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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 18th 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 16th 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 16th 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 16th–18th centuries; in the 19th century it was replaced by a rifle