The Street Sweeper - 19th Century Stories Key Terminology

Something that's very old and falling apart because it hasn't been taken care of.

• Inquest

• Jostled

• Dilapidated

People who don't have a place to live and often don't have a regular job. They move around a lot and have a tough time with money.

• Recoiling

• Vagrants

• Refined

Tall buildings in cities where many people live in small apartments.

• Vagrants

• Elaboration

• Tenements

A person who's having a really tough time, either because they're suffering a lot or because they're not a good person.

• Tenements

• Abhorrence

• Wretch

The ability to notice and understand the details and differences in things, especially when making decisions.

• Magistrate

• Discernment

• Dilapidated

Getting bumped or pushed around, usually in a crowded place.

• Edifice

• Jostled

• Unaccustomed

A big, impressive building.

• Edifice

• Vagrants

• Warrant

A person who doesn't have a permanent home or job and moves from place to place.

• Wretch

• Abhorrent

• Vagabond

Someone who behaves badly or in a very immoral way.

• Jostled

• Degenerate

• Warrant

A person who makes decisions in a small court, usually for less serious crimes.

• Magistrate

• Tenements

• Wretch