used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading By this time Vera and I were both middle-aged, and as happy a married pair as were to be found in all Russia.
(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 By this time Vera and I were both middle-aged, and as happy a married pair as were to be found in all Russia.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading My place in the realm and in the esteem of the Tsar was high, for I commanded almost more Cossacks in Moscow than Mazeppa could assemble under arms at Batourin.
in addition
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For see him now the great Autocrat, the genius of a powerful nation, whose incarnate spirit he is; the rival of Charles of Sweden, with whom he will throw at Pultowa for an empire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By this time Vera and I were both middle-aged, and as happy a married pair as were to be found in all Russia.
armiesnounUS /ˈɑːrmiz/
plural of “army” — a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading My place in the realm and in the esteem of the Tsar was high, for I commanded almost more Cossacks in Moscow than Mazeppa could assemble under arms at Batourin.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By this time Vera and I were both middle-aged, and as happy a married pair as were to be found in all Russia.
assembleverbUS /əˈsembəl/
create by putting components or members together
From this reading My place in the realm and in the esteem of the Tsar was high, for I commanded almost more Cossacks in Moscow than Mazeppa could assemble under arms at Batourin.
assuredlyadverbUS /əˈʃʊrədli/
without a doubt
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My place in the realm and in the esteem of the Tsar was high, for I commanded almost more Cossacks in Moscow than Mazeppa could assemble under arms at Batourin.
AutocratnounUS /ˈɔːtəkræt/
a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading For see him now the great Autocrat, the genius of a powerful nation, whose incarnate spirit he is; the rival of Charles of Sweden, with whom he will throw at Pultowa for an empire.
Batourin
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From this reading My place in the realm and in the esteem of the Tsar was high, for I commanded almost more Cossacks in Moscow than Mazeppa could assemble under arms at Batourin.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By this time Vera and I were both middle-aged, and as happy a married pair as were to be found in all Russia.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
beernounUS /bɪr/
a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
the two together, not just one
From this reading By this time Vera and I were both middle-aged, and as happy a married pair as were to be found in all Russia.
Boyar
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From this reading The old Boyar Kurbatof was dead long since, and Vera was a rich woman, possessor of three thousand souls, or serfs, and the mother of five children.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time Vera and I were both middle-aged, and as happy a married pair as were to be found in all Russia.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading For see him now the great Autocrat, the genius of a powerful nation, whose incarnate spirit he is; the rival of Charles of Sweden, with whom he will throw at Pultowa for an empire.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The old Boyar Kurbatof was dead long since, and Vera was a rich woman, possessor of three thousand souls, or serfs, and the mother of five children.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading My place in the realm and in the esteem of the Tsar was high, for I commanded almost more Cossacks in Moscow than Mazeppa could assemble under arms at Batourin.
CossacksnounUS /ˈkɑːsæks/
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 My place in the realm and in the esteem of the Tsar was high, for I commanded almost more Cossacks in Moscow than Mazeppa could assemble under arms at Batourin.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading My place in the realm and in the esteem of the Tsar was high, for I commanded almost more Cossacks in Moscow than Mazeppa could assemble under arms at Batourin.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The old Boyar Kurbatof was dead long since, and Vera was a rich woman, possessor of three thousand souls, or serfs, and the mother of five children.
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
empirenounUS /ˈempaɪər/
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading For see him now the great Autocrat, the genius of a powerful nation, whose incarnate spirit he is; the rival of Charles of Sweden, with whom he will throw at Pultowa for an empire.
esteemnounUS /əˈstiːm/
the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
From this reading My place in the realm and in the esteem of the Tsar was high, for I commanded almost more Cossacks in Moscow than Mazeppa could assemble under arms at Batourin.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading The old Boyar Kurbatof was dead long since, and Vera was a rich woman, possessor of three thousand souls, or serfs, and the mother of five children.
fleetsnounUS /fliːts/
plural of “fleet” — group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My place in the realm and in the esteem of the Tsar was high, for I commanded almost more Cossacks in Moscow than Mazeppa could assemble under arms at Batourin.
