All 4 Uses of
concede
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- It was all right to shut him up, Mr. Radley conceded, but insisted that Boo not be charged with anything: he was not a criminal.
p. 14..1conceded = accepted
- If you'll concede the necessity of going to school, we'll go on reading every night just as we always have.
p. 41..9 *concede = admit (or yield to)
- "He might have hurt me a little," Atticus conceded, "but son, you'll understand folks a little better when you're older."
p. 210..6conceded = admitted
- "I mighta," conceded Mayella.
p. 247..1
Definition:
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(concede as in: concede the point) to yield or admit -- usually after dispute