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[a] [christmas] [carol] 

[by] [charles] [dickens] 

[illustrated] [by] [george] [alfred] [williams] 

new [york] [the] [platt] & [peck] [co] . 
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[[] [illustration] [:] ["] [he] [had] [been] [tim] ['s] [blood] [horse] [all] [the] [way] [from] [church] [.] ["] []] 

[introduction] 

the success of the book was immediate . 
1 the 2 success
2 success 3 of
3 of 4 the
4 the 5 book
5 book 6 was
6 was 7 immediate
7 immediate 8 .

thackeray wrote of it : " who can listen to objections regarding such a book as this ? 
1 thackeray 2 wrote
2 wrote 3 of
3 of 4 it
4 it 5 :
5 : 6 "
6 " 7 who
7 who 8 can
8 can 9 listen
9 listen 10 to
10 to 11 objections
11 objections 12 regarding
12 regarding 13 such
13 such 14 a
14 a 15 book
15 book 16 as
16 as 17 this
17 this 18 ?

it seems to me a national benefit , and to every man or woman who reads it , a personal kindness . " 
1 it 2 seems
2 seems 3 to
3 to 4 me
4 me 5 a
5 a 6 national
6 national 7 benefit
7 benefit 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 to
10 to 11 every
11 every 12 man
12 man 13 or
13 or 14 woman
14 woman 15 who
15 who 16 reads
16 reads 17 it
17 it 18 ,
18 , 19 a
19 a 20 personal
20 personal 21 kindness
21 kindness 22 .
22 . 23 "

the five are known to-day as the " [christmas] [books] . " 
1 the 2 five
2 five 3 are
3 are 4 known
4 known 5 to-day
5 to-day 6 as
6 as 7 the
7 the 8 "
8 " 11 .
11 . 12 "

dickens seems to have put his whole self into these glowing little stories . 
1 dickens 2 seems
2 seems 3 to
3 to 4 have
4 have 5 put
5 put 6 his
6 his 7 whole
7 whole 8 self
8 self 9 into
9 into 10 these
10 these 11 glowing
11 glowing 12 little
12 little 13 stories
13 stories 14 .

a new life is brought to [scrooge] when he , " running to his window , opened it and put out his head . 
1 a 2 new
2 new 3 life
3 life 4 is
4 is 5 brought
5 brought 6 to
6 to 8 when
8 when 9 he
9 he 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 running
12 running 13 to
13 to 14 his
14 his 15 window
15 window 16 ,
16 , 17 opened
17 opened 18 it
18 it 19 and
19 and 20 put
20 put 21 out
21 out 22 his
22 his 23 head
23 head 24 .

oh , glorious ! 
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 glorious
3 glorious 4 !

glorious ! " 
1 glorious 2 !
2 ! 3 "

" [the] [cricket] on the [hearth] " strikes a different note . 
1 " 4 on
4 on 5 the
5 the 7 "
7 " 8 strikes
8 strikes 9 a
9 a 10 different
10 different 11 note
11 note 12 .

dickens 's greatest gift was characterization , and no [english] writer , save [shakespeare] , has drawn so many and so varied characters . 
1 dickens 2 's
2 's 3 greatest
3 greatest 4 gift
4 gift 5 was
5 was 6 characterization
6 characterization 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 no
9 no 11 writer
11 writer 12 ,
12 , 13 save
13 save 15 ,
15 , 16 has
16 has 17 drawn
17 drawn 18 so
18 so 19 many
19 many 20 and
20 and 21 so
21 so 22 varied
22 varied 23 characters
23 characters 24 .

it would be as absurd to interpret all of these as caricatures as to deny [dickens] his great and varied powers of creation . 
1 it 2 would
2 would 3 be
3 be 4 as
4 as 5 absurd
5 absurd 6 to
6 to 7 interpret
7 interpret 8 all
8 all 9 of
9 of 10 these
10 these 11 as
11 as 12 caricatures
12 caricatures 13 as
13 as 14 to
14 to 15 deny
15 deny 17 his
17 his 18 great
18 great 19 and
19 and 20 varied
20 varied 21 powers
21 powers 22 of
22 of 23 creation
23 creation 24 .

but there remains a host of characters marked by humour and pathos . 
1 but 2 there
2 there 3 remains
3 remains 4 a
4 a 5 host
5 host 6 of
6 of 7 characters
7 characters 8 marked
8 marked 9 by
9 by 10 humour
10 humour 11 and
11 and 12 pathos
12 pathos 13 .

yet the pictorial presentation [of] [dickens] 's characters has ever tended toward the grotesque . 
1 yet 2 the
2 the 3 pictorial
3 pictorial 4 presentation
4 presentation 7 's
7 's 8 characters
8 characters 9 has
9 has 10 ever
10 ever 11 tended
11 tended 12 toward
12 toward 13 the
13 the 14 grotesque
14 grotesque 15 .

the interpretations in this volume aim to eliminate the grosser phases of the caricature in favour of the more human . 
1 the 2 interpretations
2 interpretations 3 in
3 in 4 this
4 this 5 volume
5 volume 6 aim
6 aim 7 to
7 to 8 eliminate
8 eliminate 9 the
9 the 10 grosser
10 grosser 11 phases
11 phases 12 of
12 of 13 the
13 the 14 caricature
14 caricature 15 in
15 in 16 favour
16 favour 17 of
17 of 18 the
18 the 19 more
19 more 20 human
20 human 21 .

it has been the illustrator 's whole aim to make these people live in some form more fully consistent with their types . 
1 it 2 has
2 has 3 been
3 been 4 the
4 the 5 illustrator
5 illustrator 6 's
6 's 7 whole
7 whole 8 aim
8 aim 9 to
9 to 10 make
10 make 11 these
11 these 12 people
12 people 13 live
13 live 14 in
14 in 15 some
15 some 16 form
16 form 17 more
17 more 18 fully
18 fully 19 consistent
19 consistent 20 with
20 with 21 their
21 their 22 types
22 types 23 .

[george] [alfred] [williams] [.] 

chatham , [n] 
1 chatham 2 ,

[contents] 

[a] [christmas] [carol] 

[stave] [page] 

[illustrations] 

[a] [christmas] [carol] 

" he had been [tim] ['s] blood horse all the way from church . " frontispiece 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 been
4 been 7 blood
7 blood 8 horse
8 horse 9 all
9 all 10 the
10 the 11 way
11 way 12 from
12 from 13 church
13 church 14 .
14 . 15 "
15 " 16 frontispiece

" a [merry] [christmas] , [uncle] [!] 
1 " 2 a
2 a 5 ,

god save you ! " cried a cheerful voice . @number@ 
1 god 2 save
2 save 3 you
3 you 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 cried
6 cried 7 a
7 a 8 cheerful
8 cheerful 9 voice
9 voice 10 .
10 . 11 @number@

" you recollect the way ? " inquired the spirit . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 recollect
3 recollect 4 the
4 the 5 way
5 way 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 inquired
8 inquired 9 the
9 the 10 spirit
10 spirit 11 .

" remember it ! " cried [scrooge] , with fervour ; " [i] could walk it blindfold . " @number@ 
1 " 2 remember
2 remember 3 it
3 it 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 cried
6 cried 8 ,
8 , 9 with
9 with 10 fervour
10 fervour 11 ;
11 ; 12 "
12 " 14 could
14 could 15 walk
15 walk 16 it
16 it 17 blindfold
17 blindfold 18 .
18 . 19 "
19 " 20 @number@

" why [,] [it] 's [ali] [baba] ! " 
1 " 2 why
2 why 5 's
5 's 8 !
8 ! 9 "

scrooge exclaimed in ecstasy . 
1 scrooge 2 exclaimed
2 exclaimed 3 in
3 in 4 ecstasy
4 ecstasy 5 .

" it 's dear old honest [ali] [baba] ! " @number@ 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 dear
4 dear 5 old
5 old 6 honest
6 honest 9 !
9 ! 10 "
10 " 11 @number@

[a] [christmas] [carol] 

[in] [prose] 

[being] [a] [ghost] [story] [of] [christmas] 

[stave] [one] 

[marley's] [ghost] 

marley was dead , to begin with . 
1 marley 2 was
2 was 3 dead
3 dead 4 ,
4 , 5 to
5 to 6 begin
6 begin 7 with
7 with 8 .

there is no doubt whatever about that . 
1 there 2 is
2 is 3 no
3 no 4 doubt
4 doubt 5 whatever
5 whatever 6 about
6 about 7 that
7 that 8 .

the register of his burial was signed by the clergyman , the clerk , the undertaker , and the chief mourner . 
1 the 2 register
2 register 3 of
3 of 4 his
4 his 5 burial
5 burial 6 was
6 was 7 signed
7 signed 8 by
8 by 9 the
9 the 10 clergyman
10 clergyman 11 ,
11 , 12 the
12 the 13 clerk
13 clerk 14 ,
14 , 15 the
15 the 16 undertaker
16 undertaker 17 ,
17 , 18 and
18 and 19 the
19 the 20 chief
20 chief 21 mourner
21 mourner 22 .

scrooge signed it . 
1 scrooge 2 signed
2 signed 3 it
3 it 4 .

and [scrooge] ['s] name was good upon ' [change] [for] anything he chose to put his hand to . 
1 and 4 name
4 name 5 was
5 was 6 good
6 good 7 upon
7 upon 8 '
8 ' 11 anything
11 anything 12 he
12 he 13 chose
13 chose 14 to
14 to 15 put
15 put 16 his
16 his 17 hand
17 hand 18 to
18 to 19 .

old [marley] was as dead as a door-nail . 
1 old 3 was
3 was 4 as
4 as 5 dead
5 dead 6 as
6 as 7 a
7 a 8 door-nail
8 door-nail 9 .

mind ! 
1 mind 2 !

i don't mean to say that [i] know , of my own knowledge , what there is particularly dead about a door-nail . 
1 i 2 don't
2 don't 3 mean
3 mean 4 to
4 to 5 say
5 say 6 that
6 that 8 know
8 know 9 ,
9 , 10 of
10 of 11 my
11 my 12 own
12 own 13 knowledge
13 knowledge 14 ,
14 , 15 what
15 what 16 there
16 there 17 is
17 is 18 particularly
18 particularly 19 dead
19 dead 20 about
20 about 21 a
21 a 22 door-nail
22 door-nail 23 .

i might have been inclined , myself , to regard a coffin-nail as the deadest piece of ironmongery in the trade . 
1 i 2 might
2 might 3 have
3 have 4 been
4 been 5 inclined
5 inclined 6 ,
6 , 7 myself
7 myself 8 ,
8 , 9 to
9 to 10 regard
10 regard 11 a
11 a 12 coffin-nail
12 coffin-nail 13 as
13 as 14 the
14 the 15 deadest
15 deadest 16 piece
16 piece 17 of
17 of 18 ironmongery
18 ironmongery 19 in
19 in 20 the
20 the 21 trade
21 trade 22 .

but the wisdom of our ancestors is in the simile ; and my unhallowed hands shall not disturb it , or the [country] ['s] done [for] . 
1 but 2 the
2 the 3 wisdom
3 wisdom 4 of
4 of 5 our
5 our 6 ancestors
6 ancestors 7 is
7 is 8 in
8 in 9 the
9 the 10 simile
10 simile 11 ;
11 ; 12 and
12 and 13 my
13 my 14 unhallowed
14 unhallowed 15 hands
15 hands 16 shall
16 shall 17 not
17 not 18 disturb
18 disturb 19 it
19 it 20 ,
20 , 21 or
21 or 22 the
22 the 25 done
25 done 27 .

you will , therefore , permit me to repeat , emphatically , that [marley] was as dead as a door-nail . 
1 you 2 will
2 will 3 ,
3 , 4 therefore
4 therefore 5 ,
5 , 6 permit
6 permit 7 me
7 me 8 to
8 to 9 repeat
9 repeat 10 ,
10 , 11 emphatically
11 emphatically 12 ,
12 , 13 that
13 that 15 was
15 was 16 as
16 as 17 dead
17 dead 18 as
18 as 19 a
19 a 20 door-nail
20 door-nail 21 .

scrooge knew he was dead ? 
1 scrooge 2 knew
2 knew 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 dead
5 dead 6 ?

of course he did . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 he
3 he 4 did
4 did 5 .

how could it be otherwise ? 
1 how 2 could
2 could 3 it
3 it 4 be
4 be 5 otherwise
5 otherwise 6 ?

scrooge and he were partners for [i] [don't] know how many years . 
1 scrooge 2 and
2 and 3 he
3 he 4 were
4 were 5 partners
5 partners 6 for
6 for 9 know
9 know 10 how
10 how 11 many
11 many 12 years
12 years 13 .

the mention of [marley] ['s] funeral brings me back to the point [i] started from . 
1 the 2 mention
2 mention 3 of
3 of 6 funeral
6 funeral 7 brings
7 brings 8 me
8 me 9 back
9 back 10 to
10 to 11 the
11 the 12 point
12 point 14 started
14 started 15 from
15 from 16 .

there is no doubt that [marley] was dead . 
1 there 2 is
2 is 3 no
3 no 4 doubt
4 doubt 5 that
5 that 7 was
7 was 8 dead
8 dead 9 .

this must be distinctly understood , or nothing wonderful can come of the story [i] am going to relate . 
1 this 2 must
2 must 3 be
3 be 4 distinctly
4 distinctly 5 understood
5 understood 6 ,
6 , 7 or
7 or 8 nothing
8 nothing 9 wonderful
9 wonderful 10 can
10 can 11 come
11 come 12 of
12 of 13 the
13 the 14 story
14 story 16 am
16 am 17 going
17 going 18 to
18 to 19 relate
19 relate 20 .

scrooge never painted out [old] [marley] ['s] name . 
1 scrooge 2 never
2 never 3 painted
3 painted 4 out
4 out 8 name
8 name 9 .

there it stood , years afterwards , above the warehouse door : scrooge and [marley] . 
1 there 2 it
2 it 3 stood
3 stood 4 ,
4 , 5 years
5 years 6 afterwards
6 afterwards 7 ,
7 , 8 above
8 above 9 the
9 the 10 warehouse
10 warehouse 11 door
11 door 12 :
12 : 13 scrooge
13 scrooge 14 and
14 and 16 .

the firm was known [as] [scrooge] and [marley] . 
1 the 2 firm
2 firm 3 was
3 was 4 known
4 known 7 and
7 and 9 .

sometimes people new to the business called [scrooge] [scrooge] , and sometimes [marley] , but he answered to both names . 
1 sometimes 2 people
2 people 3 new
3 new 4 to
4 to 5 the
5 the 6 business
6 business 7 called
7 called 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 sometimes
12 sometimes 14 ,
14 , 15 but
15 but 16 he
16 he 17 answered
17 answered 18 to
18 to 19 both
19 both 20 names
20 names 21 .

it was all the same to him . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 all
3 all 4 the
4 the 5 same
5 same 6 to
6 to 7 him
7 him 8 .

a frosty rime was on his head , and on his eyebrows , and his wiry chin . 
1 a 2 frosty
2 frosty 3 rime
3 rime 4 was
4 was 5 on
5 on 6 his
6 his 7 head
7 head 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 on
10 on 11 his
11 his 12 eyebrows
12 eyebrows 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 his
15 his 16 wiry
16 wiry 17 chin
17 chin 18 .

external heat and cold had little influence on [scrooge] . 
1 external 2 heat
2 heat 3 and
3 and 4 cold
4 cold 5 had
5 had 6 little
6 little 7 influence
7 influence 8 on
8 on 10 .

no warmth could warm , no wintry weather chill him . 
1 no 2 warmth
2 warmth 3 could
3 could 4 warm
4 warm 5 ,
5 , 6 no
6 no 7 wintry
7 wintry 8 weather
8 weather 9 chill
9 chill 10 him
10 him 11 .

foul weather didn't know where to have him . 
1 foul 2 weather
2 weather 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 know
4 know 5 where
5 where 6 to
6 to 7 have
7 have 8 him
8 him 9 .

the heaviest rain , and snow , and hail , and sleet could boast of the advantage over him in only one respect . 
1 the 2 heaviest
2 heaviest 3 rain
3 rain 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 snow
6 snow 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 hail
9 hail 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 sleet
12 sleet 13 could
13 could 14 boast
14 boast 15 of
15 of 16 the
16 the 17 advantage
17 advantage 18 over
18 over 19 him
19 him 20 in
20 in 21 only
21 only 22 one
22 one 23 respect
23 respect 24 .

they often " came down " handsomely and [scrooge] never did . 
1 they 2 often
2 often 3 "
3 " 4 came
4 came 5 down
5 down 6 "
6 " 7 handsomely
7 handsomely 8 and
8 and 10 never
10 never 11 did
11 did 12 .

nobody ever stopped him in the street to say , with gladsome looks , " my dear [scrooge] , how are you ? 
1 nobody 2 ever
2 ever 3 stopped
3 stopped 4 him
4 him 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 7 street
7 street 8 to
8 to 9 say
9 say 10 ,
10 , 11 with
11 with 12 gladsome
12 gladsome 13 looks
13 looks 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 my
16 my 17 dear
17 dear 19 ,
19 , 20 how
20 how 21 are
21 are 22 you
22 you 23 ?

when will you come to see me ? " 
1 when 2 will
2 will 3 you
3 you 4 come
4 come 5 to
5 to 6 see
6 see 7 me
7 me 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

but what did [scrooge] care ? 
1 but 2 what
2 what 3 did
3 did 5 care
5 care 6 ?

it was the very thing he liked . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 very
4 very 5 thing
5 thing 6 he
6 he 7 liked
7 liked 8 .

once upon a time of all the good days in the year , on [christmas] [eve] old [scrooge] sat busy in his counting-house . 
1 once 2 upon
2 upon 3 a
3 a 4 time
4 time 5 of
5 of 6 all
6 all 7 the
7 the 8 good
8 good 9 days
9 days 10 in
10 in 11 the
11 the 12 year
12 year 13 ,
13 , 14 on
14 on 17 old
17 old 19 sat
19 sat 20 busy
20 busy 21 in
21 in 22 his
22 his 23 counting-house
23 counting-house 24 .

scrooge had a very small fire , but the clerk 's fire was so very much smaller that it looked like one coal . 
1 scrooge 2 had
2 had 3 a
3 a 4 very
4 very 5 small
5 small 6 fire
6 fire 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 the
9 the 10 clerk
10 clerk 11 's
11 's 12 fire
12 fire 13 was
13 was 14 so
14 so 15 very
15 very 16 much
16 much 17 smaller
17 smaller 18 that
18 that 19 it
19 it 20 looked
20 looked 21 like
21 like 22 one
22 one 23 coal
23 coal 24 .

" a merry [christmas] , uncle ! 
1 " 2 a
2 a 3 merry
3 merry 5 ,
5 , 6 uncle
6 uncle 7 !

god save you ! " cried a cheerful voice . 
1 god 2 save
2 save 3 you
3 you 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 cried
6 cried 7 a
7 a 8 cheerful
8 cheerful 9 voice
9 voice 10 .

it was the voice [of] [scrooge] 's nephew , who came upon him so quickly that this was the first intimation he had of his approach . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 voice
4 voice 7 's
7 's 8 nephew
8 nephew 9 ,
9 , 10 who
10 who 11 came
11 came 12 upon
12 upon 13 him
13 him 14 so
14 so 15 quickly
15 quickly 16 that
16 that 17 this
17 this 18 was
18 was 19 the
19 the 20 first
20 first 21 intimation
21 intimation 22 he
22 he 23 had
23 had 24 of
24 of 25 his
25 his 26 approach
26 approach 27 .

" [bah] [!] ["] said [scrooge] . 
1 " 5 said
5 said 7 .

" humbug ! " 
1 " 2 humbug
2 humbug 3 !
3 ! 4 "

" [christmas] a humbug , uncle ! " said [scrooge] 's [nephew] . 
1 " 3 a
3 a 4 humbug
4 humbug 5 ,
5 , 6 uncle
6 uncle 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 11 's
11 's 13 .

" you don't mean that , [i] am sure ? " 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 don't
3 don't 4 mean
4 mean 5 that
5 that 6 ,
6 , 8 am
8 am 9 sure
9 sure 10 ?
10 ? 11 "

" [i] do , " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 3 do
3 do 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 8 .

" merry [christmas] ! 
1 " 2 merry
2 merry 4 !

what right have you to be merry ? 
1 what 2 right
2 right 3 have
3 have 4 you
4 you 5 to
5 to 6 be
6 be 7 merry
7 merry 8 ?

what reason have you to be merry ? 
1 what 2 reason
2 reason 3 have
3 have 4 you
4 you 5 to
5 to 6 be
6 be 7 merry
7 merry 8 ?

you 're poor enough . " 
1 you 2 're
2 're 3 poor
3 poor 4 enough
4 enough 5 .
5 . 6 "

" come , then , " returned the nephew gaily . 
1 " 2 come
2 come 3 ,
3 , 4 then
4 then 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 returned
7 returned 8 the
8 the 9 nephew
9 nephew 10 gaily
10 gaily 11 .

" what right have you to be dismal ? 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 right
3 right 4 have
4 have 5 you
5 you 6 to
6 to 7 be
7 be 8 dismal
8 dismal 9 ?

what reason have you to be morose ? 
1 what 2 reason
2 reason 3 have
3 have 4 you
4 you 5 to
5 to 6 be
6 be 7 morose
7 morose 8 ?

you 're rich enough . " 
1 you 2 're
2 're 3 rich
3 rich 4 enough
4 enough 5 .
5 . 6 "

" don't be cross , uncle ! " said the nephew . 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 be
3 be 4 cross
4 cross 5 ,
5 , 6 uncle
6 uncle 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 10 the
10 the 11 nephew
11 nephew 12 .

[[] [illustration] [:] ["] [a] [merry] [christmas] [,] [uncle] [!] 

god save you ! " cried a cheerful voice . []] 
1 god 2 save
2 save 3 you
3 you 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 cried
6 cried 7 a
7 a 8 cheerful
8 cheerful 9 voice
9 voice 10 .

" what else can [i] be , " returned the uncle , " when [i] live in such a world of fools as this ? 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 else
3 else 4 can
4 can 6 be
6 be 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 returned
9 returned 10 the
10 the 11 uncle
11 uncle 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 when
14 when 16 live
16 live 17 in
17 in 18 such
18 such 19 a
19 a 20 world
20 world 21 of
21 of 22 fools
22 fools 23 as
23 as 24 this
24 this 25 ?

merry [christmas] ! 
1 merry 3 !

out upon merry [christmas] ! 
1 out 2 upon
2 upon 3 merry
3 merry 5 !

he should ! " 
1 he 2 should
2 should 3 !
3 ! 4 "

" uncle ! " pleaded the nephew . 
1 " 2 uncle
2 uncle 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 pleaded
5 pleaded 6 the
6 the 7 nephew
7 nephew 8 .

" nephew ! " returned the uncle sternly , " keep [christmas] in your own way , and let me keep it in mine . " 
1 " 2 nephew
2 nephew 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 returned
5 returned 6 the
6 the 7 uncle
7 uncle 8 sternly
8 sternly 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 keep
11 keep 13 in
13 in 14 your
14 your 15 own
15 own 16 way
16 way 17 ,
17 , 18 and
18 and 19 let
19 let 20 me
20 me 21 keep
21 keep 22 it
22 it 23 in
23 in 24 mine
24 mine 25 .
25 . 26 "

" keep it ! " repeated [scrooge] ['s] nephew . 
1 " 2 keep
2 keep 3 it
3 it 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 repeated
6 repeated 9 nephew
9 nephew 10 .

" but you don't keep it . " 
1 " 2 but
2 but 3 you
3 you 4 don't
4 don't 5 keep
5 keep 6 it
6 it 7 .
7 . 8 "

" let me leave it alone , then , " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 let
2 let 3 me
3 me 4 leave
4 leave 5 it
5 it 6 alone
6 alone 7 ,
7 , 8 then
8 then 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 13 .

" much good may it do you ! 
1 " 2 much
2 much 3 good
3 good 4 may
4 may 5 it
5 it 6 do
6 do 7 you
7 you 8 !

much good it has ever done you ! " 
1 much 2 good
2 good 3 it
3 it 4 has
4 has 5 ever
5 ever 6 done
6 done 7 you
7 you 8 !
8 ! 9 "

the clerk in the tank involuntarily applauded . 
1 the 2 clerk
2 clerk 3 in
3 in 4 the
4 the 5 tank
5 tank 6 involuntarily
6 involuntarily 7 applauded
7 applauded 8 .

becoming immediately sensible of the impropriety , he poked the fire , and extinguished the last frail spark for ever . 
1 becoming 2 immediately
2 immediately 3 sensible
3 sensible 4 of
4 of 5 the
5 the 6 impropriety
6 impropriety 7 ,
7 , 8 he
8 he 9 poked
9 poked 10 the
10 the 11 fire
11 fire 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 extinguished
14 extinguished 15 the
15 the 16 last
16 last 17 frail
17 frail 18 spark
18 spark 19 for
19 for 20 ever
20 ever 21 .

" let me hear another sound from you , " said [scrooge] , " and you 'll keep [your] [christmas] by losing your situation ! 
1 " 2 let
2 let 3 me
3 me 4 hear
4 hear 5 another
5 another 6 sound
6 sound 7 from
7 from 8 you
8 you 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 and
15 and 16 you
16 you 17 'll
17 'll 18 keep
18 keep 21 by
21 by 22 losing
22 losing 23 your
23 your 24 situation
24 situation 25 !

you 're quite a powerful speaker , sir , " he added , turning to his nephew . 
1 you 2 're
2 're 3 quite
3 quite 4 a
4 a 5 powerful
5 powerful 6 speaker
6 speaker 7 ,
7 , 8 sir
8 sir 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 he
11 he 12 added
12 added 13 ,
13 , 14 turning
14 turning 15 to
15 to 16 his
16 his 17 nephew
17 nephew 18 .

" [i] wonder you don't go into [parliament] . " 
1 " 3 wonder
3 wonder 4 you
4 you 5 don't
5 don't 6 go
6 go 7 into
7 into 9 .
9 . 10 "

" don't be angry , uncle . 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 be
3 be 4 angry
4 angry 5 ,
5 , 6 uncle
6 uncle 7 .

come ! 
1 come 2 !

dine with us to-morrow . " 
1 dine 2 with
2 with 3 us
3 us 4 to-morrow
4 to-morrow 5 .
5 . 6 "

scrooge said that he would see him [yes] , indeed he did . 
1 scrooge 2 said
2 said 3 that
3 that 4 he
4 he 5 would
5 would 6 see
6 see 7 him
7 him 9 ,
9 , 10 indeed
10 indeed 11 he
11 he 12 did
12 did 13 .

he went the whole length of the expression , and said that he would see him in that extremity first . 
1 he 2 went
2 went 3 the
3 the 4 whole
4 whole 5 length
5 length 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 expression
8 expression 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 said
11 said 12 that
12 that 13 he
13 he 14 would
14 would 15 see
15 see 16 him
16 him 17 in
17 in 18 that
18 that 19 extremity
19 extremity 20 first
20 first 21 .

" but why ? " cried [scrooge] 's [nephew] . 
1 " 2 but
2 but 3 why
3 why 4 ?
4 ? 5 "
5 " 6 cried
6 cried 8 's
8 's 10 .

" why ? " 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 ?
3 ? 4 "

" why did you get married ? " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 did
3 did 4 you
4 you 5 get
5 get 6 married
6 married 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 11 .

" because [i] fell in love . " 
1 " 2 because
2 because 4 fell
4 fell 5 in
5 in 6 love
6 love 7 .
7 . 8 "

" good afternoon ! " 
1 " 2 good
2 good 3 afternoon
3 afternoon 4 !
4 ! 5 "

" [nay] [,] uncle , but you never came to see me before that happened . 
1 " 4 uncle
4 uncle 5 ,
5 , 6 but
6 but 7 you
7 you 8 never
8 never 9 came
9 came 10 to
10 to 11 see
11 see 12 me
12 me 13 before
13 before 14 that
14 that 15 happened
15 happened 16 .

why give it as a reason for not coming now ? " 
1 why 2 give
2 give 3 it
3 it 4 as
4 as 5 a
5 a 6 reason
6 reason 7 for
7 for 8 not
8 not 9 coming
9 coming 10 now
10 now 11 ?
11 ? 12 "

" good afternoon , " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 good
2 good 3 afternoon
3 afternoon 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 8 .

" [i] want nothing from you ; [i] ask nothing of you ; why cannot we be friends ? " 
1 " 3 want
3 want 4 nothing
4 nothing 5 from
5 from 6 you
6 you 7 ;
7 ; 9 ask
9 ask 10 nothing
10 nothing 11 of
11 of 12 you
12 you 13 ;
13 ; 14 why
14 why 15 cannot
15 cannot 16 we
16 we 17 be
17 be 18 friends
18 friends 19 ?
19 ? 20 "

" good afternoon ! " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 good
2 good 3 afternoon
3 afternoon 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 8 .

" [i] am sorry , with all my heart , to find you so resolute . 
1 " 3 am
3 am 4 sorry
4 sorry 5 ,
5 , 6 with
6 with 7 all
7 all 8 my
8 my 9 heart
9 heart 10 ,
10 , 11 to
11 to 12 find
12 find 13 you
13 you 14 so
14 so 15 resolute
15 resolute 16 .

we have never had any quarrel [to] which [i] have been a party . 
1 we 2 have
2 have 3 never
3 never 4 had
4 had 5 any
5 any 6 quarrel
6 quarrel 8 which
8 which 10 have
10 have 11 been
11 been 12 a
12 a 13 party
13 party 14 .

but [i] have made the trial in homage to [christmas] , and [i] 'll keep my [christmas] humour to the last . 
1 but 3 have
3 have 4 made
4 made 5 the
5 the 6 trial
6 trial 7 in
7 in 8 homage
8 homage 9 to
9 to 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 14 'll
14 'll 15 keep
15 keep 16 my
16 my 18 humour
18 humour 19 to
19 to 20 the
20 the 21 last
21 last 22 .

so [a] [merry] [christmas] , uncle ! " 
1 so 5 ,
5 , 6 uncle
6 uncle 7 !
7 ! 8 "

" good afternoon , " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 good
2 good 3 afternoon
3 afternoon 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 8 .

" and [a] [happy] [new] [year] [!] " 
1 " 2 and
2 and 8 "

" good afternoon ! " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 good
2 good 3 afternoon
3 afternoon 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 8 .

his nephew left the room without an angry word , notwithstanding . 
1 his 2 nephew
2 nephew 3 left
3 left 4 the
4 the 5 room
5 room 6 without
6 without 7 an
7 an 8 angry
8 angry 9 word
9 word 10 ,
10 , 11 notwithstanding
11 notwithstanding 12 .

i 'll retire to [bedlam] . " 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 retire
3 retire 4 to
4 to 6 .
6 . 7 "

this lunatic , in letting [scrooge] 's nephew out , had let two other people in . 
1 this 2 lunatic
2 lunatic 3 ,
3 , 4 in
4 in 5 letting
5 letting 7 's
7 's 8 nephew
8 nephew 9 out
9 out 10 ,
10 , 11 had
11 had 12 let
12 let 13 two
13 two 14 other
14 other 15 people
15 people 16 in
16 in 17 .

they were portly gentlemen , pleasant to behold , and now stood , with their hats off , in [scrooge] ['s] office . 
1 they 2 were
2 were 3 portly
3 portly 4 gentlemen
4 gentlemen 5 ,
5 , 6 pleasant
6 pleasant 7 to
7 to 8 behold
8 behold 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 now
11 now 12 stood
12 stood 13 ,
13 , 14 with
14 with 15 their
15 their 16 hats
16 hats 17 off
17 off 18 ,
18 , 19 in
19 in 22 office
22 office 23 .

they had books and papers in their hands , and bowed to him . 
1 they 2 had
2 had 3 books
3 books 4 and
4 and 5 papers
5 papers 6 in
6 in 7 their
7 their 8 hands
8 hands 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 bowed
11 bowed 12 to
12 to 13 him
13 him 14 .

" [scrooge] and [marley] ['s] , [i] believe , " said one of the gentlemen , referring to his list . 
1 " 3 and
3 and 6 ,
6 , 8 believe
8 believe 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 12 one
12 one 13 of
13 of 14 the
14 the 15 gentlemen
15 gentlemen 16 ,
16 , 17 referring
17 referring 18 to
18 to 19 his
19 his 20 list
20 list 21 .

" have [i] the pleasure of addressing [mr] [scrooge] , or [mr] [marley] [?] " 
1 " 2 have
2 have 4 the
4 the 5 pleasure
5 pleasure 6 of
6 of 7 addressing
7 addressing 10 ,
10 , 11 or
11 or 15 "

" [mr] [marley] has been dead these seven years , " [scrooge] replied . 
1 " 4 has
4 has 5 been
5 been 6 dead
6 dead 7 these
7 these 8 seven
8 seven 9 years
9 years 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 13 replied
13 replied 14 .

" he died seven years ago , this very night . " 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 died
3 died 4 seven
4 seven 5 years
5 years 6 ago
6 ago 7 ,
7 , 8 this
8 this 9 very
9 very 10 night
10 night 11 .
11 . 12 "

" we have no doubt his liberality is well represented by his surviving partner , " said the gentleman , presenting his credentials . 
1 " 2 we
2 we 3 have
3 have 4 no
4 no 5 doubt
5 doubt 6 his
6 his 7 liberality
7 liberality 8 is
8 is 9 well
9 well 10 represented
10 represented 11 by
11 by 12 his
12 his 13 surviving
13 surviving 14 partner
14 partner 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 17 said
17 said 18 the
18 the 19 gentleman
19 gentleman 20 ,
20 , 21 presenting
21 presenting 22 his
22 his 23 credentials
23 credentials 24 .

it certainly was ; for they had been two kindred spirits . 
1 it 2 certainly
2 certainly 3 was
3 was 4 ;
4 ; 5 for
5 for 6 they
6 they 7 had
7 had 8 been
8 been 9 two
9 two 10 kindred
10 kindred 11 spirits
11 spirits 12 .

at the ominous word " liberality " [scrooge] frowned , and shook his head , and handed the credentials back . 
1 at 2 the
2 the 3 ominous
3 ominous 4 word
4 word 5 "
5 " 6 liberality
6 liberality 7 "
7 " 9 frowned
9 frowned 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 shook
12 shook 13 his
13 his 14 head
14 head 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 handed
17 handed 18 the
18 the 19 credentials
19 credentials 20 back
20 back 21 .

many thousands are in want of common necessaries ; hundreds of thousands are in want of common comforts , sir . " 
1 many 2 thousands
2 thousands 3 are
3 are 4 in
4 in 5 want
5 want 6 of
6 of 7 common
7 common 8 necessaries
8 necessaries 9 ;
9 ; 10 hundreds
10 hundreds 11 of
11 of 12 thousands
12 thousands 13 are
13 are 14 in
14 in 15 want
15 want 16 of
16 of 17 common
17 common 18 comforts
18 comforts 19 ,
19 , 20 sir
20 sir 21 .
21 . 22 "

" are there no prisons ? " asked [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 are
2 are 3 there
3 there 4 no
4 no 5 prisons
5 prisons 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 asked
8 asked 10 .

" plenty of prisons , " said the gentleman , laying down the pen again . 
1 " 2 plenty
2 plenty 3 of
3 of 4 prisons
4 prisons 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 the
8 the 9 gentleman
9 gentleman 10 ,
10 , 11 laying
11 laying 12 down
12 down 13 the
13 the 14 pen
14 pen 15 again
15 again 16 .

" and the [union] workhouses ? " demanded [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 the
3 the 5 workhouses
5 workhouses 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 demanded
8 demanded 10 .

" are they still in operation ? " 
1 " 2 are
2 are 3 they
3 they 4 still
4 still 5 in
5 in 6 operation
6 operation 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

" they are . 
1 " 2 they
2 they 3 are
3 are 4 .

still , " returned the gentleman , " [i] wish [i] could say they were not . " 
1 still 2 ,
2 , 3 "
3 " 4 returned
4 returned 5 the
5 the 6 gentleman
6 gentleman 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 10 wish
10 wish 12 could
12 could 13 say
13 say 14 they
14 they 15 were
15 were 16 not
16 not 17 .
17 . 18 "

" [the] [treadmill] and [the] [poor] [law] are in full vigour , then ? " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 4 and
4 and 8 are
8 are 9 in
9 in 10 full
10 full 11 vigour
11 vigour 12 ,
12 , 13 then
13 then 14 ?
14 ? 15 "
15 " 16 said
16 said 18 .

" both very busy , sir . " 
1 " 2 both
2 both 3 very
3 very 4 busy
4 busy 5 ,
5 , 6 sir
6 sir 7 .
7 . 8 "

" oh ! 
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 !

" [i] am very glad to hear it . " 
1 " 3 am
3 am 4 very
4 very 5 glad
5 glad 6 to
6 to 7 hear
7 hear 8 it
8 it 9 .
9 . 10 "

we choose this time , because it is a time , of all others , when [want] is keenly felt , and [abundance] rejoices . 
1 we 2 choose
2 choose 3 this
3 this 4 time
4 time 5 ,
5 , 6 because
6 because 7 it
7 it 8 is
8 is 9 a
9 a 10 time
10 time 11 ,
11 , 12 of
12 of 13 all
13 all 14 others
14 others 15 ,
15 , 16 when
16 when 18 is
18 is 19 keenly
19 keenly 20 felt
20 felt 21 ,
21 , 22 and
22 and 24 rejoices
24 rejoices 25 .

what shall [i] put you down for ? " 
1 what 2 shall
2 shall 4 put
4 put 5 you
5 you 6 down
6 down 7 for
7 for 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

" nothing ! " 
1 " 2 nothing
2 nothing 3 !
3 ! 4 "

scrooge replied . 
1 scrooge 2 replied
2 replied 3 .

" you wish to be anonymous ? " 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 wish
3 wish 4 to
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 anonymous
6 anonymous 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

" [i] wish to be left alone , " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 3 wish
3 wish 4 to
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 left
6 left 7 alone
7 alone 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 12 .

" since you ask me what [i] wish , gentlemen , that is my answer . 
1 " 2 since
2 since 3 you
3 you 4 ask
4 ask 5 me
5 me 6 what
6 what 8 wish
8 wish 9 ,
9 , 10 gentlemen
10 gentlemen 11 ,
11 , 12 that
12 that 13 is
13 is 14 my
14 my 15 answer
15 answer 16 .

i don't make merry myself at [christmas] , and [i] can't afford to make idle people merry . 
1 i 2 don't
2 don't 3 make
3 make 4 merry
4 merry 5 myself
5 myself 6 at
6 at 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 11 can't
11 can't 12 afford
12 afford 13 to
13 to 14 make
14 make 15 idle
15 idle 16 people
16 people 17 merry
17 merry 18 .

i help to support the establishments [i] have mentioned they cost enough ; and those who are badly off must go there . " 
1 i 2 help
2 help 3 to
3 to 4 support
4 support 5 the
5 the 6 establishments
6 establishments 8 have
8 have 9 mentioned
9 mentioned 10 they
10 they 11 cost
11 cost 12 enough
12 enough 13 ;
13 ; 14 and
14 and 15 those
15 those 16 who
16 who 17 are
17 are 18 badly
18 badly 19 off
19 off 20 must
20 must 21 go
21 go 22 there
22 there 23 .
23 . 24 "

" [many] can't go there ; and many would rather die . " 
1 " 3 can't
3 can't 4 go
4 go 5 there
5 there 6 ;
6 ; 7 and
7 and 8 many
8 many 9 would
9 would 10 rather
10 rather 11 die
11 die 12 .
12 . 13 "

" if they would rather die , " said [scrooge] , " they had better do it , and decrease the surplus population . 
1 " 2 if
2 if 3 they
3 they 4 would
4 would 5 rather
5 rather 6 die
6 die 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 they
13 they 14 had
14 had 15 better
15 better 16 do
16 do 17 it
17 it 18 ,
18 , 19 and
19 and 20 decrease
20 decrease 21 the
21 the 22 surplus
22 surplus 23 population
23 population 24 .

besides excuse me [i] don't know that . " 
1 besides 2 excuse
2 excuse 3 me
3 me 5 don't
5 don't 6 know
6 know 7 that
7 that 8 .
8 . 9 "

" but you might know it , " observed the gentleman . 
1 " 2 but
2 but 3 you
3 you 4 might
4 might 5 know
5 know 6 it
6 it 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 observed
9 observed 10 the
10 the 11 gentleman
11 gentleman 12 .

" it 's not my business , " [scrooge] returned . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 not
4 not 5 my
5 my 6 business
6 business 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 10 returned
10 returned 11 .

" it 's enough for a man to understand his own business , and not to interfere with other people 's . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 enough
4 enough 5 for
5 for 6 a
6 a 7 man
7 man 8 to
8 to 9 understand
9 understand 10 his
10 his 11 own
11 own 12 business
12 business 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 not
15 not 16 to
16 to 17 interfere
17 interfere 18 with
18 with 19 other
19 other 20 people
20 people 21 's
21 's 22 .

mine occupies me constantly . 
1 mine 2 occupies
2 occupies 3 me
3 me 4 constantly
4 constantly 5 .

good afternoon , gentlemen ! " 
1 good 2 afternoon
2 afternoon 3 ,
3 , 4 gentlemen
4 gentlemen 5 !
5 ! 6 "

seeing clearly that it would be useless to pursue their point , the gentlemen withdrew . 
1 seeing 2 clearly
2 clearly 3 that
3 that 4 it
4 it 5 would
5 would 6 be
6 be 7 useless
7 useless 8 to
8 to 9 pursue
9 pursue 10 their
10 their 11 point
11 point 12 ,
12 , 13 the
13 the 14 gentlemen
14 gentlemen 15 withdrew
15 withdrew 16 .

scrooge resumed his labours with an improved opinion of himself , and in a more facetious temper than was usual with him . 
1 scrooge 2 resumed
2 resumed 3 his
3 his 4 labours
4 labours 5 with
5 with 6 an
6 an 7 improved
7 improved 8 opinion
8 opinion 9 of
9 of 10 himself
10 himself 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 in
13 in 14 a
14 a 15 more
15 more 16 facetious
16 facetious 17 temper
17 temper 18 than
18 than 19 was
19 was 20 usual
20 usual 21 with
21 with 22 him
22 him 23 .

the cold became intense . 
1 the 2 cold
2 cold 3 became
3 became 4 intense
4 intense 5 .

the water-plug being left in solitude , its overflowings suddenly congealed , and turned to misanthropic ice . 
1 the 2 water-plug
2 water-plug 3 being
3 being 4 left
4 left 5 in
5 in 6 solitude
6 solitude 7 ,
7 , 8 its
8 its 9 overflowings
9 overflowings 10 suddenly
10 suddenly 11 congealed
11 congealed 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 turned
14 turned 15 to
15 to 16 misanthropic
16 misanthropic 17 ice
17 ice 18 .

foggier yet , and colder ! 
1 foggier 2 yet
2 yet 3 ,
3 , 4 and
4 and 5 colder
5 colder 6 !

piercing , searching , biting cold . 
1 piercing 2 ,
2 , 3 searching
3 searching 4 ,
4 , 5 biting
5 biting 6 cold
6 cold 7 .

