House of Mirth (Barnes & Noble Classics - Edith Wharton [201]
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The reference is to the Bible, Matthew 5:8 (KJV). †North American duck, named for the color of its feathers.
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The heroic son of Zeus and Danaë in Greek mythology slew the gorgon Medusa and later rescued Andromeda from a sea monster.
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The Grand Trianon, also known as the Marble Trianon, is a small seventeenth-century palace on the grounds of the huge royal palace of the French kings at Versailles. †Elaborate style of classical Greek architecture.
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Social worker on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, once home to many poor Jewish and Italian immigrants.
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Aix-les-Bains, fashionable mountain spa in the Savoy region of France. †Copper cooking pans.
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Fashionable resort in South Carolina.
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In the wake of the Spanish-American War in 1898, Cuba was an American protectorate until 1902.
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High-quality carpet from a town in southwestern England.
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The capital of Monaco, on the French Riviera, has long been famous for its casinos.
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An expensive restaurant in the Casino at Monte Carlo.
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The port and commercial quarter in Monte Carlo.
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Cheap restaurant (French).
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Light, four-wheeled, two-seated open carriages.
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Fashionable hotel section of Nice.
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First cultivated by the English botanist Sir Joseph Banks (1744-1820).
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The French Symbolist poet Paul Verlaine (1844-1896) wrote some of the finest and most musical lyrics in the language.
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Large traveling bags.
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Festival on the water with rockets and illuminated boats.
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Seafront promenade in Nice named for English visitors (des Anglais), with fine views of the Mediterranean on one side and of luxurious hotels on the other.
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Dorset jokes that his stomach troubles should be the basis of a lawsuit.
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French card game with a banker and two or more players who bet against him.
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Greek pastoral poet (active c.310-250 B.C.), author of the Idylls.
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That is, Her grace; the proper form of address for a duchess.
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Sleeping compartment on a train (French).
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Final outcome or resolution of a plot (French).
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André-Charles Buhl, also known as Boulle or Boule (1642-1732), noted French cabinetmaker who often decorated furniture with inlays of metals and pearls.
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The reference is to the courts of English kings Charles I and Charles II, who reigned before and after the Puritan Commonwealth.
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French desserts: Coupe Jacques consists of fruit soaked in liqueurs and served on strawberry or lemon ice; Peches à la Melba are cooked peaches served with vanilla ice cream and raspberry sauce and are named after the Australian soprano Nellie Melba (1861-1931).
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In the long run (French).
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Town on the north shore of Long Island.
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Amusement park, with a long boardwalk, in Brooklyn, New York.
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Summer resort on the coast of Maine.
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Resort in upstate New York.
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Private railway car.
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The reference is to the Bible, Job 42:6, “Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes” (KJV).
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A light carriage, whose driver sits outside and in front.
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Shops selling food and handicrafts to provide income for gentlewomen facing poverty.
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Fat, witty, hard-drinking character in Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Parts I and II, and The Merry Wives of Windsor.
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Roman goddess of love, who sprang from the sea; she is depicted on a seashell in the painting The Birth of Venus, by Sandro Botticelli.
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the reference is to Dante’s Divine Comedy (early fourteenth century), in which he describes how righteous classical poets who died before the coming of Christ live in a region between heaven and hell.
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Prestigious theater boxes for the opening night of operas and plays.
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Fancy dishes for candy (French).
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Plumes of feathers worn as head ornaments.
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In French, haine means “hatred.” †French clothing designer.
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Orange-flavored drink.
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Smallest and cheapest room in a boarding house.
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“Elevated” refers to the trains