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| a-following | ||
| Opal uses the term "a-following" to mean "followed me". For example, "My pet dog followed me to school." | ||
| pig-pen | ||
| a fenced place where farmers keep their pigs
I let my pet pig Peter Paul Rubens out of the pig-pen this morning." |
Paragraph 328: Example | |
| red ribbon squeal | ||
| Opal says that Peter Paul Rubens has a "red ribbon squeal. Baby pigs have very long, red tongues that come out when they squeal. | Paragraph 43: Example | |
| school | ||
Opal went to the Walden School from 1904-1905. It had only one classroom for students from grades 1 thorough grade 6. Teachers would get one group of students working on an assignment and then teach another subject to the other students. One teacher usually taught 30 or more students of all different grades and subjects. |
Picture: Opal's School in 1905
Picture: Opal's Class More about: Opal's school |
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