75 лучших рассказов / 75 Best Short Stories. Коллектив авторов
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– the US state in the south (131 334 sq. km); the first Europeans who came there were the Spanish, the first settlement was founded by the French in 1701; after the war of 1763, the territory was ceded to England.
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the Federal army – the army of the federal government in the American Civil War of 1861–1865 with 11 Southern states
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the Southern cause – the southern states seceded from the Union in 1860–1861; the Northern and the Southern states had different economies, different attitude to slavery, trade and the very idea of states’ rights.
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Corinth – a city in northeastern Mississippi; the bloody battle took place to the north of the city during the American Civil War.
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the Yanks – Yankees, a nickname of the citizens of New England states; the word was used by Southerners for Northerners and Federal soldiers during the American Civil War.
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Niagara – Niagara Falls on the Niagara River in northeastern North America, on the USA-Canadian border
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Aeolian harps – Aeolian harp is a musical instrument in which sound is produced by the movement of the wind over the strings; in Greek mythology, Aeolus is the god of the winds.
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delirium – mental state marked by confused thinking, hallucinations, etc. as a result of the intoxication of the bra
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bungalows – a
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Norfolk – a historic county on the North Sea coast in eastern England
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Norwich – a city in Norfolk; the first settlement was founded in Saxon times; in the 12th century, in the times of the Danes, and later, after the Norman Conquest, Norwich became an important market centre.
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Brownie – in English and Scottish folklore, a small fairy, a mythical being that inhabited houses and barns
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talisman – an object acting as a charm to bring good fortune and avert evil
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chariot – an open vehicle of ancient times with two or four wheels; it originated in about 3000 BC in Mesopotamia.
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calico – a cotton fabric with simple design, first made in Calicut, India, in the 11th century
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castanet – a musical instrument of a clapper type consisting of two pieces hinged by a cord, usually held in the hand and used by dancers in Spain and some parts of Italy
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elfish – in Germanic folklore, an elf is a spirit in a tiny human form; it usually causes disease and brings mischief.
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s’prise = surprise
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Lord Mayor – the title given to the mayor of London or some other large city
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Ohio – the US state in the Midwest (106 125 sq. km), joined the USA after the American Revolutionary War in 1783
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Indiana – the US state in the Midwest (93 491 sq. km), joined the USA after the American Revolutionary War
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Sandusky – a city on Lake Erie in northern Ohio, founded by the British in 1745
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Lake Erie – one of the five Great Lakes on the USA-Canadian border
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Wapping – an area in eastern London
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the old Globe Theatre – a theatre built in 1599 on the south bank of the Thames and famous for the performance of the greatest Shakespeare’s plays; it remained in use until 1644.
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Covent Garden – 1) London’s wholesale flower, fruit and vegetable market in central London at the time when the story was written; 2) the Royal Opera House which is near the place where the market used to be.
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the Strand – the street in central London linking the West End and the City of London
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Waterloo Station – a main line railway station in London
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hors de combat – disabled due to the wound or injury
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K. C. – King’s Counsel
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Kingsway – a street in central London where companies’ offices are located
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the Aldwych Theatre – a theatre on the corner of Drury Lane in the West End, built in 1905
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Lancashire – a county in northwestern England
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Bakkan – a province and city in Vietnam
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M. P. – Member of Parliament
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Chancery Lane – a street in central London where lawyers’ offices are located
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the Law Courts – the main building of the House of Justice where all important judicial decisions are adopted
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New Oxford Street – a street in central London, the shopping centre of the city
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Lincoln’s Inn Fields – a street in central London
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inamorata = sweetheart, beloved (
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Knightsbridge – an area in west-central London with expensive jewellers’ and antique shops
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sine qua non – necessary conditions (
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St. George and his Dragon – a Christian martyr of the 3d century and the patron saint of England; St. George saved a Libyan king’s daughter from the dragon and killed the monster in return for the promise that the people of Libya would be baptized.
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cromlechs – in prehistoric architecture, a
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Cornwall – a historic county on the Atlantic coast in southwestern England
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St. Yves – a coastal town in Cornwall
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Wesleyanism – the Wesleyan church, one of the Protestant churches, founded by John Wesley (1703–1791), a clergyman and church reformer; the members of the Wesleyan church promise to live a sinless life.
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Sarah – a biblical figure, in the Old Testament, the wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac
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Abraham – in the Old Testament, the first of the Hebrew patriarchs, revered in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
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Hagar