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of the wind over the strings; in Greek mythology, Aeolus is the god of the winds.

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delirium – mental state marked by confused thinking, hallucinations, etc. as a result of the intoxication of the brain caused by fever or some other physical disorder.

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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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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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pullman – a sleeping car used on railroads, invented by George Pullman (1831–1897), an American industrialist and inventor.

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San Antonio – a city in south-central Texas, founded in 1718 by Spanish explorers and named for St. Anthony of Padua.

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cashmere – a fine woolen fabric first made in Kashmir, India.

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the Rio Grande – a river in Texas, US, and Mexico, one of the longest rivers in North America; it flows to the Gulf of Mexico.

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mesquite – a deep rooted shrub or small tree in South America and in the southwest of the USA.

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maroon-colored – brownish-red.

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Apache – North American Indians who used to live in what is now southeastern Arizona and Colorado, southwestern New Mexico and western Texas.

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scalp-music – war music.

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Atchison, Topeka and Santana Fé Railroad – one of the largest railway companies in the United States, founded in 1859.

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Prometheus – in Greek religion, the god of fire and one of the Titans; the legend said that Zeus nailed him to the rock and sent an eagle to eat his liver as punishment for stealing fire and giving it to people.

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Tantalus – in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus; he was punished for his crimes against gods – in the underworld he stood in water but couldn’t drink, fruits hung above his head but he couldn’t eat them.

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Ixion – in Greek mythology, Zeus, to punish Ixion for murdering his father-in-law, bound him on a wheel which rolled without stopping.

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Hermes – in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus, and the god of cattle and sheep; he was also a dream god and the messenger of the gods.

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babel – a noisy and confused company.

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lorgnette – a pair of eye-glasses on a long handle.

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Harvard – the USA oldest higher educational institution, founded in 1636.

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Princeton – the fourth oldest university in the USA, founded in New Jersey in 1746.

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Yale – a private university in New Heaven, the third oldest in the US, founded in 1701.

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Williams – Roger Williams University in Nashville, Tennessee, US.

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Cornell – a university in Ithaca, a city in south-central New York state, founded in 1862.

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New Haven – a city in south-central Connecticut, founded in 1638.