Chapter 1
Written by Alecia, Jonathan L., Natalia, Anonymous
liberal - not as traditional
"Simon was irritated by the persecution of those who called themselves Methodists at the hands of their more liberal bretheren" (3).
dictum - a statement or opinion that is strong
"So Simon, having forgotten his teachers dictum on the possession if human chattels" (4).
Methodists - a member of the Methodist church
"Simon was irritated by the persecution of those who called themselves Methodists at the hands of their more liberal bretheren" (3).
Haverfords - the name of a family from Maycomb.
But they were Haverfords, in Maycomb county a name synonymous with jackass" (5).
synonymous - same meaning, different word
"...but they were Haverfords, in Maycomb county a name synonymous with jackass" (5).
"Simon was irritated by the persecution of those who called themselves Methodists at the hands of their more liberal bretheren" (3).
dictum - a statement or opinion that is strong
"So Simon, having forgotten his teachers dictum on the possession if human chattels" (4).
Methodists - a member of the Methodist church
"Simon was irritated by the persecution of those who called themselves Methodists at the hands of their more liberal bretheren" (3).
Haverfords - the name of a family from Maycomb.
But they were Haverfords, in Maycomb county a name synonymous with jackass" (5).
synonymous - same meaning, different word
"...but they were Haverfords, in Maycomb county a name synonymous with jackass" (5).
Chapter 2
Written by Cameron, Morgan, Steffen, Victor
malted - curdled, or chunky
“By the time Mrs. Cat called the drugstore for an order of chocolate malted mice the class was wriggling like a bucketful of catawba worms” (16).
catawba - A river in the south
“By the time Mrs. Cat called the drugstore for an order of chocolate malted mice the class was wriggling like a bucketful of catawba worms” (16).
hymn - Something that is a speech, essay, or book
“I could not remember not being able to read hymns” (17).
hookworm - a worm that sucks your blood from the inside of you
“Walter Cunningham’s face told everybody in the first grade he had hookworms. His absence of shoes told us how he got them. People caught hookworms going barefooted in barnyards and hog wallows” (19).
delegation - a group of people that are chosen to represent a bigger group
“I turned around and saw most of the town people and the entire bus delegation looking at me” (20).
“By the time Mrs. Cat called the drugstore for an order of chocolate malted mice the class was wriggling like a bucketful of catawba worms” (16).
catawba - A river in the south
“By the time Mrs. Cat called the drugstore for an order of chocolate malted mice the class was wriggling like a bucketful of catawba worms” (16).
hymn - Something that is a speech, essay, or book
“I could not remember not being able to read hymns” (17).
hookworm - a worm that sucks your blood from the inside of you
“Walter Cunningham’s face told everybody in the first grade he had hookworms. His absence of shoes told us how he got them. People caught hookworms going barefooted in barnyards and hog wallows” (19).
delegation - a group of people that are chosen to represent a bigger group
“I turned around and saw most of the town people and the entire bus delegation looking at me” (20).
Chapter 3
Written by Andrew, Jonathan B., Peter, Anonymous
irked - to bother someone
"Jem's free dispention of my pledge irked me, but precious noontime minutes were ticking away" (23).
butter beans - a Lima bean
" ... don't you like butter beans?" (23).
hain't - a ghost or spook
"a hain't lives here" (23).
wonderment - in a state of wonder
"While Walter piled food on his plate, he and Atticus talked together like two men, to the wonderment of Jem and me" (24).
molasses - thick liquid you get from sugar during its refining process
"Atticus was expounding upon farm problems when Walter interrupted to ask if there was any molasses in the house" (24).
"Jem's free dispention of my pledge irked me, but precious noontime minutes were ticking away" (23).
butter beans - a Lima bean
" ... don't you like butter beans?" (23).
hain't - a ghost or spook
"a hain't lives here" (23).
wonderment - in a state of wonder
"While Walter piled food on his plate, he and Atticus talked together like two men, to the wonderment of Jem and me" (24).
molasses - thick liquid you get from sugar during its refining process
"Atticus was expounding upon farm problems when Walter interrupted to ask if there was any molasses in the house" (24).
