The Only Use of
bereft
in
A Christmas Carol
- A pale light, rising in the outer air, fell straight upon the bed; and on it, plundered and bereft, unwatched, unwept, uncared for, was the body of this man.
Chpt 4bereft = deprived (made destitute)
Definition:
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(bereft) not having something, or greatly saddened by the loss of something