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      Yorkshire – a large historic county in the north-central part of England

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      the Garden of Eden – in the Old Testament, paradise where the first man and woman lived

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      Adam – in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, the first man cre-ated by God on the sixth day of creation

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      claret – Bordeaux wine; the city of Bordeaux was known for its wine even in the Roman times

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      jugglers – persons who perform tricks to amuse people

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      Reformatory – an institution for reforming young crimi-nals

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      quicksand – liquid sand combined with pools of water at the mouth of large rivers or along the beach

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      cambric – cotton (originally linen) cloth first made in France, used for bands, cuffs, ruffs

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      Hampstead – originally a village, now an inner borough (in-corporated town or district) of London north of Westminster and the City of London

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      plaguy – dangerous, annoying

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      freaks – a freak is somebody or something unusual or ab-normal

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      Christendom – the Christian world; cultural and religious community of Christian countries.

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      boudoir – a woman’s dressing room or a private sitting room

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      Satan – in Christianity and Judaism, the prince of evil forces, the enemy of God

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      misalliance – unequal or unsuitable marriage

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      a good Samaritan – in the Bible, the man who, with love and patience, helped every suffering person

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      philanthropist – a person who helps those in need or in trou-ble

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      ditto = the same thing (the word is used to avoid repetition)

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      griffins – mythological creatures with bodies of lions and heads of eagles

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      cupids – Cupid is a Roman god of love portrayed as a winged child with arrows and a bow

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      cravat – folded linen or lace worn as a necktie

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      salaams – low bows

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      cheroot – a thin cigar with both ends open

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      gig – a light two-wheeled carriage with one horse

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      magistrate – an official, acting as judge in lower courts

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      embargo – a decision that forbids trade, import, export, com-merce, etc.; also means a ban on smth.

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      sal-volatile – solution of smelling salts used as a medicine when a person is unconscious

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      pony-chaise – a low carriage with two or four wheels pulled by a pony

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      holus-bolus – with one hit; at one gulp; at once; in a body, in bulk

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      sovereign – a British gold coin with face value of one pound; the coin is out of use now.

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      Solomon – the greatest king of Israel (10th century BC), son of David; Solomon was famous for his wisdom, military expan-sion and the construction of the temple in Jerusalem.

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      memorandum – a written plan for future

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      hieroglyphics – an ancient system of writing, in which pic-tures and symbols are used for words and sounds

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      gibberish – unintelligible, meaningless sounds

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      conservatory – a glass building for growing plants in cold climate

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      dog-rose – Latin Rosa Canina, a sort of sweetbrier

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