«Великий Гэтсби» и другие лучшие произведения Ф.С. Фицджеральда

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the Great War – World War I of 1914—1918

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West Egg village – a residential area of Long Island

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Midas – in Greco-Roman legend, a foolish and greedy king of Phrygia who wished everything he touched turn into gold

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Morgan – John Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), a prominent American financier and industrialist

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Maecenas – Gaius Maecenas (70 BC—8 BC), a Roman diplomat, statesman and patron of Virgil and Horace, the most famous ancient Roman poets

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Long Island Sound – the arm of the Atlantic Ocean between the states of New York and Connecticut in the north and Long Island in the south; Long Island is an island in the Atlantic Ocean in the southeast of New York state, parallel to the shore of Connecticut.

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the egg in the Columbus story – the egg crushed flat at one end; here: the unusual shape of the formation of land.

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yards – yard is a unit of length equal to 0.9144 metre

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Hotel de Ville = city hall (French)

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Normandy – a historic region in northern France with its own culture, and a long and rich history

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acres – acre is a unit of land measurement equal to 4.047 square metres

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East Egg – an area of Long Island

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Lake Forest – a city in Lake county in northeastern Illinois, first settled in 1835

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Georgian Colonial (style) – various styles in architecture and decorative arts in 1714–1830, between George I and the death of George IV, kings of Great Britain

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mile – unit of distance equal to 1.

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claret – red Bordeaux wine from the region of the city of Bordeaux, known since Roman times

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Nordics, the Nordic race – Northern European peoples of Scandinavia, Finland and Iceland; a Northern physical type is blond, tall, bony.

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the Cunard or White Star Line – the Cunard White Star Line Ltd., the first regular Atlantic steamship line between England and North America, founded by Sir Samuel Cunard (1787–1865)

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feet – pl. from foot – unit of length equal to 30.