When Pip is apprenticed to Joe, he will
work for Joe for a number of year
apprentice
With no respect
scornfully
Covered with soft, wet earth.
muddy
Covered with thin layer of cloud near to
the ground
misty
Having little color.
faded
dark
gloomy
Extremely sharp and cold
bitter
A blacksmith’s workshop where the
blacksmith heats metals in afire and makes things
forge
A narrow channel that is dug
between fields or at the side of a road
ditch
Spoken in a low, angry voice.
growled
Making something out of wool using
two long needles
knitting
A polite way of saying hello to
somebody
bow
A ship that is fastened to the land
by a rope
moored
Joe often says this to Pip
Pip old chap
A short way of saying Madam
Ma’am
A common saying which asks God to
take of somebody
God bless you
