Chapter 17

Heck Tate and Mr. Ewell take the stand in Tom Robinson's trial.

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

"We knew he had a slight cast in one of his eyes...(p. 168)."

" '...but I heaved her to her feet...(p. 169).' "

"...his chair was skewed to one side...(p. 169)."

"There was an edge to Atticus's voice (p. 170)."

" 'There were definite finger marks on her gullet (p. 171)."

"There were no arguments between opposing counsel...(p. 171)"

"Atticus was proceeding amiably, as if her were involved in a title dispute (171)."

"With his infinite capacity for calming turbulent seas...(pp. 171-172)."

"...of sleepy-eyed sullen men...(p. 172)."

"...he said something about corroborating evidence...(p. 172)."

"...a little bantam cock of a man rose...

"We also saw no resemblance to his namesake (p. 172)."

"...it seemed to be part of his crepey neck (p. 172)."

"No economic fluctuations changed their status...(p. 172)."

"...the Ewells lived as guests of the county in prosperity as well as in the depths of a depression (p. 172)."

"...no public health officer could free them from congenital defects...(p. 172)."

"The cabin's plank walls were supplemented with sheets of corrugated iron... (p. 172)."

"...to keep out the varmints that feasted on Maycomb's refuse (p. 172)."

"...six chipped-enamel slop jars holding brilliant red geraniums...(p. 173)."

"...and doorways glowing amber from the fires inside (p. 173)."

"...when the debate became more acrimonious than professional...(p. 174)."

"He turned slowly in his swivel chair and looked benignly at the witness (p. 174)."

"At the witness's affirmative nod he continued (p. 174)."

" 'There will be no more audibly obscene speculations on any subject from anybody in this courtroom... (p. 174).' "

" '...I was comin' in from the woods with a load o'kindlin'...(p. 175)' "

" '-I seen that black nigger yonder ruttin' on my Mayella (p. 175)!' "

"Mr. Heck Tate as first officer of the county stood in the middle aisle quelling the packed courtroom (p. 175)."

"...remembering Atticus's blessed dictum (p. 175)."

"...he had turned the happy picknickers into a sulky, tense, murmuring crowd...(p. 176)."

" '...but you wont leave it until the whole boiling of you come before me on contempt charges (p. 176).' "

"...but their import registered on his face (p. 176)."

"Smugness faded from it, replaced by a dogged earnestness... (p. 176)."

" 'Just a minute, sir,' said Atticus genially (p. 177)."

" ' Did you not think the nature of her injuries warranted immediate medical attention (p. 178)?' "

" 'Can't see what witness's literacy has to do with the case, irrelevant'n'immaterial (p. 179).' "

"...a tenet I absorbed with my baby-food (p. 179)."

"Mr. Ewell wrote on the back of the envelope and looked up complacently to see Judge Taylor staring at him as if he were some fragrant gardenia in full bloom on the witness stand(p. 180)."

" 'About your writing with your left hand, are you ambidextrous, Mr. Ewell (p. 180).' "

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

"...with four tiny rooms opening onto a shotgun hall... (p. 172)."

"...containing the remains of a Model-T Ford (on blocks), a discarded dentist's chair, an ancient icebox...(p. 173).

"...then reached into his vest pocket and unclipped his fountain pen (p. 180)."

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

"...people like the Ewells lived as guests of the county...(p. 172)."

"I thought Jem was counting his chickens (p. 181)."