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Term | Definition |
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nephew | the son of one's brother or sister |
wealthy | having a lot of money |
frightened | afraid, scared |
gloomy | filled with sadness |
notion | foolish idea |
warehouse | large building typically used to store goods or merchandise |
Scrooge | any stingy, cheap person |
punishment | a penalty or consequence given when one has done something wrong or illegal |
present | occurring at this time or now |
gigantic | huge |
hobbled | walked with a limp |
crutch | a tool used to assist an injure or crippled person in walking |
vanishes | disappears |
crippled | a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs |
funeral | ceremony held for a dead person prior to burial or cremation |
phantom | a ghostly spirit |
gravestone | a stone marking a grave, usually giving the name, date of birth and death, etc... of a person buried there |
generous | giving, unselfish |
rattling | giving out short, sharp sounds |
charity | generous actions or donations to aid the poor or less fortunate |
humbug | having no sense or meaning |
mourn | to feel or express sorrow or grief |
splendid | magnificent, superb |
shivering | shaking or trembling with cold or fear |
assist | give support or help to |