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conquest of Constantinople by the Turk . In 1453, after a stirring siege, Constantinople fell to the Turks under Mohammed II.
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unknown sea at the west, the Atlantic Ocean.
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Columbus, Christopher （1436? or 1446-1506）, Genoese sea captain who discovered America in 1492.
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Cathay, an old name for China; Cataya, of Tatar origin, from the Khatan or Kitan, who ruled in northern China in the 10th and 11th centuries; an old name said to have been introduced by Marco Polo.
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half the globe, the American half of the globe.
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the race, the human race, the people of Europe, in this particular case.
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to found, to take the first steps or measures in erecting or building up;furnish the materials for beginning; originate.
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delectable, highly pleasing; delightful.
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pellucid, being transparent; clear.
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defilement, pollution, foulness, dirtiness, uncleanliness.
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vouchsafed, bestowed, conceded.
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choke in the throat . Why?
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the bright shores, of America, bright because the immigrants are happy at the thought that they have now arrived in a country where the future is bright with hopes.
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steerage deck, in a passenger vessel the section occupied by passengers paying the smallest fares and receiving admittedly inferior accommodations, now usually on the lower deck in the bows.
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an earthly paradise, a place of bliss on this earth; a place of supreme felicity or delight on this earth.
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the oppressed, the people who have been oppressed in their own home land.
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defraud, cheat.
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tenet, any opinion, dogma, belief, or doctrine, held as true.
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beacon, a signal, especially a signal fire on a pole, building, or other eminence, to notify of the approach of an enemy; hence, enlightenment, inspiration.
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widen, make wider, enlarge, expand.
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fuse, unite or blend, as if melted together.
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guise, external appearance, especially in respect to dress or costume;hence, shape, semblance.
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roundabout, circuitous, indirect; going around in a circle.
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Mr. Jefferson, Thomas （1743-1826）, author of the American Declaration of Independence, third president of the United States of America.
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