Scout's brother, in a Harper Lee novel

Usage examples of jem.

There was no drummer on the Biter, no soldiers, no one at all to beat to quarters or inst il a fearful discipline in the crew, while Jem Taylor, boatswain, had an altogether lighter touch than Bentley thought was necessary in that office.

Jem Boulter, that sleeps in the next room to him, says, that, almost as often as he looks through the little window between the two rooms, no matter what hour in the night, he sees Mr.

Sam Jones, Peter Gubbins, Ralph Thomson, Jem Hall, and Walter Bell wrote theirs.

Those that survived went back to the streets, leaving their children in the tender care of Jem Hocking and his wife.

See Jem Hocking in the street and a man might take him for a prosperous farmer up from the Vale of Kent.

He glanced a last time at the text on the wall and wondered if Jem Hocking had ever considered the truth of it.

The public funds were fourpence three farthing a day for each pauper out of which Jem Hocking managed to purloin twopence, while the rest was grudgingly spent on stale bread, onions, barley and oatmeal.

The 95th did not employ drummer boys, but he doubted Jem Hocking understood that.

The servants who were to travel to London with Honey, that is, the coachman, Jem Judkin, and the two grooms, Peter Dasset and Abraham Jellibee, were more concerned with the niceties of fashion than was their mistress.

As Twindle and Jem fussed over a still-apologizing Claire, Gabby, long innured to such petty squabbles between her sisters, turned her attention back to the house.

Having turned Claire over to Twindle, Jem stood below, catching the newly liberated pieces and assembling them into a pile.

But Jem, the first moment he had found himself unwatched, had put out as fast as he could fly to Hurricane Hall, to inform Major Warfield of what had occurred.

Antonio watched with sad puppy eyes as Christian, who had been listening to Jem tell how he had Asmodeus in a headlock, followed by a mangier move, strolled over to me and slid his arm around my waist.

Christian, who had been listening to Jem tell how he had Asmodeus in a headlock, followed by a mangier move, strolled over to me and slid his arm around my waist.

Sam Holt, Jem Taylor, Eaton and Will Bentley scurried up, in a scrummage with their men.