| Term | Definition |
| Four white crockery poodles (What they Show about Mrs. Joe) | She's cold, shows off |
| Mrs. Joe (real) | "Wears the pants in the relationship", Sister of Pip, enjoys beating people |
| Tar Water | Mrs. Joe threatens the boys with this, Pip accidentally refills the brandy bottle with this |
| Two (?) | Number of convicts Pip has met |
| Mrs. Joe (society viewing) | Kind, good, given up life for Pip |
| Joe (Pre-Estella view from Pip) | Wonderful, smart, kind, equal |
| Joe (After Estella view from Pip) | Coarse, dim, credulous |
| Uncle Pumblechook | Tries to show how stupid Pip is, rude, likes Mrs. Joe, obnoxious |
| Pig | Uncle Pumblechook compared Pip to this at dinner |
| "Where the duce have you been?" | Mrs. Joe's greeting to Pip (right before dinner) |
| Dog | Description of convict's eating, shows how lowly society thinks of convicts |
| Estella | Pip likes her, beautiful, horribly rude |
| Theme (First few Chapters) | Guilt |
| Theme (Last few Chapters) | How "coarse" Pip and Joe are |
| Ms. Havisham | Rich Woman, wants Pip to come play |
| (Mrs. Joe's and Uncle's view) Ms. Havisham | Ticket to upper class |
| Biddy | Teaches Pip |
| Pip is called Pip because | He couldn't pronounce his name correctly as an infant |
| Graveyard | Setting (The first) |
| Convict | Meets Pip in the graveyard, described as eating like a dog, threatens Pip |
| Gravestones | Pip bases his parents on these and their inscriptions |
| Police men arrive | Suspense at end of Chapter Four |
| Twenty minutes to nine | Time clocks stopped |
| Shoe | Mrs. Havisham is wearing only one of these |
| Jacks | Knaves |