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suppliants

/ˈsʌpliənts/ /ˈsʌpliəns/

Meanings
noun
One who pleads or requests earnestly.

Examples :

"The king received the suppliants who knelt before him, begging for forgiveness and assistance. "
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Illustration earnestly

earnestly adverb

/ˈɜːnɪstli/ /ˈɝnɪstli/

In an earnest manner; being very sincere; putting forth genuine effort.

"The student earnestly studied for the exam, putting in genuine effort to succeed. "

Illustration who

who noun

/huː/

A person under discussion; a question of which person.

"The teacher asked, "Who will present the project next week?" "

Illustration knelt

knelt verb

/nɛlt/

To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.

"The gardener knelt in the dirt to plant the flowers. "

Illustration begging

begging noun

/ˈbɛɡɪŋ/

The act of one who begs.

"The dog's constant begging at the dinner table was annoying the guests. "

Illustration forgiveness

forgiveness noun

/fəˈɡɪvnəs/ /fɚˈɡɪvnəs/

The action of forgiving.

"My brother's forgiveness for my mistake made things easier between us. "

Illustration assistance

assistance noun

/əˈsɪs.təns/

Aid; help; the act or result of assisting.

"The student received assistance from the teacher with her math homework. "

Illustration received

received verb

/ɹɪˈsiːvd/

To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something.

"She received many presents for her birthday."

Illustration one

one noun

/wan/ /wɒn/ /wʌn/

The digit or figure 1.

"My son's math test had only one correct answer for the last problem. "

Illustration requests

requests noun

/rɪˈkwɛsts/ /rɪˈkwɛs/

Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).

"With possessive: "My son's requests at the toy store are often ignored." Without possessive: "The librarian politely declined all requests on her for help with the computer because she was busy." "

Illustration king

king noun

/kɪŋ/ /kiŋ/

A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it's an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation.

"Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 to 1547."

Illustration pleads

pleads verb

/pliːdz/

To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.

"The defendant has decided to plead not guilty."

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before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

At an earlier time.

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "