Based on its context in this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens, what is the meaning of the word jocund?

all these boys were in great spirits, and shouted to each other, until the broad fields were so full of merry music, that the crisp air laughed to hear it!

"these are but shadows of the things that have been," said the ghost. "they have no consciousness of us."

the jocund travellers came on; and as they came, scrooge knew and named them every one.
a)youthful
b)lighthearted
c)exhausted
d)relieved
e)experienced

Based on the context of this excerpt from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, the meaning of the word "jocund" is b) lighthearted.

Explanation: The word "jocund" is an adjective and it is used to refer to someone who is lighthearted, that is to say someone who is cheerful and happy. Moreover, in this excerpt, "jocund" is premodifying "travellers"; therefore, it has been used to ascribe a quality/attribute to this noun. The phrase that is part of the context and that most contributes to infer the meaning of "jocund" is "in great spirit".

what he does

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the narrator closes the lantern tightly so the old man is

not awakened by the bright light

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