Chapter 10

Scout discovers that her father, whom she previously thought too old to do anything, does possess some talents.

Vocabulary All page numbers refer to the Warner Books Edition: December, 1982.

"Atticus was feeble; he was nearly fifty (p. 93)."

"With these attributes, however, he would not remain as inconspicuous as we wished him to...(p. 94)."

"After my bout with Cecil Jacobs...(p. 94)."

"Uncle Jack instructed us in the rudiments thereof...(p. 94)."

" 'They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs...(p. 94).' "

" 'I don't call fifty very old,' said Miss Maudie tartly (p. 94)."

" 'But I must say Providence was kind enough to burn down that old mausoleum of mine...(p. 95).' "

" 'Did you know he can play a Jew's Harp (p. 95).' "

" 'You're in considerable peril (p. 96).' "

"Jem gulped like a goldfish, hunched his shoulders and twitched his torso (p. 97)."

"He walked erratically, as if his right legs were shorter than his left legs (p. 97)."

" 'I swear to God there's a mad dog down the street a piece...(p. 97).' "

"I saw him shift his gun to the crook of his arm (p. 99)."

"...he was alist, but he was being pulled gradually toward us (p. 99)."

"Jem became vaguely articulate...(p. 102)."

"He took a pitchfork from the back of the garbage truck and gingerly lifted Tim Johnson (p. 102)."

Allusions All page numbers refer to the Warner Books Edition: December, 1982.

" '...but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird,' "

Idioms All page numbers refer to the Warner Books Edition: December, 1982.

"He was nearly blind in his left eye, and said left eyes were the tribal curse of the Finches (p. 94)."

"I would fight anyone from a third cousin upwards tooth and nail (p. 94)."

"When Atticus returned he told me to break camp (p. 96)."