, your Royal Highness,' she said, 'and Betty, the little Padstow maid, is also here.'
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading 'The Lady Soft Winds have arrived, your Royal Highness,' she said, 'and Betty, the little Padstow maid, is also here.'
HighnessnounUS /ˈhaɪnəs/
(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
From this reading 'The Lady Soft Winds have arrived, your Royal Highness,' she said, 'and Betty, the little Padstow maid, is also here.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'The Lady Soft Winds have arrived, your Royal Highness,' she said, 'and Betty, the little Padstow maid, is also here.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Out of gratitude and love we have come from afar to sing this song, knowing well, unless we sang it, you would never complete the wings.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading 'Out of gratitude and love we have come from afar to sing this song, knowing well, unless we sang it, you would never complete the wings.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading 'The Lady Soft Winds have arrived, your Royal Highness,' she said, 'and Betty, the little Padstow maid, is also here.'
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'The Lady Soft Winds have arrived, your Royal Highness,' she said, 'and Betty, the little Padstow maid, is also here.'
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading 'Out of gratitude and love we have come from afar to sing this song, knowing well, unless we sang it, you would never complete the wings.
a female domestic
From this reading 'The Lady Soft Winds have arrived, your Royal Highness,' she said, 'and Betty, the little Padstow maid, is also here.'
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading 'Bid them sing the Making Song.'
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading 'Good!' piped the tiny man.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading 'Out of gratitude and love we have come from afar to sing this song, knowing well, unless we sang it, you would never complete the wings.
not any; not one
From this reading 'We require no bidding, Prince Fire,' said a little Lady Soft Wind, with gentle dignity, as she and the others alighted on the table.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Out of gratitude and love we have come from afar to sing this song, knowing well, unless we sang it, you would never complete the wings.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'We require no bidding, Prince Fire,' said a little Lady Soft Wind, with gentle dignity, as she and the others alighted on the table.
others
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From this reading 'We require no bidding, Prince Fire,' said a little Lady Soft Wind, with gentle dignity, as she and the others alighted on the table.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading 'Out of gratitude and love we have come from afar to sing this song, knowing well, unless we sang it, you would never complete the wings.
Padstow
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From this reading 'The Lady Soft Winds have arrived, your Royal Highness,' she said, 'and Betty, the little Padstow maid, is also here.'
pipedverbUS /paɪpt/
past form of “pipe” — utter a shrill cry
From this reading 'Good!' piped the tiny man.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading 'We require no bidding, Prince Fire,' said a little Lady Soft Wind, with gentle dignity, as she and the others alighted on the table.
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading 'We require no bidding, Prince Fire,' said a little Lady Soft Wind, with gentle dignity, as she and the others alighted on the table.
RoyaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading 'The Lady Soft Winds have arrived, your Royal Highness,' she said, 'and Betty, the little Padstow maid, is also here.'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'The Lady Soft Winds have arrived, your Royal Highness,' she said, 'and Betty, the little Padstow maid, is also here.'
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading 'Out of gratitude and love we have come from afar to sing this song, knowing well, unless we sang it, you would never complete the wings.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'The Lady Soft Winds have arrived, your Royal Highness,' she said, 'and Betty, the little Padstow maid, is also here.'
deliver by singing
From this reading 'Bid them sing the Making Song.'
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading 'The Lady Soft Winds have arrived, your Royal Highness,' she said, 'and Betty, the little Padstow maid, is also here.'
a short musical composition with words
From this reading 'Bid them sing the Making Song.'
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading 'We require no bidding, Prince Fire,' said a little Lady Soft Wind, with gentle dignity, as she and the others alighted on the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'The Lady Soft Winds have arrived, your Royal Highness,' she said, 'and Betty, the little Padstow maid, is also here.'
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading 'Bid them sing the Making Song.'
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Out of gratitude and love we have come from afar to sing this song, knowing well, unless we sang it, you would never complete the wings.
very small
From this reading 'Good!' piped the tiny man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Out of gratitude and love we have come from afar to sing this song, knowing well, unless we sang it, you would never complete the wings.
except if; if not
From this reading 'Out of gratitude and love we have come from afar to sing this song, knowing well, unless we sang it, you would never complete the wings.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'We require no bidding, Prince Fire,' said a little Lady Soft Wind, with gentle dignity, as she and the others alighted on the table.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading 'Out of gratitude and love we have come from afar to sing this song, knowing well, unless we sang it, you would never complete the wings.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading 'We require no bidding, Prince Fire,' said a little Lady Soft Wind, with gentle dignity, as she and the others alighted on the table.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading 'The Lady Soft Winds have arrived, your Royal Highness,' she said, 'and Betty, the little Padstow maid, is also here.'
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading 'Out of gratitude and love we have come from afar to sing this song, knowing well, unless we sang it, you would never complete the wings.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'We require no bidding, Prince Fire,' said a little Lady Soft Wind, with gentle dignity, as she and the others alighted on the table.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'Out of gratitude and love we have come from afar to sing this song, knowing well, unless we sang it, you would never complete the wings.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Out of gratitude and love we have come from afar to sing this song, knowing well, unless we sang it, you would never complete the wings.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'The Lady Soft Winds have arrived, your Royal Highness,' she said, 'and Betty, the little Padstow maid, is also here.'
