Scrooge has 1 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Scrooge never painted out Old Marley's name. There it stood, years afterwards, above the warehouse door: Scrooge and Marley. | |
| 2. | "Why did you get married?" said Scrooge. "Because I fell in love." "Because you fell in love!" growled Scrooge, as if that were the only one thing in the world more ridiculous than a merry Christmas. | |
| 3. | Scrooge crept towards it, trembling as he went; and following the finger, read upon the stone of the neglected grave his own name, Ebenezer Scrooge. | |
| 4. | "What's today?" cried Scrooge, calling downward to a boy in Sunday clothes, who perhaps had loitered in to look about him. "Eh?" returned the boy, with all his might of wonder. "What's today, my fine fellow?" said Scrooge. "Today!" replied the boy. "Why, Christmas Day." | |
| 5. | Scrooge and Marley were partners for I don't know how many years. | |
| 6. | External heat and cold had little influence on Scrooge. No warmth could warm, nor wintry weather chill him. | |
| 7. | "Bah!" said Scrooge, "Humbug!" | |
| 8. | Have I the pleasure of addressing Mr. Scrooge, or Mr. Marley? | |
| 9. | Scrooge was not much in the habit of cracking jokes. | |
| 10. | When Scrooge awoke, it was so dark, that looking out of bed, he could scarcely distinguish the transparent window from the opaque walls of his chamber. |