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Jan C. (United States of America)

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bumble
walk unsteadily

Be this as it may, however, it was his ninth birthday; and he was keeping it in the coal-cellar with a select party of two other young gentleman, who, after participating with him in a sound thrashing, had been locked up for atrociously presuming to be hu
beadle
a minor parish official who serves smaller church functions

But these impertinences were speedily checked by the evidence of the surgeon, and the testimony of the beadle; the former of whom had always opened the body and found nothing inside (which was very probable indeed), and the latter of whom invariabl
gruel
a thin porridge

Give it a little gruel if it is.'
thingummy
something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known

'It's all over, Mrs. Thingummy!' said the surgeon at last.
rebelliously
in a rebellious manner

Occasionally, when there was some more than usually interesting inquest upon a parish child who had been overlooked in turning up a bedstead, or inadvertently scalded to death when there happened to be a washing--though the latter accident was very scarce

Created on 六月 9, 2010 (updated 六月 9, 2010)