Oliver Twist vocabulary

a kind of former police officer who dealt with the poor people of a town or country district

• master

• coach

• beadle

dim (of a light)

• very dark

• faint, not bright

• very bright

deceiving somebody illegally in order to make money or obtain possessions

• fraud

• kidnap

• robbery

a small piece of cloth for wiping the nose or eyes

• clothing

• handkerchief

• scarf

money, possessions, etc. received as a result of the death of the previous owner

• illegitimate

• identity

• inheritance

a small ornamental case, worn on a chain around the neck

• locket

• socket

• pocket

a judge who deals with smaller crimes in local courts

• pawnbroker

• magistrate

• orphan

a person who lends money in exchange for valuable things left with him, which he can sell later if the money is not repaid

• pawnbroker

• magistrate

• orphan

unwilling and therefore slow to agree, act, etc.

• resemblant

• responsible

• reluctant

to walk or move unsteadily as if about to fall

• stagger

• seize

• swing