Chapter I

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

(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 Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

an orderly arrangement

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

plural of “century” — a period of 100 years

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

plural of “champ” — someone who has won first place in a competition

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

plural of “cossack” — a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

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From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

coming to maturity

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

the state or fact of existing

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

third-person singular of “exist” — have an existence, be extant

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading GEORGE TOLSTOY.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

Russian writer who introduced realism to Russian literature (1809-1852)

From this reading NICHOLAS GOGOL.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

of or relating to the study of history

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

displaying a lack of consistency

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

the act of beginning something new

From this reading INTRODUCTION.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

a particular point in time

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)

From this reading NICHOLAS GOGOL.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

third-person singular of “oblige” — force somebody to do something

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

on one occasion

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

and nothing more

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

any competition

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

anything indispensable

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

considered individually

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

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 Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

preliminary drawing for later elaboration

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

at some indefinite or unstated time

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

a special situation

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

Russian author remembered for two great novels (1828-1910)

From this reading GEORGE TOLSTOY.

a person who translates written messages from one language to another

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

plural of “triumph” — a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

precisely as stated

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

disposed to warfare or hard-line policies

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

in or at the place that

From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

but in spite of that

From this reading A historical sketch placed before a work of fiction must seem, to many, a very inconsistent thing, and yet the title of the present volume, "COSSACK TALES," obliges the translator to give a short account of this sometime warlike race.

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From this reading Such an account is the more wanted, as not only in England, but in all Europe, the notion exists that the Cossacks were something like a _Deus ex machinâ_, emerging from space at the moment requisite to put a stop to the triumphs if Napoleon I., to drive back to their respective homes the motley array of the twenty nations he brought into Russia, to pitch their tents in the _Champs Élysées_, to put all things right in Paris, and then to vanish once more into space, where, for more than four centuries, Europe had never so much as perceived their existence.