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СКАЧАТЬ smth. seen in a vision

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      larvae – insects in the first stage of their life cycle

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      Liverpool – a city and port in the historic county of Lancashire in northwestern England

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      Melbourne – an important city and port on the southeastern coast of Australia

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      Walworth – a historic village in Southwark, an inner borough of London; a borough is an incorporated town or district with special privileges.

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      mesmeric – hypnotic

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      rapport = relationship

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      en rapport = in close relationship

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      Paracelsus (1493–15410) – a Swiss doctor and alchemist who was the first to widely use the achievements of chemistry for treating patients

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      eidolon – a ghost or phantom (Greek)

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      Bacon – Francis Bacon (1561–1626), a famous English philosopher, statesman, essayist and speaker

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      Plato (428 BC–348 BC) – an ancient Greek philosopher, founder of the Academy; he was the pupil of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle.

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      the Almighty = God

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      crotchet – a strange and unreasonable idea

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      hobgoblins – in English and Scottish folklore, small malicious fairies which inhabit houses, mislead travelers, frighten people, spoil things, etc.

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      pentacle – a magic geometrical figure

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      vellum – parchment

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      anathema – a formal declaration of the Church condemning smb. or smth.; a curse

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      Somersetshire – a historic county in the southwest of England

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      Methodist – a member of the Methodist Church which separated from the Church of England in the 18th century and later developed into an autonomous church

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      chaise – a low carriage with two or four wheels

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      Cambridgeshire – a historic county in eastern England

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      brogue – a local way of speaking English; a dialect

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      was dead against smth. = was strongly against smth.

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      Providence – God or some power that intervenes in human lives and affairs of the world

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      the Eesraelites – the Israelites, people of Jewish origin, members of the twelve tribes of Israel; in the 10th century BC, ten tribes established the Kingdom of Israel, and two tribes the Kingdom of Judah

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      the West-end – the fashionable part of London known for its palaces, mansions, parks and shops

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      laudanum – a sedative made from opium

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      delusion – a false opinion that may be a symptom of madness

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      Metz – a city in northeastern France; it was founded by a Gallic tribe and later fortified by the Romans

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      the River Moselle – a river in northeastern France and western Germany, a tributary of the Rhine River

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      Moselle wine – famous wine produced in Germany from the vineyards on the banks of the Moselle River

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      lunatic asylum – a mental hospital for the care and treatment of mental patients

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      delirium – mental excitement during illness (usually fever) accompanied by senseless, incoherent speech

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      pâté = paste

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      demon – a wicked or cruel spirit or supernatural creature

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      Bombay – СКАЧАТЬ