“A Christmas Carol” Vocabulary, Act I, Scenes 1 and 2
Implored (v) p.599
Morose (adj) p. 599
Misanthrope (n) p.599
Solemnized (v) p.601
Comforter (n) p.602
Liberality (n) p.605
Destitute (adj) p.606
Resolute (adj)
Humbug (n)
Portly (adj)
Additional Victorian terms to understand:
Bedlam (n) a hospital in London for the mentally ill
The Treadmill (n) a kind of mill wheel turned by the weight of persons treading steps.
This device was used to punish prisoners in jails.
The Poor Law (n) a British law, revised in 1834, which made the workhouses in which
the poor sometimes lived very harsh.
“A Christmas Carol” Vocabulary, Act I, Scenes 1 and 2
Implored (v) p.599
Morose (adj) p. 599
Misanthrope (n) p.599
Solemnized (v) p.601
Comforter (n) p.602
Liberality (n) p.605
Destitute (adj) p.606
Resolute (adj)
Humbug (n)
Portly (adj)
Additional Victorian terms to understand:
Bedlam (n) a hospital in London for the mentally ill
The Treadmill (n) a kind of mill wheel turned by the weight of persons treading steps.
This device was used to punish prisoners in jails.
The Poor Law (n) a British law, revised in 1834, which made the workhouses in which
the poor sometimes lived very harsh.
“A Christmas Carol” Vocabulary, Act I, Scenes 1 and 2
Implored (v) p.599
Morose (adj) p. 599
Misanthrope (n) p.599
Solemnized (v) p.601
Comforter (n) p.602
Liberality (n) p.605
Destitute (adj) p.606
Resolute (adj)
Humbug (n)
Portly (adj)
Additional Victorian terms to understand:
Bedlam (n) a hospital in London for the mentally ill
The Treadmill (n) a kind of mill wheel turned by the weight of persons treading steps.
This device was used to punish prisoners in jails.
The Poor Law (n) a British law, revised in 1834, which made the workhouses in which
the poor sometimes lived very harsh.