" [god] bless you , merry gentleman , [may] nothing you dismay ! " 
1 " 3 bless
3 bless 4 you
4 you 5 ,
5 , 6 merry
6 merry 7 gentleman
7 gentleman 8 ,
8 , 10 nothing
10 nothing 11 you
11 you 12 dismay
12 dismay 13 !
13 ! 14 "

at length the hour of shutting up the counting-house arrived . 
1 at 2 length
2 length 3 the
3 the 4 hour
4 hour 5 of
5 of 6 shutting
6 shutting 7 up
7 up 8 the
8 the 9 counting-house
9 counting-house 10 arrived
10 arrived 11 .

" you 'll want all day to-morrow , [i] suppose ? " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 'll
3 'll 4 want
4 want 5 all
5 all 6 day
6 day 7 to-morrow
7 to-morrow 8 ,
8 , 10 suppose
10 suppose 11 ?
11 ? 12 "
12 " 13 said
13 said 15 .

" if quite convenient , sir . " 
1 " 2 if
2 if 3 quite
3 quite 4 convenient
4 convenient 5 ,
5 , 6 sir
6 sir 7 .
7 . 8 "

" it 's not convenient , " said [scrooge] , " and it 's not fair . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 not
4 not 5 convenient
5 convenient 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 and
12 and 13 it
13 it 14 's
14 's 15 not
15 not 16 fair
16 fair 17 .

if [i] was to stop half-a-crown for it , you 'd think yourself ill used , [i] 'll be bound ? " 
1 if 3 was
3 was 4 to
4 to 5 stop
5 stop 6 half-a-crown
6 half-a-crown 7 for
7 for 8 it
8 it 9 ,
9 , 10 you
10 you 11 'd
11 'd 12 think
12 think 13 yourself
13 yourself 14 ill
14 ill 15 used
15 used 16 ,
16 , 18 'll
18 'll 19 be
19 be 20 bound
20 bound 21 ?
21 ? 22 "

the clerk smiled faintly . 
1 the 2 clerk
2 clerk 3 smiled
3 smiled 4 faintly
4 faintly 5 .

" and yet , " said [scrooge] , " you don't think me ill used when [i] pay a day 's wages for no work . " 
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 yet
3 yet 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 you
10 you 11 don't
11 don't 12 think
12 think 13 me
13 me 14 ill
14 ill 15 used
15 used 16 when
16 when 18 pay
18 pay 19 a
19 a 20 day
20 day 21 's
21 's 22 wages
22 wages 23 for
23 for 24 no
24 no 25 work
25 work 26 .
26 . 27 "

the clerk observed that it was only once a year . 
1 the 2 clerk
2 clerk 3 observed
3 observed 4 that
4 that 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 only
7 only 8 once
8 once 9 a
9 a 10 year
10 year 11 .

" a poor excuse for picking a man 's pocket every twenty-fifth of [december] ! " said [scrooge] , buttoning his great-coat to the chin . 
1 " 2 a
2 a 3 poor
3 poor 4 excuse
4 excuse 5 for
5 for 6 picking
6 picking 7 a
7 a 8 man
8 man 9 's
9 's 10 pocket
10 pocket 11 every
11 every 12 twenty-fifth
12 twenty-fifth 13 of
13 of 15 !
15 ! 16 "
16 " 17 said
17 said 19 ,
19 , 20 buttoning
20 buttoning 21 his
21 his 22 great-coat
22 great-coat 23 to
23 to 24 the
24 the 25 chin
25 chin 26 .

" but [i] suppose you must have the whole day . 
1 " 2 but
2 but 4 suppose
4 suppose 5 you
5 you 6 must
6 must 7 have
7 have 8 the
8 the 9 whole
9 whole 10 day
10 day 11 .

be here all the earlier next morning . " 
1 be 2 here
2 here 3 all
3 all 4 the
4 the 5 earlier
5 earlier 6 next
6 next 7 morning
7 morning 8 .
8 . 9 "

the clerk promised that he would ; and [scrooge] walked out with a growl . 
1 the 2 clerk
2 clerk 3 promised
3 promised 4 that
4 that 5 he
5 he 6 would
6 would 7 ;
7 ; 8 and
8 and 10 walked
10 walked 11 out
11 out 12 with
12 with 13 a
13 a 14 growl
14 growl 15 .

he lived in chambers which had once belonged to his deceased partner . 
1 he 2 lived
2 lived 3 in
3 in 4 chambers
4 chambers 5 which
5 which 6 had
6 had 7 once
7 once 8 belonged
8 belonged 9 to
9 to 10 his
10 his 11 deceased
11 deceased 12 partner
12 partner 13 .

the yard was so dark that even [scrooge] , who knew its every stone , was fain to grope with his hands . 
1 the 2 yard
2 yard 3 was
3 was 4 so
4 so 5 dark
5 dark 6 that
6 that 7 even
7 even 9 ,
9 , 10 who
10 who 11 knew
11 knew 12 its
12 its 13 every
13 every 14 stone
14 stone 15 ,
15 , 16 was
16 was 17 fain
17 fain 18 to
18 to 19 grope
19 grope 20 with
20 with 21 his
21 his 22 hands
22 hands 23 .

marley 's face . 
1 marley 2 's
2 's 3 face
3 face 4 .

as [scrooge] [looked] fixedly at this phenomenon , it was a knocker again . 
1 as 4 fixedly
4 fixedly 5 at
5 at 6 this
6 this 7 phenomenon
7 phenomenon 8 ,
8 , 9 it
9 it 10 was
10 was 11 a
11 a 12 knocker
12 knocker 13 again
13 again 14 .

but he put his hand upon the key he had relinquished , turned it sturdily , walked in , and lighted his candle . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 put
3 put 4 his
4 his 5 hand
5 hand 6 upon
6 upon 7 the
7 the 8 key
8 key 9 he
9 he 10 had
10 had 11 relinquished
11 relinquished 12 ,
12 , 13 turned
13 turned 14 it
14 it 15 sturdily
15 sturdily 16 ,
16 , 17 walked
17 walked 18 in
18 in 19 ,
19 , 20 and
20 and 21 lighted
21 lighted 22 his
22 his 23 candle
23 candle 24 .

the sound resounded through the house like thunder . 
1 the 2 sound
2 sound 3 resounded
3 resounded 4 through
4 through 5 the
5 the 6 house
6 house 7 like
7 like 8 thunder
8 thunder 9 .

every room above , and every cask in the wine merchant 's cellars below , appeared to have a separate peal of echoes of its own . 
1 every 2 room
2 room 3 above
3 above 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 every
6 every 7 cask
7 cask 8 in
8 in 9 the
9 the 10 wine
10 wine 11 merchant
11 merchant 12 's
12 's 13 cellars
13 cellars 14 below
14 below 15 ,
15 , 16 appeared
16 appeared 17 to
17 to 18 have
18 have 19 a
19 a 20 separate
20 separate 21 peal
21 peal 22 of
22 of 23 echoes
23 echoes 24 of
24 of 25 its
25 its 26 own
26 own 27 .

scrooge was not a man to be frightened by echoes . 
1 scrooge 2 was
2 was 3 not
3 not 4 a
4 a 5 man
5 man 6 to
6 to 7 be
7 be 8 frightened
8 frightened 9 by
9 by 10 echoes
10 echoes 11 .

up [scrooge] went , not caring a button for that . 
1 up 3 went
3 went 4 ,
4 , 5 not
5 not 6 caring
6 caring 7 a
7 a 8 button
8 button 9 for
9 for 10 that
10 that 11 .

darkness is cheap , and [scrooge] liked it . 
1 darkness 2 is
2 is 3 cheap
3 cheap 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 7 liked
7 liked 8 it
8 it 9 .

but , before he shut his heavy door , he walked through his rooms to see that all was right . 
1 but 2 ,
2 , 3 before
3 before 4 he
4 he 5 shut
5 shut 6 his
6 his 7 heavy
7 heavy 8 door
8 door 9 ,
9 , 10 he
10 he 11 walked
11 walked 12 through
12 through 13 his
13 his 14 rooms
14 rooms 15 to
15 to 16 see
16 see 17 that
17 that 18 all
18 all 19 was
19 was 20 right
20 right 21 .

he had just enough recollection of the face to desire to do that . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 just
3 just 4 enough
4 enough 5 recollection
5 recollection 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 face
8 face 9 to
9 to 10 desire
10 desire 11 to
11 to 12 do
12 do 13 that
13 that 14 .

sitting-room , bedroom , lumber-room . 
1 sitting-room 2 ,
2 , 3 bedroom
3 bedroom 4 ,
4 , 5 lumber-room
5 lumber-room 6 .

all as they should be . 
1 all 2 as
2 as 3 they
3 they 4 should
4 should 5 be
5 be 6 .

lumber-room as usual . 
1 lumber-room 2 as
2 as 3 usual
3 usual 4 .

old fire-guard , old shoes , two fish baskets , washing-stand on three legs , and a poker . 
1 old 2 fire-guard
2 fire-guard 3 ,
3 , 4 old
4 old 5 shoes
5 shoes 6 ,
6 , 7 two
7 two 8 fish
8 fish 9 baskets
9 baskets 10 ,
10 , 11 washing-stand
11 washing-stand 12 on
12 on 13 three
13 three 14 legs
14 legs 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 a
17 a 18 poker
18 poker 19 .

quite satisfied , he closed his door , and locked himself in ; double locked himself in , which was not his custom . 
1 quite 2 satisfied
2 satisfied 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 closed
5 closed 6 his
6 his 7 door
7 door 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 locked
10 locked 11 himself
11 himself 12 in
12 in 13 ;
13 ; 14 double
14 double 15 locked
15 locked 16 himself
16 himself 17 in
17 in 18 ,
18 , 19 which
19 which 20 was
20 was 21 not
21 not 22 his
22 his 23 custom
23 custom 24 .

it was a very low fire indeed ; nothing on such a bitter night . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 very
4 very 5 low
5 low 6 fire
6 fire 7 indeed
7 indeed 8 ;
8 ; 9 nothing
9 nothing 10 on
10 on 11 such
11 such 12 a
12 a 13 bitter
13 bitter 14 night
14 night 15 .

" humbug ! " [said] [scrooge] ; and walked across the room . 
1 " 2 humbug
2 humbug 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 7 ;
7 ; 8 and
8 and 9 walked
9 walked 10 across
10 across 11 the
11 the 12 room
12 room 13 .

after several turns he sat down again . 
1 after 2 several
2 several 3 turns
3 turns 4 he
4 he 5 sat
5 sat 6 down
6 down 7 again
7 again 8 .

this might have lasted half a minute , or a minute , but it seemed an hour . 
1 this 2 might
2 might 3 have
3 have 4 lasted
4 lasted 5 half
5 half 6 a
6 a 7 minute
7 minute 8 ,
8 , 9 or
9 or 10 a
10 a 11 minute
11 minute 12 ,
12 , 13 but
13 but 14 it
14 it 15 seemed
15 seemed 16 an
16 an 17 hour
17 hour 18 .

the bells ceased , as they had begun , together . 
1 the 2 bells
2 bells 3 ceased
3 ceased 4 ,
4 , 5 as
5 as 6 they
6 they 7 had
7 had 8 begun
8 begun 9 ,
9 , 10 together
10 together 11 .

scrooge then remembered to have heard that ghosts in haunted houses were described as dragging chains . 
1 scrooge 2 then
2 then 3 remembered
3 remembered 4 to
4 to 5 have
5 have 6 heard
6 heard 7 that
7 that 8 ghosts
8 ghosts 9 in
9 in 10 haunted
10 haunted 11 houses
11 houses 12 were
12 were 13 described
13 described 14 as
14 as 15 dragging
15 dragging 16 chains
16 chains 17 .

" it 's humbug still ! " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 humbug
4 humbug 5 still
5 still 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 10 .

" [i] won't believe it . " 
1 " 3 won't
3 won't 4 believe
4 believe 5 it
5 it 6 .
6 . 7 "

upon its coming in , the dying flame leaped up , as though it cried , " [i] know him ! 
1 upon 2 its
2 its 3 coming
3 coming 4 in
4 in 5 ,
5 , 6 the
6 the 7 dying
7 dying 8 flame
8 flame 9 leaped
9 leaped 10 up
10 up 11 ,
11 , 12 as
12 as 13 though
13 though 14 it
14 it 15 cried
15 cried 16 ,
16 , 17 "
17 " 19 know
19 know 20 him
20 him 21 !

marley 's [ghost] ! " and fell again . 
1 marley 2 's
2 's 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 and
6 and 7 fell
7 fell 8 again
8 again 9 .

the same face : the very same . 
1 the 2 same
2 same 3 face
3 face 4 :
4 : 5 the
5 the 6 very
6 very 7 same
7 same 8 .

the chain he drew was clasped about his middle . 
1 the 2 chain
2 chain 3 he
3 he 4 drew
4 drew 5 was
5 was 6 clasped
6 clasped 7 about
7 about 8 his
8 his 9 middle
9 middle 10 .

scrooge had often heard it said that [marley] had no bowels , but he had never believed it until now . 
1 scrooge 2 had
2 had 3 often
3 often 4 heard
4 heard 5 it
5 it 6 said
6 said 7 that
7 that 9 had
9 had 10 no
10 no 11 bowels
11 bowels 12 ,
12 , 13 but
13 but 14 he
14 he 15 had
15 had 16 never
16 never 17 believed
17 believed 18 it
18 it 19 until
19 until 20 now
20 now 21 .

no , nor did he believe it even now . 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 3 nor
3 nor 4 did
4 did 5 he
5 he 6 believe
6 believe 7 it
7 it 8 even
8 even 9 now
9 now 10 .

" how now ! " said [scrooge] , caustic and cold as ever . 
1 " 2 how
2 how 3 now
3 now 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 8 ,
8 , 9 caustic
9 caustic 10 and
10 and 11 cold
11 cold 12 as
12 as 13 ever
13 ever 14 .

" what do you want with me ? " 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 do
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 want
5 want 6 with
6 with 7 me
7 me 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

" much [!] ["] [marley] 's voice , no doubt about it . 
1 " 2 much
2 much 6 's
6 's 7 voice
7 voice 8 ,
8 , 9 no
9 no 10 doubt
10 doubt 11 about
11 about 12 it
12 it 13 .

" who are you ? " 
1 " 2 who
2 who 3 are
3 are 4 you
4 you 5 ?
5 ? 6 "

" ask me who [i] was . " 
1 " 2 ask
2 ask 3 me
3 me 4 who
4 who 6 was
6 was 7 .
7 . 8 "

" who were you , then ? " said [scrooge] , raising his voice . 
1 " 2 who
2 who 3 were
3 were 4 you
4 you 5 ,
5 , 6 then
6 then 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 11 ,
11 , 12 raising
12 raising 13 his
13 his 14 voice
14 voice 15 .

" you 're particular , for a shade . " 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 're
3 're 4 particular
4 particular 5 ,
5 , 6 for
6 for 7 a
7 a 8 shade
8 shade 9 .
9 . 10 "

he was going to say " to a shade , " but substituted this , as more appropriate . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 going
3 going 4 to
4 to 5 say
5 say 6 "
6 " 7 to
7 to 8 a
8 a 9 shade
9 shade 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 but
12 but 13 substituted
13 substituted 14 this
14 this 15 ,
15 , 16 as
16 as 17 more
17 more 18 appropriate
18 appropriate 19 .

" in life [i] was your partner , [jacob] [marley] . " 
1 " 2 in
2 in 3 life
3 life 5 was
5 was 6 your
6 your 7 partner
7 partner 8 ,
8 , 11 .
11 . 12 "

" can you can you sit down ? " asked [scrooge] , looking doubtfully at him . 
1 " 2 can
2 can 3 you
3 you 4 can
4 can 5 you
5 you 6 sit
6 sit 7 down
7 down 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 asked
10 asked 12 ,
12 , 13 looking
13 looking 14 doubtfully
14 doubtfully 15 at
15 at 16 him
16 him 17 .

" [i] can . " 
1 " 3 can
3 can 4 .
4 . 5 "

" do it , then . " 
1 " 2 do
2 do 3 it
3 it 4 ,
4 , 5 then
5 then 6 .
6 . 7 "

but the [ghost] sat down on the opposite side of the fire-place , as if he were quite used to it . 
1 but 2 the
2 the 4 sat
4 sat 5 down
5 down 6 on
6 on 7 the
7 the 8 opposite
8 opposite 9 side
9 side 10 of
10 of 11 the
11 the 12 fire-place
12 fire-place 13 ,
13 , 14 as
14 as 15 if
15 if 16 he
16 he 17 were
17 were 18 quite
18 quite 19 used
19 used 20 to
20 to 21 it
21 it 22 .

" you don't believe in me , " observed the [ghost] . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 don't
3 don't 4 believe
4 believe 5 in
5 in 6 me
6 me 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 observed
9 observed 10 the
10 the 12 .

" [i] don't , " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 3 don't
3 don't 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 8 .

" what evidence would you have of my reality beyond that of your own senses ? " 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 evidence
3 evidence 4 would
4 would 5 you
5 you 6 have
6 have 7 of
7 of 8 my
8 my 9 reality
9 reality 10 beyond
10 beyond 11 that
11 that 12 of
12 of 13 your
13 your 14 own
14 own 15 senses
15 senses 16 ?
16 ? 17 "

" [i] don't know , " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 3 don't
3 don't 4 know
4 know 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 9 .

" why do you doubt your senses ? " 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 do
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 doubt
5 doubt 6 your
6 your 7 senses
7 senses 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

" because , " said [scrooge] , " a little thing affects them . 
1 " 2 because
2 because 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 a
9 a 10 little
10 little 11 thing
11 thing 12 affects
12 affects 13 them
13 them 14 .

a slight disorder of the stomach makes them cheats . 
1 a 2 slight
2 slight 3 disorder
3 disorder 4 of
4 of 5 the
5 the 6 stomach
6 stomach 7 makes
7 makes 8 them
8 them 9 cheats
9 cheats 10 .

you may be an undigested bit of beef , a blot of mustard , a crumb of cheese , a fragment of an underdone potato . 
1 you 2 may
2 may 3 be
3 be 4 an
4 an 5 undigested
5 undigested 6 bit
6 bit 7 of
7 of 8 beef
8 beef 9 ,
9 , 10 a
10 a 11 blot
11 blot 12 of
12 of 13 mustard
13 mustard 14 ,
14 , 15 a
15 a 16 crumb
16 crumb 17 of
17 of 18 cheese
18 cheese 19 ,
19 , 20 a
20 a 21 fragment
21 fragment 22 of
22 of 23 an
23 an 24 underdone
24 underdone 25 potato
25 potato 26 .

there 's more of gravy than of grave about you , whatever you are ! " 
1 there 2 's
2 's 3 more
3 more 4 of
4 of 5 gravy
5 gravy 6 than
6 than 7 of
7 of 8 grave
8 grave 9 about
9 about 10 you
10 you 11 ,
11 , 12 whatever
12 whatever 13 you
13 you 14 are
14 are 15 !
15 ! 16 "

scrooge was not much in the habit of cracking jokes , nor did he feel in his heart by any means waggish then . 
1 scrooge 2 was
2 was 3 not
3 not 4 much
4 much 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 7 habit
7 habit 8 of
8 of 9 cracking
9 cracking 10 jokes
10 jokes 11 ,
11 , 12 nor
12 nor 13 did
13 did 14 he
14 he 15 feel
15 feel 16 in
16 in 17 his
17 his 18 heart
18 heart 19 by
19 by 20 any
20 any 21 means
21 means 22 waggish
22 waggish 23 then
23 then 24 .

there was something very awful , too , in the spectre 's being provided with an infernal atmosphere of his own . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 something
3 something 4 very
4 very 5 awful
5 awful 6 ,
6 , 7 too
7 too 8 ,
8 , 9 in
9 in 10 the
10 the 11 spectre
11 spectre 12 's
12 's 13 being
13 being 14 provided
14 provided 15 with
15 with 16 an
16 an 17 infernal
17 infernal 18 atmosphere
18 atmosphere 19 of
19 of 20 his
20 his 21 own
21 own 22 .

" [i] do , " replied the [ghost] . 
1 " 3 do
3 do 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 replied
6 replied 7 the
7 the 9 .

" you are not looking at it , " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 are
3 are 4 not
4 not 5 looking
5 looking 6 at
6 at 7 it
7 it 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 12 .

" but [i] see it , " said the [ghost] [,] " notwithstanding . " 
1 " 2 but
2 but 4 see
4 see 5 it
5 it 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 9 the
9 the 12 "
12 " 13 notwithstanding
13 notwithstanding 14 .
14 . 15 "

humbug , [i] tell you ; humbug ! " 
1 humbug 2 ,
2 , 4 tell
4 tell 5 you
5 you 6 ;
6 ; 7 humbug
7 humbug 8 !
8 ! 9 "

scrooge fell upon his knees , and clasped his hands before his face . 
1 scrooge 2 fell
2 fell 3 upon
3 upon 4 his
4 his 5 knees
5 knees 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 clasped
8 clasped 9 his
9 his 10 hands
10 hands 11 before
11 before 12 his
12 his 13 face
13 face 14 .

" [mercy] [!] ["] he said . 
1 " 5 he
5 he 6 said
6 said 7 .

" dreadful apparition , why do you trouble me ? " 
1 " 2 dreadful
2 dreadful 3 apparition
3 apparition 4 ,
4 , 5 why
5 why 6 do
6 do 7 you
7 you 8 trouble
8 trouble 9 me
9 me 10 ?
10 ? 11 "

" man of the worldly mind ! " replied [the] [ghost] , " do you believe in me or not ? " 
1 " 2 man
2 man 3 of
3 of 4 the
4 the 5 worldly
5 worldly 6 mind
6 mind 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 replied
9 replied 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 do
14 do 15 you
15 you 16 believe
16 believe 17 in
17 in 18 me
18 me 19 or
19 or 20 not
20 not 21 ?
21 ? 22 "

" [i] do , " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 3 do
3 do 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 8 .

" [i] must . 
1 " 3 must
3 must 4 .

but why do spirits walk the earth , and why do they come to me ? " 
1 but 2 why
2 why 3 do
3 do 4 spirits
4 spirits 5 walk
5 walk 6 the
6 the 7 earth
7 earth 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 why
10 why 11 do
11 do 12 they
12 they 13 come
13 come 14 to
14 to 15 me
15 me 16 ?
16 ? 17 "

again the spectre raised a cry , and shook its chain and wrung its shadowy hands . 
1 again 2 the
2 the 3 spectre
3 spectre 4 raised
4 raised 5 a
5 a 6 cry
6 cry 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 shook
9 shook 10 its
10 its 11 chain
11 chain 12 and
12 and 13 wrung
13 wrung 14 its
14 its 15 shadowy
15 shadowy 16 hands
16 hands 17 .

" you are fettered , " said [scrooge] , trembling . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 are
3 are 4 fettered
4 fettered 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 9 ,
9 , 10 trembling
10 trembling 11 .

" tell me why ? " 
1 " 2 tell
2 tell 3 me
3 me 4 why
4 why 5 ?
5 ? 6 "

" [i] wear the chain [i] forged in life , " replied the [ghost] . 
1 " 3 wear
3 wear 4 the
4 the 5 chain
5 chain 7 forged
7 forged 8 in
8 in 9 life
9 life 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 replied
12 replied 13 the
13 the 15 .

is its pattern strange to you ? " 
1 is 2 its
2 its 3 pattern
3 pattern 4 strange
4 strange 5 to
5 to 6 you
6 you 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

scrooge trembled more and more . 
1 scrooge 2 trembled
2 trembled 3 more
3 more 4 and
4 and 5 more
5 more 6 .

" or would you know , " pursued [the] [ghost] , " the weight and length of the strong coil you bear yourself ? 
1 " 2 or
2 or 3 would
3 would 4 you
4 you 5 know
5 know 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 pursued
8 pursued 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 the
13 the 14 weight
14 weight 15 and
15 and 16 length
16 length 17 of
17 of 18 the
18 the 19 strong
19 strong 20 coil
20 coil 21 you
21 you 22 bear
22 bear 23 yourself
23 yourself 24 ?

it was full as heavy and as long as this , seven [christmas-eves] ago . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 full
3 full 4 as
4 as 5 heavy
5 heavy 6 and
6 and 7 as
7 as 8 long
8 long 9 as
9 as 10 this
10 this 11 ,
11 , 12 seven
12 seven 14 ago
14 ago 15 .

you have laboured on it since . 
1 you 2 have
2 have 3 laboured
3 laboured 4 on
4 on 5 it
5 it 6 since
6 since 7 .

it is a ponderous chain ! " 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 a
3 a 4 ponderous
4 ponderous 5 chain
5 chain 6 !
6 ! 7 "

" [jacob] [!] ["] he said imploringly . 
1 " 5 he
5 he 6 said
6 said 7 imploringly
7 imploringly 8 .

" [old] [jacob] [marley] [,] tell me more ! 
1 " 6 tell
6 tell 7 me
7 me 8 more
8 more 9 !

speak comfort to me [,] [jacob] ! " 
1 speak 2 comfort
2 comfort 3 to
3 to 4 me
4 me 7 !
7 ! 8 "

" [i] have none to give , " the [ghost] replied . 
1 " 3 have
3 have 4 none
4 none 5 to
5 to 6 give
6 give 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 the
9 the 11 replied
11 replied 12 .

" it comes from other regions , [ebenezer] [scrooge] [,] and is conveyed by other ministers , to other kinds of men . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 comes
3 comes 4 from
4 from 5 other
5 other 6 regions
6 regions 7 ,
7 , 11 and
11 and 12 is
12 is 13 conveyed
13 conveyed 14 by
14 by 15 other
15 other 16 ministers
16 ministers 17 ,
17 , 18 to
18 to 19 other
19 other 20 kinds
20 kinds 21 of
21 of 22 men
22 men 23 .

nor can [i] tell you what [i] would . 
1 nor 2 can
2 can 4 tell
4 tell 5 you
5 you 6 what
6 what 8 would
8 would 9 .

a very little more is all permitted to me . 
1 a 2 very
2 very 3 little
3 little 4 more
4 more 5 is
5 is 6 all
6 all 7 permitted
7 permitted 8 to
8 to 9 me
9 me 10 .

i cannot rest , [i] cannot stay , [i] cannot linger anywhere . 
1 i 2 cannot
2 cannot 3 rest
3 rest 4 ,
4 , 6 cannot
6 cannot 7 stay
7 stay 8 ,
8 , 10 cannot
10 cannot 11 linger
11 linger 12 anywhere
12 anywhere 13 .

it was a habit [with] [scrooge] , whenever he became thoughtful , to put his hands in his breeches pockets . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 habit
4 habit 7 ,
7 , 8 whenever
8 whenever 9 he
9 he 10 became
10 became 11 thoughtful
11 thoughtful 12 ,
12 , 13 to
13 to 14 put
14 put 15 his
15 his 16 hands
16 hands 17 in
17 in 18 his
18 his 19 breeches
19 breeches 20 pockets
20 pockets 21 .

pondering on what the [ghost] [had] said , he did so now , but without lifting up his eyes , or getting off his knees . 
1 pondering 2 on
2 on 3 what
3 what 4 the
4 the 7 said
7 said 8 ,
8 , 9 he
9 he 10 did
10 did 11 so
11 so 12 now
12 now 13 ,
13 , 14 but
14 but 15 without
15 without 16 lifting
16 lifting 17 up
17 up 18 his
18 his 19 eyes
19 eyes 20 ,
20 , 21 or
21 or 22 getting
22 getting 23 off
23 off 24 his
24 his 25 knees
25 knees 26 .

" you must have been very slow about it , [jacob] [,] " [scrooge] observed in a business-like manner , though with humility and deference . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 must
3 must 4 have
4 have 5 been
5 been 6 very
6 very 7 slow
7 slow 8 about
8 about 9 it
9 it 10 ,
10 , 13 "
13 " 15 observed
15 observed 16 in
16 in 17 a
17 a 18 business-like
18 business-like 19 manner
19 manner 20 ,
20 , 21 though
21 though 22 with
22 with 23 humility
23 humility 24 and
24 and 25 deference
25 deference 26 .

" slow ! " the [ghost] repeated . 
1 " 2 slow
2 slow 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 the
5 the 7 repeated
7 repeated 8 .

" seven years dead , " mused [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 seven
2 seven 3 years
3 years 4 dead
4 dead 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 mused
7 mused 9 .

" and travelling all the time ? " 
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 travelling
3 travelling 4 all
4 all 5 the
5 the 6 time
6 time 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

" the whole time , " said the [ghost] . 
1 " 2 the
2 the 3 whole
3 whole 4 time
4 time 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 the
8 the 10 .

" no rest , no peace . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 rest
3 rest 4 ,
4 , 5 no
5 no 6 peace
6 peace 7 .

incessant torture of remorse . " 
1 incessant 2 torture
2 torture 3 of
3 of 4 remorse
4 remorse 5 .
5 . 6 "

" you travel fast ? " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 travel
3 travel 4 fast
4 fast 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 9 .

" on the wings of the wind , " replied the [ghost] . 
1 " 2 on
2 on 3 the
3 the 4 wings
4 wings 5 of
5 of 6 the
6 the 7 wind
7 wind 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 replied
10 replied 11 the
11 the 13 .

" you might have got over a great quantity of ground in seven years , " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 might
3 might 4 have
4 have 5 got
5 got 6 over
6 over 7 a
7 a 8 great
8 great 9 quantity
9 quantity 10 of
10 of 11 ground
11 ground 12 in
12 in 13 seven
13 seven 14 years
14 years 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 17 said
17 said 19 .

not to know that no space of regret can make amends for one life 's opportunities misused ! 
1 not 2 to
2 to 3 know
3 know 4 that
4 that 5 no
5 no 6 space
6 space 7 of
7 of 8 regret
8 regret 9 can
9 can 10 make
10 make 11 amends
11 amends 12 for
12 for 13 one
13 one 14 life
14 life 15 's
15 's 16 opportunities
16 opportunities 17 misused
17 misused 18 !

yet such [was] [i] ! 
1 yet 2 such
2 such 5 !

oh , such [was] [i] ! " 
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 such
3 such 6 !
6 ! 7 "

" but you were always a good man of business , [jacob] [,] " faltered [scrooge] , who now began to apply this to himself . 
1 " 2 but
2 but 3 you
3 you 4 were
4 were 5 always
5 always 6 a
6 a 7 good
7 good 8 man
8 man 9 of
9 of 10 business
10 business 11 ,
11 , 14 "
14 " 15 faltered
15 faltered 17 ,
17 , 18 who
18 who 19 now
19 now 20 began
20 began 21 to
21 to 22 apply
22 apply 23 this
23 this 24 to
24 to 25 himself
25 himself 26 .

" business ! " cried the [ghost] [,] wringing its hands again . 
1 " 2 business
2 business 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 cried
5 cried 6 the
6 the 9 wringing
9 wringing 10 its
10 its 11 hands
11 hands 12 again
12 again 13 .

" mankind was my business . 
1 " 2 mankind
2 mankind 3 was
3 was 4 my
4 my 5 business
5 business 6 .

the common welfare was my business ; charity , mercy , forbearance , and benevolence were , all , my business . 
1 the 2 common
2 common 3 welfare
3 welfare 4 was
4 was 5 my
5 my 6 business
6 business 7 ;
7 ; 8 charity
8 charity 9 ,
9 , 10 mercy
10 mercy 11 ,
11 , 12 forbearance
12 forbearance 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 benevolence
15 benevolence 16 were
16 were 17 ,
17 , 18 all
18 all 19 ,
19 , 20 my
20 my 21 business
21 business 22 .

the dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business ! " 
1 the 2 dealings
2 dealings 3 of
3 of 4 my
4 my 5 trade
5 trade 6 were
6 were 7 but
7 but 8 a
8 a 9 drop
9 drop 10 of
10 of 11 water
11 water 12 in
12 in 13 the
13 the 14 comprehensive
14 comprehensive 15 ocean
15 ocean 16 of
16 of 17 my
17 my 18 business
18 business 19 !
19 ! 20 "

" at this time of the rolling year , " the spectre said , " [i] suffer most . 
1 " 2 at
2 at 3 this
3 this 4 time
4 time 5 of
5 of 6 the
6 the 7 rolling
7 rolling 8 year
8 year 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 the
11 the 12 spectre
12 spectre 13 said
13 said 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 17 suffer
17 suffer 18 most
18 most 19 .

were there no poor homes to which its light would have conducted me ? " 
1 were 2 there
2 there 3 no
3 no 4 poor
4 poor 5 homes
5 homes 6 to
6 to 7 which
7 which 8 its
8 its 9 light
9 light 10 would
10 would 11 have
11 have 12 conducted
12 conducted 13 me
13 me 14 ?
14 ? 15 "

scrooge was very much dismayed to hear the spectre going on at this rate , and began to quake exceedingly . 
1 scrooge 2 was
2 was 3 very
3 very 4 much
4 much 5 dismayed
5 dismayed 6 to
6 to 7 hear
7 hear 8 the
8 the 9 spectre
9 spectre 10 going
10 going 11 on
11 on 12 at
12 at 13 this
13 this 14 rate
14 rate 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 began
17 began 18 to
18 to 19 quake
19 quake 20 exceedingly
20 exceedingly 21 .

" hear me ! " cried the [ghost] . 
1 " 2 hear
2 hear 3 me
3 me 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 cried
6 cried 7 the
7 the 9 .

" my time is nearly gone . " 
1 " 2 my
2 my 3 time
3 time 4 is
4 is 5 nearly
5 nearly 6 gone
6 gone 7 .
7 . 8 "

" [i] will , " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 3 will
3 will 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 8 .

" but don't be hard upon me ! 
1 " 2 but
2 but 3 don't
3 don't 4 be
4 be 5 hard
5 hard 6 upon
6 upon 7 me
7 me 8 !

don't be flowery , [jacob] [!] 
1 don't 2 be
2 be 3 flowery
3 flowery 4 ,

pray ! " 
1 pray 2 !
2 ! 3 "

" how it is that [i] [appear] before you in a shape that you can see , [i] may not tell . 
1 " 2 how
2 how 3 it
3 it 4 is
4 is 5 that
5 that 8 before
8 before 9 you
9 you 10 in
10 in 11 a
11 a 12 shape
12 shape 13 that
13 that 14 you
14 you 15 can
15 can 16 see
16 see 17 ,
17 , 19 may
19 may 20 not
20 not 21 tell
21 tell 22 .

i have sat invisible beside you many and many a day . " 
1 i 2 have
2 have 3 sat
3 sat 4 invisible
4 invisible 5 beside
5 beside 6 you
6 you 7 many
7 many 8 and
8 and 9 many
9 many 10 a
10 a 11 day
11 day 12 .
12 . 13 "

it was not an agreeable idea . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 not
3 not 4 an
4 an 5 agreeable
5 agreeable 6 idea
6 idea 7 .

scrooge shivered , and wiped the perspiration from his brow . 
1 scrooge 2 shivered
2 shivered 3 ,
3 , 4 and
4 and 5 wiped
5 wiped 6 the
6 the 7 perspiration
7 perspiration 8 from
8 from 9 his
9 his 10 brow
10 brow 11 .

" that is no light part of my penance , " pursued the [ghost] . 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 is
3 is 4 no
4 no 5 light
5 light 6 part
6 part 7 of
7 of 8 my
8 my 9 penance
9 penance 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 pursued
12 pursued 13 the
13 the 15 .

" [i] am here to-night to warn you that you have yet a chance and hope of escaping my fate . 
1 " 3 am
3 am 4 here
4 here 5 to-night
5 to-night 6 to
6 to 7 warn
7 warn 8 you
8 you 9 that
9 that 10 you
10 you 11 have
11 have 12 yet
12 yet 13 a
13 a 14 chance
14 chance 15 and
15 and 16 hope
16 hope 17 of
17 of 18 escaping
18 escaping 19 my
19 my 20 fate
20 fate 21 .

a chance and hope of my procuring , [ebenezer] . " 
1 a 2 chance
2 chance 3 and
3 and 4 hope
4 hope 5 of
5 of 6 my
6 my 7 procuring
7 procuring 8 ,
8 , 10 .
10 . 11 "

" you were always a good friend to me , " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 were
3 were 4 always
4 always 5 a
5 a 6 good
6 good 7 friend
7 friend 8 to
8 to 9 me
9 me 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 14 .

["] [thankee] [!] ["] 

" you will be haunted , " resumed [the] [ghost] , " by [three] [spirits] . " 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 will
3 will 4 be
4 be 5 haunted
5 haunted 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 resumed
8 resumed 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 by
13 by 16 .
16 . 17 "

scrooge 's countenance fell almost as low [as] the [ghost] ['s] [had] done . 
1 scrooge 2 's
2 's 3 countenance
3 countenance 4 fell
4 fell 5 almost
5 almost 6 as
6 as 7 low
7 low 9 the
9 the 13 done
13 done 14 .

" is that the chance and hope you mentioned , [jacob] [?] " he demanded in a faltering voice . 
1 " 2 is
2 is 3 that
3 that 4 the
4 the 5 chance
5 chance 6 and
6 and 7 hope
7 hope 8 you
8 you 9 mentioned
9 mentioned 10 ,
10 , 13 "
13 " 14 he
14 he 15 demanded
15 demanded 16 in
16 in 17 a
17 a 18 faltering
18 faltering 19 voice
19 voice 20 .

" it is . " 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 .
4 . 5 "

" [i] [i] think [i] 'd rather not , " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 4 think
4 think 6 'd
6 'd 7 rather
7 rather 8 not
8 not 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 13 .

" without their visits , " said [the] [ghost] , " you cannot hope to shun the path [i] tread . 
1 " 2 without
2 without 3 their
3 their 4 visits
4 visits 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 you
12 you 13 cannot
13 cannot 14 hope
14 hope 15 to
15 to 16 shun
16 shun 17 the
17 the 18 path
18 path 20 tread
20 tread 21 .

expect the first to-morrow when the bell tolls [one] . " 
1 expect 2 the
2 the 3 first
3 first 4 to-morrow
4 to-morrow 5 when
5 when 6 the
6 the 7 bell
7 bell 8 tolls
8 tolls 10 .
10 . 11 "

" couldn't [i] take ' em all at once , and have it over [,] [jacob] ? " hinted [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 4 take
4 take 5 '
5 ' 6 em
6 em 7 all
7 all 8 at
8 at 9 once
9 once 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 have
12 have 13 it
13 it 14 over
14 over 17 ?
17 ? 18 "
18 " 19 hinted
19 hinted 21 .

