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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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.
appointverbUS /əˈpɔɪnt/
create and charge with a task or function
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.
subject to appointment
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.
awaitverbUS /əˈweɪt/
look forward to the probable occurrence of
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.
beggingnounUS /ˈbeɡɪŋ/
a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
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.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Go home and await his coming.
having finished or arrived at completion
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 ruler of an empire
From this reading Months went by and the Emperor appointed no ruler over Switzerland.
EmperorsnounUS /ˈempərərz/
plural of “emperor” — the male ruler of an empire
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 experiencing of affective and emotional states
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.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go home and await his coming.
the head of a state government
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.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
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.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
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.
where you live at a particular time
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."
immediately past
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.
messengersnounUS /ˈmesəndʒərz/
plural of “messenger” — a person who carries a message
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.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
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.
be obedient to
From this reading Whom I send to you, him you must obey in all things."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Months went by and the Emperor appointed no ruler over Switzerland.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
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.
rulernounUS /ˈruːlər/
a person who rules or commands
From this reading Months went by and the Emperor appointed no ruler over Switzerland.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "A governor you shall have." said Albrecht.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Whom I send to you, him you must obey in all things."
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
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.
SwitzerlandnounUS /ˈswɪtsərlənd/
a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
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.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
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.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
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.
