Н. Самуэльян - Лучшие романы Томаса Майна Рида / The Best of Thomas Mayne Reid

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Saint Looey– St. Louis – the largest city in Missouri, located on the bank of the Mississippi River; it used to be the Gateway of the West at the time of the first settlers. The Missouri River joins the Mississippi to the north of St. Louis

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Loozeyanner– Louisiana

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cabriesto – a kind of rope

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the garden of Eden – in the Bible, an earthly paradise where the first people, Adam and Eve, lived

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fracas – noise; noisy quarrel

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Alacran– Alacran tartarus, a kind of poisonous insects

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revanche– compensation, satisfaction ( French )

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cantata penserosa – a short musical work for a choir and a soloist

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hydrophoby – fear of water

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cavallada– a mare (female horse) ( Spanish )

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mise-en-scène– a scene; view ( French )

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jacalés – a hut with walls covered with clay

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faro, monté – the names of card games

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hacienda – an estate and an estate house in Texas, Mexico and South America ( Spanish )

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the Guadalupe mountains – the mountains in western Texas and New Mexico

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the Llano Estacado – a region in the USA on the border of Texas and New Mexico

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Ethiopia – the country in eastern Africa (1,063,652 square km)

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the Mexican war – the war between Mexico and the United States in 1846–1848; after the victory, the USA acquired over 1,300,000 square km of Mexican territory

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Scott’s campaign – a military campaign in the course of Mexican war

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monté-table – here: a table used for gambling ( French )

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Colt – Samuel Colt (1814–1868), American firearms manufacturer who perfected and patented a revolver

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corps-d’armé e– army corps ( French )

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Morisco– Moorish ( Spanish )

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Andalusia – a historic region in the south of Spain (87,590 square km); the capital is Seville; Andalusian culture was greatly influenced by many centuries of Moorish rule

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Teutonic tongue– a Germanic language; Germanic languages belong to the Indo-European family

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peons – workmen hired by the day, who worked in the fields

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vaquero– a shepherd ( Spanish )

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Azteca – the historical land of the Aztec in the northwest of Mexico; in the 15th–16th centuries the Aztec ruled a large empire; their origin is uncertain; after the Spanish conquest the Aztec empire came to an end

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Anahuac – the part of Aztec Mexico (4,000 square km) where Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, was located

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Phidias – the Greek sculptor of the 5th century BC who created the impressive images of the Greek gods; he supervised the construction of Parthenon and initiated a building program in Athens

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Praxiteles – the greatest of the Greek sculptors of the 4th century BC; gentle charm and grace of his works greatly influenced the development of Greek sculpture

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éclaircissement– explanation ( French )

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muslin – a thin cotton fabric; it was first made in Mosul, Iraq

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Geehosofat – Jehoshaphat, king of Judah in the 9th century BC, who tried to centralize the country with the help of religious and legal reforms

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cocina– kitchen ( Spanish )

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chez soi-même– here: alone in her room ( French )

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Xeres – sherry, the wine of Spanish origin; the name comes from Jerez, the province in Andalusia

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Madeira – Portuguese fortified wine from the island of Madeira

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hidalgo – a hereditary member of the gentry in Spain ( Spanish )

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Coahuila – a state in northern Mexico

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éclat– magnificence ( French )

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belle– a beauty

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majoress – wife of a major

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douceur– here: gift ( French )

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Hibernian– Irish

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caballeriza– stable ( Spanish )

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aurora – a morning star, the symbol of dawn; the Roman goddess of dawn

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valet de tout – a manservant who looks after his master’s clothes, weapon, etc.

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paraphernalia – numerous objects used for a certain activity or event

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impedimenta– provisions, stores

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Lucullus – Lucius Licinius Lucullus (117–56 BC), a Roman general; he is remembered for his extravagant and luxurious life and great feasts

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manada– a herd (Spanish)

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vidette– an observer ( Spanish )

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Hola!– Hello! ( Spanish )

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machete – a large heavy knife used both as a tool and weapon ( Spanish )

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tapis vert – a green carpet ( French )

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caracara – a large bird of a falcon group ( Spanish )

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yegua pinta – here: a spotted mare ( Spanish )

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en paz– at peace ( Spanish )

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braverie– bravery ( French )

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sang froid– composure, coolness ( French )

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Hartford – the capital of Connecticut, located in the north-central part of the state, a major industrial and commercial centre, founded in 1635

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corral – a trap for catching wild animals, or an enclosure for cattle and horses

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embonpoint– plumpness, stoutness ( French )

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the Emerald Isle – Ireland ( poet .)

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stampede – a sudden rash of frightened animals or people

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palthogue – here: an amusing speech

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mésalliance – unequal marriage

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presidio– a fortress ( Spanish )

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General Zachariah Taylor(1786–1850) – the American general who took part in the Mexican War of 1846–1848; later he became the US president

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Lethean – related to Lethe – in Greek mythology, the river in Hades that gives forgetfulness of the past

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asterisks – marks used to call attention

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bivouac – a temporary camp, usually military

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a Joseph – a chaste man; from Joseph, a biblical figure of the Old Testament

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sotto voce – in a low voice ( Italian )

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with his arms akimbo – with hands on the hips and elbows outwards