" expect the second on the next night at the same hour . 
1 " 2 expect
2 expect 3 the
3 the 4 second
4 second 5 on
5 on 6 the
6 the 7 next
7 next 8 night
8 night 9 at
9 at 10 the
10 the 11 same
11 same 12 hour
12 hour 13 .

the third , upon the next night when the last stroke of [twelve] [has] ceased to vibrate . 
1 the 2 third
2 third 3 ,
3 , 4 upon
4 upon 5 the
5 the 6 next
6 next 7 night
7 night 8 when
8 when 9 the
9 the 10 last
10 last 11 stroke
11 stroke 12 of
12 of 15 ceased
15 ceased 16 to
16 to 17 vibrate
17 vibrate 18 .

look to see me no more ; and look that , for your own sake , you remember what has passed between us ! " 
1 look 2 to
2 to 3 see
3 see 4 me
4 me 5 no
5 no 6 more
6 more 7 ;
7 ; 8 and
8 and 9 look
9 look 10 that
10 that 11 ,
11 , 12 for
12 for 13 your
13 your 14 own
14 own 15 sake
15 sake 16 ,
16 , 17 you
17 you 18 remember
18 remember 19 what
19 what 20 has
20 has 21 passed
21 passed 22 between
22 between 23 us
23 us 24 !
24 ! 25 "

when it had said these words , the spectre took its wrapper from the table , and bound it round its head as before . 
1 when 2 it
2 it 3 had
3 had 4 said
4 said 5 these
5 these 6 words
6 words 7 ,
7 , 8 the
8 the 9 spectre
9 spectre 10 took
10 took 11 its
11 its 12 wrapper
12 wrapper 13 from
13 from 14 the
14 the 15 table
15 table 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 bound
18 bound 19 it
19 it 20 round
20 round 21 its
21 its 22 head
22 head 23 as
23 as 24 before
24 before 25 .

scrooge knew this by the smart sound its teeth made when the jaws were brought together by the bandage . 
1 scrooge 2 knew
2 knew 3 this
3 this 4 by
4 by 5 the
5 the 6 smart
6 smart 7 sound
7 sound 8 its
8 its 9 teeth
9 teeth 10 made
10 made 11 when
11 when 12 the
12 the 13 jaws
13 jaws 14 were
14 were 15 brought
15 brought 16 together
16 together 17 by
17 by 18 the
18 the 19 bandage
19 bandage 20 .

it beckoned [scrooge] to approach , which he did . 
1 it 2 beckoned
2 beckoned 4 to
4 to 5 approach
5 approach 6 ,
6 , 7 which
7 which 8 he
8 he 9 did
9 did 10 .

when they were within two paces of each other , [marley] ['s] [ghost] held up its hand , warning him to come no nearer . 
1 when 2 they
2 they 3 were
3 were 4 within
4 within 5 two
5 two 6 paces
6 paces 7 of
7 of 8 each
8 each 9 other
9 other 10 ,
10 , 14 held
14 held 15 up
15 up 16 its
16 its 17 hand
17 hand 18 ,
18 , 19 warning
19 warning 20 him
20 him 21 to
21 to 22 come
22 come 23 no
23 no 24 nearer
24 nearer 25 .

scrooge stopped . 
1 scrooge 2 stopped
2 stopped 3 .

the spectre , after listening for a moment , joined in the mournful dirge ; and floated out upon the bleak , dark night . 
1 the 2 spectre
2 spectre 3 ,
3 , 4 after
4 after 5 listening
5 listening 6 for
6 for 7 a
7 a 8 moment
8 moment 9 ,
9 , 10 joined
10 joined 11 in
11 in 12 the
12 the 13 mournful
13 mournful 14 dirge
14 dirge 15 ;
15 ; 16 and
16 and 17 floated
17 floated 18 out
18 out 19 upon
19 upon 20 the
20 the 21 bleak
21 bleak 22 ,
22 , 23 dark
23 dark 24 night
24 night 25 .

scrooge followed to the window : desperate in his curiosity . 
1 scrooge 2 followed
2 followed 3 to
3 to 4 the
4 the 5 window
5 window 6 :
6 : 7 desperate
7 desperate 8 in
8 in 9 his
9 his 10 curiosity
10 curiosity 11 .

he looked out . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 out
3 out 4 .

the air was filled with phantoms , wandering hither and thither in restless haste , and moaning as they went . 
1 the 2 air
2 air 3 was
3 was 4 filled
4 filled 5 with
5 with 6 phantoms
6 phantoms 7 ,
7 , 8 wandering
8 wandering 9 hither
9 hither 10 and
10 and 11 thither
11 thither 12 in
12 in 13 restless
13 restless 14 haste
14 haste 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 moaning
17 moaning 18 as
18 as 19 they
19 they 20 went
20 went 21 .

many had been personally known to [scrooge] in their lives . 
1 many 2 had
2 had 3 been
3 been 4 personally
4 personally 5 known
5 known 6 to
6 to 8 in
8 in 9 their
9 their 10 lives
10 lives 11 .

whether these creatures faded into mist , or mist enshrouded them , he could not tell . 
1 whether 2 these
2 these 3 creatures
3 creatures 4 faded
4 faded 5 into
5 into 6 mist
6 mist 7 ,
7 , 8 or
8 or 9 mist
9 mist 10 enshrouded
10 enshrouded 11 them
11 them 12 ,
12 , 13 he
13 he 14 could
14 could 15 not
15 not 16 tell
16 tell 17 .

but they and their spirit voices faded together ; and the night became as it had been when he walked home . 
1 but 2 they
2 they 3 and
3 and 4 their
4 their 5 spirit
5 spirit 6 voices
6 voices 7 faded
7 faded 8 together
8 together 9 ;
9 ; 10 and
10 and 11 the
11 the 12 night
12 night 13 became
13 became 14 as
14 as 15 it
15 it 16 had
16 had 17 been
17 been 18 when
18 when 19 he
19 he 20 walked
20 walked 21 home
21 home 22 .

scrooge closed the window , and examined the door by which the [ghost] [had] entered . 
1 scrooge 2 closed
2 closed 3 the
3 the 4 window
4 window 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 examined
7 examined 8 the
8 the 9 door
9 door 10 by
10 by 11 which
11 which 12 the
12 the 15 entered
15 entered 16 .

it was double locked , as he had locked it with his own hands , and the bolts were undisturbed . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 double
3 double 4 locked
4 locked 5 ,
5 , 6 as
6 as 7 he
7 he 8 had
8 had 9 locked
9 locked 10 it
10 it 11 with
11 with 12 his
12 his 13 own
13 own 14 hands
14 hands 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 the
17 the 18 bolts
18 bolts 19 were
19 were 20 undisturbed
20 undisturbed 21 .

he tried to say " humbug ! " but stopped at the first syllable . 
1 he 2 tried
2 tried 3 to
3 to 4 say
4 say 5 "
5 " 6 humbug
6 humbug 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 but
9 but 10 stopped
10 stopped 11 at
11 at 12 the
12 the 13 first
13 first 14 syllable
14 syllable 15 .

[stave] [two] 

[the] [first] [of] [the] [three] [spirits] 

he was endeavouring to pierce the darkness with his ferret eyes , when the chimes of a neighbouring church struck the four quarters . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 endeavouring
3 endeavouring 4 to
4 to 5 pierce
5 pierce 6 the
6 the 7 darkness
7 darkness 8 with
8 with 9 his
9 his 10 ferret
10 ferret 11 eyes
11 eyes 12 ,
12 , 13 when
13 when 14 the
14 the 15 chimes
15 chimes 16 of
16 of 17 a
17 a 18 neighbouring
18 neighbouring 19 church
19 church 20 struck
20 struck 21 the
21 the 22 four
22 four 23 quarters
23 quarters 24 .

so he listened for the hour . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 listened
3 listened 4 for
4 for 5 the
5 the 6 hour
6 hour 7 .

twelve ! 
1 twelve 2 !

it was past two when he went to bed . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 past
3 past 4 two
4 two 5 when
5 when 6 he
6 he 7 went
7 went 8 to
8 to 9 bed
9 bed 10 .

the clock was wrong . 
1 the 2 clock
2 clock 3 was
3 was 4 wrong
4 wrong 5 .

an icicle must have got into the works . 
1 an 2 icicle
2 icicle 3 must
3 must 4 have
4 have 5 got
5 got 6 into
6 into 7 the
7 the 8 works
8 works 9 .

twelve ! 
1 twelve 2 !

he touched the spring of his repeater , to correct this most preposterous clock . 
1 he 2 touched
2 touched 3 the
3 the 4 spring
4 spring 5 of
5 of 6 his
6 his 7 repeater
7 repeater 8 ,
8 , 9 to
9 to 10 correct
10 correct 11 this
11 this 12 most
12 most 13 preposterous
13 preposterous 14 clock
14 clock 15 .

its rapid little pulse beat twelve , and stopped . 
1 its 2 rapid
2 rapid 3 little
3 little 4 pulse
4 pulse 5 beat
5 beat 6 twelve
6 twelve 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 stopped
9 stopped 10 .

it isn't possible that anything has happened to the sun , and this is twelve at noon ! " 
1 it 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 possible
3 possible 4 that
4 that 5 anything
5 anything 6 has
6 has 7 happened
7 happened 8 to
8 to 9 the
9 the 10 sun
10 sun 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 this
13 this 14 is
14 is 15 twelve
15 twelve 16 at
16 at 17 noon
17 noon 18 !
18 ! 19 "

the idea being an alarming one , he scrambled out of bed , and groped his way to the window . 
1 the 2 idea
2 idea 3 being
3 being 4 an
4 an 5 alarming
5 alarming 6 one
6 one 7 ,
7 , 8 he
8 he 9 scrambled
9 scrambled 10 out
10 out 11 of
11 of 12 bed
12 bed 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 groped
15 groped 16 his
16 his 17 way
17 way 18 to
18 to 19 the
19 the 20 window
20 window 21 .

scrooge went to bed again , and thought , and thought , and thought it over and over , and could make nothing of it . 
1 scrooge 2 went
2 went 3 to
3 to 4 bed
4 bed 5 again
5 again 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 thought
8 thought 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 thought
11 thought 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 thought
14 thought 15 it
15 it 16 over
16 over 17 and
17 and 18 over
18 over 19 ,
19 , 20 and
20 and 21 could
21 could 22 make
22 make 23 nothing
23 nothing 24 of
24 of 25 it
25 it 26 .

the more he thought , the more perplexed he was ; and , the more he endeavoured not to think , the more he thought . 
1 the 2 more
2 more 3 he
3 he 4 thought
4 thought 5 ,
5 , 6 the
6 the 7 more
7 more 8 perplexed
8 perplexed 9 he
9 he 10 was
10 was 11 ;
11 ; 12 and
12 and 13 ,
13 , 14 the
14 the 15 more
15 more 16 he
16 he 17 endeavoured
17 endeavoured 18 not
18 not 19 to
19 to 20 think
20 think 21 ,
21 , 22 the
22 the 23 more
23 more 24 he
24 he 25 thought
25 thought 26 .

marley 's [ghost] bothered him exceedingly . 
1 marley 2 's
2 's 4 bothered
4 bothered 5 him
5 him 6 exceedingly
6 exceedingly 7 .

at length it broke upon his listening ear . 
1 at 2 length
2 length 3 it
3 it 4 broke
4 broke 5 upon
5 upon 6 his
6 his 7 listening
7 listening 8 ear
8 ear 9 .

" [ding] [,] dong ! " 
1 " 4 dong
4 dong 5 !
5 ! 6 "

" a quarter past , " said [scrooge] , counting . 
1 " 2 a
2 a 3 quarter
3 quarter 4 past
4 past 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 9 ,
9 , 10 counting
10 counting 11 .

" [ding] [,] dong ! " 
1 " 4 dong
4 dong 5 !
5 ! 6 "

" half past , " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 half
2 half 3 past
3 past 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 8 .

" [ding] [,] dong ! " 
1 " 4 dong
4 dong 5 !
5 ! 6 "

" [a] quarter to it , " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 3 quarter
3 quarter 4 to
4 to 5 it
5 it 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 10 .

" [ding] [,] dong ! " 
1 " 4 dong
4 dong 5 !
5 ! 6 "

" the hour itself , " said [scrooge] triumphantly , " and nothing else ! " 
1 " 2 the
2 the 3 hour
3 hour 4 itself
4 itself 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 9 triumphantly
9 triumphantly 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 and
12 and 13 nothing
13 nothing 14 else
14 else 15 !
15 ! 16 "

he spoke before the hour bell sounded , which it now did with a deep , dull , hollow , melancholy [one] . 
1 he 2 spoke
2 spoke 3 before
3 before 4 the
4 the 5 hour
5 hour 6 bell
6 bell 7 sounded
7 sounded 8 ,
8 , 9 which
9 which 10 it
10 it 11 now
11 now 12 did
12 did 13 with
13 with 14 a
14 a 15 deep
15 deep 16 ,
16 , 17 dull
17 dull 18 ,
18 , 19 hollow
19 hollow 20 ,
20 , 21 melancholy
21 melancholy 23 .

light flashed up in the room upon the instant , and the curtains of his bed were drawn . 
1 light 2 flashed
2 flashed 3 up
3 up 4 in
4 in 5 the
5 the 6 room
6 room 7 upon
7 upon 8 the
8 the 9 instant
9 instant 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 the
12 the 13 curtains
13 curtains 14 of
14 of 15 his
15 his 16 bed
16 bed 17 were
17 were 18 drawn
18 drawn 19 .

the curtains of his bed were drawn aside , [i] tell you , by a hand . 
1 the 2 curtains
2 curtains 3 of
3 of 4 his
4 his 5 bed
5 bed 6 were
6 were 7 drawn
7 drawn 8 aside
8 aside 9 ,
9 , 11 tell
11 tell 12 you
12 you 13 ,
13 , 14 by
14 by 15 a
15 a 16 hand
16 hand 17 .

not the curtains at his feet , nor the curtains at his back , but those to which his face was addressed . 
1 not 2 the
2 the 3 curtains
3 curtains 4 at
4 at 5 his
5 his 6 feet
6 feet 7 ,
7 , 8 nor
8 nor 9 the
9 the 10 curtains
10 curtains 11 at
11 at 12 his
12 his 13 back
13 back 14 ,
14 , 15 but
15 but 16 those
16 those 17 to
17 to 18 which
18 which 19 his
19 his 20 face
20 face 21 was
21 was 22 addressed
22 addressed 23 .

the arms were very long and muscular ; the hands the same , as if its hold were of uncommon strength . 
1 the 2 arms
2 arms 3 were
3 were 4 very
4 very 5 long
5 long 6 and
6 and 7 muscular
7 muscular 8 ;
8 ; 9 the
9 the 10 hands
10 hands 11 the
11 the 12 same
12 same 13 ,
13 , 14 as
14 as 15 if
15 if 16 its
16 its 17 hold
17 hold 18 were
18 were 19 of
19 of 20 uncommon
20 uncommon 21 strength
21 strength 22 .

its legs and feet , most delicately formed , were , like those upper members , bare . 
1 its 2 legs
2 legs 3 and
3 and 4 feet
4 feet 5 ,
5 , 6 most
6 most 7 delicately
7 delicately 8 formed
8 formed 9 ,
9 , 10 were
10 were 11 ,
11 , 12 like
12 like 13 those
13 those 14 upper
14 upper 15 members
15 members 16 ,
16 , 17 bare
17 bare 18 .

it wore a tunic of the purest white ; and round its waist was bound a lustrous belt , the sheen of which was beautiful . 
1 it 2 wore
2 wore 3 a
3 a 4 tunic
4 tunic 5 of
5 of 6 the
6 the 7 purest
7 purest 8 white
8 white 9 ;
9 ; 10 and
10 and 11 round
11 round 12 its
12 its 13 waist
13 waist 14 was
14 was 15 bound
15 bound 16 a
16 a 17 lustrous
17 lustrous 18 belt
18 belt 19 ,
19 , 20 the
20 the 21 sheen
21 sheen 22 of
22 of 23 which
23 which 24 was
24 was 25 beautiful
25 beautiful 26 .

even this , though , when [scrooge] looked at it with increasing steadiness , was not its strangest quality . 
1 even 2 this
2 this 3 ,
3 , 4 though
4 though 5 ,
5 , 6 when
6 when 8 looked
8 looked 9 at
9 at 10 it
10 it 11 with
11 with 12 increasing
12 increasing 13 steadiness
13 steadiness 14 ,
14 , 15 was
15 was 16 not
16 not 17 its
17 its 18 strangest
18 strangest 19 quality
19 quality 20 .

and , in the very wonder of this , it would be itself again ; distinct and clear as ever . 
1 and 2 ,
2 , 3 in
3 in 4 the
4 the 5 very
5 very 6 wonder
6 wonder 7 of
7 of 8 this
8 this 9 ,
9 , 10 it
10 it 11 would
11 would 12 be
12 be 13 itself
13 itself 14 again
14 again 15 ;
15 ; 16 distinct
16 distinct 17 and
17 and 18 clear
18 clear 19 as
19 as 20 ever
20 ever 21 .

" are you the [spirit] [,] sir , whose coming was foretold to me ? " asked [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 are
2 are 3 you
3 you 4 the
4 the 7 sir
7 sir 8 ,
8 , 9 whose
9 whose 10 coming
10 coming 11 was
11 was 12 foretold
12 foretold 13 to
13 to 14 me
14 me 15 ?
15 ? 16 "
16 " 17 asked
17 asked 19 .

" [i] am ! " 
1 " 3 am
3 am 4 !
4 ! 5 "

the voice was soft and gentle . 
1 the 2 voice
2 voice 3 was
3 was 4 soft
4 soft 5 and
5 and 6 gentle
6 gentle 7 .

singularly low , as if , instead of being so close beside him , it were at a distance . 
1 singularly 2 low
2 low 3 ,
3 , 4 as
4 as 5 if
5 if 6 ,
6 , 7 instead
7 instead 8 of
8 of 9 being
9 being 10 so
10 so 11 close
11 close 12 beside
12 beside 13 him
13 him 14 ,
14 , 15 it
15 it 16 were
16 were 17 at
17 at 18 a
18 a 19 distance
19 distance 20 .

" who and what are you ? " 
1 " 2 who
2 who 3 and
3 and 4 what
4 what 5 are
5 are 6 you
6 you 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

scrooge demanded . 
1 scrooge 2 demanded
2 demanded 3 .

" [i] am the [ghost] [of] [christmas] [past] . " 
1 " 3 am
3 am 4 the
4 the 9 .
9 . 10 "

" [long] [past] [?] ["] inquired [scrooge] ; observant of its dwarfish stature . 
1 " 6 inquired
6 inquired 8 ;
8 ; 9 observant
9 observant 10 of
10 of 11 its
11 its 12 dwarfish
12 dwarfish 13 stature
13 stature 14 .

" no . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 .

your past . " 
1 your 2 past
2 past 3 .
3 . 4 "

" what ! " exclaimed [the] [ghost] , " would you so soon put out , with worldly hands , the light [i] give ? 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 exclaimed
5 exclaimed 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 would
10 would 11 you
11 you 12 so
12 so 13 soon
13 soon 14 put
14 put 15 out
15 out 16 ,
16 , 17 with
17 with 18 worldly
18 worldly 19 hands
19 hands 20 ,
20 , 21 the
21 the 22 light
22 light 24 give
24 give 25 ?

scrooge reverently disclaimed all intention to offend or any knowledge of having wilfully " bonneted " the [spirit] [at] any period of his life . 
1 scrooge 2 reverently
2 reverently 3 disclaimed
3 disclaimed 4 all
4 all 5 intention
5 intention 6 to
6 to 7 offend
7 offend 8 or
8 or 9 any
9 any 10 knowledge
10 knowledge 11 of
11 of 12 having
12 having 13 wilfully
13 wilfully 14 "
14 " 15 bonneted
15 bonneted 16 "
16 " 17 the
17 the 20 any
20 any 21 period
21 period 22 of
22 of 23 his
23 his 24 life
24 life 25 .

he then made bold to inquire what business brought him there . 
1 he 2 then
2 then 3 made
3 made 4 bold
4 bold 5 to
5 to 6 inquire
6 inquire 7 what
7 what 8 business
8 business 9 brought
9 brought 10 him
10 him 11 there
11 there 12 .

" your welfare ! " said the [ghost] . 
1 " 2 your
2 your 3 welfare
3 welfare 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 7 the
7 the 9 .

scrooge expressed himself much obliged , but could not help thinking that a night of unbroken rest would have been more conducive to that end . 
1 scrooge 2 expressed
2 expressed 3 himself
3 himself 4 much
4 much 5 obliged
5 obliged 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 could
8 could 9 not
9 not 10 help
10 help 11 thinking
11 thinking 12 that
12 that 13 a
13 a 14 night
14 night 15 of
15 of 16 unbroken
16 unbroken 17 rest
17 rest 18 would
18 would 19 have
19 have 20 been
20 been 21 more
21 more 22 conducive
22 conducive 23 to
23 to 24 that
24 that 25 end
25 end 26 .

the [spirit] must [have] [heard] [him] thinking , for it said immediately : 
1 the 3 must
3 must 7 thinking
7 thinking 8 ,
8 , 9 for
9 for 10 it
10 it 11 said
11 said 12 immediately
12 immediately 13 :

" your reclamation , then . 
1 " 2 your
2 your 3 reclamation
3 reclamation 4 ,
4 , 5 then
5 then 6 .

take heed ! " 
1 take 2 heed
2 heed 3 !
3 ! 4 "

it put out its strong hand as it spoke , and clasped him gently by the arm . 
1 it 2 put
2 put 3 out
3 out 4 its
4 its 5 strong
5 strong 6 hand
6 hand 7 as
7 as 8 it
8 it 9 spoke
9 spoke 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 clasped
12 clasped 13 him
13 him 14 gently
14 gently 15 by
15 by 16 the
16 the 17 arm
17 arm 18 .

" rise ! and walk with me ! " 
1 " 2 rise
2 rise 3 !
3 ! 4 and
4 and 5 walk
5 walk 6 with
6 with 7 me
7 me 8 !
8 ! 9 "

the grasp , though gentle as a woman 's hand , was not to be resisted . 
1 the 2 grasp
2 grasp 3 ,
3 , 4 though
4 though 5 gentle
5 gentle 6 as
6 as 7 a
7 a 8 woman
8 woman 9 's
9 's 10 hand
10 hand 11 ,
11 , 12 was
12 was 13 not
13 not 14 to
14 to 15 be
15 be 16 resisted
16 resisted 17 .

he rose : but , finding that the [spirit] made towards the window , clasped its robe in supplication . 
1 he 2 rose
2 rose 3 :
3 : 4 but
4 but 5 ,
5 , 6 finding
6 finding 7 that
7 that 8 the
8 the 10 made
10 made 11 towards
11 towards 12 the
12 the 13 window
13 window 14 ,
14 , 15 clasped
15 clasped 16 its
16 its 17 robe
17 robe 18 in
18 in 19 supplication
19 supplication 20 .

" [i] am a mortal , " [scrooge] remonstrated , " and liable to fall . " 
1 " 3 am
3 am 4 a
4 a 5 mortal
5 mortal 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 9 remonstrated
9 remonstrated 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 and
12 and 13 liable
13 liable 14 to
14 to 15 fall
15 fall 16 .
16 . 17 "

as the words were spoken , they passed through the wall , and stood upon an open country road , with fields on either hand . 
1 as 2 the
2 the 3 words
3 words 4 were
4 were 5 spoken
5 spoken 6 ,
6 , 7 they
7 they 8 passed
8 passed 9 through
9 through 10 the
10 the 11 wall
11 wall 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 stood
14 stood 15 upon
15 upon 16 an
16 an 17 open
17 open 18 country
18 country 19 road
19 road 20 ,
20 , 21 with
21 with 22 fields
22 fields 23 on
23 on 24 either
24 either 25 hand
25 hand 26 .

the city had entirely vanished . 
1 the 2 city
2 city 3 had
3 had 4 entirely
4 entirely 5 vanished
5 vanished 6 .

not a vestige of it was to be seen . 
1 not 2 a
2 a 3 vestige
3 vestige 4 of
4 of 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 to
7 to 8 be
8 be 9 seen
9 seen 10 .

" good [heaven] ! " said [scrooge] , clasping his hands together as he looked about him . 
1 " 2 good
2 good 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 8 ,
8 , 9 clasping
9 clasping 10 his
10 his 11 hands
11 hands 12 together
12 together 13 as
13 as 14 he
14 he 15 looked
15 looked 16 about
16 about 17 him
17 him 18 .

" [i] was bred in this place . 
1 " 3 was
3 was 4 bred
4 bred 5 in
5 in 6 this
6 this 7 place
7 place 8 .

i was a boy here ! " 
1 i 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 boy
4 boy 5 here
5 here 6 !
6 ! 7 "

the [spirit] gazed upon him mildly . 
1 the 3 gazed
3 gazed 4 upon
4 upon 5 him
5 him 6 mildly
6 mildly 7 .

its gentle touch , though it had been light and instantaneous , appeared still present to the old man 's sense of feeling . 
1 its 2 gentle
2 gentle 3 touch
3 touch 4 ,
4 , 5 though
5 though 6 it
6 it 7 had
7 had 8 been
8 been 9 light
9 light 10 and
10 and 11 instantaneous
11 instantaneous 12 ,
12 , 13 appeared
13 appeared 14 still
14 still 15 present
15 present 16 to
16 to 17 the
17 the 18 old
18 old 19 man
19 man 20 's
20 's 21 sense
21 sense 22 of
22 of 23 feeling
23 feeling 24 .

" your lip is trembling , " said the [ghost] . 
1 " 2 your
2 your 3 lip
3 lip 4 is
4 is 5 trembling
5 trembling 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 9 the
9 the 11 .

" and what is that upon your cheek ? " 
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 what
3 what 4 is
4 is 5 that
5 that 6 upon
6 upon 7 your
7 your 8 cheek
8 cheek 9 ?
9 ? 10 "

" you recollect the way ? " inquired the [spirit] . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 recollect
3 recollect 4 the
4 the 5 way
5 way 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 inquired
8 inquired 9 the
9 the 11 .

" remember it ! " cried [scrooge] with fervour ; " [i] could walk it blindfold . " 
1 " 2 remember
2 remember 3 it
3 it 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 cried
6 cried 8 with
8 with 9 fervour
9 fervour 10 ;
10 ; 11 "
11 " 13 could
13 could 14 walk
14 walk 15 it
15 it 16 blindfold
16 blindfold 17 .
17 . 18 "

" [strange] to have forgotten it for so many years ! " observed the [ghost] . 
1 " 3 to
3 to 4 have
4 have 5 forgotten
5 forgotten 6 it
6 it 7 for
7 for 8 so
8 so 9 many
9 many 10 years
10 years 11 !
11 ! 12 "
12 " 13 observed
13 observed 14 the
14 the 16 .

" let us go on . " 
1 " 2 let
2 let 3 us
3 us 4 go
4 go 5 on
5 on 6 .
6 . 7 "

[[] [illustration] [:] ["] [you] [recollect] [the] [way] [?] ["] [inquired] [the] [spirit] [.] 

" remember it ! " cried [scrooge] with fervour ; " [i] could walk it blindfold . " []] 
1 " 2 remember
2 remember 3 it
3 it 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 cried
6 cried 8 with
8 with 9 fervour
9 fervour 10 ;
10 ; 11 "
11 " 13 could
13 could 14 walk
14 walk 15 it
15 it 16 blindfold
16 blindfold 17 .
17 . 18 "

" these are but shadows of the things that have been , " said the [ghost] . 
1 " 2 these
2 these 3 are
3 are 4 but
4 but 5 shadows
5 shadows 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 things
8 things 9 that
9 that 10 have
10 have 11 been
11 been 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 said
14 said 15 the
15 the 17 .

" they have no consciousness of us . " 
1 " 2 they
2 they 3 have
3 have 4 no
4 no 5 consciousness
5 consciousness 6 of
6 of 7 us
7 us 8 .
8 . 9 "

the jocund travellers came on ; and as they came , [scrooge] knew and named them every one . 
1 the 2 jocund
2 jocund 3 travellers
3 travellers 4 came
4 came 5 on
5 on 6 ;
6 ; 7 and
7 and 8 as
8 as 9 they
9 they 10 came
10 came 11 ,
11 , 13 knew
13 knew 14 and
14 and 15 named
15 named 16 them
16 them 17 every
17 every 18 one
18 one 19 .

why was he rejoiced beyond all bounds to see them ? 
1 why 2 was
2 was 3 he
3 he 4 rejoiced
4 rejoiced 5 beyond
5 beyond 6 all
6 all 7 bounds
7 bounds 8 to
8 to 9 see
9 see 10 them
10 them 11 ?

why did his cold eye glisten , and his heart leap up as they went past ? 
1 why 2 did
2 did 3 his
3 his 4 cold
4 cold 5 eye
5 eye 6 glisten
6 glisten 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 his
9 his 10 heart
10 heart 11 leap
11 leap 12 up
12 up 13 as
13 as 14 they
14 they 15 went
15 went 16 past
16 past 17 ?

what was merry [christmas] to [scrooge] ? 
1 what 2 was
2 was 3 merry
3 merry 5 to
5 to 7 ?

out upon merry [christmas] ! 
1 out 2 upon
2 upon 3 merry
3 merry 5 !

what good had it ever done to him ? 
1 what 2 good
2 good 3 had
3 had 4 it
4 it 5 ever
5 ever 6 done
6 done 7 to
7 to 8 him
8 him 9 ?

" the school is not quite deserted , " said the [ghost] . 
1 " 2 the
2 the 3 school
3 school 4 is
4 is 5 not
5 not 6 quite
6 quite 7 deserted
7 deserted 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 11 the
11 the 13 .

" a solitary child , neglected by his friends , is left there still . " 
1 " 2 a
2 a 3 solitary
3 solitary 4 child
4 child 5 ,
5 , 6 neglected
6 neglected 7 by
7 by 8 his
8 his 9 friends
9 friends 10 ,
10 , 11 is
11 is 12 left
12 left 13 there
13 there 14 still
14 still 15 .
15 . 16 "

scrooge said he knew it . 
1 scrooge 2 said
2 said 3 he
3 he 4 knew
4 knew 5 it
5 it 6 .

and he sobbed . 
1 and 2 he
2 he 3 sobbed
3 sobbed 4 .

fowls clucked and strutted in the stables ; and the coach-houses and sheds were overrun with grass . 
1 fowls 2 clucked
2 clucked 3 and
3 and 4 strutted
4 strutted 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 7 stables
7 stables 8 ;
8 ; 9 and
9 and 10 the
10 the 11 coach-houses
11 coach-houses 12 and
12 and 13 sheds
13 sheds 14 were
14 were 15 overrun
15 overrun 16 with
16 with 17 grass
17 grass 18 .

they went , [the] [ghost] and [scrooge] , across the hall , to a door at the back of the house . 
1 they 2 went
2 went 3 ,
3 , 6 and
6 and 8 ,
8 , 9 across
9 across 10 the
10 the 11 hall
11 hall 12 ,
12 , 13 to
13 to 14 a
14 a 15 door
15 door 16 at
16 at 17 the
17 the 18 back
18 back 19 of
19 of 20 the
20 the 21 house
21 house 22 .

the [spirit] touched him on the arm , and pointed to his younger self , intent upon his reading . 
1 the 3 touched
3 touched 4 him
4 him 5 on
5 on 6 the
6 the 7 arm
7 arm 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 pointed
10 pointed 11 to
11 to 12 his
12 his 13 younger
13 younger 14 self
14 self 15 ,
15 , 16 intent
16 intent 17 upon
17 upon 18 his
18 his 19 reading
19 reading 20 .

" why [,] [it] 's [ali] [baba] ! " 
1 " 2 why
2 why 5 's
5 's 8 !
8 ! 9 "

scrooge exclaimed in ecstasy . 
1 scrooge 2 exclaimed
2 exclaimed 3 in
3 in 4 ecstasy
4 ecstasy 5 .

" it 's dear old honest [ali] [baba] ! 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 dear
4 dear 5 old
5 old 6 honest
6 honest 9 !

yes , yes , [i] know . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 3 yes
3 yes 4 ,
4 , 6 know
6 know 7 .

one [christmas-time] when yonder solitary child was left here all alone , he did come , for the first time , just like that . 
1 one 3 when
3 when 4 yonder
4 yonder 5 solitary
5 solitary 6 child
6 child 7 was
7 was 8 left
8 left 9 here
9 here 10 all
10 all 11 alone
11 alone 12 ,
12 , 13 he
13 he 14 did
14 did 15 come
15 come 16 ,
16 , 17 for
17 for 18 the
18 the 19 first
19 first 20 time
20 time 21 ,
21 , 22 just
22 just 23 like
23 like 24 that
24 that 25 .

poor boy ! 
1 poor 2 boy
2 boy 3 !

and [valentine] , " said [scrooge] , " and his wild brother [,] [orson] ; there they go ! 
1 and 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 and
9 and 10 his
10 his 11 wild
11 wild 12 brother
12 brother 15 ;
15 ; 16 there
16 there 17 they
17 they 18 go
18 go 19 !

and the [sultan] ['s] [groom] turned upside down by [the] [genii] : there he is upon his head ! 
1 and 2 the
2 the 6 turned
6 turned 7 upside
7 upside 8 down
8 down 9 by
9 by 12 :
12 : 13 there
13 there 14 he
14 he 15 is
15 is 16 upon
16 upon 17 his
17 his 18 head
18 head 19 !

serve him right ! 
1 serve 2 him
2 him 3 right
3 right 4 !

i 'm glad of it . 
1 i 2 'm
2 'm 3 glad
3 glad 4 of
4 of 5 it
5 it 6 .

what business had he to be married to the [princess] [?] " 
1 what 2 business
2 business 3 had
3 had 4 he
4 he 5 to
5 to 6 be
6 be 7 married
7 married 8 to
8 to 9 the
9 the 12 "

[[] [illustration] [:] ["] [why] [,] [it] ['s] [ali] [baba] [!] ["] 

scrooge exclaimed in ecstasy . 
1 scrooge 2 exclaimed
2 exclaimed 3 in
3 in 4 ecstasy
4 ecstasy 5 .

" it 's dear old honest [ali] [baba] . " []] 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 dear
4 dear 5 old
5 old 6 honest
6 honest 9 .
9 . 10 "

" there 's the [parrot] [!] " [cried] [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 there
2 there 3 's
3 's 4 the
4 the 7 "
7 " 10 .

poor [robin] [crusoe] he called him , when he came home again after sailing round the island . 
1 poor 4 he
4 he 5 called
5 called 6 him
6 him 7 ,
7 , 8 when
8 when 9 he
9 he 10 came
10 came 11 home
11 home 12 again
12 again 13 after
13 after 14 sailing
14 sailing 15 round
15 round 16 the
16 the 17 island
17 island 18 .

' [poor] [robin] [crusoe] [,] where have you been , [robin] [crusoe] [?] ' 
1 ' 6 where
6 where 7 have
7 have 8 you
8 you 9 been
9 been 10 ,
10 , 14 '

the man thought he was dreaming , but he wasn't . 
1 the 2 man
2 man 3 thought
3 thought 4 he
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 dreaming
6 dreaming 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 he
9 he 10 wasn't
10 wasn't 11 .

it was [the] [parrot] , you know . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 5 ,
5 , 6 you
6 you 7 know
7 know 8 .

there goes [friday] , running for his life to the little creek ! 
1 there 2 goes
2 goes 4 ,
4 , 5 running
5 running 6 for
6 for 7 his
7 his 8 life
8 life 9 to
9 to 10 the
10 the 11 little
11 little 12 creek
12 creek 13 !

halloa ! 
1 halloa 2 !

hoop ! 
1 hoop 2 !

halloo ! " 
1 halloo 2 !
2 ! 3 "

" what is the matter ? " asked the [spirit] . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 is
3 is 4 the
4 the 5 matter
5 matter 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 asked
8 asked 9 the
9 the 11 .

" nothing , " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 nothing
2 nothing 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 7 .

" nothing . 
1 " 2 nothing
2 nothing 3 .

there was a boy singing a [christmas] [carol] at my door last night . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 boy
4 boy 5 singing
5 singing 6 a
6 a 9 at
9 at 10 my
10 my 11 door
11 door 12 last
12 last 13 night
13 night 14 .

i should like to have given him something : that 's all . " 
1 i 2 should
2 should 3 like
3 like 4 to
4 to 5 have
5 have 6 given
6 given 7 him
7 him 8 something
8 something 9 :
9 : 10 that
10 that 11 's
11 's 12 all
12 all 13 .
13 . 14 "

the [ghost] smiled thoughtfully , and waved its hand : saying , as it did so , " let us see another [christmas] ! " 
1 the 3 smiled
3 smiled 4 thoughtfully
4 thoughtfully 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 waved
7 waved 8 its
8 its 9 hand
9 hand 10 :
10 : 11 saying
11 saying 12 ,
12 , 13 as
13 as 14 it
14 it 15 did
15 did 16 so
16 so 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 let
19 let 20 us
20 us 21 see
21 see 22 another
22 another 24 !
24 ! 25 "

scrooge 's former self grew larger at the words , and the room became a little darker and more dirty . 
1 scrooge 2 's
2 's 3 former
3 former 4 self
4 self 5 grew
5 grew 6 larger
6 larger 7 at
7 at 8 the
8 the 9 words
9 words 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 the
12 the 13 room
13 room 14 became
14 became 15 a
15 a 16 little
16 little 17 darker
17 darker 18 and
18 and 19 more
19 more 20 dirty
20 dirty 21 .

he was not reading now , but walking up and down despairingly . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 not
3 not 4 reading
4 reading 5 now
5 now 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 walking
8 walking 9 up
9 up 10 and
10 and 11 down
11 down 12 despairingly
12 despairingly 13 .

scrooge looked at [the] [ghost] , and , with a mournful shaking of his head , glanced anxiously towards the door . 
1 scrooge 2 looked
2 looked 3 at
3 at 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 ,
8 , 9 with
9 with 10 a
10 a 11 mournful
11 mournful 12 shaking
12 shaking 13 of
13 of 14 his
14 his 15 head
15 head 16 ,
16 , 17 glanced
17 glanced 18 anxiously
18 anxiously 19 towards
19 towards 20 the
20 the 21 door
21 door 22 .

" to bring you home , home , home ! " 
1 " 2 to
2 to 3 bring
3 bring 4 you
4 you 5 home
5 home 6 ,
6 , 7 home
7 home 8 ,
8 , 9 home
9 home 10 !
10 ! 11 "

" home [,] [little] [fan] ? " returned the boy . 
1 " 2 home
2 home 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 returned
8 returned 9 the
9 the 10 boy
10 boy 11 .

" yes ! " said the child , brimful of glee . 
1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 6 the
6 the 7 child
7 child 8 ,
8 , 9 brimful
9 brimful 10 of
10 of 11 glee
11 glee 12 .

" home for good and all . 
1 " 2 home
2 home 3 for
3 for 4 good
4 good 5 and
5 and 6 all
6 all 7 .

home for ever and ever . 
1 home 2 for
2 for 3 ever
3 ever 4 and
4 and 5 ever
5 ever 6 .

father is so much kinder than he used to be , that home 's like [heaven] ! 
1 father 2 is
2 is 3 so
3 so 4 much
4 much 5 kinder
5 kinder 6 than
6 than 7 he
7 he 8 used
8 used 9 to
9 to 10 be
10 be 11 ,
11 , 12 that
12 that 13 home
13 home 14 's
14 's 15 like
15 like 17 !

" you are quite a woman [,] [little] [fan] ! " exclaimed the boy . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 are
3 are 4 quite
4 quite 5 a
5 a 6 woman
6 woman 10 !
10 ! 11 "
11 " 12 exclaimed
12 exclaimed 13 the
13 the 14 boy
14 boy 15 .

" always a delicate creature , whom a breath might have withered , " said the [ghost] . 
1 " 2 always
2 always 3 a
3 a 4 delicate
4 delicate 5 creature
5 creature 6 ,
6 , 7 whom
7 whom 8 a
8 a 9 breath
9 breath 10 might
10 might 11 have
11 have 12 withered
12 withered 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 said
15 said 16 the
16 the 18 .

" but she had a large heart ! " 
1 " 2 but
2 but 3 she
3 she 4 had
4 had 5 a
5 a 6 large
6 large 7 heart
7 heart 8 !
8 ! 9 "

" so she had , " cried [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 so
2 so 3 she
3 she 4 had
4 had 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 cried
7 cried 9 .

" you 're right . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 're
3 're 4 right
4 right 5 .

i will not gainsay it , [spirit] . 
1 i 2 will
2 will 3 not
3 not 4 gainsay
4 gainsay 5 it
5 it 6 ,
6 , 8 .

god forbid ! " 
1 god 2 forbid
2 forbid 3 !
3 ! 4 "

" she died a woman , " said [the] [ghost] , " and had , as [i] think , children . " 
1 " 2 she
2 she 3 died
3 died 4 a
4 a 5 woman
5 woman 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 and
13 and 14 had
14 had 15 ,
15 , 16 as
16 as 18 think
18 think 19 ,
19 , 20 children
20 children 21 .
21 . 22 "

" one child , " [scrooge] returned . 
1 " 2 one
2 one 3 child
3 child 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 7 returned
7 returned 8 .

" true , " said the [ghost] . 
1 " 2 true
2 true 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 6 the
6 the 8 .

" your nephew ! " 
1 " 2 your
2 your 3 nephew
3 nephew 4 !
4 ! 5 "

scrooge seemed uneasy in his mind ; and answered briefly , " yes . " 
1 scrooge 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 uneasy
3 uneasy 4 in
4 in 5 his
5 his 6 mind
6 mind 7 ;
7 ; 8 and
8 and 9 answered
9 answered 10 briefly
10 briefly 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 yes
13 yes 14 .
14 . 15 "

the [ghost] stopped [at] a certain warehouse door , and asked [scrooge] if he knew it . 
1 the 3 stopped
3 stopped 5 a
5 a 6 certain
6 certain 7 warehouse
7 warehouse 8 door
8 door 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 asked
11 asked 13 if
13 if 14 he
14 he 15 knew
15 knew 16 it
16 it 17 .

" know it ! " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 know
2 know 3 it
3 it 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 8 .

" was [i] apprenticed here ? " 
1 " 2 was
2 was 4 apprenticed
4 apprenticed 5 here
5 here 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

they went in . 
1 they 2 went
2 went 3 in
3 in 4 .

" why , it 's old [fezziwig] ! 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 ,
3 , 4 it
4 it 5 's
5 's 6 old
6 old 8 !

bless his heart , it 's [fezziwig] alive again ! " 
1 bless 2 his
2 his 3 heart
3 heart 4 ,
4 , 5 it
5 it 6 's
6 's 8 alive
8 alive 9 again
9 again 10 !
10 ! 11 "

old [fezziwig] laid down his pen , and looked up at the clock , which pointed to the hour of seven . 
1 old 3 laid
3 laid 4 down
4 down 5 his
5 his 6 pen
6 pen 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 looked
9 looked 10 up
10 up 11 at
11 at 12 the
12 the 13 clock
13 clock 14 ,
14 , 15 which
15 which 16 pointed
16 pointed 17 to
17 to 18 the
18 the 19 hour
19 hour 20 of
20 of 21 seven
21 seven 22 .

" yo ho , there ! 
1 " 2 yo
2 yo 3 ho
3 ho 4 ,
4 , 5 there
5 there 6 !

ebenezer ! 
1 ebenezer 2 !

dick ! " 
1 dick 2 !
2 ! 3 "

scrooge 's former self , now grown a young man , came briskly in , accompanied by his fellow-'prentice . 
1 scrooge 2 's
2 's 3 former
3 former 4 self
4 self 5 ,
5 , 6 now
6 now 7 grown
7 grown 8 a
8 a 9 young
9 young 10 man
10 man 11 ,
11 , 12 came
12 came 13 briskly
13 briskly 14 in
14 in 15 ,
15 , 16 accompanied
16 accompanied 17 by
17 by 18 his
18 his 19 fellow-'prentice
19 fellow-'prentice 20 .

" [dick] [wilkins] [,] to be sure ! " said [scrooge] to the [ghost] . 
1 " 5 to
5 to 6 be
6 be 7 sure
7 sure 8 !
8 ! 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 12 to
12 to 13 the
13 the 15 .

