things," but note it's a non-count noun. The Cunninghams are country folks, farmers. The crash hit them the hardest. This refers to the stock market crash of 1929, which led to the great economic depression of the 1930s. He's in a tree and won't come down until you agree to play football for the Methodists. Methodists are a denomination (sub-group) in the Christian Church. Hot biscuits. A popular type of a small, round or square shaped bread. You wouldn't want me to get my head knocked off. "To knock off" someone's head is to remove it from their body, perhaps by shooting it or throwing something at it. I aien't coming down. :: Suit yourself. Note that "aien't" is very incorrect for "is not." Don't use it! "Suit yourself" is an interesting way to say "Do what you want." He'll only play touch football with me. Never tackle. "To tackle" someone is to wrestle or force them to the ground. American football is played in either a touch or tackle version. He can make somebody's will so airtight you can't break it. In this context, a person's "will" is their determination or desire. If something is "airtight," it cannot be contaminated or broken. You count your blessings and stop complaining. "To count one's blessings" is a way to say that people should be grateful for what they have. You look right puny for going on seven. "Puny" is an interesting adjective for small or weak. Note the use of "right" as an adverb, which is very rarely used today. The picture show. A very old-fashioned way to refer to the movies. Pleased to know you, Dill. Another old-fashioned expression, meaning "nice to meet you." New Orleans. A beautiful city in Louisiana, another Southern State. There goes the meanest man who ever took a breath of life. "Mean" is cruel, abusive or unpleasant. The opposite of nice! Well, for one thing, he has a boy named Boo that he keeps chained to a bed in the house over yonder. "To chain" someone is to keep them physically restrained with the use of chains. "Over yonder" is very old-fashioned for "over there," and was only really used in the Southern States. Once I heard him scratching on our screen door, but he was gone by the time Atticus got there. A "screen" is a sheet of metal wires filled with tiny holes, designed to let air in but keep insects out. Judging from his tracks, he eats raw squid and all the cats he can catch. "Tracks" are the foot prints or other evidence that a person may leave behind when walking. "Squid" is a type of seafood. He has a long jagged scar that runs across his face, his eyes are popped, his teeth are yellow, and he drools most of the time. "Jagged" means not straight, but serrated, like a saw. A "scar" is a wound on the skin that is left after an injury heals. "To drool"
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