Use "tartars" in a sentence

1. Indeed, after ten years, the King cut off the country of the Tartars (China) from the Persian Empire and made his brother Sultan of it

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2. After all the wonderful tales which have been published concerning the splendid state of those countries in ancient times, whoever reads, with any degree of sober judgment, the history of their first discovery and conquest, will evidently discern that, in arts, agriculture, and commerce, their inhabitants were much more ignorant than the Tartars of the Ukraine are at present

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3. against the Tartars and other invaders and

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4. Among simple nations, on the contrary, they frequently do, without any regulations of law ; for among nations of shepherds, such as the Tartars and Arabs, the consumable nature of their property necessarily renders all such regulations impossible

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5. Plano Carpino, a monk sent ambassador from the king of France to one of the sons of the famous Gengis Khan, says, that the Tartars used frequently to ask him, if there was plenty of sheep and oxen in the kingdom of France ? Their inquiry had the same object with that of the Spaniards

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6. Among the Tartars, as among all other nations of shepherds, who are generally ignorant of the use of money, cattle are the instruments of commerce and the measures of value

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7. Among nations of shepherds, a more advanced state of society, such as we find it among the Tartars and Arabs, every man is, in the same manner, a warrior

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8. Among the Tartars, even the women have been frequently known to engage in battle

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9. In point of obedience, they were always much inferior to what is reported of the Tartars and Arabs

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10. As the Highlanders, too, from their stationary life, spend less of their time in the open air, they were always less accustomed to military exercises, and were less expert in the use of their arms than the Tartars and Arabs are said to be

11. The ancient Germans were, like the Scythians or Tartars, a nation of wandering shepherds, who went to war under the same chiefs whom they were accustomed to follow in peace

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12. 'Their militia was exactly of the same kind with that of the Scythians or Tartars, from whom, too, they were probably descended

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13. The frequent conquests of all the civilized countries in Asia by the Tartars, sufficiently demonstrates the natural superiority which the militia of a barbarous has over that of a civilized nation

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14. Such a clergy, when attacked by a set of popular and bold, though perhaps stupid and ignorant enthusiasts, feel themselves as perfectly defenceless as the indolent, effeminate, and full fed nations of the southern parts of Asia, when they were invaded by the active, hardy, and hungry Tartars of the north

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15. The fierce Mongols and the ferocious Tartars drank of Kumiss, or fermented Mare’s Milk, to raise Visions in their Brains; and the Celts perform’d a sacred Wedding betwixt Mare and King to ensure Fertility of Crops and Men

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16. Besides, he almost received a visit from the Tartars

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17. The Tartars were invited to go to Kazan and summon their brethren to declare their independence

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18. They were kindly and conversible with the Circassians, with the Tartars, with Isaiah Fomitch; but for the other prisoners they had nothing but contempt and aversion

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19. The moment he reached the summit, he saw before him a number of Tartars on horseback, about eighty fathoms away

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20. When he saw them, he began to turn back; and the Tartars saw him, and galloped toward him, and on the ride took their guns out of the covers

21. But Kostylín, instead of waiting, galloped at full speed toward the fortress, the moment he saw the Tartars

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22. The Tartars took off the saddle and the trappings

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23. On these rugs sat the Tartars, in their slippers without their outer shoes: there were the swarthy fellow, the red Tartar, and three guests

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24. The Tartars ate the cakes

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25. The Tartars washed their hands, then folded them, knelt down, blew in every direction, and said their prayers

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26. The Tartars talked together; then the interpreter said:

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27. Then the Tartars began to talk a great deal, all at the same time

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28. The Tartars talked awhile and sent the labourer somewhere, and themselves kept looking now at Zhilín and now at the door

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29. They began to talk to each other, and the Tartars kept silence and looked at them

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30. Some of the Tartars got used to him

31. "First I must find out what direction to go in," he thought; "but the Tartars will not tell me anything

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32. At their head was the mullah, and then three old men in turbans, sitting in a row, and behind them other Tartars

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33. Next morning Zhilín saw the red Tartar take a mare out of the village, and three Tartars followed him

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34. The Tartars jerked up the mare's head, and the red-haired man walked over to her, cut her throat, threw her down, and began to flay her,—to rip the skin open with his fists

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35. "Well," said Zhilín, "we are lost, my friend! That dog will collect the Tartars and they will start after us

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36. The Tartars stopped at the very spot where they had left the road

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37. They travelled about three versts, when they were met by Abdul, the prisoners' master, and two more Tartars

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38. Zhilín heard the tramping of horses; somebody rode by, and the Tartars gathered at the mosque; they quarrelled and shouted, and talked about the Russians

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39. He could not make out exactly what it was, but he guessed that the Russians had come close to the village, and that the Tartars were afraid that they might come to the village, and they did not know what to do with the prisoners

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40. He came across two Tartars only, but he heard them from afar, and so hid behind a tree

41. No sooner had he thought so, when, behold, on a mound stood three Tartars, not more than 150 fathoms away

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42. They started toward him, to cut off the Tartars

