Christmas Carol vocabulary

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smaller sections of the play

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acts & scenes

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lacking normal or understandable speech or thought

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incoherent

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money or property brought to a husband by a bride when they marry

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dowry

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a place where poor people were sent to work off their debt

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workhouse

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thin, watery food made by boiling grain in water or milk

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gruel

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a person who is very unpleasant or repulsive

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odious

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an excess of something, especially in terms of quantity

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surplus

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a charitable organization that helps those in need

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charity

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a person who has lost their parents and is cared for by others

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orphan

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a formal agreement or contract between two parties

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covenant