75 лучших рассказов / 75 Best Short Stories. Коллектив авторов
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priest = Catholic priest
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Buckingham Palace – royal residence in London; the famous architect John Nash converted the house built in 1705 for the Duke of Buckingham into a royal residence for king George IV.
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the Exchequer – the government department responsible for receiving and distributing the public revenue, founded in the 12th century; later the Exchequer was joined with the Treasury.
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Gladstone – William Ewart Gladstone (1809–1898), four-time prime minister of Great Britain
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Gladstone – William Ewart Gladstone (1809–1898), four-time prime minister of Great Britain
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synod – in the Christian church, a local assembly of church officials
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Burmah – Burma (now Myanmar), a country in Southeast Asia
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St. Peter – the Apostle, one of Christ’s disciples; when asked thrice, after Jesus Christ’s arrest, if he knew Him, St. Peter said ‘No’.
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rococo – a style in painting, sculpture, architecture and decorative arts, originated in Paris in the early 19th century
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archangel – in the hierarchy of angels, one of the chief angels
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omnibus – a large vehicle designed to carry passengers on a fixed route, a bus
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the Pantheon – the 18th century building in Paris, an example of Neoclassical architecture with columns and a high dome
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La Petite – baby (
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Seigneur – Lord, God (
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Tan’tante –
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palmetto – a sort of small palm trees
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Il ne faut pas faire mal à Pauline. – Don’t do harm to Pauline. (
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la guerre = war (
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Sumter – a county in South Caroline, US
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Louisiana – the US state (123,366 sq. km) admitted to the union in 1812 as the 18th member; it borders Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas.
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Adieu! – Goodbye!
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Venus – the second planet from the Sun; when it is visible, it is the brightest in the sky.
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pied à terre – a place of refuge where a person lives from time to time (
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Texans – residents of Texas, the US state in the south
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corbeille – a basket; here: a set of clothes
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muslin – a thin cotton fabric, first made in Mosul, Iraq
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cochon de lait – a sucking pig; here: a small baby
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Mais si! = Oh, yes, yes!
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peignoir – a loose dressing gown
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bayou – a river armlet with slow movement
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layette – a dowry of a new-born baby
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espousal – marriage, engagement (
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Liverpool – a city and port on the Irish Sea in northeastern England
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the Palais Royal – an area and a famous theatre in Paris
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Frascati’s – a casino in Paris
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sou – a French coin of low value (no longer in use)
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Rouge et Noir – ‘Red and Black’
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the Theory of Chances – a theory used in gambling to predict the outcome of a game, the result of which may be determined by chance, or accident, or miscalculation
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napoleon – an old French gold coin equal to 20 francs
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Sacre mille bombes! – an exclamation of anxiety
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Mille tonnerres! – an exclamation of encouragement
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croupier – a person who gathers money and pays out winnings in a gambling house
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Sacre petit polisson de Napoleon! – Oh, little prankster of Napoleon!
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Austerlitz – the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805, one of the greatest victories of Napoleon over joined Russian-Austrian forces
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Nom d’une pipe! – an exclamation ‘listen’, ‘oh’, ‘there’
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Vive le vine! = Long live the wine!
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grenadier – a soldier trained to hurl grenades, small explosive bombs
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cabriolet – a two-wheeled, one-horse open carriage, first used in France in the 18th century
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Le Maistre – Antoine Le Maistre (1608–1658), a French religious figure and theologian
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‘Voyage autour de ma Chambre’ – ‘A Trip Around My Room’
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Guido Fawkes – Guy Fawkes (1570–1606), an active participant of the famous Gunpowder Plot against James I of England in 1605
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desperado – a bandit, a ruffian
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‘Childe Harold’ – ‘Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage’, a poem by George Gordon Byron (1788–1824), a famous British Romantic poet
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the Inquisition – an institution of the Roman Catholic Church established in the 13th century to combat heresy
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the Harz Mountains – a northern mountain range in Germany
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Westphalia – a historic region in northwestern Germany
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canopy – a hood or cover over a door, bed, fireplace, etc.
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cravat – a piece of linen or lace worn as a tie
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posse comitatus