Mr. Merriweather, a faithful Methodist under duress, apparently saw nothing personal in singing, "Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me .
desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer
I got rid of my ham costume and
departed in a hurry, for Mrs. Merriweather was standing at a lectern in front of the first row of seats making last minute,
frenzied changes in the script.
We squandered our first nickels
on the House of Horrors, which scared us not at all; we entered
the black seventh grade room and were led around by the temporary ghoul in residence and were made to touch several objects alleged
to be the component
the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
His cheeks were thin to hollowness; his mouth was wide; there
were shallow, almost delicate indentations at his temples, and
his gray eyes were so colorless I thought he was blind.
the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation
High above us in the darkness a solitary mocker poured out his repertoire in blissful unawareness of whose tree he sat in,
plunging from the shrill kee, kee of the sunflower bird to the
irascible quack of a bluejay, to the sad lament of Poor Will,
cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
I jerked awake and made an honest effort to remain so, by looking down and concentrating on the heads below: there were sixteen bald ones, fourteen men that could pass for redheads, forty heads varying between brown and black, and-I remembered something J
High above us in the darkness a solitary mocker poured out his
repertoire in blissful unawareness of whose tree he sat in,
plunging from the shrill kee, kee of the sunflower bird to the irascible quack of a bluejay, to the sad lament of Poor Will,
coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood
Just shows you, that Robinson boy was legally married, they say he kept himself clean, went to church and all that, but when it comes down to the line the veneer's mighty thin.
There was something about them, no matter how much they cussed and drank and gambled And chewed; no matter how un- delectable they were, there was something about them that I instinctively liked . . . they weren't-
"Hypocrites, Mrs. Perkins, born h
Mr. Merriweather, a faithful Methodist under duress, apparently saw nothing personal in singing, "Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me .
Maycomb had lost no time in getting Mr. Ewell's views on Tom's demise and passing them along through that English Channel of gossip, Miss Stephanie Crawford.
Then the assembled company
would sing, "Maycomb County, Maycomb County, we will aye be true
to thee," as the grand finale, and Mrs. Merriweather would mount
the stage with the state flag.
We squandered our first nickels
on the House of Horrors, which scared us not at all; we entered
the black seventh grade room and were led around by the temporary
ghoul in residence and were made to touch several objects alleged
to be the component
I sometimes felt a twinge of remorse, when passing by the old place, at ever having taken part in what must have been sheer torment to Arthur Radley-what reasonable recluse wants children peeping through his shutters, delivering greetings on the en
They put the women out in huts when their time came, whatever that was; they had no sense of family-I knew that'd distress Aunty-they subjected children to terrible ordeals when they were thirteen; they were crawling with yaws and earworms, they chewed up
The rural children who could, usually brought clippings from what they called The Grit Paper, a publication spurious in the eyes of Miss Gates, our teacher.
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
Atticus was standing under the street light looking as though nothing had happened: his vest was buttoned, his collar and tie were neatly in place, his watch-chain glistened, he was his impassive self again.
the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality
I suppose his brief
burst of fame brought on a briefer burst of industry, but his job
lasted only as long as his notoriety: Mr. Ewell found himself as
forgotten as Tom Robinson.
the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
Judge Taylor savored his Sunday night hour alone in his big house, and church
time found him holed up in his study reading the writings of Bob
Taylor (no kin, but the judge would have been proud to claim it).
having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
After consulting a tree to ascertain from its
lichen which way was south, and taking no lip from the
subordinates who ventured to correct him, Colonel Maycomb set out
on a purposeful journey to rout the enemy and entangled his
troops so far northwest in t
affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason
I got rid of my ham costume and
departed in a hurry, for Mrs. Merriweather was standing at a
lectern in front of the first row of seats making last minute, frenzied changes in the script.
High above us in the darkness a solitary mocker poured out his
repertoire in blissful unawareness of whose tree he sat in,
plunging from the shrill kee, kee of the sunflower bird to the
irascible quack of a bluejay, to the sad lament of Poor Will,
We squandered our first nickels
on the House of Horrors, which scared us not at all; we entered
the black seventh grade room and were led around by the temporary
ghoul in residence and were made to touch several objects alleged
to be the component
A few more details, enabling the listener to repeat his version in turn, then nothing to talk about until The Maycomb Tribune appeared the following Thursday.
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
Nothing less than the bloodhounds must be used to locate
their furniture, Miss Tutti insisted, so Mr. Tate was obliged to
go ten miles out the road, round up the county hounds, and put
them on the trail.
Why she frowned when a child recited from The Grit Paper I never knew, but in some way it was associated with liking fiddling, eating syrupy biscuits for lunch, being a holy-roller, singing Sweetly Sings the Donkey and pronouncing it dunkey, all of
Why she frowned when a child recited from The Grit Paper I never knew, but in some way it was associated with liking fiddling, eating syrupy biscuits for lunch, being a holy-roller, singing Sweetly Sings the Donkey and pronouncing it dunkey, all of which
an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
We squandered our first nickels
on the House of Horrors, which scared us not at all; we entered
the black seventh grade room and were led around by the temporary
ghoul in residence and were made to touch several objects alleged
to be the component
enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space
Chapter
One."
I willed myself to stay awake, but the rain was so soft and the
room was so warm and his voice was so deep and his knee was so snug that I slept.
I guess it's to protect our frail ladies from sordid cases like Tom's. Besides," Atticus grinned, "I doubt if we'd ever get a complete case tried-the ladies'd be interrupting to ask questions."
When you oughta be hangin' your head in shame you go along laughin'---" Calpurnia revived a series of rusty threats that moved Jem to little remorse, and she sailed up the front steps with her classic, "If Mr. Finch don't wear you out, I will-get i
Then the assembled company
would sing, "Maycomb County, Maycomb County, we will aye be true
to thee," as the grand finale, and Mrs. Merriweather would mount
the stage with the state flag.
When you oughta be hangin' your head in shame you go along laughin'---" Calpurnia revived a series of rusty threats that moved Jem to little remorse, and she sailed up the front steps with her classic, "If Mr. Finch don't wear you out, I will-get i
I jerked awake and made an honest effort to remain so, by looking down and concentrating on the heads below: there were sixteen bald ones, fourteen men that could pass for redheads, forty heads varying between brown and black, and-I remembered some
Atticus was standing under the street light looking as though nothing had happened: his vest was buttoned, his collar and tie were neatly in place, his watch-chain glistened, he was his impassive self again.
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
When you oughta be hangin' your head in shame you go along laughin'---" Calpurnia revived a series of rusty threats that moved Jem to little remorse, and she sailed up the front steps with her classic, "If Mr. Finch don't wear you out, I will-get i
lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun
I saw something only a lawyer's child could be expected to see, could be expected to watch for, and it was like watching Atticus walk into the street, raise a rifle to his shoulder and pull the trigger, but watching all the time knowing that the gu
She brought me something to put on and had
I thought about it then, I would have never let her forget it: in
her distraction, Aunty brought me my overalls.
The thing about it is, our kind of folks don't like the Cunninghams, the Cunninghams don't like the Ewells, and the Ewells hate and despise the colored folks."
perforate
