King Charles was responding to a request from Czarina Catherine the Great to provide vocabularies of all the languages spoken in his realms, in order to develop a monumental dictionary of all the languages of the world. The dictionary was in fact published, but the compilers published it in alphabetical order, making it nearly impossible to consult.
King Charles responded to Czarina Catherine the Great's request by providing vocabularies of all languages spoken in his realms, aiming to create a comprehensive dictionary of world languages. The dictionary was published but arranged alphabetically, making it difficult to consult.