" bless me , yes . 
1 " 2 bless
2 bless 3 me
3 me 4 ,
4 , 5 yes
5 yes 6 .

there he is . 
1 there 2 he
2 he 3 is
3 is 4 .

he was very much attached to me , was [dick] . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 very
3 very 4 much
4 much 5 attached
5 attached 6 to
6 to 7 me
7 me 8 ,
8 , 9 was
9 was 11 .

poor [dick] ! 
1 poor 3 !

dear , dear ! " 
1 dear 2 ,
2 , 3 dear
3 dear 4 !
4 ! 5 "

" yo ho , my boys ! " said [fezziwig] . 
1 " 2 yo
2 yo 3 ho
3 ho 4 ,
4 , 5 my
5 my 6 boys
6 boys 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 11 .

" no more work to-night . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 more
3 more 4 work
4 work 5 to-night
5 to-night 6 .

christmas-eve , [dick] . 
1 christmas-eve 2 ,
2 , 4 .

christmas , [ebenezer] [!] 
1 christmas 2 ,

you wouldn't believe how those two fellows went at it ! 
1 you 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 3 believe
3 believe 4 how
4 how 5 those
5 those 6 two
6 two 7 fellows
7 fellows 8 went
8 went 9 at
9 at 10 it
10 it 11 !

" [hilli-ho] [!] " [cried] old [fezziwig] , skipping down from the high desk with wonderful agility . 
1 " 4 "
4 " 6 old
6 old 8 ,
8 , 9 skipping
9 skipping 10 down
10 down 11 from
11 from 12 the
12 the 13 high
13 high 14 desk
14 desk 15 with
15 with 16 wonderful
16 wonderful 17 agility
17 agility 18 .

" clear away , my lads , and let's have lots of room here ! 
1 " 2 clear
2 clear 3 away
3 away 4 ,
4 , 5 my
5 my 6 lads
6 lads 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 let's
9 let's 10 have
10 have 11 lots
11 lots 12 of
12 of 13 room
13 room 14 here
14 here 15 !

hilli-ho , [dick] [!] 
1 hilli-ho 2 ,

chirrup [,] [ebenezer] ! " 
1 chirrup 4 !
4 ! 5 "

clear away ! 
1 clear 2 away
2 away 3 !

there was nothing they wouldn't have cleared away , or couldn't have cleared away , with old [fezziwig] looking on . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 nothing
3 nothing 4 they
4 they 5 wouldn't
5 wouldn't 6 have
6 have 7 cleared
7 cleared 8 away
8 away 9 ,
9 , 10 or
10 or 11 couldn't
11 couldn't 12 have
12 have 13 cleared
13 cleared 14 away
14 away 15 ,
15 , 16 with
16 with 17 old
17 old 19 looking
19 looking 20 on
20 on 21 .

it was done in a minute . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 done
3 done 4 in
4 in 5 a
5 a 6 minute
6 minute 7 .

in came [mrs] . fezziwig , one vast substantial smile . 
1 in 2 came
2 came 4 .
4 . 5 fezziwig
5 fezziwig 6 ,
6 , 7 one
7 one 8 vast
8 vast 9 substantial
9 substantial 10 smile
10 smile 11 .

in came the three [miss] [fezziwigs] , beaming and lovable . 
1 in 2 came
2 came 3 the
3 the 4 three
4 three 7 ,
7 , 8 beaming
8 beaming 9 and
9 and 10 lovable
10 lovable 11 .

in came the six young followers whose hearts they broke . 
1 in 2 came
2 came 3 the
3 the 4 six
4 six 5 young
5 young 6 followers
6 followers 7 whose
7 whose 8 hearts
8 hearts 9 they
9 they 10 broke
10 broke 11 .

in came all the young men and women employed in the business . 
1 in 2 came
2 came 3 all
3 all 4 the
4 the 5 young
5 young 6 men
6 men 7 and
7 and 8 women
8 women 9 employed
9 employed 10 in
10 in 11 the
11 the 12 business
12 business 13 .

in came the housemaid , with her cousin the baker . 
1 in 2 came
2 came 3 the
3 the 4 housemaid
4 housemaid 5 ,
5 , 6 with
6 with 7 her
7 her 8 cousin
8 cousin 9 the
9 the 10 baker
10 baker 11 .

in came the cook , with her brother 's particular friend the milkman . 
1 in 2 came
2 came 3 the
3 the 4 cook
4 cook 5 ,
5 , 6 with
6 with 7 her
7 her 8 brother
8 brother 9 's
9 's 10 particular
10 particular 11 friend
11 friend 12 the
12 the 13 milkman
13 milkman 14 .

but the great effect of the evening came after [the] [roast] and [boiled] , when the fiddler ( an artful dog , mind ! 
1 but 2 the
2 the 3 great
3 great 4 effect
4 effect 5 of
5 of 6 the
6 the 7 evening
7 evening 8 came
8 came 9 after
9 after 12 and
12 and 14 ,
14 , 15 when
15 when 16 the
16 the 17 fiddler
17 fiddler 18 (
18 ( 19 an
19 an 20 artful
20 artful 21 dog
21 dog 22 ,
22 , 23 mind
23 mind 24 !

then old [fezziwig] stood out to dance with [mrs] [fezziwig] . 
1 then 2 old
2 old 4 stood
4 stood 5 out
5 out 6 to
6 to 7 dance
7 dance 8 with
8 with 11 .

as to her , she was worthy to be his partner in every sense of the term . 
1 as 2 to
2 to 3 her
3 her 4 ,
4 , 5 she
5 she 6 was
6 was 7 worthy
7 worthy 8 to
8 to 9 be
9 be 10 his
10 his 11 partner
11 partner 12 in
12 in 13 every
13 every 14 sense
14 sense 15 of
15 of 16 the
16 the 17 term
17 term 18 .

if that 's not high praise , tell me higher , and [i] 'll use it . 
1 if 2 that
2 that 3 's
3 's 4 not
4 not 5 high
5 high 6 praise
6 praise 7 ,
7 , 8 tell
8 tell 9 me
9 me 10 higher
10 higher 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 14 'll
14 'll 15 use
15 use 16 it
16 it 17 .

a positive light appeared to issue [from] [fezziwig] 's calves . 
1 a 2 positive
2 positive 3 light
3 light 4 appeared
4 appeared 5 to
5 to 6 issue
6 issue 9 's
9 's 10 calves
10 calves 11 .

they shone in every part of the dance like moons . 
1 they 2 shone
2 shone 3 in
3 in 4 every
4 every 5 part
5 part 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 dance
8 dance 9 like
9 like 10 moons
10 moons 11 .

you couldn't have predicted , at any given time , what would become of them next . 
1 you 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 have
3 have 4 predicted
4 predicted 5 ,
5 , 6 at
6 at 7 any
7 any 8 given
8 given 9 time
9 time 10 ,
10 , 11 what
11 what 12 would
12 would 13 become
13 become 14 of
14 of 15 them
15 them 16 next
16 next 17 .

when the clock struck eleven , this domestic ball broke up . 
1 when 2 the
2 the 3 clock
3 clock 4 struck
4 struck 5 eleven
5 eleven 6 ,
6 , 7 this
7 this 8 domestic
8 domestic 9 ball
9 ball 10 broke
10 broke 11 up
11 up 12 .

during the whole of this time [scrooge] had acted like a man out of his wits . 
1 during 2 the
2 the 3 whole
3 whole 4 of
4 of 5 this
5 this 6 time
6 time 8 had
8 had 9 acted
9 acted 10 like
10 like 11 a
11 a 12 man
12 man 13 out
13 out 14 of
14 of 15 his
15 his 16 wits
16 wits 17 .

his heart and soul were in the scene , and with his former self . 
1 his 2 heart
2 heart 3 and
3 and 4 soul
4 soul 5 were
5 were 6 in
6 in 7 the
7 the 8 scene
8 scene 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 with
11 with 12 his
12 his 13 former
13 former 14 self
14 self 15 .

he corroborated everything , remembered everything , enjoyed everything , and underwent the strangest agitation . 
1 he 2 corroborated
2 corroborated 3 everything
3 everything 4 ,
4 , 5 remembered
5 remembered 6 everything
6 everything 7 ,
7 , 8 enjoyed
8 enjoyed 9 everything
9 everything 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 underwent
12 underwent 13 the
13 the 14 strangest
14 strangest 15 agitation
15 agitation 16 .

" a small matter , " said [the] [ghost] , " to make these silly folks so full of gratitude . " 
1 " 2 a
2 a 3 small
3 small 4 matter
4 matter 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 to
12 to 13 make
13 make 14 these
14 these 15 silly
15 silly 16 folks
16 folks 17 so
17 so 18 full
18 full 19 of
19 of 20 gratitude
20 gratitude 21 .
21 . 22 "

" small ! " echoed [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 small
2 small 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 echoed
5 echoed 7 .

" why ! 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 !

is it not ? 
1 is 2 it
2 it 3 not
3 not 4 ?

he has spent but a few pounds of your mortal money : three or four , perhaps . 
1 he 2 has
2 has 3 spent
3 spent 4 but
4 but 5 a
5 a 6 few
6 few 7 pounds
7 pounds 8 of
8 of 9 your
9 your 10 mortal
10 mortal 11 money
11 money 12 :
12 : 13 three
13 three 14 or
14 or 15 four
15 four 16 ,
16 , 17 perhaps
17 perhaps 18 .

is that so much that he deserves this praise ? " 
1 is 2 that
2 that 3 so
3 so 4 much
4 much 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 deserves
7 deserves 8 this
8 this 9 praise
9 praise 10 ?
10 ? 11 "

" it isn't that , " said [scrooge] , heated by the remark , and speaking unconsciously like his former , not his latter self . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 isn't
3 isn't 4 that
4 that 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 9 ,
9 , 10 heated
10 heated 11 by
11 by 12 the
12 the 13 remark
13 remark 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 speaking
16 speaking 17 unconsciously
17 unconsciously 18 like
18 like 19 his
19 his 20 former
20 former 21 ,
21 , 22 not
22 not 23 his
23 his 24 latter
24 latter 25 self
25 self 26 .

" it isn't that , [spirit] . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 isn't
3 isn't 4 that
4 that 5 ,
5 , 7 .

he has the power to render us happy or unhappy ; to make our service light or burdensome ; a pleasure or a toil . 
1 he 2 has
2 has 3 the
3 the 4 power
4 power 5 to
5 to 6 render
6 render 7 us
7 us 8 happy
8 happy 9 or
9 or 10 unhappy
10 unhappy 11 ;
11 ; 12 to
12 to 13 make
13 make 14 our
14 our 15 service
15 service 16 light
16 light 17 or
17 or 18 burdensome
18 burdensome 19 ;
19 ; 20 a
20 a 21 pleasure
21 pleasure 22 or
22 or 23 a
23 a 24 toil
24 toil 25 .

the happiness he gives is quite as great as if it cost a fortune . " 
1 the 2 happiness
2 happiness 3 he
3 he 4 gives
4 gives 5 is
5 is 6 quite
6 quite 7 as
7 as 8 great
8 great 9 as
9 as 10 if
10 if 11 it
11 it 12 cost
12 cost 13 a
13 a 14 fortune
14 fortune 15 .
15 . 16 "

he felt the [spirit] ['s] glance , and stopped . 
1 he 2 felt
2 felt 3 the
3 the 6 glance
6 glance 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 stopped
9 stopped 10 .

" what is the matter ? " asked the [ghost] . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 is
3 is 4 the
4 the 5 matter
5 matter 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 asked
8 asked 9 the
9 the 11 .

" nothing particular , " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 nothing
2 nothing 3 particular
3 particular 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 8 .

" something , [i] think ? " the [ghost] insisted . 
1 " 2 something
2 something 3 ,
3 , 5 think
5 think 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 the
8 the 10 insisted
10 insisted 11 .

" no , " said [scrooge] , " no . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 no
9 no 10 .

i should like to be able to say a word or two to my clerk just now . 
1 i 2 should
2 should 3 like
3 like 4 to
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 able
6 able 7 to
7 to 8 say
8 say 9 a
9 a 10 word
10 word 11 or
11 or 12 two
12 two 13 to
13 to 14 my
14 my 15 clerk
15 clerk 16 just
16 just 17 now
17 now 18 .

that 's all . " 
1 that 2 's
2 's 3 all
3 all 4 .
4 . 5 "

" my time grows short , " observed the [spirit] . 
1 " 2 my
2 my 3 time
3 time 4 grows
4 grows 5 short
5 short 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 observed
8 observed 9 the
9 the 11 .

["] [quick] [!] ["] 

this was not addressed to [scrooge] , or to any one whom he could see , but it produced an immediate effect . 
1 this 2 was
2 was 3 not
3 not 4 addressed
4 addressed 5 to
5 to 7 ,
7 , 8 or
8 or 9 to
9 to 10 any
10 any 11 one
11 one 12 whom
12 whom 13 he
13 he 14 could
14 could 15 see
15 see 16 ,
16 , 17 but
17 but 18 it
18 it 19 produced
19 produced 20 an
20 an 21 immediate
21 immediate 22 effect
22 effect 23 .

for again [scrooge] saw himself . 
1 for 2 again
2 again 4 saw
4 saw 5 himself
5 himself 6 .

he was older now ; a man in the prime of life . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 older
3 older 4 now
4 now 5 ;
5 ; 6 a
6 a 7 man
7 man 8 in
8 in 9 the
9 the 10 prime
10 prime 11 of
11 of 12 life
12 life 13 .

his face had not the harsh and rigid lines of later years ; but it had begun to wear the signs of care and avarice . 
1 his 2 face
2 face 3 had
3 had 4 not
4 not 5 the
5 the 6 harsh
6 harsh 7 and
7 and 8 rigid
8 rigid 9 lines
9 lines 10 of
10 of 11 later
11 later 12 years
12 years 13 ;
13 ; 14 but
14 but 15 it
15 it 16 had
16 had 17 begun
17 begun 18 to
18 to 19 wear
19 wear 20 the
20 the 21 signs
21 signs 22 of
22 of 23 care
23 care 24 and
24 and 25 avarice
25 avarice 26 .

" it matters little , " she said softly . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 matters
3 matters 4 little
4 little 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 she
7 she 8 said
8 said 9 softly
9 softly 10 .

" to you , very little . 
1 " 2 to
2 to 3 you
3 you 4 ,
4 , 5 very
5 very 6 little
6 little 7 .

" what [idol] has displaced you ? " he rejoined . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 4 has
4 has 5 displaced
5 displaced 6 you
6 you 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 he
9 he 10 rejoined
10 rejoined 11 .

" a golden one . " 
1 " 2 a
2 a 3 golden
3 golden 4 one
4 one 5 .
5 . 6 "

" this is the even-handed dealing of the world ! " he said . 
1 " 2 this
2 this 3 is
3 is 4 the
4 the 5 even-handed
5 even-handed 6 dealing
6 dealing 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 world
9 world 10 !
10 ! 11 "
11 " 12 he
12 he 13 said
13 said 14 .

" you fear the world too much , " she answered gently . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 fear
3 fear 4 the
4 the 5 world
5 world 6 too
6 too 7 much
7 much 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 she
10 she 11 answered
11 answered 12 gently
12 gently 13 .

" all your other hopes have merged into the hope of being beyond the chance of its sordid reproach . 
1 " 2 all
2 all 3 your
3 your 4 other
4 other 5 hopes
5 hopes 6 have
6 have 7 merged
7 merged 8 into
8 into 9 the
9 the 10 hope
10 hope 11 of
11 of 12 being
12 being 13 beyond
13 beyond 14 the
14 the 15 chance
15 chance 16 of
16 of 17 its
17 its 18 sordid
18 sordid 19 reproach
19 reproach 20 .

i have seen your nobler aspirations fall off one by one , until the master passion , [gain] [,] engrosses you . 
1 i 2 have
2 have 3 seen
3 seen 4 your
4 your 5 nobler
5 nobler 6 aspirations
6 aspirations 7 fall
7 fall 8 off
8 off 9 one
9 one 10 by
10 by 11 one
11 one 12 ,
12 , 13 until
13 until 14 the
14 the 15 master
15 master 16 passion
16 passion 17 ,
17 , 20 engrosses
20 engrosses 21 you
21 you 22 .

have [i] not ? " 
1 have 3 not
3 not 4 ?
4 ? 5 "

" what then ? " he retorted . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 then
3 then 4 ?
4 ? 5 "
5 " 6 he
6 he 7 retorted
7 retorted 8 .

" even if [i] have grown so much wiser , what then ? 
1 " 2 even
2 even 3 if
3 if 5 have
5 have 6 grown
6 grown 7 so
7 so 8 much
8 much 9 wiser
9 wiser 10 ,
10 , 11 what
11 what 12 then
12 then 13 ?

i am not changed towards you . " 
1 i 2 am
2 am 3 not
3 not 4 changed
4 changed 5 towards
5 towards 6 you
6 you 7 .
7 . 8 "

she shook her head . 
1 she 2 shook
2 shook 3 her
3 her 4 head
4 head 5 .

" am [i] ? " 
1 " 2 am
2 am 4 ?
4 ? 5 "

" our contract is an old one . 
1 " 2 our
2 our 3 contract
3 contract 4 is
4 is 5 an
5 an 6 old
6 old 7 one
7 one 8 .

you are changed . 
1 you 2 are
2 are 3 changed
3 changed 4 .

when it was made you were another man . " 
1 when 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 made
4 made 5 you
5 you 6 were
6 were 7 another
7 another 8 man
8 man 9 .
9 . 10 "

" [i] was a boy , " he said impatiently . 
1 " 3 was
3 was 4 a
4 a 5 boy
5 boy 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 he
8 he 9 said
9 said 10 impatiently
10 impatiently 11 .

" your own feeling tells you that you were not what you are , " she returned . 
1 " 2 your
2 your 3 own
3 own 4 feeling
4 feeling 5 tells
5 tells 6 you
6 you 7 that
7 that 8 you
8 you 9 were
9 were 10 not
10 not 11 what
11 what 12 you
12 you 13 are
13 are 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 she
16 she 17 returned
17 returned 18 .

" [i] am . 
1 " 3 am
3 am 4 .

that which promised happiness when we were one in heart is fraught with misery now that we are two . 
1 that 2 which
2 which 3 promised
3 promised 4 happiness
4 happiness 5 when
5 when 6 we
6 we 7 were
7 were 8 one
8 one 9 in
9 in 10 heart
10 heart 11 is
11 is 12 fraught
12 fraught 13 with
13 with 14 misery
14 misery 15 now
15 now 16 that
16 that 17 we
17 we 18 are
18 are 19 two
19 two 20 .

how often and how keenly [i] have thought of this [i] will not say . 
1 how 2 often
2 often 3 and
3 and 4 how
4 how 5 keenly
5 keenly 7 have
7 have 8 thought
8 thought 9 of
9 of 10 this
10 this 12 will
12 will 13 not
13 not 14 say
14 say 15 .

it is enough that [i] have thought of it , and can release you . " 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 enough
3 enough 4 that
4 that 6 have
6 have 7 thought
7 thought 8 of
8 of 9 it
9 it 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 can
12 can 13 release
13 release 14 you
14 you 15 .
15 . 16 "

" have [i] ever sought release ? " 
1 " 2 have
2 have 4 ever
4 ever 5 sought
5 sought 6 release
6 release 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

" [in] words . 
1 " 3 words
3 words 4 .

no . 
1 no 2 .

never . " 
1 never 2 .
2 . 3 "

" [in] what , then ? " 
1 " 3 what
3 what 4 ,
4 , 5 then
5 then 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

" [in] a changed nature ; in an altered spirit ; in another atmosphere of life [;] another [hope] as its great end . 
1 " 3 a
3 a 4 changed
4 changed 5 nature
5 nature 6 ;
6 ; 7 in
7 in 8 an
8 an 9 altered
9 altered 10 spirit
10 spirit 11 ;
11 ; 12 in
12 in 13 another
13 another 14 atmosphere
14 atmosphere 15 of
15 of 16 life
16 life 18 another
18 another 20 as
20 as 21 its
21 its 22 great
22 great 23 end
23 end 24 .

in everything that made my love of any worth or value in your sight . 
1 in 2 everything
2 everything 3 that
3 that 4 made
4 made 5 my
5 my 6 love
6 love 7 of
7 of 8 any
8 any 9 worth
9 worth 10 or
10 or 11 value
11 value 12 in
12 in 13 your
13 your 14 sight
14 sight 15 .

ah , no ! " 
1 ah 2 ,
2 , 3 no
3 no 4 !
4 ! 5 "

he seemed to yield to the justice of this supposition in spite of himself . 
1 he 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 to
3 to 4 yield
4 yield 5 to
5 to 6 the
6 the 7 justice
7 justice 8 of
8 of 9 this
9 this 10 supposition
10 supposition 11 in
11 in 12 spite
12 spite 13 of
13 of 14 himself
14 himself 15 .

but he said , with a struggle , " you think not . " 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 said
3 said 4 ,
4 , 5 with
5 with 6 a
6 a 7 struggle
7 struggle 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 you
10 you 11 think
11 think 12 not
12 not 13 .
13 . 14 "

" [i] would gladly think otherwise if [i] could , " she answered . 
1 " 3 would
3 would 4 gladly
4 gladly 5 think
5 think 6 otherwise
6 otherwise 7 if
7 if 9 could
9 could 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 she
12 she 13 answered
13 answered 14 .

" heaven knows ! 
1 " 2 heaven
2 heaven 3 knows
3 knows 4 !

when [i] have learned a [truth] like this , [i] know how strong and irresistible it must be . 
1 when 3 have
3 have 4 learned
4 learned 5 a
5 a 7 like
7 like 8 this
8 this 9 ,
9 , 11 know
11 know 12 how
12 how 13 strong
13 strong 14 and
14 and 15 irresistible
15 irresistible 16 it
16 it 17 must
17 must 18 be
18 be 19 .

i do ; and [i] release you . 
1 i 2 do
2 do 3 ;
3 ; 4 and
4 and 6 release
6 release 7 you
7 you 8 .

with a full heart , for the love of him you once were . " 
1 with 2 a
2 a 3 full
3 full 4 heart
4 heart 5 ,
5 , 6 for
6 for 7 the
7 the 8 love
8 love 9 of
9 of 10 him
10 him 11 you
11 you 12 once
12 once 13 were
13 were 14 .
14 . 15 "

he was about to speak ; but , with her head turned from him , she resumed . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 about
3 about 4 to
4 to 5 speak
5 speak 6 ;
6 ; 7 but
7 but 8 ,
8 , 9 with
9 with 10 her
10 her 11 head
11 head 12 turned
12 turned 13 from
13 from 14 him
14 him 15 ,
15 , 16 she
16 she 17 resumed
17 resumed 18 .

" you may the memory of what is past half makes me hope you will have pain in this . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 may
3 may 4 the
4 the 5 memory
5 memory 6 of
6 of 7 what
7 what 8 is
8 is 9 past
9 past 10 half
10 half 11 makes
11 makes 12 me
12 me 13 hope
13 hope 14 you
14 you 15 will
15 will 16 have
16 have 17 pain
17 pain 18 in
18 in 19 this
19 this 20 .

may you be happy in the life you have chosen ! " 
1 may 2 you
2 you 3 be
3 be 4 happy
4 happy 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 7 life
7 life 8 you
8 you 9 have
9 have 10 chosen
10 chosen 11 !
11 ! 12 "

she left him , and they parted . 
1 she 2 left
2 left 3 him
3 him 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 they
6 they 7 parted
7 parted 8 .

" spirit ! " said [scrooge] , " show me no more ! 
1 " 2 spirit
2 spirit 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 show
9 show 10 me
10 me 11 no
11 no 12 more
12 more 13 !

conduct me home . 
1 conduct 2 me
2 me 3 home
3 home 4 .

why do you delight to torture me ? " 
1 why 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 delight
4 delight 5 to
5 to 6 torture
6 torture 7 me
7 me 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

" one shadow more ! " exclaimed the [ghost] . 
1 " 2 one
2 one 3 shadow
3 shadow 4 more
4 more 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 exclaimed
7 exclaimed 8 the
8 the 10 .

" no more ! " cried [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 more
3 more 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 cried
6 cried 8 .

" no more ! 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 more
3 more 4 !

i don't wish to see it . 
1 i 2 don't
2 don't 3 wish
3 wish 4 to
4 to 5 see
5 see 6 it
6 it 7 .

show me no more ! " 
1 show 2 me
2 me 3 no
3 no 4 more
4 more 5 !
5 ! 6 "

but the relentless [ghost] pinioned him in both his arms , and forced him to observe what happened next . 
1 but 2 the
2 the 3 relentless
3 relentless 5 pinioned
5 pinioned 6 him
6 him 7 in
7 in 8 both
8 both 9 his
9 his 10 arms
10 arms 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 forced
13 forced 14 him
14 him 15 to
15 to 16 observe
16 observe 17 what
17 what 18 happened
18 happened 19 next
19 next 20 .

they were in another scene and place ; a room , not very large or handsome , but full of comfort . 
1 they 2 were
2 were 3 in
3 in 4 another
4 another 5 scene
5 scene 6 and
6 and 7 place
7 place 8 ;
8 ; 9 a
9 a 10 room
10 room 11 ,
11 , 12 not
12 not 13 very
13 very 14 large
14 large 15 or
15 or 16 handsome
16 handsome 17 ,
17 , 18 but
18 but 19 full
19 full 20 of
20 of 21 comfort
21 comfort 22 .

what would [i] not have given to be one of them ! 
1 what 2 would
2 would 4 not
4 not 5 have
5 have 6 given
6 given 7 to
7 to 8 be
8 be 9 one
9 one 10 of
10 of 11 them
11 them 12 !

though [i] never could have been so rude , no , no ! 
1 though 3 never
3 never 4 could
4 could 5 have
5 have 6 been
6 been 7 so
7 so 8 rude
8 rude 9 ,
9 , 10 no
10 no 11 ,
11 , 12 no
12 no 13 !

then the shouting and the struggling , and the onslaught that was made on the defenceless porter ! 
1 then 2 the
2 the 3 shouting
3 shouting 4 and
4 and 5 the
5 the 6 struggling
6 struggling 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 the
9 the 10 onslaught
10 onslaught 11 that
11 that 12 was
12 was 13 made
13 made 14 on
14 on 15 the
15 the 16 defenceless
16 defenceless 17 porter
17 porter 18 !

the shouts of wonder and delight with which the development of every package was received ! 
1 the 2 shouts
2 shouts 3 of
3 of 4 wonder
4 wonder 5 and
5 and 6 delight
6 delight 7 with
7 with 8 which
8 which 9 the
9 the 10 development
10 development 11 of
11 of 12 every
12 every 13 package
13 package 14 was
14 was 15 received
15 received 16 !

the immense relief of finding this a false alarm ! 
1 the 2 immense
2 immense 3 relief
3 relief 4 of
4 of 5 finding
5 finding 6 this
6 this 7 a
7 a 8 false
8 false 9 alarm
9 alarm 10 !

the joy , and gratitude , and ecstasy ! 
1 the 2 joy
2 joy 3 ,
3 , 4 and
4 and 5 gratitude
5 gratitude 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 ecstasy
8 ecstasy 9 !

they are all indescribable alike . 
1 they 2 are
2 are 3 all
3 all 4 indescribable
4 indescribable 5 alike
5 alike 6 .

" who was it ? " 
1 " 2 who
2 who 3 was
3 was 4 it
4 it 5 ?
5 ? 6 "

" guess ! " 
1 " 2 guess
2 guess 3 !
3 ! 4 "

" how [can] [i] ? 
1 " 2 how
2 how 5 ?

tut , don't [i] know ? " she added in the same breath , laughing as he laughed . 
1 tut 2 ,
2 , 3 don't
3 don't 5 know
5 know 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 she
8 she 9 added
9 added 10 in
10 in 11 the
11 the 12 same
12 same 13 breath
13 breath 14 ,
14 , 15 laughing
15 laughing 16 as
16 as 17 he
17 he 18 laughed
18 laughed 19 .

" [mr] [scrooge] . " 
1 " 4 .
4 . 5 "

" [mr] [scrooge] it was . 
1 " 4 it
4 it 5 was
5 was 6 .

his partner lies upon the point of death , [i] hear ; and there he sat alone . 
1 his 2 partner
2 partner 3 lies
3 lies 4 upon
4 upon 5 the
5 the 6 point
6 point 7 of
7 of 8 death
8 death 9 ,
9 , 11 hear
11 hear 12 ;
12 ; 13 and
13 and 14 there
14 there 15 he
15 he 16 sat
16 sat 17 alone
17 alone 18 .

quite alone in the world , [i] do believe . " 
1 quite 2 alone
2 alone 3 in
3 in 4 the
4 the 5 world
5 world 6 ,
6 , 8 do
8 do 9 believe
9 believe 10 .
10 . 11 "

" spirit ! " said [scrooge] in a broken voice , " remove me from this place . " 
1 " 2 spirit
2 spirit 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 7 in
7 in 8 a
8 a 9 broken
9 broken 10 voice
10 voice 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 remove
13 remove 14 me
14 me 15 from
15 from 16 this
16 this 17 place
17 place 18 .
18 . 19 "

" [i] told you these were shadows of the things that have been , " said the [ghost] . 
1 " 3 told
3 told 4 you
4 you 5 these
5 these 6 were
6 were 7 shadows
7 shadows 8 of
8 of 9 the
9 the 10 things
10 things 11 that
11 that 12 have
12 have 13 been
13 been 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 said
16 said 17 the
17 the 19 .

" that they are what they are , do not blame me ! " 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 they
3 they 4 are
4 are 5 what
5 what 6 they
6 they 7 are
7 are 8 ,
8 , 9 do
9 do 10 not
10 not 11 blame
11 blame 12 me
12 me 13 !
13 ! 14 "

" remove me ! " 
1 " 2 remove
2 remove 3 me
3 me 4 !
4 ! 5 "

scrooge exclaimed . 
1 scrooge 2 exclaimed
2 exclaimed 3 .

" [i] cannot bear it ! " 
1 " 3 cannot
3 cannot 4 bear
4 bear 5 it
5 it 6 !
6 ! 7 "

" leave me ! 
1 " 2 leave
2 leave 3 me
3 me 4 !

take me back ! 
1 take 2 me
2 me 3 back
3 back 4 !

haunt me no longer ! " 
1 haunt 2 me
2 me 3 no
3 no 4 longer
4 longer 5 !
5 ! 6 "

he was conscious of being exhausted , and overcome by an irresistible drowsiness ; and , further , of being in his own bedroom . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 conscious
3 conscious 4 of
4 of 5 being
5 being 6 exhausted
6 exhausted 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 overcome
9 overcome 10 by
10 by 11 an
11 an 12 irresistible
12 irresistible 13 drowsiness
13 drowsiness 14 ;
14 ; 15 and
15 and 16 ,
16 , 17 further
17 further 18 ,
18 , 19 of
19 of 20 being
20 being 21 in
21 in 22 his
22 his 23 own
23 own 24 bedroom
24 bedroom 25 .

[stave] [three] 

[the] [second] [of] [the] [three] [spirits] 

five minutes , ten minutes , a quarter of an hour went by , yet nothing came . 
1 five 2 minutes
2 minutes 3 ,
3 , 4 ten
4 ten 5 minutes
5 minutes 6 ,
6 , 7 a
7 a 8 quarter
8 quarter 9 of
9 of 10 an
10 an 11 hour
11 hour 12 went
12 went 13 by
13 by 14 ,
14 , 15 yet
15 yet 16 nothing
16 nothing 17 came
17 came 18 .

this idea taking full possession of his mind , he got up softly , and shuffled in his slippers to the door . 
1 this 2 idea
2 idea 3 taking
3 taking 4 full
4 full 5 possession
5 possession 6 of
6 of 7 his
7 his 8 mind
8 mind 9 ,
9 , 10 he
10 he 11 got
11 got 12 up
12 up 13 softly
13 softly 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 shuffled
16 shuffled 17 in
17 in 18 his
18 his 19 slippers
19 slippers 20 to
20 to 21 the
21 the 22 door
22 door 23 .

the moment [scrooge] 's hand was on the lock , a strange voice called him by his name , and bade him enter . 
1 the 2 moment
2 moment 4 's
4 's 5 hand
5 hand 6 was
6 was 7 on
7 on 8 the
8 the 9 lock
9 lock 10 ,
10 , 11 a
11 a 12 strange
12 strange 13 voice
13 voice 14 called
14 called 15 him
15 him 16 by
16 by 17 his
17 his 18 name
18 name 19 ,
19 , 20 and
20 and 21 bade
21 bade 22 him
22 him 23 enter
23 enter 24 .

he obeyed . 
1 he 2 obeyed
2 obeyed 3 .

it was his own room . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 his
3 his 4 own
4 own 5 room
5 room 6 .

there was no doubt about that . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 no
3 no 4 doubt
4 doubt 5 about
5 about 6 that
6 that 7 .

but it had undergone a surprising transformation . 
1 but 2 it
2 it 3 had
3 had 4 undergone
4 undergone 5 a
5 a 6 surprising
6 surprising 7 transformation
7 transformation 8 .

" come in ! " exclaimed the [ghost] . 
1 " 2 come
2 come 3 in
3 in 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 exclaimed
6 exclaimed 7 the
7 the 9 .

" come in ! and know me better , man ! " 
1 " 2 come
2 come 3 in
3 in 4 !
4 ! 5 and
5 and 6 know
6 know 7 me
7 me 8 better
8 better 9 ,
9 , 10 man
10 man 11 !
11 ! 12 "

scrooge entered timidly , and hung his head before this [spirit] . 
1 scrooge 2 entered
2 entered 3 timidly
3 timidly 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 hung
6 hung 7 his
7 his 8 head
8 head 9 before
9 before 10 this
10 this 12 .

" [i] am [the] [ghost] [of] [christmas] [present] , " said the [spirit] . 
1 " 3 am
3 am 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 12 the
12 the 14 .

" look upon me ! " 
1 " 2 look
2 look 3 upon
3 upon 4 me
4 me 5 !
5 ! 6 "

scrooge reverently did so . 
1 scrooge 2 reverently
2 reverently 3 did
3 did 4 so
4 so 5 .

it was clothed in one simple deep green robe , or mantle , bordered with white fur . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 clothed
3 clothed 4 in
4 in 5 one
5 one 6 simple
6 simple 7 deep
7 deep 8 green
8 green 9 robe
9 robe 10 ,
10 , 11 or
11 or 12 mantle
12 mantle 13 ,
13 , 14 bordered
14 bordered 15 with
15 with 16 white
16 white 17 fur
17 fur 18 .

girded round its middle was an antique scabbard ; but no sword was in it , and the ancient sheath was eaten up with rust . 
1 girded 2 round
2 round 3 its
3 its 4 middle
4 middle 5 was
5 was 6 an
6 an 7 antique
7 antique 8 scabbard
8 scabbard 9 ;
9 ; 10 but
10 but 11 no
11 no 12 sword
12 sword 13 was
13 was 14 in
14 in 15 it
15 it 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 the
18 the 19 ancient
19 ancient 20 sheath
20 sheath 21 was
21 was 22 eaten
22 eaten 23 up
23 up 24 with
24 with 25 rust
25 rust 26 .

" you have never seen the like of me before ! " exclaimed the [spirit] . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 have
3 have 4 never
4 never 5 seen
5 seen 6 the
6 the 7 like
7 like 8 of
8 of 9 me
9 me 10 before
10 before 11 !
11 ! 12 "
12 " 13 exclaimed
13 exclaimed 14 the
14 the 16 .

" never , " [scrooge] made answer to it . 
1 " 2 never
2 never 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 6 made
6 made 7 answer
7 answer 8 to
8 to 9 it
9 it 10 .

" [i] don't think [i] have , " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 3 don't
3 don't 4 think
4 think 6 have
6 have 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 11 .

" [i] am afraid [i] have not . 
1 " 3 am
3 am 4 afraid
4 afraid 6 have
6 have 7 not
7 not 8 .

have you had many brothers , [spirit] [?] " 
1 have 2 you
2 you 3 had
3 had 4 many
4 many 5 brothers
5 brothers 6 ,
6 , 9 "

" more than eighteen hundred , " said the [ghost] . 
1 " 2 more
2 more 3 than
3 than 4 eighteen
4 eighteen 5 hundred
5 hundred 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 9 the
9 the 11 .

" a tremendous family to provide for , " muttered [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 a
2 a 3 tremendous
3 tremendous 4 family
4 family 5 to
5 to 6 provide
6 provide 7 for
7 for 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 muttered
10 muttered 12 .

the [ghost] [of] [christmas] [present] rose . 
1 the 6 rose
6 rose 7 .

" spirit , " said [scrooge] submissively , " conduct me where you will . 
1 " 2 spirit
2 spirit 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 7 submissively
7 submissively 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 conduct
10 conduct 11 me
11 me 12 where
12 where 13 you
13 you 14 will
14 will 15 .

i went forth last night on compulsion , and [i] learnt a lesson which is working now . 
1 i 2 went
2 went 3 forth
3 forth 4 last
4 last 5 night
5 night 6 on
6 on 7 compulsion
7 compulsion 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 11 learnt
11 learnt 12 a
12 a 13 lesson
13 lesson 14 which
14 which 15 is
15 is 16 working
16 working 17 now
17 now 18 .

to-night , if you have aught to teach me , let me profit by it . " 
1 to-night 2 ,
2 , 3 if
3 if 4 you
4 you 5 have
5 have 6 aught
6 aught 7 to
7 to 8 teach
8 teach 9 me
9 me 10 ,
10 , 11 let
11 let 12 me
12 me 13 profit
13 profit 14 by
14 by 15 it
15 it 16 .
16 . 17 "

" touch my robe ! " 
1 " 2 touch
2 touch 3 my
3 my 4 robe
4 robe 5 !
5 ! 6 "

scrooge did as he was told , and held it fast . 
1 scrooge 2 did
2 did 3 as
3 as 4 he
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 told
6 told 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 held
9 held 10 it
10 it 11 fast
11 fast 12 .

the poulterers ' shops were still half open , and the fruiterers ' were radiant in their glory . 
1 the 2 poulterers
2 poulterers 3 '
3 ' 4 shops
4 shops 5 were
5 were 6 still
6 still 7 half
7 half 8 open
8 open 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 the
11 the 12 fruiterers
12 fruiterers 13 '
13 ' 14 were
14 were 15 radiant
15 radiant 16 in
16 in 17 their
17 their 18 glory
18 glory 19 .

for they said , it was a shame to quarrel upon [christmas-day] . 
1 for 2 they
2 they 3 said
3 said 4 ,
4 , 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 a
7 a 8 shame
8 shame 9 to
9 to 10 quarrel
10 quarrel 11 upon
11 upon 13 .

and so it was ! 
1 and 2 so
2 so 3 it
3 it 4 was
4 was 5 !

god love it , so it was ! 
1 god 2 love
2 love 3 it
3 it 4 ,
4 , 5 so
5 so 6 it
6 it 7 was
7 was 8 !

" is there a peculiar flavour in what you sprinkle from your torch ? " asked [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 is
2 is 3 there
3 there 4 a
4 a 5 peculiar
5 peculiar 6 flavour
6 flavour 7 in
7 in 8 what
8 what 9 you
9 you 10 sprinkle
10 sprinkle 11 from
11 from 12 your
12 your 13 torch
13 torch 14 ?
14 ? 15 "
15 " 16 asked
16 asked 18 .

" there is . 
1 " 2 there
2 there 3 is
3 is 4 .

my own . " 
1 my 2 own
2 own 3 .
3 . 4 "

" would it apply to any kind of dinner on this day ? " asked [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 would
2 would 3 it
3 it 4 apply
4 apply 5 to
5 to 6 any
6 any 7 kind
7 kind 8 of
8 of 9 dinner
9 dinner 10 on
10 on 11 this
11 this 12 day
12 day 13 ?
13 ? 14 "
14 " 15 asked
15 asked 17 .

" to any kindly given . 
1 " 2 to
2 to 3 any
3 any 4 kindly
4 kindly 5 given
5 given 6 .

to a poor one most . " 
1 to 2 a
2 a 3 poor
3 poor 4 one
4 one 5 most
5 most 6 .
6 . 7 "

" why to a poor one most ? " asked [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 to
3 to 4 a
4 a 5 poor
5 poor 6 one
6 one 7 most
7 most 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 asked
10 asked 12 .

" because it needs it most . " 
1 " 2 because
2 because 3 it
3 it 4 needs
4 needs 5 it
5 it 6 most
6 most 7 .
7 . 8 "

" spirit ! " said [scrooge] after a moment 's thought . 
1 " 2 spirit
2 spirit 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 7 after
7 after 8 a
8 a 9 moment
9 moment 10 's
10 's 11 thought
11 thought 12 .

" [i] [!] ["] cried the [spirit] . 
1 " 5 cried
5 cried 6 the
6 the 8 .

" [i] [!] ["] cried the [spirit] . 
1 " 5 cried
5 cried 6 the
6 the 8 .

" you seek to close these places on [the] [seventh] [day] , " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 seek
3 seek 4 to
4 to 5 close
5 close 6 these
6 these 7 places
7 places 8 on
8 on 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 said
14 said 16 .

" and it comes to the same thing . " 
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 it
3 it 4 comes
4 comes 5 to
5 to 6 the
6 the 7 same
7 same 8 thing
8 thing 9 .
9 . 10 "

" [i] seek ! " exclaimed the [spirit] . 
1 " 3 seek
3 seek 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 exclaimed
6 exclaimed 7 the
7 the 9 .

" forgive me if [i] am wrong . 
1 " 2 forgive
2 forgive 3 me
3 me 4 if
4 if 6 am
6 am 7 wrong
7 wrong 8 .

it has been done in your name , or at least in that of your family , " said [scrooge] . 
1 it 2 has
2 has 3 been
3 been 4 done
4 done 5 in
5 in 6 your
6 your 7 name
7 name 8 ,
8 , 9 or
9 or 10 at
10 at 11 least
11 least 12 in
12 in 13 that
13 that 14 of
14 of 15 your
15 your 16 family
16 family 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 said
19 said 21 .

remember that , and charge their doings on themselves , not us . " 
1 remember 2 that
2 that 3 ,
3 , 4 and
4 and 5 charge
5 charge 6 their
6 their 7 doings
7 doings 8 on
8 on 9 themselves
9 themselves 10 ,
10 , 11 not
11 not 12 us
12 us 13 .
13 . 14 "

scrooge promised that he would ; and they went on , invisible , as they had been before , into the suburbs of the town . 
1 scrooge 2 promised
2 promised 3 that
3 that 4 he
4 he 5 would
5 would 6 ;
6 ; 7 and
7 and 8 they
8 they 9 went
9 went 10 on
10 on 11 ,
11 , 12 invisible
12 invisible 13 ,
13 , 14 as
14 as 15 they
15 they 16 had
16 had 17 been
17 been 18 before
18 before 19 ,
19 , 20 into
20 into 21 the
21 the 22 suburbs
22 suburbs 23 of
23 of 24 the
24 the 25 town
25 town 26 .

think of that ! 
1 think 2 of
2 of 3 that
3 that 4 !

