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hackney-coachman
the driver of a horse-drawn coach for hire
hammercloth
cloth covering the driverâs box in a coach
equipage
a carriage used on formal occasions with horses, driver, and liveried servants
portmanteau
a stiff leather suitcase that opens into two compartments
magnanimous
generous in overlooking an injury or insult
Handel
George Frederick Handel (1685-1759), German-born English composer
perseverance
the quality of putting forth a continued, patient effort; persistence
asseverates
asserts
the City
the business, financial, and judicial district of London
venerated
deeply respected
abject
miserable; wretched
collation
a light meal
amiable
good-natured, friendly
Woolsack
the cushion on which the Lord Chancellor sits in the British House of Lords
mitre
an ornamental cap worn by a bishop
niggardly
miserly
Brittania metal
a base alloy used in making everyday tableware
freehold
real estate that can be passed on through inheritance
Macbeth
a famous tragedy by Shakespeare, noted for its scenes involving witches
morose
ill-tempered; gloomy
Roscian
pertaining to Roscius, a celebrated Roman comic actor
Telemachus
the son of the legendary Greek hero Odysseus;during the fatherâs twenty-two year absence, the boy was left in the care of Mentor, a name that has come to mean âwise teacher and loyal advisorâ
labyrinth
a complicated maze
Denmark
the country that is the setting for Shakespeareâs tragedy Hamlet
Ophelia
a character in Shakespeareâs tragedy Hamlet who goes mad and drowns after Hamlet spurns her
Newgate
the principal prison of London from the thirteenth century until it was torn down in 1902. It was rebuilt after rioters burned it in 1780. Public executions were carried out in front of its gates from 1783 to 1867
facetious
joking, especially in an ironic way or at an inappropriate time
ostler
an innkeeper; a person who takes care of horses at an inn
Covent Garden
a market area of London famous for its many theaters and fashionable coffee houses
Lloydâs
an association of merchants that specializes in insuring ships and publishing shipping information
âChange
the Royal Exchange in London, where merchants meet to conduct business
exemplary
serving as a model
majority
the condition of having reached full legal age; twenty-one
injudicious
showing poor judgment
rubicund
reddish
The Temple
a large complex of buildings with apartments, on the Thames
inhospitably
in a manner that does not offer hospitality
abhorrence
disgust and loathing
repugnance
extreme dislike
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