past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading He had made himself master of Ingria and Livonia, but was ready, if necessary, to restore the latter province if he might be allowed to retain the Neva with its two forts of Schlüsselburg and Slotburg.
ambassadorsnounUS /æmˈbæsədərz/
plural of “ambassador” — a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
From this reading Then Peter sent ambassadors to the court of St. James in London, to petition for the mediation of Queen Anne.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now the Tsar of Russia, well satisfied with the success of his arms, was for making peace with the King of Sweden.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Then Peter sent ambassadors to the court of St. James in London, to petition for the mediation of Queen Anne.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading And now the Tsar of Russia, well satisfied with the success of his arms, was for making peace with the King of Sweden.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had made himself master of Ingria and Livonia, but was ready, if necessary, to restore the latter province if he might be allowed to retain the Neva with its two forts of Schlüsselburg and Slotburg.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had made himself master of Ingria and Livonia, but was ready, if necessary, to restore the latter province if he might be allowed to retain the Neva with its two forts of Schlüsselburg and Slotburg.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading But Charles XII. would not hear of peace.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading He would have the Neva forts, he declared, if it should cost him his last soldier to regain them.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Then Peter sent ambassadors to the court of St. James in London, to petition for the mediation of Queen Anne.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading He would have the Neva forts, he declared, if it should cost him his last soldier to regain them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And now the Tsar of Russia, well satisfied with the success of his arms, was for making peace with the King of Sweden.
fortsnounUS /fɔːrts/
plural of “fort” — a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading He had made himself master of Ingria and Livonia, but was ready, if necessary, to restore the latter province if he might be allowed to retain the Neva with its two forts of Schlüsselburg and Slotburg.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had made himself master of Ingria and Livonia, but was ready, if necessary, to restore the latter province if he might be allowed to retain the Neva with its two forts of Schlüsselburg and Slotburg.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would have the Neva forts, he declared, if it should cost him his last soldier to regain them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had made himself master of Ingria and Livonia, but was ready, if necessary, to restore the latter province if he might be allowed to retain the Neva with its two forts of Schlüsselburg and Slotburg.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading But Charles XII. would not hear of peace.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He would have the Neva forts, he declared, if it should cost him his last soldier to regain them.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had made himself master of Ingria and Livonia, but was ready, if necessary, to restore the latter province if he might be allowed to retain the Neva with its two forts of Schlüsselburg and Slotburg.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And now the Tsar of Russia, well satisfied with the success of his arms, was for making peace with the King of Sweden.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He had made himself master of Ingria and Livonia, but was ready, if necessary, to restore the latter province if he might be allowed to retain the Neva with its two forts of Schlüsselburg and Slotburg.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then Peter sent ambassadors to the court of St. James in London, to petition for the mediation of Queen Anne.
Ingria
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From this reading He had made himself master of Ingria and Livonia, but was ready, if necessary, to restore the latter province if he might be allowed to retain the Neva with its two forts of Schlüsselburg and Slotburg.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He would have the Neva forts, he declared, if it should cost him his last soldier to regain them.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He had made himself master of Ingria and Livonia, but was ready, if necessary, to restore the latter province if he might be allowed to retain the Neva with its two forts of Schlüsselburg and Slotburg.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading Then Peter sent ambassadors to the court of St. James in London, to petition for the mediation of Queen Anne.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading And now the Tsar of Russia, well satisfied with the success of his arms, was for making peace with the King of Sweden.
immediately past
From this reading He would have the Neva forts, he declared, if it should cost him his last soldier to regain them.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading He had made himself master of Ingria and Livonia, but was ready, if necessary, to restore the latter province if he might be allowed to retain the Neva with its two forts of Schlüsselburg and Slotburg.
LivonianounUS /lɪˈvoʊnjə/
a region on the Baltic that is divided between northern Estonia and southern Latvia
From this reading He had made himself master of Ingria and Livonia, but was ready, if necessary, to restore the latter province if he might be allowed to retain the Neva with its two forts of Schlüsselburg and Slotburg.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Then Peter sent ambassadors to the court of St. James in London, to petition for the mediation of Queen Anne.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had made himself master of Ingria and Livonia, but was ready, if necessary, to restore the latter province if he might be allowed to retain the Neva with its two forts of Schlüsselburg and Slotburg.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading And now the Tsar of Russia, well satisfied with the success of his arms, was for making peace with the King of Sweden.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading He had made himself master of Ingria and Livonia, but was ready, if necessary, to restore the latter province if he might be allowed to retain the Neva with its two forts of Schlüsselburg and Slotburg.
mediationnounUS /ˌmiːdiˈeɪʃən/
a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party
From this reading Then Peter sent ambassadors to the court of St. James in London, to petition for the mediation of Queen Anne.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He had made himself master of Ingria and Livonia, but was ready, if necessary, to restore the latter province if he might be allowed to retain the Neva with its two forts of Schlüsselburg and Slotburg.
absolutely essential
From this reading He had made himself master of Ingria and Livonia, but was ready, if necessary, to restore the latter province if he might be allowed to retain the Neva with its two forts of Schlüsselburg and Slotburg.