" what has ever got your precious father , then ? " said [mrs] [cratchit] . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 has
3 has 4 ever
4 ever 5 got
5 got 6 your
6 your 7 precious
7 precious 8 father
8 father 9 ,
9 , 10 then
10 then 11 ?
11 ? 12 "
12 " 13 said
13 said 16 .

" and your brother , [tiny] [tim] [?] 
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 your
3 your 4 brother
4 brother 5 ,

and [martha] warn't as late last [christmas-day] by half an hour ! " 
1 and 3 warn't
3 warn't 4 as
4 as 5 late
5 late 6 last
6 last 8 by
8 by 9 half
9 half 10 an
10 an 11 hour
11 hour 12 !
12 ! 13 "

" here ['s] [martha] , mother ! " said a girl , appearing as she spoke . 
1 " 2 here
2 here 5 ,
5 , 6 mother
6 mother 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 10 a
10 a 11 girl
11 girl 12 ,
12 , 13 appearing
13 appearing 14 as
14 as 15 she
15 she 16 spoke
16 spoke 17 .

" here ['s] [martha] , mother ! " cried the two young [cratchits] . 
1 " 2 here
2 here 5 ,
5 , 6 mother
6 mother 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 cried
9 cried 10 the
10 the 11 two
11 two 12 young
12 young 14 .

" hurrah ! 
1 " 2 hurrah
2 hurrah 3 !

there 's such a goose , [martha] [!] " 
1 there 2 's
2 's 3 such
3 such 4 a
4 a 5 goose
5 goose 6 ,
6 , 9 "

" well ! never mind so long as you are come , " said [mrs] [cratchit] . 
1 " 2 well
2 well 3 !
3 ! 4 never
4 never 5 mind
5 mind 6 so
6 so 7 long
7 long 8 as
8 as 9 you
9 you 10 are
10 are 11 come
11 come 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 said
14 said 17 .

" sit ye down before the fire , my dear , and have a warm , [lord] bless ye ! " 
1 " 2 sit
2 sit 3 ye
3 ye 4 down
4 down 5 before
5 before 6 the
6 the 7 fire
7 fire 8 ,
8 , 9 my
9 my 10 dear
10 dear 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 have
13 have 14 a
14 a 15 warm
15 warm 16 ,
16 , 18 bless
18 bless 19 ye
19 ye 20 !
20 ! 21 "

" no , no ! 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 no
4 no 5 !

there 's father coming , " cried the two young [cratchits] , who were everywhere at once . 
1 there 2 's
2 's 3 father
3 father 4 coming
4 coming 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 cried
7 cried 8 the
8 the 9 two
9 two 10 young
10 young 12 ,
12 , 13 who
13 who 14 were
14 were 15 everywhere
15 everywhere 16 at
16 at 17 once
17 once 18 .

" hide , [martha] [,] hide ! " 
1 " 2 hide
2 hide 3 ,
3 , 6 hide
6 hide 7 !
7 ! 8 "

alas for [tiny] [tim] , he bore a little crutch , and had his limbs supported by an iron frame ! 
1 alas 2 for
2 for 5 ,
5 , 6 he
6 he 7 bore
7 bore 8 a
8 a 9 little
9 little 10 crutch
10 crutch 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 had
13 had 14 his
14 his 15 limbs
15 limbs 16 supported
16 supported 17 by
17 by 18 an
18 an 19 iron
19 iron 20 frame
20 frame 21 !

" why , where ['s] [our] [martha] ? " cried [bob] [cratchit] , looking round . 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 ,
3 , 4 where
4 where 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 cried
10 cried 13 ,
13 , 14 looking
14 looking 15 round
15 round 16 .

" not coming , " said [mrs] [cratchit] . 
1 " 2 not
2 not 3 coming
3 coming 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 9 .

" not coming upon [christmas-day] ! " 
1 " 2 not
2 not 3 coming
3 coming 4 upon
4 upon 6 !
6 ! 7 "

" as good as gold , " said [bob] , " and better . 
1 " 2 as
2 as 3 good
3 good 4 as
4 as 5 gold
5 gold 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 and
12 and 13 better
13 better 14 .

somehow , he gets thoughtful , sitting by himself so much , and thinks the strangest things you ever heard . 
1 somehow 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 gets
4 gets 5 thoughtful
5 thoughtful 6 ,
6 , 7 sitting
7 sitting 8 by
8 by 9 himself
9 himself 10 so
10 so 11 much
11 much 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 thinks
14 thinks 15 the
15 the 16 strangest
16 strangest 17 things
17 things 18 you
18 you 19 ever
19 ever 20 heard
20 heard 21 .

bob 's voice was tremulous when he told them this , and trembled more when he said that [tiny] [tim] was growing strong and hearty . 
1 bob 2 's
2 's 3 voice
3 voice 4 was
4 was 5 tremulous
5 tremulous 6 when
6 when 7 he
7 he 8 told
8 told 9 them
9 them 10 this
10 this 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 trembled
13 trembled 14 more
14 more 15 when
15 when 16 he
16 he 17 said
17 said 18 that
18 that 21 was
21 was 22 growing
22 growing 23 strong
23 strong 24 and
24 and 25 hearty
25 hearty 26 .

at last the dishes were set on , and grace was said . 
1 at 2 last
2 last 3 the
3 the 4 dishes
4 dishes 5 were
5 were 6 set
6 set 7 on
7 on 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 grace
10 grace 11 was
11 was 12 said
12 said 13 .

there never was such a goose . 
1 there 2 never
2 never 3 was
3 was 4 such
4 such 5 a
5 a 6 goose
6 goose 7 .

bob said he didn't believe there ever was such a goose cooked . 
1 bob 2 said
2 said 3 he
3 he 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 believe
5 believe 6 there
6 there 7 ever
7 ever 8 was
8 was 9 such
9 such 10 a
10 a 11 goose
11 goose 12 cooked
12 cooked 13 .

its tenderness and flavour , size and cheapness , were the themes of universal admiration . 
1 its 2 tenderness
2 tenderness 3 and
3 and 4 flavour
4 flavour 5 ,
5 , 6 size
6 size 7 and
7 and 8 cheapness
8 cheapness 9 ,
9 , 10 were
10 were 11 the
11 the 12 themes
12 themes 13 of
13 of 14 universal
14 universal 15 admiration
15 admiration 16 .

yet every one had had enough , and the youngest [cratchits] , in particular , were steeped in sage and onion to the eyebrows ! 
1 yet 2 every
2 every 3 one
3 one 4 had
4 had 5 had
5 had 6 enough
6 enough 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 the
9 the 10 youngest
10 youngest 12 ,
12 , 13 in
13 in 14 particular
14 particular 15 ,
15 , 16 were
16 were 17 steeped
17 steeped 18 in
18 in 19 sage
19 sage 20 and
20 and 21 onion
21 onion 22 to
22 to 23 the
23 the 24 eyebrows
24 eyebrows 25 !

suppose it should not be done enough ! 
1 suppose 2 it
2 it 3 should
3 should 4 not
4 not 5 be
5 be 6 done
6 done 7 enough
7 enough 8 !

suppose it should break in turning out ! 
1 suppose 2 it
2 it 3 should
3 should 4 break
4 break 5 in
5 in 6 turning
6 turning 7 out
7 out 8 !

all sorts of horrors were supposed . 
1 all 2 sorts
2 sorts 3 of
3 of 4 horrors
4 horrors 5 were
5 were 6 supposed
6 supposed 7 .

hallo ! 
1 hallo 2 !

a great deal of steam ! 
1 a 2 great
2 great 3 deal
3 deal 4 of
4 of 5 steam
5 steam 6 !

the pudding was out of the copper . 
1 the 2 pudding
2 pudding 3 was
3 was 4 out
4 out 5 of
5 of 6 the
6 the 7 copper
7 copper 8 .

a smell like a washing-day ! 
1 a 2 smell
2 smell 3 like
3 like 4 a
4 a 5 washing-day
5 washing-day 6 !

that was the cloth . 
1 that 2 was
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 cloth
4 cloth 5 .

a smell like an eating-house and a pastrycook's next door to each other , with a laundress's next door to that ! 
1 a 2 smell
2 smell 3 like
3 like 4 an
4 an 5 eating-house
5 eating-house 6 and
6 and 7 a
7 a 8 pastrycook's
8 pastrycook's 9 next
9 next 10 door
10 door 11 to
11 to 12 each
12 each 13 other
13 other 14 ,
14 , 15 with
15 with 16 a
16 a 17 laundress's
17 laundress's 18 next
18 next 19 door
19 door 20 to
20 to 21 that
21 that 22 !

that was the pudding ! 
1 that 2 was
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 pudding
4 pudding 5 !

oh , a wonderful pudding ! 
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 a
3 a 4 wonderful
4 wonderful 5 pudding
5 pudding 6 !

bob [cratchit] said , and calmly too , that he regarded it as the greatest success achieved by [mrs] [cratchit] since their marriage . 
1 bob 3 said
3 said 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 calmly
6 calmly 7 too
7 too 8 ,
8 , 9 that
9 that 10 he
10 he 11 regarded
11 regarded 12 it
12 it 13 as
13 as 14 the
14 the 15 greatest
15 greatest 16 success
16 success 17 achieved
17 achieved 18 by
18 by 21 since
21 since 22 their
22 their 23 marriage
23 marriage 24 .

mrs [cratchit] said that , now the weight was off her mind , she would confess she had her doubts about the quantity of flour . 
1 mrs 3 said
3 said 4 that
4 that 5 ,
5 , 6 now
6 now 7 the
7 the 8 weight
8 weight 9 was
9 was 10 off
10 off 11 her
11 her 12 mind
12 mind 13 ,
13 , 14 she
14 she 15 would
15 would 16 confess
16 confess 17 she
17 she 18 had
18 had 19 her
19 her 20 doubts
20 doubts 21 about
21 about 22 the
22 the 23 quantity
23 quantity 24 of
24 of 25 flour
25 flour 26 .

everybody had something to say about it , but nobody said or thought it was at all a small pudding for a large family . 
1 everybody 2 had
2 had 3 something
3 something 4 to
4 to 5 say
5 say 6 about
6 about 7 it
7 it 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 nobody
10 nobody 11 said
11 said 12 or
12 or 13 thought
13 thought 14 it
14 it 15 was
15 was 16 at
16 at 17 all
17 all 18 a
18 a 19 small
19 small 20 pudding
20 pudding 21 for
21 for 22 a
22 a 23 large
23 large 24 family
24 family 25 .

it would have been flat heresy to do so . 
1 it 2 would
2 would 3 have
3 have 4 been
4 been 5 flat
5 flat 6 heresy
6 heresy 7 to
7 to 8 do
8 do 9 so
9 so 10 .

any [cratchit] would have blushed to hint at such a thing . 
1 any 3 would
3 would 4 have
4 have 5 blushed
5 blushed 6 to
6 to 7 hint
7 hint 8 at
8 at 9 such
9 such 10 a
10 a 11 thing
11 thing 12 .

at last the dinner was all done , the cloth was cleared , the hearth swept , and the fire made up . 
1 at 2 last
2 last 3 the
3 the 4 dinner
4 dinner 5 was
5 was 6 all
6 all 7 done
7 done 8 ,
8 , 9 the
9 the 10 cloth
10 cloth 11 was
11 was 12 cleared
12 cleared 13 ,
13 , 14 the
14 the 15 hearth
15 hearth 16 swept
16 swept 17 ,
17 , 18 and
18 and 19 the
19 the 20 fire
20 fire 21 made
21 made 22 up
22 up 23 .

two tumblers and a custard cup without a handle . 
1 two 2 tumblers
2 tumblers 3 and
3 and 4 a
4 a 5 custard
5 custard 6 cup
6 cup 7 without
7 without 8 a
8 a 9 handle
9 handle 10 .

then [bob] proposed : 
1 then 3 proposed
3 proposed 4 :

" a merry [christmas] to us all , my dears . 
1 " 2 a
2 a 3 merry
3 merry 5 to
5 to 6 us
6 us 7 all
7 all 8 ,
8 , 9 my
9 my 10 dears
10 dears 11 .

god bless us ! " 
1 god 2 bless
2 bless 3 us
3 us 4 !
4 ! 5 "

which all the family re-echoed . 
1 which 2 all
2 all 3 the
3 the 4 family
4 family 5 re-echoed
5 re-echoed 6 .

" [god] bless us every one ! " said [tiny] [tim] , the last of all . 
1 " 3 bless
3 bless 4 us
4 us 5 every
5 every 6 one
6 one 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 12 ,
12 , 13 the
13 the 14 last
14 last 15 of
15 of 16 all
16 all 17 .

he sat very close to his father 's side , upon his little stool . 
1 he 2 sat
2 sat 3 very
3 very 4 close
4 close 5 to
5 to 6 his
6 his 7 father
7 father 8 's
8 's 9 side
9 side 10 ,
10 , 11 upon
11 upon 12 his
12 his 13 little
13 little 14 stool
14 stool 15 .

" spirit , " said [scrooge] with an interest he had never felt before , " tell me if [tiny] [tim] will live . " 
1 " 2 spirit
2 spirit 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 7 with
7 with 8 an
8 an 9 interest
9 interest 10 he
10 he 11 had
11 had 12 never
12 never 13 felt
13 felt 14 before
14 before 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 17 tell
17 tell 18 me
18 me 19 if
19 if 22 will
22 will 23 live
23 live 24 .
24 . 25 "

if these shadows remain unaltered by [the] [future] , the child will die . " 
1 if 2 these
2 these 3 shadows
3 shadows 4 remain
4 remain 5 unaltered
5 unaltered 6 by
6 by 9 ,
9 , 10 the
10 the 11 child
11 child 12 will
12 will 13 die
13 die 14 .
14 . 15 "

" no , no , " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 no
4 no 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 9 .

" oh , no , kind [spirit] ! say he will be spared . " 
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 no
4 no 5 ,
5 , 6 kind
6 kind 8 !
8 ! 9 say
9 say 10 he
10 he 11 will
11 will 12 be
12 be 13 spared
13 spared 14 .
14 . 15 "

what then ? 
1 what 2 then
2 then 3 ?

if he be like to die , he had better do it , and decrease the surplus population . " 
1 if 2 he
2 he 3 be
3 be 4 like
4 like 5 to
5 to 6 die
6 die 7 ,
7 , 8 he
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 better
10 better 11 do
11 do 12 it
12 it 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 decrease
15 decrease 16 the
16 the 17 surplus
17 surplus 18 population
18 population 19 .
19 . 20 "

scrooge hung his head to hear his own words quoted by [the] [spirit] , and was overcome with penitence and grief . 
1 scrooge 2 hung
2 hung 3 his
3 his 4 head
4 head 5 to
5 to 6 hear
6 hear 7 his
7 his 8 own
8 own 9 words
9 words 10 quoted
10 quoted 11 by
11 by 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 was
16 was 17 overcome
17 overcome 18 with
18 with 19 penitence
19 penitence 20 and
20 and 21 grief
21 grief 22 .

will you decide what men shall live , what men shall die ? 
1 will 2 you
2 you 3 decide
3 decide 4 what
4 what 5 men
5 men 6 shall
6 shall 7 live
7 live 8 ,
8 , 9 what
9 what 10 men
10 men 11 shall
11 shall 12 die
12 die 13 ?

oh [god] [!] to hear the [insect] [on] the leaf pronouncing on the too much life among his hungry brothers in the dust ! " 
1 oh 4 to
4 to 5 hear
5 hear 6 the
6 the 9 the
9 the 10 leaf
10 leaf 11 pronouncing
11 pronouncing 12 on
12 on 13 the
13 the 14 too
14 too 15 much
15 much 16 life
16 life 17 among
17 among 18 his
18 his 19 hungry
19 hungry 20 brothers
20 brothers 21 in
21 in 22 the
22 the 23 dust
23 dust 24 !
24 ! 25 "

scrooge bent before the [ghost] ['s] rebuke , and , trembling , cast his eyes upon the ground . 
1 scrooge 2 bent
2 bent 3 before
3 before 4 the
4 the 7 rebuke
7 rebuke 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 ,
10 , 11 trembling
11 trembling 12 ,
12 , 13 cast
13 cast 14 his
14 his 15 eyes
15 eyes 16 upon
16 upon 17 the
17 the 18 ground
18 ground 19 .

but he raised them speedily on hearing his own name . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 raised
3 raised 4 them
4 them 5 speedily
5 speedily 6 on
6 on 7 hearing
7 hearing 8 his
8 his 9 own
9 own 10 name
10 name 11 .

" [mr] [scrooge] [!] ["] said [bob] . 
1 " 6 said
6 said 8 .

" [i] 'll give you [mr] [scrooge] , [the] [founder] of the [feast] [!] " 
1 " 3 'll
3 'll 4 give
4 give 5 you
5 you 8 ,
8 , 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 15 "

" [the] [founder] of the [feast] [,] indeed ! " cried [mrs] [cratchit] , reddening . 
1 " 4 of
4 of 5 the
5 the 8 indeed
8 indeed 9 !
9 ! 10 "
10 " 11 cried
11 cried 14 ,
14 , 15 reddening
15 reddening 16 .

" [i] wish [i] [had] him here . 
1 " 3 wish
3 wish 6 him
6 him 7 here
7 here 8 .

i 'd give him a piece of my mind to feast upon , and [i] hope he 'd have a good appetite for it . " 
1 i 2 'd
2 'd 3 give
3 give 4 him
4 him 5 a
5 a 6 piece
6 piece 7 of
7 of 8 my
8 my 9 mind
9 mind 10 to
10 to 11 feast
11 feast 12 upon
12 upon 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 16 hope
16 hope 17 he
17 he 18 'd
18 'd 19 have
19 have 20 a
20 a 21 good
21 good 22 appetite
22 appetite 23 for
23 for 24 it
24 it 25 .
25 . 26 "

" my dear , " said [bob] , " the children ! 
1 " 2 my
2 my 3 dear
3 dear 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 the
10 the 11 children
11 children 12 !

christmas-day . " 
1 christmas-day 2 .
2 . 3 "

you know he is [,] [robert] ! 
1 you 2 know
2 know 3 he
3 he 4 is
4 is 7 !

nobody knows it better than you do , poor fellow ! " 
1 nobody 2 knows
2 knows 3 it
3 it 4 better
4 better 5 than
5 than 6 you
6 you 7 do
7 do 8 ,
8 , 9 poor
9 poor 10 fellow
10 fellow 11 !
11 ! 12 "

" my dear ! " was [bob] ['s] mild answer . 
1 " 2 my
2 my 3 dear
3 dear 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 was
6 was 9 mild
9 mild 10 answer
10 answer 11 .

" [christmas-day] . " 
1 " 3 .
3 . 4 "

" [i] 'll drink his health for your sake [and] [the] [day] 's , " said [mrs] [cratchit] , " not for his . 
1 " 3 'll
3 'll 4 drink
4 drink 5 his
5 his 6 health
6 health 7 for
7 for 8 your
8 your 9 sake
9 sake 13 's
13 's 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 said
16 said 19 ,
19 , 20 "
20 " 21 not
21 not 22 for
22 for 23 his
23 his 24 .

long life to him ! 
1 long 2 life
2 life 3 to
3 to 4 him
4 him 5 !

a merry [christmas] and a happy [new] [year] ! 
1 a 2 merry
2 merry 4 and
4 and 5 a
5 a 6 happy
6 happy 9 !

he 'll be very merry and very happy , [i] have no doubt ! " 
1 he 2 'll
2 'll 3 be
3 be 4 very
4 very 5 merry
5 merry 6 and
6 and 7 very
7 very 8 happy
8 happy 9 ,
9 , 11 have
11 have 12 no
12 no 13 doubt
13 doubt 14 !
14 ! 15 "

the children drank the toast after her . 
1 the 2 children
2 children 3 drank
3 drank 4 the
4 the 5 toast
5 toast 6 after
6 after 7 her
7 her 8 .

it was the first of their proceedings which had no heartiness in it . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 first
4 first 5 of
5 of 6 their
6 their 7 proceedings
7 proceedings 8 which
8 which 9 had
9 had 10 no
10 no 11 heartiness
11 heartiness 12 in
12 in 13 it
13 it 14 .

tiny [tim] drank it last of all , but he didn't care twopence for it . 
1 tiny 3 drank
3 drank 4 it
4 it 5 last
5 last 6 of
6 of 7 all
7 all 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 he
10 he 11 didn't
11 didn't 12 care
12 care 13 twopence
13 twopence 14 for
14 for 15 it
15 it 16 .

scrooge [was] [the] [ogre] of the family . 
1 scrooge 5 of
5 of 6 the
6 the 7 family
7 family 8 .

the mention of his name cast a dark shadow on the party , which was not dispelled for full five minutes . 
1 the 2 mention
2 mention 3 of
3 of 4 his
4 his 5 name
5 name 6 cast
6 cast 7 a
7 a 8 dark
8 dark 9 shadow
9 shadow 10 on
10 on 11 the
11 the 12 party
12 party 13 ,
13 , 14 which
14 which 15 was
15 was 16 not
16 not 17 dispelled
17 dispelled 18 for
18 for 19 full
19 full 20 five
20 five 21 minutes
21 minutes 22 .

after it had passed away they were ten times merrier than before , from the mere relief of [scrooge] the [baleful] being done with . 
1 after 2 it
2 it 3 had
3 had 4 passed
4 passed 5 away
5 away 6 they
6 they 7 were
7 were 8 ten
8 ten 9 times
9 times 10 merrier
10 merrier 11 than
11 than 12 before
12 before 13 ,
13 , 14 from
14 from 15 the
15 the 16 mere
16 mere 17 relief
17 relief 18 of
18 of 20 the
20 the 22 being
22 being 23 done
23 done 24 with
24 with 25 .

there was nothing of high mark in this . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 nothing
3 nothing 4 of
4 of 5 high
5 high 6 mark
6 mark 7 in
7 in 8 this
8 this 9 .

blessings on it , how the [ghost] exulted ! 
1 blessings 2 on
2 on 3 it
3 it 4 ,
4 , 5 how
5 how 6 the
6 the 8 exulted
8 exulted 9 !

" what place is this ? " asked [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 place
3 place 4 is
4 is 5 this
5 this 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 asked
8 asked 10 .

" a place where [miners] live , who labour in the bowels of the earth , " returned the [spirit] . 
1 " 2 a
2 a 3 place
3 place 4 where
4 where 6 live
6 live 7 ,
7 , 8 who
8 who 9 labour
9 labour 10 in
10 in 11 the
11 the 12 bowels
12 bowels 13 of
13 of 14 the
14 the 15 earth
15 earth 16 ,
16 , 17 "
17 " 18 returned
18 returned 19 the
19 the 21 .

" but they know me . 
1 " 2 but
2 but 3 they
3 they 4 know
4 know 5 me
5 me 6 .

see ! " 
1 see 2 !
2 ! 3 "

a light shone from the window of a hut , and swiftly they advanced towards it . 
1 a 2 light
2 light 3 shone
3 shone 4 from
4 from 5 the
5 the 6 window
6 window 7 of
7 of 8 a
8 a 9 hut
9 hut 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 swiftly
12 swiftly 13 they
13 they 14 advanced
14 advanced 15 towards
15 towards 16 it
16 it 17 .

passing through the wall of mud and stone , they found a cheerful company assembled round a glowing fire . 
1 passing 2 through
2 through 3 the
3 the 4 wall
4 wall 5 of
5 of 6 mud
6 mud 7 and
7 and 8 stone
8 stone 9 ,
9 , 10 they
10 they 11 found
11 found 12 a
12 a 13 cheerful
13 cheerful 14 company
14 company 15 assembled
15 assembled 16 round
16 round 17 a
17 a 18 glowing
18 glowing 19 fire
19 fire 20 .

the [spirit] [did] not tarry here , but bade [scrooge] hold his robe , and , passing on above the moor , sped whither ? 
1 the 4 not
4 not 5 tarry
5 tarry 6 here
6 here 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 bade
9 bade 11 hold
11 hold 12 his
12 his 13 robe
13 robe 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 ,
16 , 17 passing
17 passing 18 on
18 on 19 above
19 above 20 the
20 the 21 moor
21 moor 22 ,
22 , 23 sped
23 sped 24 whither
24 whither 25 ?

not to sea ? 
1 not 2 to
2 to 3 sea
3 sea 4 ?

to sea . 
1 to 2 sea
2 sea 3 .

" [ha] [,] ha ! " laughed [scrooge] 's [nephew] . 
1 " 4 ha
4 ha 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 laughed
7 laughed 9 's
9 's 11 .

" [ha] [,] ha , ha ! " 
1 " 4 ha
4 ha 5 ,
5 , 6 ha
6 ha 7 !
7 ! 8 "

introduce him to me , and [i] 'll cultivate his acquaintance . 
1 introduce 2 him
2 him 3 to
3 to 4 me
4 me 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 8 'll
8 'll 9 cultivate
9 cultivate 10 his
10 his 11 acquaintance
11 acquaintance 12 .

and their assembled friends , being not a bit behindhand , roared out lustily . 
1 and 2 their
2 their 3 assembled
3 assembled 4 friends
4 friends 5 ,
5 , 6 being
6 being 7 not
7 not 8 a
8 a 9 bit
9 bit 10 behindhand
10 behindhand 11 ,
11 , 12 roared
12 roared 13 out
13 out 14 lustily
14 lustily 15 .

" [ha] [,] ha ! 
1 " 4 ha
4 ha 5 !

ha , ha , ha , ha ! " 
1 ha 2 ,
2 , 3 ha
3 ha 4 ,
4 , 5 ha
5 ha 6 ,
6 , 7 ha
7 ha 8 !
8 ! 9 "

" he said that [christmas] was a humbug , as [i] live ! " cried [scrooge] 's [nephew] . 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 said
3 said 4 that
4 that 6 was
6 was 7 a
7 a 8 humbug
8 humbug 9 ,
9 , 10 as
10 as 12 live
12 live 13 !
13 ! 14 "
14 " 15 cried
15 cried 17 's
17 's 19 .

" he believed it , too ! " 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 believed
3 believed 4 it
4 it 5 ,
5 , 6 too
6 too 7 !
7 ! 8 "

" more shame for him [,] [fred] ! " said [scrooge] 's [niece] indignantly . 
1 " 2 more
2 more 3 shame
3 shame 4 for
4 for 5 him
5 him 8 !
8 ! 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 12 's
12 's 14 indignantly
14 indignantly 15 .

bless those women ! they never do anything by halves . 
1 bless 2 those
2 those 3 women
3 women 4 !
4 ! 5 they
5 they 6 never
6 never 7 do
7 do 8 anything
8 anything 9 by
9 by 10 halves
10 halves 11 .

they are always in earnest . 
1 they 2 are
2 are 3 always
3 always 4 in
4 in 5 earnest
5 earnest 6 .

she was very pretty ; exceedingly pretty . 
1 she 2 was
2 was 3 very
3 very 4 pretty
4 pretty 5 ;
5 ; 6 exceedingly
6 exceedingly 7 pretty
7 pretty 8 .

altogether she was what you would have called provoking , you know ; but satisfactory , too . 
1 altogether 2 she
2 she 3 was
3 was 4 what
4 what 5 you
5 you 6 would
6 would 7 have
7 have 8 called
8 called 9 provoking
9 provoking 10 ,
10 , 11 you
11 you 12 know
12 know 13 ;
13 ; 14 but
14 but 15 satisfactory
15 satisfactory 16 ,
16 , 17 too
17 too 18 .

oh , perfectly satisfactory ! 
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 perfectly
3 perfectly 4 satisfactory
4 satisfactory 5 !

" he 's a comical old fellow , " said [scrooge] 's [nephew] , " that 's the truth ; and not so pleasant as he might be . 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 's
3 's 4 a
4 a 5 comical
5 comical 6 old
6 old 7 fellow
7 fellow 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 12 's
12 's 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 that
16 that 17 's
17 's 18 the
18 the 19 truth
19 truth 20 ;
20 ; 21 and
21 and 22 not
22 not 23 so
23 so 24 pleasant
24 pleasant 25 as
25 as 26 he
26 he 27 might
27 might 28 be
28 be 29 .

however , his offences carry their own punishment , and [i] have nothing to say against him . " 
1 however 2 ,
2 , 3 his
3 his 4 offences
4 offences 5 carry
5 carry 6 their
6 their 7 own
7 own 8 punishment
8 punishment 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 12 have
12 have 13 nothing
13 nothing 14 to
14 to 15 say
15 say 16 against
16 against 17 him
17 him 18 .
18 . 19 "

" [i] 'm sure he is very rich , [fred] [,] " hinted [scrooge] 's niece . 
1 " 3 'm
3 'm 4 sure
4 sure 5 he
5 he 6 is
6 is 7 very
7 very 8 rich
8 rich 9 ,
9 , 12 "
12 " 13 hinted
13 hinted 15 's
15 's 16 niece
16 niece 17 .

" at least , you always tell me so . " 
1 " 2 at
2 at 3 least
3 least 4 ,
4 , 5 you
5 you 6 always
6 always 7 tell
7 tell 8 me
8 me 9 so
9 so 10 .
10 . 11 "

" what of that , my dear ? " said [scrooge] 's [nephew] . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 of
3 of 4 that
4 that 5 ,
5 , 6 my
6 my 7 dear
7 dear 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 12 's
12 's 14 .

" his wealth is of no use to him . 
1 " 2 his
2 his 3 wealth
3 wealth 4 is
4 is 5 of
5 of 6 no
6 no 7 use
7 use 8 to
8 to 9 him
9 him 10 .

he don't do any good with it . 
1 he 2 don't
2 don't 3 do
3 do 4 any
4 any 5 good
5 good 6 with
6 with 7 it
7 it 8 .

he don't make himself comfortable with it . 
1 he 2 don't
2 don't 3 make
3 make 4 himself
4 himself 5 comfortable
5 comfortable 6 with
6 with 7 it
7 it 8 .

he hasn't the satisfaction of thinking ha , ha , ha ! that he is ever going to benefit [us] with it . " 
1 he 2 hasn't
2 hasn't 3 the
3 the 4 satisfaction
4 satisfaction 5 of
5 of 6 thinking
6 thinking 7 ha
7 ha 8 ,
8 , 9 ha
9 ha 10 ,
10 , 11 ha
11 ha 12 !
12 ! 13 that
13 that 14 he
14 he 15 is
15 is 16 ever
16 ever 17 going
17 going 18 to
18 to 19 benefit
19 benefit 21 with
21 with 22 it
22 it 23 .
23 . 24 "

" [i] have no patience with him , " observed [scrooge] ['s] niece . 
1 " 3 have
3 have 4 no
4 no 5 patience
5 patience 6 with
6 with 7 him
7 him 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 observed
10 observed 13 niece
13 niece 14 .

scrooge 's niece 's sisters , and all the other ladies , expressed the same opinion . 
1 scrooge 2 's
2 's 3 niece
3 niece 4 's
4 's 5 sisters
5 sisters 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 all
8 all 9 the
9 the 10 other
10 other 11 ladies
11 ladies 12 ,
12 , 13 expressed
13 expressed 14 the
14 the 15 same
15 same 16 opinion
16 opinion 17 .

" oh [,] [i] [have] ! " said [scrooge] 's [nephew] . 
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 10 's
10 's 12 .

" [i] am sorry for him ; [i] couldn't be angry with him if [i] tried . 
1 " 3 am
3 am 4 sorry
4 sorry 5 for
5 for 6 him
6 him 7 ;
7 ; 9 couldn't
9 couldn't 10 be
10 be 11 angry
11 angry 12 with
12 with 13 him
13 him 14 if
14 if 16 tried
16 tried 17 .

who suffers by his ill whims ? 
1 who 2 suffers
2 suffers 3 by
3 by 4 his
4 his 5 ill
5 ill 6 whims
6 whims 7 ?

himself always . 
1 himself 2 always
2 always 3 .

here he takes it into his head to dislike us , and he won't come and dine with us . 
1 here 2 he
2 he 3 takes
3 takes 4 it
4 it 5 into
5 into 6 his
6 his 7 head
7 head 8 to
8 to 9 dislike
9 dislike 10 us
10 us 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 he
13 he 14 won't
14 won't 15 come
15 come 16 and
16 and 17 dine
17 dine 18 with
18 with 19 us
19 us 20 .

what 's the consequence ? 
1 what 2 's
2 's 3 the
3 the 4 consequence
4 consequence 5 ?

he don't lose much of a dinner . " 
1 he 2 don't
2 don't 3 lose
3 lose 4 much
4 much 5 of
5 of 6 a
6 a 7 dinner
7 dinner 8 .
8 . 9 "

" indeed , [i] think he loses a very good dinner , " interrupted [scrooge] ['s] niece . 
1 " 2 indeed
2 indeed 3 ,
3 , 5 think
5 think 6 he
6 he 7 loses
7 loses 8 a
8 a 9 very
9 very 10 good
10 good 11 dinner
11 dinner 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 interrupted
14 interrupted 17 niece
17 niece 18 .

" well ! 
1 " 2 well
2 well 3 !

i am very glad to hear it , " said [scrooge] 's [nephew] , " because [i] haven't any great faith in these young housekeepers . 
1 i 2 am
2 am 3 very
3 very 4 glad
4 glad 5 to
5 to 6 hear
6 hear 7 it
7 it 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 12 's
12 's 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 because
16 because 18 haven't
18 haven't 19 any
19 any 20 great
20 great 21 faith
21 faith 22 in
22 in 23 these
23 these 24 young
24 young 25 housekeepers
25 housekeepers 26 .

what do you say [,] [topper] ? " 
1 what 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 say
4 say 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

whereat [scrooge] 's niece 's sister the plump one with the lace tucker , not the one with the roses blushed . 
1 whereat 3 's
3 's 4 niece
4 niece 5 's
5 's 6 sister
6 sister 7 the
7 the 8 plump
8 plump 9 one
9 one 10 with
10 with 11 the
11 the 12 lace
12 lace 13 tucker
13 tucker 14 ,
14 , 15 not
15 not 16 the
16 the 17 one
17 one 18 with
18 with 19 the
19 the 20 roses
20 roses 21 blushed
21 blushed 22 .

" do go on , [fred] [,] " said [scrooge] 's [niece] , clapping her hands . 
1 " 2 do
2 do 3 go
3 go 4 on
4 on 5 ,
5 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 11 's
11 's 13 ,
13 , 14 clapping
14 clapping 15 her
15 her 16 hands
16 hands 17 .

" he never finishes what he begins to say ! 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 never
3 never 4 finishes
4 finishes 5 what
5 what 6 he
6 he 7 begins
7 begins 8 to
8 to 9 say
9 say 10 !

he is such a ridiculous fellow ! " 
1 he 2 is
2 is 3 such
3 such 4 a
4 a 5 ridiculous
5 ridiculous 6 fellow
6 fellow 7 !
7 ! 8 "

i mean to give him the same chance every year , whether he likes it or not , for [i] pity him . 
1 i 2 mean
2 mean 3 to
3 to 4 give
4 give 5 him
5 him 6 the
6 the 7 same
7 same 8 chance
8 chance 9 every
9 every 10 year
10 year 11 ,
11 , 12 whether
12 whether 13 he
13 he 14 likes
14 likes 15 it
15 it 16 or
16 or 17 not
17 not 18 ,
18 , 19 for
19 for 21 pity
21 pity 22 him
22 him 23 .

it was their turn to laugh , now , at the notion of his shaking [scrooge] . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 their
3 their 4 turn
4 turn 5 to
5 to 6 laugh
6 laugh 7 ,
7 , 8 now
8 now 9 ,
9 , 10 at
10 at 11 the
11 the 12 notion
12 notion 13 of
13 of 14 his
14 his 15 shaking
15 shaking 17 .

after tea they had some music . 
1 after 2 tea
2 tea 3 they
3 they 4 had
4 had 5 some
5 some 6 music
6 music 7 .

but they didn't devote the whole evening to music . 
1 but 2 they
2 they 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 devote
4 devote 5 the
5 the 6 whole
6 whole 7 evening
7 evening 8 to
8 to 9 music
9 music 10 .

stop ! 
1 stop 2 !

there was first a game at blindman's buff . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 first
3 first 4 a
4 a 5 game
5 game 6 at
6 at 7 blindman's
7 blindman's 8 buff
8 buff 9 .

of course there was . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 there
3 there 4 was
4 was 5 .

and [i] no more believe [topper] was really blind than [i] believe he had eyes in his boots . 
1 and 3 no
3 no 4 more
4 more 5 believe
5 believe 7 was
7 was 8 really
8 really 9 blind
9 blind 10 than
10 than 12 believe
12 believe 13 he
13 he 14 had
14 had 15 eyes
15 eyes 16 in
16 in 17 his
17 his 18 boots
18 boots 19 .

my opinion is , that it was a done thing between him and [scrooge] ['s] nephew ; and that the [ghost] [of] [christmas] [present] knew [it] . 
1 my 2 opinion
2 opinion 3 is
3 is 4 ,
4 , 5 that
5 that 6 it
6 it 7 was
7 was 8 a
8 a 9 done
9 done 10 thing
10 thing 11 between
11 between 12 him
12 him 13 and
13 and 16 nephew
16 nephew 17 ;
17 ; 18 and
18 and 19 that
19 that 20 the
20 the 25 knew
25 knew 27 .

the way he went after that plump sister in the lace tucker was an outrage on the credulity of human nature . 
1 the 2 way
2 way 3 he
3 he 4 went
4 went 5 after
5 after 6 that
6 that 7 plump
7 plump 8 sister
8 sister 9 in
9 in 10 the
10 the 11 lace
11 lace 12 tucker
12 tucker 13 was
13 was 14 an
14 an 15 outrage
15 outrage 16 on
16 on 17 the
17 the 18 credulity
18 credulity 19 of
19 of 20 human
20 human 21 nature
21 nature 22 .

he always knew where the plump sister was . 
1 he 2 always
2 always 3 knew
3 knew 4 where
4 where 5 the
5 the 6 plump
6 plump 7 sister
7 sister 8 was
8 was 9 .

he wouldn't catch anybody else . 
1 he 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 3 catch
3 catch 4 anybody
4 anybody 5 else
5 else 6 .

she often cried out that it wasn't fair ; and it really was not . 
1 she 2 often
2 often 3 cried
3 cried 4 out
4 out 5 that
5 that 6 it
6 it 7 wasn't
7 wasn't 8 fair
8 fair 9 ;
9 ; 10 and
10 and 11 it
11 it 12 really
12 really 13 was
13 was 14 not
14 not 15 .

but she joined in the forfeits , and loved her love to admiration with all the letters of the alphabet . 
1 but 2 she
2 she 3 joined
3 joined 4 in
4 in 5 the
5 the 6 forfeits
6 forfeits 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 loved
9 loved 10 her
10 her 11 love
11 love 12 to
12 to 13 admiration
13 admiration 14 with
14 with 15 all
15 all 16 the
16 the 17 letters
17 letters 18 of
18 of 19 the
19 the 20 alphabet
20 alphabet 21 .

but [this] the [spirit] said could not be done . 
1 but 3 the
3 the 5 said
5 said 6 could
6 could 7 not
7 not 8 be
8 be 9 done
9 done 10 .

" here is a new game , " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 here
2 here 3 is
3 is 4 a
4 a 5 new
5 new 6 game
6 game 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 11 .

" one half-hour , [spirit] [,] only one ! " 
1 " 2 one
2 one 3 half-hour
3 half-hour 4 ,
4 , 7 only
7 only 8 one
8 one 9 !
9 ! 10 "

at last the plump sister , falling into a similar state , cried out : 
1 at 2 last
2 last 3 the
3 the 4 plump
4 plump 5 sister
5 sister 6 ,
6 , 7 falling
7 falling 8 into
8 into 9 a
9 a 10 similar
10 similar 11 state
11 state 12 ,
12 , 13 cried
13 cried 14 out
14 out 15 :

" [i] [have] found it out ! 
1 " 4 found
4 found 5 it
5 it 6 out
6 out 7 !

i know what it is [,] [fred] ! 
1 i 2 know
2 know 3 what
3 what 4 it
4 it 5 is
5 is 8 !

i know what it is ! " 
1 i 2 know
2 know 3 what
3 what 4 it
4 it 5 is
5 is 6 !
6 ! 7 "

" what is it ? " cried [fred] . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 is
3 is 4 it
4 it 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 cried
7 cried 9 .

" it 's your uncle [scro-o-o-o-oge] ! " 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 your
4 your 5 uncle
5 uncle 7 !
7 ! 8 "

which it certainly was . 
1 which 2 it
2 it 3 certainly
3 certainly 4 was
4 was 5 .

here is a glass of mulled wine ready to our hand at the moment ; and [i] say , ' [uncle] [scrooge] [!] ' ["] 
1 here 2 is
2 is 3 a
3 a 4 glass
4 glass 5 of
5 of 6 mulled
6 mulled 7 wine
7 wine 8 ready
8 ready 9 to
9 to 10 our
10 our 11 hand
11 hand 12 at
12 at 13 the
13 the 14 moment
14 moment 15 ;
15 ; 16 and
16 and 18 say
18 say 19 ,
19 , 20 '
20 ' 24 '

" well ! 
1 " 2 well
2 well 3 !

uncle [scrooge] ! " they cried . 
1 uncle 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 they
5 they 6 cried
6 cried 7 .

