Not slept a wink
sleeping badly, not sleeping at all
Poor unfortunate
a person who has a hard/bad life
Inhuman
treating something/one cruelly/mercilessly
Trunk
box used for luggage/travelling
Refrain
hold back, stop yourself
Emigrant
a person who moves to a new place/country
Ragged
dirty, untidy, poor
She’s a daisy
a sweet, wonderful person
Milk of human kindness
natural compassion/sympathy/care towards other people
Wholesale
selling something in large quantities, bulk selling
Matron
a woman in charge of managing residents at a hospital or boarding school
Somebody’s darling
deeply loved and cared for by someone else
Endeavoured
to try, attempt something
commence
to begin or start something
impudent
bold and disrespectful
incredulous
not willing to admit or accept something as true
