COLLECTION in Classic Quotes

1  "I'll have Zeebo collect him," he said.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 1: Chapter 10

2  Slowly, painfully, the ten dollars was collected.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 2: Chapter 12

3  Below us, the spectators drew a collective breath and leaned forward.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 2: Chapter 19

4  Cords of saliva would collect on her lips; she would draw them in, then open her mouth again.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 1: Chapter 11

5  Jem said it looked like they could save the collection money for a year and get some hymn-books.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 2: Chapter 12

6  Besides making change in the collection plate every Sunday, Mr. Avery sat on the porch every night until nine o'clock and sneezed.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 1: Chapter 6

7  We ran home, and on the front porch we looked at a small box patchworked with bits of tinfoil collected from chewing-gum wrappers.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 1: Chapter 4

8  Children came to mothers, babies were cradled on hips as men in sweat-stained hats collected their families and herded them through the courthouse doors.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 2: Chapter 16

9  Mr. Gilmer waited for Mayella to collect herself: she had twisted her handkerchief into a sweaty rope; when she opened it to wipe her face it was a mass of creases from her hot hands.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 2: Chapter 18