" a merry [christmas] and a happy [new] [year] to the old man , whatever he is ! " said [scrooge] 's [nephew] . 
1 " 2 a
2 a 3 merry
3 merry 5 and
5 and 6 a
6 a 7 happy
7 happy 10 to
10 to 11 the
11 the 12 old
12 old 13 man
13 man 14 ,
14 , 15 whatever
15 whatever 16 he
16 he 17 is
17 is 18 !
18 ! 19 "
19 " 20 said
20 said 22 's
22 's 24 .

" he wouldn't take it from me , but may he have it nevertheless . 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 wouldn't
3 wouldn't 4 take
4 take 5 it
5 it 6 from
6 from 7 me
7 me 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 may
10 may 11 he
11 he 12 have
12 have 13 it
13 it 14 nevertheless
14 nevertheless 15 .

uncle [scrooge] ! " 
1 uncle 3 !
3 ! 4 "

much they saw , and far they went , and many homes they visited , but always with a happy end . 
1 much 2 they
2 they 3 saw
3 saw 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 far
6 far 7 they
7 they 8 went
8 went 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 many
11 many 12 homes
12 homes 13 they
13 they 14 visited
14 visited 15 ,
15 , 16 but
16 but 17 always
17 always 18 with
18 with 19 a
19 a 20 happy
20 happy 21 end
21 end 22 .

it was strange , too , that , while [scrooge] remained unaltered in his outward form , the [ghost] grew older , clearly older . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 strange
3 strange 4 ,
4 , 5 too
5 too 6 ,
6 , 7 that
7 that 8 ,
8 , 9 while
9 while 11 remained
11 remained 12 unaltered
12 unaltered 13 in
13 in 14 his
14 his 15 outward
15 outward 16 form
16 form 17 ,
17 , 18 the
18 the 20 grew
20 grew 21 older
21 older 22 ,
22 , 23 clearly
23 clearly 24 older
24 older 25 .

" are spirits ' lives so short ? " asked [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 are
2 are 3 spirits
3 spirits 4 '
4 ' 5 lives
5 lives 6 so
6 so 7 short
7 short 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 asked
10 asked 12 .

" my life upon this globe is very brief , " replied the [ghost] . 
1 " 2 my
2 my 3 life
3 life 4 upon
4 upon 5 this
5 this 6 globe
6 globe 7 is
7 is 8 very
8 very 9 brief
9 brief 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 replied
12 replied 13 the
13 the 15 .

" it ends to-night . " 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 ends
3 ends 4 to-night
4 to-night 5 .
5 . 6 "

" [to-night] [!] ["] cried [scrooge] . 
1 " 5 cried
5 cried 7 .

" [to-night] at midnight . 
1 " 3 at
3 at 4 midnight
4 midnight 5 .

hark ! 
1 hark 2 !

the time is drawing near . " 
1 the 2 time
2 time 3 is
3 is 4 drawing
4 drawing 5 near
5 near 6 .
6 . 7 "

the chimes were ringing the three-quarters past eleven at that moment . 
1 the 2 chimes
2 chimes 3 were
3 were 4 ringing
4 ringing 5 the
5 the 6 three-quarters
6 three-quarters 7 past
7 past 8 eleven
8 eleven 9 at
9 at 10 that
10 that 11 moment
11 moment 12 .

is it a foot or a claw ? " 
1 is 2 it
2 it 3 a
3 a 4 foot
4 foot 5 or
5 or 6 a
6 a 7 claw
7 claw 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

" it might be a claw , for the flesh there is upon it , " was the [spirit] ['s] sorrowful reply . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 might
3 might 4 be
4 be 5 a
5 a 6 claw
6 claw 7 ,
7 , 8 for
8 for 9 the
9 the 10 flesh
10 flesh 11 there
11 there 12 is
12 is 13 upon
13 upon 14 it
14 it 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 17 was
17 was 18 the
18 the 21 sorrowful
21 sorrowful 22 reply
22 reply 23 .

" look here . " 
1 " 2 look
2 look 3 here
3 here 4 .
4 . 5 "

from the foldings of its robe it brought two children ; wretched , abject , frightful , hideous , miserable . 
1 from 2 the
2 the 3 foldings
3 foldings 4 of
4 of 5 its
5 its 6 robe
6 robe 7 it
7 it 8 brought
8 brought 9 two
9 two 10 children
10 children 11 ;
11 ; 12 wretched
12 wretched 13 ,
13 , 14 abject
14 abject 15 ,
15 , 16 frightful
16 frightful 17 ,
17 , 18 hideous
18 hideous 19 ,
19 , 20 miserable
20 miserable 21 .

they knelt down at its feet , and clung upon the outside of its garment . 
1 they 2 knelt
2 knelt 3 down
3 down 4 at
4 at 5 its
5 its 6 feet
6 feet 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 clung
9 clung 10 upon
10 upon 11 the
11 the 12 outside
12 outside 13 of
13 of 14 its
14 its 15 garment
15 garment 16 .

" oh [,] [man] ! look here ! 
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 5 !
5 ! 6 look
6 look 7 here
7 here 8 !

look , look , down here ! " exclaimed the [ghost] . 
1 look 2 ,
2 , 3 look
3 look 4 ,
4 , 5 down
5 down 6 here
6 here 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 exclaimed
9 exclaimed 10 the
10 the 12 .

they were a boy and girl . 
1 they 2 were
2 were 3 a
3 a 4 boy
4 boy 5 and
5 and 6 girl
6 girl 7 .

yellow , meagre , ragged , scowling , wolfish ; but prostrate , too , in their humility . 
1 yellow 2 ,
2 , 3 meagre
3 meagre 4 ,
4 , 5 ragged
5 ragged 6 ,
6 , 7 scowling
7 scowling 8 ,
8 , 9 wolfish
9 wolfish 10 ;
10 ; 11 but
11 but 12 prostrate
12 prostrate 13 ,
13 , 14 too
14 too 15 ,
15 , 16 in
16 in 17 their
17 their 18 humility
18 humility 19 .

where angels might have sat enthroned , devils lurked , and glared out menacing . 
1 where 2 angels
2 angels 3 might
3 might 4 have
4 have 5 sat
5 sat 6 enthroned
6 enthroned 7 ,
7 , 8 devils
8 devils 9 lurked
9 lurked 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 glared
12 glared 13 out
13 out 14 menacing
14 menacing 15 .

scrooge started back , appalled . 
1 scrooge 2 started
2 started 3 back
3 back 4 ,
4 , 5 appalled
5 appalled 6 .

" spirit ! are they yours ? " 
1 " 2 spirit
2 spirit 3 !
3 ! 4 are
4 are 5 they
5 they 6 yours
6 yours 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

scrooge could say no more . 
1 scrooge 2 could
2 could 3 say
3 say 4 no
4 no 5 more
5 more 6 .

" they are [man] ['s] , " said [the] [spirit] , looking down upon them . 
1 " 2 they
2 they 3 are
3 are 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 11 ,
11 , 12 looking
12 looking 13 down
13 down 14 upon
14 upon 15 them
15 them 16 .

" and they cling to me , appealing from their fathers . 
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 they
3 they 4 cling
4 cling 5 to
5 to 6 me
6 me 7 ,
7 , 8 appealing
8 appealing 9 from
9 from 10 their
10 their 11 fathers
11 fathers 12 .

this boy is [ignorance] . 
1 this 2 boy
2 boy 3 is
3 is 5 .

this girl is [want] . 
1 this 2 girl
2 girl 3 is
3 is 5 .

deny it ! " cried [the] [spirit] , stretching out its hand towards the city . 
1 deny 2 it
2 it 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 cried
5 cried 8 ,
8 , 9 stretching
9 stretching 10 out
10 out 11 its
11 its 12 hand
12 hand 13 towards
13 towards 14 the
14 the 15 city
15 city 16 .

" slander those who tell it ye ! 
1 " 2 slander
2 slander 3 those
3 those 4 who
4 who 5 tell
5 tell 6 it
6 it 7 ye
7 ye 8 !

admit it for your factious purposes , and make it worse ! 
1 admit 2 it
2 it 3 for
3 for 4 your
4 your 5 factious
5 factious 6 purposes
6 purposes 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 make
9 make 10 it
10 it 11 worse
11 worse 12 !

and bide the end ! " 
1 and 2 bide
2 bide 3 the
3 the 4 end
4 end 5 !
5 ! 6 "

" have they no refuge or resource ? " cried [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 have
2 have 3 they
3 they 4 no
4 no 5 refuge
5 refuge 6 or
6 or 7 resource
7 resource 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 cried
10 cried 12 .

" are there no prisons ? " said [the] [spirit] , turning on him for the last time with his own words . 
1 " 2 are
2 are 3 there
3 there 4 no
4 no 5 prisons
5 prisons 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 11 ,
11 , 12 turning
12 turning 13 on
13 on 14 him
14 him 15 for
15 for 16 the
16 the 17 last
17 last 18 time
18 time 19 with
19 with 20 his
20 his 21 own
21 own 22 words
22 words 23 .

" are there no workhouses ? " 
1 " 2 are
2 are 3 there
3 there 4 no
4 no 5 workhouses
5 workhouses 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

the bell struck [twelve] . 
1 the 2 bell
2 bell 3 struck
3 struck 5 .

scrooge looked about him for [the] [ghost] , and saw it not . 
1 scrooge 2 looked
2 looked 3 about
3 about 4 him
4 him 5 for
5 for 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 saw
10 saw 11 it
11 it 12 not
12 not 13 .

[stave] [four] 

[the] [last] [of] [the] [spirits] 

the [phantom] slowly , gravely , silently approached . 
1 the 3 slowly
3 slowly 4 ,
4 , 5 gravely
5 gravely 6 ,
6 , 7 silently
7 silently 8 approached
8 approached 9 .

he felt that it was tall and stately when it came beside him , and that its mysterious presence filled him with a solemn dread . 
1 he 2 felt
2 felt 3 that
3 that 4 it
4 it 5 was
5 was 6 tall
6 tall 7 and
7 and 8 stately
8 stately 9 when
9 when 10 it
10 it 11 came
11 came 12 beside
12 beside 13 him
13 him 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 that
16 that 17 its
17 its 18 mysterious
18 mysterious 19 presence
19 presence 20 filled
20 filled 21 him
21 him 22 with
22 with 23 a
23 a 24 solemn
24 solemn 25 dread
25 dread 26 .

he knew no more , for the [spirit] neither spoke nor moved . 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 3 no
3 no 4 more
4 more 5 ,
5 , 6 for
6 for 7 the
7 the 9 neither
9 neither 10 spoke
10 spoke 11 nor
11 nor 12 moved
12 moved 13 .

" [i] am in the presence of [the] [ghost] [of] [christmas] [yet] [to] [come] ? " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 3 am
3 am 4 in
4 in 5 the
5 the 6 presence
6 presence 7 of
7 of 15 ?
15 ? 16 "
16 " 17 said
17 said 19 .

the [spirit] answered not , but pointed onward with its hand . 
1 the 3 answered
3 answered 4 not
4 not 5 ,
5 , 6 but
6 but 7 pointed
7 pointed 8 onward
8 onward 9 with
9 with 10 its
10 its 11 hand
11 hand 12 .

" is that so [,] [spirit] ? " 
1 " 2 is
2 is 3 that
3 that 4 so
4 so 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

the upper portion of the garment was contracted for an instant in its folds , as if the [spirit] [had] inclined its head . 
1 the 2 upper
2 upper 3 portion
3 portion 4 of
4 of 5 the
5 the 6 garment
6 garment 7 was
7 was 8 contracted
8 contracted 9 for
9 for 10 an
10 an 11 instant
11 instant 12 in
12 in 13 its
13 its 14 folds
14 folds 15 ,
15 , 16 as
16 as 17 if
17 if 18 the
18 the 21 inclined
21 inclined 22 its
22 its 23 head
23 head 24 .

that was the only answer he received . 
1 that 2 was
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 only
4 only 5 answer
5 answer 6 he
6 he 7 received
7 received 8 .

the [spirit] paused a moment , as observing his condition , and giving him time to recover . 
1 the 3 paused
3 paused 4 a
4 a 5 moment
5 moment 6 ,
6 , 7 as
7 as 8 observing
8 observing 9 his
9 his 10 condition
10 condition 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 giving
13 giving 14 him
14 him 15 time
15 time 16 to
16 to 17 recover
17 recover 18 .

but [scrooge] was all the worse for this . 
1 but 3 was
3 was 4 all
4 all 5 the
5 the 6 worse
6 worse 7 for
7 for 8 this
8 this 9 .

" [ghost] of the [future] [!] ["] [he] exclaimed , " [i] fear you more than any spectre [i] have seen . 
1 " 3 of
3 of 4 the
4 the 9 exclaimed
9 exclaimed 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 13 fear
13 fear 14 you
14 you 15 more
15 more 16 than
16 than 17 any
17 any 18 spectre
18 spectre 20 have
20 have 21 seen
21 seen 22 .

will you not speak to me ? " 
1 will 2 you
2 you 3 not
3 not 4 speak
4 speak 5 to
5 to 6 me
6 me 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

it gave him no reply . 
1 it 2 gave
2 gave 3 him
3 him 4 no
4 no 5 reply
5 reply 6 .

the hand was pointed straight before them . 
1 the 2 hand
2 hand 3 was
3 was 4 pointed
4 pointed 5 straight
5 straight 6 before
6 before 7 them
7 them 8 .

" lead on ! " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 lead
2 lead 3 on
3 on 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 8 .

" lead on ! 
1 " 2 lead
2 lead 3 on
3 on 4 !

the night is waning fast , and it is precious time to me , [i] know . 
1 the 2 night
2 night 3 is
3 is 4 waning
4 waning 5 fast
5 fast 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 it
8 it 9 is
9 is 10 precious
10 precious 11 time
11 time 12 to
12 to 13 me
13 me 14 ,
14 , 16 know
16 know 17 .

lead on , [spirit] [!] " 
1 lead 2 on
2 on 3 ,
3 , 6 "

the phantom moved away as it had come towards him . 
1 the 2 phantom
2 phantom 3 moved
3 moved 4 away
4 away 5 as
5 as 6 it
6 it 7 had
7 had 8 come
8 come 9 towards
9 towards 10 him
10 him 11 .

scrooge followed in the shadow of its dress , which bore him up , he thought , and carried him along . 
1 scrooge 2 followed
2 followed 3 in
3 in 4 the
4 the 5 shadow
5 shadow 6 of
6 of 7 its
7 its 8 dress
8 dress 9 ,
9 , 10 which
10 which 11 bore
11 bore 12 him
12 him 13 up
13 up 14 ,
14 , 15 he
15 he 16 thought
16 thought 17 ,
17 , 18 and
18 and 19 carried
19 carried 20 him
20 him 21 along
21 along 22 .

the [spirit] stopped beside one little knot of business men . 
1 the 3 stopped
3 stopped 4 beside
4 beside 5 one
5 one 6 little
6 little 7 knot
7 knot 8 of
8 of 9 business
9 business 10 men
10 men 11 .

observing that the hand was pointed to them , [scrooge] advanced to listen to their talk . 
1 observing 2 that
2 that 3 the
3 the 4 hand
4 hand 5 was
5 was 6 pointed
6 pointed 7 to
7 to 8 them
8 them 9 ,
9 , 11 advanced
11 advanced 12 to
12 to 13 listen
13 listen 14 to
14 to 15 their
15 their 16 talk
16 talk 17 .

" no , " said a great fat man with a monstrous chin , " [i] don't know much about it either way . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 6 a
6 a 7 great
7 great 8 fat
8 fat 9 man
9 man 10 with
10 with 11 a
11 a 12 monstrous
12 monstrous 13 chin
13 chin 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 17 don't
17 don't 18 know
18 know 19 much
19 much 20 about
20 about 21 it
21 it 22 either
22 either 23 way
23 way 24 .

i only know he 's dead . " 
1 i 2 only
2 only 3 know
3 know 4 he
4 he 5 's
5 's 6 dead
6 dead 7 .
7 . 8 "

" when did he die ? " inquired another . 
1 " 2 when
2 when 3 did
3 did 4 he
4 he 5 die
5 die 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 inquired
8 inquired 9 another
9 another 10 .

" last night , [i] believe . " 
1 " 2 last
2 last 3 night
3 night 4 ,
4 , 6 believe
6 believe 7 .
7 . 8 "

" [i] thought he 'd never die . " 
1 " 3 thought
3 thought 4 he
4 he 5 'd
5 'd 6 never
6 never 7 die
7 die 8 .
8 . 9 "

" [god] knows , " said the first with a yawn . 
1 " 3 knows
3 knows 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 7 the
7 the 8 first
8 first 9 with
9 with 10 a
10 a 11 yawn
11 yawn 12 .

" [i] haven't heard , " said the man with the large chin , yawning again . 
1 " 3 haven't
3 haven't 4 heard
4 heard 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 the
8 the 9 man
9 man 10 with
10 with 11 the
11 the 12 large
12 large 13 chin
13 chin 14 ,
14 , 15 yawning
15 yawning 16 again
16 again 17 .

" left it to his company , perhaps . 
1 " 2 left
2 left 3 it
3 it 4 to
4 to 5 his
5 his 6 company
6 company 7 ,
7 , 8 perhaps
8 perhaps 9 .

he hasn't left it to me . 
1 he 2 hasn't
2 hasn't 3 left
3 left 4 it
4 it 5 to
5 to 6 me
6 me 7 .

that 's all [i] know . " 
1 that 2 's
2 's 3 all
3 all 5 know
5 know 6 .
6 . 7 "

this pleasantry was received with a general laugh . 
1 this 2 pleasantry
2 pleasantry 3 was
3 was 4 received
4 received 5 with
5 with 6 a
6 a 7 general
7 general 8 laugh
8 laugh 9 .

suppose we make up a party , and volunteer ? " 
1 suppose 2 we
2 we 3 make
3 make 4 up
4 up 5 a
5 a 6 party
6 party 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 volunteer
9 volunteer 10 ?
10 ? 11 "

" [i] don't mind going if a lunch is provided , " observed the gentleman with the excrescence on his nose . 
1 " 3 don't
3 don't 4 mind
4 mind 5 going
5 going 6 if
6 if 7 a
7 a 8 lunch
8 lunch 9 is
9 is 10 provided
10 provided 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 observed
13 observed 14 the
14 the 15 gentleman
15 gentleman 16 with
16 with 17 the
17 the 18 excrescence
18 excrescence 19 on
19 on 20 his
20 his 21 nose
21 nose 22 .

" but [i] must be fed if [i] make one . " 
1 " 2 but
2 but 4 must
4 must 5 be
5 be 6 fed
6 fed 7 if
7 if 9 make
9 make 10 one
10 one 11 .
11 . 12 "

another laugh . 
1 another 2 laugh
2 laugh 3 .

but [i] 'll offer to go if anybody else will . 
1 but 3 'll
3 'll 4 offer
4 offer 5 to
5 to 6 go
6 go 7 if
7 if 8 anybody
8 anybody 9 else
9 else 10 will
10 will 11 .

bye , bye ! " 
1 bye 2 ,
2 , 3 bye
3 bye 4 !
4 ! 5 "

speakers and listeners strolled away , and mixed with other groups . 
1 speakers 2 and
2 and 3 listeners
3 listeners 4 strolled
4 strolled 5 away
5 away 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 mixed
8 mixed 9 with
9 with 10 other
10 other 11 groups
11 groups 12 .

scrooge knew the men , and looked towards the [spirit] [for] an explanation . 
1 scrooge 2 knew
2 knew 3 the
3 the 4 men
4 men 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 looked
7 looked 8 towards
8 towards 9 the
9 the 12 an
12 an 13 explanation
13 explanation 14 .

the [phantom] glided on into a street . 
1 the 3 glided
3 glided 4 on
4 on 5 into
5 into 6 a
6 a 7 street
7 street 8 .

its finger pointed to two persons meeting . 
1 its 2 finger
2 finger 3 pointed
3 pointed 4 to
4 to 5 two
5 two 6 persons
6 persons 7 meeting
7 meeting 8 .

scrooge listened again , thinking that the explanation might lie here . 
1 scrooge 2 listened
2 listened 3 again
3 again 4 ,
4 , 5 thinking
5 thinking 6 that
6 that 7 the
7 the 8 explanation
8 explanation 9 might
9 might 10 lie
10 lie 11 here
11 here 12 .

he knew these men , also , perfectly . 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 3 these
3 these 4 men
4 men 5 ,
5 , 6 also
6 also 7 ,
7 , 8 perfectly
8 perfectly 9 .

they were men of business : very wealthy , and of great importance . 
1 they 2 were
2 were 3 men
3 men 4 of
4 of 5 business
5 business 6 :
6 : 7 very
7 very 8 wealthy
8 wealthy 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 of
11 of 12 great
12 great 13 importance
13 importance 14 .

" how are you ? " said one . 
1 " 2 how
2 how 3 are
3 are 4 you
4 you 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 one
8 one 9 .

" how are you ? " returned the other . 
1 " 2 how
2 how 3 are
3 are 4 you
4 you 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 returned
7 returned 8 the
8 the 9 other
9 other 10 .

" well ! " said the first . 
1 " 2 well
2 well 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 6 the
6 the 7 first
7 first 8 .

" old [scratch] has got his own at last , hey ? " 
1 " 2 old
2 old 4 has
4 has 5 got
5 got 6 his
6 his 7 own
7 own 8 at
8 at 9 last
9 last 10 ,
10 , 11 hey
11 hey 12 ?
12 ? 13 "

" so [i] am told , " returned the second . 
1 " 2 so
2 so 4 am
4 am 5 told
5 told 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 returned
8 returned 9 the
9 the 10 second
10 second 11 .

" [cold] [,] isn't it ? " 
1 " 4 isn't
4 isn't 5 it
5 it 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

" seasonable for [christmas-time] . 
1 " 2 seasonable
2 seasonable 3 for
3 for 5 .

you are not a skater , [i] suppose ? " 
1 you 2 are
2 are 3 not
3 not 4 a
4 a 5 skater
5 skater 6 ,
6 , 8 suppose
8 suppose 9 ?
9 ? 10 "

" no . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 .

no . 
1 no 2 .

something else to think of . 
1 something 2 else
2 else 3 to
3 to 4 think
4 think 5 of
5 of 6 .

good morning ! " 
1 good 2 morning
2 morning 3 !
3 ! 4 "

not another word . 
1 not 2 another
2 another 3 word
3 word 4 .

that was their meeting , their conversation , and their parting . 
1 that 2 was
2 was 3 their
3 their 4 meeting
4 meeting 5 ,
5 , 6 their
6 their 7 conversation
7 conversation 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 their
10 their 11 parting
11 parting 12 .

nor could he think of any one immediately connected with himself , to whom he could apply them . 
1 nor 2 could
2 could 3 he
3 he 4 think
4 think 5 of
5 of 6 any
6 any 7 one
7 one 8 immediately
8 immediately 9 connected
9 connected 10 with
10 with 11 himself
11 himself 12 ,
12 , 13 to
13 to 14 whom
14 whom 15 he
15 he 16 could
16 could 17 apply
17 apply 18 them
18 them 19 .

quiet and dark , beside him stood [the] [phantom] , with its outstretched hand . 
1 quiet 2 and
2 and 3 dark
3 dark 4 ,
4 , 5 beside
5 beside 6 him
6 him 7 stood
7 stood 10 ,
10 , 11 with
11 with 12 its
12 its 13 outstretched
13 outstretched 14 hand
14 hand 15 .

it made him shudder , and feel very cold . 
1 it 2 made
2 made 3 him
3 him 4 shudder
4 shudder 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 feel
7 feel 8 very
8 very 9 cold
9 cold 10 .

the ways were foul and narrow ; the shops and houses wretched ; the people half naked , drunken , slipshod , ugly . 
1 the 2 ways
2 ways 3 were
3 were 4 foul
4 foul 5 and
5 and 6 narrow
6 narrow 7 ;
7 ; 8 the
8 the 9 shops
9 shops 10 and
10 and 11 houses
11 houses 12 wretched
12 wretched 13 ;
13 ; 14 the
14 the 15 people
15 people 16 half
16 half 17 naked
17 naked 18 ,
18 , 19 drunken
19 drunken 20 ,
20 , 21 slipshod
21 slipshod 22 ,
22 , 23 ugly
23 ugly 24 .

scrooge and the [phantom] came into the presence of this man , just as a woman with a heavy bundle slunk into the shop . 
1 scrooge 2 and
2 and 3 the
3 the 5 came
5 came 6 into
6 into 7 the
7 the 8 presence
8 presence 9 of
9 of 10 this
10 this 11 man
11 man 12 ,
12 , 13 just
13 just 14 as
14 as 15 a
15 a 16 woman
16 woman 17 with
17 with 18 a
18 a 19 heavy
19 heavy 20 bundle
20 bundle 21 slunk
21 slunk 22 into
22 into 23 the
23 the 24 shop
24 shop 25 .

" let the charwoman alone to be the first ! " cried she who had entered first . 
1 " 2 let
2 let 3 the
3 the 4 charwoman
4 charwoman 5 alone
5 alone 6 to
6 to 7 be
7 be 8 the
8 the 9 first
9 first 10 !
10 ! 11 "
11 " 12 cried
12 cried 13 she
13 she 14 who
14 who 15 had
15 had 16 entered
16 entered 17 first
17 first 18 .

" let the laundress alone to be the second ; and let the undertaker 's man alone to be the third . 
1 " 2 let
2 let 3 the
3 the 4 laundress
4 laundress 5 alone
5 alone 6 to
6 to 7 be
7 be 8 the
8 the 9 second
9 second 10 ;
10 ; 11 and
11 and 12 let
12 let 13 the
13 the 14 undertaker
14 undertaker 15 's
15 's 16 man
16 man 17 alone
17 alone 18 to
18 to 19 be
19 be 20 the
20 the 21 third
21 third 22 .

look here , old [joe] , here 's a chance ! 
1 look 2 here
2 here 3 ,
3 , 4 old
4 old 6 ,
6 , 7 here
7 here 8 's
8 's 9 a
9 a 10 chance
10 chance 11 !

if we haven't all three met here without meaning it ! " 
1 if 2 we
2 we 3 haven't
3 haven't 4 all
4 all 5 three
5 three 6 met
6 met 7 here
7 here 8 without
8 without 9 meaning
9 meaning 10 it
10 it 11 !
11 ! 12 "

" you couldn't have met in a better place , " said old [joe] , removing his pipe from his mouth . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 couldn't
3 couldn't 4 have
4 have 5 met
5 met 6 in
6 in 7 a
7 a 8 better
8 better 9 place
9 place 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 13 old
13 old 15 ,
15 , 16 removing
16 removing 17 his
17 his 18 pipe
18 pipe 19 from
19 from 20 his
20 his 21 mouth
21 mouth 22 .

" come into the parlour . 
1 " 2 come
2 come 3 into
3 into 4 the
4 the 5 parlour
5 parlour 6 .

you were made free of it long ago , you know ; and the other two an't strangers . 
1 you 2 were
2 were 3 made
3 made 4 free
4 free 5 of
5 of 6 it
6 it 7 long
7 long 8 ago
8 ago 9 ,
9 , 10 you
10 you 11 know
11 know 12 ;
12 ; 13 and
13 and 14 the
14 the 15 other
15 other 16 two
16 two 17 an't
17 an't 18 strangers
18 strangers 19 .

stop till [i] shut the door of the shop . 
1 stop 2 till
2 till 4 shut
4 shut 5 the
5 the 6 door
6 door 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 shop
9 shop 10 .

ah ! 
1 ah 2 !

how it skreeks ! 
1 how 2 it
2 it 3 skreeks
3 skreeks 4 !

ha ! ha ! 
1 ha 2 !
2 ! 3 ha
3 ha 4 !

we 're all suitable to our calling , we 're well matched . 
1 we 2 're
2 're 3 all
3 all 4 suitable
4 suitable 5 to
5 to 6 our
6 our 7 calling
7 calling 8 ,
8 , 9 we
9 we 10 're
10 're 11 well
11 well 12 matched
12 matched 13 .

come into the parlour . 
1 come 2 into
2 into 3 the
3 the 4 parlour
4 parlour 5 .

come into the parlour . " 
1 come 2 into
2 into 3 the
3 the 4 parlour
4 parlour 5 .
5 . 6 "

the parlour was the space behind the screen of rags . 
1 the 2 parlour
2 parlour 3 was
3 was 4 the
4 the 5 space
5 space 6 behind
6 behind 7 the
7 the 8 screen
8 screen 9 of
9 of 10 rags
10 rags 11 .

" what odds , then ? 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 odds
3 odds 4 ,
4 , 5 then
5 then 6 ?

what odds [,] [mrs] [dilber] ? " said the woman . 
1 what 2 odds
2 odds 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 9 the
9 the 10 woman
10 woman 11 .

" every person has a right to take care of themselves . 
1 " 2 every
2 every 3 person
3 person 4 has
4 has 5 a
5 a 6 right
6 right 7 to
7 to 8 take
8 take 9 care
9 care 10 of
10 of 11 themselves
11 themselves 12 .

he always did ! " 
1 he 2 always
2 always 3 did
3 did 4 !
4 ! 5 "

" that 's true , indeed ! " said the laundress . 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 's
3 's 4 true
4 true 5 ,
5 , 6 indeed
6 indeed 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 10 the
10 the 11 laundress
11 laundress 12 .

" no man more so . " 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 man
3 man 4 more
4 more 5 so
5 so 6 .
6 . 7 "

" why , then , don't stand staring as if you was afraid , woman ! 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 ,
3 , 4 then
4 then 5 ,
5 , 6 don't
6 don't 7 stand
7 stand 8 staring
8 staring 9 as
9 as 10 if
10 if 11 you
11 you 12 was
12 was 13 afraid
13 afraid 14 ,
14 , 15 woman
15 woman 16 !

who 's the wiser ? 
1 who 2 's
2 's 3 the
3 the 4 wiser
4 wiser 5 ?

we 're not going to pick holes in each other 's coats , [i] suppose ? " 
1 we 2 're
2 're 3 not
3 not 4 going
4 going 5 to
5 to 6 pick
6 pick 7 holes
7 holes 8 in
8 in 9 each
9 each 10 other
10 other 11 's
11 's 12 coats
12 coats 13 ,
13 , 15 suppose
15 suppose 16 ?
16 ? 17 "

" no , indeed ! " said [mrs] [dilber] and the man together . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 indeed
4 indeed 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 10 and
10 and 11 the
11 the 12 man
12 man 13 together
13 together 14 .

" we should hope not . " 
1 " 2 we
2 we 3 should
3 should 4 hope
4 hope 5 not
5 not 6 .
6 . 7 "

" very well , then ! " cried the woman . 
1 " 2 very
2 very 3 well
3 well 4 ,
4 , 5 then
5 then 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 cried
8 cried 9 the
9 the 10 woman
10 woman 11 .

" that 's enough . 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 's
3 's 4 enough
4 enough 5 .

who 's the worse for the loss of a few things like these ? 
1 who 2 's
2 's 3 the
3 the 4 worse
4 worse 5 for
5 for 6 the
6 the 7 loss
7 loss 8 of
8 of 9 a
9 a 10 few
10 few 11 things
11 things 12 like
12 like 13 these
13 these 14 ?

not a dead man , [i] suppose ? " 
1 not 2 a
2 a 3 dead
3 dead 4 man
4 man 5 ,
5 , 7 suppose
7 suppose 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

" no , indeed , " said [mrs] [dilber] , laughing . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 indeed
4 indeed 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 10 ,
10 , 11 laughing
11 laughing 12 .

" it 's the truest word that ever was spoke , " said [mrs] [dilber] , " it 's a judgment on him . " 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 the
4 the 5 truest
5 truest 6 word
6 word 7 that
7 that 8 ever
8 ever 9 was
9 was 10 spoke
10 spoke 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 said
13 said 16 ,
16 , 17 "
17 " 18 it
18 it 19 's
19 's 20 a
20 a 21 judgment
21 judgment 22 on
22 on 23 him
23 him 24 .
24 . 25 "

open that bundle , old [joe] , and let me know the value of it . 
1 open 2 that
2 that 3 bundle
3 bundle 4 ,
4 , 5 old
5 old 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 let
9 let 10 me
10 me 11 know
11 know 12 the
12 the 13 value
13 value 14 of
14 of 15 it
15 it 16 .

speak out plain . 
1 speak 2 out
2 out 3 plain
3 plain 4 .

i 'm not afraid to be the first , nor afraid for them to see it . 
1 i 2 'm
2 'm 3 not
3 not 4 afraid
4 afraid 5 to
5 to 6 be
6 be 7 the
7 the 8 first
8 first 9 ,
9 , 10 nor
10 nor 11 afraid
11 afraid 12 for
12 for 13 them
13 them 14 to
14 to 15 see
15 see 16 it
16 it 17 .

we knew pretty well that we were helping ourselves before we met here , [i] believe . 
1 we 2 knew
2 knew 3 pretty
3 pretty 4 well
4 well 5 that
5 that 6 we
6 we 7 were
7 were 8 helping
8 helping 9 ourselves
9 ourselves 10 before
10 before 11 we
11 we 12 met
12 met 13 here
13 here 14 ,
14 , 16 believe
16 believe 17 .

it 's no sin . 
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 no
3 no 4 sin
4 sin 5 .

open the bundle , [joe] . " 
1 open 2 the
2 the 3 bundle
3 bundle 4 ,
4 , 6 .
6 . 7 "

it was not extensive . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 not
3 not 4 extensive
4 extensive 5 .

a seal or two , a pencil-case , a pair of sleeve-buttons , and a brooch of no great value , were all . 
1 a 2 seal
2 seal 3 or
3 or 4 two
4 two 5 ,
5 , 6 a
6 a 7 pencil-case
7 pencil-case 8 ,
8 , 9 a
9 a 10 pair
10 pair 11 of
11 of 12 sleeve-buttons
12 sleeve-buttons 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 a
15 a 16 brooch
16 brooch 17 of
17 of 18 no
18 no 19 great
19 great 20 value
20 value 21 ,
21 , 22 were
22 were 23 all
23 all 24 .

who 's next ? " 
1 who 2 's
2 's 3 next
3 next 4 ?
4 ? 5 "

mrs [dilber] was next . 
1 mrs 3 was
3 was 4 next
4 next 5 .

sheets and towels , a little wearing apparel , two old-fashioned silver tea-spoons , a pair of sugar-tongs , and a few boots . 
1 sheets 2 and
2 and 3 towels
3 towels 4 ,
4 , 5 a
5 a 6 little
6 little 7 wearing
7 wearing 8 apparel
8 apparel 9 ,
9 , 10 two
10 two 11 old-fashioned
11 old-fashioned 12 silver
12 silver 13 tea-spoons
13 tea-spoons 14 ,
14 , 15 a
15 a 16 pair
16 pair 17 of
17 of 18 sugar-tongs
18 sugar-tongs 19 ,
19 , 20 and
20 and 21 a
21 a 22 few
22 few 23 boots
23 boots 24 .

her account was stated on the wall in the same manner . 
1 her 2 account
2 account 3 was
3 was 4 stated
4 stated 5 on
5 on 6 the
6 the 7 wall
7 wall 8 in
8 in 9 the
9 the 10 same
10 same 11 manner
11 manner 12 .

" [i] always give too much to ladies . 
1 " 3 always
3 always 4 give
4 give 5 too
5 too 6 much
6 much 7 to
7 to 8 ladies
8 ladies 9 .

it 's a weakness of mine , and that 's the way [i] ruin myself , " said old [joe] . 
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 a
3 a 4 weakness
4 weakness 5 of
5 of 6 mine
6 mine 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 that
9 that 10 's
10 's 11 the
11 the 12 way
12 way 14 ruin
14 ruin 15 myself
15 myself 16 ,
16 , 17 "
17 " 18 said
18 said 19 old
19 old 21 .

" that 's your account . 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 's
3 's 4 your
4 your 5 account
5 account 6 .

" and now undo my bundle , [joe] [,] " said the first woman . 
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 now
3 now 4 undo
4 undo 5 my
5 my 6 bundle
6 bundle 7 ,
7 , 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 12 the
12 the 13 first
13 first 14 woman
14 woman 15 .

" what do you call this ? " said [joe] . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 do
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 call
5 call 6 this
6 this 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 11 .

["] [bed-curtains] [?] ["] 

" ah ! " returned the woman , laughing and leaning forward on her crossed arms . 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 returned
5 returned 6 the
6 the 7 woman
7 woman 8 ,
8 , 9 laughing
9 laughing 10 and
10 and 11 leaning
11 leaning 12 forward
12 forward 13 on
13 on 14 her
14 her 15 crossed
15 crossed 16 arms
16 arms 17 .

["] [bed-curtains] [!] ["] 

" you don't mean to say you took ' em down , rings and all , with him lying there ? " said [joe] . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 don't
3 don't 4 mean
4 mean 5 to
5 to 6 say
6 say 7 you
7 you 8 took
8 took 9 '
9 ' 10 em
10 em 11 down
11 down 12 ,
12 , 13 rings
13 rings 14 and
14 and 15 all
15 all 16 ,
16 , 17 with
17 with 18 him
18 him 19 lying
19 lying 20 there
20 there 21 ?
21 ? 22 "
22 " 23 said
23 said 25 .

" yes , [i] do , " replied the woman . 
1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 5 do
5 do 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 replied
8 replied 9 the
9 the 10 woman
10 woman 11 .

" why not ? " 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 not
3 not 4 ?
4 ? 5 "

" you were born to make your fortune , " said [joe] , " and you 'll certainly do it . " 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 were
3 were 4 born
4 born 5 to
5 to 6 make
6 make 7 your
7 your 8 fortune
8 fortune 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 and
15 and 16 you
16 you 17 'll
17 'll 18 certainly
18 certainly 19 do
19 do 20 it
20 it 21 .
21 . 22 "

" don't drop that oil upon the blankets , now . " 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 drop
3 drop 4 that
4 that 5 oil
5 oil 6 upon
6 upon 7 the
7 the 8 blankets
8 blankets 9 ,
9 , 10 now
10 now 11 .
11 . 12 "

" his blankets ? " asked [joe] . 
1 " 2 his
2 his 3 blankets
3 blankets 4 ?
4 ? 5 "
5 " 6 asked
6 asked 8 .

" whose else's do you think ? " replied the woman . 
1 " 2 whose
2 whose 3 else's
3 else's 4 do
4 do 5 you
5 you 6 think
6 think 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 replied
9 replied 10 the
10 the 11 woman
11 woman 12 .

" he isn't likely to take cold without ' em , [i] dare say . " 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 isn't
3 isn't 4 likely
4 likely 5 to
5 to 6 take
6 take 7 cold
7 cold 8 without
8 without 9 '
9 ' 10 em
10 em 11 ,
11 , 13 dare
13 dare 14 say
14 say 15 .
15 . 16 "

" [i] hope he didn't die of anything catching ? 
1 " 3 hope
3 hope 4 he
4 he 5 didn't
5 didn't 6 die
6 die 7 of
7 of 8 anything
8 anything 9 catching
9 catching 10 ?

eh ? " said old [joe] , stopping in his work , and looking up . 
1 eh 2 ?
2 ? 3 "
3 " 4 said
4 said 5 old
5 old 7 ,
7 , 8 stopping
8 stopping 9 in
9 in 10 his
10 his 11 work
11 work 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 looking
14 looking 15 up
15 up 16 .

" don't you be afraid of that , " returned the woman . 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 you
3 you 4 be
4 be 5 afraid
5 afraid 6 of
6 of 7 that
7 that 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 returned
10 returned 11 the
11 the 12 woman
12 woman 13 .

" [i] an't so fond of his company that [i] 'd loiter about him for such things , if he did . 
1 " 3 an't
3 an't 4 so
4 so 5 fond
5 fond 6 of
6 of 7 his
7 his 8 company
8 company 9 that
9 that 11 'd
11 'd 12 loiter
12 loiter 13 about
13 about 14 him
14 him 15 for
15 for 16 such
16 such 17 things
17 things 18 ,
18 , 19 if
19 if 20 he
20 he 21 did
21 did 22 .

ah ! 
1 ah 2 !

you may look through that shirt till your eyes ache ; but you won't find a hole in it , nor a threadbare place . 
1 you 2 may
2 may 3 look
3 look 4 through
4 through 5 that
5 that 6 shirt
6 shirt 7 till
7 till 8 your
8 your 9 eyes
9 eyes 10 ache
10 ache 11 ;
11 ; 12 but
12 but 13 you
13 you 14 won't
14 won't 15 find
15 find 16 a
16 a 17 hole
17 hole 18 in
18 in 19 it
19 it 20 ,
20 , 21 nor
21 nor 22 a
22 a 23 threadbare
23 threadbare 24 place
24 place 25 .

it 's the best he had , and a fine one too . 
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 the
3 the 4 best
4 best 5 he
5 he 6 had
6 had 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 a
9 a 10 fine
10 fine 11 one
11 one 12 too
12 too 13 .

they 'd have wasted it , if it hadn't been for me . " 
1 they 2 'd
2 'd 3 have
3 have 4 wasted
4 wasted 5 it
5 it 6 ,
6 , 7 if
7 if 8 it
8 it 9 hadn't
9 hadn't 10 been
10 been 11 for
11 for 12 me
12 me 13 .
13 . 14 "

" what do you call wasting of it ? " asked old [joe] . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 do
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 call
5 call 6 wasting
6 wasting 7 of
7 of 8 it
8 it 9 ?
9 ? 10 "
10 " 11 asked
11 asked 12 old
12 old 14 .

" putting it on him to be buried in , to be sure , " replied the woman with a laugh . 
1 " 2 putting
2 putting 3 it
3 it 4 on
4 on 5 him
5 him 6 to
6 to 7 be
7 be 8 buried
8 buried 9 in
9 in 10 ,
10 , 11 to
11 to 12 be
12 be 13 sure
13 sure 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 replied
16 replied 17 the
17 the 18 woman
18 woman 19 with
19 with 20 a
20 a 21 laugh
21 laugh 22 .

