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Chapter XXIII
Months went by and the Emperor appointed no ruler over Switzerland. At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done. "A governor you shall have." said Albrecht. "Go home and await his coming. Whom I send to you, him you must obey in all things."
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Months went by and the Emperor appointed no ruler over Switzerland.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"A governor you shall have." said Albrecht.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Months went by and the Emperor appointed no ruler over Switzerland.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done.
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From this reading "A governor you shall have." said Albrecht.
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From this reading At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Months went by and the Emperor appointed no ruler over Switzerland.
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From this reading At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done.
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From this reading Months went by and the Emperor appointed no ruler over Switzerland.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done.
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From this reading "Go home and await his coming.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done.
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From this reading At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Months went by and the Emperor appointed no ruler over Switzerland.
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From this reading "Go home and await his coming.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done.
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From this reading Months went by and the Emperor appointed no ruler over Switzerland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done.
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From this reading "Go home and await his coming.
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From this reading At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Go home and await his coming.
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From this reading "Go home and await his coming.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Whom I send to you, him you must obey in all things."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Whom I send to you, him you must obey in all things."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Months went by and the Emperor appointed no ruler over Switzerland.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done.
not any; not one
From this reading Months went by and the Emperor appointed no ruler over Switzerland.
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From this reading Whom I send to you, him you must obey in all things."
above and across; more than
From this reading Months went by and the Emperor appointed no ruler over Switzerland.
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From this reading At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Months went by and the Emperor appointed no ruler over Switzerland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A governor you shall have." said Albrecht.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whom I send to you, him you must obey in all things."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "A governor you shall have." said Albrecht.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Months went by and the Emperor appointed no ruler over Switzerland.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Months went by and the Emperor appointed no ruler over Switzerland.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whom I send to you, him you must obey in all things."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last the people, feeling that they must have a governor, sent messengers to the Emperor, begging him to appoint a ruler, as all the Emperors before him had done.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Months went by and the Emperor appointed no ruler over Switzerland.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whom I send to you, him you must obey in all things."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "A governor you shall have." said Albrecht.
