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the Leona – the river in Texas, USA

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serape – a bright, coloured Mexican shawl or plaid

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cicada – a flying insect which produces a shrill sound in hot, dry weather

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nimbus – a light or golden circle round the saint’s head; a rain cloud

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azure – (poet.) bright blue (usually about the sky)

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centaurean – from centaur – in Greek mythology, a strange creature, half man and half horse

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San Antonio de Bejar – the city in south-central Texas; it was founded by the Spanish expedition from Mexico in 1718

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Osnaburgh – a linen cloth of a certain trademark

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Pittsburgh – the city in Pennsylvania on the Monongahela River; the first settlement was founded in 1758

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Kentucky – the state in the south of the United States (104,664 square kilometres); it was admitted as the 15^th state in 1792

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Jehu – the King of Israel (842–815 BC) who was a great chariot driver

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Indianola – the city in central Iowa founded in 1849; there used to be a town of the same name in Texas

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the Gulf of Matagorda – the Bay of Matagorda, an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico in southern Texas

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en route – on the way to/from (French)

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cortège – a procession (French)

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nankin – a kind of rich cloth

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A Leghorn hat is a hat made of straw imported from Livorno, a town in Italy

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A Panama hat is a light hat made of plaited palm leaves; the name comes from Panama, a Spanish-speaking republic in Central America

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entourage – people accompanying a respected or high-ranking person

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carriole – a light, covered carriage drawn by one horse

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a Jersey wagon – a light two-wheeled carriage

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a barouche – a four-wheeled carriage for four passengers and the driver, with two seats facing each other

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the Mississippi – the largest river in North America; it flows south to the Gulf of Mexico. Together with its tributary, the Missouri River, the Mississippi is the longest river in the world

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Louisiana – the US state (123,366 square kilometres) admitted to the union in 1812 as the 18^th member; it borders Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas

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a Creole – in the old French or Spanish states in the south of the USA, a person of pure European or mixed European origin; descendants of the French and Spanish settlers

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penates – home, household; in Roman mythology, Penates were household gods who protected the house

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Erebus – in Greek mythology, Erebus (Darkness) is the offspring of Chaos (the Greek for Abyss)

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gramineae – grass

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algarobias – a kind of wood species

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mezquites – a name of a bush with thorns

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Fort Inge – a settlement built in 1849 on the eastern bank of the Leona River, 135 kilometres south-west of San Antonio

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lazo – lasso – a long rope used for catching horses and cattle

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ranchero – rancher (Spanish)

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calzoneros – trousers (Spanish)

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calzoncillos – men’s underwear (Spanish)

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botas – boots (Spanish)

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Moorish – related to the Moors, a population of medieval Spain and Portugal of Moroccan, Algerian or Berber origin; the Moorish style is typical for architecture and decorative art of medieval Spain

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the Conquistadores – participants of the Spanish conquest of America in the 16^th century

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cavallero – a nobleman; originally: a cavalry man, a military man on horseback

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mustangs – North American wild horses; they descended from Spanish horses brought to America in the 16^th century. Tamed mustangs are known for their speed and strength

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a Jack – a common man, a plebeian

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a tête-à-tête – a private meeting of two persons

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piccaninny – (US) a small child; an African baby

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Lucifer – in Greek and Roman mythology, the Lightbearer – the morning star, symbol of dawn; in Christianity, the name of Satan before his fall

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Tartarus – in Greek mythology, the deepest part of the underworld

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Pluto – in Greek mythology and religion, the son of Cronus, and brother of Zeus; he ruled the underworld, the dark land of the dead

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Proserpine or Persephone – in Greek mythology and religion, the wife of Pluto, king of the underworld

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hullabalooing – making a lot of noise about smth; expressing excitement

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ambuscade = ambush – an unexpected attack from a hidden place

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lorgnette = binoculars, field-glasses (French)

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ghouls – in Arabic folklore, demonic spirits who inhabit cemeteries and deserted places

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ogres – in fairy-tales, giants eating human beings

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Titans – in Greek mythology, the children of Uranius (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth)

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Bacchus – in Greek mythology and religion, the god of vegetation, better known as the god of wine and ecstasy; in Roman mythology this god is known as Dionysus

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musketry – from musket – a firearm of the 16^th–18^th centuries; in the 19^th

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