" somebody was fool enough to do it , but [i] took it off again . 
1 " 2 somebody
2 somebody 3 was
3 was 4 fool
4 fool 5 enough
5 enough 6 to
6 to 7 do
7 do 8 it
8 it 9 ,
9 , 10 but
10 but 12 took
12 took 13 it
13 it 14 off
14 off 15 again
15 again 16 .

if calico an't good enough for such a purpose , it isn't good enough for anything . 
1 if 2 calico
2 calico 3 an't
3 an't 4 good
4 good 5 enough
5 enough 6 for
6 for 7 such
7 such 8 a
8 a 9 purpose
9 purpose 10 ,
10 , 11 it
11 it 12 isn't
12 isn't 13 good
13 good 14 enough
14 enough 15 for
15 for 16 anything
16 anything 17 .

it 's quite as becoming to the body . 
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 quite
3 quite 4 as
4 as 5 becoming
5 becoming 6 to
6 to 7 the
7 the 8 body
8 body 9 .

he can't look uglier than he did in that one . " 
1 he 2 can't
2 can't 3 look
3 look 4 uglier
4 uglier 5 than
5 than 6 he
6 he 7 did
7 did 8 in
8 in 9 that
9 that 10 one
10 one 11 .
11 . 12 "

scrooge listened to this dialogue in horror . 
1 scrooge 2 listened
2 listened 3 to
3 to 4 this
4 this 5 dialogue
5 dialogue 6 in
6 in 7 horror
7 horror 8 .

" this is the end of it , you see ! 
1 " 2 this
2 this 3 is
3 is 4 the
4 the 5 end
5 end 6 of
6 of 7 it
7 it 8 ,
8 , 9 you
9 you 10 see
10 see 11 !

he frightened every one away from him when he was alive , to profit us when he was dead ! 
1 he 2 frightened
2 frightened 3 every
3 every 4 one
4 one 5 away
5 away 6 from
6 from 7 him
7 him 8 when
8 when 9 he
9 he 10 was
10 was 11 alive
11 alive 12 ,
12 , 13 to
13 to 14 profit
14 profit 15 us
15 us 16 when
16 when 17 he
17 he 18 was
18 was 19 dead
19 dead 20 !

ha , ha , ha ! " 
1 ha 2 ,
2 , 3 ha
3 ha 4 ,
4 , 5 ha
5 ha 6 !
6 ! 7 "

" spirit ! " said [scrooge] , shuddering from head to foot . 
1 " 2 spirit
2 spirit 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 7 ,
7 , 8 shuddering
8 shuddering 9 from
9 from 10 head
10 head 11 to
11 to 12 foot
12 foot 13 .

" [i] see , [i] see . 
1 " 3 see
3 see 4 ,
4 , 6 see
6 see 7 .

the case of this unhappy man might be my own . 
1 the 2 case
2 case 3 of
3 of 4 this
4 this 5 unhappy
5 unhappy 6 man
6 man 7 might
7 might 8 be
8 be 9 my
9 my 10 own
10 own 11 .

my life tends that way now . 
1 my 2 life
2 life 3 tends
3 tends 4 that
4 that 5 way
5 way 6 now
6 now 7 .

merciful [heaven] , what is this ? " 
1 merciful 3 ,
3 , 4 what
4 what 5 is
5 is 6 this
6 this 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

scrooge glanced towards the [phantom] . 
1 scrooge 2 glanced
2 glanced 3 towards
3 towards 4 the
4 the 6 .

its steady hand was pointed to the head . 
1 its 2 steady
2 steady 3 hand
3 hand 4 was
4 was 5 pointed
5 pointed 6 to
6 to 7 the
7 the 8 head
8 head 9 .

strike , [shadow] [,] strike ! 
1 strike 2 ,
2 , 5 strike
5 strike 6 !

and see his good deeds springing from the wound , to sow the world with life immortal ! 
1 and 2 see
2 see 3 his
3 his 4 good
4 good 5 deeds
5 deeds 6 springing
6 springing 7 from
7 from 8 the
8 the 9 wound
9 wound 10 ,
10 , 11 to
11 to 12 sow
12 sow 13 the
13 the 14 world
14 world 15 with
15 with 16 life
16 life 17 immortal
17 immortal 18 !

no voice pronounced these words in [scrooge] ['s] ears , and yet he heard them when he looked upon the bed . 
1 no 2 voice
2 voice 3 pronounced
3 pronounced 4 these
4 these 5 words
5 words 6 in
6 in 9 ears
9 ears 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 yet
12 yet 13 he
13 he 14 heard
14 heard 15 them
15 them 16 when
16 when 17 he
17 he 18 looked
18 looked 19 upon
19 upon 20 the
20 the 21 bed
21 bed 22 .

he thought , if this man could be raised up now , what would be his foremost thoughts ? 
1 he 2 thought
2 thought 3 ,
3 , 4 if
4 if 5 this
5 this 6 man
6 man 7 could
7 could 8 be
8 be 9 raised
9 raised 10 up
10 up 11 now
11 now 12 ,
12 , 13 what
13 what 14 would
14 would 15 be
15 be 16 his
16 his 17 foremost
17 foremost 18 thoughts
18 thoughts 19 ?

avarice , hard dealing , griping cares ? 
1 avarice 2 ,
2 , 3 hard
3 hard 4 dealing
4 dealing 5 ,
5 , 6 griping
6 griping 7 cares
7 cares 8 ?

they have brought him to a rich end , truly ! 
1 they 2 have
2 have 3 brought
3 brought 4 him
4 him 5 to
5 to 6 a
6 a 7 rich
7 rich 8 end
8 end 9 ,
9 , 10 truly
10 truly 11 !

a cat was tearing at the door , and there was a sound of gnawing rats beneath the hearth-stone . 
1 a 2 cat
2 cat 3 was
3 was 4 tearing
4 tearing 5 at
5 at 6 the
6 the 7 door
7 door 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 there
10 there 11 was
11 was 12 a
12 a 13 sound
13 sound 14 of
14 of 15 gnawing
15 gnawing 16 rats
16 rats 17 beneath
17 beneath 18 the
18 the 19 hearth-stone
19 hearth-stone 20 .

what they wanted in the room of death , and why they were so restless and disturbed , [scrooge] did not dare to think . 
1 what 2 they
2 they 3 wanted
3 wanted 4 in
4 in 5 the
5 the 6 room
6 room 7 of
7 of 8 death
8 death 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 why
11 why 12 they
12 they 13 were
13 were 14 so
14 so 15 restless
15 restless 16 and
16 and 17 disturbed
17 disturbed 18 ,
18 , 20 did
20 did 21 not
21 not 22 dare
22 dare 23 to
23 to 24 think
24 think 25 .

" spirit ! " he said , " this is a fearful place . 
1 " 2 spirit
2 spirit 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 he
5 he 6 said
6 said 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 this
9 this 10 is
10 is 11 a
11 a 12 fearful
12 fearful 13 place
13 place 14 .

in leaving it , [i] shall not leave its lesson , trust me . 
1 in 2 leaving
2 leaving 3 it
3 it 4 ,
4 , 6 shall
6 shall 7 not
7 not 8 leave
8 leave 9 its
9 its 10 lesson
10 lesson 11 ,
11 , 12 trust
12 trust 13 me
13 me 14 .

let us go ! " 
1 let 2 us
2 us 3 go
3 go 4 !
4 ! 5 "

still the [ghost] pointed with an unmoved finger to the head . 
1 still 2 the
2 the 4 pointed
4 pointed 5 with
5 with 6 an
6 an 7 unmoved
7 unmoved 8 finger
8 finger 9 to
9 to 10 the
10 the 11 head
11 head 12 .

" [i] understand you , " [scrooge] returned , " and [i] would do it if [i] could . 
1 " 3 understand
3 understand 4 you
4 you 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 8 returned
8 returned 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 and
11 and 13 would
13 would 14 do
14 do 15 it
15 it 16 if
16 if 18 could
18 could 19 .

but [i] have not the power , [spirit] . 
1 but 3 have
3 have 4 not
4 not 5 the
5 the 6 power
6 power 7 ,
7 , 9 .

i have not the power . " 
1 i 2 have
2 have 3 not
3 not 4 the
4 the 5 power
5 power 6 .
6 . 7 "

again it seemed to look upon him . 
1 again 2 it
2 it 3 seemed
3 seemed 4 to
4 to 5 look
5 look 6 upon
6 upon 7 him
7 him 8 .

i beseech you . " 
1 i 2 beseech
2 beseech 3 you
3 you 4 .
4 . 5 "

at length the long-expected knock was heard . 
1 at 2 length
2 length 3 the
3 the 4 long-expected
4 long-expected 5 knock
5 knock 6 was
6 was 7 heard
7 heard 8 .

she hurried to the door , and met her husband ; a man whose face was careworn and depressed , though he was young . 
1 she 2 hurried
2 hurried 3 to
3 to 4 the
4 the 5 door
5 door 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 met
8 met 9 her
9 her 10 husband
10 husband 11 ;
11 ; 12 a
12 a 13 man
13 man 14 whose
14 whose 15 face
15 face 16 was
16 was 17 careworn
17 careworn 18 and
18 and 19 depressed
19 depressed 20 ,
20 , 21 though
21 though 22 he
22 he 23 was
23 was 24 young
24 young 25 .

" is it good , " she said , " or bad ? " to help him . 
1 " 2 is
2 is 3 it
3 it 4 good
4 good 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 she
7 she 8 said
8 said 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 or
11 or 12 bad
12 bad 13 ?
13 ? 14 "
14 " 15 to
15 to 16 help
16 help 17 him
17 him 18 .

" bad , " he answered . 
1 " 2 bad
2 bad 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 he
5 he 6 answered
6 answered 7 .

" we are quite ruined ? " 
1 " 2 we
2 we 3 are
3 are 4 quite
4 quite 5 ruined
5 ruined 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

" no . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 .

there is hope yet , [caroline] . " 
1 there 2 is
2 is 3 hope
3 hope 4 yet
4 yet 5 ,
5 , 7 .
7 . 8 "

" if he relents , " she said , amazed , " there is ! 
1 " 2 if
2 if 3 he
3 he 4 relents
4 relents 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 she
7 she 8 said
8 said 9 ,
9 , 10 amazed
10 amazed 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 there
13 there 14 is
14 is 15 !

nothing is past hope , if such a miracle has happened . " 
1 nothing 2 is
2 is 3 past
3 past 4 hope
4 hope 5 ,
5 , 6 if
6 if 7 such
7 such 8 a
8 a 9 miracle
9 miracle 10 has
10 has 11 happened
11 happened 12 .
12 . 13 "

" he is past relenting , " said her husband . 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 is
3 is 4 past
4 past 5 relenting
5 relenting 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 9 her
9 her 10 husband
10 husband 11 .

" he is dead . " 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 is
3 is 4 dead
4 dead 5 .
5 . 6 "

she prayed forgiveness the next moment , and was sorry ; but the first was the emotion of her heart . 
1 she 2 prayed
2 prayed 3 forgiveness
3 forgiveness 4 the
4 the 5 next
5 next 6 moment
6 moment 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 was
9 was 10 sorry
10 sorry 11 ;
11 ; 12 but
12 but 13 the
13 the 14 first
14 first 15 was
15 was 16 the
16 the 17 emotion
17 emotion 18 of
18 of 19 her
19 her 20 heart
20 heart 21 .

he was not only very ill , but dying , then . " 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 not
3 not 4 only
4 only 5 very
5 very 6 ill
6 ill 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 dying
9 dying 10 ,
10 , 11 then
11 then 12 .
12 . 13 "

" to whom will our debt be transferred ? " 
1 " 2 to
2 to 3 whom
3 whom 4 will
4 will 5 our
5 our 6 debt
6 debt 7 be
7 be 8 transferred
8 transferred 9 ?
9 ? 10 "

" [i] don't know . 
1 " 3 don't
3 don't 4 know
4 know 5 .

we may sleep to-night with light hearts [,] [caroline] ! " 
1 we 2 may
2 may 3 sleep
3 sleep 4 to-night
4 to-night 5 with
5 with 6 light
6 light 7 hearts
7 hearts 10 !
10 ! 11 "

yes . 
1 yes 2 .

soften it as they would , their hearts were lighter . 
1 soften 2 it
2 it 3 as
3 as 4 they
4 they 5 would
5 would 6 ,
6 , 7 their
7 their 8 hearts
8 hearts 9 were
9 were 10 lighter
10 lighter 11 .

the only emotion that the [ghost] [could] show him , caused by the event , was one of pleasure . 
1 the 2 only
2 only 3 emotion
3 emotion 4 that
4 that 5 the
5 the 8 show
8 show 9 him
9 him 10 ,
10 , 11 caused
11 caused 12 by
12 by 13 the
13 the 14 event
14 event 15 ,
15 , 16 was
16 was 17 one
17 one 18 of
18 of 19 pleasure
19 pleasure 20 .

they entered poor [bob] [cratchit] 's house , the dwelling he had visited before , and found the mother and the children seated round the fire . 
1 they 2 entered
2 entered 3 poor
3 poor 6 's
6 's 7 house
7 house 8 ,
8 , 9 the
9 the 10 dwelling
10 dwelling 11 he
11 he 12 had
12 had 13 visited
13 visited 14 before
14 before 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 found
17 found 18 the
18 the 19 mother
19 mother 20 and
20 and 21 the
21 the 22 children
22 children 23 seated
23 seated 24 round
24 round 25 the
25 the 26 fire
26 fire 27 .

quiet . 
1 quiet 2 .

very quiet . 
1 very 2 quiet
2 quiet 3 .

the mother and her daughters were engaged in sewing . 
1 the 2 mother
2 mother 3 and
3 and 4 her
4 her 5 daughters
5 daughters 6 were
6 were 7 engaged
7 engaged 8 in
8 in 9 sewing
9 sewing 10 .

but surely they were very quiet ! 
1 but 2 surely
2 surely 3 they
3 they 4 were
4 were 5 very
5 very 6 quiet
6 quiet 7 !

" ' [and] he took a child , and set him in the midst of them . ' " 
1 " 2 '
2 ' 4 he
4 he 5 took
5 took 6 a
6 a 7 child
7 child 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 set
10 set 11 him
11 him 12 in
12 in 13 the
13 the 14 midst
14 midst 15 of
15 of 16 them
16 them 17 .
17 . 18 '
18 ' 19 "

where had [scrooge] heard those words ? 
1 where 2 had
2 had 4 heard
4 heard 5 those
5 those 6 words
6 words 7 ?

he had not dreamed them . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 not
3 not 4 dreamed
4 dreamed 5 them
5 them 6 .

the boy must have read them out , as he and the [spirit] crossed the threshold . 
1 the 2 boy
2 boy 3 must
3 must 4 have
4 have 5 read
5 read 6 them
6 them 7 out
7 out 8 ,
8 , 9 as
9 as 10 he
10 he 11 and
11 and 12 the
12 the 14 crossed
14 crossed 15 the
15 the 16 threshold
16 threshold 17 .

why did he not go on ? 
1 why 2 did
2 did 3 he
3 he 4 not
4 not 5 go
5 go 6 on
6 on 7 ?

the mother laid her work upon the table , and put her hand up to her face . 
1 the 2 mother
2 mother 3 laid
3 laid 4 her
4 her 5 work
5 work 6 upon
6 upon 7 the
7 the 8 table
8 table 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 put
11 put 12 her
12 her 13 hand
13 hand 14 up
14 up 15 to
15 to 16 her
16 her 17 face
17 face 18 .

" the colour hurts my eyes , " she said . 
1 " 2 the
2 the 3 colour
3 colour 4 hurts
4 hurts 5 my
5 my 6 eyes
6 eyes 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 she
9 she 10 said
10 said 11 .

the colour ? 
1 the 2 colour
2 colour 3 ?

ah , poor [tiny] [tim] ! 
1 ah 2 ,
2 , 3 poor
3 poor 6 !

" they 're better now again , " said [cratchit] ['s] wife . 
1 " 2 they
2 they 3 're
3 're 4 better
4 better 5 now
5 now 6 again
6 again 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 12 wife
12 wife 13 .

it must be near his time . " 
1 it 2 must
2 must 3 be
3 be 4 near
4 near 5 his
5 his 6 time
6 time 7 .
7 . 8 "

" past it rather , " [peter] answered , shutting up his book . 
1 " 2 past
2 past 3 it
3 it 4 rather
4 rather 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 8 answered
8 answered 9 ,
9 , 10 shutting
10 shutting 11 up
11 up 12 his
12 his 13 book
13 book 14 .

" but [i] think he has walked a little slower than he used , these few last evenings , mother . " 
1 " 2 but
2 but 4 think
4 think 5 he
5 he 6 has
6 has 7 walked
7 walked 8 a
8 a 9 little
9 little 10 slower
10 slower 11 than
11 than 12 he
12 he 13 used
13 used 14 ,
14 , 15 these
15 these 16 few
16 few 17 last
17 last 18 evenings
18 evenings 19 ,
19 , 20 mother
20 mother 21 .
21 . 22 "

they were very quiet again . 
1 they 2 were
2 were 3 very
3 very 4 quiet
4 quiet 5 again
5 again 6 .

at last she said , and in a steady , cheerful voice , that only faltered once : 
1 at 2 last
2 last 3 she
3 she 4 said
4 said 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 in
7 in 8 a
8 a 9 steady
9 steady 10 ,
10 , 11 cheerful
11 cheerful 12 voice
12 voice 13 ,
13 , 14 that
14 that 15 only
15 only 16 faltered
16 faltered 17 once
17 once 18 :

" [i] have known him walk [with] [i] have known him walk with [tiny] [tim] upon his shoulder very fast indeed . " 
1 " 3 have
3 have 4 known
4 known 5 him
5 him 6 walk
6 walk 9 have
9 have 10 known
10 known 11 him
11 him 12 walk
12 walk 13 with
13 with 16 upon
16 upon 17 his
17 his 18 shoulder
18 shoulder 19 very
19 very 20 fast
20 fast 21 indeed
21 indeed 22 .
22 . 23 "

" and so have [i] , " cried [peter] . 
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 so
3 so 4 have
4 have 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 cried
8 cried 10 .

" often . " 
1 " 2 often
2 often 3 .
3 . 4 "

" and so have [i] , " exclaimed another . 
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 so
3 so 4 have
4 have 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 exclaimed
8 exclaimed 9 another
9 another 10 .

so had all . 
1 so 2 had
2 had 3 all
3 all 4 .

and there is your father at the door ! " 
1 and 2 there
2 there 3 is
3 is 4 your
4 your 5 father
5 father 6 at
6 at 7 the
7 the 8 door
8 door 9 !
9 ! 10 "

she hurried out to meet him ; and [little] [bob] in his comforter he had need of it , poor fellow came in . 
1 she 2 hurried
2 hurried 3 out
3 out 4 to
4 to 5 meet
5 meet 6 him
6 him 7 ;
7 ; 8 and
8 and 11 in
11 in 12 his
12 his 13 comforter
13 comforter 14 he
14 he 15 had
15 had 16 need
16 need 17 of
17 of 18 it
18 it 19 ,
19 , 20 poor
20 poor 21 fellow
21 fellow 22 came
22 came 23 in
23 in 24 .

his tea was ready for him on the hob , and they all tried who should help him to it most . 
1 his 2 tea
2 tea 3 was
3 was 4 ready
4 ready 5 for
5 for 6 him
6 him 7 on
7 on 8 the
8 the 9 hob
9 hob 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 they
12 they 13 all
13 all 14 tried
14 tried 15 who
15 who 16 should
16 should 17 help
17 help 18 him
18 him 19 to
19 to 20 it
20 it 21 most
21 most 22 .

don't be grieved ! " 
1 don't 2 be
2 be 3 grieved
3 grieved 4 !
4 ! 5 "

bob was very cheerful with them , and spoke pleasantly to all the family . 
1 bob 2 was
2 was 3 very
3 very 4 cheerful
4 cheerful 5 with
5 with 6 them
6 them 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 spoke
9 spoke 10 pleasantly
10 pleasantly 11 to
11 to 12 all
12 all 13 the
13 the 14 family
14 family 15 .

he looked at the work upon the table , and praised the industry and speed [of] [mrs] [cratchit] and the girls . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 at
3 at 4 the
4 the 5 work
5 work 6 upon
6 upon 7 the
7 the 8 table
8 table 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 praised
11 praised 12 the
12 the 13 industry
13 industry 14 and
14 and 15 speed
15 speed 19 and
19 and 20 the
20 the 21 girls
21 girls 22 .

they would be done long before [sunday] , he said . 
1 they 2 would
2 would 3 be
3 be 4 done
4 done 5 long
5 long 6 before
6 before 8 ,
8 , 9 he
9 he 10 said
10 said 11 .

["] [sunday] [!] 

you went to-day , then , [robert] [?] " said his wife . 
1 you 2 went
2 went 3 to-day
3 to-day 4 ,
4 , 5 then
5 then 6 ,
6 , 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 11 his
11 his 12 wife
12 wife 13 .

" yes , my dear , " returned [bob] . 
1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 4 my
4 my 5 dear
5 dear 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 returned
8 returned 10 .

" [i] wish you could have gone . 
1 " 3 wish
3 wish 4 you
4 you 5 could
5 could 6 have
6 have 7 gone
7 gone 8 .

it would have done you good to see how green a place it is . 
1 it 2 would
2 would 3 have
3 have 4 done
4 done 5 you
5 you 6 good
6 good 7 to
7 to 8 see
8 see 9 how
9 how 10 green
10 green 11 a
11 a 12 place
12 place 13 it
13 it 14 is
14 is 15 .

but you 'll see it often . 
1 but 2 you
2 you 3 'll
3 'll 4 see
4 see 5 it
5 it 6 often
6 often 7 .

i promised him that [i] would walk there on a [sunday] . 
1 i 2 promised
2 promised 3 him
3 him 4 that
4 that 6 would
6 would 7 walk
7 walk 8 there
8 there 9 on
9 on 10 a
10 a 12 .

my little , little child ! " cried [bob] . 
1 my 2 little
2 little 3 ,
3 , 4 little
4 little 5 child
5 child 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 cried
8 cried 10 .

" my little child ! " 
1 " 2 my
2 my 3 little
3 little 4 child
4 child 5 !
5 ! 6 "

he broke down all at once . 
1 he 2 broke
2 broke 3 down
3 down 4 all
4 all 5 at
5 at 6 once
6 once 7 .

he couldn't help it . 
1 he 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 help
3 help 4 it
4 it 5 .

if he could have helped it , he and his child would have been farther apart , perhaps , than they were . 
1 if 2 he
2 he 3 could
3 could 4 have
4 have 5 helped
5 helped 6 it
6 it 7 ,
7 , 8 he
8 he 9 and
9 and 10 his
10 his 11 child
11 child 12 would
12 would 13 have
13 have 14 been
14 been 15 farther
15 farther 16 apart
16 apart 17 ,
17 , 18 perhaps
18 perhaps 19 ,
19 , 20 than
20 than 21 they
21 they 22 were
22 were 23 .

he left the room , and went up-stairs into the room above , which was lighted cheerfully , and hung with [christmas] . 
1 he 2 left
2 left 3 the
3 the 4 room
4 room 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 went
7 went 8 up-stairs
8 up-stairs 9 into
9 into 10 the
10 the 11 room
11 room 12 above
12 above 13 ,
13 , 14 which
14 which 15 was
15 was 16 lighted
16 lighted 17 cheerfully
17 cheerfully 18 ,
18 , 19 and
19 and 20 hung
20 hung 21 with
21 with 23 .

there was a chair set close beside the child , and there were signs of some one having been there lately . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 chair
4 chair 5 set
5 set 6 close
6 close 7 beside
7 beside 8 the
8 the 9 child
9 child 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 there
12 there 13 were
13 were 14 signs
14 signs 15 of
15 of 16 some
16 some 17 one
17 one 18 having
18 having 19 been
19 been 20 there
20 there 21 lately
21 lately 22 .

poor [bob] sat down in it , and , when he had thought a little and composed himself , he kissed the little face . 
1 poor 3 sat
3 sat 4 down
4 down 5 in
5 in 6 it
6 it 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 ,
9 , 10 when
10 when 11 he
11 he 12 had
12 had 13 thought
13 thought 14 a
14 a 15 little
15 little 16 and
16 and 17 composed
17 composed 18 himself
18 himself 19 ,
19 , 20 he
20 he 21 kissed
21 kissed 22 the
22 the 23 little
23 little 24 face
24 face 25 .

he was reconciled to what had happened , and went down again quite happy . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 reconciled
3 reconciled 4 to
4 to 5 what
5 what 6 had
6 had 7 happened
7 happened 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 went
10 went 11 down
11 down 12 again
12 again 13 quite
13 quite 14 happy
14 happy 15 .

they drew about the fire , and talked ; the girls and mother working still . 
1 they 2 drew
2 drew 3 about
3 about 4 the
4 the 5 fire
5 fire 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 talked
8 talked 9 ;
9 ; 10 the
10 the 11 girls
11 girls 12 and
12 and 13 mother
13 mother 14 working
14 working 15 still
15 still 16 .

" on which , " said [bob] , " for he is the pleasantest-spoken gentleman you ever heard , [i] told him . 
1 " 2 on
2 on 3 which
3 which 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 for
10 for 11 he
11 he 12 is
12 is 13 the
13 the 14 pleasantest-spoken
14 pleasantest-spoken 15 gentleman
15 gentleman 16 you
16 you 17 ever
17 ever 18 heard
18 heard 19 ,
19 , 21 told
21 told 22 him
22 him 23 .

' [i] am heartily sorry for it , [mr] [cratchit] [,] ' he said , ' and heartily sorry for your good wife . ' 
1 ' 3 am
3 am 4 heartily
4 heartily 5 sorry
5 sorry 6 for
6 for 7 it
7 it 8 ,
8 , 12 '
12 ' 13 he
13 he 14 said
14 said 15 ,
15 , 16 '
16 ' 17 and
17 and 18 heartily
18 heartily 19 sorry
19 sorry 20 for
20 for 21 your
21 your 22 good
22 good 23 wife
23 wife 24 .
24 . 25 '

by-the-bye , how he ever knew that [i] don't know . " 
1 by-the-bye 2 ,
2 , 3 how
3 how 4 he
4 he 5 ever
5 ever 6 knew
6 knew 7 that
7 that 9 don't
9 don't 10 know
10 know 11 .
11 . 12 "

" knew what , my dear ? " 
1 " 2 knew
2 knew 3 what
3 what 4 ,
4 , 5 my
5 my 6 dear
6 dear 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

" why , that you were a good wife , " replied [bob] . 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 ,
3 , 4 that
4 that 5 you
5 you 6 were
6 were 7 a
7 a 8 good
8 good 9 wife
9 wife 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 replied
12 replied 14 .

" everybody knows that , " said [peter] . 
1 " 2 everybody
2 everybody 3 knows
3 knows 4 that
4 that 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 9 .

" very well observed , my boy ! " cried [bob] . 
1 " 2 very
2 very 3 well
3 well 4 observed
4 observed 5 ,
5 , 6 my
6 my 7 boy
7 boy 8 !
8 ! 9 "
9 " 10 cried
10 cried 12 .

" [i] hope they do . 
1 " 3 hope
3 hope 4 they
4 they 5 do
5 do 6 .

' [heartily] sorry , ' he said , ' for your good wife . 
1 ' 3 sorry
3 sorry 4 ,
4 , 5 '
5 ' 6 he
6 he 7 said
7 said 8 ,
8 , 9 '
9 ' 10 for
10 for 11 your
11 your 12 good
12 good 13 wife
13 wife 14 .

pray come to me . ' 
1 pray 2 come
2 come 3 to
3 to 4 me
4 me 5 .
5 . 6 '

it really seemed as if he had known [our] [tiny] [tim] , and felt with us . " 
1 it 2 really
2 really 3 seemed
3 seemed 4 as
4 as 5 if
5 if 6 he
6 he 7 had
7 had 8 known
8 known 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 felt
14 felt 15 with
15 with 16 us
16 us 17 .
17 . 18 "

" [i] 'm sure he 's a good soul ! " said [mrs] [cratchit] . 
1 " 3 'm
3 'm 4 sure
4 sure 5 he
5 he 6 's
6 's 7 a
7 a 8 good
8 good 9 soul
9 soul 10 !
10 ! 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 15 .

" you would be sure of it , my dear , " returned [bob] , " if you saw and spoke to him . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 would
3 would 4 be
4 be 5 sure
5 sure 6 of
6 of 7 it
7 it 8 ,
8 , 9 my
9 my 10 dear
10 dear 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 returned
13 returned 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 17 if
17 if 18 you
18 you 19 saw
19 saw 20 and
20 and 21 spoke
21 spoke 22 to
22 to 23 him
23 him 24 .

i shouldn't be at all surprised mark [what] [i] say ! if he got [peter] a better situation . " 
1 i 2 shouldn't
2 shouldn't 3 be
3 be 4 at
4 at 5 all
5 all 6 surprised
6 surprised 7 mark
7 mark 10 say
10 say 11 !
11 ! 12 if
12 if 13 he
13 he 14 got
14 got 16 a
16 a 17 better
17 better 18 situation
18 situation 19 .
19 . 20 "

" only hear that , [peter] [,] " said [mrs] [cratchit] . 
1 " 2 only
2 only 3 hear
3 hear 4 that
4 that 5 ,
5 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 12 .

" get along with you ! " retorted [peter] , grinning . 
1 " 2 get
2 get 3 along
3 along 4 with
4 with 5 you
5 you 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 retorted
8 retorted 10 ,
10 , 11 grinning
11 grinning 12 .

" never , father ! " cried they all . 
1 " 2 never
2 never 3 ,
3 , 4 father
4 father 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 cried
7 cried 8 they
8 they 9 all
9 all 10 .

" no , never , father ! " they all cried again . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 never
4 never 5 ,
5 , 6 father
6 father 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 they
9 they 10 all
10 all 11 cried
11 cried 12 again
12 again 13 .

" [i] am very happy , " said little [bob] , " [i] am very happy ! " 
1 " 3 am
3 am 4 very
4 very 5 happy
5 happy 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 9 little
9 little 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 14 am
14 am 15 very
15 very 16 happy
16 happy 17 !
17 ! 18 "

mrs [cratchit] kissed him , his daughters kissed him , the two young [cratchits] kissed him , and [peter] and himself shook hands . 
1 mrs 3 kissed
3 kissed 4 him
4 him 5 ,
5 , 6 his
6 his 7 daughters
7 daughters 8 kissed
8 kissed 9 him
9 him 10 ,
10 , 11 the
11 the 12 two
12 two 13 young
13 young 15 kissed
15 kissed 16 him
16 him 17 ,
17 , 18 and
18 and 20 and
20 and 21 himself
21 himself 22 shook
22 shook 23 hands
23 hands 24 .

spirit of [tiny] [tim] , thy childish essence was from [god] ! 
1 spirit 2 of
2 of 5 ,
5 , 6 thy
6 thy 7 childish
7 childish 8 essence
8 essence 9 was
9 was 10 from
10 from 12 !

" spectre , " said [scrooge] , " something informs me that our parting moment is at hand . 
1 " 2 spectre
2 spectre 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 something
9 something 10 informs
10 informs 11 me
11 me 12 that
12 that 13 our
13 our 14 parting
14 parting 15 moment
15 moment 16 is
16 is 17 at
17 at 18 hand
18 hand 19 .

i know it , but [i] know not how . 
1 i 2 know
2 know 3 it
3 it 4 ,
4 , 5 but
5 but 7 know
7 know 8 not
8 not 9 how
9 how 10 .

tell me what man that was whom we saw lying dead ? " 
1 tell 2 me
2 me 3 what
3 what 4 man
4 man 5 that
5 that 6 was
6 was 7 whom
7 whom 8 we
8 we 9 saw
9 saw 10 lying
10 lying 11 dead
11 dead 12 ?
12 ? 13 "

i see the house . 
1 i 2 see
2 see 3 the
3 the 4 house
4 house 5 .

let me behold what [i] shall be in days to come . " 
1 let 2 me
2 me 3 behold
3 behold 4 what
4 what 6 shall
6 shall 7 be
7 be 8 in
8 in 9 days
9 days 10 to
10 to 11 come
11 come 12 .
12 . 13 "

the [spirit] stopped [;] the hand was pointed elsewhere . 
1 the 3 stopped
3 stopped 5 the
5 the 6 hand
6 hand 7 was
7 was 8 pointed
8 pointed 9 elsewhere
9 elsewhere 10 .

" the house is yonder , " [scrooge] exclaimed . 
1 " 2 the
2 the 3 house
3 house 4 is
4 is 5 yonder
5 yonder 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 9 exclaimed
9 exclaimed 10 .

" why do you point away ? " 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 do
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 point
5 point 6 away
6 away 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

the inexorable finger underwent no change . 
1 the 2 inexorable
2 inexorable 3 finger
3 finger 4 underwent
4 underwent 5 no
5 no 6 change
6 change 7 .

scrooge hastened to the window of his office , and looked in . 
1 scrooge 2 hastened
2 hastened 3 to
3 to 4 the
4 the 5 window
5 window 6 of
6 of 7 his
7 his 8 office
8 office 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 looked
11 looked 12 in
12 in 13 .

it was an office still , but not his . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 an
3 an 4 office
4 office 5 still
5 still 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 not
8 not 9 his
9 his 10 .

the furniture was not the same , and the figure in the chair was not himself . 
1 the 2 furniture
2 furniture 3 was
3 was 4 not
4 not 5 the
5 the 6 same
6 same 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 the
9 the 10 figure
10 figure 11 in
11 in 12 the
12 the 13 chair
13 chair 14 was
14 was 15 not
15 not 16 himself
16 himself 17 .

the [phantom] pointed as before . 
1 the 3 pointed
3 pointed 4 as
4 as 5 before
5 before 6 .

he joined it once again , and , wondering why and whither he had gone , accompanied it until they reached an iron gate . 
1 he 2 joined
2 joined 3 it
3 it 4 once
4 once 5 again
5 again 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 ,
8 , 9 wondering
9 wondering 10 why
10 why 11 and
11 and 12 whither
12 whither 13 he
13 he 14 had
14 had 15 gone
15 gone 16 ,
16 , 17 accompanied
17 accompanied 18 it
18 it 19 until
19 until 20 they
20 they 21 reached
21 reached 22 an
22 an 23 iron
23 iron 24 gate
24 gate 25 .

he paused to look round before entering . 
1 he 2 paused
2 paused 3 to
3 to 4 look
4 look 5 round
5 round 6 before
6 before 7 entering
7 entering 8 .

a churchyard . 
1 a 2 churchyard
2 churchyard 3 .

here , then , the wretched man , whose name he had now to learn , lay underneath the ground . 
1 here 2 ,
2 , 3 then
3 then 4 ,
4 , 5 the
5 the 6 wretched
6 wretched 7 man
7 man 8 ,
8 , 9 whose
9 whose 10 name
10 name 11 he
11 he 12 had
12 had 13 now
13 now 14 to
14 to 15 learn
15 learn 16 ,
16 , 17 lay
17 lay 18 underneath
18 underneath 19 the
19 the 20 ground
20 ground 21 .

it was a worthy place . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 worthy
4 worthy 5 place
5 place 6 .

a worthy place ! 
1 a 2 worthy
2 worthy 3 place
3 place 4 !

the [spirit] stood among the graves , and pointed down to [one] . 
1 the 3 stood
3 stood 4 among
4 among 5 the
5 the 6 graves
6 graves 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 pointed
9 pointed 10 down
10 down 11 to
11 to 13 .

he advanced towards it trembling . 
1 he 2 advanced
2 advanced 3 towards
3 towards 4 it
4 it 5 trembling
5 trembling 6 .

the [phantom] [was] exactly as it had been , but he dreaded that he saw new meaning in its solemn shape . 
1 the 4 exactly
4 exactly 5 as
5 as 6 it
6 it 7 had
7 had 8 been
8 been 9 ,
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 he
11 he 12 dreaded
12 dreaded 13 that
13 that 14 he
14 he 15 saw
15 saw 16 new
16 new 17 meaning
17 meaning 18 in
18 in 19 its
19 its 20 solemn
20 solemn 21 shape
21 shape 22 .

" before [i] draw nearer to that stone to which you point , " said [scrooge] , " answer me one question . 
1 " 2 before
2 before 4 draw
4 draw 5 nearer
5 nearer 6 to
6 to 7 that
7 that 8 stone
8 stone 9 to
9 to 10 which
10 which 11 you
11 you 12 point
12 point 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 said
15 said 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 answer
19 answer 20 me
20 me 21 one
21 one 22 question
22 question 23 .

are these the shadows of the things that [will] be , or are they shadows of the things that [may] be only ? " 
1 are 2 these
2 these 3 the
3 the 4 shadows
4 shadows 5 of
5 of 6 the
6 the 7 things
7 things 8 that
8 that 10 be
10 be 11 ,
11 , 12 or
12 or 13 are
13 are 14 they
14 they 15 shadows
15 shadows 16 of
16 of 17 the
17 the 18 things
18 things 19 that
19 that 21 be
21 be 22 only
22 only 23 ?
23 ? 24 "

still the [ghost] pointed downward to the grave by which it stood . 
1 still 2 the
2 the 4 pointed
4 pointed 5 downward
5 downward 6 to
6 to 7 the
7 the 8 grave
8 grave 9 by
9 by 10 which
10 which 11 it
11 it 12 stood
12 stood 13 .

" men 's courses will foreshadow certain ends , to which , if persevered in , they must lead , " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 men
2 men 3 's
3 's 4 courses
4 courses 5 will
5 will 6 foreshadow
6 foreshadow 7 certain
7 certain 8 ends
8 ends 9 ,
9 , 10 to
10 to 11 which
11 which 12 ,
12 , 13 if
13 if 14 persevered
14 persevered 15 in
15 in 16 ,
16 , 17 they
17 they 18 must
18 must 19 lead
19 lead 20 ,
20 , 21 "
21 " 22 said
22 said 24 .

" but if the courses be departed from , the ends will change . 
1 " 2 but
2 but 3 if
3 if 4 the
4 the 5 courses
5 courses 6 be
6 be 7 departed
7 departed 8 from
8 from 9 ,
9 , 10 the
10 the 11 ends
11 ends 12 will
12 will 13 change
13 change 14 .

say it is thus with what you show me ! " 
1 say 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 thus
4 thus 5 with
5 with 6 what
6 what 7 you
7 you 8 show
8 show 9 me
9 me 10 !
10 ! 11 "

the [spirit] [was] immovable as ever . 
1 the 4 immovable
4 immovable 5 as
5 as 6 ever
6 ever 7 .

" am [i] that man who lay upon the bed ? " he cried upon his knees . 
1 " 2 am
2 am 4 that
4 that 5 man
5 man 6 who
6 who 7 lay
7 lay 8 upon
8 upon 9 the
9 the 10 bed
10 bed 11 ?
11 ? 12 "
12 " 13 he
13 he 14 cried
14 cried 15 upon
15 upon 16 his
16 his 17 knees
17 knees 18 .

the finger pointed from the grave to him , and back again . 
1 the 2 finger
2 finger 3 pointed
3 pointed 4 from
4 from 5 the
5 the 6 grave
6 grave 7 to
7 to 8 him
8 him 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 back
11 back 12 again
12 again 13 .

" no , [spirit] [!] 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,

oh no , no ! " 
1 oh 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 no
4 no 5 !
5 ! 6 "

the finger still was there . 
1 the 2 finger
2 finger 3 still
3 still 4 was
4 was 5 there
5 there 6 .

" spirit ! " he cried , tight clutching at its robe , " hear me ! 
1 " 2 spirit
2 spirit 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 he
5 he 6 cried
6 cried 7 ,
7 , 8 tight
8 tight 9 clutching
9 clutching 10 at
10 at 11 its
11 its 12 robe
12 robe 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 hear
15 hear 16 me
16 me 17 !

i am not the man [i] was . 
1 i 2 am
2 am 3 not
3 not 4 the
4 the 5 man
5 man 7 was
7 was 8 .

i will not be the man [i] must have been but for this intercourse . 
1 i 2 will
2 will 3 not
3 not 4 be
4 be 5 the
5 the 6 man
6 man 8 must
8 must 9 have
9 have 10 been
10 been 11 but
11 but 12 for
12 for 13 this
13 this 14 intercourse
14 intercourse 15 .

why show me this , if [i] am past all hope ? " 
1 why 2 show
2 show 3 me
3 me 4 this
4 this 5 ,
5 , 6 if
6 if 8 am
8 am 9 past
9 past 10 all
10 all 11 hope
11 hope 12 ?
12 ? 13 "

for the first time the hand appeared to shake . 
1 for 2 the
2 the 3 first
3 first 4 time
4 time 5 the
5 the 6 hand
6 hand 7 appeared
7 appeared 8 to
8 to 9 shake
9 shake 10 .

assure me that [i] yet may change these shadows you have shown me by an altered life ? " 
1 assure 2 me
2 me 3 that
3 that 5 yet
5 yet 6 may
6 may 7 change
7 change 8 these
8 these 9 shadows
9 shadows 10 you
10 you 11 have
11 have 12 shown
12 shown 13 me
13 me 14 by
14 by 15 an
15 an 16 altered
16 altered 17 life
17 life 18 ?
18 ? 19 "

the kind hand trembled . 
1 the 2 kind
2 kind 3 hand
3 hand 4 trembled
4 trembled 5 .

