aid
/eɪd/ noun B1- Help; assistance; succor, relief. · He came to my aid when I was foundering.
- A helper; an assistant.
- Something which helps; a material source of help. · Slimming aids include dietary supplements and appetite suppressants.
- A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.
- The rider's use of hands, legs, voice, etc. to control the horse.
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“Well,” said the marquise, “it seems probable that, by the aid of the Holy Alliance, we shall be rid of Napoleon; and we must trust to the vigilance of M.
The good Captain Leclere is dead, father, and it is probable that, with the aid of M.
Soon afterward he came up to a Shepherd and fawned upon him, wagging his tail as if to say, “I am a suppliant, and seek your aid.” The Shepherd boldly examined the beast, discovered the thorn, and placing his paw upon his lap, pulled it out; thus relieved of his pain, the Lion returned into the forest.
Except the knowledge of blazons, that enables me to decipher them, I am very ignorant of heraldry—I, a count of a fresh creation, fabricated in Tuscany by the aid of a commandery of St.
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