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<\/a><\/p>\nCharlie entered the shop and laid the damp<\/strong> <\/span>fifty pence on the counter.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n ‘One Wonka’s Whipple-Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight,’ he said, remembering how much he had loved the one he had on his birthday.<\/p>\n The man behind the counter looked fat and well-fed. He had big lips and fat cheeks and a very fat neck. The fat around his neck bulged<\/strong> <\/span>out all around the top of his collar like a rubber ring. He turned and reached behind him for the chocolate bar, then he turned back again and handed it to Charlie. Charlie grabbed it and quickly tore off the wrapper and took an enormous<\/strong><\/span> bite. Then he took another . . . and another . . . and oh, the joy of being able to cram<\/strong><\/span> large pieces of something sweet and solid into one’s mouth! The sheer<\/strong><\/span> blissful joy of being able to fill one’s mouth with rich solid food!<\/p>\n ‘You look like you wanted that one, sonny,’ the shopkeeper said pleasantly.\u00a0Charlie nodded, his mouth bulging with chocolate.<\/p>\n The shopkeeper put Charlie’s change on the counter. ‘Take it easy,’ he said. ‘It’ll\u00a0give you a tummy-ache if you swallow it like that without chewing.’<\/p>\n Charlie went on wolfing the chocolate. He couldn’t stop. And in less than half a minute, the whole thing had disappeared down his throat. He was quite out of breath, but he felt marvelously<\/strong><\/span>, extraordinarily happy. He reached out a hand to take the change. Then he paused. His eyes were just above the level of the counter. They were staring at the silver coins lying there. The coins were all five-penny pieces. There were nine of them altogether. Surely it wouldn’t matter if he spent just one more .<\/p>\n ‘I think,’ he said quietly, ‘I think . . . I’ll have just one more of those chocolate bars.\u00a0The same kind as before, please.’<\/p>\n ‘Why not?’ the fat shopkeeper said, reaching behind him again and taking\u00a0another Whipple-Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight from the shelf. He laid it on the counter. \u00a0Charlie picked it up and tore off the wrapper . . . and suddenly . . . from underneath the wrapper . . . there came a brilliant flash of gold.<\/p>\n Charlie’s heart stood still.<\/p>\n ‘It’s a Golden Ticket!’ screamed the shopkeeper, leaping about a foot in the air. ‘You’ve got a Golden Ticket! You’ve found the last Golden Ticket! Hey, would you believe it! Come and look at this, everybody! The kid’s found Wonka’s last Golden Ticket! There it is! It’s right here in his hands!’<\/p>\n It seemed as though the shopkeeper might be going to have a fit. ‘In my shop, too!’ he yelled. ‘He found it right here in my own little shop! Somebody call the newspapers quick and let them know! Watch out now, sonny! Don’t tear it as you unwrap it! That thing’s precious!’<\/p>\n In a few seconds, there was a crowd of about twenty people clustering<\/strong><\/span> around Charlie, and many more were pushing their way in from the street. Everybody wanted to get a look at the Golden Ticket and at the lucky finder.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Damp: Slightly wet.<\/strong><\/p>\n Example sentence:\u00a0It was cold and damp outside.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Counter: A\u00a0flat surface, either in a kitchen or a store.<\/strong><\/p>\n Example sentence:\u00a0The woman behind the counter took his money.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bulge: To look larger and rounder than normal.<\/strong><\/p>\n Example sentence:\u00a0Her bags were bulging with shopping.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Enormous: Very large.<\/strong><\/p>\n Example sentence:\u00a0This living room is enormous.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cram: To force things into a small space.<\/strong><\/p>\n Example sentence: The people were crammed into the train.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sheer: \u00a0Used to emphasize how strong a feeling is.<\/strong><\/p>\n Example sentence: She had a look of sheer joy on her face.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Marvelous: Extremely good.<\/strong><\/p>\n Example sentence:\u00a0What a marvelous idea!<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cluster: \u00a0To group or crowd around something.<\/strong><\/p>\n Example sentence: The ants clustered around the candy.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lesson 4: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Charlie entered the shop and laid the damp fifty pence on the counter. ‘One Wonka’s Whipple-Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight,’ he said, remembering how much he had loved the one he had on his birthday. 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