The Only Use of
beguile
in
A Christmas Carol
- Scrooge took his melancholy dinner in his usual melancholy tavern; and having read all the newspapers, and beguiled the rest of the evening with his banker's-book, went home to bed.
Chpt 1beguiled = was entertained for
Definition:
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(beguile) to charm, enchant, or entertain someone; or to deceive -- especially through charm