The Only Use of
ensuing
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- Jem said Mr. Avery misfigured, Dill said he must drink a gallon a day, and the ensuing contest to determine relative distances and respective prowess only made me feel left out again, as I was untalented in this area.
p. 57.4ensuing = following
Definition:
following (some event in time) -- and typically because of that event