The emperor of the West established his temporary residence at Milan; and the emperor of the East returned to Constantinople, to assume the dominion of fifty provinces, of whose language he was totally ignorant.
The tribes of Scythia, distinguished by the modern appellation of Hords, assume the form of a numerous and increasing family; which, in the course of successive generations, has been propagated from the same original stock.
The priest of the gods should never be seen in theatres or taverns.
For the truth of this prodigy, the Pagan orator appeals to the whole Gallic nation, in whose presence he was then speaking; and seems to hope that the ancient apparitions would now obtain credit from this recent and public event.
As other parts of speech seem sometimes to take the nature of adverbs, so adverbs sometimes, either really or apparently, assume the nature of other parts of speech.
And who surely has not descended from the stars to assume the president's chair of this court," cried Lamotte, with a mocking laugh.
At present it suited the plans of the crafty Fouche to acknowledge him, and to assume the attitude of a protector.
And what if I should tell you that I do not feel myself worthy to assume the whole, undivided inheritance of the Bourbons?
After separating from Sherman in Cincinnati I went on to Washington, as already stated, while he returned to Nashville to assume the duties of his new command.
Sure enough, as indicated by the change of commanders, the enemy was about to assume the offensive.
When General Halleck left to assume the duties of general-in-chief I remained in command of the district of West Tennessee.
Informed of all that was transacted in the Emperor's cabinet to his advantage, Wallenstein possessed sufficient self-command to conceal his inward triumph and to assume the mask of indifference.
At last the brave Piccolomini arrived from the Netherlands, to assume the command of the feeble wreck of the Imperialists.
Wallenstein now began to assume the title of generalissimo of the Emperor by sea and land.
Formed in this school to be a stout champion of the faith, and a prompt instrument of the church, he left Bavaria, after a residence of five years, to assume the government of his hereditary dominions.
This officer was a man of good birth and known worth, and had gone a short while before to assume the command at Basseen.
The minister of the peace-party was dismissed: Alexander ordered his troops to advance into Prussia, and charged Stein himself to assume the government of the Prussian districts occupied by Russian armies.
Determination and stern resolution began to assume the place of anxiety in every eye, as each man silently felt for his arms, and assured himself, that his several weapons were in a state for service.
The naked prairies began to assume the forms of illimitable and dreary wastes and the rushing of the wind sounded like the whisperings of the dead.
Holguin immediately declared for his majesty, and agreed to assume the command.
At this time, Christoval de Tapia, veedor of Hispaniola, arrived at Villa Rica with a commission to assume the government of New Spain, by order of the emperor and under the direction of the bishop of Burgos.
Cortes remained six days at Coatzacualco, where the factor and veedor prevailed on Cortes to give them a commission to assume the government of Mexico in case they should judge that the present deputies failed in their duty.
We struck him about noon, forced him to assume the defensive, and to fortify.
As you did not undertake to assume the management of the affairs of this army, I infer that, on personal inspection, your mind arrived at a different conclusion from that of the Secretary of War.
I used also to go down to the arsenal occasionally to see Lyon, Totten, and other of my army acquaintance, and was glad to see them making preparations to defend their post, if not to assume the offensive.
He ordered me to be ready to assume the offensive in the morning, saying that, as he had observed at Fort Donelson at the crisis of the battle, both sides seemed defeated, and whoever assumed the offensive was sure to win.
In an attempt to state the causes of the great tribal upheaval of 1897, these difficulties are increased by the fact that no European can gauge the motives or assume the points of view of Asiatics.
The result of this bold stroke was, that the enemy during the rest of the fighting invariably evacuated the hills before daylight enabled the troops to assume the offensive.
It was even his own argument, the very reason that had led him to assume the role of Larry the Bat, and had brought him here to the Magpie's to-night!
There was no need to go to old Kronische now, no need to assume the role of Larry the Bat.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "assume the" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
