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dismay

great disappointment

alley

a narrow passage between or behind buildings

attic

a very small room inside a pointed roof

scampered

ran here and there

overcome

succeed in dealing with a problem

mouser

an animal that catches mouse

plague

(here) a thing that causes great trouble

knighted

given a highly honoured title

voyage

an account of a journey especially by sea

astonished

feeling or showing great surprise

delighted

highly pleased

alarmed

feeling sense of danger

fortune

wealth and prosperity attained partly through luck

put up with (phrase)

tolerate