Both Uses of
wrought
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- The cootie's host showed not the faintest interest in the furor he had wrought.
p. 29.5wrought = caused
- For some reason, my first year of school had wrought a great change in our relationship: Calpurnia's tyranny, unfairness, and meddling in my business had faded to gentle grumblings of general disapproval.
p. 38.2 *wrought = brought (caused)
Definitions:
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(1)
(wrought as in: wrought iron) worked -- as when iron is shaped to fit by bending or beating
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(2)
(wrought as in: the damage she has wrought) caused to happen or occurred as a consequenceThis is most typically seen in classic literature. Less commonly, the present tense, wreak, is also seen.