Christmas Carol Stave 1 vocabulary

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Ironmongery

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Manufacture and sale of iron goods

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Humbug meaning

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dishonest or deceptive

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Holly

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Sharp-leaved plant popular in winter holidays

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Dirge

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A sad noise or song

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Penance

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Voluntary self-punishment

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Benevolence

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Disposition to do good

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Meaning of 'fettered'

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Chained

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Hearse

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Conveyance for moving the departed

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Congenial meaning

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Friendly

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Tacitly

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Implied without being overtly stated