A Christmas Carol Flashcards
(25 cards)
‘A _________, ________, __________, scraping, clutching covetous old sinner!’
‘A squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching covetous old sinner!’
‘He carried his ___ ____ _________ always about with him’
‘He carried his own low temperature always about with him’
‘But I am sure I have always thought of Christmastime […] as a good time; a ____, _______, ________, pleasant time’ (Fred)
‘But I am sure I have always thought of Christmastime […] as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time’ (Fred)
‘I wear the chain I ______ in life’-Marley’s ghost
‘I wear the chain I forged in life’-Marley’s ghost
‘Marley’s Ghost _________ him exceedingly.’
‘Marley’s Ghost bothered him exceedingly.’
‘The happiness he gives is quite as great as if __ _____ _ _______.’ (Scrooge on Fezziwig)
‘The happiness he gives is quite as great as if it cost a fortune.’ (Scrooge on Fezziwig)
‘Spirit!’ said Scrooge, ‘show me no more! Conduct me home. Why do you ________ __ ________ me?’
‘Spirit!’ said Scrooge, ‘show me no more! Conduct me home. Why do you delight to torture me?’
‘Another ____ has displaced me […] a ______ one.’ (Belle)
‘Another idol has displaced me […] a golden one.’ (Belle)
‘Scrooge entered _______, and ____ his head before the spirit.’
‘Scrooge entered timidly, and hung his head before the spirit.’
‘But they were _____, _______, _______ with one another,’
‘But they were happy, grateful, pleased with one another,’
‘I mean to give him the ____ ______ every year, whether he likes it or not, for I ____ him.’ (Fred)
‘I mean to give him the same chance every year, whether he likes it or not, for I pity him.’ (Fred)
‘The boy is __________. The girl is ____. _________ of them both.’
‘The boy is Ignorance. The girl is Want. Beware of them both.’
‘The Phantom ______, _______, _______ approached.’
‘The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently approached.’
‘Although well used to ghostly company by this time, Scrooge ______ the silent shape so much that his legs ________ beneath him, and he found he could _____ _____ when he prepared to follow it.’
‘Although well used to ghostly company by this time, Scrooge feared the silent shape so much that his legs trembled beneath him, and he found he could hardly stand when he prepared to follow it.’
‘He ___________ everyone away from him when he was alive, to ______ us when he was dead! Ha, ha, ha!’
‘He frightened everyone away from him when he was alive, to profit us when he was dead! Ha, ha, ha!’
‘The Spirits of all Three shall _____ within me. I shall not shut out the _______ that they teach.’ (Scrooge)
‘The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I shall not shut out the lessons that they teach.’ (Scrooge)
‘I am as _____ as a feather, I am as _____ as an angel, I am as _____ as a schoolboy, I am as _____ as a drunken man.’
‘I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a schoolboy, I am as giddy as a drunken man.’
‘It’s I. Your _____ Scrooge. I have come to dinner. Will you ___ __ __, Fred?’
‘It’s I. Your _____ Scrooge. I have come to dinner. Will you ___ __ __, Fred?’
‘He became as ____ a friend, as ____ a master, and as ____ a man as the ____ old City knew.’
‘He became as good a friend, as good a master, and as good a man as the good old City knew.’
‘His own _____ ______, and that was quite enough for him.’
‘His own heart laughed, and that was quite enough for him.’
‘Oh, but he was a _______ - _______
hand at the grindstone, Scrooge!’
‘Oh, but he was a tight-fisted
hand at the grindstone, Scrooge!’
‘If they would rather ___,’ said
Scrooge, ‘they had better do it,
and ________ the _______
population.’
‘If they would rather die,’ said
Scrooge, ‘they had better do it,
and decrease the surplus
population.’
‘Scrooge was the ____ of the
family.’
‘Scrooge was the ogre of the
family.’
‘Spirit,’ said Scrooge
_____________, ‘_______ me
where you will.’
‘Spirit,’ said Scrooge
submissively, ‘conduct me
where you will.’
