75 лучших рассказов / 75 Best Short Stories. Коллектив авторов

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tetradrachm – an ancient Greek coin used for trade with the Scythians and the Celts

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Offa – the king of Mercia (757–796), one of the most powerful kings of Anglo-Saxon England

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Mercia – one of the most powerful kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England in the 7th–9th centuries

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Richmond – an outer borough (an incorporate town or district with special privileges) of London, along the River Thames

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Padua – a city in northern Italy, west of Venice, first mentioned in 302 BC

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Euclideas – here: one of ancient Greek coins

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Kentuckian – a resident of Kentucky, the US state in the south (102 694 sq. km)

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a Sandwich Islander – a resident of the Sandwich Islands, the second name of the Hawaiian Islands, a group of the volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean; the first European who visited the islands in 1778 was Captain James Cook (1728–1779).

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Pompadour – Marquise de Pompadour (1721–1764), the mistress of Louis XV, king of France; she was a well-educated woman and a patron of art and literature.

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Olympus – a mount in Greece (2,917 m); in Greek mythology, the place where gods lived.

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the Lost Atlantis – a legendary island in the Atlantic Ocean, described by antique authors as a highly developed and powerful civilization

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Florence – a city in central Italy, founded in the 1st century BC and notable for its works of art

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the Commandments – in the Bible, the list of religious principles revealed to Moses, a Hebrew prophet of the 14th—13th centuries BC, on Mount Sinai

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the Mosaic Law – the religious principles of Judaism revealed to Moses, a Hebrew prophet of the 14th—13th centuries BC

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the Legion of Hono(u)r – the National Order of the Legion of Honour, a military and civil order of the French Republic, created by Napoleon in 1802

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damask – a silk, fine, patterned fabric, originally produced in Damascus, Syria

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catechism – a religious instruction in the form of questions and answers

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portière – heavy curtains hung in a doorway

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Marseilles – a city and port in southern France on the Mediterranean Sea, founded 2,500 years ago

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Desdemona – a fictional character in Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘Othello’ (1603)

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Belgravia – an area in the borough of Westminster in London, east of Chelsea and south of Hyde Park

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Popish 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 (French)

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Seigneur – Lord, God (French)

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Tan’tante – from tante = aunt (French)

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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. (French)

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la guerre = war (French)

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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 (French)

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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 (French)

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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 (French)

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Mais si! = Oh, yes, yes! (French)

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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 (French)

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espousal – marriage, engagement (archaic)

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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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