Get one wrong? We'll ask some follow-up questions. Use it to prep for your next quiz! When it healed, and Jem's fears of never being able to play football were assuaged , he was seldom self-conscious about his injury. When it healed, and Jem's fears of never being able to play football were assuaged, he was seldom self-conscious about his injury.
All we had was Simon Finch, a fur-trapping apothecary from Cornwall whose piety was exceeded only by his stinginess. In England, Simon was irritated by the persecution of those who called themselves Methodists at the hands of their more liberal brethren, and as Simon called himself a Methodist, he worked his way across the Atlantic to Philadelphia, thence to Jamaica, thence to Mobile, and up the Saint Stephens.
So Simon, having forgotten his teacher's dictum on the possession of human chattels, bought three slaves and with their aid established a homestead on the banks of the Alabama River some forty miles above Saint. Their sister Alexandra was the Finch who remained at the Landing: she married a taciturn man who spent most of his time lying in a hammock by the river wondering if his trot-lines were full.
Atticus's office in the courthouse contained little more than a hat rack, a spittoon, a checkerboard and an unsullied Code of Alabama. The Haverfords had dispatched Maycomb's leading blacksmith in a misunderstanding arising from the alleged wrongful detention of a mare, were imprudent enough to do it in the presence of three witnesses, and insisted that the-son-of-a-bitch-had-it-coming-to-him was a good enough defense for anybody.
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Know the meaning of each bold printed vocabulary word from To Kill a Mockingbird. Also know its part of speech in the context of the sentence as found in the novel. Be able to write a sentence that incorporates the vocabulary word.
The sentence must show that you understand the meaning of the word. Example: "He was a year older than I, and I avoided him on principle: he enjoyed everything I disapproved of, and disliked my ingenuous diversions.
Definition: Desiring to do harm, an active desire to be malicious towards someone or something. Example: "Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom. People said he existed, but Jem and I had never seen him. People said he went out at night when the moon was down, and peeped in windows. Any stealthy small crimes committed in Maycomb were his work.
Definition: Reverence, devotion. Example: "All we had was Simon Finch, a fur-trapping apothecary from Cornwall whose piety was exceeded only by his stinginess. Definition: An exclusive right or privilege acquired through status or rank.
Example: "When Aunt Alexandra went to school, self-doubt could not be found in any textbook, so she knew not its meaning. She was never bored, and given the slightest chance she would exercise her royal prerogative : she would arrange, advise, caution, and warn. Definition: Exceptional ability and strength in a specific area.
Example: "Jem said Mr. Avery misfigured, Dill said he must drink a gallon a day, and the ensuing contest to determine relative distances and respective prowess only made me feel left out again, as I was untalented in this area. Definition: To extinguish or suppress. Definition: Poorly made, falling apart. Held together in a fragile way. Example: "As they had come, in ones and twos the men shuffled back to their ramshackle cars.
Definition: Naturally quiet, not given to speech. Example: "Their sister Alexandra was the Finch who remained at the Landing: she married a taciturn man who spent most of his time lying in a hammock by the river wondering if his trot-lines were full. Definition: Reckless courage, excessive confidence inappropriate to the situation. Definition: Extreme abuse of power and authority.
Example: "Calpurnia always won, mainly because Atticus always took her side. She had been with us ever since Jem was born, and I had felt her tyrannical presence as long as I could remember. Definition: Unable to be understood, incomprehensible.
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