Chapter 4
Written by Brandon, Anonymous, Anonymous, Anonymous
legislature - a body of strong powerful people who are allowed to make a change, or fix the laws of a state or country
“I couldnt help noticing that my father had served for years in the states legislature” (32).
parched - to be thirsty, or really dry and in need of water
“It was a thousand collors in a parched landscape” (34).
unanimous - when everyone is on the same page and is in complete agreement on a idea
“Neighborhood opinion was unaminous that Mrs. Dubose was the meanest old women who ever lived” (35).
scuppernong - the vine of many green grapes grown in the southern United States
”helping ourselves to smeones scuppernongs was part of our ethical culture” (35).
dreary - the state of or causing sadness or gloom
“where dill stood looking down the street at the dreary face of the radley place” (36).
“I couldnt help noticing that my father had served for years in the states legislature” (32).
parched - to be thirsty, or really dry and in need of water
“It was a thousand collors in a parched landscape” (34).
unanimous - when everyone is on the same page and is in complete agreement on a idea
“Neighborhood opinion was unaminous that Mrs. Dubose was the meanest old women who ever lived” (35).
scuppernong - the vine of many green grapes grown in the southern United States
”helping ourselves to smeones scuppernongs was part of our ethical culture” (35).
dreary - the state of or causing sadness or gloom
“where dill stood looking down the street at the dreary face of the radley place” (36).
Chapter 5
Written by David, Elma, Herman, Makda, Scott
magisterial - a judge.
"She would appear on the porch and reign over the street in magisterial beauty" (42).
tacit - to be simply implied
"Our tacit treaty with Miss Maudie was that we could play on her lawn" (42).
prongs - the pointed end of a fork or other tool.
"She called us by all our names, and when she grinned she revealed two minute gold prongs clipped to her eye-teeth" (42).
sprig - a twig or tree branch.
"One sprig of nut-grass can ruin a whole yard" (42).
placidly - calm, peacefully.
"Jem said placidly, 'We are going to give a note to Boo Radley'" (46).
"She would appear on the porch and reign over the street in magisterial beauty" (42).
tacit - to be simply implied
"Our tacit treaty with Miss Maudie was that we could play on her lawn" (42).
prongs - the pointed end of a fork or other tool.
"She called us by all our names, and when she grinned she revealed two minute gold prongs clipped to her eye-teeth" (42).
sprig - a twig or tree branch.
"One sprig of nut-grass can ruin a whole yard" (42).
placidly - calm, peacefully.
"Jem said placidly, 'We are going to give a note to Boo Radley'" (46).
Chapter 6
Written by Daelin, Eli, Michael, Riley, Anonymous
obliged - to have to do something for a moral, physical, or moral reason
"That we would be obliged to dodge the unseen from all directions..." (52).
prowess - distinguished or extraordinary ability
"and the ensuing contest to determine relative distances and respective prowess only made me feel left out again..." (51).
ramshackle - appearing ready to collapse
"...a ramshackle porch ran the width of the house;..." (52).
eerily - frightening or creepy
"...above it a hat-rack mirror caught the moon and shone eerily" (52).
collards - a cabbage related to kale that has a loose head of smooth leaves
"...and shooed us between two rows of swishing collards" (53).
"That we would be obliged to dodge the unseen from all directions..." (52).
prowess - distinguished or extraordinary ability
"and the ensuing contest to determine relative distances and respective prowess only made me feel left out again..." (51).
ramshackle - appearing ready to collapse
"...a ramshackle porch ran the width of the house;..." (52).
eerily - frightening or creepy
"...above it a hat-rack mirror caught the moon and shone eerily" (52).
collards - a cabbage related to kale that has a loose head of smooth leaves
"...and shooed us between two rows of swishing collards" (53).
Chapter 7
Written by Sabrina, Sanskar, Anonymous, Anonymous
gnats - a small fly with two wings
"Jem waved my words away as if fanning gnats" (58).
perpetual embalming - process of preserving dead bodies (mummies)
"...they invented toilet paper and perpetual embalming..." (59).
trotting in our orbit - walking around the same place the whole time
"Jem and I were trotting in our orbit one mild October afternoon..." (60).
camel-kick - kicks ankles
"Jem camel-kicked me when I tried to say where we had found it" (60).
walked on eggs - walk very carefully/careful for every step
"On the days he carried the watch, Jem walked on eggs" (61).