NevanounUS /ˈneɪvə/
a river in northwestern Russia flowing generally west into the Gulf of Finland
From this reading He had made himself master of Ingria and Livonia, but was ready, if necessary, to restore the latter province if he might be allowed to retain the Neva with its two forts of Schlüsselburg and Slotburg.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Charles XII. would not hear of peace.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now the Tsar of Russia, well satisfied with the success of his arms, was for making peace with the King of Sweden.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And now the Tsar of Russia, well satisfied with the success of his arms, was for making peace with the King of Sweden.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading And now the Tsar of Russia, well satisfied with the success of his arms, was for making peace with the King of Sweden.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Then Peter sent ambassadors to the court of St. James in London, to petition for the mediation of Queen Anne.
petitionnounUS /pəˈtɪʃən/
a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
From this reading Then Peter sent ambassadors to the court of St. James in London, to petition for the mediation of Queen Anne.
provincenounUS /ˈprɑːvəns/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading He had made himself master of Ingria and Livonia, but was ready, if necessary, to restore the latter province if he might be allowed to retain the Neva with its two forts of Schlüsselburg and Slotburg.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Then Peter sent ambassadors to the court of St. James in London, to petition for the mediation of Queen Anne.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading He had made himself master of Ingria and Livonia, but was ready, if necessary, to restore the latter province if he might be allowed to retain the Neva with its two forts of Schlüsselburg and Slotburg.
regainverbUS /rɪˈɡeɪn/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading He would have the Neva forts, he declared, if it should cost him his last soldier to regain them.
restoreverbUS /rɪˈstɔːr/
return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading He had made himself master of Ingria and Livonia, but was ready, if necessary, to restore the latter province if he might be allowed to retain the Neva with its two forts of Schlüsselburg and Slotburg.
retainverbUS /rɪˈteɪn/
hold back within
From this reading He had made himself master of Ingria and Livonia, but was ready, if necessary, to restore the latter province if he might be allowed to retain the Neva with its two forts of Schlüsselburg and Slotburg.
RussianounUS /ˈrʌʃə/
a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
From this reading And now the Tsar of Russia, well satisfied with the success of his arms, was for making peace with the King of Sweden.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading And now the Tsar of Russia, well satisfied with the success of his arms, was for making peace with the King of Sweden.
Schlüsselburg
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From this reading He had made himself master of Ingria and Livonia, but was ready, if necessary, to restore the latter province if he might be allowed to retain the Neva with its two forts of Schlüsselburg and Slotburg.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Then Peter sent ambassadors to the court of St. James in London, to petition for the mediation of Queen Anne.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He would have the Neva forts, he declared, if it should cost him his last soldier to regain them.
Slotburg
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From this reading He had made himself master of Ingria and Livonia, but was ready, if necessary, to restore the latter province if he might be allowed to retain the Neva with its two forts of Schlüsselburg and Slotburg.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading He would have the Neva forts, he declared, if it should cost him his last soldier to regain them.
St
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From this reading Then Peter sent ambassadors to the court of St. James in London, to petition for the mediation of Queen Anne.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading And now the Tsar of Russia, well satisfied with the success of his arms, was for making peace with the King of Sweden.
SwedennounUS /ˈswiːdən/
a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula
From this reading And now the Tsar of Russia, well satisfied with the success of his arms, was for making peace with the King of Sweden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now the Tsar of Russia, well satisfied with the success of his arms, was for making peace with the King of Sweden.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He would have the Neva forts, he declared, if it should cost him his last soldier to regain them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Peter sent ambassadors to the court of St. James in London, to petition for the mediation of Queen Anne.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had made himself master of Ingria and Livonia, but was ready, if necessary, to restore the latter province if he might be allowed to retain the Neva with its two forts of Schlüsselburg and Slotburg.
TsarnounUS /zɑːr/
a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
From this reading And now the Tsar of Russia, well satisfied with the success of his arms, was for making peace with the King of Sweden.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He had made himself master of Ingria and Livonia, but was ready, if necessary, to restore the latter province if he might be allowed to retain the Neva with its two forts of Schlüsselburg and Slotburg.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now the Tsar of Russia, well satisfied with the success of his arms, was for making peace with the King of Sweden.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading And now the Tsar of Russia, well satisfied with the success of his arms, was for making peace with the King of Sweden.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And now the Tsar of Russia, well satisfied with the success of his arms, was for making peace with the King of Sweden.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But Charles XII. would not hear of peace.
XIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading But Charles XII. would not hear of peace.
