The Only Use
adjacent
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
(Edited)
- Roaring, the house collapsed; fire gushed everywhere, followed by a flurry of blankets from men on top of the adjacent houses, beating out sparks and burning chunks of wood.
p. 80.6adjacent = nearby
Definitions:
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(1)
(adjacent) very near -- often directly beside
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)