| A | B |
| Pip | brought up by hand by his sister |
| Mrs. Joe | married to a blacksmith and Pip's sister |
| Miss Havisham | spinster who was jilted on her wedding day |
| Joe Gargery | blacksmith who cannot read |
| first convict | frightens Pip into stealing food and a file for him |
| second convict | bears a horrible scar on his face |
| Hulks | a prison ship in the marshes |
| soldiers | track the convicts over Christmas |
| Biddy | an orphan who lives with Mr. Woplse's great aunt |
| Estella | a spoiled child who lives with Miss Havisham |
| Satis House | means "enough house" |
| Forge | blacksmith shop |
| Wittles | an old fashion word for food |
| Mr. Pumblechook | Joe's uncle |
| the tickler | Mrs. Joe's stick for punishment |
| tar water | a fish oil used as medicine that states awful |
| the cemetery | one mile from the forge |
| a pale little boy | fights with Pip at Satis House |
| Mr. Jaggers | a lawyer who visits Satis House and later Pip at the forge |
| "what larks!" | an old fashion term for having fun |