Flashcards LS202-STORY-OLIVER TWIST | Quizlet

beadle

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

career

a person's working life and its progress or development

cart

a simple uncovered carriage, pulled by a horse

cell

a small room for one or more prisoners in a prison

charity (school)

a free school for poor children, paid for by rich people

coach (in this story)

a large four-wheeled carriage pulled by horses

coffin

a wooden box in which a dead person is buried

commit (a crime)

to do something illegal or wrong

corpse

a dead body

dawn

the time of day when light first appears

devil

a very wicked person, or Satan, the enemy of God; also used for emphasis in questions, e.g. What the devil are you doing?

dim (of a light)

faint, not bright

drunk/drunken

confused, helpless, violent, etc. because of drinking too much alcohol

evil

very bad, wicked

fit

a sudden attack of a disease which causes violent movements and loss of consciousness

fraud

deceiving somebody illegally in order to make money or obtain possessions

furious

full of violent anger

gentleman

a man of good family, usually wealthy

gin

a strong, colourless alcoholic drink

handkerchief

a small piece of cloth for wiping the nose or face

hang

o kill somebody by hanging from a rope around the neck, as a legal punishment for a crime

housekeeper

a person employed to manage a house and do the housework identity who a person is

illegitimate

born of parents who are not married to each other

inheritance

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

jerky

a very sudden, sharp movement

kidnap

to steal somebody away by force and keep him/her a prisoner illegally

lean (v)

to bend, to be in a sloping position

locket

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

magistrate

a judge who deals with less important crimes in local courts

master

a male employer, the man in control

orphan

a child whose parents are dead

passion

strong deep feeling, of hate, love or anger

pawnbroker

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

poverty

the state of being poor

rat

a small animal that looks like, but is larger than, a mouse

reluctant

unwilling and therefore slow to agree, act, etc.

resemblance

similarity, looking like something or somebody else

roar

a long loud deep sound, like that made by a lion

ruin

to damage badly or to destroy

seize

o take hold of suddenly and violently

servant

someone employed to do work in a house

spirit

a person's mind and emotions, often their courage or liveliness

stagger (v)

to walk or move unsteadily as if about to fall

stick

to put or fix something in a position or place

strike

to hit somebody violently; also, to show the time by sounding a bell in a clock

swing (v)

to move backwards and forwards while hanging or supported

take up

to begin doing something (e.g. a hobby) regularly

undertaker

person whose business is to prepare the dead for burial and arrange funerals

will (n)

a legal document which states what a person wants to happen to his money and property after his death

workhouse

in former times, a place provided by the government for the very poor, where they were fed and housed in exchange for work done