TKAM Ch 1-6 Vocabulary

Atticus's office in the courthouse contained little more than a  hat rack, a spittoon, a checkerboard and an unsullied Code of Alabama.

• spotlessly clean and fresh

• an absolute ruler who leads with cruelty

• a surprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is made known in a dramatic way

• be willing to give in or submit

She had been with us ever since Jem was born, and I had felt  her tyrannical presence as long as I could remember.

• spotlessly clean and fresh

• an absolute ruler who leads with cruelty

• a surprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is made known in a dramatic way

• be willing to give in or submit

Dill had seen Dracula, a revelation that moved Jem to eye  him with the beginning of respect.

• spotlessly clean and fresh

• an absolute ruler who leads with cruelty

• a surprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is made known in a dramatic way

• be willing to give in or submit

It was all right to shut him up, Mr. Radley conceded, but  insisted that Boo not be charged with anything: he was not a criminal. 

• spotlessly clean and fresh

• an absolute ruler who leads with cruelty

• a surprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is made known in a dramatic way

• be willing to give in or submit

Jem threw open the gate and sped to the side of the house,  slapped it with his palm and ran back past us, not waiting to  see if his foray was successful.

• a sudden short attack

• do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

• force somebody to do something

• add details to an idea; clarify or explain the meaning

Jem condescended to take me to school the first day, a job  usually done by one's parents, but Atticus had said Jem would  be delighted to show me where my room was.

• a sudden short attack

• do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

• force somebody to do something

• add details to an idea; clarify or explain the meaning

Now that I was compelled to think about it, reading was  something that just came to me, as learning to fasten the  seat of my union suit without looking around, or achieving  two bows from a snarl of shoelaces.

• a sudden short attack

• do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

• force somebody to do something

• add details to an idea; clarify or explain the meaning

Atticus was expounding upon farm problems when Walter  interrupted to ask if there was any molasses in the house.

• a sudden short attack

• do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

• force somebody to do something

• add details to an idea; clarify or explain the meaning

She was furious, and when she was furious Calpurnia's  grammar became erratic. 

•  sudden unpredictable change

• prove negative, say the opposite

• strong feelings of embarrassment or shame

• friendly and pleasant

"There's some folks who don't eat like us," she whispered  fiercely, "but you ain't called on to contradict 'em at the table  when they don't. 

•  sudden unpredictable change

• prove negative, say the opposite

• strong feelings of embarrassment or shame

• friendly and pleasant