"Jem waved my words away as if fanning gnats" (58).
perpetual embalming - process of preserving dead bodies (mummies)
"...they invented toilet paper and perpetual embalming..." (59).
trotting in our orbit - walking around the same place the whole time
"Jem and I were trotting in our orbit one mild October afternoon..." (60).
camel-kick - kicks ankles
"Jem camel-kicked me when I tried to say where we had found it" (60).
walked on eggs - walk very carefully/careful for every step
"On the days he carried the watch, Jem walked on eggs" (61).
Chapter 8
Written by Natalia, Jonathan, Alecia, Anonymous
feeble - weak
"When we ran into the back yard it was covered with a feeble layer of soggy snow" (65).
touchous - touchy, super sensitive
"He said Atticus was still touchous about ours and..." (P64).
sloshed - spilling or splashing any type of liquid.
"Jem sloshed water over the mud man and added more dirt" (66).
perpetrated - to commit (a crime)
"You've perpetrated a near libel here in the front yard" (67).
accosted - to approach somebody in an fierce way
"Mr. Avery accosted us" (65).
"When we ran into the back yard it was covered with a feeble layer of soggy snow" (65).
touchous - touchy, super sensitive
"He said Atticus was still touchous about ours and..." (P64).
sloshed - spilling or splashing any type of liquid.
"Jem sloshed water over the mud man and added more dirt" (66).
perpetrated - to commit (a crime)
"You've perpetrated a near libel here in the front yard" (67).
accosted - to approach somebody in an fierce way
"Mr. Avery accosted us" (65).
Chapter 9
Written by Cameron, Morgan, Steffen, Victor
ingenious - Cleverly inventive or resourceful
“…he enjoyed everything I disapproved of, and disliked my ingenious diversions” (77).
lineaments - distinguishing characteristics
“A flip of the coin revealed the uncompromising lineaments of Aunt Alexandra and Francis” (77).
sermons - A statement usually on moral values
“…he kept laughing about a preacher…[Who was] smoking a hookah and delivering five-minute sermons to any passers-by who desired spiritual comfort” (78).
fanatical - extreme excitedness
“Aunt Alexandra was fanatical on the subject of my attire.” (81).
analogous - corresponding to or relating to
“Aunt Alexandra would have been analogous to Mount Everest: throughout my early life, she was cold…” (77).
innate - A natural response to something
“…aside from the innate attractiveness of [swear words]…” (78).
“…he enjoyed everything I disapproved of, and disliked my ingenious diversions” (77).
lineaments - distinguishing characteristics
“A flip of the coin revealed the uncompromising lineaments of Aunt Alexandra and Francis” (77).
sermons - A statement usually on moral values
“…he kept laughing about a preacher…[Who was] smoking a hookah and delivering five-minute sermons to any passers-by who desired spiritual comfort” (78).
fanatical - extreme excitedness
“Aunt Alexandra was fanatical on the subject of my attire.” (81).
analogous - corresponding to or relating to
“Aunt Alexandra would have been analogous to Mount Everest: throughout my early life, she was cold…” (77).
innate - A natural response to something
“…aside from the innate attractiveness of [swear words]…” (78).
Chapter 10
Written by Andrew, Jonathan B., Peter, Anonymous
comtemporaries - to exist in the same period of time
"He was much older than the parents of our school contemporaries, there was nothing Jem or I could say about him when our classmates said, 'My father---'" (89).
arouse - to stir action of a small response
"Atticus did not drive a dump-truck for the county, he was not the sheriff, he did not farm, work in a garage, or do anything that could possibly arouse the admiration of anyone" (89).
rudiments - a basic concept that one should know
"Uncle Jack instructed us in the rudiments thereof; he said Atticus wasn’t interested in guns" (90).
corncribs - a container used for placing corn
"Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us" (90).
gauze - a thinner fabric woven for the purpose of medical use
"There’s some gauze in the bathroom, go get it and do it yourself" (92).
"He was much older than the parents of our school contemporaries, there was nothing Jem or I could say about him when our classmates said, 'My father---'" (89).
arouse - to stir action of a small response
"Atticus did not drive a dump-truck for the county, he was not the sheriff, he did not farm, work in a garage, or do anything that could possibly arouse the admiration of anyone" (89).
rudiments - a basic concept that one should know
"Uncle Jack instructed us in the rudiments thereof; he said Atticus wasn’t interested in guns" (90).
corncribs - a container used for placing corn
"Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us" (90).
gauze - a thinner fabric woven for the purpose of medical use
"There’s some gauze in the bathroom, go get it and do it yourself" (92).