set up or found
From this reading By this time Vera and I were both middle-aged, and as happy a married pair as were to be found in all Russia.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading For see him now the great Autocrat, the genius of a powerful nation, whose incarnate spirit he is; the rival of Charles of Sweden, with whom he will throw at Pultowa for an empire.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading For see him now the great Autocrat, the genius of a powerful nation, whose incarnate spirit he is; the rival of Charles of Sweden, with whom he will throw at Pultowa for an empire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading By this time Vera and I were both middle-aged, and as happy a married pair as were to be found in all Russia.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading My place in the realm and in the esteem of the Tsar was high, for I commanded almost more Cossacks in Moscow than Mazeppa could assemble under arms at Batourin.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
honey-mead
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From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By this time Vera and I were both middle-aged, and as happy a married pair as were to be found in all Russia.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By this time Vera and I were both middle-aged, and as happy a married pair as were to be found in all Russia.
incarnateverbUS /ˌɪnˈkɑːrnət/
make concrete and real
From this reading For see him now the great Autocrat, the genius of a powerful nation, whose incarnate spirit he is; the rival of Charles of Sweden, with whom he will throw at Pultowa for an empire.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For see him now the great Autocrat, the genius of a powerful nation, whose incarnate spirit he is; the rival of Charles of Sweden, with whom he will throw at Pultowa for an empire.
Kurbatof
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From this reading The old Boyar Kurbatof was dead long since, and Vera was a rich woman, possessor of three thousand souls, or serfs, and the mother of five children.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The old Boyar Kurbatof was dead long since, and Vera was a rich woman, possessor of three thousand souls, or serfs, and the mother of five children.
joined in matrimony
From this reading By this time Vera and I were both middle-aged, and as happy a married pair as were to be found in all Russia.
Mazeppa
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From this reading My place in the realm and in the esteem of the Tsar was high, for I commanded almost more Cossacks in Moscow than Mazeppa could assemble under arms at Batourin.
middle-agedadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdəleɪɡd/
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
From this reading By this time Vera and I were both middle-aged, and as happy a married pair as were to be found in all Russia.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading My place in the realm and in the esteem of the Tsar was high, for I commanded almost more Cossacks in Moscow than Mazeppa could assemble under arms at Batourin.
MoscownounUS /ˈmɑːskoʊ/
a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation
From this reading My place in the realm and in the esteem of the Tsar was high, for I commanded almost more Cossacks in Moscow than Mazeppa could assemble under arms at Batourin.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The old Boyar Kurbatof was dead long since, and Vera was a rich woman, possessor of three thousand souls, or serfs, and the mother of five children.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My place in the realm and in the esteem of the Tsar was high, for I commanded almost more Cossacks in Moscow than Mazeppa could assemble under arms at Batourin.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading For see him now the great Autocrat, the genius of a powerful nation, whose incarnate spirit he is; the rival of Charles of Sweden, with whom he will throw at Pultowa for an empire.
not any; not one
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
not one, and not any
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading For see him now the great Autocrat, the genius of a powerful nation, whose incarnate spirit he is; the rival of Charles of Sweden, with whom he will throw at Pultowa for an empire.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The old Boyar Kurbatof was dead long since, and Vera was a rich woman, possessor of three thousand souls, or serfs, and the mother of five children.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old Boyar Kurbatof was dead long since, and Vera was a rich woman, possessor of three thousand souls, or serfs, and the mother of five children.
on one occasion
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The old Boyar Kurbatof was dead long since, and Vera was a rich woman, possessor of three thousand souls, or serfs, and the mother of five children.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading By this time Vera and I were both middle-aged, and as happy a married pair as were to be found in all Russia.
by chance
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading My place in the realm and in the esteem of the Tsar was high, for I commanded almost more Cossacks in Moscow than Mazeppa could assemble under arms at Batourin.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
possessornounUS /pəˈzesər/
a person who owns something
From this reading The old Boyar Kurbatof was dead long since, and Vera was a rich woman, possessor of three thousand souls, or serfs, and the mother of five children.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading For see him now the great Autocrat, the genius of a powerful nation, whose incarnate spirit he is; the rival of Charles of Sweden, with whom he will throw at Pultowa for an empire.
Preobrajensky
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From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
Pultowa
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From this reading For see him now the great Autocrat, the genius of a powerful nation, whose incarnate spirit he is; the rival of Charles of Sweden, with whom he will throw at Pultowa for an empire.
realmnounUS /relm/
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading My place in the realm and in the esteem of the Tsar was high, for I commanded almost more Cossacks in Moscow than Mazeppa could assemble under arms at Batourin.
recognisedadjectiveUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪzd/
provided with a secure reputation
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
possessing material wealth
From this reading The old Boyar Kurbatof was dead long since, and Vera was a rich woman, possessor of three thousand souls, or serfs, and the mother of five children.
riotingnounUS /ˈraɪətɪŋ/
a state of disorder involving group violence
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
rivalverbUS /ˈraɪvəl/
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading For see him now the great Autocrat, the genius of a powerful nation, whose incarnate spirit he is; the rival of Charles of Sweden, with whom he will throw at Pultowa for an empire.