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43. The Cossacks had far to go, but the Tartars were near

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44. At first Stroganóv sent them against the neighbouring Tartars

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45. Ermák asked the Tartars through his interpreters what kind of people they were, and under whose rule they were living

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46. The Tartars said that they were in the Siberian kingdom, and that their king was Kuchum

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47. Ermák let the Tartars go, but three of the more intelligent he took with him, to show him the road

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48. In one town they captured a large number of Tartars and one old man who was held in respect

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49. They sent an interpreter to the Tartars, to find out what kind of people they were

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50. Ermák gathered his Cossacks, landed on the bank, and began to shoot at the Tartars

51. The moment the Tartars heard the shooting, they began to run

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52. When the Cossacks rushed at them, the Tartars began to shoot their arrows

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53. The Cossacks became enraged, and when they got to the Tartars, they killed all they could lay their hands on

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54. There is only one thing left for us to do, and that is to make straight for the Tartars

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55. In the spring, during high water, the Tartars came running to Ermák, and said:

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56. Ermák made his way over rivers, swamps, brooks, and forests, stole up with his Cossacks, rushed against Mametkul, killed a large number of Tartars, and took Mametkul alive and brought him to Sibír

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57. After that there were only a few unruly Tartars left, and Ermák went that summer against those that had not yet surrendered; and along the Irtýsh and the Ob Ermák conquered so much land that one could not march around it in two months

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58. The following year came the Tsar's army, and the Tartars were pacified

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59. On page 133, the original read: "The Tartars after him

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60. This has been changed to "The Tartars after him

61. All of them—young and old, thin and fat, pale and red, dark and bearded and beardless, Russians, Tartars, and Jews—came out, clattering with their chains and briskly swinging their arms as if prepared to go a long distance, but stopped after having taken ten steps, and obediently took their places behind each other, four abreast

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62. All of them—young, old, slim, stout, pale, and red-faced, dark-haired, moustached, bearded and beardless, Russians, Tartars, Jews—came, clanging their chains and briskly waving their hands as though going on a long journey; but after making about ten steps they stopped and humbly arranged themselves in rows of four

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63. Jilin thought, “Why shouldn’t I go on alone without the soldiers? I have a good horse, and if I come across any Tartars I can easily gallop away

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64. But Kostilin, instead of waiting when he saw the Tartars, set off full gallop in the direction of the fortress, lashing his horse now on one side, now on the other, and the horse’s switching tail was all that could be seen of him in the clouds of dust

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65. He turned his horse in the direction of the convoy, hoping to escape, but six Tartars rushed ahead to cut him off

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66. He wanted to turn in another direction, but his horse could not pull up and dashed on straight towards the Tartars

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67. One of the Tartars approached it and took off the saddle

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68. The Tartars took off the saddle and strappings

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69. The Tartars went out and locked the door

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70. When the Tartars had finished, a woman came in dressed like the girl in trousers and a kerchief on her head

71. The Tartars washed their hands, laid them together, fell on their knees and said their prayers in their own tongue

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72. The Tartars deliberated among themselves; the interpreter said, “Three thousand roubles

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73. At this the Tartars all began talking together

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74. The interpreter conveyed his words, and again the Tartars began to speak all at once

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75. The Tartars conferred together, and sent the servant off somewhere, and when he was gone they stared now at Jilin, now at the door

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76. In the presence of the Tartars he mumbled some words over the mixture, and gave it to the sick man to drink

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77. Some of the Tartars got quite used to him, and when they wanted him would call “Ivan, Ivan!” Others again looked at him askance as at some wild beast

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78. He wanted to escape that very night, for the nights were dark then; the moon had waned, but as luck would have it, the Tartars returned that evening

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79. In front was the Mullah, behind him three old men in turbans, and behind them three other Tartars

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80. When the Tartars had all retired to rest Jilin crawled under the wall and got outside

81. Jilin said to him, “The cuts on your feet will heal up soon enough, but if the Tartars catch us it will be much more serious; they will kill us

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82. It seemed to Jilin that the Tartars had brought him along this path when they captured him and that it was still another seven miles to the fortress, but he had nothing certain to go by, and at night one could easily mistake the way

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83. When they had ridden for about two miles they were met by the master, Abdul, and two other Tartars

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84. He exchanged some words with the strange Tartars, after which Jilin and Kostilin were removed to his horses and he took them back to the village

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85. Jilin heard a stamping of horses; some Tartars seemed to have come and all gathered at the Mosque, shouting and arguing

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86. Jilin could not understand all they said, but he made out that the Russians were near, that the Tartars were afraid of them and did not know what to do with their prisoners

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87. The thought had no sooner crossed his mind than he saw three Tartars standing on a hill, not more than a few yards away

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88. The Cossacks were far off and the Tartars were near, but Jilin made one last effort; lifting the shackles with his hand, he ran towards the Cossacks

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89. The Tartars grew afraid and stopped in hesitation before they reached him

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90. And with his Tartars takes the field,