Little Dorrit Word Search
A free Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens (1857) word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on characters, settings, and objects from the book, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Written by Charles Dickens · First published 1857 · Social Novel.
Words to find: DORRIT, ARTHUR, CLENNAM, MRSCHRISTMAS, MARSHALSEA, ROOKERY, LONDON, PENNSAVES, BANK, DEBT, POVERTY, REDEMPTION.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Little Dorrit word list, defined
- ROOKERY /ˈrʊkəri/ · noun
- A group or colony of rooks, or a place where rooks regularly gather or nest. In historical usage, the word also referred to a crowded slum, tenement district, or collection of dilapidated buildings. Related: roost, colony, nest, congregation.
- BANK /bæŋk/ · noun
- A financial institution licensed to accept deposits, provide loans, and handle monetary transactions; also, the sloping land bordering a river or lake. Related: credit union, lender, depository, financial institution.
- DEBT /dɛt/ · noun
- A sum of money that is owed or due to be paid, typically as a result of borrowing; more broadly, an obligation to give or do something in return for a benefit received. Related: liability, obligation, indebtedness, arrears.
- POVERTY /ˈpɒvərti/ (British); /ˈpɑːvərti/ (US) · noun
- The state of having very little money or material resources. It may also refer to a severe lack of something essential, such as food, housing, or opportunity. Related: impoverishment, destitution, hardship, want.
- REDEMPTION /rɪˈdɛmʃən/ · noun
- The act of rescuing, reclaiming, or restoring someone or something, especially from a difficult or unfortunate situation. In Christian theology, it refers to salvation from sin, often through faith in Christ; it can also mean repayment or recovery of something, such as a debt, voucher, or bond. Related: salvation, recovery, rescue, restoration.
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