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 By this time Vera and I were both middle-aged, and as happy a married pair as were to be found in all Russia.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading For see him now the great Autocrat, the genius of a powerful nation, whose incarnate spirit he is; the rival of Charles of Sweden, with whom he will throw at Pultowa for an empire.
serfsnounUS /sɜːrfs/
plural of “serf” — (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
From this reading The old Boyar Kurbatof was dead long since, and Vera was a rich woman, possessor of three thousand souls, or serfs, and the mother of five children.
in a serious manner
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
activities associated with sexual intercourse
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The old Boyar Kurbatof was dead long since, and Vera was a rich woman, possessor of three thousand souls, or serfs, and the mother of five children.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The old Boyar Kurbatof was dead long since, and Vera was a rich woman, possessor of three thousand souls, or serfs, and the mother of five children.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading For see him now the great Autocrat, the genius of a powerful nation, whose incarnate spirit he is; the rival of Charles of Sweden, with whom he will throw at Pultowa for an empire.
stableadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪbəl/
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
striplingnounUS /ˈstrɪplɪŋ/
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
SwedennounUS /ˈswiːdən/
a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula
From this reading For see him now the great Autocrat, the genius of a powerful nation, whose incarnate spirit he is; the rival of Charles of Sweden, with whom he will throw at Pultowa for an empire.
carry out
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading My place in the realm and in the esteem of the Tsar was high, for I commanded almost more Cossacks in Moscow than Mazeppa could assemble under arms at Batourin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old Boyar Kurbatof was dead long since, and Vera was a rich woman, possessor of three thousand souls, or serfs, and the mother of five children.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time Vera and I were both middle-aged, and as happy a married pair as were to be found in all Russia.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading The old Boyar Kurbatof was dead long since, and Vera was a rich woman, possessor of three thousand souls, or serfs, and the mother of five children.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The old Boyar Kurbatof was dead long since, and Vera was a rich woman, possessor of three thousand souls, or serfs, and the mother of five children.
propel through the air
From this reading For see him now the great Autocrat, the genius of a powerful nation, whose incarnate spirit he is; the rival of Charles of Sweden, with whom he will throw at Pultowa for an empire.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By this time Vera and I were both middle-aged, and as happy a married pair as were to be found in all Russia.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By this time Vera and I were both middle-aged, and as happy a married pair as were to be found in all Russia.
toynounUS /tɔɪ/
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
TsarnounUS /zɑːr/
a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
From this reading My place in the realm and in the esteem of the Tsar was high, for I commanded almost more Cossacks in Moscow than Mazeppa could assemble under arms at Batourin.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading My place in the realm and in the esteem of the Tsar was high, for I commanded almost more Cossacks in Moscow than Mazeppa could assemble under arms at Batourin.
Vera
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From this reading By this time Vera and I were both middle-aged, and as happy a married pair as were to be found in all Russia.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old Boyar Kurbatof was dead long since, and Vera was a rich woman, possessor of three thousand souls, or serfs, and the mother of five children.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By this time Vera and I were both middle-aged, and as happy a married pair as were to be found in all Russia.
which person or people
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For see him now the great Autocrat, the genius of a powerful nation, whose incarnate spirit he is; the rival of Charles of Sweden, with whom he will throw at Pultowa for an empire.
belonging to which person
From this reading For see him now the great Autocrat, the genius of a powerful nation, whose incarnate spirit he is; the rival of Charles of Sweden, with whom he will throw at Pultowa for an empire.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading For see him now the great Autocrat, the genius of a powerful nation, whose incarnate spirit he is; the rival of Charles of Sweden, with whom he will throw at Pultowa for an empire.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The old Boyar Kurbatof was dead long since, and Vera was a rich woman, possessor of three thousand souls, or serfs, and the mother of five children.
wontnounUS /woʊnt/
an established custom
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
youthsnounUS /juːðz/
plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading As for the Tsar Peter, none assuredly would have recognised him at this time for the stripling of Preobrajensky--he who had once been wont to take life no more seriously than as a long holiday, to be spent in playing with pleasure armies and toy fleets, in the drinking of much beer and honey-mead, and in rioting with stable youths, and perhaps also with the other sex of that class.
