Glossary for Opal's Diary

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	The Extended Glossary

This glossary provides information about the many people, names, places, and words found in Opal's Diary. Click on the categories to see each list.

Characters

This lists of all the people, animals, and individuals that lived in Opal's world. The complete list includes nearly 250 names. It has been broken down into three categories: People, Forest Friends, and Farm Friends.

People	Forest Friends	Farm Friends
Family	Favorite Companions	Chickens
Friends	Friends with Special Stories	Sheep
School	The Great Trees	Pigs
Others	Others	Others
Overview of all characters (complete list)


	Place Names
	A list of all the places where Opal went or mentioned.
	Historical People
	Opal uses famous names from history for many of her pets. She also honors such people by remembering the days of their birth or death. [Names used for pets] [ People remembered]
	French Words
	Opal uses many words from the French language.
	Period Words
	This diary was written between 1904 and 1905. That time in American History was quite different from today. The words listed in this category all had some special meaning in Opal's time that is different from how we might use those words today.
	General Words
	Some words used by Opal may not be familar to some readers and are listed here.
	"Opalisms"
	Opal was only six and seven years old when writing this diary and often made up words of her own.
	Plants
	A list of the plants mentioned by Opal.
	Animals
	A list of the animals mentioned by Opal.

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