" [i] will honour [christmas] in my heart , and try to keep it all the year . 
1 " 3 will
3 will 4 honour
4 honour 6 in
6 in 7 my
7 my 8 heart
8 heart 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 try
11 try 12 to
12 to 13 keep
13 keep 14 it
14 it 15 all
15 all 16 the
16 the 17 year
17 year 18 .

i will live in [the] [past] , [the] [present] [,] and the [future] . 
1 i 2 will
2 will 3 live
3 live 4 in
4 in 7 ,
7 , 11 and
11 and 12 the
12 the 14 .

the [spirits] [of] [all] [three] shall [strive] within me . 
1 the 6 shall
6 shall 8 within
8 within 9 me
9 me 10 .

i will not shut out the lessons that they teach . 
1 i 2 will
2 will 3 not
3 not 4 shut
4 shut 5 out
5 out 6 the
6 the 7 lessons
7 lessons 8 that
8 that 9 they
9 they 10 teach
10 teach 11 .

oh , tell me [i] may sponge away the writing on this stone ! " 
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 tell
3 tell 4 me
4 me 6 may
6 may 7 sponge
7 sponge 8 away
8 away 9 the
9 the 10 writing
10 writing 11 on
11 on 12 this
12 this 13 stone
13 stone 14 !
14 ! 15 "

in his agony , he caught the spectral hand . 
1 in 2 his
2 his 3 agony
3 agony 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 caught
6 caught 7 the
7 the 8 spectral
8 spectral 9 hand
9 hand 10 .

it sought to free itself , but he was strong in his entreaty , and detained it . 
1 it 2 sought
2 sought 3 to
3 to 4 free
4 free 5 itself
5 itself 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 he
8 he 9 was
9 was 10 strong
10 strong 11 in
11 in 12 his
12 his 13 entreaty
13 entreaty 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 detained
16 detained 17 it
17 it 18 .

the [spirit] [,] stronger yet , repulsed him . 
1 the 4 stronger
4 stronger 5 yet
5 yet 6 ,
6 , 7 repulsed
7 repulsed 8 him
8 him 9 .

holding up his hands in a last prayer to have his fate reversed , he saw an alteration in the [phantom] ['s] hood and dress . 
1 holding 2 up
2 up 3 his
3 his 4 hands
4 hands 5 in
5 in 6 a
6 a 7 last
7 last 8 prayer
8 prayer 9 to
9 to 10 have
10 have 11 his
11 his 12 fate
12 fate 13 reversed
13 reversed 14 ,
14 , 15 he
15 he 16 saw
16 saw 17 an
17 an 18 alteration
18 alteration 19 in
19 in 20 the
20 the 23 hood
23 hood 24 and
24 and 25 dress
25 dress 26 .

it shrunk , collapsed , and dwindled down into a bedpost . 
1 it 2 shrunk
2 shrunk 3 ,
3 , 4 collapsed
4 collapsed 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 dwindled
7 dwindled 8 down
8 down 9 into
9 into 10 a
10 a 11 bedpost
11 bedpost 12 .

[stave] [five] 

[the] [end] [of] [it] 

yes ! and the bedpost was his own . 
1 yes 2 !
2 ! 3 and
3 and 4 the
4 the 5 bedpost
5 bedpost 6 was
6 was 7 his
7 his 8 own
8 own 9 .

the bed was his own , the room was his own . 
1 the 2 bed
2 bed 3 was
3 was 4 his
4 his 5 own
5 own 6 ,
6 , 7 the
7 the 8 room
8 room 9 was
9 was 10 his
10 his 11 own
11 own 12 .

best and happiest of all , [the] [time] before him was his own , to make amends in ! 
1 best 2 and
2 and 3 happiest
3 happiest 4 of
4 of 5 all
5 all 6 ,
6 , 9 before
9 before 10 him
10 him 11 was
11 was 12 his
12 his 13 own
13 own 14 ,
14 , 15 to
15 to 16 make
16 make 17 amends
17 amends 18 in
18 in 19 !

" [i] will live in [the] [past] , [the] [present] [,] and the [future] [!] " 
1 " 3 will
3 will 4 live
4 live 5 in
5 in 8 ,
8 , 12 and
12 and 13 the
13 the 16 "

scrooge repeated as he scrambled out of bed . 
1 scrooge 2 repeated
2 repeated 3 as
3 as 4 he
4 he 5 scrambled
5 scrambled 6 out
6 out 7 of
7 of 8 bed
8 bed 9 .

" [the] [spirits] of all [three] shall strive within me . 
1 " 4 of
4 of 5 all
5 all 7 shall
7 shall 8 strive
8 strive 9 within
9 within 10 me
10 me 11 .

oh , [jacob] [marley] [!] 
1 oh 2 ,

heaven and the [christmas] [time] be praised for this ! 
1 heaven 2 and
2 and 3 the
3 the 6 be
6 be 7 praised
7 praised 8 for
8 for 9 this
9 this 10 !

i say it on my knees , old [jacob] [;] on my knees ! " 
1 i 2 say
2 say 3 it
3 it 4 on
4 on 5 my
5 my 6 knees
6 knees 7 ,
7 , 8 old
8 old 11 on
11 on 12 my
12 my 13 knees
13 knees 14 !
14 ! 15 "

he was so fluttered and so glowing with his good intentions , that his broken voice would scarcely answer to his call . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 so
3 so 4 fluttered
4 fluttered 5 and
5 and 6 so
6 so 7 glowing
7 glowing 8 with
8 with 9 his
9 his 10 good
10 good 11 intentions
11 intentions 12 ,
12 , 13 that
13 that 14 his
14 his 15 broken
15 broken 16 voice
16 voice 17 would
17 would 18 scarcely
18 scarcely 19 answer
19 answer 20 to
20 to 21 his
21 his 22 call
22 call 23 .

he had been sobbing violently in his conflict with [the] [spirit] , and his face was wet with tears . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 been
3 been 4 sobbing
4 sobbing 5 violently
5 violently 6 in
6 in 7 his
7 his 8 conflict
8 conflict 9 with
9 with 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 his
14 his 15 face
15 face 16 was
16 was 17 wet
17 wet 18 with
18 with 19 tears
19 tears 20 .

they are here [i] am here the shadows of the things that would have been may be dispelled . 
1 they 2 are
2 are 3 here
3 here 5 am
5 am 6 here
6 here 7 the
7 the 8 shadows
8 shadows 9 of
9 of 10 the
10 the 11 things
11 things 12 that
12 that 13 would
13 would 14 have
14 have 15 been
15 been 16 may
16 may 17 be
17 be 18 dispelled
18 dispelled 19 .

they will be . 
1 they 2 will
2 will 3 be
3 be 4 .

i know they will ! " 
1 i 2 know
2 know 3 they
3 they 4 will
4 will 5 !
5 ! 6 "

" [i] am as light as a feather , [i] am as happy as an angel , [i] am as merry as a school-boy . 
1 " 3 am
3 am 4 as
4 as 5 light
5 light 6 as
6 as 7 a
7 a 8 feather
8 feather 9 ,
9 , 11 am
11 am 12 as
12 as 13 happy
13 happy 14 as
14 as 15 an
15 an 16 angel
16 angel 17 ,
17 , 19 am
19 am 20 as
20 as 21 merry
21 merry 22 as
22 as 23 a
23 a 24 school-boy
24 school-boy 25 .

i am as giddy as a drunken man . 
1 i 2 am
2 am 3 as
3 as 4 giddy
4 giddy 5 as
5 as 6 a
6 a 7 drunken
7 drunken 8 man
8 man 9 .

a merry [christmas] to everybody ! 
1 a 2 merry
2 merry 4 to
4 to 5 everybody
5 everybody 6 !

a happy [new] [year] to all the world ! 
1 a 2 happy
2 happy 5 to
5 to 6 all
6 all 7 the
7 the 8 world
8 world 9 !

hallo here ! 
1 hallo 2 here
2 here 3 !

whoop ! 
1 whoop 2 !

hallo ! " 
1 hallo 2 !
2 ! 3 "

he had frisked into the sitting-room , and was now standing there : perfectly winded . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 frisked
3 frisked 4 into
4 into 5 the
5 the 6 sitting-room
6 sitting-room 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 was
9 was 10 now
10 now 11 standing
11 standing 12 there
12 there 13 :
13 : 14 perfectly
14 perfectly 15 winded
15 winded 16 .

" there 's the saucepan that the gruel was in ! " cried [scrooge] , starting off again , and going round the fire-place . 
1 " 2 there
2 there 3 's
3 's 4 the
4 the 5 saucepan
5 saucepan 6 that
6 that 7 the
7 the 8 gruel
8 gruel 9 was
9 was 10 in
10 in 11 !
11 ! 12 "
12 " 13 cried
13 cried 15 ,
15 , 16 starting
16 starting 17 off
17 off 18 again
18 again 19 ,
19 , 20 and
20 and 21 going
21 going 22 round
22 round 23 the
23 the 24 fire-place
24 fire-place 25 .

" there 's the door by which [the] [ghost] [of] [jacob] [marley] entered ! 
1 " 2 there
2 there 3 's
3 's 4 the
4 the 5 door
5 door 6 by
6 by 7 which
7 which 13 entered
13 entered 14 !

there 's the corner where [the] [ghost] [of] [christmas] [present] sat ! 
1 there 2 's
2 's 3 the
3 the 4 corner
4 corner 5 where
5 where 11 sat
11 sat 12 !

there 's the window where [i] saw the wandering [spirits] ! 
1 there 2 's
2 's 3 the
3 the 4 window
4 window 5 where
5 where 7 saw
7 saw 8 the
8 the 9 wandering
9 wandering 11 !

it 's all right , it 's all true , it all happened . 
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 all
3 all 4 right
4 right 5 ,
5 , 6 it
6 it 7 's
7 's 8 all
8 all 9 true
9 true 10 ,
10 , 11 it
11 it 12 all
12 all 13 happened
13 happened 14 .

ha , ha , ha ! " 
1 ha 2 ,
2 , 3 ha
3 ha 4 ,
4 , 5 ha
5 ha 6 !
6 ! 7 "

the father of a long , long line of brilliant laughs ! 
1 the 2 father
2 father 3 of
3 of 4 a
4 a 5 long
5 long 6 ,
6 , 7 long
7 long 8 line
8 line 9 of
9 of 10 brilliant
10 brilliant 11 laughs
11 laughs 12 !

" [i] don't know what day of the month it is , " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 3 don't
3 don't 4 know
4 know 5 what
5 what 6 day
6 day 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 month
9 month 10 it
10 it 11 is
11 is 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 said
14 said 16 .

" [i] don't know how long [i] have been among the [spirits] . 
1 " 3 don't
3 don't 4 know
4 know 5 how
5 how 6 long
6 long 8 have
8 have 9 been
9 been 10 among
10 among 11 the
11 the 13 .

i don't know anything . 
1 i 2 don't
2 don't 3 know
3 know 4 anything
4 anything 5 .

i 'm quite a baby . 
1 i 2 'm
2 'm 3 quite
3 quite 4 a
4 a 5 baby
5 baby 6 .

never mind . 
1 never 2 mind
2 mind 3 .

i don't care . 
1 i 2 don't
2 don't 3 care
3 care 4 .

i 'd rather be a baby . 
1 i 2 'd
2 'd 3 rather
3 rather 4 be
4 be 5 a
5 a 6 baby
6 baby 7 .

hallo ! 
1 hallo 2 !

whoop ! 
1 whoop 2 !

hallo here ! " 
1 hallo 2 here
2 here 3 !
3 ! 4 "

he was checked in his transports by the churches ringing out the lustiest peals he had ever heard . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 checked
3 checked 4 in
4 in 5 his
5 his 6 transports
6 transports 7 by
7 by 8 the
8 the 9 churches
9 churches 10 ringing
10 ringing 11 out
11 out 12 the
12 the 13 lustiest
13 lustiest 14 peals
14 peals 15 he
15 he 16 had
16 had 17 ever
17 ever 18 heard
18 heard 19 .

clash , clash , hammer ; ding , dong , bell ! 
1 clash 2 ,
2 , 3 clash
3 clash 4 ,
4 , 5 hammer
5 hammer 6 ;
6 ; 7 ding
7 ding 8 ,
8 , 9 dong
9 dong 10 ,
10 , 11 bell
11 bell 12 !

bell , dong , ding ; hammer , clang , clash ! 
1 bell 2 ,
2 , 3 dong
3 dong 4 ,
4 , 5 ding
5 ding 6 ;
6 ; 7 hammer
7 hammer 8 ,
8 , 9 clang
9 clang 10 ,
10 , 11 clash
11 clash 12 !

oh , glorious , glorious ! 
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 glorious
3 glorious 4 ,
4 , 5 glorious
5 glorious 6 !

running to the window , he opened it , and put out his head . 
1 running 2 to
2 to 3 the
3 the 4 window
4 window 5 ,
5 , 6 he
6 he 7 opened
7 opened 8 it
8 it 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 put
11 put 12 out
12 out 13 his
13 his 14 head
14 head 15 .

oh , glorious ! 
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 glorious
3 glorious 4 !

glorious ! 
1 glorious 2 !

" [eh] [?] ["] returned the boy with all his might of wonder . 
1 " 5 returned
5 returned 6 the
6 the 7 boy
7 boy 8 with
8 with 9 all
9 all 10 his
10 his 11 might
11 might 12 of
12 of 13 wonder
13 wonder 14 .

" what 's to-day , my fine fellow ? " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 's
3 's 4 to-day
4 to-day 5 ,
5 , 6 my
6 my 7 fine
7 fine 8 fellow
8 fellow 9 ?
9 ? 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 13 .

" [to-day] [!] ["] replied the boy . 
1 " 5 replied
5 replied 6 the
6 the 7 boy
7 boy 8 .

" why , [christmas] [day] . " 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 ,
3 , 6 .
6 . 7 "

" it 's [christmas] [day] [!] ["] said [scrooge] to himself . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 8 said
8 said 10 to
10 to 11 himself
11 himself 12 .

" [i] haven't missed it . 
1 " 3 haven't
3 haven't 4 missed
4 missed 5 it
5 it 6 .

the [spirits] [have] done it all in one night . 
1 the 4 done
4 done 5 it
5 it 6 all
6 all 7 in
7 in 8 one
8 one 9 night
9 night 10 .

they can do anything they like . 
1 they 2 can
2 can 3 do
3 do 4 anything
4 anything 5 they
5 they 6 like
6 like 7 .

of course they can . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 they
3 they 4 can
4 can 5 .

of course they can . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 they
3 they 4 can
4 can 5 .

hallo , my fine fellow ! " 
1 hallo 2 ,
2 , 3 my
3 my 4 fine
4 fine 5 fellow
5 fellow 6 !
6 ! 7 "

" hallo ! " returned the boy . 
1 " 2 hallo
2 hallo 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 returned
5 returned 6 the
6 the 7 boy
7 boy 8 .

" do you know [the] [poulterer] ['s] in the next street but one , at the corner ? " 
1 " 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 know
4 know 8 in
8 in 9 the
9 the 10 next
10 next 11 street
11 street 12 but
12 but 13 one
13 one 14 ,
14 , 15 at
15 at 16 the
16 the 17 corner
17 corner 18 ?
18 ? 19 "

scrooge inquired . 
1 scrooge 2 inquired
2 inquired 3 .

" [i] should [hope] [i] did , " replied the lad . 
1 " 3 should
3 should 6 did
6 did 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 replied
9 replied 10 the
10 the 11 lad
11 lad 12 .

" an intelligent boy ! " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 an
2 an 3 intelligent
3 intelligent 4 boy
4 boy 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 9 .

" a remarkable boy ! 
1 " 2 a
2 a 3 remarkable
3 remarkable 4 boy
4 boy 5 !

do you know whether they 've sold the prize [turkey] that was hanging up there ? 
1 do 2 you
2 you 3 know
3 know 4 whether
4 whether 5 they
5 they 6 've
6 've 7 sold
7 sold 8 the
8 the 9 prize
9 prize 11 that
11 that 12 was
12 was 13 hanging
13 hanging 14 up
14 up 15 there
15 there 16 ?

not the little prize [turkey] : the big one ? " 
1 not 2 the
2 the 3 little
3 little 4 prize
4 prize 6 :
6 : 7 the
7 the 8 big
8 big 9 one
9 one 10 ?
10 ? 11 "

" what ! the one as big as me ? " returned the boy . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 !
3 ! 4 the
4 the 5 one
5 one 6 as
6 as 7 big
7 big 8 as
8 as 9 me
9 me 10 ?
10 ? 11 "
11 " 12 returned
12 returned 13 the
13 the 14 boy
14 boy 15 .

" what a delightful boy ! " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 a
3 a 4 delightful
4 delightful 5 boy
5 boy 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 10 .

" it 's a pleasure to talk to him . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 a
4 a 5 pleasure
5 pleasure 6 to
6 to 7 talk
7 talk 8 to
8 to 9 him
9 him 10 .

yes , my buck ! " 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 3 my
3 my 4 buck
4 buck 5 !
5 ! 6 "

" it 's hanging there now , " replied the boy . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 hanging
4 hanging 5 there
5 there 6 now
6 now 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 replied
9 replied 10 the
10 the 11 boy
11 boy 12 .

" is it ? " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 is
2 is 3 it
3 it 4 ?
4 ? 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 8 .

" go and buy it . " 
1 " 2 go
2 go 3 and
3 and 4 buy
4 buy 5 it
5 it 6 .
6 . 7 "

" [walk-er] [!] ["] exclaimed the boy . 
1 " 5 exclaimed
5 exclaimed 6 the
6 the 7 boy
7 boy 8 .

" no , no , " said [scrooge] , " [i] am in earnest . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 no
4 no 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 12 am
12 am 13 in
13 in 14 earnest
14 earnest 15 .

go and buy it , and tell ' em to bring it here , that [i] may give them the directions where to take it . 
1 go 2 and
2 and 3 buy
3 buy 4 it
4 it 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 tell
7 tell 8 '
8 ' 9 em
9 em 10 to
10 to 11 bring
11 bring 12 it
12 it 13 here
13 here 14 ,
14 , 15 that
15 that 17 may
17 may 18 give
18 give 19 them
19 them 20 the
20 the 21 directions
21 directions 22 where
22 where 23 to
23 to 24 take
24 take 25 it
25 it 26 .

come back with the man , and [i] 'll give you a shilling . 
1 come 2 back
2 back 3 with
3 with 4 the
4 the 5 man
5 man 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 9 'll
9 'll 10 give
10 give 11 you
11 you 12 a
12 a 13 shilling
13 shilling 14 .

come back with him in less than five minutes , and [i] 'll give you half-a-crown ! " 
1 come 2 back
2 back 3 with
3 with 4 him
4 him 5 in
5 in 6 less
6 less 7 than
7 than 8 five
8 five 9 minutes
9 minutes 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 13 'll
13 'll 14 give
14 give 15 you
15 you 16 half-a-crown
16 half-a-crown 17 !
17 ! 18 "

the boy was off like a shot . 
1 the 2 boy
2 boy 3 was
3 was 4 off
4 off 5 like
5 like 6 a
6 a 7 shot
7 shot 8 .

he must have had a steady hand at a trigger who could have got a shot off half so fast . 
1 he 2 must
2 must 3 have
3 have 4 had
4 had 5 a
5 a 6 steady
6 steady 7 hand
7 hand 8 at
8 at 9 a
9 a 10 trigger
10 trigger 11 who
11 who 12 could
12 could 13 have
13 have 14 got
14 got 15 a
15 a 16 shot
16 shot 17 off
17 off 18 half
18 half 19 so
19 so 20 fast
20 fast 21 .

" [i] 'll send it [to] [bob] [cratchit] ['s] , " whispered [scrooge] , rubbing his hands , and splitting with a laugh . 
1 " 3 'll
3 'll 4 send
4 send 5 it
5 it 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 whispered
12 whispered 14 ,
14 , 15 rubbing
15 rubbing 16 his
16 his 17 hands
17 hands 18 ,
18 , 19 and
19 and 20 splitting
20 splitting 21 with
21 with 22 a
22 a 23 laugh
23 laugh 24 .

" he shan't know who sends it . 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 shan't
3 shan't 4 know
4 know 5 who
5 who 6 sends
6 sends 7 it
7 it 8 .

it 's twice the size of [tiny] [tim] . 
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 twice
3 twice 4 the
4 the 5 size
5 size 6 of
6 of 9 .

joe [miller] never made such a joke as sending it [to] [bob] 's [will] be ! " 
1 joe 3 never
3 never 4 made
4 made 5 such
5 such 6 a
6 a 7 joke
7 joke 8 as
8 as 9 sending
9 sending 10 it
10 it 13 's
13 's 15 be
15 be 16 !
16 ! 17 "

as he stood there , waiting his arrival , the knocker caught his eye . 
1 as 2 he
2 he 3 stood
3 stood 4 there
4 there 5 ,
5 , 6 waiting
6 waiting 7 his
7 his 8 arrival
8 arrival 9 ,
9 , 10 the
10 the 11 knocker
11 knocker 12 caught
12 caught 13 his
13 his 14 eye
14 eye 15 .

" [i] shall love it as long as [i] live ! " cried [scrooge] , patting it with his hand . 
1 " 3 shall
3 shall 4 love
4 love 5 it
5 it 6 as
6 as 7 long
7 long 8 as
8 as 10 live
10 live 11 !
11 ! 12 "
12 " 13 cried
13 cried 15 ,
15 , 16 patting
16 patting 17 it
17 it 18 with
18 with 19 his
19 his 20 hand
20 hand 21 .

" [i] scarcely ever looked at it before . 
1 " 3 scarcely
3 scarcely 4 ever
4 ever 5 looked
5 looked 6 at
6 at 7 it
7 it 8 before
8 before 9 .

what an honest expression it has in its face ! 
1 what 2 an
2 an 3 honest
3 honest 4 expression
4 expression 5 it
5 it 6 has
6 has 7 in
7 in 8 its
8 its 9 face
9 face 10 !

it 's a wonderful knocker ! 
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 a
3 a 4 wonderful
4 wonderful 5 knocker
5 knocker 6 !

here 's the [turkey] . 
1 here 2 's
2 's 3 the
3 the 5 .

hallo ! 
1 hallo 2 !

whoop ! 
1 whoop 2 !

how are you ? 
1 how 2 are
2 are 3 you
3 you 4 ?

merry [christmas] ! " 
1 merry 3 !
3 ! 4 "

it was a [turkey] ! 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 5 !

he never could have stood upon his legs , that bird . 
1 he 2 never
2 never 3 could
3 could 4 have
4 have 5 stood
5 stood 6 upon
6 upon 7 his
7 his 8 legs
8 legs 9 ,
9 , 10 that
10 that 11 bird
11 bird 12 .

he would have snapped ' em short off in a minute , like sticks of sealing-wax . 
1 he 2 would
2 would 3 have
3 have 4 snapped
4 snapped 5 '
5 ' 6 em
6 em 7 short
7 short 8 off
8 off 9 in
9 in 10 a
10 a 11 minute
11 minute 12 ,
12 , 13 like
13 like 14 sticks
14 sticks 15 of
15 of 16 sealing-wax
16 sealing-wax 17 .

" why , it 's impossible to carry [that] to [camden] [town] , " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 ,
3 , 4 it
4 it 5 's
5 's 6 impossible
6 impossible 7 to
7 to 8 carry
8 carry 10 to
10 to 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 said
15 said 17 .

" you must have a cab . " 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 must
3 must 4 have
4 have 5 a
5 a 6 cab
6 cab 7 .
7 . 8 "

he dressed himself " all in his best , " and at last got out into the streets . 
1 he 2 dressed
2 dressed 3 himself
3 himself 4 "
4 " 5 all
5 all 6 in
6 in 7 his
7 his 8 best
8 best 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 and
11 and 12 at
12 at 13 last
13 last 14 got
14 got 15 out
15 out 16 into
16 into 17 the
17 the 18 streets
18 streets 19 .

he looked so irresistibly pleasant , in a word , that three or four good-humoured fellows said , " good morning , sir ! 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 so
3 so 4 irresistibly
4 irresistibly 5 pleasant
5 pleasant 6 ,
6 , 7 in
7 in 8 a
8 a 9 word
9 word 10 ,
10 , 11 that
11 that 12 three
12 three 13 or
13 or 14 four
14 four 15 good-humoured
15 good-humoured 16 fellows
16 fellows 17 said
17 said 18 ,
18 , 19 "
19 " 20 good
20 good 21 morning
21 morning 22 ,
22 , 23 sir
23 sir 24 !

a merry [christmas] to you ! " 
1 a 2 merry
2 merry 4 to
4 to 5 you
5 you 6 !
6 ! 7 "

and [scrooge] said often afterwards that , of all the blithe sounds he had ever heard , those were the blithest in his ears . 
1 and 3 said
3 said 4 often
4 often 5 afterwards
5 afterwards 6 that
6 that 7 ,
7 , 8 of
8 of 9 all
9 all 10 the
10 the 11 blithe
11 blithe 12 sounds
12 sounds 13 he
13 he 14 had
14 had 15 ever
15 ever 16 heard
16 heard 17 ,
17 , 18 those
18 those 19 were
19 were 20 the
20 the 21 blithest
21 blithest 22 in
22 in 23 his
23 his 24 ears
24 ears 25 .

i hope you succeeded yesterday . 
1 i 2 hope
2 hope 3 you
3 you 4 succeeded
4 succeeded 5 yesterday
5 yesterday 6 .

it was very kind of you . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 very
3 very 4 kind
4 kind 5 of
5 of 6 you
6 you 7 .

a merry [christmas] to you , sir ! " 
1 a 2 merry
2 merry 4 to
4 to 5 you
5 you 6 ,
6 , 7 sir
7 sir 8 !
8 ! 9 "

["] [mr] [scrooge] [?] ["] 

" yes , " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 7 .

" that is my name , and [i] fear it may not be pleasant to you . 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 is
3 is 4 my
4 my 5 name
5 name 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 9 fear
9 fear 10 it
10 it 11 may
11 may 12 not
12 not 13 be
13 be 14 pleasant
14 pleasant 15 to
15 to 16 you
16 you 17 .

allow me to ask your pardon . 
1 allow 2 me
2 me 3 to
3 to 4 ask
4 ask 5 your
5 your 6 pardon
6 pardon 7 .

and will you have the goodness " here [scrooge] whispered in his ear . 
1 and 2 will
2 will 3 you
3 you 4 have
4 have 5 the
5 the 6 goodness
6 goodness 7 "
7 " 8 here
8 here 10 whispered
10 whispered 11 in
11 in 12 his
12 his 13 ear
13 ear 14 .

" [lord] bless me ! " cried the gentleman , as if his breath were taken away . 
1 " 3 bless
3 bless 4 me
4 me 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 cried
7 cried 8 the
8 the 9 gentleman
9 gentleman 10 ,
10 , 11 as
11 as 12 if
12 if 13 his
13 his 14 breath
14 breath 15 were
15 were 16 taken
16 taken 17 away
17 away 18 .

" my dear [mr] [scrooge] , are you serious ? " 
1 " 2 my
2 my 3 dear
3 dear 6 ,
6 , 7 are
7 are 8 you
8 you 9 serious
9 serious 10 ?
10 ? 11 "

" if you please , " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 if
2 if 3 you
3 you 4 please
4 please 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 9 .

" not a farthing less . 
1 " 2 not
2 not 3 a
3 a 4 farthing
4 farthing 5 less
5 less 6 .

a great many back-payments are included in it , [i] assure you . 
1 a 2 great
2 great 3 many
3 many 4 back-payments
4 back-payments 5 are
5 are 6 included
6 included 7 in
7 in 8 it
8 it 9 ,
9 , 11 assure
11 assure 12 you
12 you 13 .

will you do me that favour ? " 
1 will 2 you
2 you 3 do
3 do 4 me
4 me 5 that
5 that 6 favour
6 favour 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

" don't say anything , please , " retorted [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 say
3 say 4 anything
4 anything 5 ,
5 , 6 please
6 please 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 retorted
9 retorted 11 .

" come and see me . 
1 " 2 come
2 come 3 and
3 and 4 see
4 see 5 me
5 me 6 .

will you come and see me ? " 
1 will 2 you
2 you 3 come
3 come 4 and
4 and 5 see
5 see 6 me
6 me 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

" [i] will ! " cried the old gentleman . 
1 " 3 will
3 will 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 cried
6 cried 7 the
7 the 8 old
8 old 9 gentleman
9 gentleman 10 .

and it was clear he meant to do it . 
1 and 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 clear
4 clear 5 he
5 he 6 meant
6 meant 7 to
7 to 8 do
8 do 9 it
9 it 10 .

" [thankee] [,] ["] said [scrooge] . 
1 " 5 said
5 said 7 .

" [i] am much obliged to you . 
1 " 3 am
3 am 4 much
4 much 5 obliged
5 obliged 6 to
6 to 7 you
7 you 8 .

i thank you fifty times . 
1 i 2 thank
2 thank 3 you
3 you 4 fifty
4 fifty 5 times
5 times 6 .

bless you ! " 
1 bless 2 you
2 you 3 !
3 ! 4 "

he had never dreamed that any walk that anything could give him so much happiness . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 never
3 never 4 dreamed
4 dreamed 5 that
5 that 6 any
6 any 7 walk
7 walk 8 that
8 that 9 anything
9 anything 10 could
10 could 11 give
11 give 12 him
12 him 13 so
13 so 14 much
14 much 15 happiness
15 happiness 16 .

in the afternoon he turned his steps towards his nephew 's house . 
1 in 2 the
2 the 3 afternoon
3 afternoon 4 he
4 he 5 turned
5 turned 6 his
6 his 7 steps
7 steps 8 towards
8 towards 9 his
9 his 10 nephew
10 nephew 11 's
11 's 12 house
12 house 13 .

he passed the door a dozen times before he had the courage to go up and knock . 
1 he 2 passed
2 passed 3 the
3 the 4 door
4 door 5 a
5 a 6 dozen
6 dozen 7 times
7 times 8 before
8 before 9 he
9 he 10 had
10 had 11 the
11 the 12 courage
12 courage 13 to
13 to 14 go
14 go 15 up
15 up 16 and
16 and 17 knock
17 knock 18 .

but he made a dash , and did it . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 made
3 made 4 a
4 a 5 dash
5 dash 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 did
8 did 9 it
9 it 10 .

" is your master at home , my dear ? " said [scrooge] to the girl . 
1 " 2 is
2 is 3 your
3 your 4 master
4 master 5 at
5 at 6 home
6 home 7 ,
7 , 8 my
8 my 9 dear
9 dear 10 ?
10 ? 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 14 to
14 to 15 the
15 the 16 girl
16 girl 17 .

nice girl ! 
1 nice 2 girl
2 girl 3 !

very . 
1 very 2 .

" yes sir . " 
1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 sir
3 sir 4 .
4 . 5 "

" where is he , my love ? " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 where
2 where 3 is
3 is 4 he
4 he 5 ,
5 , 6 my
6 my 7 love
7 love 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 12 .

" he 's in the dining-room , sir , along with mistress . 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 's
3 's 4 in
4 in 5 the
5 the 6 dining-room
6 dining-room 7 ,
7 , 8 sir
8 sir 9 ,
9 , 10 along
10 along 11 with
11 with 12 mistress
12 mistress 13 .

i 'll show you up-stairs , if you please . " 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 show
3 show 4 you
4 you 5 up-stairs
5 up-stairs 6 ,
6 , 7 if
7 if 8 you
8 you 9 please
9 please 10 .
10 . 11 "

" [thankee] . 
1 " 3 .

he knows me , " said [scrooge] , with his hand already on the dining-room lock . 
1 he 2 knows
2 knows 3 me
3 me 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 8 ,
8 , 9 with
9 with 10 his
10 his 11 hand
11 hand 12 already
12 already 13 on
13 on 14 the
14 the 15 dining-room
15 dining-room 16 lock
16 lock 17 .

" [i] 'll go in here , my dear . " 
1 " 3 'll
3 'll 4 go
4 go 5 in
5 in 6 here
6 here 7 ,
7 , 8 my
8 my 9 dear
9 dear 10 .
10 . 11 "

he turned it gently , and sidled his face in round the door . 
1 he 2 turned
2 turned 3 it
3 it 4 gently
4 gently 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 sidled
7 sidled 8 his
8 his 9 face
9 face 10 in
10 in 11 round
11 round 12 the
12 the 13 door
13 door 14 .

" [fred] [!] ["] said [scrooge] . 
1 " 5 said
5 said 7 .

dear heart alive , how his niece by marriage started ! 
1 dear 2 heart
2 heart 3 alive
3 alive 4 ,
4 , 5 how
5 how 6 his
6 his 7 niece
7 niece 8 by
8 by 9 marriage
9 marriage 10 started
10 started 11 !

" why , bless my soul ! " cried [fred] , " who 's that ? " 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 ,
3 , 4 bless
4 bless 5 my
5 my 6 soul
6 soul 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 cried
9 cried 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 who
13 who 14 's
14 's 15 that
15 that 16 ?
16 ? 17 "

" it 's [i] your uncle [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 5 your
5 your 6 uncle
6 uncle 8 .

i have come to dinner . 
1 i 2 have
2 have 3 come
3 come 4 to
4 to 5 dinner
5 dinner 6 .

will you let me in [,] [fred] ? " 
1 will 2 you
2 you 3 let
3 let 4 me
4 me 5 in
5 in 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

let him in ! 
1 let 2 him
2 him 3 in
3 in 4 !

it is a mercy he didn't shake his arm off . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 a
3 a 4 mercy
4 mercy 5 he
5 he 6 didn't
6 didn't 7 shake
7 shake 8 his
8 his 9 arm
9 arm 10 off
10 off 11 .

he was at home in five minutes . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 at
3 at 4 home
4 home 5 in
5 in 6 five
6 five 7 minutes
7 minutes 8 .

nothing could be heartier . 
1 nothing 2 could
2 could 3 be
3 be 4 heartier
4 heartier 5 .

his niece looked just the same . 
1 his 2 niece
2 niece 3 looked
3 looked 4 just
4 just 5 the
5 the 6 same
6 same 7 .

so did [topper] when he came . 
1 so 2 did
2 did 4 when
4 when 5 he
5 he 6 came
6 came 7 .

so did the plump sister when she came . 
1 so 2 did
2 did 3 the
3 the 4 plump
4 plump 5 sister
5 sister 6 when
6 when 7 she
7 she 8 came
8 came 9 .

so did every one when they came . 
1 so 2 did
2 did 3 every
3 every 4 one
4 one 5 when
5 when 6 they
6 they 7 came
7 came 8 .

wonderful party , wonderful games , wonderful unanimity , won-der-ful happiness ! 
1 wonderful 2 party
2 party 3 ,
3 , 4 wonderful
4 wonderful 5 games
5 games 6 ,
6 , 7 wonderful
7 wonderful 8 unanimity
8 unanimity 9 ,
9 , 10 won-der-ful
10 won-der-ful 11 happiness
11 happiness 12 !

but he was early at the office next morning . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 early
4 early 5 at
5 at 6 the
6 the 7 office
7 office 8 next
8 next 9 morning
9 morning 10 .

oh , he was early there ! 
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 early
5 early 6 there
6 there 7 !

if he could only be there first , and catch [bob] [cratchit] coming late ! 
1 if 2 he
2 he 3 could
3 could 4 only
4 only 5 be
5 be 6 there
6 there 7 first
7 first 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 catch
10 catch 13 coming
13 coming 14 late
14 late 15 !

that was the thing he had set his heart upon . 
1 that 2 was
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 thing
4 thing 5 he
5 he 6 had
6 had 7 set
7 set 8 his
8 his 9 heart
9 heart 10 upon
10 upon 11 .

and he did it ; yes , he did ! 
1 and 2 he
2 he 3 did
3 did 4 it
4 it 5 ;
5 ; 6 yes
6 yes 7 ,
7 , 8 he
8 he 9 did
9 did 10 !

the clock struck nine . 
1 the 2 clock
2 clock 3 struck
3 struck 4 nine
4 nine 5 .

no [bob] . 
1 no 3 .

a quarter past . 
1 a 2 quarter
2 quarter 3 past
3 past 4 .

no [bob] . 
1 no 3 .

he was full eighteen minutes and a half behind his time . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 full
3 full 4 eighteen
4 eighteen 5 minutes
5 minutes 6 and
6 and 7 a
7 a 8 half
8 half 9 behind
9 behind 10 his
10 his 11 time
11 time 12 .

scrooge sat with his door wide open , that he might see him come into the tank . 
1 scrooge 2 sat
2 sat 3 with
3 with 4 his
4 his 5 door
5 door 6 wide
6 wide 7 open
7 open 8 ,
8 , 9 that
9 that 10 he
10 he 11 might
11 might 12 see
12 see 13 him
13 him 14 come
14 come 15 into
15 into 16 the
16 the 17 tank
17 tank 18 .

his hat was off before he opened the door ; his comforter too . 
1 his 2 hat
2 hat 3 was
3 was 4 off
4 off 5 before
5 before 6 he
6 he 7 opened
7 opened 8 the
8 the 9 door
9 door 10 ;
10 ; 11 his
11 his 12 comforter
12 comforter 13 too
13 too 14 .

he was on his stool in a jiffy ; driving away with his pen , as if he were trying to overtake nine o'clock . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 on
3 on 4 his
4 his 5 stool
5 stool 6 in
6 in 7 a
7 a 8 jiffy
8 jiffy 9 ;
9 ; 10 driving
10 driving 11 away
11 away 12 with
12 with 13 his
13 his 14 pen
14 pen 15 ,
15 , 16 as
16 as 17 if
17 if 18 he
18 he 19 were
19 were 20 trying
20 trying 21 to
21 to 22 overtake
22 overtake 23 nine
23 nine 24 o'clock
24 o'clock 25 .

" hallo ! " growled [scrooge] in his accustomed voice as near as he could feign it . 
1 " 2 hallo
2 hallo 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 growled
5 growled 7 in
7 in 8 his
8 his 9 accustomed
9 accustomed 10 voice
10 voice 11 as
11 as 12 near
12 near 13 as
13 as 14 he
14 he 15 could
15 could 16 feign
16 feign 17 it
17 it 18 .

" what do you mean by coming here at this time of day ? " 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 do
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 mean
5 mean 6 by
6 by 7 coming
7 coming 8 here
8 here 9 at
9 at 10 this
10 this 11 time
11 time 12 of
12 of 13 day
13 day 14 ?
14 ? 15 "

" [i] am very sorry , sir , " said [bob] . 
1 " 3 am
3 am 4 very
4 very 5 sorry
5 sorry 6 ,
6 , 7 sir
7 sir 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 12 .

" [i] am behind my time . " 
1 " 3 am
3 am 4 behind
4 behind 5 my
5 my 6 time
6 time 7 .
7 . 8 "

" you are ! " repeated [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 are
3 are 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 repeated
6 repeated 8 .

" yes . 
1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 .

i think you are . 
1 i 2 think
2 think 3 you
3 you 4 are
4 are 5 .

step this way , sir , if you please . " 
1 step 2 this
2 this 3 way
3 way 4 ,
4 , 5 sir
5 sir 6 ,
6 , 7 if
7 if 8 you
8 you 9 please
9 please 10 .
10 . 11 "

" it 's only once a year , sir , " pleaded [bob] , appearing from the tank . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 only
4 only 5 once
5 once 6 a
6 a 7 year
7 year 8 ,
8 , 9 sir
9 sir 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 pleaded
12 pleaded 14 ,
14 , 15 appearing
15 appearing 16 from
16 from 17 the
17 the 18 tank
18 tank 19 .

" it shall not be repeated . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 shall
3 shall 4 not
4 not 5 be
5 be 6 repeated
6 repeated 7 .

i was making rather merry yesterday , sir . " 
1 i 2 was
2 was 3 making
3 making 4 rather
4 rather 5 merry
5 merry 6 yesterday
6 yesterday 7 ,
7 , 8 sir
8 sir 9 .
9 . 10 "

" now , [i] 'll tell you what , my friend , " said [scrooge] . 
1 " 2 now
2 now 3 ,
3 , 5 'll
5 'll 6 tell
6 tell 7 you
7 you 8 what
8 what 9 ,
9 , 10 my
10 my 11 friend
11 friend 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 said
14 said 16 .

" [i] am not going to stand this sort of thing any longer . 
1 " 3 am
3 am 4 not
4 not 5 going
5 going 6 to
6 to 7 stand
7 stand 8 this
8 this 9 sort
9 sort 10 of
10 of 11 thing
11 thing 12 any
12 any 13 longer
13 longer 14 .

bob trembled , and got a little nearer to the ruler . 
1 bob 2 trembled
2 trembled 3 ,
3 , 4 and
4 and 5 got
5 got 6 a
6 a 7 little
7 little 8 nearer
8 nearer 9 to
9 to 10 the
10 the 11 ruler
11 ruler 12 .

" a merrier [christmas] , [bob] [,] my good fellow , than [i] have given you for many a year ! 
1 " 2 a
2 a 3 merrier
3 merrier 5 ,
5 , 8 my
8 my 9 good
9 good 10 fellow
10 fellow 11 ,
11 , 12 than
12 than 14 have
14 have 15 given
15 given 16 you
16 you 17 for
17 for 18 many
18 many 19 a
19 a 20 year
20 year 21 !

make up the fires and buy another coal-scuttle before you dot another i , [bob] [cratchit] [!] " 
1 make 2 up
2 up 3 the
3 the 4 fires
4 fires 5 and
5 and 6 buy
6 buy 7 another
7 another 8 coal-scuttle
8 coal-scuttle 9 before
9 before 10 you
10 you 11 dot
11 dot 12 another
12 another 13 i
13 i 14 ,
14 , 18 "

scrooge was better than his word . 
1 scrooge 2 was
2 was 3 better
3 better 4 than
4 than 5 his
5 his 6 word
6 word 7 .

he did it all , and infinitely more ; and [to] [tiny] [tim] , who did [not] die , he was a second father . 
1 he 2 did
2 did 3 it
3 it 4 all
4 all 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 infinitely
7 infinitely 8 more
8 more 9 ;
9 ; 10 and
10 and 14 ,
14 , 15 who
15 who 16 did
16 did 18 die
18 die 19 ,
19 , 20 he
20 he 21 was
21 was 22 a
22 a 23 second
23 second 24 father
24 father 25 .

his own heart laughed : and that was quite enough for him . 
1 his 2 own
2 own 3 heart
3 heart 4 laughed
4 laughed 5 :
5 : 6 and
6 and 7 that
7 that 8 was
8 was 9 quite
9 quite 10 enough
10 enough 11 for
11 for 12 him
12 him 13 .

may that be truly said of us , and all of us ! 
1 may 2 that
2 that 3 be
3 be 4 truly
4 truly 5 said
5 said 6 of
6 of 7 us
7 us 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 all
10 all 11 of
11 of 12 us
12 us 13 !

and so , as [tiny] [tim] observed , [god] bless [us] , [every] [one] [!] 
1 and 2 so
2 so 3 ,
3 , 4 as
4 as 7 observed
7 observed 8 ,
8 , 10 bless
10 bless 12 ,

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