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a christmas carol

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  1. ironmongery
    the merchandise that is sold in an ironmonger's shop
    I
    might have been inclined, myself, to regard a coffin-nail as
    the deadest piece of ironmongery in the trade.
  2. residuary
    relating to or indicating a remainder
    Scrooge was his sole executor, his
    sole administrator, his sole assign, his sole residuary legatee,
    his sole friend, and sole mourner.
  3. legatee
    someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed
    Scrooge was his sole executor, his
    sole administrator, his sole assign, his sole residuary legatee,
    his sole friend, and sole mourner.
  4. unhallowed
    not hallowed or consecrated
    But the wisdom
    of our ancestors is in the simile; and my unhallowed
    hands shall not disturb it, or the Country’s done for.
  5. mourner
    a person who is feeling grief
    The register of his burial was signed
    by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief
    mourner.
  6. rashly
    in a hasty and foolhardy manner
    If we were not perfectly
    convinced that Hamlet’s Father died before the play began,
    there would be nothing more remarkable in his taking a
    stroll at night, in an easterly wind, upon his own ramparts,
    then there would be in any other middle-aged gentleman
    rashly turning out after dark in a breezy spot — say Saint
    Paul’s Churchyard for instance — literally to astonish his
    son’s weak mind.
  7. rampart
    an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
    If we were not perfectly
    convinced that Hamlet’s Father died before the play began,
    there would be nothing more remarkable in his taking a
    stroll at night, in an easterly wind, upon his own ramparts,
    then there would be in any other middle-aged gentleman
    rashly turning out after dark in a breezy spot — say Saint
    Paul’s Churchyard for instance — literally to astonish his
    son’s weak mind.
  8. ancestor
    someone from whom you are descended
    But the wisdom
    of our ancestors is in the simile; and my unhallowed
    hands shall not disturb it, or the Country’s done for.
  9. instance
    an item of information that is typical of a class or group
    If we were not perfectly
    convinced that Hamlet’s Father died before the play began,
    there would be nothing more remarkable in his taking a
    stroll at night, in an easterly wind, upon his own ramparts,
    then there would be in any other middle-aged gentleman
    rashly turning out after dark in a breezy spot — say Saint
    Paul’s Churchyard for instance — literally to astonish his
    son’s weak mind.
Created on 三月 15, 2011

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