75 лучших рассказов / 75 Best Short Stories

Примечания

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bungalows – a bungalow is a small one-storied house with a veranda

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Norfolk – a historic county on the North Sea coast in eastern England

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Norwich – a city in Norfolk; the first settlement was founded in Saxon times; in the 12th century, in the times of the Danes, and later, after the Norman Conquest, Norwich became an important market centre.

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Brownie – in English and Scottish folklore, a small fairy, a mythical being that inhabited houses and barns

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talisman – an object acting as a charm to bring good fortune and avert evil

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chariot – an open vehicle of ancient times with two or four wheels; it originated in about 3000 BC in Mesopotamia.

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calico – a cotton fabric with simple design, first made in Calicut, India, in the 11th century

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castanet – a musical instrument of a clapper type consisting of two pieces hinged by a cord, usually held in the hand and used by dancers in Spain and some parts of Italy

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elfish – in Germanic folklore, an elf is a spirit in a tiny human form; it usually causes disease and brings mischief.

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s’prise = surprise

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Lord Mayor – the title given to the mayor of London or some other large city

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Ohio – the US state in the Midwest (106 125 sq. km), joined the USA after the American Revolutionary War in 1783

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Indiana – the US state in the Midwest (93 491 sq. km), joined the USA after the American Revolutionary War

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Sandusky – a city on Lake Erie in northern Ohio, founded by the British in 1745

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Lake Erie – one of the five Great Lakes on the USA-Canadian border

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Wapping – an area in eastern London

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the old Globe Theatre – a theatre built in 1599 on the south bank of the Thames and famous for the performance of the greatest Shakespeare’s plays; it remained in use until 1644.

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Covent Garden – 1) London’s wholesale flower, fruit and vegetable market in central London at the time when the story was written; 2) the Royal Opera House which is near the place where the market used to be.

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the Strand – the street in central London linking the West End and the City of London

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Waterloo Station – a main line railway station in London

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hors de combat – disabled due to the wound or injury

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K. C.  – King’s Counsel

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Kingsway – a street in central London where companies’ offices are located

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the Aldwych Theatre – a theatre on the corner of Drury Lane in the West End, built in 1905

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Lancashire – a county in northwestern England

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Bakkan – a province and city in Vietnam

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M. P.  – Member of Parliament

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Chancery Lane – a street in central London where lawyers’ offices are located

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the Law Courts – the main building of the House of Justice where all important judicial decisions are adopted

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New Oxford Street – a street in central London, the shopping centre of the city

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Lincoln’s Inn Fields – a street in central London

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inamorata = sweetheart, beloved ( Italian )

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Knightsbridge – an area in west-central London with expensive jewellers’ and antique shops

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sine qua non – necessary conditions ( Latin )

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St. George and his Dragon – a Christian martyr of the 3d century and the patron saint of England; St. George saved a Libyan king’s daughter from the dragon and killed the monster in return for the promise that the people of Libya would be baptized.

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cromlechs – in prehistoric architecture, a cromlech is an acircle of stones enclosed by a broad rampant

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Cornwall – a historic county on the Atlantic coast in southwestern England

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St. Yves – a coastal town in Cornwall

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Wesleyanism – the Wesleyan church, one of the Protestant churches, founded by John Wesley (1703–1791), a clergyman and church reformer; the members of the Wesleyan church promise to live a sinless life.

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Sarah – a biblical figure, in the Old Testament, the wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac

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Abraham – in the Old Testament, the first of the Hebrew patriarchs, revered in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

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Hagar – in the Old Testament, Sarah’s maid and Abraham’s mistress, the mother of his illegitimate son, Ishmael

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Britannia metal – the alloy composed of tin, antimony and copper, used for making household utensils

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Penzance – a town in Cornwall where the English Channel joins the Atlantic Ocean

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escutcheon – a metal plate placed on a wooden article either to decorate it or to protect the wood

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chartreuse – the liqueur made from more than 130 different plants by the monks of La Grande Chartreuse in France

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Derby – one of the most famous English horse races, an annual event since 1730; the Derby is run on the first Saturday of June.

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cheroot – a thin cigar open at both ends

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